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Sis asked me to make her a playlist of songs to take to Japan that will remind her of me, freely encouraging me to include my favourite genre of music.

I thought I would burn her a CD, but as I was going through my iTunes, I found it harder and harder to exclude anything, with the result that it would/will take 5 or 6 CDs just for the "showtunes" selections alone. (I'm making another playlist of my non-showtunes favourites.)

Look how long this shit is. And I was conservative in my choices:

Yours Yours Yours 1776
The Lees of Old Virginia 1776
Momma Look Sharp 1776
Nothing A Chorus Line
Bosom Buddies Angela Lansbury
Chanson - Emily Skinner/ Baker's Wife
The Maladjusted Jester Danny Kaye
Thumbelina Danny Kaye
Wonderful Copenhagen Danny Kaye
Tower of Babble Godspell
Bless The Lord Godspell
By My Side Godspell 2000 Cast
On The Willows Godspell 2000 Cast
Manchester, England Hair
Frank Mills Hair
Black Boys Hair
You Can't Stop The Beat Hairspray
Welcome To The 60's Hairspray
The Origin Of Love Hedwig
Nailed Hedwig
Wig in a Box Hedwig
Random Number Generation Hedwig OCR
The Bed Was Not My Own/Hello Again (Reprise) Hello Again
Suddenly Seymour Little Shop of Horrors
Meadowlark Liz Callaway
King of New York Newsies
The Old Red Hills Of Home Parade
Big News! Parade
Funeral: There Is A Fountain/It Don't Make Sense Parade
A Rumblin' And A Rollin' Parade
Pretty Music Parade
This Is Not Over Yet Parade
Never Never Land Peter Pan
Magic to Do Pippin
Finale Pippin
Poor Wandering One Pirates of Penzance
Take Me or Leave Me Rent
Santa Fe Rent
Whatever Lola Wants Sarah Vaughan
I Have Confidence In Me Sound of Music
The Glamorous Life (movie) Stephen Sondheim
The Miller's Son Stephen Sondheim
Unworthy of Your Love Stephen Sondheim
The Ballad of Czolgosz Stephen Sondheim
The Ballad of Guiteau Stephen Sondheim
The Ballad of Booth Stephen Sondheim
Everybody's Got the Right Stephen Sondheim
How I Saved Roosevelt Stephen Sondheim
Old Friends Stephen Sondheim
Another Hundred People Stephen Sondheim
The Ladies Who Lunch Stephen Sondheim
Getting Married Today Stephen Sondheim
Sunday in the Park With George Stephen Sondheim
The Wizard and I Wicked
Popular Wicked
Defying Gravity Wicked
No Good Deed Wicked
For Good Wicked
Home Wiz
Soon As I Get Home Wiz
I Was Born On The Day Before Yesterday Wiz
I'm A Mean Ole Lion Wiz
Brand New Day Wiz
It Takes Two Stephen Sondheim
Any Moment; Moments In The Woods Stephen Sondheim
A Very Nice Prince; First Midnight Stephen Sondheim

Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:10 AM | shower me with attention

Thursday, June 23, 2005

You know what the worst song of the '80's was?

Kokomo.

Yeah, think about it, you can't think of anything worse, can you?

Today I met Pretty Boy Steve Fulop, who is indeed much better looking in person than any picture can convey. Homina.

I also got a free meal, which is always a lot of fun for me, because I am a cheap, poor bastard.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:03 PM | shower me with attention

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

GO TO SLEEP!

Stupid!

Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:47 PM | shower me with attention

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

This is crazy. I've been meaning to "confess" this for awhile. Ever since I finally brought my radio to work, I've been listening to Air America whenever I can.

And something surreal has happened.

I have found that I really like Jerry Springer.

I'd always been disgusted by his television show, and have thus dismissed him as someone not worth my attention.

But he's on the radio all morning, and he's an intelligent, reasonable, affable guy. And he and I agree on many, many issues.

It's. Crazy.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:10 AM | shower me with attention

Also enjoy: the world's flags given letter grades. What will the design geeks grade next?

Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:08 AM | shower me with attention

Yesterday I got to see Beth for the first time in AGES, and meet her guy Nathan. It was a pleasant surprise that diverted me from my dull plans of going to bed at 10:30. Beth postulated that Skeeter from the Muppet Babies was the only one not to survive childhood. Scooter is so traumatized by the tragic loss of his twin sister that he never mentions her. It's both funny and poignant, really. I also told her about the Muppet Babies/Scientology connection. Spooky.

Now for my bragging: the second puzzle in this week's Times magaine is this "3-D Word Hunt", the object of which is to find as many 5-letter words as possible. (Described here.) According to the game's description, "Finding 20 words is par; 30 is expert; 40 is genius-level"; and there are 48 total that the puzzle's creators will provide with last week's answers.

I am a GEEEEEEEEENYUS! I found 40, not counting the "example" word that Shortz provided in the instructions. That's right, GEEEEEENYUS level!!!

Yes, I'm excited about this. Leave me alone with my puzzles whydoncha.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 7:52 AM | shower me with attention

Monday, June 20, 2005

Yesterday being dies patris, I took my dad (and mom) to the movies and dinner. (Kirsten was sick and stayed home.)

Of course, Dad got to pick the movie, so I had to watch Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith.

Here's the funny part: surprisingly watchable. Not entirely boring. Laughably bad dialogue, some atrocious performanes, but Ewan McGregor's Alec Guiness impression made it worth it, as did the clicking together of the ending with the original (also mostly yawn-, but occasionaly nostalgia-inducing) movie.

Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:09 AM | shower me with attention