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am taking a temporary break from life. i can't believe all that i've managed to do this week. and even though i've been miserably running around, it's kind of reassuring to know how much shit you can get done when you need to. one class is finished, one class is almost finished, gave a somewhat successful presentation, wrote a paper, and had an a-HA! moment today where discount factors (and all that math that comes with it) finally clicked, did a whole lot of prof-tom related stuff.... feel good.

still need to talk to prof tom about independent study, but that can wait. so at this point all that's left is the cs 150 report, which i don't think should be too painful, and re-watching all of prof bawn's podcasts. and that is going to take forever. because that's like... what, 8-ish lectures? so 10 hours or so. and then i have to go back and review pre-midterm stuff because this final is cumulative... which is something i SO DIDN'T KNOW!!! i got 100% on the midterm, though, so i think i'll be ok. i just kind of trashed that stuff the second i took the test because i thought it was over... and since the switch from sequential to simultaneous games is so substantial. oy, whatever.

i took this survey from xavier because it's music related and because i need to think about something besides school:


1.What's your favorite artist's favorite album?
does this mean what is trent reznor's favorite album? because i don't know. probably something really dorky.

2.Favorite Soundtrack?
lost highway, marie antoinette, lost in translation (whoever chooses music for sofia coppola movies has really good taste... it's probably sofia herself... anyhow), l word season 1, moulin rouge

3.Three favorite country albums? (No using Johnny Cash you hipsters)
the only country album i own is loretta lynn's van lear rose. i like hank williams, though. and some dolly parton. well, selected old country music. and country influenced rock. but definitely not pop country like carrie underwood or leanne rimes or whatever.

4.Three favorite Rap albums? (Nothing with Lil John on it, or stop doing this survey now)
none. i like selected songs but i've never been able to get through an entire rap album.

5. Do you hum movie theme songs?
totally

6. If you could be in a famous Classic Rock band which one would it be?
dunno. the stones had a lot of fun, no?

7.What Album do you own that would surprise people?
maybe hanson? i don't think i own any albums that would really surprise people because anyone who knows me will tell you i have eclectic taste.

8. Name of the last mix cd/playlist you made?
i make lots of mixes that are fun to sing in the car since i spend so much time driving to and from san diego. a lot of broadway stuff.

9. Do you really think records sound better?
not necessarily. they sound cooler, i think. but not better.

10. Do you play an instrument?
a few.

11. Karaoke?
done it a few times. i get kind of shy about it because i'm not a bad singer, but i don't wanna go up and actually sing because i don't want people to think i'm trying to show off, ya know?

12. Do you let songs finish before you change tracks?
really depends on whether the album has flow. i rarely do that for a nine inch nails album because it would just be wrong. but i definitely am guilty of that on other stuff, especially mix cds.

13. Do you like to be the party DJ?
when it's my party i will not have it any other way. but i think i'm a pretty good dj. i pick a lot of stuff that pleases everyone. i should be a custom mix cd maker. people usually like the ones i make.

14. If you could have written any song what would it be?
uh, i would have written beethoven's ninth. because then i would be a genius.

15. Last concert you saw?
marilyn manson @ the wiltern

16. Abstract artist you think only you know about?
and do you mean obscure?? <~~~~ yeah, i think they mean obscure. and no. no matter what it is, someone's definitely heard about it before me. i'm not terribly interested in really obscure, underground, super-exclusive stuff. if it's good, that's cool... but usually the good stuff isn't kept secret for long.

17. Song that just f-ing gets to you?
in which sense. dunno if this is a "song" per se, but ode to joy has made me cry more than any other thing in the universe. the effect that work has on me is absolutely ridiculous. hurt used to really get me, but then when johnny cash came along it kind of killed it because i heard the damn song so much. the cure's lovesong. hallelujah (pretty much any version, but obviously the jeff buckley one is amazing). ryan adams'- stars go blue. tori's winter. ok done.

18. Favorite tv theme song?
love the one from grey's anatomy.

19. Song you liked, but then it became overplayed?
hurt, closer, head like a hole.... i still like these songs but ugh, please play something else. i think most top 40 songs that are good quickly lose their magic. feel good inc, by gorillaz is the only example i can come up with but lord knows there's way more. OH! seven nation army- white stripes.

20. Song you're ashamed you love?
none of 'em.

21.Almost forgot, 3 favorite Rock Albums?
well, it's hard to really define rock, but obviously fragile, downward spiral, and broken. and also, on a whole, i think jack white puts together some of the best start to finish albums... and they get better with each release... i really love get behind me satan and icky thump....i listen to those so much more than i even realize. manson's antichrist superstar will be an eternal favorite. and i never get sick of placebo's without you i'm nothing and their self titled one. and smashing pumpkins' mellon collie is obviously brilliant and perfect and i don't listen to it as much as other things, but every time i do it's like "why don't i listen to this more?!" the more i think about this answer the more i want to add so i'll just stop. in general, i'll say that although i do appreciate a lot of older, more classic albums, my favorites definitely are from the 90s on because those are the ones i grew up with and are significant and all that. k bye.

22. Title of a song you'll never write?
i don't know what that means.

Additions to the original survey:

23. What are your two favorite pop artists of all time?
strictly pop... that's also kind of hard to define. well, obviously, madonna. is sheryl crow pop? yeah, probably. i also like a lot of mariah carey songs. bitch can SING!

24. Favorite blues artist?
not into blues enough to have one favorite, sorry.

25. Song that you put on everytime you want to escape reality?
i use air's "talkie walkie" whenever i'm trying to sleep and i'm trying to drown out obnoxious noises. it's a very soothing album. but that's the only thing i really use specifically for escape... and that's a very, very literal interpretation of the question.

26. Sexiest Song?
white stripes' ball and biscuit... especially when he does it live and he gets all saucy about it. actually, jack can turn anything into a sexy song live. queens- make it witchu. the stooges-dirt (i really don't know why).

27. Song that best describes your life right now?
oh i'm never good at this kind of question.

28. Best Cover Band:
uh, dunno about that specifically, but cat power does some amazing covers.

29. Favorite male vocals:
freddie mercury (such power!), nick cave (so theatrical!), prince (such range! such soul!), jack white (live... not so much on cds... )

30. Favorite fictional band:
mystic spiral... ;)