from CNN online: “He led a team that examined the corps of the colossal squid on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in a lab at Wellington’s Te Papa.”
Yes. I want to join the Corps of the Colossal Squid. I don’t want to be examined. I just want to Take Over the World.
This past week I turned in my first submission to win THIS YEAR’S big bookbag of crap from the library. YAY!!! It’s fine that there are no coffee cards to give out this year, I guess (poor little Starbucks, closing stores!). I’m trying to lay off the daily coffee, the shitty coffee at work mostly (poor little Me, can’t afford Starbucks!). I’m too filled with anxiety and I don’t need to be any more jumpy.
Starting tomorrow, for a work thingy, I have to do some training stuff that includes…. Role Playing. For one of the exercises, we are supposed to have come up with an issue about which we are undecided – a work decision, a life change – something, although the instructions were not very clear. These are the two issues I’ve decided to present:
Discuss.
But it’s not all roleplay and no work. On Saturday, there was more animal action in the back yard. I give you…
Fornisnails.
NOW WITH ANSWERS!
As entertainment for Jenni on her Birthday – or the next time she comes ’round these here parts – here are the first lines of some 80’s hits. Let the guessing begin.
1. Marvin, he was a friend of mine and he could sing a song, his heart in every line. [correct!]
2. I feel a hot wind on my shoulder and the touch of a world that is older. [Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo]
3. Ridin’ in the bus down the boulevard and the place was pretty packed. [Another One Rides the Bus by Weird Al]
4. I work on the front line. [You Take Me Up by Thompson Twins]
5. The salvation army band played and the children drank lemonade. [correct!]
6. Well my friends the time has come, raise the roof and have some fun. [correct!]
7. I got it bad, you don’t know how bad you got it. [correct!]
8. I don’t wanna take it anymore. [Neutron Dance by the Pointer Sisters]
9. Here I am again in this mean old town. [correct!]
10. Oh put your head on my shoulder. [Time by Culture Club, and I got this wrong myself actually, it should be "Don't put your head on my shoulder" so poo poo on me]
11. Take your baby by the hand. [correct!]
12. She’s poetry in motion. [correct!]
13. Risin’ up, back on the street. [correct!]
14. Where were you when I needed you. [Jeopardy by Greg Kihn Band]
15. I I I I I I need I need you. [correct!]
Here’s the lovely view outside of my window – from Li’l Crack Town to Mt. Rainier – while it lasts. There’s a lot less (alarming!) activity going on out there now that the area’s been fenced up. But it really doesn’t look too different. Soon there will probably be another new pastel ‘n’ beige apartment building. Poor Li’l Crack Town. Click thumbnail to enlarge smooshing of five photos.
I guess I can be the one who goes out there and stands on the corner and shouts obscenities if no one else is around to do it.
