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January 26, 2007
signs point to iTunes
sorry about the lack of any posting lately; my usual excuse is that i'm working on a show with crazy hours that doesn't have the decency to provide lots of downtime for me to fire up a computer on set. darn them and their taskmaster-like ways. i mean, most people blog during their downtime at work, right?
well, i must have a little downtime, because thanks to Marti, i did do the shuffle song meme that's been going around. here's the simple rules: take your music player of choice. set it to shuffle or random. ask each question, and then instead of shaking a Magic 8-Ball, press play. the song title will somehow give you an answer the question. that's the real fun -- trying to figure out an interpretation of some potentially head-scratching results. i won't tag anyone, but feel free to whip out that iPod (let's be honest, it's probably a Pod) and play too!
okay, here goes...
how does the world see you?
I'm On My Way -- The Proclaimers
this is good. i am on my way -- not necessarily "from misery to happiness," as i'm not particularly miserable, but i'd like people to think that "i'm on my way to what i want from this world." good start!
will i have a happy life?
Wonderful -- The Beta Band
since the dominant lyric in this is "she's so wonderful," i suppose that is a harbinger of happiness. especially if the right people, including me, think i'm wonderful. so far, so good.
what do my friends really think of me?
Ciaccona -- Rolf Lislevand (Nuovo Musiche)
ummm. now it gets harder. this piece is from a Norwegian recording of string instrumentals in which all pieces written recently, but played in specific classical styles. this one is an Italian-style chaconne, which is basically a dance-with-variations that was all the rage in seventeenth-century Europe. i like it because it the tune conjures up images of sunny cobblestoned piazzas and sipping a cool drink while watching birds fly overhead. it reminds me of the time i've spent in Brasil and Italy, and makes me want to return to travel. so friends, if you'd really like to think of me as a woman who would feel happy dancing lightly down a street in Italy as the sun goes down, please feel free.
do people secretly lust after me?
Come What May -- Moulin Rouge soundtrack
seeing that this is a song about tenacious, undying, unshakeable love, i wonder how that ties into secret lust, which in my limited experience is pretty darned ephemeral. however, if this means that once upon a time, T.T. harboured a secret lust for me that is now well on its way to becoming the love of a lifetime, heck! i'll take that!
how can i make myself happy?
Desire -- U2
Bono himself said this was a song about blind ambition...but i really can't see that making me happy. however, listening to this band, and especially this song, makes me happy. driving fast down some highway listening to this song blasting with all the windows rolled down and singing along at the top of my lungs makes me really happy.
what should i do with my life?
Spirit -- The Waterboys
this song from the great Irish band is short, so i'll just give you the lyrics: Man gets tired/Spirit don’t. Man surrenders/Spirit won’t. Man crawls/Spirit flies. Spirit lives/When man dies. Man seems/Spirit is. Man dreams/The spirit lives. Man is tethered/Spirit free. What spirit is/Man can be.
i can't forget my dual nature of flesh and spirit; body and soul. what i do with one affects the other.
will i ever have children?
Psalm 35: Plead Thou My Cause, O Lord -- The Choir of York Minster
this was a gift from a friend of mine who lived in York who knew i loved the cathedral there and its choir. the Psalm text is all about the Lord taking delight in the well-being of his servants, of fighting for their cause. so if God is for my blessing (albeit in chant) then i'm in good hands.
what is some good advice for me?
Finally Woken - Jem
the iTunes Magic 8-Ball is really doing well here. this song is about living life to the full, letting go of the handrails, so to speak, and taking chances...having faith to look forwards and have peace about it.
how will i be remembered?
Free Fallin' -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
when i decided to stay in Los Angeles, this song was part of that soundtrack. i still think of it when i drive through Reseda or west on Ventura Blvd., or over Mulholland. but if i'm going to be remembered by it, i'll go with the association of it with that great scene in the movie Jerry Maguire -- now that was a scene about the freedom of letting go of the handrails.
what do I think my current theme song is?
Watts Local -- Royal Crown Revue
this song has a ton of attitude and swagger. and is fantastically fun to dance to. that's not too bad of a theme, right?
what does everyone else think my current theme song is?
Rock Steady -- Sting
this song is a hilarious retelling of the story of Noah and the Ark -- i've loved it (and the whole album, Nothing Like the Sun) ever since it was released. "Life may be tough but we're sailing with the Lord."
what song will play at my funeral?
Aaj Mera Jee Kardaa (Today My Heart Desires) -- Sukhwinder Singh
bouncy, infectious, shake-your-booty Bollywood music at my funeral? yessssss!
what type of men/women do I like?
I'll Dream of You Again -- Harry Connick, Jr.
oh yes, i like Harry. i've liked him ever since my school days, when i cut out a picture from GQ magazine of him sitting on a piano and hung it in my locker. okay, there's my guilty confession.
what is my day going to be like?
Luminous Times (Hold On To Love) - U2
well, the title says it all. the way this went, i'm already having a luminous day.
Posted by hadashi at January 26, 2007 1:47 PM
Comments
like, whoa. magic 8 ball itunes is shockingly magic, considering that of all tunes you got for the "what type of men..." question--you got 2nd Husband. scary! but even better is sukhwinder singh. now i feel this great need to participate in this. but i don't have itunes. erm. i should set my WMP to shuffle, perhaps?
Posted by: ernli 
at May 22, 2007 2:29 PM
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