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NOVEMBER 12, 2008 10:42AM

Giving in to the Meme

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So yes, I am a lemming.   I am also having writer's block. Maybe the Brella's  meme is just what I need......  

Who are you?
Squint your eyes and look closer

I’m not between you and your ambition

I am poster girl with no poster

I am 32 flavors and then some  -- Ani DiFranco

Are you male or female?
If that phone don't ring one more time,
I'm gonna lose what's left of my mind.
You made a big impression for a girl of your size,
Now I can't get by without you and your big brown eyes.  – Old ‘97’s

What place do you love best?

I set sail on a golden sea,
rainbows in the sky ahead,
seagulls sing with me.
I go fast, I travel far
riding on wispy waves
all the way to Zanzibar  -- Milkshake
 

What do you look like?
She’s got diamonds in her eyes,

That she likes to hide

Seek and you will find

The hide and seekin’ kind

She’s got rings

Wrapped around her precious things

What the day brings is no surprise. -- Whiskeytown

What do you want to say to your best friend?
I want to thank you falettinme be mice elf agin
Thank you falettinme be mice elf agin  -- Sly & the Family Stone

What’s your best quality?

Got brass in pocket. – The Pretenders 

What’s your worst quality?
But now you just don't remember

All the things you said

And you're not sure that you want to know

I'll give you one hint, honey

You sure did put on a show  -- Billy Joel

 Where do you see yourself in one year?
Now Kyle Keyring came to Kiki Kangaroo
He said, "Kiki I have a job that I’d like to offer you"
"Come and cook my dinner, and I’ll pay you handsomely."
"If you’d just quit this bouncing ‘round, you can come and work for me!"

Kiki said, "Thank you kindly, but don’t you know?"
"I’m not a kettle to be kept upon some kitchen stove."
"With all this Life boilin’ up inside of me"
"I gotta whistle ‘cross the fields and let off a little steam".  – Steve Weeks
 

What’s your secret?
This ol’ world well it is mine to take

They can keep you warm

but I’ll teach you how to shake

Come to you like a little girl

It’s only gonna make you love me more.    – Ryan Adams

Something you like about yourself
She got the kinda strength that every man wishes he had.
She loved michael jackson up until he made bad.
Tells me that she lives about a hundred lives,
Scares me to death when she thinks and drives – Pat Monahan

What does love mean to you?
You see everything, you see every part
You see all my light and you love my dark
You dig everything of which I'm ashamed
There's not anything to which you can't relate
And you're still here    -- Alanis Morrisette

What would you say to the one who got away?

My name is Calypso 

I have let him go

In the dawn he sails away

To be gone forever more

And the waves will take him in again

But he'll know their ways now

I will stand upon the shore

With a clean heart 

And my song in the wind

The sand will sting my feet

And the sky will burn

It's a lonely time ahead

I do not ask him to return

I let him go  I let him go  -- Suzanne Vega

What makes you angry?
Answer me and take your time,
what could be the awful crime he could do at such young an age?
If I'm the only witness to your madness offer me some words
to balance out what I see and what I hear.
All these cold and rude things that you do I suppose you do because he belongs to you
and instead of love, the feel of warmth you've given him these cuts and sores  
that won't heal with time or with  age.  – 10,000 Maniacs

What makes you happy?
And I thank you for choosing me
To come through unto life to be
A beautiful reflection of his grace
For I know that a gift so great
Is only one God could create
And I'm reminded every time I see your face – Lauryn Hill

What makes you sad?
Some people
It's a pity
They go all their lives and never know
How to love or to let love go  -- Rob Thomas

How do you feel when you think about your biggest mistake?
I'm not a kid anymore
I don't know what I did anymore
but on every damn pass
karma bushwhacks my ass
and I get it all back – Mary Prankster
 

Some words to live by
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight,      

Got to kick at the darkness ‘till it bleeds daylight.  – Bruce Cockburn 

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very eclectic mix...cool

for a minute, I had Ryan Adams confused with Bryan Adams - which would have been a HUGE secret, indeed. I'm off for more coffee...will check some of these unknown gems (i'm sure) out on iTunes later
Oh god, Bryan Adams....yet another thing Canada must answer for.
I think yours if my favorite to date, Liz. I love the humor in it (Sly and the Family Stone!). I laughed out loud at the lyrics for your worst quality. Sad to say, I share that one with you! Thanks for the fun post.
Thanks Lisa! I suppose I could have picked a less honest and more attractive flaw...but someone surely would have called me on it sooner or later. It's nice to know I am not alone!
Ani DiFranco and Chrissie Hynde. Your cool factor knows no bounds.
Okay, Sandra, now I'm going to blush....
Wonderful collective sharing, Liz! Love Calypso! Thanks for this!
2 cool 4 words.

But not 2 cool 4 a thumb. :-D
Liz, I love this and all you different song choices. They say a lot about you...balanced, diverse, smart. Thanks!
not my meme...umbrellaknesis started this.

But I agree with Sandra on the cool factor nonetheless.
Liz, we may not share most of the same music, but we sure as hell have the same personality. Are you absolutely sure we weren't separated at birth?
Neat. Your take on your biggest mistake is oh so true.

Thumbified.
Great list, Liz! You've inspired me to put on some Ryan Adams. (I just joined the meme party too...irresistible for music fans, I think!)
Cathy, thanks! Love Calypso...

Bill, thanks....honestly I don't know how I got this cool rep...really, people, I am a big dork.

Hi Mary! Yeah, this seemed a great way to start coalescing my thoughts for my next post.

Lonnie -- thanks for the heads up so I can give proper props. And really, I keep telling you all. I am a big dork.

Sally -- perhaps sisters?

John, the lyrics to the whole song are just priceless. But horribly dirty.

Donna, there is NEVER a bad time for Ryan Adams.....thanks!
Thumbs for Sly and omg! Bruce Cockburn! How on earth does a pup like you know him?

WOOF
Canem poochie -- a long story involving hearing a song about a rocket launcher once...you know the one.
Thought maybe you were Canadian, eh.

WOOF
Liz,
This list might just define "eclectic."

My favorite: Your best quality. Great choice!
Canem, I am starting to wonder myself....though to be fair, my admiration for the northern reaches has been well documented on OS in past comments. Despite Bryan Adams.

And M.A.H. -- gotta admit it's one of my favorite songs. And yeah, I'm a big eclectic dork.
Rated for Ani D and Sly!
I like the music of you.
Thanks Eric, and thanks Rich.