monday music: 'going to the store for hot dogs and wine'

Speaking of public transportation: this is the song that comes to my mind.



"Is That You, Mo-Dean - The B-52s"

not-quite-monday music: no one's gonna stop this girl from havin' fun

"The Muppets: 'Me Party'"

even more monday music: happy nevada day! happy halloween!

"The Killers - Nevada"



"Monster Mash"

monday music: 'you sit and while away the idle hours'

"Adam Haworth Stephens - The Cities That You've Burned (NEW 2010)"

A little quiet, a little hypnotic. I'm going to fall asleep before I finish my work, but it'll be a nice sleep.

musical monday: 'i get by with a little help from my friends'

"With A Little Help From My Friends - Beatles"

musical monday: brought to you by daughter judy

"The Jetsons Movie: 'You and Me'"

Pic and I watched this movie tonight. Oh, my...I don't know. This sequence, though, was my favorite part. Don't really love the song, but I probably did/would have when I was young. Who knows.

monday music: 'you're all harper valley hypocrites'

Not quite sure how I came across this song. It's been lurking around on a sticky note for who knows how long.


"Harper Valley P.T.A. movie clip / singer Jeannie C. Riley"

Also, not quite sure I've never seen this movie. Because now I kind of want to see it.

monday music: low notes

There is something about cello that touches a part of me; cello entrances me. If I could find a cellist who could just play forever, I could waste away watching it a la dreamers and the Mirror of Erised.

Also, Nirvana has been popping up a lot for me lately.


"2CELLOS Cover Nirvana Classic 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Live On SiriusXM Pops"
(Sorry if the end is a little screechy for a Monday morn.)



And, well, I saw "With Or Without You" on the sidebar of the above video and The Joshua Tree is a total nostalgia album for me.


"2CELLOS (Sulic & Hauser) - LIVE 'With or Without You' by U2 (HD)"


Okay, then, I couldn't resist a little "Smooth Criminal." Now, that's only the four thousandth time I will have posted a version of that song here, no?


"2CELLOS (Sulic & Hauser) - Smooth Criminal"

monday music: in a chorus every day

"Toots and the Maytals - 'Bla bla bla'"

monday music: "it's the good advice that you just didn't take"

"Alanis Morisette - Ironic (Video)"

This era Alanis Morisette has been stuck in my head for days upon weeks now. Not sure why.

Happy Monday!

monday music: for poke

"The Beatles - Happy Birthday"

monday(ish) music: just the moon and you and i

"moonlight dancing.wmv"

Another sleepless night. Only three more after this and then I return to my incredibly slow-paced life.

Back to the stacks I go. G'night all.

musical monday: 'this is the fresh prince's new definition of summer madness'

"Will Smith- Summertime (High Quality)"

I know it's still going to be warm for a while, but I still feel like summer is slipping away. It's still a month until autumnal equinox and another two until the cold, right? Why doesn't it feel like it?

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Also, just read this post on the shift in the seasons and I'm right there, too.

music monday: 'hanging out the passenger side of his best friend's ride'

A few weeks ago, just after a bit of rain, we went out for one of our walks and spotted the following on the back of a park sign:



It was so unexpected and lead to such a quick trip back in time*.



"No Scrubs -TLC"

Please, though, why is it that I don't remember the rap finish to this song?

All right, I'm off to listen to more TLC. (Go, go Jason Waterfalls, anyone?)

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* I was going to say "Memory Lane," but that was too trite. I was trying to come up with a better "street" name. Ah, well. No doubt I'll obsess about it for a while and come up with something or other.

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P.S. The bit of a line I have in the title still, still runs through my head at times for seemingly no reason at all. Brains are weird. They so definitely belong in the Department of Mysteries.

musical monday: 'that's all they really want'

Pic has lately been watching a compilation of Chipmunks episodes that include the Chipettes. And, we seem to be hearing this Cyndi Lauper song, featured on that video and covered by the girls, pretty often lately.


"the chipettes: girls wanna have fun"

musical monday (a day late): for indie

"Hanson - Thinking 'Bout Somethin' (EXCLUSIVE LIVE!)"

musical monday: 'too low to get under'

"Michael Jackson-Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"

This was the first song we listened to on our record player. Pic's both a record player fan and a Michael Jackson fan.

musical monday: take a look

Twenty-eight years ago, PBS's Reading Rainbow debuted. Okay, so the actual date was July 1, so I'm a bit late, but I wanted to save the song for today.


"Old School Reading Rainbow Theme"

Ah, LeVar, how in love I was.

I know that I have posted on this before, but here it is again. The love runs deep here. This and Mister Roger's Neighborhood were my two favorite PBS shows when I was growing up. I always wanted to be one of those kids at the end who got to introduce the books they were currently into.

musical monday: go the whole wide world

"Whole Wide World - Wreckless Eric"

One of my favorite cinematic gestures is when Harold gives Ana (or, Ms Pascal, as he calls her), a baker, a dozen flours. Love it!

musical monday: in a funk and out again (i hope)

For whatever reason, I have been in a deep, deep funk today. Pic and I spent the day in the same condo, but we didn't really spend any time together. I know that she needs much more than nearness from me, but I was on complete disconnect. I did manage to get a few things accomplished -- including making oatmeal with her this morning -- but it didn't seem to matter. Today is definitely one of those days where I have to remind myself that I'll (eventually) sleep and wake to a kind of new start tomorrow.

So, anyhow, tonight, after Cardo got home, we went to the pool for about forty-five minutes. We came home to clean up and dry off and then we set out again. We walked for about an hour. Although we brought the wagon along, Pic chose to walk part of the hour. She tucked her tiny hand in mine and we walked in the darkening evening. I started singing this song to her, because why not embrace cliche sometimes?


"The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand"

Happy end of Monday. Here's to Tuesday!