Friday and the Random 10 (Homebrew Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (Hot Seat Edition)

Wow, that was a quick week. I have a schedule I try to keep up with during the week so I know which shows are on and what posts to write (you know, to develop that cult following). It has been a lot easier since I switched to morning shifts and can watch prime time shows. I'm also trying to find a sponsor. I'm looking at you Chek and all your delicious flavors! At some point maybe someone will pay me money to NOT use their product.

So anyway, back to the matters at hand. Looking back at last week, some people should just buy a permanent home on Exile Island. 

Maybe I should do something like Monopoly and the number of times you get exiled you get island credit to build a house or hotel or something. Hmm, see this is how I get my dumb ideas for stuff. My brain is exploding right now...

As usual the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top. I still feel like a badass knowing how to do arrows. Hey sometimes it's the small victories in life.

Shut up and play your music Von!

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1) Jon Anderson/Flowers of the Morning - This is from his Celtic album "The Promise Ring". He sounds like an elf anyway and belongs in the shire.

2) Alabama/Old Flame - This is how I like my country music. That, and the name obviously.

3) Journey/Open the Door - Great old school stuff. How's this for an album cover:

4) Rick Wakeman/Men in Suits - Viggle has no idea and neither did I.

5) Rush/High Water - Intelligent rock from the masters. We are from the water and wish to return there.

6) Jimmy Buffett/Volcano - Well the IQ level just dropped from that last song, but hey sometimes we need to grab a cocktail and head to the beach. It's just a different way of heading to the water.

7) Emerson, Lake and Palmer/Change - Never heard this song before or even this album. Most appropriate album cover for my life though. Train!

8) Nektar/Away from Asgard - They show up a lot and Viggle still has no clue. Maybe because they're European or something. I know they aren't British. Wiki says German. Okay then.

9) Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Soundtrack)/Mean Mr Mustard - From one of my guilty pleasures. I love this movie with Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees and do not care who knows it.

10) Snow Patrol/Open Your Eyes - Wait, that's after 1986! I do try to be somewhat contemporary. I just don't find much that I like. Always open to suggestions.

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Well that wraps it up. I will say that at this point at least one act is making it off the island! I didn't want to jinx it by saying anything before, but since we are down to the STCS I feel that the odds are pretty good.

Here we go. Deep breath. The STCS is The Beatles/Piggies. Dammit, so close. I shouldn't have said anything. One more try: The Commodores/Sail On. Oh yeah, the pride of Tuskegee, Alabama. This song hits me inside so I'm going to let it play us out.

Friday and the Random 10 (Roll Tide Edition)

College football has finally started! Last night was battle of the Carolinas (with a long weather 101), followed by a great back and forth SEC game between Vandy and Ole Miss. But that's all just the appetizer. The Main course starts tomorrow as Bama takes on Va Tech. I am so pumped!

And nothing better to help me get more pumped up than a Random 10! Looking back at last week, I see that no one was banned. Cool. As usual, the rules and whatnot are over there → to the right.

Time for the kickoff!

Weekend Update

 

Audio/Video/Telly

 

 Doctor Who - Cold War. So yeah it's another character (ice warriors) from the distant past kind of episode. It was okay but I want to know what the deal is with Clara. It's like they've forgotten to even tell that story. And what happened to the Silence? I guess I had gotten used to the whole large story arcs as a season unfolds but this just seems a lot of stand alone episodes that don't really move the story along in any kind of way. I've been very underwhelmed so far.

 Community - Puppets. We got a puppets episode. Nuff Said. It's always something fun and different. Bravo.

Ben and Kate - Started watching this due to a recommendation. Ben is kind of annoying in a stupid way, but Kate is the real treasure here as she tries dating and starting her life all over after having a baby at a very young age. Not that that reminds me of anyone.

New Girl - CeCe is freaking out over her soon to be (Indian!) wedding, because she has never seen her fiancées  penis. So it's up to Nick and Winston to get a pic of it for her. Yeah. It goes about how you would expect.

Movies - I was reading about some movies in production and came across the best news of all: they are making Isaac Asimov's Foundation books into a movie. This reminded me of another movie which was closely related so I went back and watched The Adjustment Bureau. Awesome stuff.

Music - I added some Snow Patrol after a conversation with a friend.

Books - I am re-reading (again) Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. Great book about a high school kid that hacks a lot of ordinary items in his school/life that gets him in trouble once he disagrees with the "establishment" over recognition software that tracks everyone like Stalin. Looking forward to the next book Homeland, if I can ever get the book club web page to work.

Sports

Braves - The Braves started off the week by sweeping the Marlins in three games. The big test was then going to Washington and playing the team everyone thinks will win it all this year. The Braves had something to say about that as they swept them also 6-4. 3-1, and then a 9-0 clobbering. They currently have the best record in baseball at 11-1. Go Braves!

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