Happy Friday, friends! It's also National Ice Cream Cone Day, Car Free Day (I take public transit at every opportunity, but I also think the car free movement can be unrealistic) and American Business Woman's Day. I'm observing that day by being off from work today and Monday to burn off the last of the PTO I can't carry over to TNP's next fiscal year, which starts October 1. It's supposed to rain tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday. So today I made sure to get the outdoor chores finished. I mowed ...
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TikTok made me do it: two songs and a cake
Yes, I have a TikTok account. My TikTok content is 85% based on who I follow and the content that I like (Disney, nerdery, happy dancing, humor) and 15% completely random content. For example, I'm currently watching the entirety of The Sound of Music in 5 minute clips. The VonTrapps just escaped the convent and are motoring to the hills. I hope they make it. By the way, Christopher Plummer's Georg VonTrapp is very much worth rewatching as an adult. Last week I bought two TikTok songs from ...
Spotify Wrapped 2022
Last year I started paying for Spotify again because I enjoy listening to its AI-generated playlists for me. I checked out my Spotify Wrapped summary for 2022 and it told me right off that bat that I listen to a lot of genres and a lot of artists. Here's the best it could do. I have a little quibble with #1, because I listened to Harry Styles's new album exactly once this summer, but As It Was was on every stinking Spotify-generated playlist that I listened to. Summer hits, Summer chill, ...
What I’m Listening To: Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
I'm usually not a huge fan of mashups, but this one with Elton John & Dua Lipa blows my mind. It's part of "No Sacrifice" and part of "Rocketman." The video is bizarre. Actually I'm pretty much into anything Dua Lipa releases these days. But this one is great. It's #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. If you used to be a pop music fan but kind of fell out of what was new and trending because of time/age/whatever, pop music right now is fantastic. ...
What I’m listening to: Kellie’s Song
Kellie's Song by Cas Haley has been on regular rotation on Radio Margaritaville since it was released earlier this year and it just makes me feel good. We aren't sure how, but Murphy hurt his leg yesterday. He was hopping around on 3 legs for a bit, then started putting a little weight on it. He wasn't crying or whimpering and he let us move his leg and foot, so we ruled out going to the animal hospital. Today he's walking on it but you can tell it's still tender. The first vet appointment ...
What I’m Listening To: BTS Butter – Hot Remix
I said this last year about Dynamite too, but I think this is going to be the song of the summer. This isn't the original, but I think I like this dance version a bit better. And the video is adorable chaos. ...
What I’m Listening To: Unapologetic Fun
I rediscovered (aka reset) my Spotify password the other day and found this playlist which I loved so much that I forgot it existed. It's nothing but boppy pop music. Shuffle for optimal fun. While I am not a music snob, I find myself spending more money on access to music that I thought. We have a SiriusXM subscription for Molly the Jeep, and I pay a little extra so I can play the stations on my phone and Alexa devices. My favorite Sirius stations: 80s on 8, 70s on 7, Radio ...
Listening to: DMB LIVE TRAX
DMB's new stuff is good (although I do miss the violin) but there is something about the early playlists that bring me back to warm, hopeful summers. This is the YouTube playlist of the entire album, recorded at a concert on a summer day in 1993. ...
What I’m Listening To: I need You by Jon Batiste
YouTube tries desperately to "get me" but I make it difficult. My YouTube haunts are basically: Jenna Marbles and Moriah Elizabeth videos, lofi playlists, and yoga. As a result it suggests moody music, cute animal videos, and basically anybody who draws. But once in a while, the algorithm works and I get a gem like this one! Jon Batiste has a strong musical pedigree and is the bandleader on Stephen Colbert's show. But I didn't hear about him until this week and I'm hooked. ...
What I’m Listening to: Dominick the Donkey
This was on Twitter the other day: And I was a little bit surprised, but not much, because WM says he never heard of the song (and hated it on first listen). As a highly-diluted Italianish-American, I'm happy to fix this oversight for the rest of you! Lou Monte is also the esteemed singer of "Shaddapa You Face," "Lazy Mary," and "Pepino, the Italian Mouse." Look them up at your own risk. ...
What I’m Listening To: Any Pentatonix Christmas Song
Seriously. They're all good. Every song is good. This Youtube playlist is 75 songs long. If you don't want to listen to four hours of Pentatonix (why wouldn't you, what's wrong with you?) I heartily recommend their version of "When You Believe" which I have been listening to heavily all year. My favorite songs on their new Christmas album are "We Need a Little Christmas" and" Jingle Bell Pop" which is a bouncy, happy mix of a bunch of jingle bell songs, and a version of "Amazing Grace ...
