On the Beat

I don't normally do this kind of meme, but I was specifically asked to do it; I was going to decline, but I have found others' responses interesting and amusing, so I thought I might give it a go. But single sentence answers never work for me (which is why I don't normally do this kind of meme): they is always more of a story to tell, and this is all about telling stories, so it might get a bit long – twenty five paragraphs...
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via lizziebelle

Your Word is "Think"

You see life as an amazing mix of possibilities, ideas, and fascinations. And sometimes you feel like you don't have enough time to take it all in. You love learning. Whether you're in school or not, you're probably immersed in several subjects right now. When you're not learning, you're busy reflecting. You think a lot about the people you know and the things you've experienced.

And old memes are getting rolled out again.

I saw this for the first time this year on stephmog. It makes me think I should update my interests!



And wouldn't it make more sense to be "twelve drums drumming"?!

Euan Semple got tagged for a meme on Mindapples.org:

• Write a post telling your readers five things you do that help keep you mentally well (and answer any of the other survey questions too if you like)
  
• Link to the Mindapples site www.mindapples.org

I found it quite hard to come up with my list: there are things I like to do a lot, but I don't know if those are what keep me mentally well.

But this is what I came up with:

• try new things when I can
  
• listen to music
  
• go walking
  
• think about the people I love
  
• read... cook... eat... drink wine...

See, I told you I found it hard!

Nicked from ...

Put your media player on shuffle, and write down the first line of the first twenty songs. Post the poem that results. The first line of the twenty-first is the title.

There's something I just can't describe


Run from the beast
la fin des jours d'automne est pénetrante
Happy death men stand in line
Well the dawn is howling

Franky was a mook from the block we used to live on
Times are tough for English babies
Beside yourself if radio’s gonna stay
I’m gonna make you wonder if you’re my friend

Young velvet porcelain boy
I chose my friends only far too well
Slip inside the eye of your mind
Sometimes I walk sideways to avoid you

I brought your face down on my head
If you ever get close to a human
You push me to go the extra mile
Impossible raw woman, I you know you’re all too hard to please

Well the last thing that you knew
Some things you never get used to
You came waltzing in
Come forth and speak to me

I'm not really sure that works very well for me - though it was fun playing!

Tracks in order:

Title: I Love You More - Beloved

The Beast - the Only Ones
Harmonium - Stereolab
Happy Death Men - Echo and the Bunnymen
Be My Enemy - the Waterboys
King of New York - Fun Loving Criminals
Sunday's Best - Elvis Costello & the Attraction
Radio Free Europe - REM
So Called Friend - Texas
Candy Perfume Girl - Madonna
Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
You Trip Me Up - the Jesus & Mary Chain
Rhythm of Cruelty - Magazine
Human Behaviour - Bjork
Push - Madonna
Impossible - the Charlatans
My Way To You - Lloyd Cole
High Fidelity - Elvis Costello & the Attraction
Talk Her Down - Starsailor
Love Rescue Me - U2

Nicked off stephmog...



Not quite sure if this has got me right - red and black?!

via lametables...

Actually, states I have been in India. Not to mention despair, exhilaration, bafflement, irritation, joy, disbelief ...


visited 7 states (20%)
Create your own visited map of India or try another Douwe Osinga project

This version first seen on pshtaku's journal...

When I was (much) younger, my brother and I were in an advert for this...

Nicked from lizziebelle...







Jeez, I could carry on doing this all night!