"That Was Me"

I'm listening to Paul's new CD, Memory Almost Full, and I'm impressed. (Believe it or not, I'm not always impressed. I mean, even I knew "Ebony and Ivory" was crap.)

This is only my second time through the entire thing, but so far my favorite is "That Was Me." It's a legitimate old-time rocker about a legitimate old-time rocker looking back on his life and career. While it's not a self-congratulatory song, it is a self-aware one. His voice gets more raw as he sings that he can't believe that the guy who did all that is the same guy that's (still) singing now, and I believe his "well-waddaya-know" wonder. It's one of those rare songs that manages to be both profound and ... well ... fun.

Nicely done, Sir Paul.

These results please me more than the Zombie thing

Which is not to say I won't be helpless against Zombies; I just prefer not to dwell on that.

Your Linguistic Profile:

70% General American English 15% Upper Midwestern 10% Yankee 0% Dixie 0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

I've got to be meme'd

I got this Random Sets of 3s meme from one Mr. Sparky Duck.


Random sets of 3’s:

3 things you WILL do in this lifetime:
1) Redecorate my condo and get it exactly the way I want it
2) Get thin(ner) and stay that way so I can throw out my "fat jeans"
3) Become more responsible with money

3 songs with lyrics that have made you cry:
1) At 17 by Janis Ian
2) You Don't Know Me by Ray Charles (more recently by Jann Arden)
3) I Will by the Beatles

3 TV shows you enjoy watching (old or new):
1) Law & Order ("In the criminal justice system …")
2) That Girl (Season 3 out on DVD soon)
3) Grey's Anatomy

Dreams you once upon a time had, but that haven’t come true and you’re okay with that:
1) Play the guitar
2) Learn Quark (hell, the designers are all using InDesign anyway)
3) To become Lady McCartney (though the position will be open again soon)

3 places you go/have been where you found a sense of peace:
1) Hot Springs National Park
2) Marshall Field's on State Street (Damn you, Macy's! DAMN YOU, I SAY!)
3) Tucked into the far corner of my sofa, which is the only place I ever want to be when I don't feel well

3 minor regrets in life:
1) Wasting so much time on that genuine shitheel (I've been involved with some lovely men that it didn't work out with, but this guy was a total time/life force suck)
2) Saying something really mean that I'm not even sure I believed during a break-up argument
3) Not being more successful working the phones for Senator John Kerry in 2004

3 clichés or common phrases that you tend to believe are true:
1) Wait till next year
2) Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely
3) Hindsight is 20/20

TAG TIME! I call on Gabriella Hewitt (because I don't think I've seen you tagged recently) and the dog-loving Mo and anyone who wants to join in.

If you do the meme, let me know.

Don't get too attached to me. I might not be here much longer.

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I got this quiz courtesy of Thomma Lynn