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Just *go away*, Dick!

Inspired by my friend Adam, who recently described his life in TMBG song titles.  I decided not to torture my loved ones with an email forward or a facebook note, but  it entertained me for an afternoon, so why not share?

The game:  Answer the following questions as honestly / entertainingly as possible, using only the song titles from one band / singer / recording artist.

Without further ado, I present My Life in Tori Amos Song Titles:

Describe yourself:  “Strange Little Girl”

Describe where you currently live:  “Past the Mission”

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?  “Ireland,” or “China”

Best friend you ever had?   Alternately “God” or “Father Lucifer”

You can often be  found associating with…  “Devils and Gods,” and occasionally “Pirates”

Favorite color?    “Code Red” could be a color, I guess.

Something everyone knows about you is… “I Don’t Like Mondays”

Your favorite weather? “Blue Skies ”

You’re life is…  “Almost Rosey”

What do you wish you had more of?  “Time”

If you could change your name, what would it be?  Definitely “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout”

Coolest thing you ever saw?  “Purple Sunset”

If the last year of your life were made into a movie, the title would be…  “Pretty Good Year”

Fashion must?  “Leather.”  Oh yeah.

You’re a sucker for…  “Sugar” and “Real Men” (not the fakey ones)

Your superpower?  “The Power of Orange Knickers”

Your favorite food is…  “Pancake[s]” with “Honey,” and “Raspberry Swirl” for dessert.

You can often be found… “Here, In My Head”

A good piece of career advice?  “You Can Bring Your Dog”

How do you like your love?  Like a “Carnival!”

What gift would you like to give your best friend?  “A Happy Day”

What’s one thing you’d like to accomplish in life?  “Walk to Dublin.”  OK not really.

Heh.  There’s half an hour I’ll never get back…

Every now and then many of us forget how binary and clear-cut gender ISN’T.  Jennifer Finney Boylan looks at the interesting implications this has — and the paradoxes it can create — for gay (and straight) marriage.  Cool because it reveals the whole debate for the ludicrous, illogical debacle it often is.

A quick, fun read, but still dark, complex, engaging, and witty (cuz it’s Neil Gaiman). The book opens with a mysterious and creepy man named Jack on a mission to murder a sleeping family of four; he makes short work of three of them, but finds that the family’s 18-month-old toddler has somehow managed to slip through his grasp.

The boy wanders up the hill to the town’s historic graveyard, where its denizens dub him “Nobody Owens” and vow to protect and care for him. Bod spends the years that follow growing up in the graveyard, educated and cared for by his adoptive ghost-parents Master and Mistress Owens, his mysterious, formidable guardian Silas, and a host of tutors, friends, and all-around quirky characters. As he gets older, Bod begins to learn the truth about where he came from, why he lives in the graveyard, and the danger that lurks beyond the graveyard fence as a result.

I haven’t read Coraline yet, but I saw the movie, and I’d say it’s about on the same level in terms of darkness / storytelling / age level. Like I said, not what you’d call a dense read (I finished it in about a day and a half), but throughly enjoyable.  Kind of wish it was a grown up book, because I could see expanding this plot into something super-rich and intriguing (and probably even darker).  Still a lot of fun, though.