Songs of Inspiration

Now, those who know me will know that I'm not talking spiritual inspiration, or at least not the kind of spiritual inspiration as most of the U.S. defines it. It's a bit of artistic inspiration, but not quite that either. It's an emotion with an elusive definition. What I'm talking about are songs that inspire you to action. Not even necessarily the type of action being described in the song, but action. The urge to go out and do something, be somebody, change the world in some positive manner. I have songs like this. I like to think that others do as well.

Some of mine (I'm sure there are many more, but I'll have to scan my full library at home to remember most of them):

Rebellion (Lies) - The Arcade Fire
Revolution - The Beatles
Holland, 1945 - Neutral Milk Hotel
Banquet - Bloc Party
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin

I know there are a lot more, but I'd like to hear some of yours. Do they even exist? Is it just me? If not, please comment with yours. I'd love some extra inspiration.

Haha random printing mishap

So I e-mailed this story to some girlfriends, but decided that since I've been so lax about blogging, I should post it on here as well.

Ok, just an amusing story; this also is a great illustration of just the way things have been going for me as of late.

I needed to print out some fairly hefty documents and didn't want to waste ink. I discovered this "printing shortcuts" tab for my printer and one of the options was "fast/economical" - sounds great, I thought and eagerly checked the box. I hit "print" and resumed my work. Boy, was I unprepared for the speed this printer was going to shoot out grayscale pieces of paper at me. To illustrate, I have attached a photo (it's also essential to the story to know where my printer is located, in relation to the rest of me).

So, picture this... I'm typing briskly, expecting a slightly faster printout, getting lightning speed paper chucked right at my face, screaming in shock, then running around my apartment trying to grab all the pieces of paper, when it's clear that I am no match for my printer's speed. I hope you're laughing, because that's what I did for about five minutes while/after the 50-page document printed. Ridiculous.




Note the printer's deadly aim, illustrated above. At normal speeds, on ordinary days, the paper just rests up there, but this was no ordinary day. Gah! My life is boring. =)

They're alive!!!

Haha so I managed to NOT kill something. These flowers, when I planted them, had no buds or anything - now they're blossoming like crazy. I just had to celebrate. =)

Flight of the Conchords

I know it's gotten mixed reviews, but I love it. I don't see how anyone (especially if you're anything like me... most of you will know what that means) cannot like it.