Ahhh, my LAUNCH station started me off with a good one tonight. "Two Princes" by the Spin Doctors. That song takes me back.
Said, if you want to call me baby,
Just go ahead, now.
An’ if you’d like to tell me maybe,
Just go ahead, now.
An if you wanna buy me flowers,
Just go ahead, now.
And if you’d like to talk for hours,
Just go ahead, now.
Let's see...that song first became popular back in 1993. I was roughly 13 years old. That would put me in the seventh grade. What a deliciously awkward time that was---a weird phase in which the girls that were our age suddenly outgrew us for some reason and when popularity had a direct relationship with placement on the football team's depth chart. It's probably a blessing that I don't remember much of it anymore. It sure didn't play out like an episode of "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County."
. . .
Yeah, I'll admit to a rather horrified fascination with that show. For me, it's a lot like watching the animals at the Henry Doorly Zoo. Except these animals are a lot more blonde, bitchy, and bloodthirsty. I can't help but think that the events documented in that show are supposed to be a harbinger of the Apocalypse. I keep watching the show expecting to see the moon turn to blood, the Four Horsemen riding forth from their stables, and Great Cthulhu rising from the depths.
As it so happens, "Call of Ktulu" is now playing on my LAUNCH station. If you're looking for a killer heavy metal instrumental track, you had better check this one out. It's actually an older Metallica piece from their "Ride The Lightning" album. It's based on the story The Call of Cthulhu by the late sci-fi horror master H.P. Lovecraft. The story foretells how an ancient, otherworldly creature will one day rise from the ocean depths and lay waste to civilization, and details the madness of the humans unfortunate enough to make this discovery. This story set the stage for what has come to be known as "The Cthulhu Mythos," which has provided inspiration for many excellent modern day writers, including Neil Gaiman (one of my favorite writers).
Looks like I'm not the only Nebraska fan who wasn't impressed with the sportsmanship of Mizzou fans this past weekend. This editorial looks like it got a lot of comments from both Husker and Tiger fans. I'm obviously going to be a little biased, but still...the Mizzou fans who posted generally come across like a bunch of waterheads. Oh well. Their teams have been so crappy throughout the years, I guess they hardly know what to do with themselves when they win any game, let alone against NU. They're still not as bad as K-State or Colorado fans, I suppose.
Daylight Savings is rearing its ugly head this weekend. I'm sorry if you like that extra hour of sleep; I'd rather have the tiniest bit of sunlight remaining once I get off work. I'm guessing I'll have to get a membership at the YMCA or some other fitness club for the winter. The streets and trails around here are so poorly lit that there is really no other option for cardio exercise on weekdays.
Said, if you want to call me baby,
Just go ahead, now.
An’ if you’d like to tell me maybe,
Just go ahead, now.
An if you wanna buy me flowers,
Just go ahead, now.
And if you’d like to talk for hours,
Just go ahead, now.
Let's see...that song first became popular back in 1993. I was roughly 13 years old. That would put me in the seventh grade. What a deliciously awkward time that was---a weird phase in which the girls that were our age suddenly outgrew us for some reason and when popularity had a direct relationship with placement on the football team's depth chart. It's probably a blessing that I don't remember much of it anymore. It sure didn't play out like an episode of "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County."
. . .
Yeah, I'll admit to a rather horrified fascination with that show. For me, it's a lot like watching the animals at the Henry Doorly Zoo. Except these animals are a lot more blonde, bitchy, and bloodthirsty. I can't help but think that the events documented in that show are supposed to be a harbinger of the Apocalypse. I keep watching the show expecting to see the moon turn to blood, the Four Horsemen riding forth from their stables, and Great Cthulhu rising from the depths.
As it so happens, "Call of Ktulu" is now playing on my LAUNCH station. If you're looking for a killer heavy metal instrumental track, you had better check this one out. It's actually an older Metallica piece from their "Ride The Lightning" album. It's based on the story The Call of Cthulhu by the late sci-fi horror master H.P. Lovecraft. The story foretells how an ancient, otherworldly creature will one day rise from the ocean depths and lay waste to civilization, and details the madness of the humans unfortunate enough to make this discovery. This story set the stage for what has come to be known as "The Cthulhu Mythos," which has provided inspiration for many excellent modern day writers, including Neil Gaiman (one of my favorite writers).
Looks like I'm not the only Nebraska fan who wasn't impressed with the sportsmanship of Mizzou fans this past weekend. This editorial looks like it got a lot of comments from both Husker and Tiger fans. I'm obviously going to be a little biased, but still...the Mizzou fans who posted generally come across like a bunch of waterheads. Oh well. Their teams have been so crappy throughout the years, I guess they hardly know what to do with themselves when they win any game, let alone against NU. They're still not as bad as K-State or Colorado fans, I suppose.
Daylight Savings is rearing its ugly head this weekend. I'm sorry if you like that extra hour of sleep; I'd rather have the tiniest bit of sunlight remaining once I get off work. I'm guessing I'll have to get a membership at the YMCA or some other fitness club for the winter. The streets and trails around here are so poorly lit that there is really no other option for cardio exercise on weekdays.
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