Song meme

Since I was tagged by smurphy487...
List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre,whether they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they mustbe songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in yourlivejournal along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people tosee what they're listening to.

So here we go...

"Time", Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon -- What can I say about this song? It has one of the best percussion intros, some of Gilmour's best guitar work, and probably one of the most underrated songs that are played on rock FM stations. I crank it whenever I hear it on the radio... especially if it's the original version. I like the three live versions that I have (well, officially released live versions), but the original is the best.

"Badge", Cream -- For some reason, if my mind wanders while I'm walking about at work, I'll find myself humming the bassline, especially the intro.

A Passion Play, Jethro Tull -- This is, basically, an album-length song, with a minor comical break in the middle. It took me a while to get into the album, and really appreciate the concept behind it.

This is a tough meme, as I haven't really been listening to music in the car lately... Imus in the Morning and books on tape.

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond", Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here -- Again, more of DG's best guitar work. This is a song I find myself playing whenever I pick up the guitar. That and the riff to "Have a Cigar," a song that I'm sure is in Bill Clinton's iPod.

"One of These Days", Pink Floyd, Meddle -- One song of which I actually prefer the live versions, as the slide guitar is much more audible, and fun. What a great driving song!

"Jump Start", Jethro Tull, Crest of a Knave -- Again, just a great song to drive to, especially with the flute solo.

"My Head's in Mississippi", ZZ Top, Recycler -- Great blues/rock boogie. Goes well with "Give It Up" from the same album.

Who to tag... silvara77, devlin0906, silent_iniquity, sfogliatella, zonereyrie, potch1214, skyglider

Long update

I know this has been long overdue, but things have been busy as of late...

Work: It's been rather hectic as of late, as I'm trying to bring my amount of open calls down to a reasonable level before I head off on a week's vacation. When I left for the long weekend (had Monday and Tuesday off for the holiday), I was down to 35 calls. Our group has about 45 total. When I left today (since I was the only one there -- my cohort-in-crime called in sick today, and because of the long weekend I got slammed with call after call after call after call all day...), I was hovering around the 45 mark. Mind you, this is in total, including ten from Wednesday. (Not all are hanging, a bunch are "contacted, left VM".) Gyah.

The Apartment: Not much progress. This week is slated for getting ready for next week. When I get back, I'll tackle the place, since I'll be home alone for a week.

It's Friday, and I'm home because my sacro-iliitis is acting up big time, and I want to get prescription-grade stuff before I head off to the beaches of Ocean City. As per normal with Fallon, I called Urgent Care around 9am. Stayed on hold for over 30 minutes while they triaged the other callers ahead of me. Advised them of my situation, and they said they would call me back with an appointment time. It was getting on 11am when they called and said that the earliest would be at 1pm. Fine. I'm home from work for the day then. At least I can get my kit together so I can pack up tonight.

Vacation is here. Yay! Gods do I need it.


Most likely than not, I won't be able to check my LJ, email, and the like from OC. I'll check on what I can on Saturday 15 July when I get into Manassas for the night. I'll be heading back here on Sunday 16 July. Colleen and Marcus return Saturday 22 July.

Hope everyone has a good time in my absence. See you when I get back!

TV meme

Yoinked from volare

*Bold all of the following TV shows which you've ever seen 3 or more episodes of in your lifetime.
* Bold and italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode of it.
* If you want, add up to 3 additional shows (keep the list in alphabetical order).

( Pass the remote... )