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Muppet Studio Strikes again. Hmm…this song sounds familiar…

This is a parody of Lady Gaga’s Poker Face…and a wonderfully nerdy one at that. Love the beards!

Okay. Lots to cover, so I’d best get started, eh?

The picture at the top is Koshvader’s most recent masterpiece of jewelry. It’s been a while since you’ve been updated on his work, so I thought I’d give you a look at a piece that he finished yesterday. He has also gotten as far as purchasing a domain name for a website for his jewelry. You can watch it evolve here: http://www.astarajewelrydesigns.com/.

This last Sunday was my 37th birthday. It didn’t feel like my birthday, but it certainly acted like it. Perhaps it will take some time to sink in. I spent my birthday night at my Mother in Law’s place. We took her home on Saturday, you see. I even drove part of the way in a valiant attempt to listen to my CD rather than sports radio. I drove all the way from the Fruit Yard (Yummy dinner place paid for by my MIL as my b-day present) to Coulterville. It turns out that my Classic Rock mix CD makes for excellent driving music.

On the day of my birthday, I had lunch at a fabulous tea place in Groveland called Dori’s Tea Cottage. If you are ever in Groveland, and like Tea/tea (the meal/the drink), be sure to try it out. Their scones come to the table right out of the oven. Yum! Just the sort of birthday meal I like. After lunch, we stopped by a couple of the local towns (Jamestown and Columbia) to do a bit of shopping. Then, we actually managed to pass by Eideann & Catslyn’s place at dinner time and stole them away for dinner at Chili’s. In deference to Koshvader we even managed to keep the discussion of Supernatural to a minimum (Yes. I have a new tv-based obsession.) After dinner we headed for home. Quite a busy day full of fun. I give it a Birthday thumbs up.

Now, as my MIL is back up on the mountain, I have my office back. And, as I am hoping to move next year (please keep you fingers crossed that I manage to figure that one out) I’m back into the attempting to clear out as much stuff from this room as possible. How did I end up with so much stuff? No. Don’t answer that.

Here are some random things I’ve found so far during the tidy:

Fortune: “You will make a name for yourself in the field of entertainment.” (Really?)

Faded note: “People are as ephemeral as ideas, passing out of reach when you least expect them to.” (True.)

According to the mental_floss calendar from two years ago: “Lawn darts were banned in the United States in 1988 after causing more than 6,700 injuries and three deaths in just a ten-year span.” (Dude. Seriously.)

Well, I’d better get back to it. (I seem to have a book addiction. Do I really need copies of all of Shakespeare’s plays?)

Oh, and as a final treat, here is a playlist with the music from my excellent Classic Rock CD. Enjoy!

I borrowed this meme from a certain Earlgreytea68. This is how it goes:

Sharing is Caring:
for one week, recommend / share
Day 1: a song
Day 2: a picture
Day 3: a book/ebook/fanfic
Day 4: a site
Day 5: a youtube clip
Day 6: a quote
Day 7: whatever tickles your fancy

This, by default, is Day 1. Now, I have shared all kinds of songs here in the past so, this is a fairly difficult task. This is what I ultimately chose:

Okay. Code Monkey is just what it sounds like. Still Alive (a most bizarre song that really grows on one) is actually from a credit sequence, as near as I can tell, and is by by Jonathan Coulton & GlaDOS.

and here’s the video type thing for this one: Portal Credits song: Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton & GlaDOS .

A bit more music for you all to listen to….

I love this song, so, of course I’m sharing it with you all. It’s not a bad version, actually.

I just discovered this group about…fifteen minutes ago. I love this song, so I thought I’d share it with you all. I love finding great new music, don’t you?

Okay. First things first. I went in to get that cyst looked at today. It’s still there, but it’s smaller. (Yay!!) Unfortunately, it means that I have to take another round of birth control pills. (boo) More news on this front in a couple of weeks when I go in for a follow up.

Now, onto something more fun. My current band obsession is Abney Park. It turns out that I actually worked Faire with/went to college with one of the guys in the band. Small world, eh? They bill themselves as as Steampunk band. If you watch the music video below, I’ll bet that you can see why.

MzLed in action (Photo by Erik)

Well…yesterday I did some things that I don’t normally do. After we left the Con for the day, (see watchingdrwho.com for notes on the con, or @calliope on Twitter for bits of silliness) my evil twin and I went to see his friend’s band play at a place in Long Beach called Taco Beach. The band is called MzLed, and they’re an all girl Led Zeppelin cover band.

Now…

*I don’t like loud noise
*I don’t like crowds/cigarette smoke/small spaces, etc.
*I can’t drink alcohol these days
But, I love Led Zeppelin. Like a lot. So, I stayed and possibly damaged my hearing, but had a great time. Hey. I danced. In public. The twist even, until I literally couldn’t breathe. They did a great job.

When we got back to his place, I was literally exhausted. That sort of carried on until today, sadly. I fairly dragged my way through the day. Luckily, it’s bedtime once more. Night all!

MzLed

I must admit that half the reason I like this band stems from my amusement at their name, but this song is catchy and fun. I love what they do with the music video. Clever concep to use album covers in that fashion. It makes a good “introduction” to the band, both of their music and the individual members’ musical preferences. Today makes the official last day of the week of videos. I hope that you enjoyed them!

Morningwood – The Nth Degree: