Unholy temptations...

So I went over to Wodonga Plaza (the local shopping centre) during my lunch hour to have a poke around for various things, and got sucked into the CD shop again. Came out $80 poorer, but richer by three CDs.

Yes, three. This is because the GST is evil.

Any way, one is a Lightning Seeds "best of" with "Life of Riley" on it (which makes it worth it all by itself - I'll see if I can rip this one and send it to Staffie, since the other copy didn't work). The second was the new Luka BLoom album, 'cause the man is sex on a stick. And lastly, a sort of novelty item, Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge (volume 2).

Now, Andrew Denton is a comedian/journalist/DJ who currently has a radio show in Sydney which I've never heard since I don't live there. However, back when he had a late-night chat program, he had a smiliar thing going. The idea is bascially to challenge various musician guests to play songs they would normally not touch with a barge pole. I got this one because it had a few people I really like, such as Neil Finn, Barenaked Ladies and Something for Kate.

It's a very weird experience.

Some of the songs are better done than the originals - Barenaked Ladies do a very funky version of Prince's "When Doves Cry" (Lise, you have to hear this!), Neil Finn is swoonworthy with "Sexual Healing", and a country singer by the name of Josh Joplin (who I've never heard before) does a pretty good version of "Eye Of The Tiger" from Rocky V. And Willie Nelson doing Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is just too damn short. ;)

Some are just hysterically funny - The Cruel Sea lose all their cool cred with their version of "Loving You" (and piked on the high notes), "Walk On The Wild Side" gets the Wiggles treatment (the Wiggles are one of those groups that aim their stuff at small children and wear brightly coloured skivvies), and "Morning Train (9 to 5)" will never be the same again after hearing the Angels do it.

There's 29 songs in all, and while there's a couple of duds (The Superjesus doing "You Can't Stop The Music" is just bad), it's w worthwhile purchase. If only for the laughter it prompted. ;)

Theme music

I've been thinking about theme songs again, but not for myself. Lately, certain songs have been putting me in mind of various people I know online, which sounds kinda creepy and stalker-ish, but is more of an indication that I've been spending too much time in chat again. ;)

Anyway, my new Luka Bloom album (which I listened to during a luxurious hour-long bath which has rendered me all floppy and relaxed) has a couple of songs on it that made me think of certian people. So I thought I'd share one at least. If said people want mp3s of these, I'm happy to oblige upon request. Oh, and that reminds me, Raph, I still need to get "Tale of Two Cities" to you, since it bounced.

This one put me in mind of Staffie and Dycey.

Love Is A Place I Dream Of.

Love is a place I dream of
A face that never leaves my mind
Sorrow is over my shoulder
But it's over.

Someday I will cross the world for you
No matter how far
Just to be there.
Someday I will hold you in my arms
So special you are.
Wait and see, my love, set you free.

Live is a place I dream of
I hear you cry so far away
There is a bridge I'm building
Take me to the one I love someday

Someday I will cross the world for you
No matter how far
Just to be there.
Someday I will hold you in my arms
So special you are.
Wait and see, my love, set you free.

I'm coming home, child.

***

*sighs* And in Luka's wonderful Irish voice, it's heavenly.


In less sappy news, well, today was just another day at the office. Lots of Family Law matters, for some reason, but we managed to fob the worst one off onto the Family Court, where it belongs. An inquest, which I couldn't clerk for as I'm not trained in the ways of the Coroner's Court, but which gave me a welcome break from court. Especially since we've got court again tomorrow. And Friday. Except I don't work Fridays. *mwahahahas*

Pete mentioned the back pay for out enterprise agreements (from June, IIRC) should be coming through before Christmas. Which would be great. I'm still a tad sketchy on the details, but it looks like we're getting a five percent pay rise, which is a real boost. Considering NSW clerks get twice as much for the same work, it's about bloody time, is all I can say.

Oh, and I'm feelilng particularly proud of myself - I had two large bottles of water today (about a litre and a half, half a litre short of the 2 litre aim), which explains why I feel a lot better today than i did yesterday. Yesterday I got home and crashed out on the bed, for about three hours, and still felt like crap. Sick to the stomach kinda crap, which meant I skipped dinner with no qualms. But today I'm feeling much better, even after the booby-trapped lunch: tell me, what kind of person puts ham in a zucchini slice? I didn't even notice until I was back at work and eating, and by then there wasn't any time to get anything else, so I'm expecting some unpleasantness in the morning - it's been so long since I ate meat in any quantity I can't digest the stuff readily now, and so it gives me stomach ache. Yay. Maybe another few glasses of water before bed will flush it out of my system.

And now I've revolted you all with details of my digestive system, I think I shall bid you all good night. No progress on any fics since Monday, mainly because work's been busy and the mundanties of that have crowded anything interesting out of my head.

Ooh, before I forget! Another mailbox surprise! This time from Threnny, a cute little card, just the thing to perk me up after work. It's nice to know people appreciate you. *hugs the Threnny* Thanks mate, that made my evening. :)