What Entertains Me

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Wrapped Around Their Fingers

When I heard that the band The Police was going on tour again, I could hardly contain my excitement. I've always been a fan of The Police and Sting. In fact, I've been to every show Sting has done in my area...but I was too young to go see The Police in concert before they disbanded. So I feel like this is my opportunity to go see them before they really do get too old. The last time I saw Sting, it was an unplugged concert of sorts, so he did a TON of stuff from his days with The Police. Now, the only Police CD I have is Synchronicity. The rest of the songs I like, I have downloaded from iTunes. But now, there is a Police CD with just about every song I could possibly want from them (a 2 CD set, actually).

Here's a listing of what's on each one:

Disc: 1
1. Fallout
2. Can't Stand Losing You
3. Next to You
4. Roxanne
5. Truth Hits Everybody
6. Hole in My Life
7. So Lonely
8. Message in a Bottle
9. Reggatta de Blanc
10. Bring on the Night
11. Walking on the Moon
12. Don't Stand So Close to Me
13. Driven to Tears
14. Canary in a Coalmine

Disc: 2
1. Do Do Do de da da Da
2. Voices Inside My Head
3. Invisible Sun
4. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
5. Spirits in the Material World
6. Demolition Man
7. Every Breath You Take
8. Synchronicity I
9. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Walking in Your Footsteps
11. Synchronicity II
12. King of Pain
13. Murder by Numbers
14. Tea in the Sahara

I would absolutely love, love, love to have these CDs, especially before I go see them in concert (which I'm hoping to do in Louisville, the closest place they're visiting). I have some, but not all, of these songs on my iPod. If could get all, I'd be thrilled! It's rare when a day goes by at work, and I don't flip to either a Sting or Police song on my iPod. So I can't imagine anything much better than having all their best songs at my fingertips (and without iTunes DRM!).

Friday, May 25, 2007

Crystal Clear, Pure Water

You know, I'm a water snob. That is, I hate the tap water in my area of the country. For the most part, it tastes like pool water. But, I also hate buying water to drink. Seems a bit ridiculous for something I can get for free, right? Well, seems someone has gone and created a water bottle filter that goes directly in a bottle of water, and it filters your tap water for you. Yeah, I guess you are still paying for water in a way. But at least this way, you're not buying a bottle of Dasani or Aquafina...unless I'm at the airport like I was last night, in desperate need for something besides Philadelphia tap water. Blech.

Business Travel

I just got back from a business trip to Boston (Cambridge, actually). And today I'm taking a vacation day, because I didn't get in until 1 AM. I'm tired. But you know what? I realized I'd love to travel for my work. It was very exciting. And, I'd get more frequent flier miles so that I could take more vacations, like one I found to Branson Missouri. Seems like a nice little weekend getaway that's undiscovered.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Pain at the Pump

Back in the days before gas was at $3.29 a gallon for regular, and I didn't care too much about gas mileage (I drive a car that gets 30 mpg average anyway), I used to speed...a lot, and I actually had a radar detector. But now that I'm trying to improve my mileage to get the 33 mpg it's supposed to, I don't drive much over the 65 mph speed limits on the highway. You know what? I'm close...I get 31 mpg with no A/C on and the windows down on a nice day. I just can't bring myself to drive 55, which would probably get me the 33 mpg I'm looking for. So if you see me in the right lane, just know I'm trying to do what I can to conserve my fuel needs. And if you see me at the gas pump crying...it's probably because it's gone up to $4 a gallon, and I'm shelling out $50 for my tiny little car's tank every 6 days.

CatTV

My cats have been having a lot of CatTV, in full HDTV, with surround sound -- that is, my open sliding glass door, and the two nests sparrows are inhabiting in the roof of my patio. So now, I have to be sure to keep the window blinds open elsewhere, or else find them all bent out of shape. Actually, that's why I've just started leaving them open, because one day, one set of them had been massacred while I was at work. I can only imagine what Valencia (I know it was her...Meggie doesn't jump up in windows, for whatever reason) saw that made her jump through the blinds (and how she got herself out of them). Just wish I'd been there with my camera, as I'm sure it was a camera-worthy moment.

Under the Tuscan Sun

The other day, while I was busy feeling like crap with the latest office plague, I watched Under the Tuscan Sun. It's not an Oscar-winner, but wow...I'd forgotten how much it hit home with me. Not that I'm divorced, but that I'm in my mid-30s, and I feel like I need a big change in my life. Seeing this movie always makes me think, "yeah, I'll buy one of those villas in Italy like she did!" Of course, I'm not a famous writer like the main character, so I'd have to rob a bank to do it. But hey! I'd be in sunny Italy in an old villa! So I guess I'll have to find something else impulsive to do...I'll let you know what that is when I do it. I'm sure it will be life-altering?

Counting Down...

My lease is up in November, and I must give 45 days' notice. That can't come soon enough. Now that I have no ties to where I currently live, I can't wait to move. And, I also can't wait to get some new home furniture for my new apartment in a new location. Not that I hate it where I live...I'm just tired of living so far removed from my friends and family...and work. Yes, my friends...I live only 40 miles away from it all, and I'm homesick. How sad is that? Oh well, only another...6 months to go!