Lyrics Quiz

I believe I am actually the one responsible for this making its way around the blogosphere. It started as a Facebook meme, and some of the people I tagged started posting it on their blogs. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to try it again here.

The rules:

Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike through when someone gets them right.
Step 5: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING. So is looking at my last.fm feed for the last hour or so...

I didn't exactly pick 25 in a row. I skipped over most of the ones that had the title in the first line (this is true of a lot of opera) and tried to limit the number of Spanish ones that came up.

Good luck!

Edit, 1:16 a.m., 5 May 2008: Apologies to Luckybuzz for not giving credit where credit is due. For some reason I saw her username and thought of someone else!

1.) Que mis ojos se despierten con la luz de tu mirada, yo "A Dios le Pido" by Juanes - Yesi
2.) Yo quiero el aire que tiene tu alma "El Alma al Aire" by Alejandro Sanz - Yesi
3.) When I find myself in times of trouble "Let It Be" by the Beatles - Luckybuzz
4.) When the night has come and the land is dark "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King - Luckybuzz
5.) Oh, why you look so sad? "I'll Stand By You" by the Pretenders - Caroline
6.) You're a part-time lover and a full-time friend "Anyone Else But You" by the Moldy Peaches - Nels
7.) Breaking my back just to know your name "Somebody Told Me" by the Killers - Nels
8.) She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes
9.) Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong*
10.) I met a gal from ol'Kentucky*
11.) Time after time, you turned on what I thought was good
12.) If God had a name, what would it be? "One of Us" by Joan Osbourne - Tom
13.) Hast Du etwas Zeit für mich
14.) Can you surry, can you picnic?
15.) Blue jean baby, LA lady, seamstress for the band "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John - Luckybuzz
16.) Algo me dice que ya no volverás
17.) I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do
18.) Are you gonna take me home tonight?
19.) Puedo recorrer las calles toda la noche
20.) If I was a flower growing wild and free
21.) Soy un hombre muy honrado, que me gusta lo mejor
22.) Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" by Green Day - Yesi
23.) A man walks down the street "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon - Luckybuzz
24.) Hold on, little girl, show me what he's done to you "To Be With You" by Mr. Big - Comebacknikki
25.) When you feel all alone and the world has turned its back on you

*You'll get mad props from me if you get either of these.

Hey Jude

Is this not teh cuteness??? :)

The first of many, I hope...

A persistent fear

A lot of times when I have just sent an email to someone important like my supervisor, I worry that I accidentally signed "Love" (or some Spanish equivalent like "Besos") and sent it without thinking.

As far as I know, I've never actually done it, but I still worry about it. Is this weird?

:) xxx

Random Bullets of Airports

Having spent my time in seven airports in less than one month, I've come to realize a lot about airports and airlines. Since I started in Oxford, I had been flying regularly in and out of Newark Airport on Virgin Atlantic, which kinda happened by mistake since I didn't understand the whole "this flight is operated by" thing and thought I was flying Continental. (I had picked Continental because they had an amazing baggage allowance.) But as one year turned into three, I had to find other ways to get to the UK, and those other ways had to involve transfer flights. (There are no direct flights from Bradley, my local airport.) It made me realize that Virgin isn't quite so fantastic, and that some airports are far better than others.

Some thoughts:

• Virgin Atlantic planes always smell the same. And it's not a pleasant thing. No wonder I am always hyperventilating at the end - I realize that I have been in recirculated air for about 23 hours, so I am dying to breathe normal air.
• The International Terminal at Dulles is far nicer than the National ones.
• Airports are never as big as they look on the map. Maybe it's because I've been through Heathrow now - nothing is quite like Heathrow!
• This time, I flew to the UK via US Airways on my dad's frequent flyer miles. I liked US Airways alot. Their lines moved quickly, their flight attendants were helpful and knowledgeable and their planes seemed far more spacious than Virgin's.
• Philadelphia Airport gives you the wonderful sensation that you're breathing fresh air when you're in there.
• When making connecting flights, it's always good to make them on the same airline. Then you have fewer people to deal with. I learned this the hard way.
  
• San Diego Airport has an amazing view!
• Southwest Airlines has some of the best customer service I've ever dealt with. I had a problem with my online checkin on the day of my flight, so I called them. I was only on hold for a couple of minutes, and the customer service rep (who was not in India, as far as I could tell) handled my question easily. Even if you miss your connecting flight, it's very easy to get on another flight with them.
  
• On the other hand, ALWAYS bring food when you're going on a Southwest flight. You never know if you're going to be delayed or rerouted, and they only serve little snacks on their flights.
• I need to buy a power adapter for my laptop. Or a spare battery. And a wireless card.
• Philadelphia Airport has free wifi for students, but not in Terminal A. I learned this the hard way, too.
• This past trip to Heathrow was the best I've ever slept on a plane. This was because there was no one next to me, so I was able to raise the armrest and stretch out. It was great!
• This was also the first time I've used Terminal 1 at Heathrow. It's clearly older than Terminal 3, but it seems smaller and easier to use. Always a good thing!
• I'm actually looking forward to my return flight to Philadelphia, so I can try a Cheesesteak the next time.

I think that's it for now. Back to work!

Kxxx