Today, it’s cold outside. This morning there was a light dusting of snow on the ground. The dusting of snow was enough to delay the arrival of the light rail shuttle bus. I got in to work at 6:40 instead of 6:30. Alas....

NEW & SEMI-NEW CD’s
So far this year I bought a lot of cd’s on eBay. I thought it would be fun to post quick reviews of them.

The Postal Service Give Up cd. I really like this one a lot. I can listen to the whole thing from start to finish without fast forwarding through a song. My favorite tracks are: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight, Such Great Heights, and Natural Anthem.

This Is Cult Fiction. This is a compilation cd that consists of tv and movie theme music. I always feel cool when I listen to this cd. As you can probably tell, this is another cd that I like a lot. The only track I’m not into is the theme from Twin Peaks. My favorite tracks on the cd are the James Bond theme, Hawaii Five-O theme, Mission Impossible Theme, Theme from Shaft, Theme from Batman by the Marketts, and Iggy Pop’s Lust For Life. This cd really rocks!! I even have Theme to Miami Vice, The Hill Street Blues Theme and the Theme to Taxi. This cd makes me feel so cool yet grounded.

Totally Dance. This is a cd I bought solely because I wanted a copy of Darude’s Sandstorm. Since I really like late 90’s dance music I ended up enjoying the entire cd. Ok, not the entire cd. I can’t stand one song on the cd, Toni Braxton’s Maybe.

Now, That’s What I Call Music #1 I got this cd out of curiosity. It is the very first in the Now that’s What I Call Music series of cd’s. Ahh! Who am I kidding? I got the cd because I wanted to have a copy of Aqua’s Barbie Girl and Hanson’s Mmmm Bop. Yes, I occasionally listen to pop music. Besides, 1998, was a particularly good year for me.

The Libertines. I got this cd because I wanted to know what they sound like. There lead singer is like the UK’s version of Scott Weiland. In the since that he’s very talented yet constantly messed up on drugs. The cd is brilliant it has a punk edge to it. It was produced by Mick Jones. Jones was a former member of The Clash. Favorite Tracks are: The Man Who Would Be King, Last Post on the Bugle, What Became of The Likely Lads, and What Katie Did, and Campaign of Hate.

Handsome Boy Modeling School White People. I got this cd because I like the song that Jack Johnson does on it called Breakdown. Also I was interested in what Prince Paul was up to these days. Prince Paul formerly of De La Soul is one of the masterminds behind Handsome Boy Modeling School. Overall the cd is ok. It’s format reminds me of a De la Soul Record. The format is kind of like a fake commercial advertisement for a modeling school interlaced with songs. To me the concept seems dated. The songs are ok.

The Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat. I got this one because several months ago a lot of bloggers were listing this cd as being the one they were currently listening to. Since I’m constantly behind trends I thought right about now would be the time to give it a listen. All I can say after my experiences with it is that it’s definitely not the cd to take to work to get energized. It’s more a think piece than a “Let’s get down and party!”, piece. Yep, you guessed it, I like to listen to up tempo music when I’m at work.

On the Charts: IRS Records 1979-1994. I got this cd solely for nostalgia purposes. The cd happens to contain one of my all time favorite songs, Save It For Later by The English Beat. You want to make me instantly happy? Just play, Save It For Later. The cd also has another of my all time favorites, General Public’s, Tenderness. Yes, I know both songs have the same two guys singing lead. This of course makes me wonder what ever happened to Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger? They used to sound great together.

The Go-Go’s Greatest Hits. This is another cd I got for nostalgia. I used to really like The Go-Go’s. I still have a 45 vinyl picture disc of their single, We Got The Beat. The 20 year old disc has all five members of the group on it. Favorite Tracks on the Greatest Hits are, Our Lips Are Sealed, We Got The Beat, Head Over Heels, Vacation, and Turn to You.

Fat Boy Slim Palookaville So far this is my absolute favorite cd to listen to. The cd is just my style. It was an absolute joy to listen to from start to finish. Favorite Tracks would be the entire cd!! The one track I can’t get out of my head right now is Wonderful Night.

WHAT I’M WEARING:
Today, I have on a wedgewood blue (ahem, stone washed denim blue colour) cowl neck sweater, blue jeans, and blue suede shoes.