Under the Sky Blue Sea: March 2006

Monday, March 20, 2006

Me Me Me Musical Meme

I found this meme on Sarah's blog, and thought it looked like fun ... so here we are. :) Not always logical, but amusing none the less.

How to: Put your iTunes/Winamp/WMP on shuffle. Say the following questions aloud, and press play. Use the song title as the answer to the question (no cheating).

1. How does the world see me?
Alone in Kyoto – Air (from Lost in Translation)

2. Will I have a happy life?
Move (You Make Me Feel So Good) - Moby

3.What do my friends think of me?
Must Be Dreaming – Frou Frou

4. Do people secretly lust after me?
It’s Still Rock & Roll to Me – Billy Joel

5. How can I make myself happy?
Have a Little Faith in Me - Jewel

6. What should I do with my life?
May It Be - Enya

7. Will I ever have children?
Sand in My Shoes - Dido

8. What is some good advice for me?
Thriller – Michael Jackson

9. How will I be remembered?
You Belong to Me – Jason Wade (from Shrek)

10. What's my signature dancingsong?
World on Fire – Sarah McLachlan

11. What's my current theme song?
Eve – Chantal Kreviazuk

12. What do others think is my current theme song?
Another Day - Rent

13. What shall they play at my funeral?
Hole in the World - The Eagles

14. What type of wo/men do I like?
Nothin' Bout Love Makes Sense - LeAnn Rimes

15. How's my love life?
Are You Ready to Fly? - Dune

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

The Coca Cola Review

Times Square, NYC - May 2005

Photo by me.

As many of you know, I love Coke. Not the powdery, illegal kind, but Coca Cola Classic. Classic would be my favorite kind, although they have developed many permuations and variations over the years ... so I though that a review of sorts might be in order. I was too young to remember 'New Coke', but here are some of my opinions on their more recent innovations ...

Diet Coke: Ick. Bland, watery, not sweet at all. If I'm going to have a diet cola, I'll have a Diet Pepsi, please ...at least there is some flavour.
Coca Cola Zero: Even worse/less flavour than Diet Coke, if you can believe it. I just tried this recently - their 'Zero Calories, Zero Sugar' beverage ... with zero taste. Why bother?
Diet Coke w/ Lemon: Tried this a couple of years ago, on a whim... again, ew. About how I would imagine 'Mr. Clean' might taste. I'm pretty sure they've stopped making it, and a good thing too.
Diet Coke w/ Lime: I was expecting this to turn out about as well as Lemon, but was pleasantly surprised - I actually really like this one! The lime tastes fairly authentic, and adds a nice tang to the blandness of the diet. (Although, it did cross my mind a few sips in that it would taste even better with rum mixed in ...lol)
Regular Coke w/ Lime: Having tried the diet version first, I thought I'd give the regular a whirl as well, to see if it was even better. Turned out not to be the case, surprisingly - the regular sweetness overwhelmed the tangy lime-ness, but I couldn't really taste much of either one. Not bad, but fairly 'blah' overall. May also be good with rum.
Vanilla Coke: Yummy yum yum! Probably my favourite after 'real' coke. Tastes like dessert. Please don't discontinue this one (although I think they have already ..boo.) I'm stocking up in this one.

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Little things

Little things that have amused/made me happy recently:
-pumping the exact amount of gas that I was aiming for, to the penny
-playing with golden retrievers
-trying on fancy ballgowns
-playing tug of war with a dog who wanted to use his own leash as the rope (which he was attached to at the time, although it was long enough to actually work)
-also being towed by same dog while on an ice rink - he's heavy enough that when he started to run on the outdoor rink, I slid after him (couldn't stop if I tried, lol)
-having a taped copy of this week's Grey's Anatomy to watch, as I missed it in BC
-chewing bubble gum
-seeing old friends
-motorcycle rides
-playing on slides and swings with a 3 year old