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Liar Liar, Pants on Fire...

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:43:23 GMT

Was what Rep. Wilson said during President Obama's Healthcare Address to a joint session of Congress?

People that know me might be surprised by a bit more of a nuanced answer than they were expecting.

Rep. Wilson simply contributed to a further coarsening of the dialogue at a time when it's not necessary. Enough with firebrands. Enough with childish name calling. Let's try something novel and have our elected officials act like grownups. They can start by stopping this silly call for censure.

What Wilson did wasn't un-American like some people want to say it is...it was quintessentially American...he expressed his opinion. The problem is that he did it in a boorish way and in the wrong forum. How can we expect more from our children in THEIR behavior than we do from Congressmen?

Only a blind person would say that our country doesn't have problems. It'd be nice if the people that were charged with fixing them didn't strongly resemble my daughter's 3rd grade class while out on the recess yard. Here's a good rule of thumb: if you would put your kid in timeout for doing something, you shouldn't accept that behavior from a public figure.

Woooooow

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:36:47 GMT

Holy crap...almost a year since my last post...ain't like it's been uneventful in that stretch either...not that anyone that actually reads my blog would be surprised by any of the events.

But, just to make me feel like I've accomplished something, I'll sum up (explaining takes too long, after all).

I'm now once again happily married...and my wonderful wife and I are expecting a bundle of...

...

...

Well...destruction, if the truth be told.

If you hear sobbing in mid to late November, that'll be us.

::nods::

I got Halo to fly on a plane for our honeymoon trip to New Orleans...

What can I actually say about New Orleans? We were there for 4 days, and I could have happily stayed forever. The French Quarter is like nothing I've ever seen before, to the point that I actually appreciated architecture (not normally my bag). The people were wonderful, the city beautiful and...yeah.

Had I the ability to do so, its one of the few places that I'd happily move to.

And now?

Well, we've been back for over a month. The kids are getting ready to start school.
The Little Miss will be heading out for her first sleepaway camp ever. I'm excited for her but selfishly bitter at the same time. I feel like Shorty, Little Miss and Trouble have been gone most of the summer and we haven't got to spend any time with 'em.

Very frustrating for a homebody like me.

Ah well...part of kids growing up, I guess.

Seems like they're all hitting/have hit those ages where they require less time (both a good thing and a bad thing if you ask me).

Hopefully I write something more recent than a year from now...but no promises.

::wink::

And that's all I gots to say about that...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:39:12 GMT

I fear she can still see Russia from her house...

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/vp-debate-open-palin-biden/727421/

Seven years...(in 2 days)

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:34:18 GMT

September 11, 2001 is a day that no one will ever forget...but it doesn't mean quite the same thing for me that it does for most other folks.

Aside from giving Rudy Giuliani something to talk about for the rest of his life, 9/11 gave me my first taste of fatherhood.

My daughter came into the world that day...and for almost seven years now I've been in awe of her.

Watching her grow up from a little blue, creature that looked vaguely like a cross between Winston Churchill and a lizard to the discerning young girl that she's rapidly becoming has been a joy from the first, and watching her young mind develop independence continues to fill me with pride.

With all of the pressures (both self-imposed and otherwise) that we face every day, sometimes it's easy to lose sight of the important things, so I'll take this moment to reflect on one of them and say how proud I am of not only her, but all three girls...four if you count Halo.

With the love and support that they provide to me, I can't help but feel that I've truly been blessed...and not in that creepy born-again way.

Test out your horrifying death whinney

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:16:35 GMT

"You probably heard about 'Commentary: The Musical,'" Jed Whedon said. "If you haven't, there is going to be commentary that we're writing songs for."

There also will be a chance for fans to be involved. The crew is preparing to accept video from fans featuring their character they would like to be accepted into the Evil League of Evil. The 10 best videos will be picked and included in the DVD release."

No word on where to send that to just yet...but the DVD release is slated towards the end of the year.

Campaign thoughts

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:45:42 GMT

There's been a lot of comments on unity in the Democratic Party...a lot of people upset over how the Clintons have or have not supported Obama.

To all of these people, I give you the finest political mind of our age...

Stephen Colbert.

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=179076

Book Meme

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:11:53 GMT

Stolen from Halo, who stole it from Derth...and so on.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Strikethrough books you didn't like.

1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell
~~9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis~~ (I DESPISE allegory)
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
~~17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens~~
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling
23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling
24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling
25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
~~34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens~~
35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert
40. Emma, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
46. Animal Farm, George Orwell
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck
53. The Stand, Stephen King
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
56. The BFG, Roald Dahl
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding
71. Perfume, Patrick Suskind
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl
75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
78. Ulysses, James Joyce
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith
83. Holes, Louis Sachar
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons
89. Magician, Raymond E Feist
90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
~~93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett~~
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
95. Katherine, Anya Seton
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie

Rest In Peace...

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:34 GMT

George Carlin (1937 - 2008)

Without him, we wouldn't have the types of social commentary in stand up comedy that lead to The Daily Show and Cobert Report...and the world would be a duller place for it.

Mr. Carlin, you will be missed.

...But it was a cartoon!

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:50:54 GMT

Have you ever seen or read something that sorta stuck in you head...stuck in your head and just wouldn't leave it? You find yourself randomly thinking about it, getting drawn inexorably in again and again when you have no desire to think about it?

Well, a little while ago, Halo and I purchased Grave of the Fireflies an anime from Studio Ghibli, the same folks that brought you My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, and a bunch of other really great movies.

She warned be before hand that it was sad, and I nodded. After all, it's a cartoon, how bad could it be?

Then I saw it.

Grave of the Fireflies is the single most powerful anti-war film I have ever seen, in addition to being a scathing critique on how people (in this case the Japanese) deal with their fellow man in times of crisis. It's images are haunting, all the more because of their striking beauty. I don't cry at movies, but I will be the first to admit, that I did at Grave of the Fireflies, and did so frequently towards the end (the fact that they paired this movie with My Neighbor Totoro when the initiall released it in Japan is horrifying to me...sorta like pairing Schindler's List with Enchanted...but more so).

If you haven't seen this movie, it really, really is worth it...not to be entertained...because it's NOT entertaining in any way I can conceive of...but because it's something that everyone should see at some point in their lives.

Just not with the kids around.

No Power in the Verse can stop them...

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:25:35 GMT

Stephen Brust has written a Firefly novel and posted it online for free download...ya'll should take a gander (I know that I plan to).

http://dreamcafe.com/firefly.html

Stolded from Halo...

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:03:41 GMT

IF YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I want to know 35 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine... You're on my list, so I want to know you better!

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
2) What was your dream growing up?
3) What talent do you wish you had?
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
5) Favorite vegetable?
6) What was the last book you read?
7) What zodiac sign are you?
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
9) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
26) What do you want to see or do before you die?
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Do you believe in God?
35) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Stolded from Julzlady on Livejournal.

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:32:45 GMT

Stolen from Julzlady

1. Do you like blue cheese?
Nope.

2. Have you ever smoked heroin?
No.

3. Do you own a gun?
Uh uh.

4. Your favorite song right now?
"Name" by the Goo Goo Dolls

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Not mine...but when Halo has 'em I do.

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Gross.

7. Favorite Christmas song?
Bing Crosby "White Christmas" or "The 12 Days of Christmas" by the Muppets

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Tea or water.

9. Can you do push ups?
Bunches.

10. Is your bathroom clean?
It is. I can't abide by the sort of filth that use to live in them in days gone by.

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
Don't really have one.

12. Favorite hobby?
Roleplaying. I'm a nerd.

13. Secret weapon to get the opposite sex?
::snerk::

I lack weapons of any sort to use on the opposite sex.

14. Do you have A.D.D.?
Not so much.

15. What one trait do you hate about yourself?
I take too much crap from people if it's directed at me.

16. Middle Name?
Matthew

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment:
I really need some pants that fit properly
My hands are sooooo cold
I will never be rid of this cough.

18. name 3 things u bought yesterday?
Tomatos
Lemonade mix
Garlic Powder

19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
Water, Lemonade, Hot Chocolate

20. Current worry right now?
Paying back the folks I borrowed money from.

21. Current hate right now?
LAM having issues that I can't fix for her.

22. Favorite place to be?
With my family and friends...where ever it is. Sappy, huh?

23. How did you bring in the New Year?
And the Steegs' shindig learning that Ben really wants to have dinner with Muhammad Ali

24. Where would you like to go?
Ireland

25. Name three people who will complete this?
Too late...they already did.

26. Do you own slippers?
No.

27. What kind of shirt are you wearing?
Blue short sleeved button up shirt.

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
Sure

29. Can you whistle?
Yup

30. Favorite color?
Blue

31. Would you be a pirate?
Aye!

32. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I don't.

33. Favorite girl's name?
Don't know, do ya? Too many people could get upset.

34. Favorite boy's name?
Hrmmm...Christopher

35. What's in your pocket right now?
Wallet, keys, cell phone, chap stick

36. Last thing that made you laugh?
LAM (responding to people referring to her first school picture as a Poopin' LAM face) "Yup, I'm sick of that too" in a matter of fact tone.

37. Best bed sheets as a child?
Transformers!

38. Worst injury you've ever had?
Broken Arm when I was 12

39. Do you love where you live?
It'll do.

40. How many tv's do you have in your house?
3

41. Who is your loudest friend?
Loudest? Hrmmm...Satirenoire.

42. How many dogs do you have?
1

43. How many cats do you have?
None. (huzzah)

44.Do you wish on shooting stars?
Can't hurt.

45. What is your favorite tv show?
Heroes

46. What is your favorite candy?
Kit Kats

47. What is your favorite Sports Team?
Eagles

48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
I'm gonna live forever

49. What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Putting Halo to bed.

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
"How did Lily get into our room?"

For those who are interested

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:18:05 GMT

Halo said yes

And now it's official...I'm apparently not a nice guy...

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:03:23 GMT

::hangs head in shame::

In case it doesn't show up properly...it's Sawyer.

Which Lost Character Are You?

Okay...now I've scared myself...

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:57:44 GMT

Sejanus?

Oh dear...

</p>

SEJANVS

You worked as Tiberius'
most trusted advisor, but when that lazy coward fled Rome to shack up
in his house near the beach, you basically took over as ruler. You are
ambitious and righteous, and not above killing to get what you want. But,
as with every other leader in Rome, you must keep an eye out for anyone
who might thwart your plans. Don't trust anyone, no matter who they might
be.

You were portrayed
by Patrick Stewart.

Which I, Claudius Character are You? created by
Shiny Objects

Now to clean up that language...

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:49:12 GMT

'Cause I certainly don't speak as eloquently as Al here does...

Which Deadwood Character Are You?

You are: Al SwearengenYou have your priorities straight, and you know how to focus on the task at hand.
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Yikes!

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:30:52 GMT

Mr. Bennet

You scored 70 Idealism, 45 Nonconformity, 58 Nerdiness

Are you on the list?

Congratulations, you're Mr. Bennet! You are one mysterious person with mysterious motives. Despite all the mystery, it's clear that you believe what you do is for the greater good, and you are obviously a well-educated person in your field.

Your best quality: Dedication to your work/organization/etc.
Your worst quality: Keeping too many secrets

I'm complex

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:41:52 GMT

How to make a orklad

Ingredients:

5 parts jealousy

5 parts ambition

5 parts empathy

Method:
Add to a cocktail shaker and mix vigorously. Top it off with a sprinkle of lustfulness and enjoy!

Personality cocktail
From Go-Quiz.com

How can this be?

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:56:50 GMT

Okay...

So, I'm back at work for the first time since what seems like forever ago...

No sir, I don't like it.

I'm trying to get over some sort of horrid death-plague that caused me to shiver uncontrollably for a good portion of yesterday, I haven't managed to be permitted to speak to LAM and GEM since I dropped 'em off with Pooh ('cause God knows that letting them talk to me would kill her).

Still no word on when the custody hearing is.

New Years was...well, it was.

There were good times, and bad. I was glad to see people, but the more I'm in large party-type settings, the more I'm realizing that I think I prefer slightly smaller gatherings where things can be a bit more involved.

Plus I was fighting off serious bouts of upset over the fact that the girls weren't there.

::shrug::

It is what it is, I suppose.

So...new year, new chances.

2006 will certainly be memorable for me for a lot of different reasons, some good, some bad. I realize that now more than ever my life is a work in progress...and that's not a bad thing. We'll see where I am 364 days from now. With any sorta luck, 2007 will avoid the drama-filled tendencies of its predecessor.

Time will tell.

So...till my lazy butt bothers to post again, salud.

Makes ya wonder...

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:21:00 GMT

(Courtesy of Stephen Brust's livejoural)

Gingerbread House

We were thinking about doing a gingerbread house for Christmas. I've never assembled a gingerbread house before. Does anyone know what the spec is for gingerbread electrical? Do I need to have grounded gingerbread outlets? Also, can I get a gingerbread tax break if I install gingerbread solar heating? Am I going to have to pay fees if I build in a gated gingerbread community?

Maybe we'll just do blueberry muffins.

It's just tiring...

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:26:38 GMT

Christmas shopping is finished.

But at this point, I just feel like I want to lay down and not get back up. I miss my kids horribly, feel like very little in my life's going right (certainly nothing's actually stable right now), and it's only a matter of time till something awful happens.

Could be at the custody hearing.

Could be before.

Could be after.

::shrugs::

When so many things have gone wrong, its tough not to think that more's on the way...and the horrible thing is that I KNOW that this mindset is unhealthy, and likely just contributing to things not turning out well.

Which basically means I feel pretty detached from everything around me. Like a spectator watching things go by and trying hard to care, but unable to do so from being gun shy from getting hurt too often.

It's a rotten self defense method, but it seems to be the one that I've fallen into...

With any luck getting the kids on Friday and doing the whole Christmas thing will help snap me out of it.

'Cause if it doesn't, I don't know what will.

Odd kinda guilty

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:22:03 GMT

So...

Most everyone else around me has been sick on, off or constantly for the last few months (or so it seems).

Me?

I don't so much get sick...had a vaguely blue feeling from time to time, but that's understandable under the circumstances, I suspect...

The funny thing is that I feel kinda guilty about my good fortune in this regard...I mean, there's no reason for it.

I haven't been eating well...I haven't been going to the gym regularly over the last month at least, and I've certainly not been taking vitamins or anything like that.

But here I am, healthy and just sorta rockin' along while everyone has a variety of health issues around me.

Strange.

I'm just as glad for the distraction, really...God knows that there are less productive avenues for my brain to wander down right now...

In fact, look, there it goes.

::sigh::

Bask in my seduction...

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:19:19 GMT

Or somthing...

Figures

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:40:32 GMT

Pooh's lawyer pulled yet another no show.

We're going to court.

A very good year indeed (stolen from Halo)

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:32:48 GMT

Go to the link on Halo's page and find the most requested songs from the year of your 18th birthday. Strike the ones you hated, bold the ones you loved. Leave the ones you don't know or didn't care about one way or another alone.

1992 Greatest Hits

1. Too Legit To Quit - Hammer (hahah just kidding..)
Real # 1. Baby Got Back - Sir Mixx-A-Lott
2. I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
3. End Of The Road - Boys II Men
4. Move This - Technotronic
5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (bigger hit as a reissue)
6. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
~~7. Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams~~
8. Come As You Are - Nirvana
9. Jump Around - House Of Pain
~~10. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston~~
11. Twilight Zone - 2 Unlimited
12. Mysterious Ways - U2
13. Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
14. November Rain - Guns N Roses
~~15. I'll Be There - Mariah Carey~~
16. Lithium - Nirvana
17. Rump Shaker - Wreckx-N-Effect
18. Masterpiece - Atlantic Starr
~~19. Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus~~
20. Caribbean Blue - Enya
21. Baby Baby Baby - TLC
22. Finally - CeCe Peniston
23. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough - Patty Smyth & Don Henley
24. Mr. Loverman - Shabba Ranks
25. If I Ever fall In Love - Shai
26. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John & George Michael
27. To be With You - Mr. Big
28. Always Tomorrow - Gloria Estefan
29. Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
30. The Hitman - AB Logic
31. One - U2
32. Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
33. Life Is A Highway - Tom Cochrane
34. Even Better Than The Real Thing - U2
35. Beauty and The Beast - Peabo Bryson & Celine Dion
36. Everybody'd Free (To Feel Good) - Rozalla
37. Trashy Women - Confederate Railroad
38. These Are Days - 10,000 Maniacs
39. Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg - TLC
40. How Do You Talk To An Angel - The Heights
41. Sexy M.F. - Prince (& The New Power Generation)
42. Remember The Time - Michael Jackson
43. Layla (Unplugged) - Eric Clapton
44. Jump! - The Movement
~~45. All 4 Love - Color Me Badd~~
46. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
47. Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
48. Bang Bang - David Sanborn
~~49. Make It Happen - Mariah Carey~~
50. Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - The Spin Doctors
~~51. Can't Let Go - Mariah Carey~~
52. Right Now - Van Halen
53. Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
54. Scenerio - A Tribe Called Quest
~~55. Humpin' Around - Bobby Brown~~
56. Constant Craving - k.d. lang
57. My Lovin (You're Never Gonna Get It) - En Vogue
58. Hazard - Richard Marx
59. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B. Hawkins
60. Am I The Same Girl - Swing Out Sister
~~61. Jump - Kris Kross~~
62. 57 Channels (and nothin' on) - Bruce Springsteen
63. This Used To Be My Playground - Madonna
64. Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth
65. I Love Your Smile - Shanice
66. I Wanna Rock - Luke
67. Free Your Mind - En Vogue
68. Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More) - C+C Music Factory
69. The One - Elton John
70. Galileo - Indigo Girls
71. Just Another Day - Jon Secada
72. Juice (know the ledge) - Eric B. & Rakim
73. Tennessee - Arrested Development
74. Take A Chance On Me - Erasure
~~75. Good Enough - Bobby Brown~~

All in all, not a bad list...some of my favorite songs ever are from when I was 18...guess it's true: Change is bad.