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Lyric of the week
Current mood: amorous
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

The lyrics are good - but the whistling is ethereal....

The Stranger - Billy Joel

Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out and
Show ourselves
When everyone has gone
Some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the stranger
But we love to try them on

Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it, why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself

Once I used to believe
I was such a great romancer
Then I came home to a woman
That I could not recognize
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer
It was then I felt the stranger
Kick me right between the eyes

Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?

Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself

You may never understand
How the stranger is inspired
But he isn't always evil
And he is not always wrong
Though you drown in good intentions
You will never quench the fire
You'll give in to your desire
When the stranger comes along.

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The Kind of Corpus that isn’t dead
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Writing and Poetry

....but it is very useful for answering questions about the living English language.

You can do some of the same sorts of things you can do with Google, but classified by parts of speech, type of source (spoken, fiction, news, etc.), and context.

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Definition of the week
Current mood: amused
Category: Writing and Poetry

humerus: the bone of the upper arm.  Appropriately, a nerve ending at its end is called colloquially the "funny bone".

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Quote of the week
Current mood: amused
Category: Romance and Relationships

"There's a new medical crisis. Doctors are reporting that many men are having allergic reactions to latex condoms. They say they cause severe swelling. So what's the problem?"
      --Dustin Hoffman  

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What does a bumper sticker say about you?
Current mood: amused
Category: News and Politics

Apparently, even if it is a bumper sticker about peace and love, it says "stay away from me on the road."

Interesting study, I would have thought you at least had to read the sticker to figure out the driver was a jerk.

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The wanderer
Current mood: calm
Category: Travel and Places

My youngest son is in Germany with his class, and they have a blog.

Apparently he is over his motion sickness now, and things have been hectic but are working out.

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Lyric of the week
Current mood: amused
Category: Music

Lets Dance To Joy Division - The Wombats

I'm back in Liverpool,
And everything seems the same,
But I worked something out last night,
That changed this little boys brain,
A small piece of advice,
That took twenty-two years in the make,
And I will break it for you now,
Please learn from my mistakes,
Please learn from my mistakes.

Let's dance to joy division,
And celebrate the irony,
Everything is going wrong,
But we're so happy,
Let's dance to joy division,
And raise our glass to the ceiling,
'Cos this could all go so wrong,
But we're just so happy,
Yeah we're so happy.

So if your ever feeling down,
Grab your purse and take a taxi,
To the darker side of town,
That's where we'll be,
And we will wait for you and lead you through the dance floor,
Up to the D.J booth,
You know what to ask for,
You know what to ask for.

Go ask for Joy Division,
And celebrate the irony,
Everything is going wrong,
But we're so happy,
Let's dance to joy division,
And raise our glass to the ceiling,
'Cos this could all go so wrong,
But we're just so happy,
So happy.

So let the love tear us apart,
I've found the cure for a broken heart,
Let it tear us apart,
let the love tear us apart,
I've found the cure for a broken heart,
Let it tear us apart,
(Let it tear us apart)
So let the love tear us apart,
I've found the cure for a broken heart,
Let it tear us apart,
(Let it tear us apart)
So let the love tear us apart,
I've found the cure for a broken heart,
Let it tear us apart,
Let it tear us apart,
Let it tear us apart.

Let's dance to joy division,
And celebrate the irony,
Everything is going wrong,
But we're so happy,
Let's dance to joy division,
And raise our glass to the ceiling,
'Cos this could all go so wrong,
But we're just so happy,
Yeah we're so happy,
So happy,
Yeah we're so happy,
So happy,
Yeah we're so happy

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Definition of the week
Current mood: contemplative
Category: Writing and Poetry

Eschatology - the study of the end.

This is usually a matter for religion and philosophy, but the eschatology of a relationship can be of interest to psychologists as well.

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An appropriate epitaph
Current mood: nostalgic
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

Yes, Jessica titled this graph "Well, shit."

May he rest in peace, or whatever is appropriate.

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Quote of the week
Current mood: amused
Category: Writing and Poetry

"It's a scientific fact that zombies have no  social skills," he said, pushing me toward the staircase. "But  they have enormous sex drives."
- Violet Blue

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