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[jianantonic]

I don't know if it has more to do with the particular moment in time, or just the age that I was, but the songs that were top 40 hits when I was in middle school (1993-1996) have this amazing staying power -- I can go for literally years without hearing it, and then a song like "Breakfast at Tiffany's" comes on my shuffle, and I can sing along to every word, every pause, every hum and filler word. I love that.

This morning was a windows down, drive fast, sing loud kind of commute. It felt awesome. I was confirmed for an upgrade on my flight to Vegas tonight, and now just one busy workday stands between me and some Vegas shenanigans.

The silly Blazers had to lose their silly summer league playoff game yesterday, though, so now I don't get to watch them play this weekend after all. Bah. Oh well. My brother decided to drive up from Phoenix, so I'll spend the weekend partying with him, and McKenzie asked me to pack our convention cards, so it sounds like he's setting aside some time to actually play bridge with me, too. I'm 55 points away from Gold Life Master. McKenzie wants to be playing with me when I get it, which means I shouldn't enter any major events without him until I'm over. I wasn't planning on it, anyway, but if I can find good pickup games this weekend, I'll take them. Only a Bracket I KO would pay that much for a single event win, though. Anyway. I'm excited about this weekend, no matter how much or how little bridge there is.

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[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I LOVE that kind of commute! I hate when it's too warm to drive to work with the windows down in the mornings here (so, like, half the year).

Maybe I'm biased, but that was by far the best period for top 40 music. Man. I miss that.

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

Right?! I mean, we are the same age, so...yeah. And I guess middle school was actually 1994-5 through 96-97. Anyway. Looking back on the 90's, it's kind of precious how angsty everyone was. It's like, whoa, just you wait. And the music of the 2000's was/is either way angry or way escapist. But I feel very comforted by the nostalgic angst of the previous generation :)

[teefers.livejournal.com]

Music in the 90's was particularly awesome, in multiple genres such as hip hop, alternative, triphop, etc. Music these past 10 yrs has been pretty mediocre. It has a lot to do with society and politics. Basically since Obama has been elected, the masses (well, maybe not the republicans) have been pacified and are generally hopeful about things (as evidenced by the economy and real estate picking up again), which unfortunately doesn't spawn very much memorable music. Just cookie cutter bullshit like Pharrell's happy song, which I will be quite happy to forget as soon as its off the radio.