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Uncovering a mixed CD … and then having to use Shazam

OK, it’s time for a little Friday fun.

For those of you not born in the last 20 years, you might be able to relate.

Remember mixed tapes? Man they were awesome. Grab some tunes, make a couple of mixed tapes and head out for a long ride. How cool was that? Loved it.

Alas, this isn’t a mixed tape, per say.

I was digging around looking for something the other night and came across a stack of CDs. I went through them all last night and came up with a lot of older photos (from when I was first into digital photography, so 2003/04). Mixed in was a music CD.

Of course I had to check it out.

I have no idea when this was made, to be honest. I’m sure I could search all the songs and find out when they were made and could give an educated guess. I’d guess the mid 2000s or so.

So, I thought it would be fun — as long as I can find some YouTube videos — to put what I found on this CD. Please note I had to find a few of these via Shazam so I knew what the heck they were.

Have a great Friday.

1. Let’s Get Retarded (Black Eye Peas) 

This is before the PC version (let’s get it started) took over and it’s unedited.

2. Yeah! (Usher feat. Lil’ Jon and Ludacris)

Sad to say, I had to Shazam this one.

3. Frickin’ A – Trend

This is a pretty funny song. Lyrics below the video.  Had to Shazam this one, too.

Woke up today 
looking through my email 
it’s all triple x – explicit sex 
But I’m not horny 

Can’t make it stop, the different colored soda pops 
striped toe socks, call the cops 
I can’t take anymore 

I’ve got the perfect cel plan with nights and weekends free 
All the ringtones that I need 
But no one ever calls me 

I should paint myself green 
Walk around in a red g-string 
Cause I just don’t fit in 
Turn my hat sideways 
put a band aid on my face 
You know that I…. 
Wish I could start a trend 

Checkin’ out and in of the Paris Hilton 
Joe Millionaire – he’s a has been
Flippin’ through a hundred million channels 
But I still watch Road Rules 
Lose the pounds FLIP 
You gotta buy now FLIP 
Here’s the number to save your soul FLIP 
Breaking news…another Michael Jackson scandal 

I’ve got the perfect cel plan with nights and weekends free 
More on-peak than I need 
But no one ever calls me 

I’ll wear low rider jeans 
Put a barbell through my dingaling 
Cause I just don’t fit in 
Turn my hat sideways 
put a band aid on my pretty face 
Cause I wish, I know, I could…
I would start a trend 

Nana nana na 
Nana nana na 
Nana nana na 

Then there’s my girlfriend 
She’s such a cutie 
She’d be a beauty 
If she could get an extreme makeover on that booty 
I could bend her over and she let me spank it 
Take off my jeans 
The zipper pinched my dingaling 
And I don’t really fit in 
Throw my hat away 
Take that stupid band aid off my face 
And I…I wish there were 
One more way to tan your skin 
a reality show where no one wins 
If I would be myself 
Then I could start a trend 

Nana nana na 
Nana nana na 
Nana nana na 

Then I could start a trend

Nana nana na 
Nana nana na 
Nana nana na 

If I’d just be myself

Nana nana na 
Nana nana na 
Nana nana na 

Be myself

Nana nana na 
Nana nana na 

If I’d just be myself

4. Tangled up in me (Skye Sweetnam) 

<Sigh> I know. On the bright side, I had to Shazam it.

5. Somebody told me (The Killers)

This is still a pretty kick-ass song. Upbeat. Easy to drive to.

6. Nobody’s Fool (Kenny Loggins)

Hell yeah! Caddyshack II! Rock it. Lyrics below the video for sure. Rock it! I’m nobody’s fool!

I know you think I’m no match for you baby
You like being rough on me don’t ya, my my my (ha ha)
Back to the shack oh yeah
Nothing suits me better than that
If time has taught me anything
Got to learn to be the ball
And I can’t keep from laughing at it all (whoa)
I’m gonna laugh

I’m going all the way
Sooner or later gotta love somebody
Don’t care how long it takes

Like a shock to the heart
I’ve got news for you
I may not look so smart
But I’m nobody’s fool

Oh no, that’s enough for you baby
Taking it slow, it’s too much for me to analyze
Still all right, heading into the rhythm of a summer night
Winds of wild insanity, blow with me tonight
Saddle up all you cowboys, gonna ride
I’m gonna ride

I’m going all the way
Sooner or later gotta love somebody
Don’t care how long it takes

You can turn up the heat
But I’m playing it cool
I know it’s hard to believe
I ain’t nobody’s fool

I’m going all the way (all the way)
Sooner or later gotta love somebody (I don’t care)
Don’t care how long it takes

You might think that
I have not gone to school on you
Baby like it or not
I ain’t nobody’s fool

My hallucination may come as some surprise
You may try to deny it
You’re amazed when the clown slaps you in the face
Leaves you dumbfounded there in his way (yeah)

I’m going all the way (yeah)
Sooner or later gotta love somebody (gotta love somebody)
Don’t care how long it takes

Like a shock to the heart
I’ve got news for you
Maybe I’m not so smart
But I’m nobody’s fool

I’m going all the way (oh yeah)
I’m going all the way (I’m nobody’s fool, baby, nobody’s fool)
Don’t care how long it takes (I don’t care)
I’m going all the way (who’s fooling who?)

7. Mr. Mom (Lonestar)

This really is a fun little song.

8. The Love Song (K-OS)

Yep, Shazam.

9. Call on Me (Eric Prydz)

The video of this is actually a little racy, so I just went with the one below. If you want to see it, head to YouTube! End strong though … this was also found via Shazam!

So there you have it. I’m definitely not a mix-master as I like to think I once was. Alas, the tunes were obviously good for me at the time, despite the fact that some of them didn’t stand the test of time.

I’ll have to see if I can uncover a few more CDs for some future posts.

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Oh those crazy animals …

I needed to have a little fun on this Monday.

See, I have some real-world things getting to me so I needed to find some laughs. What better way than taking 15-20 minutes to peek at some funny animal videos on YouTube before diving back into the real world.

I don’t know about all of you, but videos like this can leave me in some seriously hard laughter.

And, it really is a light-hearted way to look at things and smile a little.

With that in mind, I wanted to share a few of my favorite animal videos from YouTube.

Watermelon, anyone?

Catch that tail!

Stealing the rug

What are you eating?

Wrapping a present…

Fly Guy — Simon’s Cat

Icecapade — Simon’s Cat

If you are looking for many more non-stop laughs, go visit the Simon’s Cat channel on YouTube and catch all the other episodes. Hilarious.

Hope you all have a decent Monday. Don’t let the man keep you down!

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Using holiday music is key to getting into the festive mood

I know the Christmas music usually hits the radios right around Thanksgiving.

Alas, I won’t lie — I usually like it.

I’m a fan of Christmas music and always have been. But, with how this year has gone, I’ve found I’m not in the most festive mood. I’m sure today and tomorrow will be fine. I’ll have the chance to spend time with family and friends and for that, I’m thankful and happy.

However, being in a bit of a hum-bug mood this year, I’ve not really listened to much when it comes to holiday music. And that’s a bit of a shame because, honestly, it usually helps put me into the holiday mood.

So, while processing photos, I decided to hit up YouTube and find some of my favorites.

I figured I’d also share them with all of you.

In no certain order, here are some of my favorite songs for this time of year.

Mariah Carey — All I want for Christmas is you

One of my all-time favorites. Whenever I hear this, it really does get me into a more festive mood. She’s really an amazing artist and this song is such a big part of our society, it seems, that it’s hard to not have on the list.

Burl Ives — Holly Jolly Christmas

A classic. Probably my all-time favorite. Plus, it’s in the Rudolph special!

If you want to see a really cute video to go with this song, check this one out — it’s Lady Antebellum’s version. The short video is really cool, too.

Jose Feliciano — Feliz Navidad

Come on now … be honest. This song totally has to get you into the festive mood!

Andy Williams — Most wonderful time of the year

It really is, isn’t it?

Fred Astaire — Santa Claus is coming to town

It’s Fred Astaire. And a Christmas song. How isn’t this awesome?

Gene Autry — Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Many have been done, but Autry’s is still the best, I think.

Frank Sinatra — Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Anything with Frank rules. That’s pretty much a solid guarantee.

Jimmy Durante — Frosty the Snowman

Though originally done by Autry — many a generation knows this song as sung by Durante in the popular holiday cartoon.

This is, by far, not a full list of my favorites. But it is a bunch I wanted to share. So what are your favorite holiday tunes?

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30 Days of Writing: Magic carpet (9/30)

This post is written in conjunction with the 30 Days of Writing, a blog challenge devised by Nicky and Mike at “We Work For Cheese.” I’ll be participating throughout the month of June. If interested, you can see my post with the details of the challenge. 

Please note that some of these posts will be serious, some will be normal, and some will be an attempt at humor. This one has me being stumped! 

Magic carpet?

Seriously?

Is this where I am supposed to blame it on Mike (of We Work For Cheese) to get some extra points?

No matter what — magic carpet?

What are we, like 10-years-old?

Sheeeesh.

So when I think of magic and think of the age of 10, I think of one thing — though it’s not a carpet.

It’s a dragon.

Now, I know people say the song is about weed and such. Peter, Paul and Mary highly deny this. And, let’s be truthful, this song is part of a lot of people’s childhood and will likely transcend time and continue to be a major part of people’s growing time for years and years to come.

I can hear you now — this isn’t a magic carpet. I know, I know… give me a moment.

So carpet.

I think a bad hairpiece. Seriously.

Some dude with a checkered suit jacket and talking about the weather on some bad TV station and a bad toupee.

Like you weren’t thinking the same thing.

OK, OK… I get it. It’s about a magic carpet ride.

Would you just prefer some Steppenwolf? I’m sure I won’t be posting this song today, but so be it. I’m stumped on this theme.

However, if Nicky and Mike could send a magic carpet down this way loaded with some dishes of poutine, I’d be thankful!

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Foto Friday: Organizing your photographs

First of all, I realize that this week’s Foto Friday is filled with words and not images, but that’s designed. For this week, anyway.

It’s because I am coming to photographers (or anyone else) and asking a serious question.

How the heck do you organize your photos?

I currently have three external hard drives (150 gig, 500 gig, 1 TB). My goal — and plan — is to get these photos all organized onto one external hard drive (perhaps a 2TB hard drive?) and keep them all there, as well as get an online backup service to make sure things are safer.

I have so many other things on these hard drives and I hate knowing it takes up so much needed space. That space where I could put photos!

From documents to everything else, I have it on these hard drives.

Here’s my issue — when I shoot, I shoot in Raw and JPEG. The reason being, if something is decent enough on the fly, I can use the JPEG. If not, use the RAW. However, I’m noticing (obviously) that the two files take up a lot more space than if I just shot one. So I’m thinking about keeping it the same, but shooting RAW plus a really small JPEG file. That way, I can use it for a thumbnail to know what I have (when on the computer), yet not take up as much space.

That’s for another day, though.

Here’s my first thought on how to do this whole thing.

I have a lot of space available on my computer’s hard drive. I think I’m slowly going to start moving things around a bit. Maybe I’ll start with the 250 gig hard drive and get everything not photos off and on the computer. Then do the same for the 500 gig HD and then the 1 TB. Once I have only photos on each of these drives, I can see how much space it actually takes up.

In the end, the 1 TB external HD might be good enough. It also might not be, in which case I will have to start looking at getting a 2TB one and making sure it’s only for photos.

I also want to go through everything and find every video I have ever taken and put that on its own external HD. Reality is videos take up a lot of space on one’s hard drive, so to have them separate might be a smart move. Plus, I can then go through them, edit as needed and upload them to places such as YouTube or Flickr.

The same can be said with my photos. As I go through them, my goal is to hopefully start uploading many other things to my Flickr account. In the end, I hope to have Flickr be my personal history in photographs. Utilizing the sets and collections, I’ll be able to have things in one place. That way, if somebody wants to see, say, my Ireland photos, they can click on that collection and see all the sets that make up that collection.

And in the end, those photos will always be there, which is a cool thing.

In the end, my hope is to have everything in a couple of spots, so it’s much easier to access and see. And, truthfully, if anything ever happens to me, I’d like it so these items are easy for people to get or see. I’m quite proud of a lot of the images I have taken and I’d like to make sure these things are taken care of no matter what.

I was sifting through a couple of these older shots this morning for a future Foto Friday post and realized I have some things I really was happy with when I first took them. But that was before my world of Flickr. Though, at that time, I was keeping my Photo blog up to date. (I haven’t recently, unfortunately. Maybe if I get organizing, I can try and get that photo blog on auto pilot and have it automatically update photos for several years!) There are some cool shots that I’d like to start uploading to Flickr and, as I noted, organizing these images.

So that’s my next photo project, of sorts.

I’m sure it won’t be done too quickly. I have a lot of images to get through, check out and see where things belong. But in the end, I think I’ll be quite stoked at the outcome and I will know that things are securely backed up and in a good spot. I hope, anyway.

For future Foto Fridays: If any of you shutterbugs out there have any ideas for topics or themes or anything else I can use for Foto Friday, let me know. I’m willing to try many things, especially for a good blog post! Hopefully I can come up with a list of items I can start working on to try and get some ideas in the bank and have many other Foto Friday stories!

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