Fun Day

[paraka]

So I have a bunch of comments to reply to from my last entry, but I probably won't get to them until tomorrow. I also want to add a bit more to that post, after seeing bzzinglikeneon do a sum up of her fandom life too.

But I just wanted to make a post, because I had a really fun day today. I'm not sure what it's like elsewhere, but in Canada, March 31st is government year end, so for the past month, the Customer Service Centre where I work has been going crazy trying to make sure that things are ordered and delivered (or at least billed) by today. Because it's such a crazy time, management had most of this month as casual dress, so we all got to wear jeans to work, and today, was sort of a party day. They had a music theme, and encouraged everyone to dress up. I feel like a big stick in the mud, because I didn't dress up, but since I was gone all weekend, I just didn't have time to arrange anything. I did bring my sax in though, and set it up as decoration for my cubical.

Then at lunch, they turned the meeting rooms downstairs into music rooms. One had games of Guitar Hero going on, I spent most of my time in the karaoke room, but did take time to visit the Dance Dance Revolution room. Then when I got back upstairs, the supervisors went around with ice cream and a big cart of toppings to put on it (I put caramel sauce, peanuts, sprinkles and whipped cream on mine, but there were a ton of other options).

I work in the Contracts department, which is technically part of Customer Service, but it's on the other side of the building, and for the most part it's on it's own, so my supervisor had a little something planned for us too. At around 3 we all went into the caf and tried to break open a couple pinatas. I was a bit fat loser, who not only missed the pinata, but managed to hit *myself* in the *stomach* while I missed.

Then when I got home, I was very proud of myself, I went through my huge piles of papers (seriously, one was taking over my desk, and one was an entire drawer of my desk) and put a ton of stuff in the recycling. You can actually see the top of my desk! It's a miracle! (Ok, credit where credit's due, my mom cleaned it this weekend while I was gone, I just got rid of my pile of papers).

And lastly, it's my aunt and uncles 25th wedding anniversary coming up, and my mom wanted to play some of the songs that were popular the year they were married, 1983. I have a list of the top 100 songs, do any of you have any of these? I don't use any P2P programs, and I only have one comm on my flist with music, and it's not really a music comm. I'm looking them up, but if anyone here has any of these, and would be willing to upload it, or has a suggestion of a place to go, that would be awesome.


Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes
After The Fire Der Kommissar
Air Supply Making Love Out Of Nothing At All
Asia Don't Cry
Billy Joel Allentown
Billy Joel Tell Her About It
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band Shame On The Moon
Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Bryan Adams Straight From The Heart
Champaign Try Again
Christopher Cross All Right
Clash Rock The Casbah
Culture Club I'll Tumble 4 Ya
Culture Club Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Culture Club Time (Clock Of The Heart)
Daryl Hall and John Oates Family Man
Daryl Hall and John Oates Maneater
Daryl Hall and John Oates One On One
David Bowie China Girl
David Bowie Let's Dance
Debarge All This Love
Def Leppard Photograph
Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen
Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker
Don Henley Dirty Laundry
Donna Summer She Works Hard For The Money
Duran Duran Hungry Like The Wolf
Duran Duran Is There Something I Should Know
Earth Wind and Fire Fall In Love With Me
Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle You And I
Eddy Grant Electric Avenue
Elton John I'm Still Standing
Eric Clapton I've Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart
Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Frank Stallone Far From Over
Frida I Know There's Something Going On
Golden Earring Twilight Zone
Greg Kihn Band Jeopardy
Human League (Keep Feeling) Fascination
Irene Cara Flashdance... What A Feelin
Jackson Browne Lawyers In Love
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes Up Where We Belong
Joe Jackson Breaking Us In Two
Joe Jackson Steppin' Out
Journey Faithfully
Journey Separate Ways
Kajagoogoo Too Shy
Kenny Loggins Heart To Heart
Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton We've Got Tonight
Kinks Come Dancing
Laura Branigan Solitaire
Laura Branigan Gloria
Laura Branigan How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
Lionel Richie My Love
Lionel Richie Truly
Lionel Richie You Are
Little River Band The Other Guy
Loverboy Hot Girls In Love
Madness Our House
Marvin Gaye Sexual Healing
Men At Work It's A Mistake
Men At Work Overkill
Men At Work Down Under
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance
Michael Jackson Billie Jean
Michael Jackson Beat It
Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Michael Jackson Human Nature
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney The Girl Is Mine
Michael Sembello Maniac
Moving Pictures What About Me
Musical Youth Pass The Dutchie
Naked Eyes Promises Promises
Naked Eyes Always Somethmg There To Remind Me
Patti Austin and James Ingram Baby Come To Me
Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack Tonight I Celebrate My Love
Phil Collins You Can't Hurry Love
Police Every Breath You Take
Pretenders Back On The Chain Gang
Prince Little Red Corvette
Prince 1999
Quarterflash Take Me To Heart
Rick Springfield Affair Of The Heart
Sammy Hagar Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
Sergio Mendes Never Gonna Let You Go
Shalamar Dead Giveaway
Spandau Ballet True
Stephen Bishop It Might Be You
Stevie Nicks Stand Back
Stray Cats Stray Cat Strut
Stray Cats (She's) Sexy + 17
Styx Don't Let It End
Styx Mr. Roboto
Taco Puttin' On The Ritz
Thomas Dolby She Blinded Me With Science
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers You Got Lucky
Toni Basil Mickey
Toto Africa
Toto I Won't Hold You Back
Tubes She's A Beauty

Comments

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

I have a bunch of these...unfortunately nearly all of them are on vinyl, which doesn't do you much good. :P

I know I have "Dirty Laundry" someplace, and it's a good bet Greg has the Culture Club stuff...I'll have to ask him.

The problem I have is getting them uploaded, since for some really aggravating reason I can't seem to reach any of the usual upload sites. :| I can email them to you?

[paraka]

That would be totally awesome! E-mail away, my LJ address goes to my gmail account, so there shouldn't be a problem with file size on my end. You're awesome!

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not THAT awesome. I just remembered that I never did find my Don Henley GH CD that had "Dirty Laundry" on it. :| And Greg's Culture Club stuff is at his work. *huffs* Is tomorrow too late for those?

BUT I did find the "Hits of the 80s" CD that I got at a yard sale for a buck that happens to have "Electric Avenue" and "Goody Two Shoes" on it. Go me. :P

[paraka]

Oh, I'm not in any rush, we still have a few weeks to get them all. It's really awesome of you to take the time to rip your CDs for me ♥

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

Then I can have Greg get the Culture Club stuff and Thomas Dolby.

My sister is on Napster and can probably get some of this tomorrow, too, depending on what's left after the rest of your flist chips in. :)

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I have some of these but I'll have to check when I get home from work =)

[paradise-city.livejournal.com]

I only had a baker's dozen of what you were looking for, but there you go (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3MXJLAR1). :)

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

I emailed you a few and asked Greg to see if he had the Stray Cats stuff on his work computer. Everything else that I had or could get you've already got now.

[paraka]

I'm thinking such kind thoughts of you right now! So is my mom. Thanks so much for doing this!

Also, that is a very woobie icon

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

Well, turns out he only has the one Stray Cats song, which I just emailed. He is turning out to be useless. :P

I snagged paradise city's set to see what she was sending you and she had four of what I was gonna send...so I think this is all I've got.

Just glad I could pitch in. *smooches*

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

Did you get the first two I sent (Adam Ant and Eddy Grant)? I got a "file too big" warning one of them, so I figured I'd better check.

[paraka]

Sorry for the late reply, but no I didn't get those two. Did you try sending them together? Maybe if you sent them individually...

*hugs*

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

I sent them separately, but for some reason the file sizes are kinda high. I'll try it again right now...if you don't get them in a few hours LMK and I'll see if I can figure out how to make them smaller.

[paraka]

I received Electric Avenue, I'll let you know if I receive the other one, but so far it hasn't shown up.

Thanks again!

[equusentric.livejournal.com]

My sending email is really slow. :P Oh, I did sent "Stray Cat Strut" too...if you didn't get that one LMK and I'll try again. I also have Golden Earring's "Twilight Zone" but it's a live version so I don't know if you want that.

Looking at that list reminds me of just how eclectic music really is, because they're so different. And a lot of those songs are really kind of awful LOL.

My fave off the whole list is probably Thomas Dolby. I really love that song, especially "She's tidied up and I can't FIND anything!" XD