Three things make a post

[thistlechaser]

1) This video is making its rounds both through my group at work and my LJ friends list. I think it's the first time that sort of overlap has happened! (We're tech writers, so it makes sense that my work group liked it.)

It's really catchy, and I love that LJ is used as the example of blog sites!

2) Today I finally get my hands on my copy of the FFXIV catalog! Straight from Japan, it'll be on my doorstep today, just two days after its release in Japan. It's in Japanese unfortunately, but it's packed full of pictures of every item in the game, so that'll be interesting to see.

I still have (and love) my Japanese books about FFXI, so I have high hopes for this one as well.

3) The book I'm currently reading, Quarantine, is better than I expected it to be. I thought I'd be knocking another bad self-published book out of my To Read pile, like I had with Ruin. Turns out it's neither self-published nor bad. In the first chapter or two, I thought Quarantine would be another fantastic read, but it's gone a little downhill. Still good, but not OH MY GOD good.

I think I might read that were-warthog romance one next...

Comments

[wow-hazmat.livejournal.com]

I'm personally hoping that Weird Al's version manages to scrub the original from my mind, because dang that tune is catchy.

(Dang but that dude just doesn't age.)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I've never heard the original! I don't listen to much music nowadays. That World Cup song is still in my head, about the one guy who bites the other.

[wow-hazmat.livejournal.com]

Avoid the original, avoid avoid avoid; "Blurred Lines" is a catchy song with creepy rapey lyrics that STILL makes my skin crawl. *shudder*

Believe me, you're better off with Weird Al's "Word Crimes". :)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that's good to know. And I guess it makes sense with a title like that...

Thanks!

Edit: I couldn't resist checking it out. Holy cow, rapey indeed! That's mighty disturbing.

[wow-hazmat.livejournal.com]

There's a happy ending, though. The guy who did the song recently released a new album (a really creepy thing named after his ex-wife who left him recently 'cause, in his own words, he was "tryin' to get [his] girl back".

It sold about 500 copies in the UK. Abysmal failure. Didn't do well in the US, either.

To One Hit Wonder Obscurity he goes, and good riddance!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Good to hear! He got what he deserved.

[quistie.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link to the Word Crimes video! That music video has been making the rounds at my office as well. (Though I haven't had a chance to watch it until now.)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Welcome! It's great, I'm going to watch it again now.

[twissie.livejournal.com]

So many people sharing Weird Al videos on my flist, hahahah, I'm loving it.

If you're ever curious about anything particular in your Japanese books, feel free to snap me a picture - I'd love to try and translate it for you :)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I'm enjoying watching it every time I see it posted!

And thanks! Will do!