Day Ninety-Eight: No Swearing Day
"Send us one dollar for every swear word that escapes your uncouth lips."

I'm usually very good about keeping it clean. I do bust out the dreaded a-word (the three letter version) on a fairly regular basis. The others rarely come out. So I might've owed Benrik a buck or two. Had the following not beed added, though, I'd owe twenty bucks at least:

"Update - the following are no longer considered effective swear words: Darn, Heck, Shucks!, Crud, Doggone, Nuts, Dang, Gazooks, Phooey."

You don't know how often I say darn and heck.

Next, it's Day Ninety-Nine... Christ's Plight Day!

Random lyrics from a song that's been playing all day (and no, I'm not pointing it towards anybody in particular)
I've been driving for an hour
just talking to the rain
you say I've been driving you crazy
and it's keeping you away

so just give one good reason
tell me why I should stay
'cause I don't wanna waste another moment
in saying things we never meant to say

and I take it just a little bit
I hold my breath and count to ten
i've been waiting for a chance to let you in

if I just breathe
let it fill the space between
I'll know everything is alright
breathe
every little piece of me
you'll see
everything is alright
if I just breathe

well it's all so overated
in not saying how you feel
so you end up watching chances fade
and wondering what's real

and I give you just a little time
I wonder if you realize
I've been waiting 'til I see it in your eyes

if I just breathe
let it fill the space between
I'll know everything is alright
breathe
every little piece of me
you'll see
everything is alright
if I just breathe

so I whisper in the dark
hoping you'll hear me
do you hear me?

if I just breathe
let it fill the space between
I'll know everything is alright
breathe
every little piece of me
you'll see
everything is alright

everything is alright if I just breathe
I've been driving for an hour
just talking to the rain

Songs I Recommend
I haven't done this in a while. Here are a group of songs I highly, highly recommend. Give 'em a whirl! You might be surprised.

Beck - "Nicotine & Gravy" - One of my favorite Beck songs from my favorite Beck album.

BB King & Buddy Guy - "I Pity The Fool" - Yeah, I downloaded it because it was Mr. Tish, but it's actually a good song.

Blue Man Group - "White Rabbit" - Would you expect a great cover out of the Blue Men? Well, I would, and they actually did one.

Britney Spears - "Toxic" - Don't look at me like that. This song is amazingly catchy. I have grown friends (compared to me) who have musical tastes far beyond mine that find it catchy, so I don't feel incredibly too bad about it.

Buckwheat Boys - "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" - I don't really recommend it. It's just been stuck in my head.

Cake - "The Distance" - Cake are awesome.

The Chieftains - "Wild Goose" - I'd like to send out a dedication...

The Corrs - "Everybody Hurts" - R.E.M.'s version is great. The Corrs' version is gold. Amazing.

Evanescence - "Zero" - I don't like Evanescence. I'd like to never see them again. Given that, their cover of the Pumpkins is surprisingly good.

Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison - "Angry All The Time" - Before Tim McGraw did his thing with it (which is never a good thing), Bruce & Kelly had a great song.

Michelle Branch - "Breathe" - I'll be the first to admit it... I like Michelle Branch. I think she actually has talent. And I like this song, gosh darn it. So sue me.

Mr. T Experience - "With My Looks And Your Brains" - Or any of a few other songs by them I've downloaded. And it's not Mr. T singing.
Try it. You'll be surprised. It's like couscous.

Muse - "Sunburn" - I think I like 'em better than Radiohead, too.

Norah Jones - "Sunrise" - Duh.

Pat Green - "Carry On" - I tried to not like Pat. I really did. But I like this song.

Rick James - "Give It To Me Baby" - He's Rick James, bitch! What did the five fingers say to the face?

Brak - "Don't Touch Me" - All for the beatboxin'.

And you said I wouldn't!
Somebody told me I wouldn't do the whole "randomize your playlist and the list the first ___ songs" thing again. Oh yeah? Watch me! Lots of new stuff, so hopefully not too many repeats. We'll see.

1. The Corrs / Hurt Before
2. Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds / Crush (live on VH1 Storytellers)
3. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes / Rocket Man
4. White Stripes / One More Cup of Coffee
5. Mr T. Experience / I Just Wanna Do It With You
6. Jack White / Never Far Away
7. Dave Matthews Band / When The World Ends (Oakenfield remix)
8. Smashing Pumpkins / Daydream
9. Dixie Chicks & James Taylor / A Home (live on CMT Crossroads)
10. Muse / New Born
11. Elvis Costello / Never Fall In Love Again
12. Blue Man Group / White Rabbit
13. Anthony Stewart Head / Have A Little Faith (live)
14. Lucinda Williams / Ramblin' On My Mind
15. Dixie Chicks & James Taylor / Shower The People (live on CMT Crossroads)
16. Smashing Pumpkins / 1979
17. The Beatles / Why Don't We Do It In The Road
18. Ryan Adams / New York, New York (live)
19. Brak / Brushing My Teeth
20. Marilyn Manson / Tainted Love
21. Radiohead / Backdrifts
22. Andre 3000 / Happy Valentine's Day
23. Primitive Radio Gods / Standing Outside of a Broken Telephone Booth With Change in My Hand
24. Dar Williams / The One Who Knows
25. The Shins / Saint Simon
26. Dave Matthews & Friends / Hey Bulldog (live)
27. Rufus Wainwright / The Greek Song
28. Brak / What Day is It?
29. Steve Earle / Some Dreams
30. R.E.M. / Great Beyond
31. James / One of the Three
32. The Corrs / I Never Loved You Anyway
33. Kate Bush / Babooshka
34. Paul McCartney / That's Alright Mama
35. The Vines / Miss Jackson (live)
36. Steve Earle / Willin'
37. The Darkness / Givin' Up
38. Smashing Pumpkins / Rhinoceros
39. Destiny's Child / Bootylicious
40. Warren Zevon / Knockin' on Heaven's Door
41. Brak / Tales of Suspence
42. Rolling Stones feat. Dave Matthews / Wild Horses (live)
43. Anthony Stewart Head / One Man's Rain
44. Space Ghost & Friends / Minky Boodle
45. Radiohead / Life in a Glass House
46. Elvis Costello / Allison
47. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes / I Believe I Can Fly
48. Alison Krauss + Union Station / New Favorite
49. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes / Don't Cry For Me Argentina
50. Anthony Stewart Head / Behind Blue Eyes (from Buffy)
51. Norah Jones / Crazy (live)
52. Zwan / Broken Heart (live)
53. Willie Nelson & Sheryl Crow / Abeline (live on CMT Crossroads)
54. Mr. T Experience / Crash
55. Blue Merle / Burning in the Sun (live)
56. Smashing Pumpkins / Pennies
57. Sir Mix-a-Lot / Baby Got Back
58. Louis Jordan / Beans and Cornbread
59. Mighty Mighty Bosstones / The Impression That I Get
60. Sara Evans / Four-Thirty
61. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes / Natural Woman
62. Muse / Sunburn
63. Kathleen Edwards / Mercury
64. Radiohead / Kid A
65. Smashing Pumpkins / Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
66. Smashing Pumpkins / Cherub Rock
67. Nirvana / Sliver
68. Diamond Rio / One More Day
69. Gary Allan / Man To Man
70. Dixie Chicks & James Taylor / Wide Open Spaces (live on CMT Crossroads)
71. The Church / You're Still Beautiful
72. Jay-Z & The Beatles / 99 Problems (Danger Mouse remix)
73. Justin Timberlake / Cry Me A River (I know...)
74. Rufus Wainwright / Imaginary Love
75. Matt Nathanson / Laid
76. Muse / Fury
77. Nerf Herder / Buffy The Vampire Slayer Theme Song
78. Beck / Soul Suckin' Jerk
79. Cake / Never There
80. Cake / Comfort Eagle
81. Dave Matthews Band / Crush (live)
82. Nirvana / Heart-Shaped Box
83. Brak / Soup on a Stick
84. Britney Spears / Toxic
85. Puddle of Mudd / Control
86. The Corrs / So Young
87. Dave Matthews Band / Crush (album version)
88. Sixpence None The Richer / Don't Dream, It's Over
89. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes / Time After Time
90. Smashing Pumpkins / The Boy
91. Patty Griffin / Truth #2 (live)
92. Leona Naess / The Calling
93. Cake / Shirt Skirt/Long Jacket
94. Ben Folds Five / Song For The Dumped
95. System of a Down / Toxicity
96. Puddle of Mudd / Spin You Around
97. Mr. T Experience / She's Not A Flower
98. William Hung / She Bangs (live)
99. Tift Merritt / Come and Go Grace
100. The Corrs / What Can I Do
101. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes / End of the Road
102. Jay-Z & The Beatles / Moment of Clarity (Danger Mouse remix)
103. The Decemberists / Red Right Ankle
104. Cat Stevens / Wild World
105. Nickel Creek / Smoothie Song
106. The Shins / Fighting in a Sack
107. Santana feat. Alex Band / Why Don't You And I
108. Damien Rice / Volcano
109. Rufus Wainwright / Hallelulah
110. Mr. T Experience / King Dork
111. Norah Jones / Turn Me On
112. Muse / Time is Running Out
113. Zwan / Lyric
114. Damien Rice / Creep
115. Van Halen / Hot For Teacher
116. Dave Matthews & Friends / Save Me (live)
117. Dave Matthews & Friends / Crush (live)
118. Brak / I Love You Baby
119. Pat Green / Three Days
120. Sisters of Mercy / Temple of Love
121. R.E.M. / Imitation of Life
122. Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis / Got Your Money
123. Dave Matthews Band / The Space Between
124. Cake / The Distance
125. Charlie Robison / John O'Reilly
126. Jay-Z & The Beatles / Change Clothes (Danger Mouse remix)
127. Radiohead / Karma Police
128. Counting Crows / Perfect Blue Buildings (live)
129. The Corrs / Only When I Sleep
130. The Thrills / One Horse Town
131. The Wiggles / Fruit Salad
132. Nirvana / Rape Me
133. Gary Allan / Runaway
134. Zwan / Desire
135. Counting Crows / Friend of the Devil
136. Ben Folds Five / Champagne Supernova (live)
137. Brak / Magic Toenail
138. Cake / Building A Religion
139. Smashing Pumpkins / Zero
140. Blue Oyster Cult / Don't Fear The Reaper (live)
141. Beck / Nicotine & Gravy
142. Dixie Chicks (original version) / Pink Toenails
143. Dixie Chicks / Top of the World
144. Brak / Don't Touch Me
145. U2 / Help! (live)
146. Cowboy Junkies / I Saw Your Shoes
147. Fozzy feat. Raven / Genie in a Bottle
148. Evanescence / Zero (live)
149. Angelique Kidjo / Iowya
150. Rick James / Cold Blooded

Never doubt me again! :)

100
Now Playing: Well, look at the list
This is a favorite "lemming/meme" of mine found in the livejournal world. In that world, you open your MP3s, put 'em on random, and list the first thirty that come up, not hiding anything embarrassing. In my world, because I have lots and I like to share what I like, it's the first 125. The music I have has changed dramatically since I did it there with only fifty songs. Well, some of 'em. Here ya go! I'm amazed at what I have. When did I become rock boy? Well, you know, except for the Dixie Chicks stuff and that random Shakira song...

1. "When Green Eyes Turn Blue" / Elvis Costello
2. "Red Light" / Jonny Lang
3. "Magic" (acoustic) / Ben Folds
4. "Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago" / Soul Coughing
5. "Creep" / Damien Rice
6. "Bad Day" / R.E.M.
7. "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?" / The Beatles
8. "Miss Jackson" (live) / The Vines
9. "Turtle Rap" / Vanilla Ice (yes!)
10. "Cherub Rock" / The Smashing Pumpkins
11. "Injustica" / Kathleen Edwards
12. "Disarm" / Smashing Pumpkins
13. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)" / Marilyn Manson
14. "Killing in the Name" / Rage Against The Machine
15. "Posters" / Jack Johnson
16. "The End Is The Beginning" / Smashing Pumpkins
17. "2 Cool 2 B 4 Gotten" / Lucinda Williams
18. "When the Stars Go Blue" / Ryan Adams
19. "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" / Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
20. "Solsbury Hill" (live) / Dave Matthews & Friends
21. "Here Comes The Sun" (live) / Paul Simon & George Harrison
22. "Blurry" (acoustic) / Puddle of Mudd
23. "How's The World Treating You" / James Taylor & Alison Krauss
24. "Clones (We're All)" / Smashing Pumpkins
25. "32 Flavours" / Ani DiFranco
26. "Bootylicious" / Destiny's Child (yeah!)
27. "When The World Ends (Oakenfield remix)" / Dave Matthews Band
28. "Virginia, No One Can Warn You" / Tift Merritt
29. "The Impression That I Get" / Mighty Mighty Bosstones
30. "Fall In Love With A Girl" / Richard Cheese
31. "The Way You Move" / Big Boi of OutKast
32. "Peace Train" / 10,000 Maniacs
33. "Love of My Life" (live) / Santana f/ Dave Matthews
34. "Seven Nation Army" (live) / Audioslave
35. "Never Gonna Stop Me" / Rob Zombie
36. "I Will Follow" (live) / Counting Crows
37. "Sing Out" / Cat Stevens
38. "Wild World" / Cat Stevens
39. "There's Your Trouble" / Dixie Chicks
40. "Heroes" / The Wallflowers
41. "Therapy" / Smile Empty Soul
42. "Round Here" (live) / Counting Crows
43. "Growing On Me" / The Darkness
44. "Baby Got Back" / Richard Cheese
45. "Fall To Pieces" / Matt Nathanson
46. "There She Goes" / Sixpence None The Richer
47. "Wild Horses" (live) / Elvis Costello & Lucinda Williams
48. "Hey Bulldog" (live) / Dave Matthews & Friends
49. "The Wanderer" / Johnny Cash & U2
50. "Nothing Compares To You" / Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
51. "Imitation of Life" / R.E.M.
52. "Why Should I Care" / Sara Evans
53. "The Rock Concert II" (live) / The Rock
54. "Burning Photographs" / Ryan Adams
55. "Baby Watch Your Back" / Nellie McKay
56. "Sex Machine" (live) / James Brown
57. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (live) / Ben Folds Five
58. "Back 2 Good" (live) / matchbox twenty
59. "Ramblin' on My Mind" / Lucinda Williams
60. "The Wind" / Cat Stevens
61. "The Lone Wolf" / Kathleen Edwards
62. "A Home" (live) / Dixie Chicks & James Taylor
63. "Puttin' on the Ritz" / Taco
64. "London Calling" (live) / Springsteen, Costello, Grohl, & Van Zandt
65. "Rain" / Smile Empty Soul
66. "A Long December" (live) / Counting Crows & Ben Folds
67. "I Learned That From You" / Sara Evans
68. "I Want My Life" / Smile Empty Soul
69. "Foolish Love" / Rufus Wainwright
70. "Crush" (radio edit) / Dave Matthews Band
71. "Untouchable Face" / Ani DiFranco
72. "Soul Suckin Jerk" / Beck
73. "Cowboy Take Me Away" / Dixie Chicks
74. "Living in America" / James Brown
75. "Let Him Fly" / Patti Griffin
76. "Mr. Jack" / System of a Down
77. "Never Far Away" / Jack White
78. "The Dope Show" / Marilyn Manson
79. "Irish Medley" / the ORIGINAL Dixie Chicks
80. "Mother, Did You Move My Chair" / Brak
81. "Come As You Are" / Nirvana
82. "Fell In Love With A Boy" / Joss Stone
83. "Geek U.S.A." / Smashing Pumpkins
84. "For All The Cows" / Foo Fighters
85. "(I Would Walk) 500 Miles" / Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
86. "Abilene" (live) / Sheryl Crow & Willie Nelson
87. "Dancing in the Dark" (live) / Pete Yorn
88. "Luck Be A Lady" / Frank Sinatra
89. "Laid" / Matt Nathanson
90. "Friend of the Devil" / Counting Crows
91. "Sweet Baby James" (live) / James Taylor & Dixie Chicks
92. "When The Stars Go Blue" (live) / The Corrs f/ Bono
93. "Secret Garden" / Bruce Springsteen
94. "Crush" (live) / Dave Matthews & Friends
95. "Bread & Butter" / The Newsbeats
96. "Red Right Ankle" / The Decemberists
97. "1979 (Moby remix)" / Smashing Pumpkins
98. "Don't Know Why" (live) / Norah Jones
99. "Stand By Me" (live) / U2 f/ Bruce Springsteen
100. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" / Warren Zevon
101. "The Greek Song" / Rufus Wainwright
102. "Away From Me" / Puddle of Mudd
103. "Stay or Leave" (live) / Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
104. "Crazy" (live) / Norah Jones
105. "With This Knife" / Smile Empty Soul
106. "Manhattan Avenue" / Nellie McKay
107. "Losing My Religion" / R.E.M.
108. "The Great Beyond" / R.E.M.
109. "New York, New York" (live) / Ryan Adams
110. "I've Got My Mind Set on You" / George Harrison
111. "White Flag" / Dido
112. "Too High" (live) / Dave Matthews & Friends
113. "Big Bottom" (live) / Soundgarden
114. "Everybody Hurts" / R.E.M.
115. "Peanuts Theme" (live) / Dave Matthews Band
116. "Hey Joe" (live) / Dave Matthews Band
117. "Heart-Shaped Box" / Nirvana
118. "Some Devil" (live) / Dave Matthews & Friends
119. "My Back Pages" / The Byrds
120. "Groovalligence" / Parliament
121. "The Space Between" / Dave Matthews Band
122. "Chief" / Patti Griffin
123. "Underneath Your Clothes" / Shakira
124. "Some Dreams" / Steve Earle
125. "22 Steps" / Andy Stochansky