It's all about meme

Update: this was fun to set, but just too tricky to solve. I've crossed through those that were guessed, but I've given the answers to the rest...

Another one courtesy of PT. Fun this one - I could have kept going all night!

Step 1: Put your music player on shuffle.
Step 2: Post the first line, or two, from the 1st 25 songs no matter how embarrassing/obscure. You can skip any instrumentals. If you see "____" below, then that bit is the title.
Step 3: Readers of the blog try and identify as many songs/artists as possible in the comments.
Step 4: Strike through once someone guesses both the artist and the track correctly.
Step 5: For those who are guessing, looking up the lyrics is CHEATING.
Step 6: If you like the game post your own.

I have to be honest that I skipped a few with incomprehensible lyrics, or that were just too plain obvious. But I think I've ended up with a good mix. Have a stab at it...

1. “Take all your chances while you can. Never know when they’ll pass you by.” Chances by Athlete
2. “And so your love sits down next to you and her body is cold and her lips are blue.” Wash Away by Nizlopi
3. “I used to ride with a vending machine repair man. He said he’s been down this road more than twice.” Every Day is a Winding Road by Sheryl Crowe
4. “Each day through my window I watch him as he passes by.” Just My Imagination by Bette Midler
5. “It’s not a spark that gives me life. It’s not the days I’m up all night.” You by Take That
6. “When you’re alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go” Downtown by Petula Clark
7. “I’m your only friend, I’m not your only friend, but I’m a little glowing friend, but really I’m not actually your friend. But I am.” Birdhouse In Your Soul by They Might Be Giants
8. “When I say it doesn’t matter, it matters most of all. You’re not up for conversation. So I’m blinded by it all.” Perfectly by Natalie Imbruglia
9. “When you’re so lonely, lying in bed. Night’s closed its eyes but you can’t rest your head. Everyone’s sleeping, all through the house. You wish you could dream but forgot to somehow.” Lullaby by Jack Johnson and Matt Costa
10. “Tiredness fuels empty thoughts. Find myself disposed. Brightness fuels empty space in search of inspiration.” Eskimo by Damien Rice
11. “Where d’ya come from?” “Mississippi.” “And your parents?” “Very wealthy.” We Both Reached for the Gun by Richard Gere, Renee Zellwegger, Christine Baranski & Cast (Chicago soundtrack)
12. “She’s taken me places I should never have been. She’s showing me faces I should never have seen.” Old Before I Die by Robbie Williams
13. “I don’t feel myself today, just a figure in a big Monopoly game. Struggle is the price you pay. You get just enough just to give it away.” Strong Enough to Break by Hanson
14. “Hey where did we go, days when the rains came. Down in the hollow, playing a new game.” Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
15. “Beautiful dawn lights up the shore for me. There’s nothing else in the world I’d rather wake up and see with you.” High by James Blunt
16. “___ ___ ___ ___, and I know that I should be. ___ ___ ___ ___, and I know that I never will.” I’m Not Over You by Scouting For Girls
17. “Are the stars out tonight? I don’t know if it’s cloudy or bright.” I Only Have Eyes For You by Jamie Cullum
18. “There’s a moment in my mind I scribbled and erased a thousand times. Like a letter never written or sent.” Sentimental Guy by Ben Folds
19. “Looks to me like heaven sent no lullaby kid, no five percent. Any way you wanna cut that cake she’s a-dying from the likes of abandonment.” She Looks To Me by Red Hot Chili Peppers
20. “There’s a place we used to be. There’s a face that I used to see. There’s a picture with you by my side. There’s a moment that I want to find.” I’d Wait For Life by Take That
21. “I try to discover a little something to make me sweeter. Oh baby refrain from breaking my heart.” A Little Respect by Wheatus
22. “It was a third of June, another sleepy, dusty delta day. I was out chopping cotton and my brother was bailing hay.” Ode to Billy Joe by Bobbie Gentry
23. “I’m full of regrets for all the things that I have done and said. And I don’t know if it’ll ever be OK to show my face around here.” Tangled by Maroon 5
24. “Wassup darling. I’ve been keeping my eyes on your movements. I can’t see no room for improvement. Oh why you all over there on your Jack Jones. You need to let me get behind your back bone.” Dance Wiv Me by Dizzee Rascal (I honestly have no idea how this got on my iTunes!)
25. “___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___again. Racing through my brain. And I just can’t contain this feeling that remains.” There She Goes by The La’s

One Word...

I'm not even sure that this is really interesting, but it's a way to spend sandwich-eating time...

(Thanks, PT, for the meme.)

Today at 12.30pm
1. Where is your cell phone? Desk
2. Your significant other? No-one
3. Your hair? Horrid
4. Your mother? Wonderful
5. Your father? Wonderful
6. Your favourite thing? Sleep
7. Your dream last night? None
8. Your favorite drink? Tea
9. Your dream/goal? Freedom
10. What room you are in? Office
11. Your hobby? Making
12. Your fear? Lightning
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Seaside
14. Where were you last night? Home
16. Muffins? Please
17. Wish list item? iPhone
18. Last thing you did? Ate
19. Favorite joke? String
20. Where you grew up? Chertsey
21. Your TV? Over-watched
22. Your pets? Thomas
23. Friends? Some
24. Your life? Limbo
25. Your mood? Content
26. Missing someone? Yes
27. Car? Beige
28. Something you're not wearing? Frown
29. Your favourite store? Ikea
30. Your favourite colour? Red
33. When is the last time you laughed? Today
34. Last time you cried? Just
35. Who will resend this? Dunno
36. No, really... who will resend this? :op
37. One place that I go to over and over? Bed
38. One person who emails me regularly? Flylady
39. My favourite place to eat? Chinese
40. My favourite state of mind? Contented
41. My favourite time of day? Evening
42. My favourite place on earth? Home
43. Why you participated in this survey? Java
44. What are you doing tonight? Anything

Snow day!

OK, so we get a little bit of snow here in the South East of England, and everything grinds to a standstill.

I was supposed to sign on at the Job Centre today, so I decided to walk into Weybridge. I fancied the walk anyway, so I didn't bother to phone ahead to see if they were open. (Obviously, they weren't, but they took pity on me and let me in.)

The schools are closed (I'm sure they never closed once when I was there!) so I cajoled Thomas into joining me. Loads of people were out walking - it felt like Christmas, with all the "Good mornings" that you never get on normal days!

It took about an hour and a half to get there - just under 2 miles, according to Google Maps - but we were going faster than the cars!

We had 'brunch' to sustain us and dropped in on a friend, who kindly lent Thomas a coat. Somehow he'd got very wet...

It's always nice to get back in the warm, make a hot drink and snuggle in front of the telly after such a snowy adventure. Not before uploading the photos, though...

This is what I sent Thomas out into this morning - it wasn't long before he came back!

SNOWBALL FIGHT!

Icicles on the window ledge

The Crouch Oak

Another Addlestone tree

Don't shake the tree! (Yes, Thomas is under there...)

The view over Weybridge allotments - no digging today.

The bridge over the canal in Weybridge

A Weybridge lampost (lamppost?). They have a much better class of street lighting there...

As I write the snow's falling as heavily as it was first thing this morning, so I guess there'll be no let up yet. My other important obligation today was to give blood, but that's been cancelled. I would happily have battled my way there, but I can't pretend I'm not glad I don't have to!

So, feet up, kettle on! Keep warm everyone!