The sun has FINALLY come out today! Yay! Summer's on its way!
Over the past couple of weeks, I've been gearing myself up for this summer - particularly for dating a lot this summer. It truly is a science, but I'm gonna have a lot of fun with it, too. Who knows? This dating thing might just be the thing to get me out of this rut I've been in ...
I am Prince.
Waking up ...
From J. (who got it from here):
- Name one song you hate to admit you like.
“Bliss” - Mariah Carey
Wish I could explain that sinking feeling when you know a tired song has you in its grasp ...- Name two songs that always make you cry.
“Someday We'll All Be Free” - Donny Hathaway
I've spent so much of my life trying to walk tall with my head held high. It's a song of hope, true, but whenever I hear it I feel like I've failed so miserably at keeping that hope alive in me.“4 The Tears In Your Eyes” - Prince & The Revolution
I was going through a pretty intense break-up. Someone professed love to me, so I went through the motions. When it was over, I sat in the middle of my floor with that song on repeat and just sobbed at the mess I made. Plus, you could almost hear the beginning of the end of The Revolution.*bonus
“Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)” - Gladys Knight & The Pips
I've been feeling this song since pre-adolescence.- Name three songs that turn you on.
“Nasty Girl” - Vanity 6
Pretty self-explanatory, dontcha think?“If Only You Knew” - Patti Labelle
I want somebody to make me hit one of those notes one day!“French Kiss” - Lil' Louis
Penultimate whorish house track; again quite self-explanatory ...- Name four songs that always make you feel good.
“Daylight” - RAMP
“Love Ballad” - LTD
"... and what we have is much more than they can see ..."“All You Do Is Dial” - Heatwave
“The Edge Of A Dream” - Minnie Riperton
*bonus
“You Know How To Love Me” - Phyllis Hyman- Name five songs you couldn't ever do without.
“Move Me” - Sandra St. Victor
“Square Biz” - Teena Marie
“Dreaming” - Loleatta Holloway
“The Ha Dance” - Masters At Work
“Planet Of The Blue” - Billie Ray Martin
I recently saw Candice Bergen on NBC's Today Show. She spoke about the upcoming 150th Anniversary of Central Park and mentioned their official website. Why is there no mention of Seneca Village (here's a good article) in the 'history' presented on Central Park's official site? Ask them yourself!
Update - 5/5:
Dear Mr. Agarrat:
The history of Central Park from 1800-1858 was written some time ago by several people who are no longer with the Conservancy. We will include Seneca Village when we have a chance to update it.
However, there are several references to Seneca Village in other sections of this site. Please click on: http://www.centralparknyc.org/search/
Thank you for your interest in Central Park.
Eve Rothenberg
Central Park Operations
After Trinity's breathtaking opening scene of the 1999 original, we meet Thomas A. Anderson/Neo (Keanu Reeves), finding him asleep at his computer - obviously the center of his messy living conditions. After a mysterious one-way instant message, he deals some mind-altering data disc that will give his customers some sort of hallucinogenic high (or maybe it's just music?) Whatever he's selling he keeps in a fake book titled Simulacra and Simulation - a chapter titled "On Nihilism" is bookmarked. This book exists; its philosophical analysis is featured quite prominently in The Matrix. By the way, the lady in the red dress (who distracted Neo) is an example of simulacra - a "copy" of someone/something who never existed originally. The metaphors found here seem endless.
