wishfulclicking | Musings and a meme

Usually I exist in a state of ambivalence towards people, so I generally didn't think of Amanda Palmer that much besides liking what I heard of/about her (and can anyone not like that pic with her shirt saying 'lick my legs'?). But I have to say that this issue with her video and her record company is so ridiculously horrible and now I want to go buy her album. Have any of you guys heard her new album? I know Neil Gaiman wrote an intro for it and he always talks about her on his journal.

Speaking of buying albums: I managed to obtain funds to buy music! I'm super happy about it but of course FOB doesn't come out until the 16th! Can I be frank and say that I possess the full ability to buy music and vote on the same day? Because I can. Honest. While I understand the reasoning when I tilt my head to the left and spin, I still wish I had the full album now and not a collection of singles.

Question: On What A Catch Donnie, what exactly is Brendon singing? What lyrics? I can match every other part except for his, and I looked it up online and it said something about love... and what song is that from?

So a recent post on patd gave rise to some comments about pretty.odd. being a flop and I just have to say that I disagree. I heard they sold 600 000 worldwide and while I know that is not close to what was sold domestically for AFYCSO, I have to throw out there that I don't think they were going to sell as well regardless. They might as well have done what they wanted to do. (Since I want to try and keep this post short, I will save my patd postulizing for another post.) But my point is, thinking that patd has lost popularity so their new Live in Chicago CD/DVD should be easy to find was a misstep on my part. Neither Target or Walmart had it so now I just have to lurk and find it whenever I stumble on it. Maybe I will just catch the exclusive one on sale online at some later date because I want those pictures :)

Did you guys read that snippet with PATD discussing possible new music for '09? I have to say that I am really excited for it. I am curious to where they take their music now. I do have some hopes though *more drumming!* *more Jon singing!* *more exciting music!* *stronger songs!*--what are you guys hoping for with the new album?

We just bought a new keyboard for this desktop and it feels amazing. The old one was sticking and deleting mass amounts of words, which made me want to throw out a window after it ate two sentences of my nano.

Oh right, there is this meme that I did Sunday but I'm posting it now :

Randomly go through 21 songs on your IPOD. Take the first line of each song. The 21st line is the title of your poem.
My poem sort of makes sense, so yay! me.

Memories of a world torn up

Johanna drove slowly into the city
You came to my show and I saw you in the crowd
He's doing the line.

Now my neighbor likes where I stay but doesn't know the price that I pay
It's on the wall.

You were young and so am I
I made a river from my front door to yours
You're such a mystery
Why can you read me like no one else?

Looking back over the years, I guess I shed a tear
Slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away
As I look back on all that I've done to you
I had seven faces

Here it comes

Don't let go; don't stop 'til it touches your soul
I got a date with the night
I traveled far and wide through many different times

She held the world upon a string
Back to the street where we began
Friends tell me it's Spring