Finished the 1000 songs! Actually, that happened on Sunday, just like I expected. Song #999 was from Wall-E, "A.D. 2315". It's a beautiful instrumental, sort of haunting. The last song was "Mr. Smith & Joan" from Doctor Who season 3. A great two-parter, where the Doctor really develops as a character. And his companion Martha is just brilliant. His love interest Joan Redfern is wonderful, too, I'm kind of sad she didn't have a chance to travel as his companion.
Now, I've removed some of the songs that I usually skip over. I want to add more songs, but I can't find my disc drive. It's around here somewhere, I'm sure... I've got to get travel stuff off my bed and couch and into the back bedroom to sort out. Ooh, I could also trade out the audio books I've heard already! Ah, love audio books. A good reader makes all the difference. David Tennant is good, but his accent does mean I have to back up occasionally. Not that hearing more of his voice is a hardship! Jim Dale who did the Harry Potter novels is awesome! Just enough change in voice to distinguish the characters.
The big scarf is going well! I'm still on the sixth color, it's a big section of dark gray. I'm looking forward to adding the green next stripe. Last of the colors! At least now it's longer than it is wide. A foot wide! It'll definitely be one to double over as well as wrap around in order to wear! My sock-yarn scarf is still in that knitting bag, but I get the feeling it'll soon need to relocate if I want to keep the big scarf there.
I got a pass to the ARC. 20 visits, I thought that might work better than a month-long pass. But now I can't find the keychain card! Arrgh! It's so small I don't know where to start looking. That walking track calls to me! Around the basketball courts, the pool, the weights area... it's not just an oval! It's the perfect thing this time of year. Later on, I'll get my bike out and start pedaling my way to a healthier body. But I've got to get started. Right now I don't even have room in my freezer to stock up on my fave healthy snack, edamame beans. But I've got a goal to lose about 40 pounds before I travel. I walk in place during commercials on TV. I shop in a very disorganized fashion, which probably means I spend more but walk a lot! Little changes. When the weather's better, I'll also park in the far parking lot. I'm not doing that when I have to wade through snow, or face serious wind chills. Sorry, bit of a wimp when it comes to that.
I've been watching Torchwood, one episode each morning before I get up the energy to get ready for work. It's rather interesting how many times the true monsters aren't the aliens, but people. It's a good message to send, I think. Just because someone looks different, or doesn't speak your language, or believe the way you do, doesn't mean they are evil. Sure, in Torchwood quite a few of the aliens are bad, but somehow when the antagonist is human it just hits harder as a message. They're more monstrous because they look just like us.
The best shows are like Torchwood and Doctor Who. You can see them on the surface, they're fun and scary and entertaining. But if you think about them, they bring up more complex ideas. They stick in your head and make you wonder if you could be the hero in some situations. They make you wonder what darkness is inside yourself, or people you know and love. Torchwood isn't very hopeful, sometimes. It doesn't always make me feel like there is hope for our world, which is maybe closer to reality, but I do prefer the more optimistic outlook that Doctor Who gives.
Yeah, after all that's gone on, I think I'm still more optimist than cynic. I'd say more realist, but look at my choice of entertainment! What a mixed bag am I.
If there was one available, I'd click the "like" button. :-)
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