Get out the guitars..

When people can't waste time on LJ, they get creative...

A parody of American Pie about the '05 Blackout.

A long, long time ago...
I can still remember how
Our LJs used to make us smile.
And I knew if Brad had his chance,
That he could make those servers dance,
And maybe we'd be blogging for a while.

But InterNap made LJ shiver,
There were no pages to deliver,
No gossip on our browsers
About who lost their trousers...

I can't remember if I cried
When I saw my page request denied
But I had to face the world outside,
The day that LJ died.

So, what did you do during the blackout?

I got creative, and made a mix-CD for closing at work:

1. Metallica & The San Francisco Symphony - Star Wars Imperial March
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Love Rollar Coaster
3. Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You
4. Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation
5. ? - Gin & Juice (This is on my playlist as Barenaked Ladies, but I'm told its another act. Can't remember the name.)
6. Everclear - Santa Monica
7. Eric Clapton - San Francisco Bay Blues (live)
8. Ben Folds (with Rufus Wainwright) - Careless Whisper (live)
9. Heather Alexander - March of Cambreadth
10. Kristopher Klover - Witnesses' Waltz
11. Captain Tractor - Johnny's Ghost
12. Bowling for Soup - 1985
13. Butterfly Boucher (with David Bowie) - Changes
14. Berlin - The Metro
15. The Grateful Dead - Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (live)
16. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic (live)
17. Judas Priest - Better By You, Better By Me (live)
18. Garbage - Stupid Girl
19. Dr. Hook - Cover of the Rolling Stone

I went for a variety of styles and moods. some good, up-tempo stuff because were all tired, some fun stuff, and a few things I know my coworkers had never heard before. Gin & Juice was added because my coworker B is heavily into rap and the like, and needed to hear this version. He was in hysterics. I described March of Cambreadth and Johnny's Ghost as "Celtic Gangster" music.

It was well received.

OK, this picture rocks.

Penguins!

Memeage!

While ataniell93 was gloating about stealing this from wayfairer, I snuck in and stole it from her.

( Questions about things. )

I'm an RPG geek, I know.

My 49ers won the Superbowl again, back to back wins. (Yes, I've been playing a lot of Madden recently.) Going into the post season, I saw improving my defense as a priority, but needed to free up some salary room. So I looked at my QB, who while still good, was getting older and starting to decline a bit. So I traded him for some good draft picks, and saved $14 million in salary.

But that wasn't enough for me. In my head, I started wondering about Fulcher's departure from SF, and constructed this entire scenario where he gave an interview with ESPN where he blasted management, acted like a jerk, and demanded a trade. I'm now working the phones to bring in a good replacement. Let's see if I can find the next Big Ben...