Scotland's Story!

Today's meme is one of those "fire up iTunes and answer some random questions," which I like for no obvious reason. This one comes to me via Barbarienne, another toiler in the depths of the less-glamorous ends of publishing

Da Rules:
1. Put your iPod (or MP3 player, or iTunes) on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag others, if so desired.

Da Meme:
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
"King of Comedy" by R.E.M.
Dunno what that means.

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
"Poison in the Well" by 10,000 Maniacs
That's surprisingly appropriate for a cynical bastard like me, actually.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"The Singing Bird" by Sinead O'Connor
Does this mean the answer is "a great set of lungs," he asked?

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Shadow of a Doubt" by Beth Orton
I'm here to doubt things.

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
"Paper Boat" by HIJK
That's right: my motto is "Paper Boat." Sounds very Zen.

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"Hearts of Palm" by Buffalo Tom
They'd like to eat me? I'm an expensive ingredient on fancy salads?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
"A Well Respected Man" by The Kinks
He's well-respected; why wouldn't I think about him?

WHAT IS 2+2?
"You Mean Nothing to Me Anymore" by Anna Ternheim
Don't come to me with your silly arithmetic questions now.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"Gimme Shelter" by Patti Smith
Not sure if that's a "run to" or a "run from."

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Whatever It Takes" by Tracy Shedd
Sounds sweet, but the lyric is "Whatever it takes, don't let them break you down."

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Going Numb" by Tin Cup Prophette
Numb is pleasant; I greatly recommend it.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Glass" by Ingrid Michaelson
I resent the insinuation that I'm looking into a mirror.

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"Lucy Doesn't Love You" by Ivy
Luckily, neither of my parents is named Lucy.

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"Low" by Cracker
My wedding was fifteen years ago, so this is a clear miss.

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"Everything We Used To Be" by The Mendoza Line
It could work. Maybe I'll put in a request.

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
"Born Secular" by Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
Pretty accurate, actually.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" by Hem
Well, I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"A Little Tradition" by Novillero
I don't get it.

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
"Medicine Wheel" by Aimee Mann
Another non sequitur.

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
"Red Gold" by A Passing Feeling
Not like Viserys, I hope.

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
"Tenx" by Bildmeister
A ten-minute instrumental. Nope; don't regret it at all.

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
"This Longing" by Shannon McArdle
If you can laugh at yourself...

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
"A Man/Me/Then Jim" by Rilo Kiley
It's come close, once or twice.

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
"Merry Christmas Emily" by Cracker
Yes; fifteen years ago. Once again, we see that not all people online are thirteen.

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
"We've Got Everything" by Modest Mouse
Oh, yes, having too much scares me the most! Don't throw me into that brier patch!

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
"Jackie O" by A Faulty Chromosome
Well, we were in the same line of work for a while -- same employer, too. But we never met.

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
"Anything At All" by Over the Rhine
Pretty accurate.

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
"Night of the Crickets" by Mr. Gnome
And you don't know hurt until you've been hurt by crickets at night, believe you me.

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
"Scotland's Story" by The Proclaimers
And so I did. And a fine song, too.

And, because I still enjoy doing these, have a widget to listen to those songs with: