them's fightin' words
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slidellra*
Don't know if you're all aware but BATTLE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN. It's all the other team's fault, of course, because we are sweetness and light and puppies gambolling in the fields making friends with the baby baa lambs ...
Where was I?
Oh. Yes. So battle has been raging from one end of lj to the other and we are starting to divide up our goods and chattels as we prepare for WAR.
This is where we're at so far:
Language: Team Romance - French (the language of love, my little cauliflower), Team Angst - German (the language of nihilism - kinda).
Alcoholic beverages (see how we get the important stuff in first?): Team Romance - champagne (mais, naturellement, parce que nous sommes Francais - and that's about the sum total of my French ability so let's settle for Pepe le Peu-style accents), Team Angst - German beer (but that's lager, I said, you want bitter).
Under discussion:
Clothes: Team Romance - Long sweepy dresses, trenchcoats, velvet, soft, brown leather, Team Angst - black leather and stompy boots
Music: Ah, well this is one of the places we need to trounce them. They can have all the whiny complaint-rock they like. We get every single tune that has ever made anyone happy ever, as well as soppy ballads and most of the musical genre as well as the whole of the classical genre termed Romantic (the clue is in the word).qe2 reckons we get punk. nos4a2no9 (hisssss, she's behind you! - sorry, my Britishness coming out there) says Team Angst get post-punk, grunge and the blues.
What do we need? We need a theme tune. And romantic mixes. Let's blow these leetle angst-muffins out of the water with our musical choices.
We also need more things to fight about. What's a battle without arguments? Thoughts on what we've got so far? Ideas on what we can steal next? Bring 'em on.
ETA:qe2 also reckons we get red wine and dark chocolate. Which I agree is very romantic, even if they trigger a migraine because then someone gets to smooth back your hair as you throw up into the toilet. Oh, I'm a delight, for sure.
ETA 2: Music currently uploaded can be found here (thankscaersmane), here (thanks brynnmck) and then this bunch of stuff from me:
Magnetic Fields:
Nothing Matters When We're Dancing
The Sun Goes Down And The World Goes Dancing
Asleep And Dreaming (played this at our wedding)
Papa Was A Rodeo
Kiss Me Like You Mean It
Washington D.C.
The Book of Love
When My Boy Walks Down The Street
Underwear
Goldenhorse:
Don't Wake Me Up
Golden Dawn
Kirsty MacColl
They Don't Know About Us
slidellra*Don't know if you're all aware but BATTLE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN. It's all the other team's fault, of course, because we are sweetness and light and puppies gambolling in the fields making friends with the baby baa lambs ...
Where was I?
Oh. Yes. So battle has been raging from one end of lj to the other and we are starting to divide up our goods and chattels as we prepare for WAR.
This is where we're at so far:
Language: Team Romance - French (the language of love, my little cauliflower), Team Angst - German (the language of nihilism - kinda).
Alcoholic beverages (see how we get the important stuff in first?): Team Romance - champagne (mais, naturellement, parce que nous sommes Francais - and that's about the sum total of my French ability so let's settle for Pepe le Peu-style accents), Team Angst - German beer (but that's lager, I said, you want bitter).
Under discussion:
Clothes: Team Romance - Long sweepy dresses, trenchcoats, velvet, soft, brown leather, Team Angst - black leather and stompy boots
Music: Ah, well this is one of the places we need to trounce them. They can have all the whiny complaint-rock they like. We get every single tune that has ever made anyone happy ever, as well as soppy ballads and most of the musical genre as well as the whole of the classical genre termed Romantic (the clue is in the word).
qe2 reckons we get punk. nos4a2no9 (hisssss, she's behind you! - sorry, my Britishness coming out there) says Team Angst get post-punk, grunge and the blues.What do we need? We need a theme tune. And romantic mixes. Let's blow these leetle angst-muffins out of the water with our musical choices.
We also need more things to fight about. What's a battle without arguments? Thoughts on what we've got so far? Ideas on what we can steal next? Bring 'em on.
ETA:
qe2 also reckons we get red wine and dark chocolate. Which I agree is very romantic, even if they trigger a migraine because then someone gets to smooth back your hair as you throw up into the toilet. Oh, I'm a delight, for sure.ETA 2: Music currently uploaded can be found here (thanks
caersmane), here (thanks brynnmck) and then this bunch of stuff from me:Magnetic Fields:
Nothing Matters When We're Dancing
The Sun Goes Down And The World Goes Dancing
Asleep And Dreaming (played this at our wedding)
Papa Was A Rodeo
Kiss Me Like You Mean It
Washington D.C.
The Book of Love
When My Boy Walks Down The Street
Underwear
Goldenhorse:
Don't Wake Me Up
Golden Dawn
Kirsty MacColl
They Don't Know About Us
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Date: 2007-09-20 04:14 pm (UTC)(Philosophers: We get Rorty and Kant. They get Sartre and Nietzsche.)
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Date: 2007-09-20 04:22 pm (UTC)Cat, the Headstones make me happy, so that means we get them, right? *beams prettily*
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Date: 2007-09-20 04:29 pm (UTC)And did I ever think I'd have a chance to use this icon in context? No. No I did not.
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Date: 2007-09-20 04:50 pm (UTC)Oatmeal and pemmican are either romantic or angsty, depending on the context.
HEE. I want that on a pillow.
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Date: 2007-09-20 04:59 pm (UTC)Cemetery's romantic, right?
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Date: 2007-09-20 05:42 pm (UTC)We definitely get the HDRC, though. Redemption, baby! And gooshy love songs (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=BD2B78003590228B).
In the non-Hugh category, how about...
Jeffrey Foucault - One For Sorrow (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=524833F358338BCA) (much less angsty than the title would suggest)
Redbird - You Are the Everything (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=611E09F91493156F)
Jonny Lang - Touch (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=16E022C857DF7772)
And of course we TOTALLY get Northwest Passage (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=2CE516561DDBF385), right? A grand adventure, and then finding your way home at the end of it? Sounds pretty damn romantic to me!
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Date: 2007-09-20 05:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-21 01:23 am (UTC)And you can take the HDRC. We're quite happy with Headstones' "Nickels for Your Nightmare" and other such angst classics.
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Date: 2007-09-21 06:45 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-09-20 04:57 pm (UTC)God, yes, they can keep Sartre and Nietzche all to their angst-muffiny selves.
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Date: 2007-09-21 12:02 am (UTC)That's my plan, anyway.
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Date: 2007-09-20 04:18 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-09-20 04:31 pm (UTC)I nominate Une Histoire d'Amour, by Mirelle Matthieu, as the theme song. I know, I just finished saying I hate French, and I give you a french song. I have the English and French lyrics, and the song, if you want it.
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Date: 2007-09-20 05:02 pm (UTC)We can add in more alcohol for you, also. What do you think would be romantic?
If you could upload the song for us to listen to, that would be wonderful.
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Date: 2007-09-20 05:10 pm (UTC)Link is here: Mirelle Mathieu Une Histoire d'Amour. (http://www.sendspace.com/file/3n50w7) Lyrics: French, followed by English translation. (http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/u/unehistoiredamour.shtml)
Enjoy.
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Date: 2007-09-20 05:49 pm (UTC)*high fives you*
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Date: 2007-09-20 05:13 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-09-20 05:03 pm (UTC)Go trenchcoats!
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Date: 2007-09-20 05:16 pm (UTC)Trenchcoats are a highly underrated peice of clothing.
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Date: 2007-09-20 10:08 pm (UTC)I'm not sure whether that's a reflection on my accent or on the phrase itself... *g*
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Date: 2007-09-21 06:46 pm (UTC)We should have our own nickname. Hmm.
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Date: 2007-09-21 12:05 am (UTC)Oooh! I have stockings with lines up the back. Yessssssss. And now I really do want to dress up for this.
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Date: 2007-09-21 06:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-22 01:42 am (UTC)Tea: Maybe this is my Britishness coming out. Any ideas here?
Dance: We get the waltz, the tango, the happy shuffle of feet in anticipation, the bump and grind at the club. They get the crazy person I-dance-alone-for-no-one-dances-with-me dance.
Food: We get piping hot Chinese take-out, just delivered. They get the remenents of last night's pizza, cold, hard and wangy.
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Date: 2007-09-22 10:35 am (UTC)Tea. Hmmm. We get Earl Grey because it has bergamot in it which is allegedly good at refreshing and relaxing - is also an anti-depressant. So people who drink it are happy. Yay! They get well-sugared builder's tea for shock.
I like our dances. In fact, we get most dancing, don't we? Because it's all about love and partners. *wins*
Ha! My husband loves last night's pizza. I wonder if he is a secret angst-muffin. I should ask. We also get gourmet restaurants and candlelit dinners.