The Friday Random Ten: The iPod in the Car Doesn't Count Edition

Am I the only person left doing this?

Fire up the iPod, set it to shuffle, and write down the first ten songs that play. No cheating. No skipping forward.

1. Between a Man and a Woman—Kate Bush
2. Firmaman—Vanessa Paradis
3. Electricity—OMD
4. Blue Skies—Ella Fitzgerald
5. Nunca Mas—Patrick Bruel
6. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!—ABBA
7. Hung Up—Madonna
8. Eldorado Overture—ELO
9. Don't Stop—Anastacia
10. Les hommes qui passent [maman]—Patricia Kaas

I left the apartment this morning at a brisk 7:32. I was on time! And by the time I was halfway down Highway 13 on the way to 580 and the San Mateo Bridge, I realized I had left my iPod at home. Holy Mother of Maude Adams! I cut in front of someone (my apologies) to make the next exit on 13, turned around, and went home to fetch it. Do you honestly think I'm going to spend eight-plus hours in this box without my music to drown out the whiny prenatal candidate for Mommie Dearest next door who knows only how to laugh-talk all day long? Fuck me sideways! I'd rather gouge out my eyeballs! Dear Heaven!

So, even after my unplanned detour, I still managed to get here by 9:17 or some shit. And then I find out from SP that dear, sweet Robyn Jones is headed down to Monterey for the weekend, a week after I was there. That's a big fat egg for me. I have to admit that I had a bit of crush on her, even though I was a big ’mo when I knew her, and there was no doubt ever about that. She's just so damned pretty and smart and funny and classy.

And that's all.

I was silly enough to write this at 10:16 AM