iPod iChing - monday, bloody monday

It is friday, and time for some divination...

Oh, mighty iPod, whose wisdom exceeds that of our humblest elected representatives...
I know you do not want to meddle in the affairs of humans, for they are quarrelsome, quick to anger, and fundamentally unpredictable.
But... (and there is always a but...), we gots to know.

Monday, are we getting good news from NASA and NSF on the funding front, and will the associated critters-in-charge actually come through for real, this time?

Whoosh goes the randomizer.
Whoosh.

• The Covering: Allur Matur - María Björk


• The Crossing: Under African Skies - Paul Simon


• The Crown: Young Ned of the Hill - Pogues


• The Root: Bread and Circuses - Billy Bragg


• The Past: Taktu til við að Tvista - Stuðmenn


• The Future: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Pythoh


• The Questioner: Keep it Precious - Melissa Ehteridge


• The House: Hann Tumi fer á fætur - Bjö:rgvin Halldórsson


• The Inside: Eensy Weensy Spider - Twin Sisters


• The Outcome: Fantaisie de Concert - Carmen - New York Philharmomic

#11 is Autumn - Vivaldi; #12 is I Will not be Denied - Bonnie Raitt.

Wow. I am in awe.
"Allur Matur" is a ditty for kids, that you should put ALL your food in your tummy (ie waste not)
"Taktu til..." is a pure dance song, basically "do the twist"
"Hann Tumi..." is the song of the small shepherd boy with dreams of being king, but the final verse reminds us there is a missing element to fulfill this dream

The Root is just so sweet and I liek the Questioner, again.
But the Inside clinches it, the classic sysiphean song of persistence, setbacks and futility.

But take The Future to heart...

Wise is the iPod.

As always, the Key as explained by Sean


Always Look on the Bright Side - Eric Idle

Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...