Music Meme Day 16, Football, Babylon 5

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Day 16 - A Song You Used To Love But Now Hate

First, some modifications - this is more a song I got sick of at the time. I like it again now that it's not on the radio every five seconds.

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Day 01 - Your favourite song
Day 02 - Your least favourite song
Day 03 - A song that makes you happy
Day 04 - A song that makes you sad
Day 05 - A song that reminds me of someone
Day 06 - A song that reminds you of somewhere
Day 07 - A song that reminds you of an event
Day 08 - A song you know all the words to
Day 09 - A song you can dance to
Day 10 - A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 - A song by a band you love
Day 12 - A song by a band you hate
Day 13 - A guilty pleasure
Day 14 - A song people wouldn't expect you to like
Day 15 - A song that describes you

Day 17. A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18. A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 - A song from your favorite album
Day 20 - A song that you listen to when you're angry
Day 21 - A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22 - A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23 - A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24 - A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25 - A song that makes you laugh ?
Day 26. A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27. A song that you wish you could play
Day 28. A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29. A song from your childhood
Day 30. Your favorite song at this time last year


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Football:

I was right, the minute one of the "big" teams gets a goal disallowed due to the goal line problem, there's going to be another review. Ah, Sepp, so transparent.

I've also discovered that even in a match where I don't care who wins, I still hate seeing people go out on penalties. Poor Japan.

Other than that, I have no idea what to predict for the quarters.

Netherlands v Brazil - if this were the old school Dutch and the old school Brazilians I'd say Brazil without a moments doubt, now, I'm not so sure.

Ghana v Uruguay - talk about a team where I want both sides to win. I can see this going either way, because Ghana have a nice solid defence and Uruguay have a very patient and potent attack.

Argentina v Germany - Argentina ought to win this, and yet, the Germans are the Germans.

Spain v Paraguay - Vamos Paraguay I say. It's not going to happen, but I can hope, right.

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Babylon 5:

Amusingly, given that opera142 has just started watching it and evilgmbethy was thinking about starting watching it, my housemate has started his rewatch of Babylon 5.

Which meant I got to see the pilot again. Now, it has it's weaknesses, but damnit it if doesn't have some awesome moments, Londo's shark-related speech to Garibaldi in particular. It also gives you something new each time. For instance, the shapeshifter as Lyta's body fights like a Mimbari. I hadn't noticed that before.

I also think that it gained something by the enforced re-casting because it meant that instead of the usual problem that early episodes of shows have where it's all 'you, my friend that I have known for 10 years, let me ask you this question that I should know the answer to already', it's 'you, new person, I need to know this about you,' and the new person is being guarded because they don't know that person yet.

There's also some interesting things if you know what happens to some of the characters.

I'd forgotten how much Garibaldi is Sinclair's man. Which makes the "betrayal" in season 4 work better, because I don't think even Bester could have got Garibaldi to turn against Sinclair.

Also Michael O'Hare's particular style of acting works better if you know he's going to become Valen. No matter how much I personally like Sinclair, for all his stiffness, I'll grant he doesn't come across well.



I also keep forgetting how obnoxious, if justifiably so, G'Kar is at the start.