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I thought I was going to do this in three parts, but it looks like I'll probably have to do five parts. LOL. Part 4 1. "Killing Me Softly" by the Fugees 2. 3. 4. 5. " 6. 7. "You Only Get What You Give" by The New Radicals 8. 9. 10. " 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. "Brimful of Asha" by Cornshop (Norman Cooke Remix) 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

I'd say Matchbox Twenty and Third Eye Blind were my first big bands, followed by Blink 182, New Found Glory, and Good Charlotte.

Big Time Rush's cover of All I Want for Christmas:

Chapter 61 -When Darius gives Austin some advice. "The Wanderer" by Dion and the Belmonts -When Will has one of his sad attacks, and Darius admits that he gets them, too. "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran -When Will and Zach talk on the phone. "Nothing at All" by Heart

Hey, guys, I came across this interesting article, from the point-of-view of a Millennial who went away to war instead of going away to college. I think it's a pretty raw look into the mindset of a certain subset of this generation. The Division of Generation Y Two different narratives for this generation...both different, but in some ways, the same. I definitely felt a bit of guilt for the fact that I wasn't off in Iraq or Afghanistan, getting physically or emotionally maimed like Gen Y military counterparts. The biggest thing I worried about in 2005-2006 was whether or not a friend might get too wasted at a party and need to go to a hospital. These guys had to worry about whether or not the little Aghan kid approaching them might or might not be a human bomb. It's insane. I remember in 2007, I took part in an Iraq "die-in" at U of D...basically, we lied on the ground and pretended to be dead veterans- some of us were dressed in military gear, and had fake blood and everything. We probably looked utterly ridiculous, and University of Delaware is an incredibly politically apathetic campus (despite the fact that Joe Biden is one of ours), but I remember lying there, really thinking about the thousands of guys and gals who sacrificed. It's like Vietnam, but worse, because so many of their counterparts lived blissfully unaware of the problems in Iraq/Afghanistan, where we cared more about getting new Ipods and Britney Meltdown '07 than them.

Not really, but it settled around me a bit.

Merry Christmas Eve! Here's a favorite Christmas tune of mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzrws1hWzGk

Here's an interesting photo series, where the photographer juxtaposed photos of modern-day San Francisco with pictures of the aftermath of the 1906 Earthquake. Pretty cool-looking, I think. The best shot has to be the dead horses and the modern-day driver.

1. 2. "Sitting Up In My Room" by Brandy 3. 4. "Scream" by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson 5. 6. 7. 8. "The Macarena" by Los Del Rios 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. "I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole 23. 24 25. 26. 27. 28. Stephen Jenkens circa 1997. Goddman he was hot. 29. 30. This song was hot when I was graduating from 5th grade, so for that reason, I associate this song with my elementary school graduation. Which is kind of weird, but there you go. Later on, I'd associate it with singing karoke at the end of the night at Spaghetti Benders, which makes way more sense.

Happy birthday, ya big ol' bear!

I agree with you. It's a really good thing JJ wasn't around, because he straight up would have laughed his ass off at Ethan. It does make me wonder though what kind of private schools Ethan grew up at- wouldn't etiquette and general table manners been part of what they were trained in? You mean to tell me that in 7 or so years of dining in private school dining halls, no one ever brought up how bad his table manners are? I went to a public elementary school, and I had teachers single me out and teach table manners to me when I was in 2nd grade or so. As for the Claremont stuff, I love reading the updates about the town. I like that it hasn't just been forgotten, and the family really does have a strong commitment to it.

Beck from Nickelodeon's Victorious as Joe?

Chapter 60 -When Brad muses on how much Claremont has transformed in the past 2 years, with a renewed sense of energy. "Sim Broadway" from Sim City 3000 -When Mat and Wade get into a fight about how he's acting like a freshman. "We Need A Resolution" by Aaliyah God, it's a fucking shame that Aaliyah died. She really was doing a lot of good work right up to when she died. I think R&B music would have looked a lot different if she hadn't died. - When they play a soccer game, and Darius blows up at Ethan for his poor sportsmanship. "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim -When Nana begins her training of Ethan. "The Rain in Spain" from My Fair Lady

Well, the first two books are good, in any event.

Friday I went to this alumni lunch deal at my old high school, where I get a free Bobbie hoagie and sit around and watch current students do a Holiday showcase. I talked to some people about my friend Steve's death...when I mentioned that he died a drug overdose, almost all of them asked me, "So did they rule out suicide?" I mean, I get the question, and on an intellectual level I get it, but a part of me just felt pissed off. Pissed off that my friend Steve is going to be dismissed by people who didn't know him as some druggie who took his own life, and pissed off that Steve for going out the way he did. I don't know. I almost feel like it would be easier if Steve had died of a car accident, but he left the way he left, and I feel like omitting how he died would kind of be like I'm shaming him for it. I refuse to do that. I got told by an e-friend that they think I'm idealizing him because as he put it, heroin is not a social drug and it's used by people who have a massive ability to cope with life., and I do wonder about that. I really want to believe that Steve's heroin use was a one-time thing, and he just accidentally overdosed. I absolutely refuse to believe that Steve did this intentionally- Steve had just 1 paper left before he was going to officially be Mr. Therapist. He was finally going to be done with college, after years of bitching about how much he hated school. There was some chick he planned to bang at Thanksgiving. There's no way he'd intentionally check out like this when he was so close to being done. I don't think Steve joined the 27 Club on purpose. I refuse to believe it. Anyway...tonight I went Christmas caroling. I have an awful voice, but it was fun. There some rinky dink Christmas parade at this nearby small town that I went to, and at times I just ran and shouted out, "Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls!" It just nice to laugh like that. Earlier I just looked out over the Delaware River...it was a really nice, unseasonably warm day, and nothing relaxes me more than being near the water. It was great.

Alright, here's the first official clip, when Four shows Tris his tattoos: I could do without the contemporary sounding pop song, but in general...wow, Theo and Shailene have smoking hot chemistry.

I allowed things from 1989 on this list, yes. '89 is the first year I can remember, but I wouldn't really call myself a child of the 80's. This is basically tail-end-of-the-80's music, the exception being the stuff from 1994 like "Another Night" by Real McCoy. The bulk of this stuff is from 1990-1992.

Sounds of A 90's Childhood Playlist, Part 2 1." 2. " 3. 4. " 5. 6. 7. 8. " 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. " 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. " 21. 22. 23. 24. "All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow 25. 26. 27. 28. "We Are Young" by Supergrass 29. 30. "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal I honestly think 1994 to 1996 were the best years for music in that decade, with 1995 being the high water mark. Everything was on full-blast that year.

They were interesting chapters. The drama of competitive sports pretty much writes itself. Speaking of...Brian Boitano came out as gay in advance of being a delagate to the 2014 Olympics, as a protest against the anti-gay policies of Russia. I wonder if JJ will still be involved with figure skating at that point, or if he'll finish with it sometime after 2006.

I don't think I can ever look at a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka again, after the Great Mexican Food Puke Incident of 2010. As for Guiness...yeah, not that big of a fan. I also can't stand Heinenken. If you guys have ever read Cross-Currents, the lead character pimps Negra Modelo a lot, and I gotta agree, it is a pretty great beer. Miles ahead of Corona, but it's not that widely available around here unless you go to a Mexican restaurant. Another beer I really like but isn't widely available where I live- Michelob Amber Bock. I discovered it in Florida, and it was sold in Western P.A., but I can't find it in Delaware.

Michael Trevino (The Vampire Diaries) as Ben Mendozza? Seriously, the Vampire Diaries is like the land of hunks. He was actually my pick for Ethan until Mark revealed that Ethan was rotund. I could also see Joe, Ethan's friend.

Funny story. I never really got that much into Queer as Folk- when it came to a depiction of gay life that I related to, I really loved David on Six Feet Under- low-key kind of gays who interacted more often with straight people instead of living in a gayborhood. The whole circuit boi thing just never appealed to me. You wanna feel old, Blue? The actor who played Justin is now 36. 36! He'd be a male cougar to a 17-year now. (Well, Randy Harrison was 23 when he played a 17-year old, but still.) I do think it might be interesting to see a Queer As Folk that reflects the changes in American society- how gay men are navigating with being able to get legally married in a lot of states, getting pressure to start families like their straight counterparts, having openly gay military men, and what it means to have a generation of boys who were never closeted- gay guys who experienced things like going to proms with another boy and getting voted Cutest Couple at their high school.

That is a pretty valid thought, I believe. Will chose to be an adult before he turned 18, on the basis that he can handle himself like an adult. So it makes the times when Will acts like a child, particularly in this chapter, really annoying. He's not held to the standard of a high school sophomore. We're supposed to hold him to the standard of a college-aged person, and there are times when he displays a stunning amount of immaturity.

Does this mean we won't see JJ and Will fight over a guy? God, I wanted to see that. If Evan Lysacek was any indication, JJ will go absolutely apeshit if Will poached a guy that he was into. I thought that was a benefit of having JJ be bisexual- Will and JJ could fight over a guy, and Darius and JJ could fight over a girl. I'm so disappointed, Mark.

Chapter 59 -When Will and Matt get into somewhat of a little tiff, where Will threatens to torch his GMC if he talks to Tony. "Revolution" by R4 -When Will and Tony drive back after the GLBT meeting, and talk. "Proud" by Heather Small -When Brad discovers that the company is engaging is homophobic and racial profiling. "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy -When Brad funds the Happy Hour for the employees that were profiled. "Praise You" by FatBoy Slim - When Brad meets Chris Mendoza, who Alec warns him about. "Dive in the Pool" by Barry Harris I hope I brought out Blue's inner 18-year old club boy with this pick. It's weird to listen to the Queer as Folk soundtrack and watch clips of it and see just how dated its become...which happens, but it's weird to think of the early 2000's as being a decade ago. I actually came across a music channel called "Y2K", decided to the hits of the 2000's, and damn that made me feel old.