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Kieron Gillen found this, and acquired it, and I don’t think I’ll manage it with quite his skill, as he writes about music in a way that suggests an almost photographic – phonographic? – memory, but as I just filled his comment box with what could notionally count as one – or maybe two or even more – of my days, I figure I’ve probably got it in me to give it a shot with at least half of my arse.

day 01 – your favorite song
day 02 – your least favorite song
day 03 – a song that makes you happy
day 04 – a song that makes you sad
day 05 – a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 – a song that reminds of you of somewhere
day 07 – a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 – a song that you know all the words to
day 09 – a song that you can dance to
day 10 – a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 – a song from your favorite band
day 12 – a song from a band you hate
day 13 – a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 – a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 – a song that describes you
day 16 – a song that you used to love but now hate
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

I think Mr Gillen is on the right track taking these out of order, and also linking to them as he does them. We’ll bloody see, won’t we?

So to wrap up, then – Thanks to Rol, I took part in a meme in which you choose your favourite film made in each year that you have been alive.

The following people have also done lists, which you can find by clicking their names:
Rol Hirst, Andy Cheverton, Kelvin Green, Tony McGee, Lee and Samurai Frog

My list, with trailers where possible and explanations/runners up, is in these three places:
1973 – 1983, 1984 – 1994 and 1995 – 2008.
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I didn’t mention “Waterdance” in 1992 – I can’t believe I forgot that film – Eric Stolz being predictably brilliant, Wesley Snipes actually acting, and Helen Hunt doing that thing where she turns up on screen, and makes me feel funny in my tummy.

I also failed to mention “Jacob’s Ladder” in 1990. I am a cinematic idiot.

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It is turning out to be a sad week, so to try and distract myself, and maybe generate some enthusiasm for tomorrow night (when if all goes to plan, Girl One and I will be watching Dark Knight), here is the next part of the meme from last week, as inspired by Rol.
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Rol posted a meme a week or so ago (including two other bloggers what done it: Lee and Samurai Frog) that caught my attention. It did this by a) Being about films, and b) Collating things via an easily measured scale.

I am not good at assigning values to things, because I have a bad memory, and can never remember the things I have liked or disliked for longer then… that long. That period of time that just passed then.

Also, as a general-purpose geek, I fail badly, because I struggle to tie items or events to dates. I can tell you what happened in the background on a throwaway scene in an episode of Buffy that I watched once, or identify Predator 2 from a five second clip of a tertiary character doing something pointless with the sound down, but I couldn’t tell you when either film was made, or what year I saw them in.

This meme allows me to appear capable rather then handicapable in both of these areas, while reminding me of old favourites, so it can only be awesome. It requires simply this:

The meme is this: Look up the movie releases for each year of your life, and for each year, pick your favourite. Not the one that you think might have been the best, the one that sticks in your head the most, or you can watch again and again. Prepare for a few guilty pleasures, is what I’m saying. (more…)