I love filk!

This was ganked from baronessmartha, who is one of the "Northern Ravens" and had a rocking Northern Army LJ icon.

Shag Foreign Fighters

by The Northern Ravens
(To the tune of "Wild Rover")

And it’s no, nay, Never,
No nay never no more!
Will I shag foreign fighters,
No never, no more!

I’ve traveled the known world,
North, south, east, and west.
I’ve found that the head in the East is the best.
The Mid is too frigid, Trimaris too crass,
And Atlantian knights don’t think this is funny.

Though Lochac is a long haul, the accents are cute
One day Northshield may learn what sex is aboot
I lost the coin toss, so Aethelmearc’s primed
Those asterisk bastards aren’t worth my time.

Outlandish sex may seem worth a try,
And I’ll try one Caidian before I die
Ansteorra is not quite as big as it thinks
And Meridies finishes before it blinks.

Artemisia is waiting in Atenveldt’s wings,
Calontir does not shag quite as well as it sings
Ealdormere is the home of the moose hatching grounds,
There’s them in the West that do it in rounds.

The boys of Gleann Ahbann , we’ve heard they get wild,
Drachenwald’s castles make up for their style.
If the Kingdoms all work hard they might pass the test,
I’ll stick with the East realm and shag with the best.

How the heck did that happen?

Sooooooo not what I would have thought.

You scored as The Operative. You are dedicated to your job and very good at what you do. You've done some very bad things, but they had to be done. You don't expect to go to heaven, but that is a sacrifice you've made for a better future for all. </td> The Operative 88% Simon Tam 75% Capt. Mal Reynolds 69% Zoe Alleyne Washburne 63% Shepherd Derrial Book 63% Hoban 'Wash' Washburne 56% Kaylee (Kaywinnet Lee) Frye 50% Jayne Cobb 44% Inara Serra 38% River Tam 25% Which Serenity character are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Thanks, Mom!

Just as I did for my kids, my Mom gave me a book store gift certificate for Christmas.

I decided to go the CD route at Barnes and Noble and just came home with three:

1. The Hard and the Easy by Great Big Sea, which I have just about finished listening to and is absolutely amazing. I am going to see them Sunday, April 30 in Somerville. They are playing in Northampton, Mass., in April, too.

2. American Roots Collection from Smithsonian Folkways. alethea_eastrid has been pulling me into folk lately, and this seemed like a pretty good collection. Just listening to it now. "Sweet Old Chicago" is playing right now, and "We Shall Overcome" is the last song.

3. Avenue Q: The Musical , The Broadway Cast Recording. The Internet is for Porn! Blame this one on queenbabs, troll_boy and chaotic_angel. Evil people, they are.

I hate opening CDs with all the silly tape!