My 80's New Wave Mix Tape

I grew up in the 80's and lived through the New Wave era.  Recently I've gotten nostalgic for that time and as a result is the list below.

It's an 80's mix tape that I'm going to work on putting together.  Obviously it's not actually going to be on tape but I plan on putting these together in an iTunes playlist.  If you can think of anymore that I should add, feel free to leave your suggestion in the comment area.

So, in no particular order...

Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung

West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys

Saved By Zero - The Fixx

Head Over Heels ~ Tears For Fears

Come On Eileen ~~ Dexy's Midnight Runners

Safety Dance ~~ Men Without Hats

Pop Musik ~~ M

99 Red Balloons ~~ Nena

Tainted Love ~~ Soft Cell

Don't You Want Me ~~ The Human League

Always Something There To Remind Me ~~ Naked Eyes

In a Big Country - Big Country

Perfect Way ~~ Scritti Politti

Love Plus One ~~ Haircut 100

Alive & Kicking ~~ Simple Minds

The Look Of Love ~~ ABC

Desire (Come And Get It) ~~ Gene Loves Jezebel

Just Like Heaven ~~ The Cure

I Melt With You ~~ Modern English

Tenderness ~~ General Public

I Ran (So Far Away) ~~ A Flock of Seagulls

Dance Hall Days ~~ Wang Chung

Enjoy The Silence ~~ Depeche Mode

Obsession ~~ Animotion

Poison Arrow ~~ ABC

Friday I'm in Love ~~ The Cure

True ~ Spandau Ballet

Let’s Go ~ Wang Chung

Don’t You (Forget About Me) ~ Simple Minds

What Have I Done To Deserve This ~ Pet Shot Boys

Our House ~ Madness

C’mon Eileen ~ Dexys Midnight Runners

Der Kommissar ~ After The Fire

Sunglasses At Night ~ Corey Hart

Rock Me Amadeus ~ Falco

One Thing Leads To Another ~ The Fixx

What About Me ~ Moving Pictures

If You Leave ~ OMD

Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) ~ Q-Feel

Shout ~ Tears For Fears

To Live And Die In L.A. ~ Wang Chung

The Great M&M Debate

I recently had a discussion with my sister about which variety of M&M was better.  Each of us agreed dark chocolate was best, but after that is where we parted ways.  Patty is more in the peanut camp where I lean plain in my liking.

This got me thinking: how many more iterations of the Mars candy treat were there and how would I rate them.  Here's my list.

• Almond - Last resort.
• Peanut Butter - Gotta be in the right mood.
• Pretzel - Too new to tell.  Have only had them once.
• Coconut - Never!!
• Crispy - Discontinued.

There's also been wild cherry and mint crisp but those were limited edition so they kind of don't count.

By the way, an 11.08 oz bag of Wild Cherry M&M's will run you about $15.00 American on Amazon right now.

I then thought, what other types of M&M's could be made.

How about fudge or caramel? Maybe Macadamia nuts or cashews?  Although, with the later of those last two the candy wouldn't retain it's traditional shape.

So, what about you?  Which flavors or ingredients would you like to see put into an M&M? 

This Week's Re-Mixes

Something got into me this week because I did two different Internet remixes.

First, I'm a big fan of the Twit.tv network and in particular their love of wearing fezes so I put together a video, combining footage from their various netcasts with the song "Doin' The Twit" and a sound bite from Doctor Who.  Check it out below!

Next, I found this picture of a little kid with his fist in the air and it reminded me of another photo so I combined the two.

Please tell me what you think by leaving a comment below.

A Geek Or Not A Geek?

A geek, or not a geek; that is the question!  Well, maybe for most people it's not but it's something I've been wondering lately.  What makes a geek?

Well, here's a test.  You might be a geek if anything in the song below struck a chord.

Oh, that didn't help?  Okay, let's continue the anatomy of a geek then.

I asked on Google Plus the other day "When did you realize you were a geek and why?"  Frank Garufi Jr answered with; When most of my short term goals revolved around something tech. And pretty much every piece of tech was going to help me accomplish my long term goals!  (Something I would've said.)


Meanwhile Stephanie Winans responded with  I just realized I'm a geek at dinner tonight... I made a new recipe I found online. My first thought after that initial delicious bite was "man, this is great... I'm gonna like it on Facebook".


Which of those two do you think is the geek?  Frank is because he's obsessed with technology, something that still isn't that mainstream.  Sure, everybody pretty much uses tech in some form but it sounds like he lives and breathes it, which the average human usually doesn't do.  

See, in my opinion the definition of a geek is someone who is obsessed with something that usually isn't socially acceptable, or "normal."  When someone says "Oh, I'm such a scrap-booking geek" or "Man, I really geek out over baseball," they aren't really being geeks.


For me it's science fiction and knew I was a geek the first time sitting down to watch Star Trek re-runs on a Sunday afternoon back in the 70's.  On one arm I have a tattoo of the symbol for the Klingon Empire and on the other the emblem for the Battlestar Galactica.     

Lately geeks have started to become more "chic" but don't let that fool you, we'll always be socially awkward, another geek trait.  


Now, about those nerds!