For some reason I can't explain, I know St Peter will call my name

I spent some time this afternoon contemplating how terrible my Spanish has gotten. Me, someone who taught it in college, can't even remember the number 70 in the language. I remember it in Italian, but no one comes in the store speaking Italian. It's mostly Spanish and bits of Portuguese, Arabic, Hindu, French, and a variety of Eastern European languages. But the bulk of the non-English speakers speak Spanish, and I feel like I can capitalize on those sales and make the customers feel more comfortable if I were a bit more fluent in it. So I'm going to start memorizing vocab words again. I know the grammar structures, and I know my basic verbs, it's just words that I would need. My comprehension's still there, depending on the accent (I was taught Puerto Rican Spanish, which helps, but a lot of our customers speak Mexican or Central American Spanish and I'm unfamiliar with that accent.

Day 01 - Your favorite song
Day 02 - A song that makes you happy
Day 03 - A song that makes you sad
Day 04 - A song that reminds you of someone
Day 05 - A song that reminds of you of somewhere
Day 06 - A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 07 - A song that you can dance to
Day 08 - A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 09 - A song from your favorite band
Day 10 - A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 11 - A song that describes you
Day 12 - A song from your favorite album
Day 13 - A song that you listen to when you're angry
Day 14 - A song that you listen to when you're happy
Day 15 - A song that you listen to when you're sad
Day 16 - A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 17 - A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 18 - A song that makes you laugh
Day 19 - Your least favorite song
Day 20 - A song that you know all the words to
Day 21 - A song from a band you hate
Day 22 - A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 23 - A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 24 - A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 25 - A song that you wish you heard on the radio
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

As soon as I saw this entry on the list I knew what I would answer for this one. And no, it's not Ashlee Simpson. She is not a band.



I. Hate. Coldplay. And yet I cannot resist this song! It appeals to the geek in me. "I used to rule the world -- seas would rise when I gave the word." Or even better, the chorus: "I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing, Roman cavalry choirs are singing; be my mirror, my sword, my shield, my missionaries in a foreign field."

I still hate them, but this song is epic. And endorsed by ! You can't get higher praise.