Say, Mr Rogers was right! I am special!

....Specifically, I am the proud recipient of a 'You Made a Difference' plaque for having completed the most 'tasks' - inventory records created/edited, basically - in the month of October. (Never mind that I pretty much only got it because the actual fastest guy was off for the last two weeks on paternity leave. I was running him really close before that, believe you me.)

The point to focus on here is that the honour came with a $50 gift card. This, as you might expect, tickled me no end, especially since no-one had any idea the prize was even being awarded in the first place. It was like the universe just suddenly went, "Dull, grey Wednesday? No problem! Here, have some free money!"

Catching the spirit of the thing, I immediately went out and blew it all on one DKNYC silk tunic tank. (No, not from Macy's. I work at the Hudson's Bay Company head offices here in Canada, and just occasionally we take off our parkas indoors.)

I loves me my tank, because it is kingfisher blue and twilight, and it makes my eyes look silver. It makes me look overall like the kind of person who has occasion to wear such stuff on a regular basis. Just admiring myself in the bathroom mirror @ Shoe Central I am inspired to tackle any remaining obstacle to getting it outdoors. After all, how hard can working up a social life be, anyway?

Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat: The Music Shuffle Meme

All the cool kids are doing it!

DIRECTIONS
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look.
4. Title this post what the answer to your last question is.
5. Good luck and have fun!

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Sometimes a Fantasy - Billy Joel (Hey, this might be more fun than I thought!)

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley (Well, yes. Specifically in my new DKNYC tunic)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Unpack Your Adjectives - Schoolhouse Rock (You know, in an odd way, this makes total sense)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Monday, Monday - The Mamas and the Papas (Oh, keep reading, it'll all become clear...)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Sour Suite - The Guess Who (Heh. Or alternatively, just check in with anybody who's ever asked for my 'honest opinion')

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
After the Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire (OK, which one of you clowns told Shoemom about the tunic purchase?)

WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
Unloved - Jann Arden (Damn. I am, like, thisclose to becoming a Twilight character, aren't I?)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Walk on Home - Kalan Porter (Sure, it looks like things are getting progressively worse, but check out the bright side! I didn't say I wasn't coming along...I mean, I have to keep measuring off fifty feet 'cause of the restraining order, which is kind of a pain, but...You know what, let's just move on)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel (Yep. Flashbacks, man, it's all about the flashbacks. I can see the newspaper reports now. "She seemed like such a quiet, harmless girl...I mean, she liked Billy Joel a lot, but...")

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (...um, I like to dance with them a lot?...oh lord help me i am in hell)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
New Kid in Town - Trisha Yearwood ("...and that's when I was forced to hunt them down and kill them all, Your Honour.")

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain - Ricky Nelson (That'll show 'em! [sob])

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Jane - Barenaked Ladies (While elsewhere, in a tragic coincidence, perusal of the songwriter's rough notes reveal this as the in-house handle of 'Number 47' from Jailhouse Rock...)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Prelude/Angry Young Man - Billy Joel (Yes, it's true; I am an underground rebel, bent on destroying society and all its institutions [and really, after reading this far, can you blame me?] In fact, my 'Clueless White Chick Like Me' pose has been so successful no one has ever thought to check out my potential connexions to Barack Obama...until now. Muwahhahh-hahh...)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Spider-Man (1967) - Theme (So how come nobody ever invites me out for a night's web-swinging, huh? Nooooo, I want action of a Friday night, I've got to troll the local podunk jail. Thanks a lot, 'friends'!)

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NAME THIS POST?
Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat - Phil Harris & Scatman Crothers, The Aristocats (Count me in, my brothers. Count me in.)