“There can only be one!”
Yes, I just watched Highlander. Honestly, I was expecting more from the soundtrack. Seriously, couldn’t Queen have come up with some better songs? Then again, did any good music come out of 1986?
Although the movie is more about the action. The absurdity of it was more interesting than anything. The dialogue gave me the most to enjoy. Lines like the cop saying, “Don’t move; don’t even breathe!” or later in the movie when the bad guy jumps in the car and yells, “MOM!” had me laughing plenty.
So November is almost over. I’m running out of goals for the year. The major one is still going. I’m angling to get at least one lunch date during December. I think it’s fairly likely and I only hope I don’t botch things up with my incredible knack for unsmoothness. Eh.
Who’s looking forward to Christmas? I’m trying to be less materialistic than other years, but I didn’t even make it through Black Friday without shopping. The good news is I’m just about done.
It was fun having the parents out here for Thanksgiving. Showed them around a lot, visited with some old family friends, lived out the annual family rivalry (Colorado v. Nebraska) wherein the Huskers were shamed (good riddance to Callahan), much food was consumed, and many excellent conversations had.
Work is going well. Other than the sexual harassment. I can’t say I enjoy being on the receiving end of jokes and I must say it’s a completely awkward situation being joked about. I tell myself that “I’m a man, I can handle some jokes” which is true, but that doesn’t make it any less annoying. Now I understand why harassment is considered such a problem — because it disrupts the workplace and creates a negative working environment. Even if I want to say something about it, it’s not quite that easy because speaking up creates real consequences for the people involved and there’s always the possibility of retribution or attempted retribution if anyone gets in trouble.
On reflection, I’m a bit pissed about the whole situation. I hadn’t thought it over much yet.
If you want a movie with an interesting soundtrack by Queen, watch Flash Gordon
:)
Oh, and here’s some songs from 1986. The numbers on the left are their place on the billboard top 100 for that year. I went ahead and culled what I feel are the ones that definitely don’t stand the test of time (for example, #1 was “That’s what friends are for by Dionne Warwick and friends).
I leave it to you to decide if any of the rest are any good.
2. “Walk Like An Egyptian”…..Bangles
5. “You Give Love A Bad Name”…..Bon Jovi
9. “Kyrie”…..Mr. Mister
15. “Rock Me Amadeus”…..Falco
21. “Glory Of Love”…..Peter Cetera
22. “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”…..Wang Chung
24. “Conga”…..Miami Sound Machine
27. “Addicted To Love”…..Robert Palmer
30. “Venus”…..Bananarama
31. “What You Need”…..INXS
32. “Take My Breath Away”…..Berlin
33. “These Dreams”…..Heart
35. “Walk Of Life”…..Dire Straits
36. “Dancing On The Ceiling”…..Lionel Richie
37. “Amanda”…..Boston
39. “True Colors”…..Cyndi Lauper
45. “Danger Zone”…..Kenny Loggins
47. “Hip To Be Square”…..Huey Lewis & The News
48. “Manic Monday”…..Bangles
61. “Nasty”…..Janet Jackson
71. “Walk This Way”…..Run-D.M.C.
72. “Words Get In The Way”…..Miami Sound Machine
74. “All I Need Is A Miracle”…..Mike + The Mechanics
95. “Is It Love”…..Mr. Mister
Well, darn it if Justin didn’t beat me to the punch.
Ah, my bait has lured you in!
I’ve heard of a few of those songs. I’d probably recognize most of them, but just don’t know their names. I need to watch more ’80s movies. Speaking of which, I finally saw Say Anything a couple weeks back and it gives me a new appreciation for Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”
So what does it say about us that we are more interested in ’80s music than the issue of sexual harassment at work?
Either ‘86 music is a lot better than I knew or nobody thinks I’m being serious.
Allow me to to break from the ’80s music and discuss sexual harassment.
Let me encourage you to not take it lying down. So to speak.
Maybe you could have the Sexual Harassment Panda brought in…
Your first course of action should be telling the harassers that it’s annoying and it’s distracting from your work. Yeah, they shouldn’t be doing it in the first place, but if you never say that it’s not OK, than the implication is that it *is* OK.
If it continues after you’ve told them that it bothers you, let them know that you will take it to the your boss if they don’t stop.
Emphasize that you’re not trying to get them in trouble, but it bothers you.
I’ve been in work environments where harassment is a problem. People will respect you more and annoy you less if you step up and assert yourself. You don’t need to be angry and defensive about it, but calmly let them know what’s on your mind.
I know it’s uncomfortable to do, but in the end, they will respect you more, they’ll likely stop and you will taste the sweet, sweet nectar of successful assertiveness.
BTW I share similar sentiments about “In Your Eyes” in “Say Anything.”