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Garramit, I filked again!
Tuesday, July 26, 2005

There's a line in a song by the Austin Lounge Lizards that goes: "Sometimes I wake up to find I've yodeled in my sleep!"

I feel like that.

So I was driving home from Austin last night, and this idea I had a week or two ago just started exploding in my head. It's a Class II Filk (meaning original tune and lyrics, but based on someone else's scifi). It's about Out of Gas. And it ain't funny. People mostly expect filk to be funny, but this ain't. If I did it right, it's gripping. And now I have to learn to play with a slide, because it's begging for a slide.

I don't have a slide, so I started picking up random items from around the house to try. I commented to my wife that the most successful improvised slide seemed to be a double A battery. She asked if it was wise to rub a battery on my strings. I replied, "Nah, it's probably quang sh'duh." (My attempt at the Chinese-like sounds Wash made to describe the Reavers flying without core containment.)

She said, "Are you speakin' Chinese at me, darlin'?" I denied that I was, and then I went for the sympaty plea.

"Honey, I filked again."

"Well, Babe," she said, "you'll have to clean it up."

*sigh* I guess I'll have no choice but to record it, put it in an MP3 postcard, and send it around the 'net. Gosa!

COMMENTS

Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:49 AM

CEDRIC


To quote Wash again, "I love my wife."

I really do. She's the best. We quote Firefly at each other all the time. Not only is she witty, she's all kinds of pleasin'.

Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:15 AM

CALLMESERENITY


I read your latest filk. Can't wait to hear it!

Thursday, July 28, 2005 7:21 AM

THATWEIRDGIRL


That's funny, it really is...Well, babe you'll have to clean it up.

hehehe. You have a lovely wife. hehe. Are you speakin Chinese at me, darlin.

Ha. She's great!


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