Follow-up: Meatloaf Edition

In the spirit of last Wednesday medley, here are some pie charts that show what Meatloaf will and won't do for love:

He Never Said Anything About Covering Old Celine Dion Songs, Though

Thank you for that Daniel Carlson.

Medley of the Day: Powerhouse Divas Edititon

First up, Bonnie Tyler's nonsensical ode to bright eyes, "Total Eclipse of the Heart":



Speaking of ridiculously epic songs, Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now":



And just because the previous two songs always blend in to this one for me, Meatloaf's "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)":

Awesome Cultural Exposure of the Day: Humorous Physicist Edition

Today's BYU forum featured physicist Dr. Brian Greene of string theory fame. I became a fan my junior year of high school when I saw the PBS NOVA special called The Elegant Universe.* You could probably point to Brian Greene for any pop cultural reference of string theory since he makes the information so accessible. Anyone who is really excited about science and explains it well is automatically great in my book.** And if you're actually funny, even better.*** My favorite moment was the beginning of his speech when he got into character (the introducer mentioned Brian Greene's work in such films as Frequency) and stated one of his lines: "Hey, that's a good question." It just got more awesome from there as he recounted the history of how we think of space and time. Maybe I'll actually read one of his books someday...

Plus, this picture is adorable.

*You should totally watch it online, it's fascinating.
**Bill Nye, I'm looking at you.
***"Let's Talk About Stress" is the greatest parody song ever created, if only because of the source material.

Tear Jerkiest Moment of the Day: Retrospective childhood edition

In The Goonies when Sean Astin starts philosophizing about how Goonies never say die.



I think this may have more to do with how much I love Sean Astin as Sam in LOTR and thinking of Jemaine (also adorable) from Flight of the Conchords parodying him.

Sex Ed: we should have some

I have a new roommate this semester who is very sweet and naive. She knows a lot about France and dietetics. Sex, not so much. My roommates and I have answered many questions that she has. My favorites include:
-What is S&M?
-What is an orgy?
-How do a tall guy and short girl have sex?
-How do horses/elephants have sex? (the answer involved a stick figure rendering by me)

I can only chalk these questions up to her living a very sheltered childhood. I think/hope she understands the basic understanding of what sex is, but this is not an uncommon problem. My health classes spoke about sex in very veiled terms and I never had "the talk" with my parents (although once in a while my mom would randomly say something blunt, so in no way was I ignorant).

But really, would it hurt to improve the sexual education of our children? I'm all for advocating abstinence, but I think people should understand how their bodies work. A lot of what I've learned about sexuality comes from television which then compelled me to look things up (the internet or otherwise). It's such a huge part of a person's identity to leave a mystery. We are taught how babies are made, but what about the getting there part?I wish somebody would have sat me down or in a health class explained the mechanics of it all so I didn't have to find the information on my own.

I belong to the LDS church, which certainly doesn't shy away from discussing its importance. But what is it that we're talking about exactly? Veiling the language so much and never discussing what actually happens can be detrimental. I've heard horror stories (I'm sure they're pretty rare) of girls who feel violated on their wedding night because chastity had been drilled into their head so much. Lack of education also leads to unwanted pregnancy and STD's. This shouldn't be happening.

I think parents and teachers should be more willing to talk about sex and sexuality with children. It's leaving kids to try to figure out something very powerful and sometimes overwhelming on their own. Wouldn't a better route be to create an environment where they have access to accurate information and feel comfortable asking questions? This benefits anyone who at some point in their lives is going to have sex. It's such a big deal, people should know what's going to happen, how to protect themselves, and how to control pregnancy--in and out of marriage. It's someone's own choice as to whether or not they have sex and when, but they shouldn't remain uneducated about the choice.

I really shouldn't be explaining to another college student some basics about sex. But then again, I had to find this information on my own, and that's something we should fix.

Medley of the day: Kind of Obscure Mellow Pop/Rock Edition

"Alison" by Elvis Costello (live)


"Beware of Darkness" by George Harrison (tribute video)


"Handle With Care" by The Traveling Wilburys (yes, more George Harrison, but with Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan. All in the same band = awesome.)