perldiver

Hey all,

So, there's a conference that I just stumbled over.  It runs from the 22nd-25th (this coming Sunday-Wed) at MIT in Boston.  I'm not totally sure I want to go but I'm considering it.  However, the conference is spendy enough that I don't want to do that and also pay for a hotel.  Would any Bostonites have a spare couch that I could crash on?  I will be gone much of the day, am quiet when around, and will even bring my own towels to minimize laundry.  :>

Again, I may end up not doing this...its $250 that I don't particularly need to spend right now, since both the clients I was working for are on work stoppage.  Still, it would be good networking and it would be great to see some friends I don't see too often.

Hey all,

I'm looking for recommendations for things I should add to my "High Energy" playlist, which I use to get energized and focused in while working. Here's the (very simple) criteria:

• It's got to make you want to move.
• It has to start right off at a high energy level...if it's got more than a couple of seconds of introduction, it doesn't fit.
• It has to stay "up" throughout.

Here's what's on the list right now:

Artist	Song
Aerosmith	Same old Song and Dance
Bonnie Tyler	Holding Out for a Hero
The Charie Daniels Band	Texas
"	Fais Do Do
"	Orange Blossom Special (Live)
Dixie Chicks	If I Fall Your're Going Down With Me
Hazel Blue	Insomnia
Hillbilly Hellcats	Hillbillies on Speed
leah andreone	It's Alright, It's Ok
Melissa Etheridge	I'm the Only One
Metallica	Holier Than Thou
Sherly Crow	Happy (Featuring Keith Richards)
Survivor	Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger doesn't really fit (intro too long) but it gets a bye for nostalgia.  I almost put Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly" on there, but it doesn't really work...it doesn't get my feet tapping.  Which is not to say that I don't like both of these songs, they just don't really fit this list.

Anyway, despite having what I thought was a decent sized music collection, I'm having trouble finding things to add to this list, and I know that many of my friends are fare more musical than I am.  Any ideas?