Theming Bee
Note: The title is based on spelling bee
because of the theme song ‘Spell’ but there wasn't actually a spelling bee, more like a theming bee
from all the themes I found, so I gave it that title as a result.
Date: 31st July 2021
Rating: 97 (Best).
Music theme: Spell (Album version) (Hot Chip).
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGbNHoLlKnw
Quote of the Day: Give up your Mars. Take me to Tars.
— Hot Chip misheard lyrics.
We had a Mega Donner from Tariq's.
Walked home and went to sleep.
I had a dream in a dream, when I woke up and I was trying to get a bee out of a stereotypical room, but it took my ushering as an attack and tried to sting me instead. Then I actually woke up and there were workers outside using some kind of buzzy device that sounded like a bee.
I listened to some music tracks I discovered yesterday and also some others by Hot Chip, including ‘I Feel Better’ which has a very weird video (then again, a lot of theirs have very weird videos). By the way, searching for Hot Chip
results mostly in reaction videos of people eating a hot crisp (since chip
is American for crisp).
I texted Tails and met up in the Greasy Pig later on, about 11am. I waited outside 8th Headquarters. Then there was a long wait of about an hour for the breakfast (Half Paralyser) and even longer for the tea to superheat.
DC joined us for a walk around Eccup Reservoir, listening to more theme tunes.
Then Gold joined us and we went to some of our old regular pubs for a couple of pints. We discussed lots of things such as life, the University and everyone in Club PM07.
Gold and Tails left after that.
I and DC went to Mr Su (a new Chinese restaurant). They misheard both our orders but it wasn't that bad. I had chicken and rice noodles, and the chilli oil was very hot. The dumplings were great (with Chinese vinegar).
After this, DC dropped me off at the Student Accommodation and I rested there for a few hours.
I updated the diary, listened to music on the portable speaker, and had supper (the samosas and bhajis from earlier, which I cooked in the oven there, and the rest of the Aloe King I had bought at Mr Su).
Selected Subthemes in the Theming Bee
- Motion Sickness (Hot Chip).
- I Feel Better (Hot Chip).
- Huarache Lights (Hot Chip).
- Hungry Child (Hot Chip).
- It's the Way it Is (Bruce Hornsby and the Range).
- Grease (Frankie Valli).
- Dreams (Fleetwood Mac).
- Brazil (Declan McKenna).
- Stay (Henry Krinkle).
- The Less I Know the Better (Tame Impala).
- Full Circle (George FitzGerald feat. Boxed In).
- Dosed (Red Hot Chilli Peppers).
- Money Money Money (Abba).
- Slave to Love (Bryan Ferry).