Charismatic megafauna

[geoviki]

Stand in awe of my mad online skilz! I have audio and visual delights.

First off, that new icon there? Those are my muses. Actually, they are prairie dogs. I've been waxing poetic about my long daily walk through towns of dawgs, so for those of you who haven't the foggiest what I'm talking about; here they are. Charismatic megafauna. Or, in littler words, cute, furry animals.

The dog that looks like it's about to be caught up by the Rapture is actually signaling to the other dogs that it's spotted an intruder. It's a rather dramatic signal: it throws itself up and then down in a salaam, while making a piercing cry that sounds exactly like an anvil flattening a squeak toy. Nearby dogs will take up the cry. I feel somehow moved by the event. But that's just me.

So, maybe I'm the last person on the planet to figure out where to plunk down my big files. But I'm there, my friends! Recently, I've been hammering on about some of these obscure songs I love - well, you can now download them from www.yousendit.com. I've uploaded these mp3's for access to the first - what is is, 25? - listeners.

One (hu)man, One Vote - Johnny Clegg - the South African artist who wrote so many of the lyrics I stole to introduce my Thousand Beautiful Things chapters. When was the last time you danced to a song about universal suffrage, huh?
http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=37QQ6POUE7EL12F6Q9U4OQM0BL

A Thousand Beautiful Things - Annie Lennox - the song that my big fic is named for.
http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3ODEB122CU0NX3J49ZSGNRKZB7

Aguas de Marco - The Waters of March - the song that my other fic was named for. This is a very recent version by Rosa Passos.
http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2ZBP17I1C133E3POG69BUSYJF6

Outre Lado - Zuco 103 - Modern Brazilian music
http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GWYJDTDJWYN00PO0JP9EYKWZX

Ta Tudo Certo and Mas Que Nada - Tania Maria: More Brazilian jazz, with a bit of an edge. Tania sings and plays keyboards.
http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3E2D8FW6A6CP71E09IU9DL1R3T

Now if only LJ had a scratch-n-sniff feature, I could go for three senses out of five.

Comments

[jonem.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you! *Downloads 3 and 5*. I've wanted to hear the Waters Of March one for a while. I'd download Annie, but I feel oddly proud of the fact that I already have most of La Lennox. I'm ahead of the game!

Thank you for you thoughtfulness, and good luck with the sequel!

[ravurian]

Got 'em! Will listen tomorrow. Or possibly when I come back from London. Thanks!

[tipgardner.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much, Luv. For the prairie education and the music. I took the Annie Lennox song. Much obliged, Ma'am. :)

[starkittyn.livejournal.com]

This is so cool. *bounces* I love Ms Lennox and I love ambient and world music, whee, new music. And I didn't not know that about prairie dogs. Nifty. Thank you!