ALL TIME TOP TEN (at this point in no order)
Staind
Disturbed
Metallica
Linkin Park
Our Lady Peace
311
AC/DC
Tori Amos
Duran Duran
Reel Big Fish

(System of a Down)

Well, only two muthafucking more days till I head to Katie's House, Monica's House and the Wisconsin Dells, most notably the Kalahari Indoor Water Park!!! Whoop Whoop! God its been a long time since I've went anywhere or done anything! I'm really excited. Trying to finish up some projects around here as well.

So my students and FDM keep asking me if I have a top ten bands list. I always assume it is impossible to have a top ten list (at least for me), but I thought if I started it like my old pal Brett's homepage, that maybe it could be possible to work towards one. I know I do not have a favorite band, I just seem to like one better one day than others. So you'll see some odd work on here the next 48 hours but here goes nothing...ignore the dust please...

ALL TIME TOP TEN

TOP TEN HARD ROCK/METAL
1. Staind
2. Disturbed
3. System of a Down
4. Metallica
5. Tool
6. Powerman 5000
7. Mudvayne
8. Slipknot
9. The Used
10. A Perfect Circle

TOP TEN ALTERNATIVE/ROCK
1. Linkin Park
2. Our Lady Peace
3. 311
4. Evanescence
5. Cold
6. Limp Bizkit
7. Smashing Pumpkins
8. Saliva
9. Creed
10. Spirit Creek

TOP TEN CLASSIC ROCK
1. AC/DC
2. Guns 'n' Roses
3. Def Leppard
4. Pink Floyd
5. Tom Petty
6. Van Halen
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. The Eagles
9. U2
10. Lynyrd Skynyrd

TOP TEN INSPIRATIONAL/MOODY
Aqua
Bryan Adams
The Cardigans
Chris Isaak
Christina Aguilera
Coldplay
Fiona Apple
Garbage
Gorillaz
Janes Addiction
Tori Amos
t.a.t.u.
Nora Jones
The Spice Girls

TOP NINE POP/RADIO ROCK
1. Kid Rock
2. Good Charlotte
3. No Doubt
4. Green Day
5. Weezer
6. Tantric
7. A Simple Plan
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. The Offspring

TOP TEN RAP/RB
1. 2 Pac Shakur
2. Eminem
3. Snoop Dogg
4. DMX
5. Missy Elliott
6. LL Cool J
7. Dr. Dre
8. Ludicris
9. Westside Connection
10. Outkast

TOP TEN EIGHTIES BASED ARTISTS
1. Duran Duran
2. The Police
3. Cyndi Lauper
4. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
5. J. Geils Band
6. Culture Club
7. Dire Straits
8. Billy Idol
9. The Cars
10. a-ha!

TOP TEN SKA/PUNK/SWING
1. Reel Big Fish
2. New Found Glory
3. AFI
4. Fenix TX
5. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
6. Goldfinger
7. Lit
8. Squirrel Nut Zippers
9. Cherry Poppin' Daddies
10. Stray Cats

TOP THREE DANCE/TECHNO/ELECTRONICA
1. Daft Punk
2. Prodigy
3. The Chemical Brothers

TOP SIX BANDS YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF
1. Lennon
2. The Used
3. El Nino
4. Spineshank
5. Killswitch Engage
6. 12 Stones

Sigh. Well it appears the old NMU score card turned to 0-2 today. First, probably not getting an RD interview, then getting a letter today that says I was not chosen for the Outstanding Male Graduating Award in favor of...Kyle "The President by Title if not by Action" Ortiz. I really wanted that award too. They said they had 62 finalists for the four spots. Layla won for Female, with Brian Thanisau taking the "third award". Oh well. I can only hope I might hear somethign about the Summer Graduate Assistantship here with the Dean of Students. :(

On the other hand...as of 3:20 this afternoon...ITS SPRING MUTHAFUCKING BREAK YO!!!! FINALLY!!! WHILE ALL OF YOU WERE AT HOME FOR CHRISTMAS VACATION, I WAS UP HERE WORKING ALREADY!!! AND WHILE ALL OF YOU WERE PARTYING IT UP IN FLORIDA, MEXICO, CHICAGO, OR WHEREVER, I WAS WORKING MY ASS OFF. BUT IT'S ALL GOOD NOW.............PARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTY!!!

Except, I have to finish my graduating portfolio, find a job for summer, find a job for fall, clean and pack up my apartment, and God knows what else.

The good news is that in 7 or 8 days, I'll be in a water slide at this time. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

:) 12 days left of teaching... :) :(

--Cody--