5 on Friday -- Set 279

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

The Canadian federal election is in full swing.

This week's set is dedicated to the sitting prime minister.

1 - Viva la Vida - Coldplay 

2 - How Low - Jose Gonzalez 

3 - Take a Bow - Muse 

4 - I'll Be Good - Jaymes Young 

5 - In the End - Linkin Park 

5 on Friday -- Set 255

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

As you no doubt noticed, there wasn't a 5 on Friday set last week, as Brad was in surgery last Friday, having his appendix removed.

Although for Western calendars, the new year dawned on Jan. 1st, in the Chinese year it's still the Year of the Horse. For both Brad and me it's been a year of moving on, and even in these last weeks of Horse energy, we're leaving things behind that don't work for us any longer. Like his appendix!

Brad's at home now after spending six days in the hospital. It hadn't burst, but was hanging by a thread from doing just that, so he had a lot of abdominal infection and inflammation from which to recover.

This week's set goes out to all of our friends, near and far, who wished Brad a speedy recovery.

1 - All About Us - t.A.T.u. 

2 - Yellow - Coldplay 

3 - Lean on Me - Bill Withers 

4 - Best Friend - Harry Nilsson 

5 - Stand By You - The Pretenders 

5 on Friday -- Set 246

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

Getting closer to Halloween, and following close behind is my Heroines and Vixens panel with Shawna Romkey at Hal-Con, Friday Nov. 7th at 2:00 pm, Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre, 1800 Argyle St.

Appearing at the convention this year is none other than the King of Hell himself, Mark Sheppard.

So looking ahead to both Halloween and Hal-Con, here's a Supernatural set to savour.

1 - Carry On My Wayward Son -- Kansas

2 - Broken Crown -- Mumford and Sons

3 - Scars -- Elegeion

4 - Paradise  -- Coldplay

5 - Crowley compilation fanvid

Bonus!

5 on Friday -- Set 191

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

Only nine more 5 on Friday's to go before I hit the magical 200th set here at A Piece of My Mind. Much rejoicing will take place throughout the land.

A few heads' up notices first --

Coming up in one month's time, Blog4Peace is an international peace event held online on Nov. 4th. Join me and hundreds of other peace-spreading bloggers by typing the words 'Dona Nobis Pacem' on:

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Anywhere you like to hang out online, please join our day of peace by saying 'Grant us peace' with one voice. Sign up at Mimi Lenox's linky on the big day so you can find the other peace bloggers and they can find you. Travel the world from your computer screen and feel the love.

Coming up a few days after Blog4Peace -- I'll be appearing at Hal-Con from Fri Nov 8th to Sun Nov 10th at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax. I'll be hosting a panel with angels-and-demons author Shawna Romkey on Heroes and Villains. More details on time and location as soon as I have them.

Warp Speed Passes are already sold out. Weekend Passes, Day Passes and Family Passes are still available.

In celebration of all things spooky during October, I'll be featuring interviews with paranormal authors for my Thursday Thirteen series. The first one launched yesterday with Spooky Screenwriter Stephen MacLean. This is my second year for the Spooky Author series which is turning into an annual event. Coming up next week: Jane Slayer and Grave Expectations author Sherri Browning Erwin.

And now, onwards to this week's musical set. The beginning of this spooktacular month brings preparations for haunting trick or treaters and Halloween party-goers. These videos feature costumes as their central focus. Will you be dressing up this year? 

1 - No Rain - Blind Melon  

2 - Paradise - Coldplay

3 - The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) - Ylvis

4 - Truth Faith - New Order

5 - Mr. Roboto - Styx

CLICK HERE to watch the video

5 on Friday - Set 163

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

Can't let March get away without featuring these birthday boys.

1 - Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte 

2 - This Love - Adam Levine from Maroon 5

3 - Clocks - Chris Martin from Coldplay 

4 -Sunshine on Leith - Charlie Reid and Craig Reid, also known as The Proclaimers

5 - Galaxy Song - Eric Idle

I'm blogging at The Popculturedivas today / 5 on Friday - Set 66

I'm blogging at The Popculturedivas today - drop by for a look at how my junior bridal party blossomed into brides and a groom when I wasn't looking.













Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

I'm currently in post production on the book trailer for my vampire story - for more on that, scroll down to yesterday's post. Not to mention final revisions on the book itself!

Since I've got my vampire story on the brain, here are five songs that represent the five main characters.

1 - Clocks - Coldplay - representing Peredur, a Dark Age warrior who becomes a vampire



2 - You Make Me Wanna Die - The Pretty Reckless - representing Tanwen, Peredur's love interest



3 - Touch Me - The Doors - representing Cavan, who is consumed with unrequited love for Tanwen



4 - Gabriel - Lamb - representing Melnak, Peredur's vampire mentor



5 - It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr - representing the Saint, whose bones became amulets used by Peredur's vampire brotherhood

5 on Friday - Set 64

Day 24 of the A to Z Challenge!

One more day left - I'll be combining Y and Z for the final posting tomorrow.

But for today - we come to X.




For 5 on Friday, here are five songs that start with X.




For more tunes, visit Travis at Trav's Thoughts.



1 - Xanax and Wine - U2



2 - X & Y - Coldplay



3 - Xerces - Deftones



4 - X Offender - Blondie



5 - Xanadu - Olivia Newton John and ELO