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“And we played the very first thing that came to our heads

It just so happened to be

The best song in the world, it was the best song in the world.”

–  Tenacious D

Each episode of the important stuff needs a theme song, and while in many cultures believe that if you can name a thing you can control that thing, I believe if you can nail a theme song for your present state of mind, set the agenda with a song, get jacked over a riff, you can conquer.

Us keyboard monkies need inspiration to get the juices flowing.  How many of you spend must of you time coding, but then have get up in front an audience and present?  What do you when you take a lunch but don’t want to lose that flow.  Music can help you stay in the zone.

Below I’m listing my theme music that MAKES.  ME.  KICK.  SERIOUS.  ASS!!  As in Jack Burton, bitch must pay!

• Moment of Truth – before a presentation this is something that resets the alpha waves in my head.
  
• Day is Done – best palyed at sunset after a long day of struggling with code, and winning a few battles with management.  Getting ready to head home, the Nuge sets the scene the best.
  
  
  
• Why am I doing this – questioning what you are doing can be a good thing, or at the wrong moment it can derail you.
  

• Up bright and early – Cliffs of Dover by Eric and Johnson is bright and cheery and escorts you back to work.
  
• Strapping in, getting ready to test – gonna fire off NUnit, what will I find?   Crank it to 11.
  
• How did I get here – step back, reflect.
  
• Not good enough – doesn’t matter.  Even better:  never good enough.  Don’t matter, crank anyway.