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On fire, I am

I was riding a spin bike this evening when The Cult's "Fire Woman" started playing on my ipod. I hadn't heard this song in aaaages and I'm not embarrassed to admit that it transformed me into one of those uber-dorks at the gym who lip-synch and rock out to their ipods in total silence. (Silence because the spin class hadn't started yet -- I got on the bike 20 minutes early to squeeze in a longer workout.) But man, that song TOTALLY ROCKS. The way Ian Astbury turns "fire" into a six-syllable wail got me pumped to do some sprinting. Like I said, dork.

I decided that "Fire Woman" should be my theme song, if you will, for IM Wisconsin. Because it kicks ass, and because my hair is the color of flames and my bike is fire-engine red, and because of the near-spontaneous-combustion that occurred last weekend. How awesome would it be to cross the finish line to the sound of Astbury howling "come on, shake it" rather than, say, Shania Twain's perky chirping? Too bad the song is about a stripper.

Tell me: what's your theme song right now?

July 27, 2006 9:38 PM