Breakfast, Lunch and 50 Random Songs

Meal: Breakfast and Lunch Buffets

Restaurant: Oakley’s Restaurant, DoubleTree Hotel Houston Intercontinental Airport

Last week brought a trip down to Houston and with it, a decision on how to post about breakfast options within the confines of a hotel.  I have decided that each meal on the same trip does not require a separate post and so I have consolidated the experience here.

I stayed at the DoubleTree years ago when it was a Hyatt and not much has changed.  The restaurant is adequate but certainly nothing exciting.  I ate breakfast there every day of my trip and had lunch there on two occasions.  Both are presented in a buffet style and I will say that the cream of broccoli soup was very good but the rest was uninspired.

Flying Continental Airlines to Houston, I was pleasantly surprised to be provided with a small snack box containing a package of crackers, some boursin cheese, beef jerky and a Kit Kat.  I have gotten so used to receiving nothing on small commuter jets that it was a big surprise (nothing but pretzels on the way back – so not sure how/when the snack box comes out).

Working during the flight, I flipped on the iPod and decided to carry out an experiment I saw on Facebook.  The premise is to set your iPod to shuffle and then record the first 50 songs played in order to showcase the truth about what you listen to rather than what you want people to believe you listen to.  Of course, the size of your music library will greatly influence the results.  In my case the 50 random items came from a library of 7029 tracks.   As I worked away, I took a moment to jot down each song and artist – not the album or other data.  The following are my results and although I found myself listening to several new songs, there were some oldies too and it is fairly representative of my music tastes.  I hope you don’t laugh too much!

1. I’m Scared                                         Duffy
2. Townes’ Blues                                   Cowboy Junkies  
3. Goode’s Field Road                            Drive-By Truckers
4. Motherless Child                                Eric Clapton
5. What’s Your Favorite Color?                Living Colour
6. The Grind                                           Aerosmith
7. Say Hello 2 Heaven                            Temple of the Dog
8. Mountain Dew                                    The Pogues
9. The One That Got Away                      Pink
10. Voodoo Child (Slight Return)               Stevie Ray Vaughn
11. Spiderwebs                                        No Doubt
12. Do Do Do, Da Da Da                          The Police
13. Martha My Dear                                 The Beatles
14. So Cruel                                            U2
15. Columbia                                           Oasis
16. Tenth Avenue Freezeout                      Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
17. Dream On                                          Depeche Mode
18. Detours                                             Sheryl Crow
19. I’m Not Over                                       Carolina Liar
20. Having a Party                                   Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
21. One Particular Harbor                         Jimmy Buffett
22. Evangeline                                         Mathew Sweet
23. Hey Baby                                          No Doubt
24. Oh Atlanta                                         Little Feat
25. Strawberry Wine                                The Band
26. Get Real Paid                                    Beck
27. Bent                                                 Matchbox 20
28. The Kids Are Alright                           Mathew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
29. The Purgatory Line                             Drive-By Truckers
30. A Blessing And A Curse                     Drive-By Truckers
31. In Limbo                                            Radiohead
32. Sporting Life Blues                             J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
33. Always Touched By Your Presence     Blondie
34. You Really Got Me                             The Kinks
35. Many Waters                                     Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
36. Thrill Of It                                           Robert Randolph & The Family Band
37. If I Should Die Tonight                         Marvin Gaye
38. Summer’s End                                   Foo Fighters
39. Borrowed Time                                   John Lennon
40. Lifetimes                                            Sheryl Crow
41. Weary Blues                                      Madeleine Peyroux
42. A New Flame                                     Simply Red
43. Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine     The White Stripes
44. Jesus Online                                      Bush
45. Silvergun Superman                            Stone Temple Pilots
46. Up And Away                                     Dave Matthews
47. Time To Kill (Alternate Mix)                 The Band
48. Can I Get A Witness?                         Edwin McCain
49. The Golden Age                                  Beck
50. When I Dream of Michelangelo            Counting Crows