I should be busy writing my dissertation proposal but I am struggling to make any headway. I have been randomly fast forwarding through my songs on Media Player failing to find anything to inspire me to work.

Suddenly I hear the opening notes of ‘Still Alive’ that brilliant closing track to Portal. It immediately lifts me from a growing mood of ‘I can’t be arsed’ and instills some work ethic into me. Unfortunately this inspiration led me to write this blog post instead of carrying on with my dissertation proposal, but that is not the point really is it.

This song instantly turned my mood around. All praise to Jonathon Coulton and Ellen McLain for their work on this amazing track. Now back to my work…