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* [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s blog commentary on this song seems worth quoting in full:
 
* [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s blog commentary on this song seems worth quoting in full:
 
<blockquote>I was having a conversation with a friend who had recently become a parent, and she reminded me of something I had forgotten about since my daughter was born. She was describing this what-have-I-done feeling - I just got everything perfect in my life, and then I went and messed it all up by having a baby. I don't feel that way anymore, but the thought certainly crossed my mind a few times at the beginning. Eventually you just fall in love and forget about everything else, but it's not a very comfortable transition. I compare the process to becoming a vampire, your old self dies in a sad and painful way, but then you come out the other side with immortality, super strength and a taste for human blood. At least that's how it was for me. At any rate, it's complicated.</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>I was having a conversation with a friend who had recently become a parent, and she reminded me of something I had forgotten about since my daughter was born. She was describing this what-have-I-done feeling - I just got everything perfect in my life, and then I went and messed it all up by having a baby. I don't feel that way anymore, but the thought certainly crossed my mind a few times at the beginning. Eventually you just fall in love and forget about everything else, but it's not a very comfortable transition. I compare the process to becoming a vampire, your old self dies in a sad and painful way, but then you come out the other side with immortality, super strength and a taste for human blood. At least that's how it was for me. At any rate, it's complicated.</blockquote>
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* It should be noted that Thing a Week (The Project) was kicked off when his daughter was born in 2005.  JoCo has said in interviews that he suddenly felt his own mortality when looking at the tiny person who was arriving to replace him in the world.  He felt that it was way past time for him to make a stab at achieving his dreams, since if he failed to try, he'd be telling his daughter that dreams weren't worth trying for.
  
 
== Availability ==
 
== Availability ==

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You Ruined Everything
ReleaseThing a Week Four
Length2:17
Release date08-18-2006
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Trivia

  • 46th Thing a Week, released August 18, 2006.
  • Jonathan Coulton's blog commentary on this song seems worth quoting in full:

I was having a conversation with a friend who had recently become a parent, and she reminded me of something I had forgotten about since my daughter was born. She was describing this what-have-I-done feeling - I just got everything perfect in my life, and then I went and messed it all up by having a baby. I don't feel that way anymore, but the thought certainly crossed my mind a few times at the beginning. Eventually you just fall in love and forget about everything else, but it's not a very comfortable transition. I compare the process to becoming a vampire, your old self dies in a sad and painful way, but then you come out the other side with immortality, super strength and a taste for human blood. At least that's how it was for me. At any rate, it's complicated.

  • It should be noted that Thing a Week (The Project) was kicked off when his daughter was born in 2005. JoCo has said in interviews that he suddenly felt his own mortality when looking at the tiny person who was arriving to replace him in the world. He felt that it was way past time for him to make a stab at achieving his dreams, since if he failed to try, he'd be telling his daughter that dreams weren't worth trying for.

Availability

This song is available for purchase in MP3 or FLAC formats or as part of the Thing a Week Four CD.

Themes

Thing-a-Week Four
1. SkyMall · 2. Seahorse · 3. Creepy Doll · 4. Under the Pines · 5. Big Bad World One · 6. Mr. Fancy Pants · 7. You Ruined Everything · 8. I'm Your Moon · 9. The Big Boom · 10. Make You Cry · 11. Pull the String · 12. Summer's Over · 13. We Will Rock You · 14. We Are the Champions

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