Stargate Atlantis ; Rodney McKay ; Rodney McKay Has Had A Bad Day - a Fanmix
[It all starts at 0342 Atlantis Time when he's called out of bed to fix a broken generator. Christ, like they couldn't last three hours without their precious heating when it's already a mild 22 degrees (Celsius, dammit!)]
All men have secrets and here is mine
So let it be known
For we have been through hell and high tide
I can surely rely on you
And yet you start to recoil
Heavy words are so lightly thrown
But still I'd leap in front of a flying bullet for you
So,what difference does it make?
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
['Zelenka!'
'What is it, McKay?'
'What time is it?'
'Seven-thirty.'
'You were meant to be here forty-five minutes ago.'
'Elizabeth wanted me to help her with something.'
'With what?'
'Something.'
'Oh, please.']
We fight all the time
You and I, that's alright
We're the same soul
I don't need, I don't need to hear you say
That if we weren't so alike
You'd like me a whole lot more
U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
[By 1147 Atlantis Time, he's had enough and heads to the mess. Colonel Sheppard is there with a steaming mug of coffee. When Rodney finds the coffee pots are empty, he swipes Sheppard's mug, drains the rest of it and storms back to his lab.]
Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
[He pushes past Lieutenant Cadman when she bounds in front of him, all annoying hair and annoying teeth and annoying happiness, and God help him if she smiles again that brightly one more time.]
Will you need a blue sky holiday?
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
[At 1424 Atlantis Time he wakes with a start, drool all over the equation he had been working on forty minutes earlier. With a groan, he wipes his face, gives one sharp glare in Zelenka's direction and rubs his face. It's the lack of coffee, he tells himself.]
My breath smells like a thousand fags
And when I'm drunk I dance like me dad
I've started to dress a bit like him
Early morning when I wake up
I look like Kiss but without the make-up
And that's a good line to take it to the bridge
Robbie Williams - Strong
[Sheppard surprises Rodney just as he's about to drag himself off to the mess to grab a quick, late dinner. Sheppard's grinning (goddammit, Rodney's already had to put up with Cadman today, and now the Colonel?), and Rodney's about to punch him in the face when he has a balloon and tin of coffee thrust into his arms.
'Happy birthday!'
'It's not my birthday.'
'Sure it is.'
'Oh, fantastic,' Rodney says with a groan before turning on his heel and starting to his bedroom instead.]
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
Leslie Gore - It's My Party
[He's drained half the tin within the hour. He's jittery and grinning for the first time all day. Equations surround him, the broken generator is being used as a foot rest, and so what if The Eagles are blaring out of his iPod speakers? Apparently it's his birthday, so fuck what anyone else says.]
When superstars and cannonballs are running through your head
the television freak show cops and robbers everywhere
Subway makes me nervous, people pushing me too far
I've got to break away
So take my hand now
Cause I want to live like animals
Careless and free like animals
Savage Garden - The Animal Song
[He's in a hot-brewed two-sugars-and-cream coffee haze, and if he starts throwing rocks he stole from the geology lab at everybody's doors... well, he's not going to be held responsible. He's already set the evidence pointing at Ronon.]
I have a headache.
I have a sore back.
I have a letter I can't send.
I have desire, it falters and falls down, it calls you up drunk at three or four a.m. to wonder when...wonderful.
The Weakerthans - Diagnosis
['SHEPPARD'
'Not now, Rodney.'
'OH, C'MON, SHEPPARD'
'No, Rodney.'
'SAM WANTS TO PLAY- LET'S... LET'S GET THE PUDDLEJUMPER.'
'Are you drunk?'
'NOT UNLESS YOU SPIKED MY COFFEE WITH DE-CAF, I'M NOT.']
Come on, give a little love
Why aren't you calling me back
'kay, now I'm gonna call you at home
And leave another sorry message
Gwen Stefani - Breakin' Up
[Rodney points wildly as Sam-the-whale swims by. Sheppard has slumped in his seat, Teyla's face is pressed into Ronon's shoulder and Ronon... well, Rodney doesn't care what Ronon's doing, as long as it's not complaining. But hey, it's Rodney's birthday. He's allowed to point wildly.]
My head keeps spinning
I go to sleep and keep grinning
If this is just the beginning,
My life's gonna be beautiful
I've sunshine enough to spread
It's like the fella said,
'Tell me quick
Ain't love like a kick in the head?'
Dean Martin - Ain't That A Kick In The Head
[At 0326, Rodney finally lets them return to Atlantis. Ronon swings Teyla over his shoulder and carries her back while Sheppard makes threats involving lemonade, orange juice and the possible use of cats. Rodney claps him on the shoulder which sends Sheppard stumbling in his exhaustion-induced state. Rodney just sings Dean Martin to himself. Sheppard walks into a wall and Rodney drags him by the back of his shirt to his quarters.]
Why do you build me up buttercup, baby
Just to let me down and mess me around
And then worst of all you never call, baby
When you say you will but I love you still
I need you more than anyone, darling
You know that I have from the start
So build me up buttercup, don't break my heart
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
[Sheppard, Teyla and Ronon knock on Rodney's door at 0830, only to find him fast asleep and Christina Aguilera blaring from his headphones. Nobody dares to say anything, though Sheppard does set a lemon very near Rodney's face.]
He got those lips like sugar cane
Good things come for ones who wait
He's a one stop jive with a real big uh
He's a sweet talkin' sugar coated candy man
Christina Aguilera - Candyman
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yeah, i really only wanted to make a mix involving rodney, christina aguilera, dean martin and 'build me up buttercup'.