attempt #1. beethoven's fifth.

unsuccessful. while the very beginning was at a suitable pace, it quickly sped up to unsustainable levels. i fell off the bed.

also, feliciano laughed at me.

attempt #2. carmina burana.

unsuccessful. feliciano started trying to sing along and began laughing somewhere around the end of "o fortuna".

…so did i.

attempt #3. 1812 overture.

completely unsuccessful, i may or may not have made a french joke, feliciano may have sprained something. i do hope he's all right.

attempt #8. william tell overture.

NO. why did i let anyone talk me into trying it out. do not take outside recommendations, must remind feliciano not to listen when feliks suggests liszt.

attempt #10. turandot.

note to self: DO NOT use opera ever again. feliciano will try to sing along, get distracted, and ruin the mood.

addendum: making opera jokes didn't help. restrain self.

attempt #17. selected parts of carmina burana.

slightly more successful, managed to maintain a good pace until realized what was being sung, at which point feliciano realized and began attempting to dirty talk in latin vulgate. not bad, but tempo was not optimal.

attempt #20. boléro.

too repetitive. both started yawning a bit.

attempt #23. kaiser waltz.

decently successful, both managed not to think of austria, good pacing, not too intrusive. overall quite nice

might try again.

final addendum: remember to keep feliciano from pretending to conduct an orchestra to avoid further blows to the nose.