Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
this is sick
I just watched Planet B-Boy last night (I got a little teary; what of it?) and I am thoroughly impressed. These boys are my fave. Ichigeki
And you know I'm pretending I can do these moves on my perfectly-fit-for-a-dance-room-living-room.
And you know I'm pretending I can do these moves on my perfectly-fit-for-a-dance-room-living-room.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
and finally....numero uno!
So Chris' list is finally complete. Yea! Guess what got number one? One I would happen to agree with. check 'er out.
That's right. Smashing Pumpkins. Many a love affair I have had with thee. 1979 epitomizes 90's riff-raff, a.k.a., cool kids..a.k.a the kids me and my friends believed ourselves to be on any given weekend. Man, was my childhood a Springsteen song or what? How about yeah, with a little 1979 thrown in the mix. Cool kids never have the time. And I was never cool.
So let's talk about the remain ding 2-5. just to let you in on the jazz.
#5 "Lightning Crashes" by Live. Pretty sure I have given adequate summary about them in a previous post but I will say this is forever etched in memory for several reasons besides it just being a terribly moving song. 1 - remember this anyone. fifth grade. in the middle of Willard's lip sync or talent show. I think lip sync. the song became the anthem. also, it seemed to be in a lot of funerals. igh.
#4 the cranberries kill it with "zombie" yeah. i voted for this. I love it. I also love "dreams" --which was the only song mandee and I could agree on whilst driving about back in the day. My most memorable encounter with the song ('zombie now) came with carl, casey mcswain, and cindy in an event that should have taken our lives but just goes to prove that beefalo (not buffalo) exist right outside ada and country roads aren't meant for camaros.
#3 the wallflowers "one headlight" i like it...didn't love it. know all the words. like his dad better. although he is a LOT cuter. I said it. and word has it his latest stuff sells his magic much like the old man did...word?
#2 the verve "bittersweet symphony" here's the deal. i think richard ashcroft is a bloody genius. i truly do. i think they did a wonderful version of the song and the glimmer twins should have just dealt with it. although, i guess if i wrote a song..but still, couldn't they say you did a damn fine job...keep the money kids? i don't know. maybe i really don't know. but i love them verb. cue it. i want to see them on tour.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Tears and Frustration, Still..and I'm not really political. I am, however, human.
This is taken directly from Slate.com --it just needed to be put out there twice: "In his recent speech on race, Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of racial hatred and resentment in America. One of the events he probably had in mind was the controversy over busing that erupted in Boston in the mid-1970s. A single photograph epitomized for Americans the meaning and horror of the crisis. On April 5, 1976, at an anti-busing rally at City Hall Plaza, Stanley Forman, a photographer for the Boston Herald-American, captured a teenager as he transformed the American flag into a weapon directed at the body of a black man. It is the ultimate act of desecration, performed in the year of the bicentennial and in the shadows of Boston's Old State House. Titled The Soiling of Old Glory, the photograph appeared in newspapers around the country and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1977. The image shattered the illusion that racial segregation and hatred were strictly a Southern phenomenon. For many, Boston now seemed little different than Birmingham.
In 2006, when Deval Patrick became the first black governor of Massachusetts, the Boston Globe expressed hope that his inauguration would "finally wash away the shameful stain of that day in 1976." Last June, however, a Supreme Court ruling forbade school districts from assigning students based on their race, and Patrick's administration has been forced to find ways to avoid dismantling desegregation programs throughout Massachusetts. The issue, and the photograph, continue to haunt Boston, and the nation."
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The list : #6-10
Let me just start out by saying I went home to a-town last night for a little friendly visit among friends --doing it when I can, as it is --and a very lively, fun-filled night at Club Giorgio's was most definitely in full effect. Many readers of silenceinarchitecture's blog sphere were present. many danced. many whistled whilst working. on drinks that is. (i believe tyler may recall the evenings theme--$#%@ tyler? love ya kid. but six a.m. came super early). So, back to the task/list at hand. My fave and of course explanation.
I'm going with Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" mainly because it reeks of nineties nostalgia. It's also pretty freaking awesome to sing along with --even for those who fail to learn proper Cobain-phraseology, right-o. And, I mean, like now they have that totally awesome VH1 commercial. I'm facetious but i really do dig it. Those creative little bastards.
Further explanations:
NIN "closer" made the list at seven. can enough be said about Trent Reznor? Talk about a kid beyond his time--now and then. Brilliant work. My pick for the list included nine inch nails but centered around "the perfect drug." i also watched the lost highway entirely too many times.
#8 R.E.M. "Losing My Religion" I remember my mom loved this song and this video. I remember not getting it at the time and feeling threatened by someone losing their religion. isn't it funny the way our minds interpret in the greener days of childhood. I never felt a love for R.E.M. until ACL festival. I unintentionally set front row--couldn't move after waiting all day to see Ween in the front row. So I got to hug Michael Stipe and appreciate a band I have finally acquired the taste for (cue grammar issues).
Most Brilliant Song Title obviously goes to #9 on Chris' compiled list --Blur "Song 2" --right? Everyone loves this song. "I got my head shaved." yeah yeah If not, they should pretend to. Cindy and I tried our hardest to remake this video every chance we got--even if we didn't know it. If you've met her and really know me this shouldn't surprise you. If you, reader, pondered what the hell the first picture could possibly be on this here blog it's--you got it--me, cindy, and mandee actually, who didn't participate when we felt heavy metal but liked to watch. No, that comment's not going any further...
#10 -"jeremy" by Pearl Jam. Does everyone have a love/hate relationship with eddie vedder? Looks a bit like it. PJ stands as my favorite bro's fave band in high school so believe when I say I heard every freaking song on loop until 1998. Then, sweet relief, I could enjoy Vedder in all of his glory on my own good time. Swell. All jokes aside, I do not diss the talent or passion. I just cock my head to the side when he talks sometimes. Or writes on his arms. Or throws some Neil Young lyric into every single live show since 1995? Did I mention I love Neil Young? And I really do appreciate Vedder? I do. "Jeremy" is a brilliant song--and also another attempt to channel Young. I just think this is a better song--and I am such a dork that I literally got goosebumps watching/listening/engulfing in this version.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
The list #11 -15
Oh shit.. now it's really getting good. I do believe I got excited and left off some of the finest nineties tunes I really love. Thank goodness Chris is on top of things. Here we go:
My fave (this is actually quite hard, each of these except Black Hole Sun-which i did mull over--were in the top half of the list I originally sent sir chris) I'm going to have to go with Creep because it brought a whole new light over the popularity of the band; and i do recall Arsenio Hall taking credit for their new found success post song/band appearance on his show. ugh
And now, the Oh why's.
Creep is by far not even close to my favorite Radiohead song. Is it, however, the only one I would call mainstream, hence it's favorable place here on the list. Radiohead belong somewhere far away from mainstream. I don't understand them really. I do, obviously, love them. I want to protect their sound from assholes who don't get it. Yep, I'm one of those fans. I'm okay with that. Fave radiohead song: I honestly don't have one, I have like four. fave video is Paranoid Android for it's cleverness
Soundgarden...I like this band. I don't love them. I like this song quite a bit. It always makes the 90's mix that accompanies my husband and I on music mix date night. It's pretty. Not to mention, Chris Cornell is pretty. I liked a song he sang when he went solo..something along the lines of "she's going to change the world, but she can't change me." I kind of think of the group the way I think of Audioslave. hmm. really? (Soundgarden is better me thinks). but Chris and Morello did do a pretty kick ass version of Seven Nation Army at Lollapalooza in, hmmm, i think 2002. Fave Soundgarden song: Spoonman or Fell on Black Days
Candleboxe "Far Behind," Bush "Glycerine," and Third Eye Blind "Jumper" all made my list. Visit Chris' site for the videos. Awesome songs, awesome bands, totally underrated in my opinion. all of them. Gavin I'm in love with. Stephen Jenkins seems like an asshole-but he can sing no doubt. and I even loved Kevin Martin in the Hiwatts. Shout out to all who went with me to see them at the Zoo Amphitheater. Oh. That's right. No one went with me. It's okay. I thoroughly enjoyed them all to myself.
My fave (this is actually quite hard, each of these except Black Hole Sun-which i did mull over--were in the top half of the list I originally sent sir chris) I'm going to have to go with Creep because it brought a whole new light over the popularity of the band; and i do recall Arsenio Hall taking credit for their new found success post song/band appearance on his show. ugh
And now, the Oh why's.
Creep is by far not even close to my favorite Radiohead song. Is it, however, the only one I would call mainstream, hence it's favorable place here on the list. Radiohead belong somewhere far away from mainstream. I don't understand them really. I do, obviously, love them. I want to protect their sound from assholes who don't get it. Yep, I'm one of those fans. I'm okay with that. Fave radiohead song: I honestly don't have one, I have like four. fave video is Paranoid Android for it's cleverness
Soundgarden...I like this band. I don't love them. I like this song quite a bit. It always makes the 90's mix that accompanies my husband and I on music mix date night. It's pretty. Not to mention, Chris Cornell is pretty. I liked a song he sang when he went solo..something along the lines of "she's going to change the world, but she can't change me." I kind of think of the group the way I think of Audioslave. hmm. really? (Soundgarden is better me thinks). but Chris and Morello did do a pretty kick ass version of Seven Nation Army at Lollapalooza in, hmmm, i think 2002. Fave Soundgarden song: Spoonman or Fell on Black Days
Candleboxe "Far Behind," Bush "Glycerine," and Third Eye Blind "Jumper" all made my list. Visit Chris' site for the videos. Awesome songs, awesome bands, totally underrated in my opinion. all of them. Gavin I'm in love with. Stephen Jenkins seems like an asshole-but he can sing no doubt. and I even loved Kevin Martin in the Hiwatts. Shout out to all who went with me to see them at the Zoo Amphitheater. Oh. That's right. No one went with me. It's okay. I thoroughly enjoyed them all to myself.
The List #16-20
My personal fave: No doubt Local H "Bound for the Floor"
I don't necessarily remember my initial encounter with said song but I remember being very keen on the way they, well, kept it copacetic. Remember The Edge? What was it...94.7 FM or something? Nineties lake/summer music, thriving youth, flesh and all that. Yea for nineties tunes. Soundtrack of my life thus far.
Side note: Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under the Bridge" " I didn't vote for this one, mainly because I forgot about it. I remember seeing the video and thinking Anthony Kiedis looked like one of my dad's friends - and still does- which is only slightly strange. Cindy, if you ever read this, remember Michaela's dad? Riiiiiggght. This is also the song you can expect a million people to sing along with until you get to the end...for those of you whom this describes : Under the bridge DOWNTOWN...for some reason, I get annoyed when people sing the wrong words. I am guilty as well, however. Favorite RHCP song, personally? Soul to Squeeze.
Blind Melon: Kick ass band that I can safely assume the majority of the people taking pleasure in Chris' listing would only naturally be piqued that mainstream radio failed to play out the rest of their work half as much or that the band was established by the cutest ever bumblebee girl ever. God bless her. Fave BM song: Change makes me wanna scream "shaaaannnnoooonn" all rocky style.
The Flaming Lips: "She don't use jelly" is the most excellent illustration of mainstream. Why? Because essentially most of what the band engaged with in terms of sound and progression was definitely not radio friendly in terms of the popularity of the music we are defining with this list (Really, not until Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots with "Do you realize" --which I don't know if you realize, but this song was featured in a Mandy Moore movie, How to Deal, which I of course watched. My fave FL tune: "feeling yourself disintegrate" or "thank you". How cool are the Lips? My friends know. We all saw this...um. Meg, first concert ever pretty much blew it out of the water I would say.
Beck: Beck is beck. enough said really. "Loser" brilliantly manifests the 90's, me thinks. I cannot believe I left this off my list. Yikes. Fave Beck song: devil's haircut (for the 90's) lost cause live no less(for his astute negotiation with new sound)
I don't necessarily remember my initial encounter with said song but I remember being very keen on the way they, well, kept it copacetic. Remember The Edge? What was it...94.7 FM or something? Nineties lake/summer music, thriving youth, flesh and all that. Yea for nineties tunes. Soundtrack of my life thus far.
Side note: Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under the Bridge" " I didn't vote for this one, mainly because I forgot about it. I remember seeing the video and thinking Anthony Kiedis looked like one of my dad's friends - and still does- which is only slightly strange. Cindy, if you ever read this, remember Michaela's dad? Riiiiiggght. This is also the song you can expect a million people to sing along with until you get to the end...for those of you whom this describes : Under the bridge DOWNTOWN...for some reason, I get annoyed when people sing the wrong words. I am guilty as well, however. Favorite RHCP song, personally? Soul to Squeeze.
Blind Melon: Kick ass band that I can safely assume the majority of the people taking pleasure in Chris' listing would only naturally be piqued that mainstream radio failed to play out the rest of their work half as much or that the band was established by the cutest ever bumblebee girl ever. God bless her. Fave BM song: Change makes me wanna scream "shaaaannnnoooonn" all rocky style.
The Flaming Lips: "She don't use jelly" is the most excellent illustration of mainstream. Why? Because essentially most of what the band engaged with in terms of sound and progression was definitely not radio friendly in terms of the popularity of the music we are defining with this list (Really, not until Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots with "Do you realize" --which I don't know if you realize, but this song was featured in a Mandy Moore movie, How to Deal, which I of course watched. My fave FL tune: "feeling yourself disintegrate" or "thank you". How cool are the Lips? My friends know. We all saw this...um. Meg, first concert ever pretty much blew it out of the water I would say.
Beck: Beck is beck. enough said really. "Loser" brilliantly manifests the 90's, me thinks. I cannot believe I left this off my list. Yikes. Fave Beck song: devil's haircut (for the 90's) lost cause live no less(for his astute negotiation with new sound)
Friday, April 4, 2008
The List - #21-25
Thank you Chris for your diligent listing efforts. In response to the stirring excitement of this stir into the past, I am posting my favorite video from Chris's list as he releases them--with explanation.
Live -- I Alone
This band comes with a stigma, however, as i know i heard them before the whole 9/11 tragedy; but "lightning crashes" cemented that song with a somewhat notorious degree in my head. Throwing Copper was the first cassette I ever bought with my own money, earned from picking peaches out of the backyard so my dad could mow. What I remember about this song now? the first time i listened to the whole album we were on a family trip to the lake with friends..my brother loved it, my dad loved it, my mom was pissed i had been able to buy an album that had a song called Shit Towne. When i first heard "I Alone," and understood it...i think i was a little freaked. I mean, i was in what, the sixth grade or something. Good, decent song. Can't believe i left that off my initial list for Chris. Thanks Chris for doing all the work.
Live -- I Alone
This band comes with a stigma, however, as i know i heard them before the whole 9/11 tragedy; but "lightning crashes" cemented that song with a somewhat notorious degree in my head. Throwing Copper was the first cassette I ever bought with my own money, earned from picking peaches out of the backyard so my dad could mow. What I remember about this song now? the first time i listened to the whole album we were on a family trip to the lake with friends..my brother loved it, my dad loved it, my mom was pissed i had been able to buy an album that had a song called Shit Towne. When i first heard "I Alone," and understood it...i think i was a little freaked. I mean, i was in what, the sixth grade or something. Good, decent song. Can't believe i left that off my initial list for Chris. Thanks Chris for doing all the work.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
It's a rare, rare thing
There are few days in my well off life where I envy the likes of the male species. I mean, I enjoy being a girl. Don't get me wrong, I love men. I am married to one. I am not some extreme feminist or anything of the like. I am just happy with what the Lord gave. Nuts, bananas, watermelons, whatever. However, if i had a camera, i would be able to REALLy show you why today i envy the boys--but, i don't. So this little list about the toilet I had to enter will suffice.
Why I envy the boys
1. It's the end of the month, the management at the restaurant/mall/(in today's case) pharmacy soda shop haven't got around to refilling the toilet seat covers. I know this isn't just a girl thing (remember Duckie's comment in Pretty in Pink--i could show the clip, but this is just my fave) but still, we option the sit more so me thinks. I'm sorry. I'm just grossed out.
2. You can make it fun. Me, i just wee and leave. If you can aim the options are limitless.
Ohhhkay...that's as far as I'm going with this. I just wanted to get that off my chest. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
Why I envy the boys
1. It's the end of the month, the management at the restaurant/mall/(in today's case) pharmacy soda shop haven't got around to refilling the toilet seat covers. I know this isn't just a girl thing (remember Duckie's comment in Pretty in Pink--i could show the clip, but this is just my fave) but still, we option the sit more so me thinks. I'm sorry. I'm just grossed out.
2. You can make it fun. Me, i just wee and leave. If you can aim the options are limitless.
Ohhhkay...that's as far as I'm going with this. I just wanted to get that off my chest. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
Monday, March 17, 2008
yes, ada does produce maGic
Dear D-town,
So, you're not from ada, ok; don't fret--i know you may never comprehend the coolness of the simplistic town or understand that the social stigmas of small towns may hold their worth but i can't help but say 'screw that' with my pride always set on the dial of 34° 47' N 96° 41' W. but this post isn't all about my love for a-town. it's about the fact that i overheard someone say something about good music; naturally my ears perk up--good music, okay. good music, they said, doesn't exist in places like oklahoma. all that red dirt crap, they said. okay, okay. let me let everyone in on something/someone in ada. greg allen, whom i happened to take guitar lessons from, just happens to take improvisational beats way beyond any local 'music' i've heard as of yet in big d. big d. i love you; a bit. i will always love ada. and freaking greg allen.
So, you're not from ada, ok; don't fret--i know you may never comprehend the coolness of the simplistic town or understand that the social stigmas of small towns may hold their worth but i can't help but say 'screw that' with my pride always set on the dial of 34° 47' N 96° 41' W. but this post isn't all about my love for a-town. it's about the fact that i overheard someone say something about good music; naturally my ears perk up--good music, okay. good music, they said, doesn't exist in places like oklahoma. all that red dirt crap, they said. okay, okay. let me let everyone in on something/someone in ada. greg allen, whom i happened to take guitar lessons from, just happens to take improvisational beats way beyond any local 'music' i've heard as of yet in big d. big d. i love you; a bit. i will always love ada. and freaking greg allen.
Friday, March 14, 2008
I stole this from Chris because I like him so much...
Favorite Older Songs of the Moment:
for the moment — one big holiday:my morning jacket(my ringtone since forever and so i kept it from chris's list) — ceremony:joy division (this song comes on and so much emotion is evoked i literally feel like i may split in two--everysingletime— scenic world:beirut (again, kept from chris's list because i love it so much-and it ties with after the curtain falls because something about that tune...— – tom sawyer:rush (i get all hyped like a h.davidson fan with waay too much testosterone and alcohol
Favorite New Band or Older Band You Recently Discovered: fav’rit new bands - beirut (love first album best), erykah badu (not new herself but love that album), meiko… older recently discover’ds - talking heads (all over again) michael jackson (um...so you wanta be startin' something; you gotta be startin' something)
Favorite Song Ever:
yeah right...diddo
Best Recent Concert:
i was really into the band of horses show
Last Great Film I Saw:
i have same trouble picking film like music.so i am just going to put the last one i watched, Michel Gondry's Be Kind, Rewind. He is a twelve year old. and it works. Made me go home and want to remake Ghostbusters
Last Great Book I Read:
on beauty
First Album You Remember Buying:
i know the first single cassette was "waterfalls" by TLC (girl, you know that's right) and first full ablum cassette was Live and first cd was Toadies.
Favorite Band to Hate On That All Your Friends Heart:
i dont hate--and i love the smiths/the cure
Best Purchase of the Last Year:
Led Zeppelin tickets (i beat all of you suckers!)
Best Thing I Did This Year:
working on that now ain't i?
Favorite Recent Drunk Moment:
was recently, mambo taxi anyone?
Favorite TV Show at the Moment:
dont watch tv really
Favorite Video Game at the Moment:
screw it
Most Commonly Eaten Food Product:
peanut butter
My Ringtone:
one big holiday: my morning jacket
for the moment — one big holiday:my morning jacket(my ringtone since forever and so i kept it from chris's list) — ceremony:joy division (this song comes on and so much emotion is evoked i literally feel like i may split in two--everysingletime— scenic world:beirut (again, kept from chris's list because i love it so much-and it ties with after the curtain falls because something about that tune...— – tom sawyer:rush (i get all hyped like a h.davidson fan with waay too much testosterone and alcohol
Favorite New Band or Older Band You Recently Discovered: fav’rit new bands - beirut (love first album best), erykah badu (not new herself but love that album), meiko… older recently discover’ds - talking heads (all over again) michael jackson (um...so you wanta be startin' something; you gotta be startin' something)
Favorite Song Ever:
yeah right...diddo
Best Recent Concert:
i was really into the band of horses show
Last Great Film I Saw:
i have same trouble picking film like music.so i am just going to put the last one i watched, Michel Gondry's Be Kind, Rewind. He is a twelve year old. and it works. Made me go home and want to remake Ghostbusters
Last Great Book I Read:
on beauty
First Album You Remember Buying:
i know the first single cassette was "waterfalls" by TLC (girl, you know that's right) and first full ablum cassette was Live and first cd was Toadies.
Favorite Band to Hate On That All Your Friends Heart:
i dont hate--and i love the smiths/the cure
Best Purchase of the Last Year:
Led Zeppelin tickets (i beat all of you suckers!)
Best Thing I Did This Year:
working on that now ain't i?
Favorite Recent Drunk Moment:
was recently, mambo taxi anyone?
Favorite TV Show at the Moment:
dont watch tv really
Favorite Video Game at the Moment:
screw it
Most Commonly Eaten Food Product:
peanut butter
My Ringtone:
one big holiday: my morning jacket
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
"as if musical ability comes with some sort of obligation to society..."
Slate sheds a pretty interesting light on one on my favorite albums, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
Monday, February 25, 2008
I don't get to see Radiohead
Damn. That really sucks. (side note: i hate you tyler, but do love me enough to take a great picture and send it my way). Luckily, i do get to see this gal at the Palladium Ballroom; whom i have missed on several occassions..sometimes by mere seconds and once because of a mass murderer/rapist. nope, i am not lying.
a response to this
1.I would love to live in downtown Dallas and not rely on cars; however, we are in the Renaissance phase so not all is well but definitely getting there.
2. people don't' want to rely on cars because Dallas traffic sucks, not because we're GenXers fleeing the suburbs. If anything, i want some freaking trees and fresh air thank you.
3. Affordable would indeed be nice. Ah, the snatch. Money is the man; no matter what they say.
4. I believe Uptown is at the critical mass--that's why it's annoying as hell to park, visit, or relax there on most occasions.
5. Restaurants are open on Sundays; at least the one i work at is.*sigh*
6. You don't think downtown is dog friendly? My God man, i guess you haven't seen all the dog shit i find on my shoes walking to and from work? I kid (a little); however, there are definitely more puppies than children and it seems like the new accessory. I feel inadequate leaving home without a canine by my side and my neiman marcus card. come on.
7. gotta love the scenery. and by that i mean i have never met a more vast assortment of peoples in my life. each brings a smile in their own blessed way.
2. people don't' want to rely on cars because Dallas traffic sucks, not because we're GenXers fleeing the suburbs. If anything, i want some freaking trees and fresh air thank you.
3. Affordable would indeed be nice. Ah, the snatch. Money is the man; no matter what they say.
4. I believe Uptown is at the critical mass--that's why it's annoying as hell to park, visit, or relax there on most occasions.
5. Restaurants are open on Sundays; at least the one i work at is.*sigh*
6. You don't think downtown is dog friendly? My God man, i guess you haven't seen all the dog shit i find on my shoes walking to and from work? I kid (a little); however, there are definitely more puppies than children and it seems like the new accessory. I feel inadequate leaving home without a canine by my side and my neiman marcus card. come on.
7. gotta love the scenery. and by that i mean i have never met a more vast assortment of peoples in my life. each brings a smile in their own blessed way.
past my prime?
most proper lyric of the year awarded to one mr. bob dylan...house of blues dallas feb. 21, where lucky me behailed (is that a word even?) the man in white (at least in a white, large brimmed hat this particular evening). and, honestly, he wasn't (past his prime that is). sure, it was the first show of a new tour and the world hasn't heard from him in a bit (or at least i haven't); nonetheless, dylan's voice couldn't have sneered any better or sounded any properly stanger than it did thursday night. in the past, i have seen bob practically wheeled off stage but he had stamina thursday. a two hour set, no breaks. i was a bit impressed. harmonica, check; badass chuck berrys on the bass and (hear: "gee-tar"), yup. this little gal was impressed with the new material and pleased by the addition of "blowing in the wind" and "highway 61 revisited." yea dylan. that's why you hang on my wall. screw what anyone else says. as chan would say, "who could of thought
That you meant so much to me."
That you meant so much to me."
Friday, February 22, 2008
Sluurrrppp...
So let's do this: I was tagged by Melissa so here ya go! here are the directions - share five random and/or weird facts about yourself and then share the five top places on your “want to see or want to see again” list, and finally tag five people at the end.
Weird Facts:
1. I am slightly obsessed with surf culture even though you may not get that vibe from me. I got a surfer in the center of my class ring (i put the typical things like the Bible, track shoes, and a basketball in other places) but it was a surfer girl in the center of my class ring. The guy who took seemed at first pissed i mentioned that was what i wanted (thinking it was a joke no doubt) and then laughed so much at me that I got pissed. But yeah, I've always loved the idea of that life, and being in the uncontrollable nature that is all at once the most intimidating and most serene place on the planet. What could be weird about this is i grew up in a small town in Oklahoma and hadn't surfed yet and I am deathly afraid of sharks to the point of a lake reminds me of jaws and I'm out of the water. one day though, i will live by the ocean and do all the things that i feel the ocean can teach me.
2. I know the calorie count of almost everything you put in your mouth and especially i put in my mouth. I just do. it's embedded in my brain like a ticker tape that just keeps going, and going, and going...
3. I hate when people read what I write and yet i want to be a journalist. I just love it because i constantly learn new things and writing is my form of speech--so much so that i once had to send an anonymous letter for a friend (long story) through an email and i could barely do it because the typed New Roman letters looked so much like my "hand writing" i just knew the receiver would know it was me! (it wasn't bad so no worries)
4. I would be perfectly happy living a nomadic lifestyle. the more things i get and don't get the more i realize what makes me happy and that isn't a material thing folks. in short, just let me travel. I'll sleep in the dirt. I've eaten bugs, i know i can hang for a bit no matter where you take me.
5. i love going to the movies by myself and will watch the same film over and over as long as its on the big screen. cinema is a close friend. and i think it likes me too. : )
okay, places to go:
1. Australia--hands down, all over it; the outback, the big city, the swamps. I'm down with the Aussies.
2. paris--because of all the cliched reason people want to see Paris. and i want fret there with me.
3. lake como, italy--okay, it helps that i know george clooney thinks this place is IT. i know he has good taste. and i just cant think of one thing i have seen/heard/imagined about this place that wouldn't make for an immaculate destination point for this little girl; and i'd love to take mi amigos with me please.
4. sri lanka--maybe because it sounds so fantastical to me, maybe because i think of M.I.A., maybe because i just want to see for myself what it is i think about this place...
5. Japan--because i can wear my cowboy boots and be cool as shit and be a part of gwen-mania and see technology and history and culture and i can share tiny space with mucho people and i could leave when i wanted to...
Tag:
herein lies the problem, i am to send to five people when melis is one of my three peeps and she sent this to me and lisa (who is the second of my three peeps) so adam, looks like you have inspiration for your first blog. yea you.
Weird Facts:
1. I am slightly obsessed with surf culture even though you may not get that vibe from me. I got a surfer in the center of my class ring (i put the typical things like the Bible, track shoes, and a basketball in other places) but it was a surfer girl in the center of my class ring. The guy who took seemed at first pissed i mentioned that was what i wanted (thinking it was a joke no doubt) and then laughed so much at me that I got pissed. But yeah, I've always loved the idea of that life, and being in the uncontrollable nature that is all at once the most intimidating and most serene place on the planet. What could be weird about this is i grew up in a small town in Oklahoma and hadn't surfed yet and I am deathly afraid of sharks to the point of a lake reminds me of jaws and I'm out of the water. one day though, i will live by the ocean and do all the things that i feel the ocean can teach me.
2. I know the calorie count of almost everything you put in your mouth and especially i put in my mouth. I just do. it's embedded in my brain like a ticker tape that just keeps going, and going, and going...
3. I hate when people read what I write and yet i want to be a journalist. I just love it because i constantly learn new things and writing is my form of speech--so much so that i once had to send an anonymous letter for a friend (long story) through an email and i could barely do it because the typed New Roman letters looked so much like my "hand writing" i just knew the receiver would know it was me! (it wasn't bad so no worries)
4. I would be perfectly happy living a nomadic lifestyle. the more things i get and don't get the more i realize what makes me happy and that isn't a material thing folks. in short, just let me travel. I'll sleep in the dirt. I've eaten bugs, i know i can hang for a bit no matter where you take me.
5. i love going to the movies by myself and will watch the same film over and over as long as its on the big screen. cinema is a close friend. and i think it likes me too. : )
okay, places to go:
1. Australia--hands down, all over it; the outback, the big city, the swamps. I'm down with the Aussies.
2. paris--because of all the cliched reason people want to see Paris. and i want fret there with me.
3. lake como, italy--okay, it helps that i know george clooney thinks this place is IT. i know he has good taste. and i just cant think of one thing i have seen/heard/imagined about this place that wouldn't make for an immaculate destination point for this little girl; and i'd love to take mi amigos with me please.
4. sri lanka--maybe because it sounds so fantastical to me, maybe because i think of M.I.A., maybe because i just want to see for myself what it is i think about this place...
5. Japan--because i can wear my cowboy boots and be cool as shit and be a part of gwen-mania and see technology and history and culture and i can share tiny space with mucho people and i could leave when i wanted to...
Tag:
herein lies the problem, i am to send to five people when melis is one of my three peeps and she sent this to me and lisa (who is the second of my three peeps) so adam, looks like you have inspiration for your first blog. yea you.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Better put than most
The French writer François Nourissier put it best forty-eight years ago: “Young people mock and rebel; forty-year-olds wax ironic and bear up; old folks talk of death and sensuality.”
Word.
Word.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The craziest photo I've seen in a bit...
In an attempt against fate, a German couple drops their child out of the window of their burning apartment building to a policeman waiting below. The child, thankfully, is unharmed, but I believe no one knows of the fate of the parents just yet. Also, eight dead and I believe 5 children burned in building. An amazingly eerie photo captured a truly terrible experience. Gives me shivers to look at that...and makes me thankful for the bad day it turns out I am not having.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Led Zeppelin
They just announced there new world tour after the Plant/Krause tour has finished this spring. Thank God for this band. Hopefully I get to see them twice. If not, I will get much satisfaction from being third row in London during the reunion show at O2 arena.
Friday, February 1, 2008
It's Officially Oscar Month...and I'm in a movie club, which is way cooler than your book club so...
Here is what i think should go down at the oscars on February 24, 2008 (imagine that in a deep, action movie house film voice)
Actor in a leading role: Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood"
--Daniel (we're on a first name basis) is the best in the game. hands down. no one does what he does. An excellent article that seconds this is found here http://www.dallasobserver.com/2008-01-03/film/d-day/ And I just love him.
Actor in a supporting role: Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men"
--maybe it was the bad bowl cut that mad him look so mean, or maybe it was just the soulless look behind his usually very beautiful eyes. or maybe it was because Bardem can play a killer so seemingly effortlessly even though he hates guns and driving, whatever it was, it worked for me even though i am still impressed that johnny depp sings rather well. Charlie Rose would agree. http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2007/11/16/1/a-discussion-about-the-film-no-country-for-old-men
Actress in leading role: Ellen Page in "Juno"
--I know she's young and probably not unlike the cool, quick witted Juno so it probably wasn't a huge stretch for her, but little miss ellen page sold me with her role and its hardly forgettable. Second would be a tie between Laura Linney or Cate Blanchett. Cate's my fave but Linney is severly underated.
Actress in a supporting role: Cate Blanchette in "I'm Not There"
--Okay, has anyone ever seen footage of Bob Dylan from the '65-66 era? Well, if you haven't deear ol' Cate's version is uncannily close. Check it out on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyWgzUGOliw
Best Animated Film: Persepolis (Sony Pictures Classic)
--Surf's up is cute, and excellent on blueray i might add, but it was the character of Marjane Satrapi and her journey through adolescence and young adulthood while living a life far from the american one i am so caught up in that truly tuggled at my heart strings. Plus, the animation is pretty much perfection. Punk is not Ded! http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/persepolis/
Achievement in Art Direction: Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
--Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo created a lovely grotesque backdrop for the fantasticly twisted imagination of Tim Burton. http://www.sweeneytoddmovie.com/
Achievement in Cinematography: "There Will Be Blood"
--Good cinematography helps tell a story; as well all know, "There Will Be Blood" had very little dialogue throughout the film and relied heavily on a brilliant soundtrack and the harsh landscape and lighting of the dark and empty world of greed and deceit. Fantastic. http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/Culture/2008/01/28/22589/
Achievement in Costume Design: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
--I must confess, this is one of the few movies I haven't seen; however, the stills are enough to sell me http://www.elizabeththegoldenage.com/site/site.html You too, huh?
Achievement in Directing: "No Country for Old Men"
--Not only are the Coen brothers tremendously talented, but they were adapting and staging from an equally gifted author who has a fan base (hi there) who wouldn't want to see his work raped from recognition. Meticulous and poetic. I could gush about this film and Ethan and Joel all day but instead you can just read the facts about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coen_Brothers
Best Documentary Feature: I can't pick if I have seen less than half of the movies and in this case I haven't seen any. I'm just being fair. I'm hoping it's not Sicko though because I get sick of Michael Moore, even when I'm agreeing with what he has to say. http://www.michaelmoore.com/
Best Documentary Short Subject: Please see above, minus the Michael Moore briefing.
Achievement in Film Editing: "No Country for Old Men"
--This is a difficult one for me, Roderick Jaynes did a great job with considering what should and should not be kept in regards to the fluidity of the film. Anyone who has read the book would probably picture the film as is. http://www.nocountryforoldmen-themovie.com/
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Counterfeiters" (Austria)
--While I haven't seen any of these either, I must say this looks the most interesting --based on the true story of the king of counterfeiters who goes on to help supply Nazi Germany with false currency. http://www.sonyclassics.com/thecounterfeiters/
Achievement in Makeup: "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)
--Norbit shouldn't be nominated for anything. PERIOD. And Pirates did a fairly swell job, but the stills from this film truly capture an era. http://www.edithpiafmovie.com/
Original Score: "Atonement"
--Perfection to say the least. Never have I not been annoyed by here an typewriter. This category would have been a hard one had they included "There Will Be Blood" and Johnny Greenwood's amazingly surreal contribution to music in film. The reason why is found here: http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2008/01/why_jonny_greenwoods_score_was.html
I still think it should be worthy of something. Isn't all art regurgitation anyways? Nonetheless, Dario Marianelli created the perfect soundtrack for "Atonement."
Original Song: I haven't watch Enchanted and I am slightly pissed that they didn't include Eddie Vedder's solo stuff for "Into the Wild." I mean, "Enchanted" gets three picks? Why? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Wild_(soundtrack)
Best Picture: "There Will Be Blood"
--This is the hardest by far, but nothing from this movie has left me; music, characters, landscape--a landmark in film. I've already seen it twice and it only gets better.
http://paramountvantage.com/blood/
Best Animated Short: Yeah, haven't seen any of these so I leave you to figure it out.
Best Live Action Short: Again, I would love to see them but...
Achievement in Sound Editing: "There Will Be Blood"
--Again, sound, rather than dialogue or another factor, was important to this film. No loose strings here.
Achievement in Sound Mixing: "There Will Be Blood"
--you can tell I really dig this movie. wow. no pun intended.
Achievement in Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass"
--I actually have only seen clips but I am hoping for this one to pull through...http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/
Adapted Screenplay: "Atonement"
--I have already stated that "No Country fold Old Men" did an excellent job in managing to stay true to McCarthy's original vision as created in his novel by the name. However, McCarthy is a pretty straight and narrow kinda guy. I just don't see how the Coens could have screwed it up. On the other hand, Ian McEwan's a different ol' chap. Reading from the two authors will tell you that; and, I have read that "Atonement" was a book that several wanted to adapt but few thought could be done. Read this: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/08/atonement_so_good_i_adapted_it_twice.html
Original Screenplay:"Juno"
--Lars and the Real Girls is a very distant second, but who can compare with the wit and loveability of the cutest girl on earth who learnes that a "doodle can't be undid?" Way to go Diablo Cody, who is an interresting character herself --http://www.mspmag.com/features/features/79839.asp
Donzo!
Actor in a leading role: Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will Be Blood"
--Daniel (we're on a first name basis) is the best in the game. hands down. no one does what he does. An excellent article that seconds this is found here http://www.dallasobserver.com/2008-01-03/film/d-day/ And I just love him.
Actor in a supporting role: Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men"
--maybe it was the bad bowl cut that mad him look so mean, or maybe it was just the soulless look behind his usually very beautiful eyes. or maybe it was because Bardem can play a killer so seemingly effortlessly even though he hates guns and driving, whatever it was, it worked for me even though i am still impressed that johnny depp sings rather well. Charlie Rose would agree. http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2007/11/16/1/a-discussion-about-the-film-no-country-for-old-men
Actress in leading role: Ellen Page in "Juno"
--I know she's young and probably not unlike the cool, quick witted Juno so it probably wasn't a huge stretch for her, but little miss ellen page sold me with her role and its hardly forgettable. Second would be a tie between Laura Linney or Cate Blanchett. Cate's my fave but Linney is severly underated.
Actress in a supporting role: Cate Blanchette in "I'm Not There"
--Okay, has anyone ever seen footage of Bob Dylan from the '65-66 era? Well, if you haven't deear ol' Cate's version is uncannily close. Check it out on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyWgzUGOliw
Best Animated Film: Persepolis (Sony Pictures Classic)
--Surf's up is cute, and excellent on blueray i might add, but it was the character of Marjane Satrapi and her journey through adolescence and young adulthood while living a life far from the american one i am so caught up in that truly tuggled at my heart strings. Plus, the animation is pretty much perfection. Punk is not Ded! http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/persepolis/
Achievement in Art Direction: Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
--Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo created a lovely grotesque backdrop for the fantasticly twisted imagination of Tim Burton. http://www.sweeneytoddmovie.com/
Achievement in Cinematography: "There Will Be Blood"
--Good cinematography helps tell a story; as well all know, "There Will Be Blood" had very little dialogue throughout the film and relied heavily on a brilliant soundtrack and the harsh landscape and lighting of the dark and empty world of greed and deceit. Fantastic. http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/Culture/2008/01/28/22589/
Achievement in Costume Design: Elizabeth: The Golden Age
--I must confess, this is one of the few movies I haven't seen; however, the stills are enough to sell me http://www.elizabeththegoldenage.com/site/site.html You too, huh?
Achievement in Directing: "No Country for Old Men"
--Not only are the Coen brothers tremendously talented, but they were adapting and staging from an equally gifted author who has a fan base (hi there) who wouldn't want to see his work raped from recognition. Meticulous and poetic. I could gush about this film and Ethan and Joel all day but instead you can just read the facts about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coen_Brothers
Best Documentary Feature: I can't pick if I have seen less than half of the movies and in this case I haven't seen any. I'm just being fair. I'm hoping it's not Sicko though because I get sick of Michael Moore, even when I'm agreeing with what he has to say. http://www.michaelmoore.com/
Best Documentary Short Subject: Please see above, minus the Michael Moore briefing.
Achievement in Film Editing: "No Country for Old Men"
--This is a difficult one for me, Roderick Jaynes did a great job with considering what should and should not be kept in regards to the fluidity of the film. Anyone who has read the book would probably picture the film as is. http://www.nocountryforoldmen-themovie.com/
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Counterfeiters" (Austria)
--While I haven't seen any of these either, I must say this looks the most interesting --based on the true story of the king of counterfeiters who goes on to help supply Nazi Germany with false currency. http://www.sonyclassics.com/thecounterfeiters/
Achievement in Makeup: "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)
--Norbit shouldn't be nominated for anything. PERIOD. And Pirates did a fairly swell job, but the stills from this film truly capture an era. http://www.edithpiafmovie.com/
Original Score: "Atonement"
--Perfection to say the least. Never have I not been annoyed by here an typewriter. This category would have been a hard one had they included "There Will Be Blood" and Johnny Greenwood's amazingly surreal contribution to music in film. The reason why is found here: http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2008/01/why_jonny_greenwoods_score_was.html
I still think it should be worthy of something. Isn't all art regurgitation anyways? Nonetheless, Dario Marianelli created the perfect soundtrack for "Atonement."
Original Song: I haven't watch Enchanted and I am slightly pissed that they didn't include Eddie Vedder's solo stuff for "Into the Wild." I mean, "Enchanted" gets three picks? Why? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Wild_(soundtrack)
Best Picture: "There Will Be Blood"
--This is the hardest by far, but nothing from this movie has left me; music, characters, landscape--a landmark in film. I've already seen it twice and it only gets better.
http://paramountvantage.com/blood/
Best Animated Short: Yeah, haven't seen any of these so I leave you to figure it out.
Best Live Action Short: Again, I would love to see them but...
Achievement in Sound Editing: "There Will Be Blood"
--Again, sound, rather than dialogue or another factor, was important to this film. No loose strings here.
Achievement in Sound Mixing: "There Will Be Blood"
--you can tell I really dig this movie. wow. no pun intended.
Achievement in Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass"
--I actually have only seen clips but I am hoping for this one to pull through...http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/
Adapted Screenplay: "Atonement"
--I have already stated that "No Country fold Old Men" did an excellent job in managing to stay true to McCarthy's original vision as created in his novel by the name. However, McCarthy is a pretty straight and narrow kinda guy. I just don't see how the Coens could have screwed it up. On the other hand, Ian McEwan's a different ol' chap. Reading from the two authors will tell you that; and, I have read that "Atonement" was a book that several wanted to adapt but few thought could be done. Read this: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/08/atonement_so_good_i_adapted_it_twice.html
Original Screenplay:"Juno"
--Lars and the Real Girls is a very distant second, but who can compare with the wit and loveability of the cutest girl on earth who learnes that a "doodle can't be undid?" Way to go Diablo Cody, who is an interresting character herself --http://www.mspmag.com/features/features/79839.asp
Donzo!
everybody's working for the weekend
oh wait...nope...i'm actually working during the weekend too! Brilliant (not bitter at all though folks--honest).
in all seriousness though, i got on here to write about Rambo. yes, mr. stalone. or better yet, john rambo. now, i remember playing in the river behind my house when i was in second grade (which i later learned through common sense and the intelligence of a jr. high neighbor that this was in fact not a "river" but rather a small creek that had quite a bit of sewer in it--friends, i gaurantee i stayed in the clean(er) end) with my dear older brother, who, by chance, had a thing for rambo (i think it was the accessories-i mean, it was a cool headband). This means not only did i play in the "river," I layed against the filthy walls that ran underneath the 3w highway and let my brother bury me in mud, face and all, so i could slowly pull away from the wall and pretend to attack his best friend a' la rambo after he walked past me. if this doesnt make sense then you need to see the original movies. the only one who got zero joy from this little pastime was my mother who i'm fairly certain simply had to burn all of my clothes after such an outing. that being said, you should know that i understand why people like rambo. he's badass. he is a machine that cannot be broken even though he is in fact made of flesh. he epitomizes the two things i learned from living with a brother that men cannot escape fascination with--no, not women, rather withstanding pain and being a badass who can dish it out. okay, i get it. sure.
so here's the thing. last night while watching the (hopefully) last Rambo film, i could appreciate (somewhat) why my husband made me go watch this instead of, say, Cassandra's Dream or some other film actually worthy of being called a film, and i could also sense why people cheer for him.
in all seriousness though, i got on here to write about Rambo. yes, mr. stalone. or better yet, john rambo. now, i remember playing in the river behind my house when i was in second grade (which i later learned through common sense and the intelligence of a jr. high neighbor that this was in fact not a "river" but rather a small creek that had quite a bit of sewer in it--friends, i gaurantee i stayed in the clean(er) end) with my dear older brother, who, by chance, had a thing for rambo (i think it was the accessories-i mean, it was a cool headband). This means not only did i play in the "river," I layed against the filthy walls that ran underneath the 3w highway and let my brother bury me in mud, face and all, so i could slowly pull away from the wall and pretend to attack his best friend a' la rambo after he walked past me. if this doesnt make sense then you need to see the original movies. the only one who got zero joy from this little pastime was my mother who i'm fairly certain simply had to burn all of my clothes after such an outing. that being said, you should know that i understand why people like rambo. he's badass. he is a machine that cannot be broken even though he is in fact made of flesh. he epitomizes the two things i learned from living with a brother that men cannot escape fascination with--no, not women, rather withstanding pain and being a badass who can dish it out. okay, i get it. sure.
so here's the thing. last night while watching the (hopefully) last Rambo film, i could appreciate (somewhat) why my husband made me go watch this instead of, say, Cassandra's Dream or some other film actually worthy of being called a film, and i could also sense why people cheer for him.
- Rambo is human. he won't go home because he is a killer and (seems to me) afraid to go face a world where he has to be a little more civil than the jungles surrounding burma.
- Rambo is not human--in the sense that i truly cannot believe there is another person on the planet with a bmi of -2 who weighs 250 lbs. and can literally rip a man's throat out like our dear john did before the terrible actress who played sara was about to be raped (go rambo--i was especially proud of him in this case)
- rambo is a superhero. if humans were peanuts he is comparitely a walnut in size (i know, i know) and yet he still manages to sneak up behind pesky little soldiers, seriously out of thin air, and whack them.
- rambo is sylvestor stalone. no one else could play and he does the character seemlessly well. honestly. it would be easy for a meat head to make him look a mechanical terminator style bloke. so, kudos for that.
now, that's all the good i am going to say about rambo. the people in the theater was so excited when he was blowing enemy camps up and shooting his machine guns that i think they all grew bigger dongs just watching it (i'm sorry, i had to say it) --i think i even saw the arsenio hall helicopter arm pump. i mean, it just freaks me out. i had a guy friend say once that every guy thinks about killing or basically being in that dominant position at some point--it's instilled in them so to speak--and they just know it's not realistic or ethical. really, you think? also, no one cheers when the bad guys were throwing babies into fires, or raping women, or decapitating innocents. i realize rambo is the savior in this case and the moral of the story seemed to be that only violence can end violence--as exemplified with the missionary who had to kill a soldier about to off our dear rambo (which wouldn't have happened, silly guy). i think i just think to much with this film. it's supposed to be about action and guns and blood and glory....not necessarily redemption and peace as i would hope. oh well.
i went, i saw, i will never own on dvd.
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