Non-Blog
the way we cope
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me:what are you gonna do when i go see twilight in chicago?
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g:i'm gonna go to a bar and get drunk.
My Ten Favorite Movies of the Decade
Anyway, without further ado, here they are in alphabetical order:
Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides
Brick
Hot Rod
Inglorious Basterds
The Royal Tenenbaums
Shaun of the Dead
Spirited Away
Spring Break Shark Attack
Wall-E
Wet Hot American SummerNow let’s hear your’s.
in no particular order:
- hot rod(your welcome again adam)
- wall-e
- zobieland
- adventureland
- shaun of the dead(though right now i wish it were called shaundra of the dead)
- finding nemo
- wristcutters
- old boy
- ponyo
- volver
- the departed
do i care that this is 11 movies? nope. am i surprised that foot fist way isn’t on adam’s list? yup.
g and i went to our friend’s(elise and rollie) house for dinner last night and then played mario kart for a while. we came up w/ two new terms, getting baby mario-ed is the more pg sounding one compared to getting dry boned, which just sounds unpleasant! but they both mean pretty much the same thing: you got fucked.
i am so jealous of kids that have parents buying them stella mccartney’s clothing line from the gap. especially this leopard sweater.
i’m pretty sure the problem w/ this country is they don’t make stuff like this for adults. sweatshirts yes, but who wouldn’t love the warmth of a leopard or a tiger or a wolf in sweater form?
New Moon(a response)
I appreciate you spearheading this project, as I know it has been “your baby” all along and you have taken great care to see it to fruition. I look forward to reaping the rewards and celebrating with all of you at this great premiere and know that it truly will be one of our greatest accomplishments.
I feel certain that even in the new year, it will continue to be a success, and therefore accessible to us all. I think if you not only as an important visionary, but as a great friend. I look forward to spending this quality time together and know that the experience will only bring us closer as we rise to the occasion and view this important gift to the world.
Leah
New Moon(a letter to ashleance)
i know this is probably way to much to ask as this is one of the most important films of this century but i was wondering if maybe we could see it together after new years. i will understand if this is not possible. i completely appreciate the need to buy your ticket now and hold it in your hand until friday, knowing only joy and pleasure await you. i know we all have an important relationship with this epic saga. but we also have to keep the fires of our relationships burning. the desire to continue this journey with the 3 of you burns bright in my heart. and i look forward to our reunion, new moon or not, as i’m sure we will continue to work effortlessly to feed our friendships.
your loving friend,
amanda
I made a choice
NO TYTY! YOU HAVE PEOPLE TO TURN TO IN THESE TIMES OF NEED!!!! call ashleance! right now…well, maybe tonight, and get them to go w/ you…it’s WAY more fun that way.
I stopped believing in the guilty a long time ago. it’s like the word ironic…as in ironic mustache. it’s a qualifying word that gets you out of looking stupid in mixed company. when really what you have is a fashion choice or a tv show or band or whatever that you actually like but will ultimately be judged for b/c people like to judge. as a human race we are super judgmental. we need to get over thrusting our beliefs on other people…even the most mundane ones, like the fact that people “like bacon too much”. why this is an important enough issue to get involved w/ is beyond me….though, some how i got my self involved with it. (i am pro people liking bacon too much btw.) anyway, enough jiber-jaber from me. we’re not gonna solve the judgmental problem here. though i would like to believe it might be solved some day.
there were a lot of images like this in the fourth kind. b/c as i’ve learned from this movie, owls are freaky as shit and cannot be taken at face value…which is still scary as shit b/c face value includes being able to turn their heads all the way the fuck around. anyway. this movie was pretty disappointing…it had some creepy stuff in it but it also had some gaping plot holes that come from having a story planed out but the path to the conclusion of the story only loosely constructed. b/c of this, and b/c i try not to read about movies before i see them, i discovered on my own, while watching, that the whole thing was fabricated. that’s how bad the plot holes were. the thing i liked about this movie though is how well they cast the “actual” doctor. she was totally believable. the contrast between her and milla jovovich’s terrible acting is the only thing that makes you want to trust that it really happened. the sad thing is, b/c she’s not all fancy face like jovovich she’ll prolly never be seen again.
Did you all know about this and just haven't been telling me this whole time?
This is, like, the most delightful thing I’ve learned this week. Also, let’s all agree to abstain from commenting on the fact that I was wikipediaing Van Halen at 7:30 on a Friday morning, okay?
Van Halen had a notable effect on the modern rock music tour with their use of the concert technical contract rider. They were one of the first bands to use contract riders to specify a “wish list”, a practice now used throughout the music industry. As one of the first major bands with a traveling stage show, Van Halen had extensive requirements including power availability and stage construction details. The band’s demands were not limited to technical issues; their now-infamous rider specified that a bowl of M&M candies, with all of the brown M&M’s removed, was to be placed in their dressing room. According to David Lee Roth, this was listed in the technical portion of the contract not because the band wanted to make capricious demands of the venue, but rather as a test of whether the promoter actually read the contract, as it contained other requirements involving legitimate safety concerns. On an early tour, a member of Van Halen’s road crew was nearly killed by shoddy workmanship on the part of a local venue, and which ended up causing approximately $85,000 in equipment damage. Because of this incident, the band developed the M&M’s demand as a means of checking whether the venue was properly honoring all of the contract. Subsequently, if the bowl was missing, or if there were brown M&M’s present, they had reason to suspect that the venue may not have honored legitimate technical and safety concerns within the contract. As a result, the band would be within their rights to inspect the technical side of the performance prior to going on stage.
Lady Gaga - “Bad Romance”
So, basically? This is in the top fifteen funniest things I have ever seen. I take back every negative thing I’ve ever said about Lady Gaga. It’s only a matter of time before she performs “Poker Face” in a Nosferatu costume, thus completing the circle of
lifeirony.
so pretty much i need to get front row tickets to see this beautiful bitch right away!
Happy Birthday, lowercaseblog! →
Hope you have the best birthday ever and get tons of tiny things!!!
oh how i love you! so far i have had tiny everything bagels, bought a size small peacoat, and watched a little bit of terrible tv. perfect. looking forward to tonight!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU BEAUTIFUL BITCH! i think you should make everyone you see for the whole month bow down to you and serve you in any way you need. i know i would if i were there tonight! xoxo
