Date: 2009-03-24 09:07 Subject: Music Obsession of the Week Security: Public

OK - weird.  It's been a dry spell for so long, and now, suddenly, there's so much for me to listen to!

YAY.

Ok.

First.  Chris Cornell + Timbaland = YUM.  Apparently former Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell is officially solo now, and he got Timbaland to produce his album.  The first track (album title track) is Scream - and it's freakin' good.  I've kinda had it on repeat for a while.  Check it out.



Video ain't bad, you can watch/hear it here...

And then!  I don't know where this came from, but suddenly Blue October is all angry and mean.  I mean.  They MEAN.  Talking about stabbing people and stuff.  It's not right.  But it's frakking awesome.  The song is so angry and evil, I can't get enough.  it's called Dirt Room and even the single cover art freaks me out.



The video is not quite as angry as the song.  But you can hear/watch it here...

And lastly.  Kelly Clarkson.  how much do i love her.  Her new album is pretty good.  One song in particular that's sticking out for me, that's Already Gone.  Power Ballad anyone? 



No video, but you can hear it on YouTube here...





It's like i have the trifecta of emotions.  Sad splitting up ballad...  Then we argue...  Then we get all angry...  three perfect songs...

das ist all.

Date: 2009-03-19 11:43 Subject: Hmmm. Not sure what any of this means. Not much. Except my ipod likes Moby. Security: Public

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Put your iPod or other music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the NEXT button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got this from.


If someone says “Is this okay” you say?
"Open" by the Cure

What would best describe your personality?
"The Jet Set" by Alphaville

What do you like in a girl?
"You're Gonna Like Me" by the Simpsons

What is your life’s purpose?
"Pump" by the B-52's

What is your motto?
"Marianne" by Tori Amos

What do your friends think of you?
"Hey Hey Hey Hey" by TLC

What do you think about often?
"Lost?" by Coldplay

What is 2+2?
"Galileo" by Indigo Girls

What do you think of your best friend?
"18" by Moby

What is your life story?
"Love Is All" by Roxette

What do you want to be when you grow up?
"All These Things That I've Done" by the Killers

What do you think when you see the person you like??
"My Weakness" by Moby

What do your parents think of you?
"Don't Stop Me Now" by McFly

What will you dance to at your wedding?
"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" by Morrissey

What will they play at your funeral?
"Whatcha Gon' Do" by Missy Elliott

What is your hobby/interest?
"Sad Girl" by Everlas

What is your biggest secret?
"Peace" by Weezer

Date: 2009-03-09 10:57 Subject: Music Obsession of the Week... 03/09/09 Security: Public

so it's been a while again.  honestly, here's the issue.  there's no new music that's really getting me hot and bothered.  i've been scanning my sirius satellite radio to find something new and exciting, and am wholly unimpressed.  this is about as good as it gets...

1) i've been listening to all things duncan sheik.  his first album - duncan sheik - is one of my all time favorites.  i bought album #2 - humming - many years ago - and couldn't get into it at the time, but have revisited it thanks to my new duncan sheik playlist.  then there was spring awakening - duncan sheik did the music for this show - and it's really great...  and i've already talked about his newest album - whisper house.  i LOVE the cover of the psychedelic furs Ghost In You.  it's so freakin' good it's ridiculous. so this is one playlist that's been on repeat a lot lately.



2) somehow - i've lost stephanie miller.  she was my morning ride liberal talk show, and now her radio station is all spanish all the time...  so i'm not sure what happened - but that leaves me with no talk radio in the morning.  well...  technically, there's a lot of talk radio on sirius, but i don't like any of it...  so - i started listening to frangela podcasts in the morning.  ok.  these is funny bitches.  if you ever watched the best week ever on VH1 - they were the black girls with the braids - the funny ones.  they're smart AND funny, and i think i'm in love.  for realz.



3) ok so this is obvious.  thanks to ADAM for the new Depeche Mode track - it's called Wrong, but it's so right.  yes.  i said that.  thou must go to itunes and purchase today!

Date: 2009-02-17 10:49 Subject: Theatre Questionairre Thingy... Security: Public

LAST SHOW ADDED TO YOUR RESUME:
The Sic Sense Sketch Comedy Show

LAST SHOW YOU AUDITIONED FOR:
The Sic Sense Sketch Comedy Show

DID YOU GET IT?
yes

LAST SONG/MONOLOGUE YOU USED AT AN AUDITION:
Out There from Hunchback of Notre Dame

FAVORITE MUSICAL(s):
Avenue Q, The Wiz, Assassins, Pippin, Pumpboys & Dinettes, Closer Than Ever, Songs for a New World, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown...

FAVORITE PLAY(s):
meh.

FAVORITE ROLE YOU'VE PLAYED, AND FROM WHAT SHOW?
Lion in the Wiz, Schroeder in YAGMCB, Charles Guiteau in Assassins, Player in All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

FAVORITE ROLE OVERALL THAT I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY:
Something in Pumpboys & Dinettes

ROLE I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY BUT CAN'T BECAUSE OF LIMITATIONS OF GENDER, TYPE OR RACE:
Christmas Eve in Avenue Q

SUPERSTITION:
Um.  Nope.

YOUR GOAL IN SHOW BUSINESS:
To have fun.  The whole "Earn a living" dream is dead, dead, dead.

FAVORITE DIRECTOR YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH:
Aaron Thomann - he never ever tells you what to do.  He tells you what he wants and lets you get there.  I love it!

WHAT WAS YOUR VERY FIRST SHOW?:
Hm.  I played some pilgrim boy in the Thanksgiving show at my grade school.  But Babes in Toyland - i played Alan - was my first stage show.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DANCE SOLO?:
Yes.  Snoopy. 

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SINGING SOLO?
yes

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE LAST PERSON TO TAKE A BOW?
No

HAVE YOU BEEN TO NEW YORK?
Yeah - but not since i was like 10.

HAVE YOU BEEN TO LA?:
Drove through.

WHAT'S THE SCARIEST PART OF AN AUDITION?:
MONOLOGUES.

WHAT'S THE BEST PART OF AN AUDITION?:
N/A - I hate them.

NAME A SHOW YOU WOULD NEVER DO AGAIN:
CAROUSEL

NAME A SHOW YOU COULD DO FOR YEARS:
Kindergarten, Pumpboys ( I never did it, but i wanna fo it 4-eva), Sic Sense, any of the AEP shows.

WHAT ARE YOU AUDITIONING FOR NEXT?
Nothing.  I gots Caroling at Christmas and Sic Sense throughout the rest o' the year.  I'm full up.

DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PAST CAST MEMBERS?:
a good majority, thanks to Facebook.

ON A SCALE OF 1-10, HOW IMPORTANT IS GETTING PAID?:
0.0

SOMETHING EMBARRASSING OR UNEXPECTED THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE ON STAGE?:
*during Blow High Blow Low in Carousel - Gail was offstage with a HUGE blow-up Shamu.

ummmm....ANYTHING AT AEP. favorite examples?

*getting arrested for a suspended license snafu on the way to "belly of the whale" - one block from the church where I was about to go play Jonah. even though it WAS funny hearing  "in the belly of the jaaaaaa-aaail" during the opening number
*During a showing of Joseph - my shoe came off and flew into the first row of kids...  I think i hit a kid in  the mouth
*During the Diary of Anne Frank - two things - one - the vice principal at the school decided our show took too long - so he let our backstage sound effects guy know - and the SS came and discovered us about 30 minutes early - and then - there was the time that Jessica was making me laugh SO HARD - so when the SS came to discover us (on time this time) i was CRACKING UP.  I know.  not funny.  but still.
*OH - 1776 - Mark (Ben Frankling) and I (Mr. Adams) were doing our intro lines right before Jefferson comes in for The Egg...  Guess who never showed?  Yeah - Mark and I ad libbed for like 5 minutes before he showed up. 
* oh yeah - CHristmas show, i have the last line in little drummer boy - I'm about to sing "Me and my drum" when i look up at the back row of the audience at this middle school and this kid looks right into my eyes and mouths "Fag"...  I was like.  oh.  what?  and then i just didn't sing my line.
*Joseph - Billy didn't show up at call, so we left without him.  We were trying to figure out how to cover him when he called.  he had checked himself into a mental hospital because he was feeling off - and they wouldn't let him out.

i, too could go on for days. i miss my AEP days a lot sometimes... good friends and hilarious times.

WHO IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERSON (ON STAGE OR OFF) THAT YOU HAVE EVER WORKED WITH?:
Oh - i got that name right here.  But I shan't say a word.

WHAT IS YOUR ON STAGE PET PEEVE?
People who refuse to play with lines, staging, etc.  "This is the way we do it.  This is the way it's always been done"

WHAT IS YOUR BACK STAGE PET PEEVE?
Loud talkers.  SHHhhhhhh.

EVER BEEN NAKED ONSTAGE?:
almost happened.  But no.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN KILLED?:
Oh yeah - hung.  Assassins - Charles Guiteau

BEEN DRUNK?:
mm.  maybe kinda sorta - in Man of La Mancha

PLAYED SOMEONE HALF YOUR AGE?
god yes.  the best is me as Colin - the sickly, pale, crippled, wisp of a boy in the Secret Garden.  And frickin' Dan pushing my wheelchair, sounding like he was going to get a hernia.

PLAYED SOMEONE TWICE YOUR AGE?:
hmmm.  i don't think so.

CRIED?:
not that i know of.

FIRED A GUN?
Oh yes.  Charlie Guiteau.  Oh - and Chino.  "How many bullets are left in this gun Chino?  Enough for you?  You? All of  you"

BEEN DRENCHED?
nope

BEEN IN A DREAM SEQUENCE?
Stupid Dreamy Ballet in West Side.  BLeagh.

BEEN KISSED?:
Oh yeah.  I currently get to make out with Frank - yum!

PLAYED OPPOSITE YOUR REAL LIFE SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
um - no.  Unless by significant other you mean "someone I randomly hooked up with several times"

PLAYED THE VILLAIN?
bad guy - but maybe not THE villain

PLAYED A DRAG ROLE?
strangely, no.

BEST THEATRE MEMORY?
*rolling on the floor during the Spider in Kindergarten
*drunken hung-over fun fun fun with AEP
*Me, Bridget, and Doug getting drunk and staying up all night during Kindergarten
*Pumpboys & Dinettes - my directing debut - awesome show - nothing really to do with me - the cast was amazing..
*Sic Sense - i love these people! Especially sucking on Joanna's Tongue during Master Chef!
*Steve Bessemer in Assassins.
*The racist posing in Steel Beam's Secret Garden
*Van rides on the way to AEP gigs.
*Everything about Amish Acres.
*Oh god - there's so much more.  I can't remember them all.  More shows, more fun, more cocktails - go!

Date: 2009-01-29 16:50 Subject: Music Obsession of the Week Security: Public

ok - so this week is pretty easy. 

i've never really been a brandy fan.  in fact, her whispy little voice has always kinda annoyed me.  sometime this past year, i stumbled upon the title track from brandy's album Afrodisiac and became obsessed.  i don't know what it is about that song that gets me going, but i was in total love.  so someone tells me that brandy has a new single out, and i see it on itunes, so i decide to buy it.  and.  i love it.  i mean, it's in super-heavy awesome roation right now.  the song's called Right Here (Departed).



anywho.  something about the beat. something about the whole darkchild sound is really hot to me.  in fact, i'm just thinking about some other darkchild productions - say my name maybe?  i know there's others that i have loved.  good combo brandy.  love it

so, there is another right now.  i can't decide if it's gonna peter out after this week or not, but Kids  by MGMT it such a great song.



if you know me at all, you know i have a special place in my heart for electronic/electronica/elctro whatever you wanna call it music.  the more synthesized it is, usually, the more i like it.  i have to admit, i haven't been too keen on other MGMT songs - which surprised me - but this one is great.  it is a LITTLE repetitive, which will probably knock it outta my heavy rotation list after a short time, but it's still freakin' great.

so - good music news of the week - Depeche Mode is putting out a new album this SPRING!

if you know me, you know that anything dm is good by me.  i'm so excited for the new album, but even more excited about the tour - can't wait to see them again!  in fact, the last time i saw them was when i lived in las vegas - three years ago now?  todd and i drove down to phoenix for the concert - hope they come here again!

in bad music news - i've heard a nasty rumor that the Postal Service is in actuality NOT working on a new album.  stupid ben gibbard.  death cab is not NEARLY as good as postal service.  NOT NEARLY.  way to shatter my dreams.  i have seriously been looking forward to new postal service for like 4 years - pretty much since i got my hands on the first album...  and now, it will never be.  unless we all boycott death cab.  i'm in.

hasta!

Date: 2009-01-27 12:34 Subject: Music Obsession of Last Week Security: Public

Again - last week got away from me...

OK - my DEFINITIVE obsession of last week...  The Soundtrack to Slumdog Millionaire...



so the movie was really great - i liked it like i loved Waitress.  i felt good about life in general after seeing this movie.  and the soundtrack is the same.  i don't know what any of the lyrics mean, but i can still get down to it...  especially O... Saya - i've had that song on repeat a little too long...  but i can't stop!

Check it out!

Date: 2009-01-20 08:42 Subject: Top Ten of 2008. Security: Public

so i love the "smart playlist" on itunes.  i mean.  i use it WAY too much. i think i have 25 different playlists right now.  it all depends on the mood i'm in i guess..

anyhoo.

as i did last year, i ran a playlist of the top songs that came out in 2008 - by number of times i played them and by rating - yes i rate my itunes music... makes it easier to be sure i don't hear anything i hate... 

so.

here are the top 10 songs played on my ipod in 2008 that were released in 2008:

1.   I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
2.   L.E.S. Artistes - Santogold
3.   Dance 2night - Madonna
4.   Why Do You Let Me Stay Here - She & Him
5.   Devil Wouldn't Recognize You - Madonna
6.  Viva La Vida - Coldplay
7.   Juliet of the Spirits - The B_52's
8.   Funplex - The B-52's
9.   Luv - Janet Jackson
10.   I Don't Care - Fall Out Boy

my fave album of 2008 was the B-52's Album Funplex (followed up by Hard Candy from Madonna). i have to admit to being a little disappointed with the DCFC album.  overall?  blah. 

Date: 2009-01-19 16:28 Subject: Music Obsession of Last Week... Security: Public

a little late because i couldn't nail just one song down. my first three weeks of non-christmas music haven't been all that exciting. i mean - the last couple were good, but not GREAT... nothing that really grabbed me... but... this week there are a couple...

first - almost great - except for a lyrical anomaly... human - the killers.



i really dig this song. i just don't understand. are we human. or are we dancer. wtf does that mean. i really try to just bop my head along and ignore it, but i can't. which sucks big time. because i really like this song. it's so erasure it kills me, right... but. i just don't understand. i've read all of the "meanings" but it's still dumb. blah.

second - great song - but nothing really different about it. countdown - jupiter one.



again - really great song. i really love it. but... i can also see it disappearing from heavy rotation very quickly.

lastly - it was out before christmas music started - and it's still here. i really like it. i don't care - fall out boy.



ok - so it's not great. but it IS super fun to sing along to. and the production is pretty great. and if you try hard you can sing rhianna's S.O.S. to it. it may not be the best, but it's as close to my weekly obsession as i can get right now.

guess that's it.

one last thing:

the 5th cylon? ok. maybe i didn't know it was her. but i KNEW it was someone who was dead, and i knew it was one of three people - and she was one of the three.

and... i'm a big dork.

ah well.

laters.

Date: 2009-01-07 09:37 Subject: Music Obsession of the Week... Security: Public

Ok - christmas is over, so my musical obsessions will move away from holiday music.  it's kind of rough, considering that i haven't listened to anything BUT holiday music since the day after thanksgiving - and now to just go cold turkey...  it hurts my head a bit...

so i didn't even think i would stumble upon something good this week, and then i came accross this:

Never Miss A Beat by Kaiser Chiefs.

hooray!  fun alterna-dance music.  if only the song was synthesized within an inch of its life - then it would be perfect.

check it out - from the album Off With Their Heads

Date: 2008-12-18 07:48 Subject: Music Obsession of the Week... Security: Public

Once again, this week's musical obsession comes from my Holiday playlist...

I have always loved the Carpenters...  but something about the Carpenters' Christmas music is particularly nostalgic to me... especially...  Merry Christmas Baby.  It's been in heavy rotation recently... And  ya know, I don't think it's been covered (successfully) by anyone - thankfully... 



In other news - I thought it would be interesting to see what the top 10 Christmas Songs I've been listening to are...  Here they are:

10.  Let's Be Naughty - Elliott Yamin
9.   A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
8.   Sleigh Ride - Andy Williams
7.   The Secret of Christmas - Ella Fitzgerald
6.   Celebrate the Season With Chubbs - From the Wonder Twins Christmas Album Stuff Your Stocking
5.   Carol of the Bells - From the Wonder Twins Christmas Album Lump of Coal
4.   Christmas Lullaby - From Songs for a New World
3.   Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Aimee Mann
2.   Mistletoe and Holly - Frank Sinatra
1.   Santariffic - Harry Connick, Jr.

For those of you wondering, the Wonder Twins Christmas Albums are homemade CD's from friends Scott and Clare - not available on iTunes...  ;)

Off to Chicago on Monday.  Three more days of caroling.

Merry Christmas!

Date: 2008-12-12 21:47 Subject: I've seen 176 out of 239 films Security: Public

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this completely random, almost modern list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
() Boondock Saints
() Fight Club
() Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
(x) Blazing Saddles
(x) Airplane
Total: 7

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) Anchorman
() Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth
(x) Saw
(x) Saw II
(x) White Noise
() White Oleander
() Anger Management
() 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
() The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 14

(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
(x) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
(x) Scary Movie 2
(x) Scary Movie 3
(x) Scary Movie 4
() American Pie
() American Pie 2
() American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far:21

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Resident Evil 1
(x) Resident Evil 2
() The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
(x) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 29

(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
(x) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(x) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(x) White Chicks
(x) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
(x) Robots
Total so far: 40

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
() KingPin
(x) Never Been Kissed
() Meet The Parents
() Meet the Fockers
(x) Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
() KING KONG (the crappy remake with Jeff Bridges only)
Total so far: 45

() A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
() Dumber & Dumberer
(x) Final Destination
(x) Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
(x) Halloween
(x) The Ring
(x) The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
() Flubber
Total so far: 52


(x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
(x) Ghost Ship
(x) From Hell
(x) Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
() I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
(x) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far:61

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
(x) Bride of Chucky
() Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
(x) Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
(x) Coach Carter
(x) The Grudge
(x) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 72

(x) Bad Boys
() Bad Boys 2
(x) Joy Ride
(x) Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
() Lone Star
() Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
(x) Predator II
(x) The Fog (original only)
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George
Total so far: 84

(x) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
(x) Darkness Falls
(x) Christine
(x) ET
(x) Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
Total so far:93

() Best Bet
() How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
() She's All That
() Calendar Girls
() Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
(x) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
(x) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
() The Terminator 3
Total so far: 101

(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
(x) Sky High
(x) Jeepers Creepers
(x) Jeepers Creepers 2
() Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
() Reign of Fire
(x) The Skulls
() Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
(x)Shrek 3
Total so far: 115

() Swimfan
() Miracle on 34th street
(x) Old School
() The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf's Tribe
() A Walk to Remember
() Ice Castles
(x) Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 118

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(x)Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Total so far: 125

() Baseketball
(x) Hostel
(x) Waiting for Guffman
(x) House of 1000 Corpses
(x) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
(x) Highlander
(x) Mothman Prophecies
() American History X
() Three
Total so Far: 132

(x) The Jacket
(x) Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
() Willard
Total so far: 138

() High Tension
(x) Club Dread
(x) Hulk
(x) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
() Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
(x) 28 days later
() Orgazmo
(x) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld
Total so far: 146

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
(x) Kill Bill vol 2
(x) Mortal Kombat
(x) Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
(x) the Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
(x) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 152

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x)Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
(x) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
(x) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 160

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
(x)Animatrix
(x) Evil Dead
(x) Evil Dead 2
(x) Team America: World Police
() Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
(x) Hannibal
Total so far: 169

(x) Madagascar
() Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa
(x) Cars
(x) Ratatouille
(x) Wall-E
() Bolt
(x) Enchanted
(x) Bridge to Terabithia
() Twilight
(x) Journey to the Center of the Earth
Total so far: 176

Now Add them up and...

Put "I've seen ... out of 239 films" in the subject line and repost it.

Date: 2008-12-11 15:01 Subject: Movie Quote Game Security: Public

1. Pick 25 of your favorite movies.

2. Go to IMDB, find a quote from each movie.

3. Post them in a note for everyone to guess.

4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.

5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDB search functions. Or checking my favorite
movies on my Facebook!! That's cheating and it ruins the fun.

1.   The spirit of Christmas is either you're good or you're punished and you burn in hell. THE REF, Adam

2.   That's right, bitch, don't tell me about the alarm.

3.   You want a quarter? Kiss my ass! Find me in New York for this fucking quarter!

4.   The King's stinking son fired me, and thank you so much for bringing up
such a painful subject.
      While you're at it, why don't you give me a
nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it? We're closed. THE PRINCESS BRIDE, Jen

5.   It's K-K-K-Ken c-c-c-coming to k-k-k-kill me.

6.   Oh... XXXXX home, now. XXXXX home. Things is gonna be changin' around here. Pass me them peas, boy.

7.   I love ya more than my luggage
8.   You... you look like your face fell in the cheese dip back in 1957.

9.   Look at this! Yes! Heh, heh. Combination hookah and coffee maker, also makes Julienne fries ALADDIN, Jen
10. Gimme the sparkly! I gotta have the sparkly! Mrs. B, I gotta have it! Girls can't resist sparklys! Oh, please? PLEEEEEEEZ?

11. It's so stimulating being your hat.

12. Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it IS "artistic."

13. You tell him, and I will smack you.  I will smack you like a bad bad donkey, okay?
14. GO TO THE HOTEL AND GET BUSY BEE! BEST IN SHOW, Jen
15. If his brain's run down, how can he talk? It happens to people all the time... RETURN TO OZ, Jen
16. Look, sweetheart, I can drink you under any goddamn table you want, so don't worry about me.

17. They look like good, strong hands, don't they? THE NEVERENDING STORY, Jen
18. Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords. KILL BILL VOL I, Jen

19. Well, it's a matter of life after death. Now that he's dead, I have a life
20. Oh, there, voice come from cow on wall... Moose, moose you imbecile!

21. Oh, poor miserable XXXXX deserves fierce smackings and whackings on his
poor, tender head. Always left with no munchings and crunchings
22. Well, technically speaking, the operation is brain damage, but it's on
a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, Jen

23. Plenty! Here, picture this: A rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill
roasting on the fire, and my little wife massaging my feet, while the
little ones play on the floor with the dogs.
     We'll have six or seven. Dogs? No, XXXXX! Strapping boys, like me! BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Jen

24. I need a bed. I need a bath. I need a massage. I need a manicure... I need my therapist.

25. My dear, sweet brother Numsie!

Date: 2008-12-11 10:20 Subject: Ridiculosity Security: Public

So.  I had given up on LiveJournal, because it was easier to just post to Facebook.  But Look-a-here, I can import my blog into my notes in Facebook.  YAY!  So I can just post everything to LiveJournal, and it'll show up on Facebook (my one true love). 

Huzzah.

Date: 2008-09-23 08:51 Subject: TV and a House. Security: Public

a couple of notes.

1) i'm coming to chicago on saturday!  woot.

2) i totally fell asleep before i could watch the heroes premiere last night.  dammit.  well, it's dvr'd.  i did watch the how i met your mother premiere.  good.  fringe is on tonight.  that's a good one.  house was good too.  i watch too much tv.

3) we sign the papers for the house TODAY!  AHHHHHHH.  it hurts my brain.

short and brief.

hasta.

Date: 2008-09-03 08:46 Subject: 90210 Lives... Security: Public

yes. i watched it.

and i think i liked it.

ok... here goes...

things i liked:

the general feel of the show was spot on. kinda corny, kinda over-dramatic, kinda good.
it was nice to see kelly and brenda friends again.
the drunk grandma is fun.
the characters are all good (for a teen dramedy). the rich actor, the black jock, the white jock, the av nerd, the good girl, the bad girl, the pill-poppin' bitch, and the regular bitch.
it got right to it.
the guy who plays the teacher/lacrosse coach. fun and yum.
awww. the pit's still there.
spring awakening is their musical? um. right. but good choice!

things i want to complain about:

since when did kelly have brandon's baby. did i miss something? i know i didn't watch the last season faithfully, but i don't remember that.
um - brenda and kelly are guest stars. they just used them to get us into the show - and then they'll ditch them again.
the writing is NOT SO GOOD. at all. but i'll give it another chance.
why must everyone sing?
where's the gays?
was rob estes ever on 90210 back in the day. i think not. don't try to insert him into my 90210-memories.
the drunk grandma is too campy. WAY too campy.
um - is that teacher/coach guy the only teacher at the school? sure seems like it.
make joe e tata go away.

that's my schtick.

so - i love tv. i mean - i majored in it in college... so as new show's come out, i'll be writing about them.

next up? tonight is America's Next Top Model - and Tyra finally did it - here comes the Trannies!

hasta.

Date: 2008-08-06 11:05 Subject: Fun times. Security: Public

OK. so it's been a while again.

catching you up:

sister came - we went to the grand canyon - we all got really sunburned and almost didn't make it outta the canyon like a bunch of freakin' touristas. all in all good. it rained at night a lot so we never had a campfire. sucky. we left a day early cuz someone had a tantrum. not me. not my sister. like i said, overall good.

sister left.

sister came back with other sister, niece, mother, and friend of first sister. sisters auditioned for american idol. you won't be seeing them on the show, but they were good. had a good time with all. fun fun fun.

looking for a house. made on offer on the best house ever. unfortunately, so did two other people. so - best house ever is gone. not officially, but nonetheless.

work is crazy. going to camp this weekend. engineering camp with a bunch of engineering freshmen. it should be fun. i think. i'll let you know.

got really drunk with one of the gaylords on sunday night. (gaylord = gay landlord). he also happens to be our real estate agent, so he came over to fill out our offer, stayed to finish off the bottle of gin. YAY - we've officially made a friend in phoenix. he's way cool. feel bad cuz his partner is leaving to teach in louisiana on friday. ick.

um. what else. i think i'm getting a raise. it's kinda hush hush. but i think it's going to happen. more to come once it actually happens.

um. i got approved to go to chicago for the nacada conference. will be in burbia september 27th, 28th, and 29th. will be in city proper spetember 30th, october 1st, 2nd, 3rd, back in burbia for the 4th, leave on the 5th. aiight?

that's all for now.

hasta.

Date: 2008-07-07 10:05 Subject: Dreams Security: Public

it was a strange one, and i want to get it down before i forget.

ok. so i was in a movie with robert downey jr. - "chris" in the movie, the blond chick who played cece on the nanny, a black chick i can't remember, a chick who looked like mary lou retton but wasn't, and some other guy who i can't remember - we were the main cast. other supporting characters were adam, niko, tammy, dominic, and yet another "chris" - more on him later.

so rdj was the main character - the center of our large circle of friends, and he royally pissed us all off, and the bulk of the movie was how he was getting back in our good graces. we all started to drift apart, and his reconnection brought us all back together. *ugh* so he bought cece these really nice antiques - some figurines by "chris novak" - in my dream - a famous figurine designer apparently, and he got the black chick a dog (cuz she was scared of living alone so she shacked up with some guy who had a kid, and then he left her and left her with the kid - and she'd been beaten down and he was empowering her - by buying her a dog), and he bought the white guy i can't remember a segway - cuz he was a messenger in san francisco (the movie was set there) but he wanted to be more - so the segway brought him to the next level - and he wore a suit when he made his deliveries. and i don't remember what rdj did for me, but i was instantly not mad at him anymore, so it must have been good.

ok so everyone gets back in sync with one another except the mary lou retton girl, and as he's going to find her in her apartment, the music is rising, and then - the credits role. and i was like. wtf? and then, we're right back into the movie. ok. so for SOME REASON, he decides that he and i are going to escort her to this party - this party in a big fancy loft thingy that's all vietnamese people. and now mary lou is vietnamese herself. so we get there, and the host is like, um, ok, um, they're coming? um. ok. but they're not vietnamese. um. ok. so we have to climb the stairs, but they aren't regular stairs, they're vietnamese stairs.

now. what is a vietnamese stair? no idea. but in my dream, it means there's a handrail and the actual stair is only one inch deep, so you have to climb on your tippy toes. and, there's noodles on the stairs that you have to scrape with the tip of your shoe and bring with you as you ascend. i don't know. this was a really weird part.

so we go in and we start having a good time - i don't know what we were doing, i just remember dream-thinking, ooo, this is fun! and then it changes from a vietnamese party to a huge dinner party with hundreds of guests. so we're at the table, and everyone leaves to go dance and i realize there's just me and this guy at the table - the other "chris". and he's good-looking, and charming, and it's making me all giddy. and we chat, and then i find out that he owns the whole building of flats that we're partying in, and his theme is that he wants to make it a place where you can go with a group of friends for dinner, and you get your own little studio to have your dinner party in. and it's a cool concept, and this guy must have money out the a$$ but i'm not really focused on that so much as on his smile and his perfect teeth. and for some reason, all i can think about is how this is the type of guy that would hit on dominic and not me. and then i flash back (in movie style) to like fifty times in the past when i was talking to a guy and he would just lose interest as soon as he saw dominic. it's a sad state of affairs when you dream that kind of shit, let me tell ya.

so then we have to part ways, as he has to go attend to some things at this huge party, and i go up to the roof to see adam and niko, and that's where tammy is, and they're all looking amazing. and then we're sitting on some balcony thing and chris comes back, but now he's with a bunch of people, and they look like his parents. but now, he's changed from a white hot guy, to a hispanic hot guy. and his family around him look like they were doing the cooking for dinner that night. and i'm like come sit by me, but he can't cuz he's with everyone, but he'll come sit in the row behind me - (maybe we were watching a sporting event - maybe a swim meet?) but the family decides they don't want to stay so they leave. BUT, i'm not gonna let that happen - so, i catch up with him while he's in the lobby waiting for his car to be brought up by valet, and i say, i'm going to be direct, here's my number, i want you to use it. and he says "i will". mmmm.

so then he has to leave, and i take the strange elevator - i say strange cuz it was like slanted. like the roof was at the top of the eiffel tower and i'm slowly climbing at an angle along one of the legs - in fact, i actually made that analogy in my dream. we might've even been on a paris rooftop when we got to the top. i can't recall. but then i'm up there, and everyone is going home and it's dark, and i turn around, and there's chris, and he says "well, i couldn't just leave" and he's walking towards me, and then the alarm goes off.

the frackin' alarm. i hate it. i desperately tried to get back to the dream, but it was no use. and so, i woke up and began my day with this REALLY vivid dream stuck in my head. it kind of reminds me of the dream i had with luca from er - very vivid, very sort of romantic comedy-esque. or the dream i had where i was a spy for japan and got caught in korea, and the crazy korean general shot me in the head and i died. another very vivid dream.

the thing i dont' like about these dreams is they leave a heavy emotional imprint on me for the rest of the day, and i almost think back to them as if they were memories, vividly recalling the emotion that went along with their plot. i can recall their associated emotions in the same way i can recall the emotion at my grandmother's funeral, or the exact minute she died, or the emotion when i was SO bad at karaoke that one time that the dj actually stopped the song in the middle - one of the most embarassing moments in my life...

aaaaaanyways..

that's enough of that. i must know deal with students. blah blah blah.

hasta.

Date: 2008-07-03 11:03 Subject: Sacrilege. Security: Public

you've heard of mormons. there's a ton in arizona.

sidebar - i had never met a mormon until i moved to arizona and started working at asu. now, they're everywhere. they're taking over! and they don't seem the least bit cultish, mom!

back to the topic at hand - there's a ton of mormons around. i was recently speaking with g-frita and we both realized that we are in love with the same man. his name is mark, and he's on sytycd and he is my husband.

then i find out that he is also g-frita's husband. wtf!?! and then i realized, i am now mormonesque. fortunately, i won't be having any children that can be taken away by the state of texas, but, i am still "married" to a man who's already married. g-frita and i decided that we would not be mormons - cuz they hate the mo's - instead, we would be whormons.

our religion? marry who you want, sleep with who you want, enjoy. oh. sleep in on sundays. church is overrated. oh yeah, chocolate is your new god. um. i think that's it.

welcome to the new world order. whormons. we're everywhere!

hasta.

Date: 2008-06-30 10:14 Subject: Another Concert. Security: Public

and so.

todd and i attended another concert last week. just three short days after george wowed us, we went to the True Colors Tour. the Puppini Sisters opened the show - a girl trio that sings covers of pops songs in the style of the andrews sisters. overall they were good. let's see, then was wanda sykes. that's a funny bitch right there. following her was andy bell of erasure. that's an ugly dude right there. after him was joan jett and the blackhearts, then the b-52's, then cyndi lauper. oh - and carson from queer eye was the host. and was actually funny.

so here's how it all breaks down.

puppini sisters - good. fun. entertaining. i like their covers as novelties. they are obviously very talented ladies. 4 out of 5.

wanda sykes - amazing. is she gay? i can't tell. she gives me lesbionic occasionally. but she was really funny. 5 out of 5

andy bell - this dude is ugly. i mean ugly. he can still sing great, i have to say, but he only sang like two old erasure songs. nobody buys his new stuff. well some people do, but i don't, and i'm the one that counts. oh - and all the new stuff sounds exactly the same. oh - and he doesn't have a band, so it' just him in tight leather pants running (prancing?) around the stage to a cd. andy. ANDY! he was a little disappointing, but i did dig the old erasure tunes. 2.5 out of 5.

joan jett and the blackhearts - this bitch can still rock. but here's the thing. once she sang the songs i knew - crimson and clover, hate myself for loving you, um - there was like two others maybe that i can't think of right now... i was done. she looks great, she sounds great, i'm over it. sing your hits and leave the stage. 3 out of 5.

the B-52's - fracking amazing! i danced my ass off during their show. they sang old songs (love shack, roam, your own private idaho, rock lobster) and then new stuff (funplex, juliet of the spirits, opened with pump) they were great. cindy and kate can still sing like crazy bitches, and my keith (he's the guitarist) still looks hot, hot, hot. they were amazing to me. i could've left when they were done. cyndi is great and all, but these guys blew me away. 5 out of 5

cyndi lauper - still sounds amazing. but i just don't like most of her music. i have to say i was super happy she sang i drove all night. that's one of her best covers ever. or did she do it originally? i can't remember. it was either her or roy orbison. anyhoo, she sounds great, she looks great, but i can't listen to her talk for too long. cuz then she sounds stupid. but when she was done, i was all too happy, mostly because i was D-R-U-N-K and tired (we'd been there for like 5 hours - geesh). i'd give her a 3.5 out of 5.

so - what does that add up to... 23 out of 30? ooo. that's not great. overall, a good time. but individually - eh. id' take wanda sykes opening for the b-52's - and that's it - any day.

ok. that's it for today.

hasta.

Date: 2008-06-24 13:51 Subject: George. Security: Public

sunday, todd and i went VERY GAYLY forward to see mr. george michael. i have to say i was super excited to go; i had never seen him before, but had wanted to for so long... i remember getting listen without prejudice - my first george michael album. yes, i knew his earlier stuff, but that was the first album i actually purchased. i used to listen to it over and over and over - i was in sixth grade i think. freedom 90, of course, was the best song on the album, but the whole album was perfect. i remember when he had the no. 1 song on casey's top 40. my sister and i used to listen to it every sunday on the way home from church - my family would stop for sunday dinner at some restaurant - always around number 2 or something - and my sister and i would wait in the car to hear who was number one. ahh... the good old days.

anyhoo, so the concert opened with him singing the waiting reprise on listen without prejudice. it's the last song on the album, and brings it to a nice close with some pretty personal lyrics for george. it was SO amazing to have him start with that song. it was a way of saying, here i am (the last three words of that song) and he freakin' belted the crap outta it. and then right into fastlove. this song was the anthem for cammy, ellie, elsa and i during my first summer at college. we listened to a lot of george michael and roxette that summer. i remember driving around a lot to fastlove. so it was really nice to have that kind of kick things off. that was also the summer that we used to get really drunk and do floor shows to hard day - another favorite george michael show. i was so hoping he would play this - but wasn't sure he would as it isn't one of the most popular. he did. and it was - amazing. in fact, every song on my list was performed - kissing a fool even - i mean - FREAKIN' KISSING A FOOL. there were only two songs that i thought we would hear that weren't performed - monkey and i want your sex. monkey's absence didn't shock me - i'm sure he's over that song - but i was surprised that i want your sex was not on the set list. estrange.

another nice thing - it was him and backup singers - and the band of course - but that's it. no dancers - no floor show. just a great singer performing his a$$ off. he came out for two - or three? - encores, and when he came out the last time, he said, ok this is the last song, so what should it be, and the WHOLE ARENA said FREEDOM. of course, he knew it was coming. i think freedom might be his most-recognizable song - well maybe faith. (he played that, too) he even sang careless whisper, everything she wants, no wake me up before you go-go (thank god).

anyhoo. it was an amazing show. there aren't many greats - i'd say he's one of the best male singers in the world, and he's still got it. i will admit to tearing up at one point. truly amazing (he played that too!).

hasta