1. I think I may be getting sick
2. I love Vampire Weekend, amazing Ska band, ps, SKA? that word irks me like whoa. They sound like THE KOOKS met the ARCTIC MONKEYS and listened to old school SUBLIME together. I on the other hand dont love feeling like a pedophile. After seeing them this week in concert I come to the conclusion that,
a. I still love them even though they were all wearing collared shirts.
b. They are all under 22 years old
c. Im getting old.
d. The drummer makes some wild faces while pounding on those things.
e. I just made this point have letters, hence making it a sub category.
3. My teacher in class kept saying the word rum instead of room, I suddenly found myself clenching my fists, weird. This went on for a good hour and forty five minutes. I think I might need one of those stress balls, im starting to feel like im a tad high strung.
4. When someone tries to set you up with a guy be careful. A sign that hes not for you might be when you go to squeeze your lime into your drink and he gets squirt accidentally in the CHEST and says something like WHOA, WHOA, WHOA angrily. If that does happen try not to laugh in their face and make a bee line ASAP, if you need to, call your mother and tell on them, its cool, sometimes its appropriate.
5. OMG, Britneys crazy. YAWN. Im bored with her stories.
6. I think I might be the only one who is going to have to pay $513.00 for a blackberry. Why is everyone else always up for an upgrade but me??!!
7. I cried 4 times this week. FOUR. FOUR. Thats insane.
8. If anyone wants to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with me, lemme know. I love it there and would love to nerd out with nerdy company. Dont answer your phone though, the other day I got in trouble when it rang.
VAMPIRE WEEKEND. get on it.
HERE. Watch how the drummer is trying so hard not to make weird faces. Its adorable.
MANSARD ROOF
MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SONG
http://hypem.com/track/416277
CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON THE BUTTOM OF THE PAGE WHEN YOU GOT TO THIS LINK.
X to tha O
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
QUARTER LIFE IS WHERE IM AT..
So I don't normally recommend shows but I am making a hard core exception for this one. QUARTER LIFE is pretty much the shit! Its not actually a show on TV, its a WEB show. See, thats what the world is coming to. Watching tv on the web, another excuse to sit glazey eyed in front of your laptop or whatever. So while all you guys were watching Gossip Girl reruns and crying about the writers strike, I was finding inner solace on the web.. MWAHAHAH..You all can watch it at www.QUARTERLIFE.com. Thats right international readers (haha, like I even have any readers), you too can watch it. Its from the creators of my favorite show growing up.. drumroll please... MY SO CALLED LIFE.. I loved that show and I dont know anyone who didnt. The show is about a group of seven friends in their mid twenties dealing with life. My personal fave is Dylan, but you can make your own decisions. What makes this show super cool is that its blog based, meaning the characters use video blogs to talk about their inner feelings "candidly" during the show. Its hard to explain and I dont wanna ruin it. I ve been watching this show for a while now and im hooked. I treated it like it was my secret show that no one knew about, why, I really dont know, but now I need to share. One of the guys on the show remind me of KELE from BLOC PARTY, and im convinced thats the whole point because he has the accent too and is the singer in a band. The only bummer is that the episodes used to be longer, between 15-17 minutes, now theyre a bit shorter due to a MYSPACE deal where they air the episodes on their myspace page causing them to be shorter than that. As it is, its a short show, but still, SO GOOD.
Its only a matter of time before it gets picked up on TV which im sure is probably in the works. I want to do the musical supervision for this show, so if anyone knows anyone or wants to be my agent, id be your best friend if you landed me that job.
But anyway, check it out, best part is they make 2 episodes a week!!!! Thursdays and Sundays new ones are posted. So by the time youre itching for a fix, the new episode is out. Oooh, im getting so riled up, I love this show. Lemme know what you think. Im also about to do you a lazy solid by posting the first episode right here for you. After that youre on your own. I strongly suggest you view it at their site and click the "hit the lights" feature.
CHEERIO.
Its only a matter of time before it gets picked up on TV which im sure is probably in the works. I want to do the musical supervision for this show, so if anyone knows anyone or wants to be my agent, id be your best friend if you landed me that job.
But anyway, check it out, best part is they make 2 episodes a week!!!! Thursdays and Sundays new ones are posted. So by the time youre itching for a fix, the new episode is out. Oooh, im getting so riled up, I love this show. Lemme know what you think. Im also about to do you a lazy solid by posting the first episode right here for you. After that youre on your own. I strongly suggest you view it at their site and click the "hit the lights" feature.
CHEERIO.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
HE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST AGAIN
Last fall my sister and I were driving in the car together and were stopped at an intersection waiting to make a left turn. Suddenly I looked to my left and saw this old dude literally humping a shopping cart he had filled with soda bottles and cans. I screamed to my sister, omg, Alex, look!!! Hes humping his cart!! We looked at each other in disbelief laughing our asses off. "No one will believe us" I said, with that I grabbed my camera from my bag and filmed it. "Hes totally humping his shopping cart- wait- is he?" "YESS!!! He is" Alex said.
You'd think that things like that only happen once in a lifetime, right? No way, my friends- not in my world. You should know by now that every freak and their mother eventually cross paths with me. Which brings me to this morning. I was cleaning my room and happened to look out my window for a second, and guess who was fifty feet away? OLD MAN HUMP! He was equipped with his overloaded cart of empty soda bottles and all. But this time, his jeans were at his ankles and he was peeing in the middle of the sidewalk in front of my neighbors house. I was speechless and my body froze. Sure ive seen people do that at night when they are stranded, drunk or just crazy but, we are talking broad daylight on a quiet block in a religious neighborhood. Rest assured, I did not capture this on film, I will just forever remember his huge belly hanging over his stretched out grey boxer briefs and his faded blue jeans at his ankles in my own private scarred archives.
I just dont understand why I am always witnessing severely disturbing things in plain view. Most people credit seeing a roach or a mouse as the scariest thing to happen to them. Not me, no way. I remember when I was in elementary school there was a rumor that there was a mouse on the loose in school.( I am terrified of mice and any other kind of vermin or foreign pet.) Like- id rather get a root canal than see a mouse roaming. I was in Mrs. Levines class, she was the scariest teacher back then. There was no talking in her class, scratch that, there was no breathing in her class. The last mouse sighting was in her class. Anyway, im minding my own business, when suddenly, my head is on the desk when something fell from the ceiling onto my desk. The mouse fell ON MY DESK. A part of me died that day. They sent me to the nurse and made me call my mother because I was so hysterical. This mouse was on my desk, centimeters away from my nose. BLUH UWAALAA:KALQKLSJKLDH.
Another time I was out for dinner with a bunch of friends and was facing the front window of the restaurant looking out onto Lexington Ave. We were all famished and couldnt wait for our food to come. I remember having the fork to my lips when this bum just stopped in front of the restaurant and puked his brains out. This happened in London once too, I was just walking down the street and this wino was chugging his bottle of red wine and the second I was passing him, he uked his brains out and keeled over. I didnt drink wine for 5 years after that one. No joke.
Then, there was the time I was sleeping one morning and woke up from the sound of dry cleaner paper being scrunched up. I found it weird but didnt know where it was coming from and went back to sleep. It got louder and louder. Suddenly I opened my eyes and looked at the ceiling only to find a squirrel sitting in the cove lighting in my bedroom staring at me- head on waiting to pounce. Lemme clarify. Squirrels look cute outside when they are climbing up trees and what not. The are the scariest things ever when they are in your house in your bedroom looking at you. Their tails are like a foot long and this bastards tail was hanging over the molding pretty much laughing at me. He stared at me mexican showdown style and I could hear his inner monologue saying, "oh yeah, what are you gonna do now? you big cry baby?" I ran the hell out of my house in a night gown and high heels that were out from the night before in the dead of winter and refused to move back in until Willard the beast was gone.
Another time I was at a friends house for a tournament. There were like 60 people there. They had a huge Rottweiler that was pacing on the porch. Everyone was on the porch hanging out and watching the people play backgammon. It was really quiet. Suddenly this 150 pound dog corners me where I couldnt escape. It lifted its leg and proceeded to PEE all over my legs and feet. Boiling hot horse pee. Remember this isnt a little shit tsu's tinkle- this dog peed like a race horse. Hot and wet. I screamed and everyone broke into tears from laughter. I cried from shock. Did I mention it was the summer time and I was wearing flip flops? Oh, yeah, it was summer time and I was wearing flip flops.
I guess what im trying to say is that these weird scenarios are constantly making their way to me. Im the one person whos always in the wrong place at the wrong time to witness the grossest things. There must be some kind of freak magnet in me that pulls me into situations like this. Like gd must say, a freak is about to do something really gross and disturbing, lemme make sure shes there to witness it. Im convinced thats the case.
Im attaching the video I took of old man hump for your viewing disturbing/pleasure. Aw, remember when Frou Frou was good??
You'd think that things like that only happen once in a lifetime, right? No way, my friends- not in my world. You should know by now that every freak and their mother eventually cross paths with me. Which brings me to this morning. I was cleaning my room and happened to look out my window for a second, and guess who was fifty feet away? OLD MAN HUMP! He was equipped with his overloaded cart of empty soda bottles and all. But this time, his jeans were at his ankles and he was peeing in the middle of the sidewalk in front of my neighbors house. I was speechless and my body froze. Sure ive seen people do that at night when they are stranded, drunk or just crazy but, we are talking broad daylight on a quiet block in a religious neighborhood. Rest assured, I did not capture this on film, I will just forever remember his huge belly hanging over his stretched out grey boxer briefs and his faded blue jeans at his ankles in my own private scarred archives.
I just dont understand why I am always witnessing severely disturbing things in plain view. Most people credit seeing a roach or a mouse as the scariest thing to happen to them. Not me, no way. I remember when I was in elementary school there was a rumor that there was a mouse on the loose in school.( I am terrified of mice and any other kind of vermin or foreign pet.) Like- id rather get a root canal than see a mouse roaming. I was in Mrs. Levines class, she was the scariest teacher back then. There was no talking in her class, scratch that, there was no breathing in her class. The last mouse sighting was in her class. Anyway, im minding my own business, when suddenly, my head is on the desk when something fell from the ceiling onto my desk. The mouse fell ON MY DESK. A part of me died that day. They sent me to the nurse and made me call my mother because I was so hysterical. This mouse was on my desk, centimeters away from my nose. BLUH UWAALAA:KALQKLSJKLDH.
Another time I was out for dinner with a bunch of friends and was facing the front window of the restaurant looking out onto Lexington Ave. We were all famished and couldnt wait for our food to come. I remember having the fork to my lips when this bum just stopped in front of the restaurant and puked his brains out. This happened in London once too, I was just walking down the street and this wino was chugging his bottle of red wine and the second I was passing him, he uked his brains out and keeled over. I didnt drink wine for 5 years after that one. No joke.
Then, there was the time I was sleeping one morning and woke up from the sound of dry cleaner paper being scrunched up. I found it weird but didnt know where it was coming from and went back to sleep. It got louder and louder. Suddenly I opened my eyes and looked at the ceiling only to find a squirrel sitting in the cove lighting in my bedroom staring at me- head on waiting to pounce. Lemme clarify. Squirrels look cute outside when they are climbing up trees and what not. The are the scariest things ever when they are in your house in your bedroom looking at you. Their tails are like a foot long and this bastards tail was hanging over the molding pretty much laughing at me. He stared at me mexican showdown style and I could hear his inner monologue saying, "oh yeah, what are you gonna do now? you big cry baby?" I ran the hell out of my house in a night gown and high heels that were out from the night before in the dead of winter and refused to move back in until Willard the beast was gone.
Another time I was at a friends house for a tournament. There were like 60 people there. They had a huge Rottweiler that was pacing on the porch. Everyone was on the porch hanging out and watching the people play backgammon. It was really quiet. Suddenly this 150 pound dog corners me where I couldnt escape. It lifted its leg and proceeded to PEE all over my legs and feet. Boiling hot horse pee. Remember this isnt a little shit tsu's tinkle- this dog peed like a race horse. Hot and wet. I screamed and everyone broke into tears from laughter. I cried from shock. Did I mention it was the summer time and I was wearing flip flops? Oh, yeah, it was summer time and I was wearing flip flops.
I guess what im trying to say is that these weird scenarios are constantly making their way to me. Im the one person whos always in the wrong place at the wrong time to witness the grossest things. There must be some kind of freak magnet in me that pulls me into situations like this. Like gd must say, a freak is about to do something really gross and disturbing, lemme make sure shes there to witness it. Im convinced thats the case.
Im attaching the video I took of old man hump for your viewing disturbing/pleasure. Aw, remember when Frou Frou was good??
Sunday, January 6, 2008
YOU CAN STALK BUT YOU CAN'T TOUCH
So tonight while I was on my way to the city to meet some friends for dinner, I had one of the strangest experiences ever. It all started as I was heading down the main drag in order to get onto the prospect expressway. I was driving a few blocks and minding my own business. I plugged my ipod adapter in and was looking forward to a nice drive on my own to unwind. Rilo Kiley came on and I thought to myself, yumm.. Perfection. Suddenly im stopped at a red light and this dude starts staring at me and smiling. I calmly smiled back and went back to listening to my tunes and looked straight ahead. I was dying to sing along but this creepazoid had me feeling all self conscious.
On a side note- I wonder how many of you feel the same way I do. I LOOOVE to sing along to a song in my car, but the minute im stopped at a red light or im in traffic I go into super embarrassed mode and clam up. I for some reason need to pretend to seem busy or will stop dead in my tracks.. WTF? Im never seeing these people again, why the heck do I care?? Weird.
Sooo, anyway, Creepazoid starts following me hard core. At first I feel really flattered, then I start to feel really uneasy and I change lanes. Dude does the same. Okay, hi, is poquito stalker there?? I look again and pretend to seem busy. I start to mess around with my pod, pretend to write a text.. Anything really to let this guy know im NOT INTERESTED.com. Next thing I know he whips out his cell phone and motions for me to pull over and get his digits. I think to myself, "Is this dude for real?" "This is not hot, as a matter of fact this is super unsexy"
I start to accelerate and become extremely paranoid. What if a cop pulls me over for speeding? How will I explain to him that Im running away from a dude waving his cell phone at me in the GMC? He will laugh in my face and write me 4 tickets.
I cant help but wonder, does this dude really think he can bag a girl this way? Did i mention that on a scale from 1-10 he was
a -2?? Gross.com The only bag he would be filling would be me in a body one if I relented. Eventually he realized that no matter how many times he waved his cell at me or winked he wasnt getting my attention aside from me calling 911.
When I got to the restaurant and told my friends, El said, was he cute?? I said hell no!!!
If he was, OF COURSE I wouldve pulled over EL, obvs!!
The sick person in me is curious if psycho boy posted a missed connection on Craigs about it. Well not really, but--
Why doesnt anyone ever post one about me, dammit?!
After last nights creepiness fest I couldnt sleep and was listening to this song..
I COULDNT SLEEP by AU REVOIR SIMONE- the album is called THE BIRD OF MUSIC Love these girls and their mellow electronic sometimes melodic sound. I saw the open for Peter Bjorn and John, they were really sweet and had adorable feminine style. I recommend listening to THE BLOW- HUMAN AFFECTION after this song. Buzzy yumminess.
On a side note- I wonder how many of you feel the same way I do. I LOOOVE to sing along to a song in my car, but the minute im stopped at a red light or im in traffic I go into super embarrassed mode and clam up. I for some reason need to pretend to seem busy or will stop dead in my tracks.. WTF? Im never seeing these people again, why the heck do I care?? Weird.
Sooo, anyway, Creepazoid starts following me hard core. At first I feel really flattered, then I start to feel really uneasy and I change lanes. Dude does the same. Okay, hi, is poquito stalker there?? I look again and pretend to seem busy. I start to mess around with my pod, pretend to write a text.. Anything really to let this guy know im NOT INTERESTED.com. Next thing I know he whips out his cell phone and motions for me to pull over and get his digits. I think to myself, "Is this dude for real?" "This is not hot, as a matter of fact this is super unsexy"
I start to accelerate and become extremely paranoid. What if a cop pulls me over for speeding? How will I explain to him that Im running away from a dude waving his cell phone at me in the GMC? He will laugh in my face and write me 4 tickets.
I cant help but wonder, does this dude really think he can bag a girl this way? Did i mention that on a scale from 1-10 he was
a -2?? Gross.com The only bag he would be filling would be me in a body one if I relented. Eventually he realized that no matter how many times he waved his cell at me or winked he wasnt getting my attention aside from me calling 911.
When I got to the restaurant and told my friends, El said, was he cute?? I said hell no!!!
If he was, OF COURSE I wouldve pulled over EL, obvs!!
The sick person in me is curious if psycho boy posted a missed connection on Craigs about it. Well not really, but--
Why doesnt anyone ever post one about me, dammit?!
After last nights creepiness fest I couldnt sleep and was listening to this song..
I COULDNT SLEEP by AU REVOIR SIMONE- the album is called THE BIRD OF MUSIC Love these girls and their mellow electronic sometimes melodic sound. I saw the open for Peter Bjorn and John, they were really sweet and had adorable feminine style. I recommend listening to THE BLOW- HUMAN AFFECTION after this song. Buzzy yumminess.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
BLAH, BLAH, BLOG
I've been so uninspired lately musically, which makes me sad because normally Im bursting with music pics. Im guess what Im saying is that I havent heard anything THAT new that has blown me away. I remember the first time I heard CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH I was so uncomfortable. His voice was so odd and naggy and the sound was so unusual. I actually made fun of it and said "is this dude for real?" See? Thats what Im talking about. When is that new band gonna come out of nowhere and blow me away with something so out of the ordinary?
The closest I have come to that has been via THE BLACK LIPS but Im kinda feeling a little torn after watching their music video for VENI VIDI VICI. Call me hypersensitive. I get the idea that they give off that we dont give a sh*t attitude and that its probably harmless, but burning flags for the sole purpose of making a cool music video made me squeamish and crossed the line for me. With that being said that are still talented as all hell and I love their music. I guess they did accomplish what they set out to do by provoking me to write about it. SO, TORCHED!! I guess. HAHAH.
Aside form that, I must say that THE BLACK KIDS have been somewhat impressive. Its funny because El wrote me an email saying she really liked them too. I really like that song IM NOT GONNA TEACH YOUR BOYFRIEND HOW TO DANCE WITH YOU. This song takes me back to the 80's and I love it. Im ready to whip out a tacky prom dress and dance my ass off. They sound a bit like THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS which is okay. Anytime a band has a girl doing vox with guys Im guaranteed to like em. WEIRD.
So.... watch the breakfast club, tease you hair and listen to this jam.
The closest I have come to that has been via THE BLACK LIPS but Im kinda feeling a little torn after watching their music video for VENI VIDI VICI. Call me hypersensitive. I get the idea that they give off that we dont give a sh*t attitude and that its probably harmless, but burning flags for the sole purpose of making a cool music video made me squeamish and crossed the line for me. With that being said that are still talented as all hell and I love their music. I guess they did accomplish what they set out to do by provoking me to write about it. SO, TORCHED!! I guess. HAHAH.
Aside form that, I must say that THE BLACK KIDS have been somewhat impressive. Its funny because El wrote me an email saying she really liked them too. I really like that song IM NOT GONNA TEACH YOUR BOYFRIEND HOW TO DANCE WITH YOU. This song takes me back to the 80's and I love it. Im ready to whip out a tacky prom dress and dance my ass off. They sound a bit like THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS which is okay. Anytime a band has a girl doing vox with guys Im guaranteed to like em. WEIRD.
So.... watch the breakfast club, tease you hair and listen to this jam.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
ITS SO GREAT IN 08.
Here are a few suggestions for myself for this new year.
1. I will play my ukulele. I will be a great uke player. I will share the stage with Conor Oberst because of my skills.
2. I will not let morons get to me. Life is too short to waste a minute on anything or anyone you'd rather not be engaging with.
3. I will surround myself with talented people and hope to become inspired even more.
4. I will not be coerced into buying something I dont want out of fear of disappointing someone.
5. I will continue to try and be the best friend, daughter, sister and conspirator.
6. I will find those 3 dvds from Netflix and get my account going again.
7. I will entertain cutting sugar out of my life. That ones a stretch.
8. I will drive my car that stinks of old car smell with a smile.
9. I will love everyday even when im not feeling it because life is precious and im okay. I can do this because when im not feeling it, I can curl up in my bed and listen to Bright Eyes- AN ATTEMPT TO TIP THE SCALES or RILO KILEY- THE GOOD THAT WONT COME OUT OF IT and feel calm.
10. I will be the all time champ of jenga.
1. I will play my ukulele. I will be a great uke player. I will share the stage with Conor Oberst because of my skills.
2. I will not let morons get to me. Life is too short to waste a minute on anything or anyone you'd rather not be engaging with.
3. I will surround myself with talented people and hope to become inspired even more.
4. I will not be coerced into buying something I dont want out of fear of disappointing someone.
5. I will continue to try and be the best friend, daughter, sister and conspirator.
6. I will find those 3 dvds from Netflix and get my account going again.
7. I will entertain cutting sugar out of my life. That ones a stretch.
8. I will drive my car that stinks of old car smell with a smile.
9. I will love everyday even when im not feeling it because life is precious and im okay. I can do this because when im not feeling it, I can curl up in my bed and listen to Bright Eyes- AN ATTEMPT TO TIP THE SCALES or RILO KILEY- THE GOOD THAT WONT COME OUT OF IT and feel calm.
10. I will be the all time champ of jenga.
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