I won't say Melbourne's left out from the live music scene-I'm still a bit bummed from missing January's Big Day Out,during which Bjork,Sufjan Stevens,Spoon,The National all came down,I'll try not to miss the one next year.That miserable March-June time is normally reserved for the more widely-recognized names,along with indie-gone-mainstream bands and old farty bands that should've died in the 90s come back to fill large venues whilst charging cut-throat prices and finally giving half-hearted performances.I've never spoken about how disappointing seeing Jack Johnson live was,because I try to forget it-there was zero audience interaction,he hardly smiled and reluctantly mumbled the words to songs more like it was a private rehearsal-to top it off he missed out Traffic in the sky,Cookie Jar and sang only half of Sitting,Waiting,Wishing.I will forever be weary of seeing gigs in stadiums because it's just not the same,its just impossible to connect with the performer in such a vast setting and half the time you get sucky seats miles from the main stage anyway,either that or you have to stand for 5 hours while some broad behind keeps shoving herself onto you and you're uncomfortably aware there's a piercing on her left tit.But our mournful season's almost come to an end,because July-November's when the good crop arrives,finally.
Upcoming gigs! That's your cue to get excited! Hu-ha,people!
Death Cab for Cutie (August 16th)-I mean sure there was that incredible tune "I will follow you into the dark" (a snippet: "If there's noone beside you when your soul embarks,then I'll follow you into the dark") and a couple other so-so songs, but they always struck me as a slightly above average indie-emo band with a couple great songs but no real niche-Plans & Transatlanticism both had a few memorable songs,but as a whole neither left a solid mark.This was all before Narrow Stairs,an album in which they've kept those elements we've come to know them for (sad themes dealt with subtly,tucked under neutral metaphors) but produced a more unique,positive sound that's just new enough to gain new interest without alienating old fans.And as much as I hated it initially,I don't think I'll hear anything else like I will Possess your heart this year.
Verdict: Definitely going.
Cold War Kids (August 6th)-To my knowledge,they've only had one album out (Robbers & Cowards in 2007),that wasn't too long ago but for some reason they feel like yesterday's news.Like something my parents should be listening to.Anyways,these risky guys are seriously testing the album's mileage (it was good,but not good enough to still be singing songs from that album alone for 2 whole years).
The Teenagers (June 11th): The GG season finale used about 10 seconds of Feeling Better before reverting back to the tortuously boring lives of S & D,what a tragic waste (also,they used a new Death Cab song for the wedding-when fucking S & D were dancing,so even with a nice song like The Ice is getting thinner the scene was beyond rescue).Honestly I wouldn't mind seeing them live just so I so I could sing along loudly with the band and everyone in attendance the song Homecoming,without feeling the slightest bit disgusted or ashamed-"I fucked my American cunt,I loved my English romance" it'd be so much fun.I admit to remembering all the cheeky verses from their songs including "Don't forget to send me a friend request!...As if","Or missing your friends,cos' you don't have any?-we don't care,just buy our t-shirts","Take a pen,write it down-I.love.the.teenagers"-and that creepy/touching song about Scarlett Johanssen ("You whisper at horses' ears,I always found it exciting").
Verdict: I'd go,if it weren't smack right in the middle of my exams.Le sigh.
Vampire Weekend (7th June)-Overrated garbage.Heard the album,thought it was a decent record but the songs sort of sound the same (I blame the keyboards,there's this very flat,persistent,repetitive sound across the whole album that bugs the hell out of me) and it all blurs out into one monotonously long,ding-dong Christmas song after a while.
Band of Horses (August 3rd)-Oh wow.For the record,I was floored by their monumental second album Cease to Begin-you only need to listen to the first song Is there a Ghost to see how amazing this band is.The song only runs on two lines,with the magnificent voice of Ben Bridewell (I can't say enough about his voice,its just beautiful I think I'll burst into tears if I hear him singing live) yelling out "Is there a ghost?" into a deep,serene stream of guitars.Here's a band that can put out songs with so much meaning and emotion without saying much at all,enough talk you need to download Detlef Schrempf,Marry song and all their other songs.I'm not kidding,this band will snatch your soul.
Verdict:I'd postpone my own wedding (and maybe even skip yours) if it meant seeing them live.
+Speaking of horses,can't believe someone finally did it (link).And oh god there's a group called Cher is a Horse.I don't know how I even run into these things.
!!! (6th June)-Again,we need a new album,you were all trendy and big once before but that was like 8 months ago.Things have happened since then.Why are you here,not back in the studio making new albums?
Additionally,Liz Phair-for the relaunch of her album Exile In Guyville,will be performing gigs in the US where she performs all the songs from the album.
ALL.THE.SONGS.FROM.THE.ALBUM.AM I TALKING TOO LOUD?I CAN'T STOP SHOUTING.
I'd put Exile in Guyville somewhere in my Top 5 albums of all time,and whoever tells me it's a girl's album I'll take off my fucking stiletto and jab it up their ass.I'm half tempted to fly to Chicago or wherever,it'd be a "lifetime thing" for me,as pathetic as that sounds.
And for what it's worth,here are the bands I anticipate will be coming before the year ends.These expectations are meant to be realistic,don't blame me if they're not.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Karen O & I will have to meet eventually)
The Strokes (yes,still waiting)
Oh god,that's it I think.I can't remember how long I've wanted to see these 2 bands live-since before I was born maybe,is like I was sent to earth to see them live.Its my destiny,I wouldn't be able to avoid it even if I wanted to.
...
31.5.08
Electric Feel
Finally,the vid for-what I think-could be one of the best songs from one of the year's best albums.These guys sure do think big,but the excessively computerized vids can get a bit distracting sometimes.
29.5.08
Hands Clean
Ooh this could be messy
But you don't seem to mind
Ooh don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime
(Alanis Morissette-Hands Clean)
...
Jon (our Econs lecturer): You're at work and you're bored but you don't look out the window in the morning.Why not?Because there's nothing to do in the afternoon.
Letterman (interviewing Heidi Montag): So,what's the deal about Spencer-what does he..do?
Overheard near the Arts building,girl on phone: Oh,I thought that game was for short girls with fat thighs and you know I'm a changed person now.
I swear I hear the most ridiculous things when I pass by the Arts building,the drinks they serve there must be laced with something nice.I asked for extra sugar for my mocha at kerekere today,and the manically hyper server immediately threw in 3 spoons of sugar and I started panicking but she was already mixing stuff so she gave me a free cookie and said "Bye,Darling!" after the whole thing,in a perky tone suggesting we were playing movie couple so I turned around waving enthusiastically,screamed "I'll see you soon!" and unintentionally falling too deep into character,blew a flying kiss.Must be another aspiring actress that girl,aren't we all.
But you don't seem to mind
Ooh don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime
(Alanis Morissette-Hands Clean)
...
Jon (our Econs lecturer): You're at work and you're bored but you don't look out the window in the morning.Why not?Because there's nothing to do in the afternoon.
Letterman (interviewing Heidi Montag): So,what's the deal about Spencer-what does he..do?
Overheard near the Arts building,girl on phone: Oh,I thought that game was for short girls with fat thighs and you know I'm a changed person now.
I swear I hear the most ridiculous things when I pass by the Arts building,the drinks they serve there must be laced with something nice.I asked for extra sugar for my mocha at kerekere today,and the manically hyper server immediately threw in 3 spoons of sugar and I started panicking but she was already mixing stuff so she gave me a free cookie and said "Bye,Darling!" after the whole thing,in a perky tone suggesting we were playing movie couple so I turned around waving enthusiastically,screamed "I'll see you soon!" and unintentionally falling too deep into character,blew a flying kiss.Must be another aspiring actress that girl,aren't we all.
28.5.08
Lost
Click!
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LOST season finale tonight!Will it be a flash-forward or flash-back,what will happen to the others beyond the Oceanic 6 (I hope they don't kill of Juliette,there's something so alarming about that woman) and I hope it's either a Ben or Desmond oriented ep although we've had both of those this season so it might be someone else,maybe Rosseau who died without getting her story told although that would be a bit anti-climactic since it definitely won't be a flash-forward.So many questions,but this season has been satisfying so far-if in previous seasons a mysterious sentence always ended up with a pregnant pause followed by an immediate blackout,now characters talk openly about the issues they've been conspicuously evading before-even the smoke monster,Jacob and Ben's true self has been discussed at one point.Last ep ended with Ben surrendering himself upon encountering enemies at the "Orchid" station,to which they headed to after Locke met Jacob who apparently told him that the solution to everything was to "MOVE THE ISLAND".I cannot even begin to tell you how mind-boggling that is.
And yes,I know very few,or probably none of you out there-not anyone I personally know-actually follows the show,but this season has truly made me an obsessed Lost freak,I've bookmarked the forums where viewers excitedly discuss theories and conspiracies right after a fresh ep-they've provided a lot of answers this season,and two moments tie in as my favourite-first was Desmond's heart-breaking "disorder" during which after a series of slight convoluted time-mixing events,is reunited with the voice of Penny.And second was when Ben and his troop were attacked by the freighters,one of whom brought in front Ben's daughter and threatened to kill her if he didn't come out-he didn't,and the daughter was shot-Ben responded by simply staring coldly out the window,completely motionless for a few seconds before saying "He's changed the rules".Rules?And the Ben-Locke dynamic is very,very interesting-one thing that bugs me is that the physicist is still wearing a tie,something I find very questionable since he's been on the island for at least a week and oh,a fucked-up Hurley is not very well-acted.
I can't wait to see what's in store for tonight-so excited I want to bite off my finger!,the season finales are usually very pleasing-1st season they had a hopeless,desperate Locke-left by his unbelieving mates,lying on top the hatch door like a corpse.And suddenly from below,a light turns on.And the unsuspected flash-forward of season 3 was huge-Jack screaming at the end,"We have to go back!".To the island,that is.I'm sure they'll think of something similarly groundbreaking,something that will be remembered for a long time and keep us impatient during the couple months before next season.
26.5.08
Back In Your Head
Irremovable song of the moment (in my head,at least).
Tegan & Sara-Back In Your Head
This tune is pure pop gold,played it more times than I can remember today.
I'm not unfaithful but I'll stray.
Tegan & Sara-Back In Your Head
This tune is pure pop gold,played it more times than I can remember today.
I'm not unfaithful but I'll stray.
25.5.08
The Weepies
The album's utterly ace-I'd say comparable to John Mayer's Continuum & Camera Obscura's Underachievers please try Harder in terms of style+quality.
What can I compare you to, a favorite pair of shoes?
Maybe my bright red boots if they had wings
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24.5.08
Bananas
Sabtu Dua Empat.
Before anything,the artwork for the second CSS album,Donkey (source).Extremely Peculiar.
I wake up too see a bin overflowing with paper,general waste and an empty perfume bottle,and literally in my face a disobedient fringe that insists on scratching against my left retina.I was about to reach for the large kitchen scissors to settle this matter once and for all,but opted to wear glasses as a sort of safety gear to protect my poor eyes.It's late afternoon,my head's throbbing with some form of anxiety so I make myself a cup of just-add-hot-water Nescafe that tastes like placenta so I take two courageous sips and dump the rest down the sink,then take a moment on the balcony to see the crowd below shrink to nothing as they walk away.So I take a shower,visit the fruit market to buy four bananas (the bunch came in five,but my heart said four so I took one off,propped it against a bunch of green apples where it looked like it belonged) and dropped by a cafe for a proper cup of joe and while waiting contemplated being a gym junkie for the sake of having washboard abs and fatter wrists and a tighter bum,and realize I don't know what a protein shake is so I abandon the idea altogether.
Scarlett Johansson-Anywhere I lay my head
Radio Dept-It's personal
Death Cab-your new twin sized Bed
Ting tings-Great DJ
Band of Horses-Detlef Schrempf
The weepies-simple life
You convince yourself that you want it, but you don't know
...
Before anything,the artwork for the second CSS album,Donkey (source).Extremely Peculiar.
I wake up too see a bin overflowing with paper,general waste and an empty perfume bottle,and literally in my face a disobedient fringe that insists on scratching against my left retina.I was about to reach for the large kitchen scissors to settle this matter once and for all,but opted to wear glasses as a sort of safety gear to protect my poor eyes.It's late afternoon,my head's throbbing with some form of anxiety so I make myself a cup of just-add-hot-water Nescafe that tastes like placenta so I take two courageous sips and dump the rest down the sink,then take a moment on the balcony to see the crowd below shrink to nothing as they walk away.So I take a shower,visit the fruit market to buy four bananas (the bunch came in five,but my heart said four so I took one off,propped it against a bunch of green apples where it looked like it belonged) and dropped by a cafe for a proper cup of joe and while waiting contemplated being a gym junkie for the sake of having washboard abs and fatter wrists and a tighter bum,and realize I don't know what a protein shake is so I abandon the idea altogether.
Scarlett Johansson-Anywhere I lay my head
Radio Dept-It's personal
Death Cab-your new twin sized Bed
Ting tings-Great DJ
Band of Horses-Detlef Schrempf
The weepies-simple life
You convince yourself that you want it, but you don't know
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22.5.08
Beth Ditto
I don't want the world,I just want what I deserve.
This is just what I need now,a mad fat primadonna in the form of Beth Ditto going on overdrive.I would surrender my fucking soul to her,that classy megadyne of a queen.My head went dead couple hours ago and when they announced that I had won some lousy award I went up and accepted a cert and some chocs,and suddenly I felt like the dirtiest slut who had ever lived and wanted to puke right there and then so I distributed the chocs to my group mates who accepted them awkwardly,saying "But Al,this is supposed to be for you" and I just smiled and said "No,but we all achieved this to-gether" like I was in a commercial for baking powder,truth is I just wanted to get rid of those chocs.Just one of those down days,when I can't be bothered not even to tie my shoelaces right or speak coherently I just need to unhook myself,from what I'm not too sure and my eyes roll right off my head and I can be the meanest bastard you've ever met.
All this superficialness,this is not where I'm meant to be and it sometimes brings out the worst in me but I'll play along and pay the price,collect my trophies and then I'm getting the first train out.I sound like a total psycho,but really I'm just quoting off Gossip songs and channeling my inner Beth Ditto.Love is good,good is good,but sometimes good just won't do.
(and I deserve everything)
20.5.08
Belly
I don't mind being really fat if I had a round,incredible belly like that.Even the panda looks very amused,everyone's happy.
+Trailer for the upcoming Baz Luhrmann movie,Australia.The sights look gorgeous and it's definitely a very ambitious project.Do I sound monotonous?Must be the weather.
Trying this out.
18.5.08
Big Brother
Dixie (on Bridgette): She's so unbelievably stupid,but she has a good heart.
So Dixie's supposedly a counselor on the outside,but she's one of the biggest,most paranoid and emotionally unstable psychos in the house.The fact that these people take time off their jobs to lounge around doing nothing on Big Brother (and that only one will eventually take home the big prize) makes for some mindless entertainment.Say someone says something about someone-what happens is,for the next 24 hours this will gradually blow-up to involve more people,everyone subconsciously taking sides over casual chit-chats and this will drag on to a few days to which the triviality of the whole thing is altogether ignored.
+So,I somehow made it to episode 17 of Gossip Girl.Blair & Chuck keep things interesting,but anything involving Roofus,or S & D arguing for the 700th time (don't you dimwits ever learn,keeping secrets is not good!) I fast forward past.And true enough,Blake Lively's acting has only gotten worse,someone please give her a bloody Razzie already-(spoiler!)-"I murdered someone",she says at the end of ep 16,on both knees and doing something that's meant to be crying but looks pretty pathetic.For me,that was the funniest GG moment to date-the crap "acting" we get from Serena is absolutely priceless.
The new Death Cab album is surprisingly good.Even the epically long I will possess Your Heart is growing on me,only the Indian beats on Pity & Fear sound a bit out of place and No Sunlight sounds jovial and empty like a boyband tune.But overall the album's really impressive,and the songwriting is still uncomplicated and poignant.
I want to know my fate if I keep up this way
It's hard to want to stay awake
And everyone you meet they all seem to be asleep
You wonder if you're missing your dream
(Bixby Canyon Bridge)
There are no tears, just pity and fear
I recall the push more than the fall
(Pity & Fear)
Oh, my talking bird
Though your feathers are tattered and furled
I'll love you all your days
'Till the breathe leaves your delicate frame
(Talking bird)
...
So Dixie's supposedly a counselor on the outside,but she's one of the biggest,most paranoid and emotionally unstable psychos in the house.The fact that these people take time off their jobs to lounge around doing nothing on Big Brother (and that only one will eventually take home the big prize) makes for some mindless entertainment.Say someone says something about someone-what happens is,for the next 24 hours this will gradually blow-up to involve more people,everyone subconsciously taking sides over casual chit-chats and this will drag on to a few days to which the triviality of the whole thing is altogether ignored.
+So,I somehow made it to episode 17 of Gossip Girl.Blair & Chuck keep things interesting,but anything involving Roofus,or S & D arguing for the 700th time (don't you dimwits ever learn,keeping secrets is not good!) I fast forward past.And true enough,Blake Lively's acting has only gotten worse,someone please give her a bloody Razzie already-(spoiler!)-"I murdered someone",she says at the end of ep 16,on both knees and doing something that's meant to be crying but looks pretty pathetic.For me,that was the funniest GG moment to date-the crap "acting" we get from Serena is absolutely priceless.
The new Death Cab album is surprisingly good.Even the epically long I will possess Your Heart is growing on me,only the Indian beats on Pity & Fear sound a bit out of place and No Sunlight sounds jovial and empty like a boyband tune.But overall the album's really impressive,and the songwriting is still uncomplicated and poignant.
I want to know my fate if I keep up this way
It's hard to want to stay awake
And everyone you meet they all seem to be asleep
You wonder if you're missing your dream
(Bixby Canyon Bridge)
There are no tears, just pity and fear
I recall the push more than the fall
(Pity & Fear)
Oh, my talking bird
Though your feathers are tattered and furled
I'll love you all your days
'Till the breathe leaves your delicate frame
(Talking bird)
...
17.5.08
Children
From a forwarded email...
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, 'When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah'. The teacher asked, 'What if Jonah went to hell?' The little girl replied, 'Then you ask him'.
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, 'When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah'. The teacher asked, 'What if Jonah went to hell?' The little girl replied, 'Then you ask him'.
One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, 'Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?' Her mother replied, 'Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.' The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, 'Momma, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?'
The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: 'Take only ONE . God is watching.' Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a note, 'Take all you want. God is watching the apples.'
.....
So today on a tram I saw a baby the size of my torso,which is...actually kinda huge-so lets go with arm instead.A baby the size of my arm,probably even not a week old.It was so cute-strapped onto her dad's chest and just cooing there,making bubbles in her mouth and pointing at people with her tiny,tiny fingers-,I had half the mind to steal it but then I remembered that babies soil themselves and scream like bitches,aside from being impossibly cute.Also,stealing babies is a bit strange and the strap thing looked pretty solid and what the hell would I do with a damn baby anyway?Store it in the fridge during classes?So....another triumphant day for logic.
14.5.08
Harrison Ford
Aussies have a tendency of being overly down-to-earth,and its a good thing in most cases except when it starts to seem fake that it gets bloody patronizing.Especially with interviews/talk-show hosts,the top criminal is Kerri-Ann who I absolutely loathe-she puts on this sugary niceness,has a forceful,reluctant laugh and a witch-like,hollow smile and all the charisma of a game-show host.Anyhu,I digress.Some evening show had an interview with Harrison Ford for his upcoming Indy movie and as usual,they were busy asking the most inane questions that were probably taken from that file labeled "Safe and Boring Interview Questions Guaranteed to Not Piss Anyone Off",but Harrison Ford sensed this I think.
Interviewer: I think Australians see a lot of themselves in the character of Indiana Jones-the risk-taker,the adventurer...
Harrison Ford: The kangaroo! The whip was made in Australia.
And I don't remember anything else,but HF was very entertaining and for once someone upped their game and decided not to just make do with friendly chat about "oh,how amazing family life is" and "if you work hard enough,your dreams will come true".I might just catch Indy 4 when it arrives here,Cate Blanchett has this weird,sex-tutor hair and I believe a whip was mentioned.Being nice and modest and trying to not trample on anyone's toes is fine and all-but it doesn't get you anywhere,and too much of it sure as hell makes you a boring person.
Interviewer: I think Australians see a lot of themselves in the character of Indiana Jones-the risk-taker,the adventurer...
Harrison Ford: The kangaroo! The whip was made in Australia.
And I don't remember anything else,but HF was very entertaining and for once someone upped their game and decided not to just make do with friendly chat about "oh,how amazing family life is" and "if you work hard enough,your dreams will come true".I might just catch Indy 4 when it arrives here,Cate Blanchett has this weird,sex-tutor hair and I believe a whip was mentioned.Being nice and modest and trying to not trample on anyone's toes is fine and all-but it doesn't get you anywhere,and too much of it sure as hell makes you a boring person.
12.5.08
One Week of Danger
(source)A glimpse into my not-so-distant future.I don't mind,it looks kinda fun actually.
....
Kenneth: A personal essay is much harder than I though,cos' its just not in my nature to brag about myself.
Jenna: Not even a backdoor brag?
K: What's a backdoor brag?
J: Sneaking something wonderful about yourself into everyday conversation-like when I tell people "Its hard for me to watch American Idol because I have perfect pitch".
K: Ooohhh..Eww..
J: Now you try.
K: Its hard for me to watch American Idol because there's a waterbug on my channel-changer.
(Later..)
Jenna: Oh my god,you're pregant!
Liz: What?! Yes,how can you tell?
J: I just can! People always underestimate my instincts because of my good looks.
L: This is no time for backdoor bragging!
Lines from last week's 30 Rock-you can always tell when its Tina Fey writing for the show,because her eps are always miles better than the usual ones and the jokes are always unthinkably absurd.
The Wombats-Party in a forest
The Virgins-One week of danger
That last song by The Virgins (who,apparently hit big-time when 5 of their songs were featured on a single GG ep) is hot sex dipped in a chocolate sundae and sprinkled with Sunday afternoons.Think 'Reptilia' by the Strokes.
...
Gossip Girl
So,people keep telling me how stupendously good Gossip Girl is.At first look,its another show about a bunch of extremely wealthy city kids who are deeply self-obsessed with themselves and one another,who surround themselves with superficial problems and parents who are either poor,likable former hippies or heartless and controlling.But the show keeps saying,"No,Gossip Girl is so much more than that"-or so it thinks.To be fair,I've only seen 4 episodes and so whatever judgments I have may be premature-again,people keep telling me "Don't worry,it gets better".What worries me most is how the first season of a show can be so convoluted and overstuffed with so much material when essentially the main focus is meant to be the Serena-Blair patch up mission.They not only have Serena and Blair constantly trying to rekindle their broken friendship-this alone involves pushing and pulling a pretty boy called Nate whose own complicated feelings for Serena bring the affair to a whole twisted level,endless saboteur as the two girls struggle with their fickleness-its basically two people who think sorry and fuck off mean the same thing,so everything goes in circles and ends up going nowhere.Remember season 1 of the OC?Ah,the good times.There was Ryan the one-shirt delinquent,Marissa the rich girl next door,and their two buddies Seth and Summer-this was before Julie Cooper and her porn tape and slutty ,manipulating ways came into the picture,before Marissa went dyke/insane or Kristen became a heavy drinker or Seth got too cutesy-basically before the OC started resembling Bold & Beautiful.It was all so simple,so enjoyable-totally unlike the eps of Gossip Girl I've seen so far.
Other notable points:
- The acting is below par,Blake Lively can't act for nuts-although she does have a sweet smile-and Blair simply can't pull off "bitchy",she says her lines in a sluggish monotone and has a very plain face to begin with.
- Are we supposed to believe these are high school students?
- Dan's dad is fucking gross,he looks like a middle-aged gay pornstar with that pink lip gloss and choker thing on his neck and he's always trying to be this witty,"cool dad" figure who's all "I'm a cool dad,cos' I'm a struggling rockstar and I'm poor and I can speak the Young People jargon".Seriously,fucking gross.
- Does anyone else realize how jarring the music arrangement is?A new song comes on when the scene changes,and they try to make it in this music-video-way that's meant to make everything look slick,trendy and sharp,but the whole thing looks and sounds tragically chintzy and amateurish.They pick the best songs for sure,but don't always take full advantage-there was once Feist' I Feel It All came on,and it was drowned out before the vocals even started.
- Issues like "My dad wants be to go to Law school,but I don't want to"-what is this,the fucking 90's?Can't they make up new problems already?Are we teenagers really that simple-minded,have we not evolved at all?
Michelle T (can't bother spelling out her name-that chick from Euro Trip) appears somewhere down the line,and I'm sure by then they'll have figured a way out of this situation.
*Up there's the poster for the GG season finale.TBC?Hmm..
11.5.08
9.5.08
Step
We've done things we're not so proud of.
There are always things you want to forget,but never can.The past will always return in some form or another,you can never completely detach yourself from what you've come to know and in some way become apart of.
There's always looking forward,trying to change-but it'll always keep up to you,there'll constantly be someone there hanging over your head and trying to bring you down.And sometimes,trying never cuts it-sometimes what you need is a 180,a 'select all'-'delete',and start anew.And I've come to realize that those things never stop coming back,but you eventually become strong enough to able to face up to the consequences and say Yes I was that person,but I no longer am.
As soon as you realize that choices are for yours to make,and to say no to something is not too hard-that control is for yours to take,and that people will believe what they want to-you'll see the idea of freedom is not a faraway dream.
One step at a time.
There are always things you want to forget,but never can.The past will always return in some form or another,you can never completely detach yourself from what you've come to know and in some way become apart of.
There's always looking forward,trying to change-but it'll always keep up to you,there'll constantly be someone there hanging over your head and trying to bring you down.And sometimes,trying never cuts it-sometimes what you need is a 180,a 'select all'-'delete',and start anew.And I've come to realize that those things never stop coming back,but you eventually become strong enough to able to face up to the consequences and say Yes I was that person,but I no longer am.
As soon as you realize that choices are for yours to make,and to say no to something is not too hard-that control is for yours to take,and that people will believe what they want to-you'll see the idea of freedom is not a faraway dream.
One step at a time.
6.5.08
Shirt
Had a meeting with Department Member A very early in the morning-freshly shaved and in an ironed shirt I felt extremely optimistic,that is,until I stepped into The Department Room.The receptionist,a young guy in red Converse shoes greeted me with a hanging frown and a weepy eyes-seconds later an old woman dressed like death hovered past and the receptionist guy hollered "Hey Marcia" with his mouth barely opened and seedy blue eyes fluttering dispassionately.Then it was time for the meeting,during which A smiled once only accidentally when he was trying to pick out something from his teeth and one side of his mouth perked up.It was going nowhere,this discussion.I kept trying to explain this and that and saying our organization is keen to offer our utmost support and participation and generic lines like that-usually I'm very enthusiastic for meetings and the happy,jolly side of me surfaces to play the wanted role-but this was disastrous,he kept saying "But what do you anticipate?".And every time I tried to answer we'd get lost on some crazy trail and with that he came across as a deeply unhappy man,or probably just really stressed,I think i'll send him flowers and sweets anonymously before our next meeting.
The there was the lunchtime event-H told me the night before to print one copy of this sheet out and bring it for the event,I showed the sheet to T who said "We need copies" so I rushed to the library and under record time photocopied and cut up a shitload worth of flyers.I gave myself a secret pat on the back for being so amazing.Then I brought them to T,who looked pleased at first but then questioned "Why are they all in different sizes?".Then I suddenly noticed how bizzare the sizes were,there were about 10 different sizes and the corners were all zig-zaggy and some were completely unusable.So I stacked them according to size,finally getting this block pyramid structure of flyers-and T just said "Uh,okay".
3pm,time for Department Member B.This time I was determined to work the magic of the ironed shirt-some good had to come out of this,so I walked in open-chested and striding and sort of hit my knee on the reception counter.Behind this counter was the large,curvy Angela who was very helpful and when she went to fetch B I took two handfuls of lollipops from the big cardboard box of lollies on the counter and stuffed them in my bag.B was nice and kind and generous and I think I actually puked out all this absurd adjectives while he was talking because he really was really nice and kind and generous.He kept offering things like a spot on their website,and then he was like I know this guy from this faculty so I could get you on their website too and you could list your events or put your link up and all that.The whole time I was smiling like a kid who had just tasted ice-cream for the first-time,and when the meeting ended I felt like giving him a hug.Which I didn't of course,he might think I was a freak or something.I just said "You're an angel!" and I think that was only half weird.
So uni was done for the day,I came back and in my email inbox was a message titled "Advice from Bill Gates" mum sent me.It was full of things like "Follow the rules they put in school" and "Listen to your wise elders" so I was like Ma did you write this and she said No I just forwarded you,it's from the famous Bill Gates and I replied the famous Bill Gates would never say things like this and she said How would you know and I'm like Because he's famous.Which hardly made any sense,I think.
So,a good Tuesday all in all.And it was cold so I there were no sweaty armpits to ruin my ironed shirt with spots of ew.Time to try those lollies.
The there was the lunchtime event-H told me the night before to print one copy of this sheet out and bring it for the event,I showed the sheet to T who said "We need copies" so I rushed to the library and under record time photocopied and cut up a shitload worth of flyers.I gave myself a secret pat on the back for being so amazing.Then I brought them to T,who looked pleased at first but then questioned "Why are they all in different sizes?".Then I suddenly noticed how bizzare the sizes were,there were about 10 different sizes and the corners were all zig-zaggy and some were completely unusable.So I stacked them according to size,finally getting this block pyramid structure of flyers-and T just said "Uh,okay".
3pm,time for Department Member B.This time I was determined to work the magic of the ironed shirt-some good had to come out of this,so I walked in open-chested and striding and sort of hit my knee on the reception counter.Behind this counter was the large,curvy Angela who was very helpful and when she went to fetch B I took two handfuls of lollipops from the big cardboard box of lollies on the counter and stuffed them in my bag.B was nice and kind and generous and I think I actually puked out all this absurd adjectives while he was talking because he really was really nice and kind and generous.He kept offering things like a spot on their website,and then he was like I know this guy from this faculty so I could get you on their website too and you could list your events or put your link up and all that.The whole time I was smiling like a kid who had just tasted ice-cream for the first-time,and when the meeting ended I felt like giving him a hug.Which I didn't of course,he might think I was a freak or something.I just said "You're an angel!" and I think that was only half weird.
So uni was done for the day,I came back and in my email inbox was a message titled "Advice from Bill Gates" mum sent me.It was full of things like "Follow the rules they put in school" and "Listen to your wise elders" so I was like Ma did you write this and she said No I just forwarded you,it's from the famous Bill Gates and I replied the famous Bill Gates would never say things like this and she said How would you know and I'm like Because he's famous.Which hardly made any sense,I think.
So,a good Tuesday all in all.And it was cold so I there were no sweaty armpits to ruin my ironed shirt with spots of ew.Time to try those lollies.
4.5.08
Santogold
well i'd like to think i'm the mess you'd wear with pride
like some empty dress on the bed you've layed out for tonight
maybe i'll tell you sometime.
Band of Horses-I go to the Barn
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The Santogold album is seriously unbelievable.
Gold puke,wow!
I lomigwadthisshitisrevolutionaryove this new sub-genre or whatever you call it of hip-hop where the music's very powerful and allows for some noise,but is generally very clean,smooth and merciful on the ears.A huge departure from the traditional fingernails-across-blackboard kind of hip-hop where you get crude,loud and overproduced songs sung by people wanting to brand themselves gangsta.This Santogold debut and the MGMT album are by far the two best,most individual and unfuckably-solid albums I've heard from 2008 so far.I'm gonna go ahead and give both albums a Pineapples/10 score,and a Magic Donut award each for excellence in everything.
+Acoustic Lykke Li! Ah this has totally made my day.
+The Teenagers & Band of Horses gigs announced,things have been looking good for Melbourne lately.
like some empty dress on the bed you've layed out for tonight
maybe i'll tell you sometime.
Band of Horses-I go to the Barn
...
The Santogold album is seriously unbelievable.
Gold puke,wow!
I lomigwadthisshitisrevolutionaryove this new sub-genre or whatever you call it of hip-hop where the music's very powerful and allows for some noise,but is generally very clean,smooth and merciful on the ears.A huge departure from the traditional fingernails-across-blackboard kind of hip-hop where you get crude,loud and overproduced songs sung by people wanting to brand themselves gangsta.This Santogold debut and the MGMT album are by far the two best,most individual and unfuckably-solid albums I've heard from 2008 so far.I'm gonna go ahead and give both albums a Pineapples/10 score,and a Magic Donut award each for excellence in everything.
+Acoustic Lykke Li! Ah this has totally made my day.
+The Teenagers & Band of Horses gigs announced,things have been looking good for Melbourne lately.
3.5.08
Cashier
I don't want to grow up to be like that,just like that.
I want something that I find unfathomable-so enormous and hard to understand,I think it might not even exist.It might just be an idea,and then I've got all these details trailing behind trying to collectively mean something.You break it into parts,you put your finger out to point and tell yourself this is what I have to have and this is what I don't-after getting the hang of it,you realize a pattern in the way things go and confidently say "This is who I am,and that is who I'm not".
And then something really small screws up,and you're confused and you hate yourself for it.
Everything has a price,just don't let it leave you broke.
...
Kaki King-So much for so little
I want something that I find unfathomable-so enormous and hard to understand,I think it might not even exist.It might just be an idea,and then I've got all these details trailing behind trying to collectively mean something.You break it into parts,you put your finger out to point and tell yourself this is what I have to have and this is what I don't-after getting the hang of it,you realize a pattern in the way things go and confidently say "This is who I am,and that is who I'm not".
And then something really small screws up,and you're confused and you hate yourself for it.
Everything has a price,just don't let it leave you broke.
...
Kaki King-So much for so little
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