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[Dec. 6th, 2009|12:05 pm] |
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so I know I'm probably the last person on earth to have heard this song, but I just caught "what you say" by loon, and I love it. Not sure whether this is just because I really like Imogene Heap's "Hide and Seek" and that anything that samples that is going to have my vote, or because it's so good on its own.... |
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[Dec. 2nd, 2009|10:36 am] |
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yeah, that didn't last long......maybe it's only a late night thing...... |
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[Dec. 2nd, 2009|01:05 am] |
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Go to Pandora and make a Gin Blossoms radio station. You are now privvy to my new favorite station. |
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| From Coraline. Love it. |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|11:41 pm] |
The other mother shook her head, very slowly. "Sharper than a serpent's tooth," she said "is a daughter's ingratitude. Still, the proudest spirit can be broken, with love." And her long white fingers waggled and caressed the air.
"I have no plans to love you," said Coraline, "No matter what. You can't make me love you."
"Let's talk about it," said the other mother, and she turned and walked into the lounge. |
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[Sep. 28th, 2009|12:17 am] |
so I was wandering around the BBC website when I came upon this article:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38311000/jpg/_38311089_150brady_hindley.jpg&imgrefurl=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2306777.stm&usg=__wpOwR9ET-2I_VDXuIKPhwGQkztc=&h=180&w=150&sz=9&hl=en&start=48&um=1&tbnid=8NB7fP1oTuc5IM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=84&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbbc%2Bian%2Bbrady%2Bmoor%2Bkiller%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D36%26um%3D1
So nothing all that unusual, a couple crazies who go around sexually abusing their victims before they kill them. But just look at the picture. For those who dont want to click on the link, it's a black and white of the two of them, man and woman in their late twenties, his arm around her shoulder, both grinning and leaning into the camera, and the shot's all tilty, as though one of their friends took it with one hand. Take away the zany haircuts and dated clothes, and it could be any happy young couple in england.
According to the article, "Brady and Hindley often spent days out on the moor, picknicking and taking photographs of each other - sometimes on the graves of their victims."
It just goes to show, though, there really is someone out there for everyone... ;) |
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| Guess what I found? |
[Sep. 17th, 2009|02:06 am] |
That's right: a book of poems by Tim Burton.
If Edward Gorey and Edward Lear were to have a literary love child, he'd write like this. Which is pretty much what you'd expect.
Objectively, I think it's fair to say his stuff is good. It's also (again, unsurprisingly) tragic and a little bit cruel. An example of something I like:
( Voodoo Girl )
Part of me desperately wants to keep reading the book; it's kooky and strange and the illustrations are fantastic, in that frightening sort of way. But the stronger part of me is shrinking away from it. This is the last one I read before I had to put it down:
( the meloncholy death of oyster boy ) |
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[Sep. 14th, 2009|01:29 am] |
"You live within the law, and everyone assumes
You must find this a bore, and try something new
You're an intellectual giant, an authority
To preach and teach the whole world about ecology
Tell me baby are you gonna make any other claim?
Tell me baby are you gonna take any of the blame?
How can you expect to be taken seriously?
How can you expect to be taken seriously?"
- Pet Shop Boys |
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[Sep. 12th, 2009|01:58 pm] |
saw District 9 last night. I'd gone in with the impression that it was going to be largely an extended commentary on refugee camps, and while the first half hour or so pretty much was in that respect, I was totally unprepared for the hard left it took after that. Looking back at it, it's actually not all that surprising that they took it in this direction, but I think I was definitely expecting something more along the lines of a low-level, inter-species war.
I learned wierd thing about myself over the course of the film though - I find real action footage of someone's head exploding a lot less gross than when it happens in animated shows. That said, I spent a good 40% of it cringing and hiding my head (although to be fair, a lot of that was also towards the beginning). Even so though, I would totally recommend it if your in for a serious movie. |
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[Aug. 26th, 2009|06:41 pm] |
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I'm not really sure why, but I'm becoming really engrossed by the series "Greek".... |
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[Aug. 8th, 2009|04:38 pm] |
So today we were in the parking lot of World Market when a baby bird hit our windshield. I think the angle was wierd so ka (who was driving) couldnt see it properly and kept driving till I made him stop. Obviously I got out and helped the little bugger off the windshield and got it to a nearby bush (it was old enough to fly and had feathers and all, but too young to feed itself - this I know because the whole time it kept it's beak open) but ka was quite disturbed by the whole my-touching-it thing, which ended up getting us into a discussion about bird bites....
the point is, here's a list of all the things I can remember being bitten by:
1. cats
2. at least one mouse
3. a chipmunk
4. ducks
5. something like eight geese
6. two or three swans
7. pigeons
8. children
Chipmunks are by far the most painful cause their teeth are really sharp and made to crack nuts; my bone sort of hurt for about 2 weeks after that one. After chipmunks, it goes mice, then children, then cats; although that said, cats that have bitten me never are really vicious about it, so maybe if they were I'd feel differently. Bird bites are generally no big deal at all; it's just toothless snapping (though technically ducks have little teeth, but not big enough to break the skin), and really more amusing than painful. Pigeons kind of suck though, cause they peck and that sort of pinches.
I've never been bitten by a dog. This is probably because most people I know don't have dogs, and those that do have adorable, super friendly ones, but yeah, I just realized that's probably kind of wierd.... |
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[May. 6th, 2009|11:39 pm] |
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Grab the nearest book, turn to page 29. What is the 1st sentence on that page? |
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[Apr. 29th, 2009|07:42 pm] |
Multiple Choice:
In lieu of studying for my corporations final (which is worth five credits and which takes place in less than 2 days), today I:
A) hung out for 2 hours in a coffee shop with my cousin talking about wedding stuff.
B) spent almost an hour and a half with my internally-threaded nose stud in an attempt to get the sparkly thing to screw onto the barbell part before finally giving up and heading to the Lower East Side to buy one of the twist in kind.
C) took pictures of graffiti and stood for some time in contemplation of a fire-hydrant, upon which was balanced an infant's swimming shoe.
D) all of the above
Correct Answer: D (sigh....) |
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[Apr. 19th, 2009|11:18 pm] |
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The word "Tradition" comes from the same root as the word "Betrayal". The original word, traditio meant 'to deliver, or hand over'. |
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