January 2008
36 posts
I Just Don't Get It.
I get the appeal of High School Musical, I understand why 12 year old girls love Hannah Montana (then why sue her!?) but I just don’t get The Jonas Brothers. Apart from the video being highly reminiscent of Motley Crue’s “Home Sweet Home” (which I doubt Disney Channel fans would get) this has very little appeal to it. They seem to be pushing their voices until it sounds...
Paradise Ranch: An Opus of the Mediocre Variety
Paradise Ranch is my drama piece. It’ll be done by the end of tonight I hope, being that I told my group that it would be done by Friday, and they’ve started asking me about it’s completion. And I’m just not sure any of them were really receptive to “Yeah it ends with a massive musical number. I’m serious”. Will it live up to it’s “It’s...
“Though I Need A Holiday Like Lady Who Sung Blue.”
– Lupe Fiasco
Juno is just gonna be pure awesome. Awesome in a...
“I’ve Made a Huge Mistake.”
– Me. (Upon the realisation that ‘Is the Merchant Of Venice a Comedy or a Tragedy?’ is not a good coursework topic. At all)
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I bet a majority of young people in the UK are currently staring at a computer screen. (I’m aware that I’m one of them) That is extremely depressing.
Yeah!
if you can’t accept that they’re the best band ever you’re an idiot (or my mum.)
Mix Number One.
A collection of what I was listen to when I moved to this house. Not really in order or anything. I refuse to explain some of the choices, if you don’t get them now chances are you wont after I say “Because it’s awesome!” Run- Ben Kweller The Sea and The Rhythm- Iron And Wine For No One- The Beatles As Dust Dances- Biffy Clyro This Is Not The End- The Bravery Do You Wanna...
IRMEBMHS 3
I review movie’s everyone but me has seen 3: Wedding Crashers. “Alright, Boobs!”- The Unofficial Tagline of IRMEBMHS (I’m so very 17 sometimes) Like fans of The Notebook everywhere, I really, really like Rachel McAdams. (Enough to watch the pretty bad looking ‘Red Eye’? Only time will tell.) “I made you a painting!” This movie has been way...
"Take Home One of the Most Erotic Thrillers of the...
That was the actual tagline said in the ad for “I know Who Killed Me”. Ha! (Is it straight to DVD here?)
I really do hate the internet... yet here I am.
What would Alexander Graham Bell say?
That Thing You Do!
I can watch this movie over and over (and have), I am yet to get bored by it. It is very likely that it’s my favourite movie. (And I’m now questioning if I unintentionally umm totally stole the riff for a Proud Deering song… uh-oh.)
“It reminds me that as soon as I save a little more money, I’ll buy a...”
– Calvin (of ‘And Hobbes’ fame)
P. Diddy (he was never known as Diddy in the UK, legal reasons) is now being referred to as Sean John(s), there might be an S, who knows? Truly he is the hip-hop David Bowie. Britney Spears has decided to become British or adopt an accent anyway. In a video I saw some paparazzi guy asked “What part of England are you from?” She seemed to ignore him then claimed that she doesn’t...
Nuclear Weasels
Over study leave (t’was a golden age) I would occasionally catch the old Star Trek on Sci Fi as it was on around the time I was having lunch/ took a basketball break. Now, eventually I got bored of it, overkill maybe, however I’m still looking forward to the new movie. However I would have liked to see ANYTHING in the teaser trailer, ANYTHING. In fact my exact thought when it ended...
Why Half Days are the Best Days
In The House, Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Crossover. sweet.
I'm Worried About My Kidneys
I sign into msn much more irregularly than I used to. When I do I can’t remember the last time I appeared as online. Maybe I’ve finally grown bored of everyone I know. I’m that pathetic….lawlz. Forget this, I’m going to listen to Bob Dylan. Now I steal wet paint signs, avoid going where I’m expected, kick people in the shins and drop the c-bomb unexpectedly. ...
“i would like a failure pile in a sadness bowl”
– Patton Oswalt
Now At Least The Video Makes Sense
In my continued reports on the Jessica Simpson song “A Public Affair” get ready for the next fact. If you’re for some reason on your computer while standing, sit down. The video was directed by Brett Ratner. Brett “X Men: The Last Stand” Ratner. Here’s some of his previous work. The Rush Hour Series. … there’s more but I think I’ve made my...
“You’re thirst for magic has been quenched. By death!”
– Human Giant
Hi-Jinx
my phone broke this morning. well my phone did the opposite of stop working if you will, it just wouldn’t turn off. Then I took the battery out and now it doesn’t turn on. But me and the phone had been on a long, surprisingly bland journey. Maybe it was time to move on, and hear what all this bluetooth is about. I’m sure I’ll use it three times. So here is what I’m...
"He would be motivated right now and not all wet"
Booze Cruise is just a downbeat episode of the office. Poor Jim. “Do you think that will ever be us?” “No.” Zing!
Cloverfield...
Is it just me or does all released footage of Cloverfield look like the cast of a Bud Light commercial being chased by a dust cloud? I’m hoping to be proved wrong but c’mon it’s just a bunch of 20 somethings screaming “Did you just see that?” every 10 seconds!
Token Common Room Songs. (Part One)
1. Wonderwall- Oasis 2. Iris- The Goo Goo Dolls 3. Always- Bon Jovi 4. Living On A Prayer- Bon Jovi 5. (Various Others)- Bon Jovi 6. Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing- Aerosmith 7. Stairway To Heaven- Led Zeppelin 8. Sweet Child Of Mine- Guns N Roses 9. November Rain- Guns N Roses 10. Paradise City- Guns N Roses. (SPECIAL HOLIDAY OPTION) 11. All I Want for Christmas Is You- Mariah Carey Mass sing a...
Oh Adam Green, You Rogue.
because after watching the video for “A Public Affair” I think we were all wondering.
Blimey
‘Umbrella’ is 4 minutes 17 seconds long. Much longer than you would think. But what a 4 minutes 17 seconds…
Some people are ridiculous.
Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” is currently the No.1 album on iTunes store (UK). I mean, what? In other “what!?” news, I saw this video a couple of months ago but it was on recently and it’s still as gloriously baffling. It can’t be ironic can it? Can it? Is it!? Oh my aching head.
Jet's One Hit Vs Girls Aloud's Best
In a mix that some would call “not ground breaking” this occurred. However those people are gosh darn loonies. Well maybe ‘Biology’ is better. It’s certainly more daring. That’s right I have Girls Aloud single preferences…
My iPod: Shuffled.
Songs on Shuffle (I’ll be honest too. No skipping over the songs you people wouldn’t expect to find on my mp3 player.) Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin’s Revenge)- De La Soul: This album has way too many skits. Thus I haven’t really listened to it a lot. Tragedy- DeVotchka: “Hey Matt, I’m gonna load up your iPod with some stuff” So this is also a song I have not...
IRMEBMHS (.eyer.meb.mehs.) 2
2. Beverly Hills Cop So turns out the second post on this whirlwind of blogging will not be ‘Frankenstein’ as intended (but at least it isn’t Night At The Museum which I also saw today, not a good movie by any means). However Beverly Hills Cop turned out to be great, maybe even better than ‘Daddy Day Care’! (…I’m only half joking, it had Cheap Trick!)...
I Review Movies Everyone But Me Has Seen.
1. Indiana Jones and The Raiders Of The Lost Ark. To fulfill one of my new years resolutions I’ll be watching movies that when I previously said “Yeah I’ve never seen it” people would usually react with “You’ve never seen [movie’s title]!?”. Then they would stop returning my calls and change address. Well not in 2008! This year I’ll be all over...
Some Quite Unsettling Songs.
1. He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)- The Crystals. Ok to start the list, a song about spousal abuse. The production itself is pretty eerie, the bass line in particular. The motive behind the song has been in question (Is it condemning it? Is it condoning it?), personally I think it’s condemning it. Courtney Love would disagree with me and interestingly it’s one of Amy Winehouse’s...