My lil' cousin Charlie is too damn cute: "At the bus stop this morning, Charlie asked me if his hair looked like Justin Beiber's. I told him he has his own unique style. But for the record, I have Charlie Fever!!!"
Todays M-W Word of the Day is: Osculate \AHSS-kyuh-layt\ verb: kiss
Not a big cat person, but I was on a hunt for a sweet photo project and found some pretty felines. If I ever took the leap into owning one I'd want a hairless cat, hands down. I mean, they're just so sassy looking and full of character:
Lets go ahead and get the sad out of the way. I was informed via a friend via Facebook, that Maggie Mudd is closing their doors on April 3rd. Granted I haven't been in about a year, but this ice cream is amazing and vegan friendly, which is how I came to know of it, thanks to Chris. The article says that the location is bad and that their doors may return at a different spot later on but I think part of the reason its so likable is that its out there and I always enjoyed the hunt for a place to park, it made the reward of amazing ice cream that much better! The creamcicle milkshakes were to die for and their sundaes!!! MM, you will be missed.
Now to recover from that blow, I'd like to first bring up a movie that I'm super jazzed about seeing;
It looks gorgeous, the cinematography is going to be absolutely stunning coupled with amazing actors. Sean Penn is one of my most favorite actors, every movie he has done has got me emotionally charged; Dead Man Walking, I Am Sam, Mystic River, At Close Range:
When I saw Live To Tell as a kid, I was obsessed with seeing the movie and it wasn't til the last 8 years or so that I actually bought it and finally watched it, I definitely recommend it. But that's me getting off track, point is Sean Penn* is brilliant and I can't wait to see him in another movie. Yes, of course Brad is a fairly decent actor himself and not hard on the eyes so I guess I'm excited about him as well. Point is this movie is going to be one to see and talk about, you just get a soothing feeling watching the previews (at least I do) and it also makes me want to watch The Fountain lol, not that I need an excuse because I watch it like its my job as it is already. But the cinematography & the Tree of Life combo, yeah. This movie is probably going to be one of those I can watch non stop. Be excited, be be excited!
Another rad thing that actually happened last night was the second annual Runway To Green. A fundraiser with help of major designers that donates a portion of the proceeds to environmental organizations. I was seeing random tweets from Coco & Net-A-Porter about the auctions, specifically the front row seats to a Chanel show & meeting Karl and dinner with Harrison Ford (I'd be down Docta Jones!) Its a pretty rad thing, and you can now buy the runway looks on Net-A-Porter and help the cause(s).
Ok, in random web cruising I see a sidebar headline "Scarlett & Sean make it official..."! Wow, what? Ok, I don't dislike Scarlett Johanson, but this is just weird to me. Also the article I read said "Both are coming off unsuccessful marriages --to Ryan Reynolds and Robin Wright." I'm sorry, I thought Sean & Robin were quite successful with 14 years together, but that could just be me.
I meant to post this yesterday but didn't get around to it. I would just like to brag about how awesome my cousins are, along with being adorable. I give you Spencer, Felix & Charlie:
Last week consisted of an enormous amount of Mike Patton, which is never a bad thing. This week, I'm just doing a cluster fuck of stuff, no rhyme or reason.
30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane (whole This Is War album is AMAZING)
Dirty Dancing OST - I've been dancing around the house for 3 days straight
The Commitments OST
Which will lead me into movies and my urging you to go see
The Commitments asap! It is one of the best movies you will ever see, I'm a huge fan of UK/Irish humor and film. Its a group of random folk who've been scouted out to start a band, and every character is a riot, my favorite has always been Deco. Now let me tell you how oblivious I was to exactly how amazing he is, the actor Andrew Strong was 16 when this film was made. The voice and attitude that comes out of this guy is unreal, I absolutely love it. So do yourself a solid and rent / buy / watch this movie.
The Young Ones - The whole series, brilliance. When I was little, this was one of my favorite shows to watch, and about 8 years ago my mom surprised me with the Every Stoopid Episode box set! Vyvyan was my favorite (huge crush) then Rick (who most will know as Fred), the cast in general is just hilarious.
Hanna is just going to be awesome, good cast, amazing soundtrack done entirely by The Chemical Brothers AND my inner turmoil trend, bleached brows. I had completely forgot about this until I saw a preview for it on tv about a week ago. Let me say that I'm THRILLED for this. Saoirse is such a good lil' actress, I just love her.
I just found out via stumbling upon a tumblr dedicated to him, that Rico is actually tattooed that way. Now see, I have only watched the video a couple times and although he was in one of the parts that stuck out to me, there was no reason I would have thought that he was actually tattooed like a zombie. I think its pretty amazing, I love his jaw and the bugs crawling on his brain and the centipede crawling around his left ear. He said he did it because of Bazooka Joe gum, and loving the tattoos when he was little, he'd stick them all over himself.
I have a hard time sticking to doing just ONE thing at a time, and when it comes to being on the computer 75% of the time I'll want to have a movie going. My problem with that is: I can never decide!
I want to watch whats on my Netflix queue
Too many foreign flix that I can't get around to, because I'll be occupied with editing photos, crocheting, blogging, something.
When I pick a documentary, I want to actually watch and pay attention
Sometimes I want to see whats new in theaters & I'll see if I can find it, therefor I hunt
Its just a pain because, if I haven't seen it, I want to give it a fair amount of attention and if I have seen it, that must mean I liked enough to want to watch it again therefore I get sucked into at least 3/4 of the film. SO, a couple years ago in my search of a random movie to watch I found this gem of a site, Listen To A Movie. I swear to you, this is a godsend for an indecisive person like myself. You have a decent amount of flix to pick from and when you pick one, a little player pops up.
Right now I happen to be listening to Toy Story (along with quoting most of it) and working on a beanie, all the while I am NOT being distracted by watching anything. I simply picked a favorite movie and the audio is entertaining me, alas I am a happy camper.
That'll be all for now, I actually may listen to Big Fish and crawl in bed shortly. If I keep Toy Story on, I'll just lay in bed quoting the whole thing when I could be drifting off into slumber thinking of young Edward Bloom :)
I was thinking about death and all. About seeing how you’re gonna die. I mean, on one hand, if dying was all you thought about, it could kind of screw you up. But it could kind of help you, couldn’t it? Because you’d know that everything else you can survive.
Weirdly amused by the little insignificant facts in life, I thought I'd start by sharing this one: Original lead singer of Faith No More, Chuck Mosley, AND Mike Patton were both born on January 27th exactly 10 years apart. I'm incredibly thankful for this band, I think I can say this is the band I remember listening to since the 80s. It brings back when I lived in AZ, my family, fun times when I worked at a music store and continually makes me happy every single time I hear them.
Starting with a classic song, and the video in which I fell madly in love with Mike Patton. Rumors went around that the goldfish at the end was Bjorks fish she had left at a house after a party, but its never been confirmed. I like to just go with it and believe. Stripsearch is just a sultry song, may just be Mikes voice but me-OW, it makes me all warm.
All in all, you simply cannot deny that Mike Patton is a musical genius with a great voice and that Faith No More was a pioneer in the music industry. Everyone likes at least one song, be it Epic or Easy, it brings a smile to your face and you can't stop yourself from singing.
