Last night, I went to my local Internet and found some really fantastic things! Since I haven't posted in a while (well, I did just go post on my other blog... actually) I figured I'd brush the dust off this blog and encrust it with some Internet G-E-M-Z! Here we go!:
1. V-E-L-O-U-R-I-A
The most amazing little girl with her most amazing father (and my good friend) singing Velouria by Pixies. I actually saw this a long time ago, but now I'm sharing!
2. The Faces of Anime - Bill Clinton
I could easily hesitate to post videos that have a 'date uploaded' stamp from a year ago with an anticipated fear of the obligatory 'old video is old' comment, but since I didn't experience all the glory that is this trailer until Ben gracefully IMed me the link, there is a good chance that there are other web-n00bs out there who are in the same boat. Thus, I will carry on the hilarity and present to the untouched all that is Italian Spiderman. He may be everything you expected him to be, but there is a more likely chance that he's not. Be sure to watch all the way through for the GOBLIN and SUSPENSO acts.
PS: The YouTube description had a handy link to a great Italian music blog that posts fun-derful surf/latin/boogie down music for toe-twisting dance fiends such as myself. Furthermore, I've found great comfort in adopting the first three lines of lyrics in The Crib's song I'm a Realist as a relatively accurate quotation of my <3-related affairs. I've provided the Postal Service remix of said song since the radio-edit of the original version doesn't really get the entire point across.
]]>The love life of this .tiff has been up and down the past few months to say the least. In a flurry of romantic frustration I jokingly admitted to my friend Dre that I would no longer be dating anyone from the human species ever again. Alternatively, I would choose to find my respective beaus in the largely diverse populace of mythical creatures: the likes of elusive Sirens, brawny Centaurs, and bashful Minotaurs. This works out ideally in a variety of ways but is a most successful goal as mythical creatures don't exist, thus freeing my personal torment from all relationship related drama. Furthermore, I choose not to engage with the likes of the Second Life crowd which automatically prevents me from acting inappropriately about said decision.
Dre thought this concept was rather hilarious, and being the dastardly clever friend he is, sent me the following list titled "Signs your unicorn is cheating on you". The following is an excerpt from the book Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney's Book of Lists which also includes helpful lists such as "Things This City Was Built On, Besides Rock 'n' Roll", "Future Winners of the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest", and the helpful "Adjectives Rarely Used by Wine Tasters". The list was too good to not repost it here, and I am a wiser soul after reading it as I am about to embark on my magical love life of sorts:
]]>Signs your unicorn is cheating on you
- Seems emotionally distant and uninterested
- Wears fancier tail ribbons
- Starts working out at the gym
- Quickly closes its laptop when you walk into its enchanted den
- Credit card bill full of charges to area elf lodges
- The "three Cs": confrontation, criticismand complaints
- Every time you say the word "magic," it sighs forlornly
- Is making a movie with Angelina Jolie
In a cubicle corner only 10 ft. away I suddenly caught the mellifluous sounds of the Final Fantasy 6 fight soundtrack. Ignoring my instincts to shoot over to the source immediately, I remained rooted in my seat to continue working hard. This resistance was but temporary however, and once I noticed the four co-workers excitedly huddled around Nick's computer I knew something was up.
In other words, I'm totally L-O-L'ing in R-L right now.
]]>It remains so cold
In the space between my Vans
And footless leggings
I'm rolling my eyes
At your Brooklyn Heights brownstone.
iPod: Wolfmother
Unicorn tote bag
Holds metal LPs and—shhh—
LSAT study sheets
From Chip Harlan, Rock Star
OMG I just
Saw David Cross at Warsaw
Checking out my moves
My hipster girlfriend
Like my Silver Jews albums
Japanese Import
I know Atari
She knows only Nintendo
Generation gap
Super Mario:
Its dulcet music soothes me
It's on my iPod
