Dear Reader,
Ever have one of those nights where you really don't want to do work, but you have to?
...No?
...So it's only me?
........Damn.
Anyway, I'm taking a break to list some songs that I'm listening to right now.
"Another Way to Die" by Jack White/Alicia Keys - This song is intense. I love it. Madonna's theme for the 2000 Bond movie doesn't come close to comparing to this song. I'm listening to Casino Royale's theme right now, but "Another Way to Die" is still the best that I've heard.
"Womanizer" by Britney Spears - I don't take this song seriously. It's just extremely catchy, and great to sing to your roommate when she's being annoying. Ridiculous lyrics, though: "Boy don't try to front I I know just just what you are are are...Womanizer (repeats)" God damn. She's an original lady, Ms. Britney.
"You Wouldn't Like Me" by Tegan and Sara - It just describes the angsty way I feel sometimes. I've only been getting into Tegan and Sara recently, for some stupid reason. When I'm finding it hard to believe that I have people who love me, I think of this song. If I had heard it my junior/senior years of high school, it probably would have been an accurate description of how I felt most of the time. But it's a hopeful song, after everything: "Don't you worry, there's still time."
"Cardigan Weather," "Roses," "Monster," and "Nineteen Stars" by Meg & Dia - I've loved their album since the moment I bought my junior (?) year of high school. I was proud of myself for buying the CD of a relatively unknown band. I swear that's not the only reason I like this album; a lot of the lyrics are based on literature and I love the sound.
Well, getting back to homework now. This is too much stalling.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Eclipse
JACOB!!!! He...he....oh, I can't handle this.
I'm on page 566 of Eclipse. I should probably be asleep right now, but I can't make myself go to bed.
WHY????!!!!!!
I'm on page 566 of Eclipse. I should probably be asleep right now, but I can't make myself go to bed.
WHY????!!!!!!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Twilight movie
Over the summer, my mother and my sister started reading the Twilight series. While they devoured the books, I swore that I would never succumb to the literary fad that did not seem nearly as epic as my beloved Harry Potter.
Well, you shouldn't be too surprised when I tell you that I started reading the series this semester. I caved. Some friends of mine are into it and with all the excitement surrounding the movie, I decided, what the hell: throw caution to the wind and get involved with a family of friendly vampires and a clumsy, lovable 17-year-old.
It wasn't as good as Harry Potter, but then again, nothing ever will be, so I wasn't expecting it to surpass such literary excellence. On the whole, though, it's a good series. Its strongest feature is the development of the characters. Through all four books, you feel like you know what each character will do when you read about something new developing. But honestly, I just waited for the moments when Bella and Edward would kiss or do something else squeal-inducingly romantic. (I'm a girl, what can I say.) There are plenty of plot holes and some awkward transitions. One thing that I've struggled with in my writing is communicating exactly what I mean; someone once told me that it sounds like I know what I want to say, I just don't know how to say it. I feel like the same is true for Stephanie Meyers.
But overall, its a good story. And I am honestly excited for the movie. Not so excited for Kristen Stewart; according to the trailer, she can't act for beans. Besides, she doesn't look like she's clumsy. She looks like she's almost graceful enough, but not quite beautiful enough, to be one of the friendly neighborhood vampires.
It must be exciting to be Stephanie Meyers right now. Muse rewrote some of the lyrics to "Super Massive Black Hole" to fit the movie, and she has mentioned that their songs inspired some of the books. I would be absolutly stoked if one of my favorite bands rewrote a song just for me. Paramore wrote a song for the movie as well, which is awesome. Hayley Williams is a cool chick, although I've never really been a huge fan of her lyrics. But hey, I don't write songs for a living so I'm not really at a place to say anything.
xo
Well, you shouldn't be too surprised when I tell you that I started reading the series this semester. I caved. Some friends of mine are into it and with all the excitement surrounding the movie, I decided, what the hell: throw caution to the wind and get involved with a family of friendly vampires and a clumsy, lovable 17-year-old.
It wasn't as good as Harry Potter, but then again, nothing ever will be, so I wasn't expecting it to surpass such literary excellence. On the whole, though, it's a good series. Its strongest feature is the development of the characters. Through all four books, you feel like you know what each character will do when you read about something new developing. But honestly, I just waited for the moments when Bella and Edward would kiss or do something else squeal-inducingly romantic. (I'm a girl, what can I say.) There are plenty of plot holes and some awkward transitions. One thing that I've struggled with in my writing is communicating exactly what I mean; someone once told me that it sounds like I know what I want to say, I just don't know how to say it. I feel like the same is true for Stephanie Meyers.
But overall, its a good story. And I am honestly excited for the movie. Not so excited for Kristen Stewart; according to the trailer, she can't act for beans. Besides, she doesn't look like she's clumsy. She looks like she's almost graceful enough, but not quite beautiful enough, to be one of the friendly neighborhood vampires.
It must be exciting to be Stephanie Meyers right now. Muse rewrote some of the lyrics to "Super Massive Black Hole" to fit the movie, and she has mentioned that their songs inspired some of the books. I would be absolutly stoked if one of my favorite bands rewrote a song just for me. Paramore wrote a song for the movie as well, which is awesome. Hayley Williams is a cool chick, although I've never really been a huge fan of her lyrics. But hey, I don't write songs for a living so I'm not really at a place to say anything.
xo
OBAMA
I'd never really understood what it meant when authors write that the air is charged with electricity until last night.
The mood was similar to the Super Bowl or the Grammies or the Oscars. I was at a watching party sponsored by the College Republicans (All are Welcome, the poster said) and until about 10:30 the mood was relaxed but slightly tense. I played cards with my fellow Democrats on one side of the room while our Republican friends sat in the middle of the room, their arms crossed and eyes squinting as they watched CNN, waiting for the final results to come in. As the polls in each state closed and the result became more obvious, the room was more excited.
Finally, after California's votes were counted and Obama received his 270 electoral votes, a huge cheer went up throughout the campus center. People started hugging each other; the screaming didn't stop for thirty minutes, at least. I couldn't stop smiling.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are a few significant national events that grip the country so tightly that they seem to define a generation. The assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. September 11, 2001. Pearl Harbor.
Until recently, the events of September 11, 2001 and the aftermath have defined my generation. We are post-dot com boom, post-baby boomers, post-apocalypse, post-everything. We are a generation defined by terror and the reactions to terror. We are a generation that is so used to seeing real-life terror and desperation due to the mistakes of our president and the hatred and animosity directed at us from other countries. Worldwide terror and economic failure surround us, people starving and dying.
So when something good happens and the pessimism turns to optimism, it is remarkable. It is notable. It is history.
This election has been about change and hope. My generation, my beautiful generation, got its act together. We, along with millions of others, finally stood up and announced to the rest of the world that we are sick of the direction our country has been heading the past few years. The deterioration of the United States of America has not been imagined or exaggerated. Thanks to our current president, we are disrespected.
That is about to change. Barack Obama will be the United States of America's next president. I am unspeakably proud to say that my next president will be African American. My next president is eloquent. He is intelligent, and he knows what is needed to turn this country around. My next president is a man that I admire, and that is what a president should be. A president should inspire, work with the people, and work to the best of his ability to make the country he is in charge of work for its people.
The mood was similar to the Super Bowl or the Grammies or the Oscars. I was at a watching party sponsored by the College Republicans (All are Welcome, the poster said) and until about 10:30 the mood was relaxed but slightly tense. I played cards with my fellow Democrats on one side of the room while our Republican friends sat in the middle of the room, their arms crossed and eyes squinting as they watched CNN, waiting for the final results to come in. As the polls in each state closed and the result became more obvious, the room was more excited.
Finally, after California's votes were counted and Obama received his 270 electoral votes, a huge cheer went up throughout the campus center. People started hugging each other; the screaming didn't stop for thirty minutes, at least. I couldn't stop smiling.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are a few significant national events that grip the country so tightly that they seem to define a generation. The assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. September 11, 2001. Pearl Harbor.
Until recently, the events of September 11, 2001 and the aftermath have defined my generation. We are post-dot com boom, post-baby boomers, post-apocalypse, post-everything. We are a generation defined by terror and the reactions to terror. We are a generation that is so used to seeing real-life terror and desperation due to the mistakes of our president and the hatred and animosity directed at us from other countries. Worldwide terror and economic failure surround us, people starving and dying.
So when something good happens and the pessimism turns to optimism, it is remarkable. It is notable. It is history.
This election has been about change and hope. My generation, my beautiful generation, got its act together. We, along with millions of others, finally stood up and announced to the rest of the world that we are sick of the direction our country has been heading the past few years. The deterioration of the United States of America has not been imagined or exaggerated. Thanks to our current president, we are disrespected.
That is about to change. Barack Obama will be the United States of America's next president. I am unspeakably proud to say that my next president will be African American. My next president is eloquent. He is intelligent, and he knows what is needed to turn this country around. My next president is a man that I admire, and that is what a president should be. A president should inspire, work with the people, and work to the best of his ability to make the country he is in charge of work for its people.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)