Oh, Frozen. I have watched it 3 times already. I started it for a 4th time today, but it was nap time and somewhere near the beginning my internet went out, so I gave up and slept during some basketball instead. I mean, of course I loved it. It's a wonderful Disney musical with great music (written by the guy who helped write Book of Mormon and his wife), some of my favorite actors (especially those selected for their musical backgrounds, and extra impressed with Kristen Bell as I had no idea she had those kind of musical skills), but most importantly... it's about sisters. That is going to win just about every time.
I can't even with Teen Wolf. I mean, I knew she was going to die (dammit Tumblr, and Twitter), but still, Lydia's reaction just destroyed me. And if they had given Mr. Argent just a tiny bit more time to react, I'd probably still be in the fetal position. I am pretty nervous for whatever Mr. Davis and company have in store for the finale tomorrow night.
But enough about my TV related trauma. You watched the Red Wedding. With no idea what was coming. I'm sorry. Like I said, it was traumatic for me to watch, and I already knew. The show makes you care about Robb so much more than the books (like I said, he is never a narrator, at least as far as I have gotten, but since he's dead, I doubt he'll start narrating in the future. But you never know), which is kind of cruel. I hope you are doing okay. New season in like 2 weeks I believe.
So we generally focus on TV here, but I have random thoughts about all kinds of things. The other day I was walking to the bus listening to some music and my favorite Cat Stevens song came on, I've Got a Thing about Seeing my Grandson Grow Old. And I was trying to figure out why this was my favorite song, of all his brilliant songs. And it really comes down to one line, "I've got no time for silly chitter chatter." That's it. That one line makes the whole song for me. This led me to think of what other lines make the whole song for me. So here is my off the top of my head at the time list:
- "Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?" - Paul Simon, You Can Call Me Al - This song (and actually the entire album, and most of Simon's songs) is fully of really great lyrics. But this one is both hilarious and completely relatable.
- "I'm sorry if my heart breaking ruined your day" - Jewel, Sometimes it Be That Way - I know, I know, it's Jewel. But it's such a great F-you post-break-up line. I don't want to analyze it too much, I just like it okay?
- "If we weren't all crazy we'd all go insane" - Jimmy Buffett, Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes. This is a completely true statement.
- "I want to be your absolute ultimate" - Mike Doughty, Unsingable Name - I used to think this was my favorite Mike Doughty song, but it's just this opening line. It's a good song all the way through, just not my favorite(my favorite is I Hear the Bells). And I think that's because it falls short of the opening.
- "I heard a few heads say that hip hop was dead, no it's not, it's just malnourished and underfed" - Blue Scholars, Southside Revival - I'm not really cool enough to have this on my list (I mean, come on, look at the rest of the list), but whatever, I like it.
- "Now that I've met you, would you object to, never seeing each other again" - Aimee Mann, Deathly - This is off the Magnolia Soundtrack, which is a wonderful soundtrack, filled mostly with Aimee Mann songs, but this line is the best. If I'm not mistaken, it's actually from the movie somewhere.
- "I'm so into you, but I'm way too smart for you" Jonathan Coulton, Skullcrusher Mountain - Okay, so technically this is a line from a mad scientist to the woman he is holding captive, but I think it has broader applications.
- "I am gonna make it, through this year, if it kills me" - The Mountain Goats, This Year - Not that long ago I purchased The Sunset Tree by the Mountain Goats and I like it a lot better than the other albums I had listened to a little. This song is a big part of why.
- "She only smokes when she drinks, she only drinks now and then, now and then when she's tired of being let down by men" - Joe Nichols, She Only Smokes when She Drinks - What, can't I have some ridiculous country music on my list?
- "If I'm in the mood it will not be with some dude who is whistling cause he has nothing to say" - In the Heights, okay, adding something from a musical is kind of like cheating. Especially because it could have just been "anything from In the Heights," but this particular line stands out to me. It's clever and funny, and sassy as hell.
Honorable mentions to the opening line from Some Nights by fun. (some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck, some nights I call it a draw), and the chorus from The Wire (but I fumbled it when it came down to the wire)
So that's what I got today. Zags are down early to Arizona, but there is lots of time so I'm going to focus on them.
On her ice castle quest, Sarah has met up with Muppets who have invited her to join them on their next caper.
I can't even with Teen Wolf. I mean, I knew she was going to die (dammit Tumblr, and Twitter), but still, Lydia's reaction just destroyed me. And if they had given Mr. Argent just a tiny bit more time to react, I'd probably still be in the fetal position. I am pretty nervous for whatever Mr. Davis and company have in store for the finale tomorrow night.
But enough about my TV related trauma. You watched the Red Wedding. With no idea what was coming. I'm sorry. Like I said, it was traumatic for me to watch, and I already knew. The show makes you care about Robb so much more than the books (like I said, he is never a narrator, at least as far as I have gotten, but since he's dead, I doubt he'll start narrating in the future. But you never know), which is kind of cruel. I hope you are doing okay. New season in like 2 weeks I believe.
So we generally focus on TV here, but I have random thoughts about all kinds of things. The other day I was walking to the bus listening to some music and my favorite Cat Stevens song came on, I've Got a Thing about Seeing my Grandson Grow Old. And I was trying to figure out why this was my favorite song, of all his brilliant songs. And it really comes down to one line, "I've got no time for silly chitter chatter." That's it. That one line makes the whole song for me. This led me to think of what other lines make the whole song for me. So here is my off the top of my head at the time list:
- "Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?" - Paul Simon, You Can Call Me Al - This song (and actually the entire album, and most of Simon's songs) is fully of really great lyrics. But this one is both hilarious and completely relatable.
- "I'm sorry if my heart breaking ruined your day" - Jewel, Sometimes it Be That Way - I know, I know, it's Jewel. But it's such a great F-you post-break-up line. I don't want to analyze it too much, I just like it okay?
- "If we weren't all crazy we'd all go insane" - Jimmy Buffett, Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes. This is a completely true statement.
- "I want to be your absolute ultimate" - Mike Doughty, Unsingable Name - I used to think this was my favorite Mike Doughty song, but it's just this opening line. It's a good song all the way through, just not my favorite(my favorite is I Hear the Bells). And I think that's because it falls short of the opening.
- "I heard a few heads say that hip hop was dead, no it's not, it's just malnourished and underfed" - Blue Scholars, Southside Revival - I'm not really cool enough to have this on my list (I mean, come on, look at the rest of the list), but whatever, I like it.
- "Now that I've met you, would you object to, never seeing each other again" - Aimee Mann, Deathly - This is off the Magnolia Soundtrack, which is a wonderful soundtrack, filled mostly with Aimee Mann songs, but this line is the best. If I'm not mistaken, it's actually from the movie somewhere.
- "I'm so into you, but I'm way too smart for you" Jonathan Coulton, Skullcrusher Mountain - Okay, so technically this is a line from a mad scientist to the woman he is holding captive, but I think it has broader applications.
- "I am gonna make it, through this year, if it kills me" - The Mountain Goats, This Year - Not that long ago I purchased The Sunset Tree by the Mountain Goats and I like it a lot better than the other albums I had listened to a little. This song is a big part of why.
- "She only smokes when she drinks, she only drinks now and then, now and then when she's tired of being let down by men" - Joe Nichols, She Only Smokes when She Drinks - What, can't I have some ridiculous country music on my list?
- "If I'm in the mood it will not be with some dude who is whistling cause he has nothing to say" - In the Heights, okay, adding something from a musical is kind of like cheating. Especially because it could have just been "anything from In the Heights," but this particular line stands out to me. It's clever and funny, and sassy as hell.
Honorable mentions to the opening line from Some Nights by fun. (some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck, some nights I call it a draw), and the chorus from The Wire (but I fumbled it when it came down to the wire)
So that's what I got today. Zags are down early to Arizona, but there is lots of time so I'm going to focus on them.
On her ice castle quest, Sarah has met up with Muppets who have invited her to join them on their next caper.
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