Rant Thursday

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I HATE? I'LL TELL YOU (PS THIS WHOLE ENTRY WILL BE IN CAPITALS BECAUSE I HATE THIS THING SO MUCH AND BECAUSE I AM JUST OVERALL CRANKY RIGHT NOW)

I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN A STORY IS BEING TOLD. WHEN THEY'RE ALWAYS LIKE GASPING OR EXCLAIMING THINGS LIKE "WOW" AND "YOU'RE KIDDING" AND ANNOYING THINGS LIKE THAT. WHAT IS SO HARD ABOUT SITTING AND LISTENING QUIETLY WITH YOUR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS TRANSMITTING YOUR SILENT EMOTIONS? YOU ARE CERTAINLY NOT MAKING THINGS ANY MORE ENJOYABLE FOR THE SPEAKER OR THE OTHER PEOPLE LISTENING.

THE ONLY THING ACCEPTABLE IS LAUGHING, AND ONLY IF SOMETHING'S LEGITIMATELY FUNNY, NOT JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT. IT'S SO ANNOYING. I'LL WRITE OUT AN EXAMPLE.

SPEAKER: SO I WENT TO THE MALL THE OTHER DAY
LISTENER: OH YEAH?
SPEAKER: UM, YEAH, AND I SAW MY FRIEND KATIE
LISTENER: UH-HUHHH
SPEAKER: AND SHE'S SHAVED HER HEAD
LISTENER: *GASP* NO WAYYY!!!
SPEAKER: YEAH, SHE LOOKS LIKE HOWIE MANDEL
LISTENER: HA!
SPEAKER: I WAS LIKE "HEY KATIE"-
LISTENER: HA!
SPEAKER: -AND SHE ACTED LIKE SHE DIDN'T KNOW ME
LISTENER: *GASPS* WEIRD.

THE CONVERSATION DOES NOT PROCEED FROM HERE BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT THE SPEAKER HAS IN FACT MURDERED THE LISTENER WITH A PHONE CORD.

GRANTED, THE HYPOTHETICAL CONVERSATION WAS KIND OF A SNOOZER, BUT COMMON COURTESY IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED!

GAHD.

RENEE OUT.

Edit

Um, hey now, Skippy, I'm going too don't forget.

Renee Out.

P.S. Regina Spektor's CD is ridiculous. I listened to it until like...three in the morning, which was stupid now that I think about it because i had to get up at seven. My favourite songs, in order kind of:

Eet
Folding Chair
Riot Gear
Blue Lips
Wallet

I must be dreaming

I am going to see Regina Spektor live.
On September 17 in Montreal.
At Metropolis.

Pinch me.


Peace, Gab

Renee hates exams

Stupid Gab with her stupid being finished.

GRRRAOOWWLL.

This is me, sounding my barbaric yawp from the rooftops of the world.

So anyways. Can't talk much because of this thing called Chem 11 and this other thing called me being stupid. HAHA, I love poking fun at myself, it's so much more gratifying than doing it to other people because I get to see the hurt up close.

Fictional hottie of the week: Dave Rygalski, Gilmore Girls. Will post some video soon.

I love Seven Layer Dip, it deserves to be capitialized, I've decided that maybe I'll only separate my thoughts with commas from now, pull a Kerouac, how does that sound? Who needs edit, right?

Renee Out.

Most Looked Forward to Summer 2009 Films

Away We Go

I LOVE director Sam Mendes. I know that I have a lot of favourites, but American Beauty is literally my favourite movie. I love it, and I love the attention to detail that Sam puts into his work. I also love John Krasinski, so I'm really looking forward to seeing this. 

My Sister's Keeper

I'm not going to see this until after I read it, but it's on my summer reading list so hopefully I'll get to see it this summer. I've heard a ton of great things about the book. I really like Abigail Breslin, too, and am glad that they didn't cast Dakota Fanning, who I have a weird but intense dislike for.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Obviously I am incredibly excited for this! I love Harry Potter, and can't wait.

(500) Days of Summer

I really love Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. I saw an interview with Zooey, and she said that unlike most romantic comedies, this one is not stereotypical and is not stuck in the standard format. Plus, Regina Spektor's music is in the trailer!

Inglorious Basterds

I love Quentin Tarentino. Or at least Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction. And BJ Novak is in this. And Daniel Bruhl. The day I get to see this will be a beautiful day.

Taking Woodstock

Ang Lee is a brilliant director and I am really excited to see this. Renee is also excited, I'm sure, because Demetri Martin is in it. 

(Where the Wild Things Are)

OK, it's not coming out this summer, but I am SO flipping excited for this movie. I used to LOVE this book. All of the music was chosen by Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen Oh, and the trailer (which is beautiful) features Arcade Fire. Also, wierdly enough, the screenplay is also written by the same people who wrote the screenplay for Away We Go.

Peace, Gab

New Music/Hottie Saturday

Jay Brannan

I stumbled upon his Youtube channel in my finest hour of procrastination. He has a really beautiful voice. Enjoy!

Peace, Gab

My Last Kevin Barnes Post

He's amazing.

Of Montreal: Brighton Beach Fever from Spenser Simrill, Jr. on Vimeo.

Peace, Gab

Epic of Montreal Post

Featuring a variety of videos:

Kevin Dancing:

Live Animals at Show:

Kevin Being Hung by the Neck at Show:

Acoustic of Montreal (Bowie Cover):

Longish Interview:

Enjoy, I did!

Peace, Gab

NEW HOTTIE: Kevin Barnes

I am so flipping in love with this man— he's such a musical genius. Kevin is the lead singer of of Montreal. His talking voice is so sexy. I also love his singing voice, though. Here are a few fun facts:

1) His stage persona is that of a glam rock black man in his forties that has undergone many sex changes named Georgie Fruit.

2) His brother does all of the artwork for their albums.

3) He has an adorable laugh.

4) He has one daughter.

5) of Montreal shows are insane and it is my life goal to go to as many as possible.

6) When I say they are insane, I mean literally. One show he did, he wore a dress and performed on top of a ladder with the long dress draped down. And one show he did totally in the nude. 

The best part of this video is when he has the idea for the song. But I'm not going to tell you where; just watch the whole thing. 

Peace, Gab

Dustin Lance Black is an amazing speaker

He's very inspirational, and very well spoken. There was a LGBT rally against Prop 8 which met in Fresno, California, and this is his speech. It's slightly long, but really worth watching. He's incredible.

Lance is definitely a hero of mine. (I now know that he goes by Lance and not Dustin... And he never replied to my letter.)

Part 1

Part 2

Peace, Gab

New Hotties Saturday

I know he's not exactly "new" because I kind of talk about him all the time or whatever but he is just so studly. Our blog needs to post about him at least once a week I've decided.

Foxy, no? Just don't ask me where I found him. Too embarassing.

I know it's not a very good picture but I was too lazy to look for a better one and he looks like Dustin Lance Black kinda in this picture.

Renee Out.

Reneemon and Gabfunkle

Coffee House and Talent Show. Gab is the hottie on the piano. Renee is the other one, the one that sings.





Renee Out.

Renee and Gab's Unlimited Evite barbecue

There were too many people we wanted. So now we get everybody!

EDIT: OMG Renee forgot all her Grey's Anatomy friends!!

Added: Justin Chambers, Katherine Heigl, TR Knight, Sandra Oh, Kate Walsh, Patrick Dempsey, Sara Ramirez

EDIT: David Boreanaz

EDIT by Gab: I'd like to add Nick Hoult, Joe Dempsie, and Kevin Barnes + wife

1. Neil Patrick Harris
2. David Burtka
3. Cobie Smulders (+baby)
4. Josh Radnor
5. Alyson Hannigan
6. Evangeline Lilly
7. Dominic Monaghan
8. Matthew Fox
9. Josh Holloway
10. Daniel Dae Kim
11. Tyce Diorio
12. Lauren Graham
13. Adam Lambert
14. Allison Iraheta
15. Kris Allen
16. Bret McKenzie
17. Jemaine Clement
18. Regina Spektor
19. Ingrid Michaelson
20. Priscilla Ahn
21. Jack Johnson
22. Josiah Leming
23. BJ Novak
24. Mindy Kaling
25. John Krasinski
26. Jenna Fischer
27. Angela Kinsey (+ baby)
28. Ed Helms
29. Craig Ferguson
30. Ellen Degeneres
31. Joshua Jackson
33. Hugh Laurie
34. John Green
35. Andrew Bravener
36. Dustin Lance Black
37. Jed Whedon
38. Maurissa Something
39. Zack Whedon
40. Mitch Hewer
41. Nathan Trasoras
42. Markus Zusak
43. JK Rowling
44. Mark Kanemura
45. Katee Shean
46. Courtney Galiano
47. Joshua Allen
48. Twitch Something
49. Gev Manoukian
50. Travis Wall
51. Tyler James Williams
52. Portia DeRossi
53. Kristen Wiig
54. Will Forte
55. Seth Myers
56. Jason Segel
57. Amy Poehler
58. Tina Fey
59. Jake Gyllenhaal
60. "Ayn" Rand
61. Talent scout to discover "Ayn"
62. Idina Menzel
63. Kristen Chenoweth
64. Lizzy Caplan
65. Natalie Portman
66. Cate Blanchett
67. Jason Glover
68. Evan Kasprzck
69. Ryan Kasprzck
70. Other Kasprzck
71. Frankie (Bonus Jonas)
72. Jorma Taccone
73. Andy Samberg
74. Akiva Schaffer
75. Paul Lieberstein
76. Bo Burnham
77. Robert Sean Leonard
78. Olivia Wilde
79. Adam Brody
80. Ben McKenzie
81. Sean Astin
82. Billy Boyd
83. Tegan
84. Sara
85. Jason Schwartzman
86. Daniel Bruhl
87. Gael Garcia Bernal
88. Jon Abraham (Ellen DJ)
89. Angus Something (Two and a Half Men)
90. Kourtney Kane? (HIMYM writer)
91. Greg Laswell
92. Joshua Radin
93. Zach Braff
94. Zachary Levi
95. Ed Westwick
96. Milo Ventimiglia
97. Bjorn Turoque
98. Will Smith
99. Paul Simon
100. Art Garfunkle

The male to female ratio seems to be a little uneven, haha.

*Note: we would have invited high profilers like Obama and the Dalai Llama, but that would just make our guests uncomfortable, and what kind of hostesses do that?

The RSVP's should start pouring in any day now! Just like our fan letter replies...

Renee Out.

Gab's Ideal Dinner Party

So, I didn't want to invite some people to our joint dinner party because Renee doesn't like them, so here is my list.

1. BJ Novak

2. Mitch Hewer

3. Mindy Kaling

4. Cobie Smulders

5. Neil Patrick Harris

6. Seth Meyers

7. Travis Wall

8. Natalie Portman

9. Tyce Diorio

10. Jorma Taccone

And the seating chart!

Peace, Gab

Gab and Renee joint dinner party FINAL DRAFT

1. Neil Patrick Harris

2. Tyce Diorio

3. Cobie Smulders

4. BJ Novak

5. Adam Lambert

6. Ingrid Michaelson

7. Mindy Kaling

8. David Cook

9. Ellen Degeneres

10. John Krasinski


Seating plan:

*****John BJ Gab Renee Cobie*******
*
Mindy********* TABLE************Neil
*
*****Ingrid Tyce Ellen David Adam*****

Craig got the axe because we decided he would be over the top for our mellow dinner party, and we thought Regina Spektor might be too quiet. LOVE how seriously we are taking this! The seating plan took wayyyy too long for us to make considering this is fictional.

Can't wait for our non-existant party!!

Renee and Gab Peacing Out and things.

Gab's Rough Draft for Joint Dinner Party

We can invite 10 people to our dinner party, and we both need to like them:

1. BJ Novak

2. Tyce Diorio

3. Neil Patrick Harris

4. Adam Lambert

5. Mark Kanemura

6. Evangeline Lilly

7. Justin Chambers

8. Cobie Smulders

9. John Krasinski

10. Mindy Kaling

I went for peoople who we both like, but would also be interesting/add depth to our party. Some would offer their incredible hilariosity, while others could add their intellect and good looks.

Peace, Gab

Renee's Rough Draft for joint dinner party

Early list of ten people for our fabulous dinner party that we will obviously have, once we are famous. We will both post a list, compare and edit.

1. Neil Patrick Harris
2. David Burtka
3. Tyce Diorio
4. Cobie Smulders
5. David Cook (please?)
6. Adam Lambert
*7. Bret McKenzie
*8. Jemaine Clement
9. BJ Novak (ugh)
10. Regina Spektor

See, I'm stuck here, because we can't really only have Flight of the Conchord, can we, but that leaves no room for Ingrid Michaelson.

RENEE EDIT:

7 and 8 become Ingrid Michaelson and Ellen Degeneres. Sorry boys! (They'll be crush, I'm sure)

Also, David Burtka is a chef kind of, right? if we have him as our caterer does that make him not count as a guest? Because if so, I just forgot about Mindy Kaling!

Also, we need Craig Ferguson, we want to be laughing, right? Ergh, we need fifteen.

Do fictional characters count, because if so HARRY POTTER.

Renee Out.

SYTYCD Favourites: Gab Edition

So, after Vegas week, I have my favourites.

FAVOURITES:

- Brandon Bryant — I don't care what Mia and Lil C say (I really do, just not in this case), this man is freaking brilliant. His solo was out of this world, and he was way better than anyone else. I just think he wasn't living up to the enormous hype that Mia and Lil C had been hearing.

- Evan Kasprzak — He's the younger, slightly more attractive of the 'Broadway Brothers.' Both are very good, but I like him better. Here is what is going to happen tomorrow night: they'll be called in together because they love splitting best friends/roommates/siblings, and he'll make it through because he's the younger more attractive one. And yes, the looks will probably be the sole purpose when they both deserve to be in the top 20.

- Alex Wong — I don't know much about him (or if he's even in the top 32?) but he did the first solo of Vegas Week and was amazing. He was just so interesting! This video is not from SYTYCD, but shows off his amazingness. Oh, and he's Canadian!

- Jason Glover  — I also don't know much about him, but I do know that he's in the top 32. They only showed a brief clip of him, but he too was amazing. Sorry no video!

- Natalie Reid — I don't care that they cut her; she still deserves a place on this list. She was robbed. Sure, she screwed up the choreography, but they had literally moments before shown her do an amazing job of it. And, they should have at least let her dance for her life; I mean, some people who were a lot worse got to! It made me mad.

- Nathan Trasoras — Just because he's so good he deserves to be on the list. I look forward to watching him dance next season.

Yep, that's it. I cannot wait until tomorrow night!

Peace, Gab

Gab's Number 6 Movie

Forrest Gump

This is essentially the only Tom Hanks movie that I like (sorry, Renee!), but it is honestly amazing. The story is beautifully told and I feel smart when I watch it because I recognize all of the historical events that I learned about in school. Tom Hanks is brilliant, it has beautiful music, the historical footage is blended perfectly, it makes me cry every time, what more can you really ask for in a movie? 

Peace, Gabfunkel. (this is even better since Simon & Garfunkel play in this movie!)

PS: The same writers also wrote the screenplay for 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.' I was, however, very disappointed in this one. It felt too much like a poor attempted repeat of Forrest Gump.

SYTYCD faves: renee edition

Nathan (except he was too young, but Jesus he was foxy...and he was a good dancer, but that's secondary)
Kaitlin
Natalie
Brandon
Amanda (?) - her Dad has M.S.

Your picks, Gabfunkle?

Reneemon Out.

Listening to: Starting Now - Ingrid Michaelson

P.S. Our new blog goal, at least for me, is to be read by Ingrid Michaelson because MY GOD she is the coolest person ever! Everyone should look up the song she wrote about twitter and then they should spend a million dollars downloading her songs (The Chain, Far Away, Overboard, Turn to Stone, Breakable)

P.P.S. I don't understand hydrogen bonding. Only two more months of this crap!