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