bewize | Entries tagged with music

My "write whatever I think will be fun" approach to a potential

marvel_bang story has netted me 4000 words. I've also gone down some serious rabbit holes including:

* Rent in Manhattan
* Gay Bars in Manhattan
* Making up Memes on my own
* Text message conversations conventions
* Teenage slang

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This crossed my phone yesterday and I'm obsessed with it.

Watch on YouTube

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I knew, but just "lightbulbed" the fact that Taiki Waititi is the driving creative force behind Our Flag Means Death and the upcoming Thor movie. I'm here for all of it, at this point.

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I'm on day 4 of "wear pirate eye make up to work" and I think I've just about nailed it. I watched a video yesterday and had so much fun recreating parts of it today. Ha!

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One of my BFFs lost her job yesterday. It was both unexpected and expected, but still a shock. Sucks.

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If I had time, I would both learn more make up and learn to edit videos. Maybe when I retire? LOL!

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I'm also thinking about signing kiddo and me up for martial arts. We could both benefit from it.

C and I hit the Jagermeister Tour last night and saw Hell Yeah and Buckcherry. It was tremendous fun, as always, but for us - it was a bit on the tame side. LOL.

We ate at Sidebar and started making a dent in our sobriety there, but managed to get to the concert literally with enough time to grab a beer and watch Hell Yeah. Loud, awesome, fun. The music basically felt like a living being pushing through the crowd. You could feel it in your chest and in your ears and everywhere. Being in a crowd like that, it's strangely one of the few places that it's possible to just... not care so much about stuff.

When Hell Yeah was over, C went to the restroom and left me standing by the bar (our spot). It didn't take more than a minute before this very drunk (and slightly creepy) guy appears next to me and says, "DAMN!"

I replied, "What?"

"You're hot."

And it went downhill from there, only in a funny watching a ski video crash on youtube sort of downhill. His friend "Kevin" also joined in the conversation and the next thing I know, I'm being asked, "So, do you like to have a good time?"

Now, there are so *many* places that question can lead that I couldn't help myself. "I always like a good time. What did you have in mind?"

"What are you doing tonight?"

"Drinking and watching this concert."

"Oh, well we have a hotel room..."

I confess. I really thought he was going the drug route. I was surprised to be so blatantly propositioned. I was also grateful that C picked that moment to show up again. Drunk Guy was NOT, since he literally threw his hand out between C and me and said, "Whoa!"

C blinked, smirked and said, "Really???"

At that point, Drunk Guy and C started talking and I heard bits of the conversation like, "What do you do with her?" "I can make a few suggestions." Yeah, thanks C. Encourage this one. LOL.

"Kevin" bought me a beer and then said, "We're both married. Our wives are over here. Come and meet them."

I tried to talk "Kevin" out of buying me a drink, but when he insisted I finally just took it. Who am I to turn down free beer? We extricated ourselves, did NOT go meet the wives, and basically laughed about it for the next hour, recalling stories from last year, when "Jesus" took a "laying on of the hands" approach to hitting on me and then his tatted friend finally intervening with, "Don't make me kick Jesus' ass!"

So, we get to the end of Buckcherry, the lights go on, and this girl walks by me. Now, don't get me wrong, I can appreciate the female form with the best of them, but I rarely do a double take of appreciation and I did with this girl. She saw me and came over to chat. The next thing I know, "Hey, we've got a bottle of Jack in the hotel room. Do you guys wanna come over with us?"

*headdesk* (I was clearly having a good hair day. But, IDEK...)

Her girlfriend, by the way, was equally as hot. We ended up chatting with them for quite a while so she could get her boob signed by the lead singer of Hell Yeah. Then we made our way to Sidebar, got stopped by a guy with an interest in knowing if we were affiliated with law enforcement and possibly selling us "something the powdery color of that car," and finally ordered another drink for the evening.

Then, lo and frigging behold, "Kevin" and Drunk Guy show up. They proceed to stare at us so hard that it freaked me out and we finally bailed. Of course, by this time, it's half past one and we're waiting on the last marta train (sounds like a song, yes?) to get us back to Decatur.

At this point, we compare notes and agree - kind of tame for us. LOL.

But, it was fun and I'm glad we went. Even if I did only get about 4 hours of sleep. I'm sure I'll regret that in the wee hours on the way to FL, but right now I'm just amused.

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All that said, I do think I'm going to slow down a bit in March. I need to focus on some things and I can't do it very well while living the Rock and Roll lifestyle. You've got my number though. (And so does the hot chick from last night.)

I can almost see my desk. It's practically cleared off. Nobody hold your breath or anything, but... maybe. *shifty eyes*

God, how is it possible to have so much to do??? My paralegal (part time) has been working from home, but I think I'm going to have to get her into the office at least one day a week just to help combat the paper monster. XD

I went last night, sort of on the spur of the moment, to see The Plain White Ts. It was really awesome! Parachutes opened for them, and despite the horde of screaming twenty-somethings, it was a lot of fun. We got a great spot, and had a really good time. Unfortunately, I blew a lot of WW points on beer, but that's okay. I'll just take my butt to the park and run more!

Through a series of events, I ended up spending the after show party in the penthouse of a nearby high rise. Gorgeous view, strange people, but it was pretty fun too. As soon as I sobered up enough to drive, we booked it back to Decatur, though, because it was SO DAMN LATE. LOL.

I did very nearly ended up accepting this guy's offer to use his sauna box thingie. He said you sweated off 600 calories in half an hour. I'm pretty sure it was a combination of the late hour and the beer, but I was *this* close to stripping and climbing in. Then sanity reasserted itself and I decided not to do that at 2 am. LOL. Dude is moving to Decatur, anyway, so maybe I'll get the chance to try it later.

Ug. Why isn't it the weekend yet? I've definitely crammed five days worth of stuff into the last 4. Okay. That might be technically true, but pretty close.

Back to work! No rest for the wicked! Ta!

Seriously, interwebs, how did you not tell me that this video existed for the last three months? Shame on you all!

Every morning, M gets up and wants to watch "DV" which is toddler for Music Videos. IDEK.

But, since I am also a huge fan, who am I to tell him no??? We now have a long list of favorites, but he's actually talking enough now to ask for them by name (sorta) and today he wanted, "OH!! RIDA!!!"

It certainly got me pumped up. So, I shall share!

I feel better.

And I have new clients coming in this afternoon and lots to do before then, but I feel pretty good.

Physically speaking, I still feel like crap, but meh... can't have it all I guess.

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I've been doing a lot of thinking over food culture and food shame, re: the post I made a few days ago. I definitely want to submit something to the Food Carnival. I'm really looking forward to it.

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Here. Have a Linkin Park vid. :)

This video fascinated me, but in my cynic mode, I scoffed at it.

Then, I read this interview with the director, Dave Meyers:

"We were both very into the idea of getting away from Hollywood and featuring real people in the video," Meyers said. "So we featured real people; they weren't actors. Finding two gay guys in Budapest was a challenge, because it's not as accepted there as it is in West Hollywood. I found an actual, real couple.

"The girl in the video isn't actually a sick girl, but we got her to shave her head, and, if you're an 11-year-old, that's a massive commitment. The people's commitment to it was really beautiful," he continued. "And then in the last scene, that wasn't 250 extras, that was 250 hardcore Katy Perry fans. Those people were jumping because they were loving life."

Oh, my. I know it's sappy, but this song brought tears to my eyes when I heard it (for the first time today).

( Lyrics )

There are a tremendous number of stories in this song.

I have a keen interest in volunteering to write for lots of music video fandoms this year, and in furtherance of that interest - and also out of extreme curiosity - I was hoping that anyone who sees a music video fandom may be willing to point it out to me.

I'm posting this in my LJ. For the purposes of having everything in one place, I'm providing a link!

Please click here for music video discussions!

I make no secret of the fact that I love Eminem. I like his style, I appreciate his musical stylings, but the aspect of his art (and I do call it art) that has earned my admiration the most is his ability to write lyrics that really get into your head and speak to you.

I read one review that says that "we can always count on Eminem for brutal honesty."

Yes.

So, it's no surprise that I'm stunned into a respectful silence about the song "Love the Way You Lie."

Today, for the first time, I decided to go and see if there was a video.

There is.

I came into this video not knowing anything about it. When it reached the 45 second mark, I started squinting and thinking, "Is that...? Wait, is that...?" And indeed, it is. Apparently, the makers spared no expense in this video and it stares Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan.

I am not really interested in debating the artistic talents of these two actors, but there is no arguing that both are big names. And watching them carry the story of this song took my breath away - in all the right ways.

( Discussion of Domestic Violence )

I know. Hate me if you must, and I hate myself a bit for admitting that I like this, but...

THE SCENE WITH THE GUY WITH THE GLITTER OUT OF HIS SHOULDERS HAS CONVINCED ME THIS IS SOME SORT OF FIGHT BETWEEN FALLEN ANGELS AND I WANT MORE. OMG, I WANT TO READ THAT SO BAD!

Which brings me to a book I read, which someone (Benjamin Bliss) turned into a trailer and won a Book Award for:

The trailer highlights the thing about the book I hated (the Twilight feel of it), but also captures some of the things that made this book impossible to put down. And the ending... ( ambiguous spoilers here )

Went to the Rush concert last night.

May collapse from exhaustion today.

More later, if I can be coherent enough.

I'm sharing links, because my computer screen is bogged with them.

First, this Snow Patrol song is eating my brain. I love it, and I love the lyrics.

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Now, onto some links about feminism and obesity. No, I'm not kidding. *headdesk*

Has feminism killed the art of home cooking? - wherein Rose Prince blames feminists for obesity.

I... am utterly baffled by this link. Give me a break, please, and quit making other people's choices my fault. *rolls eyes*

Feminism to blame for obesity? Fat chance. - wherein Jessica Reed responds to Ms. Prince in a much more coherent fashion than I could manage.

And thanks to the wonders of the internet, I obtained a copy of the obesity booga-booga article also referenced in Ms. Reed's response. It's an interesting look at the effects of obesity on the individual and on a population as a whole, and the politics of calling obesity a disease.

It draws this conclusion: ( Cut for talk on obesity )

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And this is an interesting bit of meta that I'm linking on why people don't write what they claim to want to read. Why am I not writing the stories I say I want to read?

While this article is aimed at fanfic, I think it's an interesting question to consider about original fiction as well.

I have no idea who this guy is, but this vid has been everywhere today and it made me LOL. I'm sharing.

Because I'm in love with this song.

ETA: Frakking YOUTUBE has F'd things up now. Anyway, The Decemberists: Sons and Daughters.

I think there is something just beautiful about the lyrics. Also, I'm a sucker for songs where there is three distinct parts that work in harmony.

When we arrive
Sons & daughters
We'll make our homes on the water
We'll build our walls aluminum
We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon now

These currents pull us 'cross the border
Steady your boats
Arms to shoulder
'till tides will pull
our hull aground
Making this cold harbour now home

Take up your arm
Sons and daughters
We will arise from the bunkers
By land, by sea, by dirigible
We'll leave our tracks untraceable now

When we arrive
Sons and daughters
We'll make our homes on the water
We'll build our walls aluminum
We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon now
(We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon now)

When we arrive
Sons and daughters
We'll make our homes on the water
We'll build our walls aluminum
(Sons and daughters)
We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon
(We'll make our homes on the water)
We'll make our homes on the water
(When we build our walls of aluminum)
(We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon)

Here all the bonds they fade away (x20)