Dirty, bad, lying liar

Darlings,

I'm a dirty, bad, lying liar. I know, I know. I'm that conniving b-i-t-c-h-y dirty mistress who promises you lots of delicious posts and then doesn't put out, even when you leave your wife. I'm sorry. Its just who I am. I make promises I don't keep (even though I am a good secret-keeper).
Here's the deal, I promise (no, really, this is on what little honor I still have left over from seducing you!) that I will post a review of something or other on here, sometime soon...probably tomorrow

Good night baby...*wink wink*
~M.

Camera Obscura

Hello Darlings,
Okay, so I am not good at keeping promises. However, I have something exciting to tell you! I got a camera! For graduation, I was gifted a lovely Sony Cyber-Shot (not professional, but its a CAMERA!). I'm really excited, I've needed a camera for a while, and now I can take my own shots to post on here. Anywho, the camera is great quality. Its got a couple different light settings, the quality is excellent, and you can do panoramic sweeps with it (hard, because you have to hold it very steady and move slowly, but good because it does actually do it). I haven't run into a single problem with this, and strongly recommend it.

Love,
Maren

Homework

Blegh, homework. Didja know that there's not actually any scientific proof that homework helps kids comprehend the material their learning in school? Nor is there any proof that standardized testing is an accurate way of judging the retention of a kids mind.

Exams are this week, and I'm writing a fourteen long page disease paper, as well as finishing my portfolio and math packet, which is what provoked this sudden attack on homework, just in case you were wondering.

Love always,
M.

She & Him

I am deeply sorry for not posting for all of about six months! But I'll get right back on it!

To start off, I'm not QUITE as fruity as you may think... I just love the band... Thank you Marenface. She & Him is an amazingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg band with Zooey Deschanel from 500 Days of Summer and Yes Man. I love those movies... Unfortunately she is married to that Ben person from Death Cab For Cutie, must be a depressing marriage. Sorry, Maren, guess ya can't have her quite yet.

Back to the band... They have just come out with Volume 2! Thank you! Though Volume 1 shall always be better, it is still amazing. "Why do you let me stay here?" GREAT SONG! Listen. Now. Go. DO IT! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtVh8kVZ_XM

Andddddd from volume 2 please listen to

"Theives" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfYkPYFKBXE&feature=related

or "In the sun" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ3cTwI9bIw Though the video ruins it.

If you don't like the songs (or the cure... as a little side note) please leave the blog =) Still love you all. Unless you're reading this, yes, you know who you are. LEAVE. }:-)

Oh.. I apologize for that. I blame the rant on... Um.. Tyra Banks.. She seems like the kind of person to blame things on.

On with the lyrics!!

Sentimental Heart

Cried all night 'til there was nothin' more
What use am I as a heap on the floor?
Human Devotion but its just no good
taking it hard just like you know i would

O-o-old habits die hard when you got, when you got a sentimental heart Piece of the puzzle, you're my missing part Oh what can you do with a sentimental heart?


Cried all night 'til there was nothin' more
What use am I as a heap on the floor?
Heaving devotion but it's just no good
taking it hard just like you knew I would

O-o-old habits die hard when you got, when you got a sentimental heart
Piece of the puzzle, you're my missing part
Oh what can you do with a sentimental heart?

Cried all night 'til there was nothin' more
What use am i as a heap on the floor
Heaving devotion but it's just no good
Taking it hard just like you knew I would

O-o-old habits die hard
When you got, when you got a sentimental heart
Piece of the puzzle, I'm your missing part
Oh what can you do with a sentimental heart?
Oh what can you do with a sentimental heart?
Oh what can you do with a sentimental heart?

It depresses me, but must be one of the best songs on Volume 1.

Now! Before I start ranting beyond belief, I will stop.

Buhbye!

(500) Days of Summer

Hello Kittens!

I'm sorry, I know I've been quite lax about posting anything, for a long time. Six months or so? Jeez, I'm so flaky.

Anywho, (500) Days of Summer. Have you seen it? ITS AWESOME. I've had a crush on Zooey D. for so long now...Elf was great, Almost Famous (she rocked that vintage stewardess's uniform), Yes Man, plus, her band, She&Him just released Volume Two and I can't get enough of it--Volume One however, will always be my favorite.

I need to stop. This is about the movie, not the chick. I admit, I've seen it no less than six times (yes, its THAT good). As mentioned before, it stars Zooey Deschanel as Summer Finn, and Joseph Levitt-Gordon as Tom Hanson (who I want for my own). Directed by Marc Webb, it was first for Sundance, and then hit the mainstage.

Summer and Tom are amazing. You love Summer, but at the same time you hate her. And Tom is just adorable. In the beginning, they're the perfect couple: cutesy trips to ikea, I love Us cards, the whole shebang. Then disaster strikes when Summer breaks up with Tom. Its the story about love, but like the big deep narrator voice says: "This is not a love story".

Oh yeah, I've got to mention the clothes. The clothes are lovely, and being the creeper I am, I compulsively researched the clothes and darnit they're all from thrift stores. Yet, that sort of gives this movie credibility--they are cool enough to go look for their own clothes from vintage shops, and second hand stores!

So I pound my gavel and announce to the public: If you like the sound of this movie, GO RENT IT RIGHT NOW! ITS AMAZING! I LIKED IT A LOT!

Love,
M.

P.S. To stop my self from being a terrible ditcher, I'm going to try and post a review weekly. See ya!

Happy Fourth, and a new review!

Happy Fourth Lovey's!

Sorry I havent posted in a while, I got intoxicated with summer fever. Yes, I know its supposed to be "spring fever" but what the hay!

Anyway, in honor of Fourth Of July, I'm going to do a review of the most "All-American" person I can think of: Dolly Parton!

First a little background--

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in Sevierville Tennessee on January 19th, 1946, the fourth child of TWELVE! Dolly's family was "dirt poor" as she puts it, and lived in a derelict one-room log cabin in Tennessee. Music was a part of her life from the very beginning, as she sang in the choir at church, where her grandfather was a "holy-roller" preacher. And the child just kept going up! Before age nine, she had appeared in The Cas Walker Show and by thirteen, she was recording at a small label in Louisiana. A real American dream right?

As far as her music goes, I'm a tad wishy-washy about it. Country isn't exactly my style, a bit to syrupy-sweet for me, but sometimes its great. She's got a real unique style and sound and she's such a funny little lady! My favorite quote from her is "I describe my look as a little Mother Goose, a little Cinderella, and a little of the local hooker!"

Is she amazing or what?

Alright loveys, and though I feel I'm betraying my country (hehehe) by speaking French,

je t'aime!

~M.

Big Country

Woah.. No posts from Maren lately... You alive Maren!?

Meeebe not... Hers are better then mine, COME BACK!

Anyways... I was going to do a post on, um.. Right, Big Country! My favorite band.

Here comes the slightly boring part!

Prepare yourselves...

Big Country to me is the greatest band of all time. Coming out with album after album and even doing the sound track to a movie! Though also doing a few um, slightly silly things. Thank you record companies! For screwing my songs over!

Stuart Adamson (singer and partial guitarist) was born April 11th, 1955 and committed suicide in Hawaii due to drugs and depression on December 16th, 2001. WHY STUART!!! (I'd use a quote from Stuart little but i'm drawing a blank...).

They're first album "The Crossing" (even though the actual song "The crossing" didn't make the album, odd...) was wonderful and hosted many of their most famous songs. Later on in life Stuart Adamson moved to America from Scotland. Afterwards they kept putting out albums, like "Peace in Our Time." Though his looks changed a bit and he sounded less and less Scottish each year, the music stays amazing.

Even Maren likes some of their songs!!! Which kind of amazes me...

Anyways. If you like Scottish rock or have any good taste in music, listen to big country.

-Aidan

MCKINNEY