tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87666681288107087062024-03-05T13:03:18.005-08:00Paige of DoomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-20633341720492890402010-04-30T03:23:00.000-07:002010-04-30T03:34:24.965-07:00Paige's Rant of the DayWhy is it that every time you're hunting around in the bottom of your purse for change for the vending machine, you always come up with 75 cents... and a Chuck E. Cheese token. You don't even know why it's there. It's just taunting you, giving you false hope, the same size and weight as a quarter... but utterly worthless anywhere but the bank of Mr. Charles E. Cheese.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_r7AkYXY8_7bv2spIXiuPlkpo4TJvFgcMNAEdlH7eaJ4icReSnEG9iwH8iJXiFJpUOmv3UfFBvOMPmL_AKNZbsGMr3rzUPR9JK71nJULhBhkYgHwHcP5UYCwAr7cWrdkpJ3m72U7WXM/s1600/Chuck_E_Cheese.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_r7AkYXY8_7bv2spIXiuPlkpo4TJvFgcMNAEdlH7eaJ4icReSnEG9iwH8iJXiFJpUOmv3UfFBvOMPmL_AKNZbsGMr3rzUPR9JK71nJULhBhkYgHwHcP5UYCwAr7cWrdkpJ3m72U7WXM/s320/Chuck_E_Cheese.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465874527162409954" /></a><br />You start thinking to yourself, "Self, how did I even get a Chuck E. Cheese token?" I mean, when was the last time I was even AT Chuck E. Cheese? 1996? Have I been wandering through children's birthday parties in my sleep, slowly stealing their tokens and hiding them in the black hole of my purse next to the gum wrappers in the realm of chapsticks past?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F5E6tsMlT69WcbDoKrCdNO-0cwbGUZ2LvKMV92klg5boVPD67R7JtmE9K1KyoLQ-81ZY-hc5XO1XB-2pTnQXpNIQNhRDspoPDEkDR63C7PWc8C46d9OEsthb5_AIBPJKw5poalfXqJc/s1600/12.20Chapstick.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F5E6tsMlT69WcbDoKrCdNO-0cwbGUZ2LvKMV92klg5boVPD67R7JtmE9K1KyoLQ-81ZY-hc5XO1XB-2pTnQXpNIQNhRDspoPDEkDR63C7PWc8C46d9OEsthb5_AIBPJKw5poalfXqJc/s320/12.20Chapstick.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465875732005398290" /></a><br />It wouldn't be so weird if it only happened once in a while, but seriously, EVERY time I'm looking for change I find Chuck E. Currency. As if I could play an infinite number of skee ball games if I just kept digging for soda machine change, until finally I had a mountain of equally useless tickets that will only buy me a hamburger phone, two slap bracelets, and a parachute man, when all I really want is a Diet Coke.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9gTb0EQTv3kHnCFd9kutflw8xm3tVQNPfbIMCUTTWElWIpJ2SiiQ6T1LIfWtzGN9qRmH0sc2BQ52Fk9xuAx6DOufC0EuCva4q3aj0xp1vH-jEaaYNBvdGwGvp0LTFL5p4a5RQ_2JLD8/s1600/slap-bracelets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9gTb0EQTv3kHnCFd9kutflw8xm3tVQNPfbIMCUTTWElWIpJ2SiiQ6T1LIfWtzGN9qRmH0sc2BQ52Fk9xuAx6DOufC0EuCva4q3aj0xp1vH-jEaaYNBvdGwGvp0LTFL5p4a5RQ_2JLD8/s320/slap-bracelets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465875986055216354" /></a><br />Even if you could redeem your tickets for Diet Coke at the prize counter, you know it'd be like 3000 tickets. WHO HAS THAT MANY TICKETS? No one THAT'S WHO! So it would sit, right up there next to Fairy Magic Barbie, mocking you with her tiny waist and glitter wings... I bet she never finds Chuck E. Cheese tokens in her purse. Bitch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOA71boAVJWUmPTDy1ClAxcoEF9KdpOfcdALuFDFqn26WkOCglD7gLvbJZpJ8_rZjU8Y0traukAVVzMy9DtKRtlrFSE9fO_cYQdRmGO_OsMKPFsn_3HzVjYFCXNezntfpIG0pHSvpIkA/s1600/barbie-fairytopia-elina-doll-275.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 177px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOA71boAVJWUmPTDy1ClAxcoEF9KdpOfcdALuFDFqn26WkOCglD7gLvbJZpJ8_rZjU8Y0traukAVVzMy9DtKRtlrFSE9fO_cYQdRmGO_OsMKPFsn_3HzVjYFCXNezntfpIG0pHSvpIkA/s320/barbie-fairytopia-elina-doll-275.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465876541816399154" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-2891341835135797632010-04-16T04:08:00.000-07:002010-04-16T05:38:06.104-07:00Paige's Favorite Episodes of StuffFor this spring session at UCLA I'm taking a class on writing half-hour sitcoms and I have to say, it's been a blast. The class is structured like an actual writer's room, we all come in with our ideas and have to pitch them to the group, then we break stories together. This past week was our first pitch meeting for the class, and there were some AWESOME ideas thrown around the table. <br /><br />Now I can't write about those, since they belong to the people who came up with them... but I can write about some of my favorite episodes on my favorite shows! Enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Office - Benjamin Franklin - Season 3 Ep. 15</span><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tPcbbW10T18&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tPcbbW10T18&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPcbbW10T18<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Synopsis:</span> As Phyllis' wedding approaches, Michael organizes a bachelor party in the warehouse for her husband-to-be Bob Vance, of Vance Refrigeration, while Angela and the Party Planning committee plan a shower for Phyllis upstairs. Michael's long-time friend Todd Packer convinces Michael to hire strippers for both parties, saying it's a Bachelor party tradition. Having never hired a stripper before, Michael passes the task on to Jim and Dwight. Dwight hires a dancer for the Bachelor party, Jim however, calls the Scholastic Speakers of America... and hires Ben Franklin. Hilarity ensues.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why I Love This Episode:</span> For me it's a close call between this and "The Dundies" as my favorite episode and truth be told I probably love them equally. I think what stands out to me about this episode is the absolute absurdity of the whole situation. I would have LOVED to be in the meeting when someone pitched this episode, I imagine that it was a full 20 minutes or so before everyone stopped laughing and was able to get back to work.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Notable Lines:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pam: </span>Ben Franklin, do you wear boxers, briefs, or pantaloons?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">30 Rock - Verna - Season 4 Ep.12</span><br /><br /><object width="512" height="296 "><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/13LhlBx8-aI77ahxKZiOwQ"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/13LhlBx8-aI77ahxKZiOwQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" width="512" height="296"></embed></object><br />http://www.hulu.com/watch/125953/30-rock-jaccuse<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Synopsis:</span> Frank and Liz become temporary roommates and decide to help each other kick their bad habits. Unfortunately, some habits die hard, and Liz finds herself dreaming about giving birth to MeatCat, the Cheesy Blasters mascot, as well as eating in her sleep as seen in the clip above.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why I Love This Episode:</span> This was the hardest show for me to choose from, there are SO MANY good episodes. I chose this one, almost solely for the above clip. "Black Tie" from season one was a close close second, mainly for Paul Reubens and his Ivory hand.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Notable Lines:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">MeatCat:</span> I'm what's inside you!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The IT Crowd - The Work Outing - Season 2 Ep. 1</span><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CrLePorsbrE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CrLePorsbrE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrLePorsbrE&feature=related<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Synopsis:</span> Moss and Roy suspect that Jen's new beau is gay. To prove them wrong, Jen invites them along on her date with him to see a play. To her dismay, the play turns out to be "Gay: A Gay Musical" which only adds to Moss and Roy's suspicions. Things only get worse however, when Roy is caught in the Handicapped bathroom and pretends to be disabled rather than face the embarrassment of his peers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why I Love This Episode:</span> It's hard not to love nearly every episode of this show, I think I love this one particularly though because it manages to cram so much chaos into only half an hour. Literally this episode is packed to 30 Rock proportions of total absurdity.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Notable Lines:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Roy:</span> I'm Disabled.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jen:</span> How did it happen?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Roy:</span> Acid.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jen:</span> (disbelieving) What are the odds of that?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Roy: </span>Like 1 in 100.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Blackadder - The Queen of Spain's Beard - Season 1 Ep. 4</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjAEtDpjjNqbIiIanY7kbuXEGnsW7SWl3NkD61s7QjVVaBPsilAtg1a-UVqWyp_BcBtYbjvZbPTxxsed0Z79VWWFw6mRuYJk5eKi4J_qg_RCWcdFfyKjgBbVZbHKt_jc-NWMylPzJKWw/s1600/blackadder1_queen_396x222.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjAEtDpjjNqbIiIanY7kbuXEGnsW7SWl3NkD61s7QjVVaBPsilAtg1a-UVqWyp_BcBtYbjvZbPTxxsed0Z79VWWFw6mRuYJk5eKi4J_qg_RCWcdFfyKjgBbVZbHKt_jc-NWMylPzJKWw/s320/blackadder1_queen_396x222.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460704339074194898" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Synopsis:</span> Blackadder is forced into an arranged marriage with the Infanta Maria of Spain. At first he is excited at the idea of marrying a Spanish princess, but after meeting her and realizing she is not the beauty many have made her out to be, he tries to get out of the engagement. Unfortunately for him, the Infanta falls in love with him at first sight... at least that's what her translator Don Speekinglish says.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why I Love This Episode: </span>An oldie but a goodie, I'm sure most of my readers have never seen this show, which is sad, but seasons 3 and 4 are on Netflix, which is happy. Basically it's like The Tudors, but funny, with no sex... and no hotness, but it's good! I swear! <br /><br />Remember that translator I mentioned? I might also mention that he is present throughout the ENTIRE episode, no matter the situation, no matter how hilarious, or... intimate, the translator is there, translating, constantly. Also, the translator is played by Jim Broadbent... Yes, Golden Globe winner, Jim Broadbent.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Notable Lines:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Don Speekinglish: </span>(translator) Hurry, hurry stupid person I want to entwine him again in my broad thighs.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />Spongebob Squarepants - The Graveyard Shift - Season 2 Ep. 16</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rHTxSdN1iuY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rHTxSdN1iuY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHTxSdN1iuY&feature=related<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Synopsis: </span>Mr. Krabs decides to make the Krusty Krab a 24 hour restaurant, requiring Squidward and Spongebob to work the Graveyard Shift. Squidward, annoyed by Spongebob's unending optimism, tells him the ghost story of the Hash Slinging Slasher to scare him into silence. Unfortunately, all the warning signs in the story begin to come true.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why I Love This Episode:</span> It combines some of my favorite things, horror stories, Nosferatu, and invertebrates, but also, it's hilarious.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Notable Lines:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Spongebob</span>: Hey! I'm (insert action here) at night!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Community - Beginner Pottery - Season 1 Ep.19</span><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mew8EXI7YMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mew8EXI7YMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew8EXI7YMo<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Synopsis:</span> Jeff takes Beginner Pottery for some easy credit while the rest of the Study Group decides to take Sailing in the parking lot. Distressed by his inability to accel at pottery, Jeff begins to suspect that one of the other students is not quite a "beginner" and breaks the "No Ghosting" rule set up by the teacher.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why I Love This Episode:</span> Firstly, No Ghosting. Whoever thought that up, is a genius. Secondly, sailing class, on a stationary boat, in the middle of the school parking lot... also genius. Even though it's still only in it's first season, this show has quickly become one of my faves, I am soooo glad it got renewed.<br /><br />Okay, I know there are TONS more I could list, but right now, it's 5:30 in the AM and therefore, time for me to sleep. My apologies to "Friends" which had so many good episodes I couldn't pick just one :(<br /><br />-RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-41629642297341074472010-03-12T22:23:00.000-08:002010-03-12T22:31:44.921-08:00Unrelated CaptionsEarlier this month, bequeathed to me a fantastic website of highly hilarious captioned photos... that make no sense. As the name suggests <a href="unrelatedcaptions.com">Unrelated Captions</a> basically pairs all the best pictures on the internet with unrelated captions to produce hilarious results. Merrissa and I thought we would try our hand at it... here are some of our first efforts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTLmJ1OOqSmbCHxp_RJd3bKDVgnkkN0emhGRSIkEz_UFK148yXNGxB81bFwIB-gFPMNygrGfl03rn-xLF5IS3pCuRYooZt7SUkZs0im40r7ny6yFBp_8Zi72EkvEnUu2kkXLr56zV2BY/s1600-h/I+had+snoo+snoo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTLmJ1OOqSmbCHxp_RJd3bKDVgnkkN0emhGRSIkEz_UFK148yXNGxB81bFwIB-gFPMNygrGfl03rn-xLF5IS3pCuRYooZt7SUkZs0im40r7ny6yFBp_8Zi72EkvEnUu2kkXLr56zV2BY/s320/I+had+snoo+snoo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448001999773381090" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVkJW_uJPEfKWpY27Tm5m8etrh2XdbXsJVnTqcZ0CwI2PoXe8OaQhhXTnf-hgBbO3w-yp0TZ6kWAIUm5IwXyUXvdul5hU6CAE6JlaTzJ8-K1GGH2fqCS7YfUztvD6ESdTdTBXt9Memc4/s1600-h/say+vampire.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVkJW_uJPEfKWpY27Tm5m8etrh2XdbXsJVnTqcZ0CwI2PoXe8OaQhhXTnf-hgBbO3w-yp0TZ6kWAIUm5IwXyUXvdul5hU6CAE6JlaTzJ8-K1GGH2fqCS7YfUztvD6ESdTdTBXt9Memc4/s320/say+vampire.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448002152805934914" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrMTdhRaQEb1F0Q6b9KeudM-4nMlD9IXGFC5eyStjNDdDaTqe667Kd0bi4mCIEdFYzZUWQ_D4bqRAhuFVKTAj8hGX0-sG5ZEcHFNg3KPElxNd3GA0ejWmJw8QVHm0gkQi_Am_Sbzj-CM/s1600-h/royalewithcheese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrMTdhRaQEb1F0Q6b9KeudM-4nMlD9IXGFC5eyStjNDdDaTqe667Kd0bi4mCIEdFYzZUWQ_D4bqRAhuFVKTAj8hGX0-sG5ZEcHFNg3KPElxNd3GA0ejWmJw8QVHm0gkQi_Am_Sbzj-CM/s320/royalewithcheese.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448002298732630914" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-59359810617895088422010-03-12T14:58:00.001-08:002010-03-12T15:13:50.806-08:00New Feature: My Life is MauryMerrissa and I were perusing the internets this weekend and stumbled upon <a href="http://www.mylifeistwilight.com">My Life is Twilight</a> and decided that our lives were too awesome to merely be Twilight... our lives had to be Maury.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />I'm a 14 year old stripper who doesn't know who my babydaddy is, LULZ... MLIM<br /><br />I have a secret... I'm secretly a MAN!... AND the father of our love-child! MLIM<br /><br />I have a secret! I have a Twin Sister! AND WE'RE BOTH STRIPPERS! MLIM<br /><br />I'm obsessed with a fictional vampire and it "ecclipses" all my real-life social interactions... MLIM also Twilight.<br /><br />Remember when I said I didn't cheat on you? My lie detector test determined that was a lie... up to 10 different times! MLIM<br /><br />I have a unibrow fetish. MLIM<br /><br />My cats are my life... also my lovers. MLIM<br /><br />You're welcome<br /><br />-Rampaige and MJUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-37711457390860032392010-03-11T18:12:00.000-08:002010-03-11T18:22:04.695-08:00New SoftwareOkay, so I just got a new computer and I've been spending the past couple days setting it up and installing all my spiffy software. Among my spiffy new software, is a brand new Novel-based word processor to complement my spiffy screenwriting software and I've been just ITCHING to try it out and actually write a few chapters of something as a way to distract me from working on the new pilot I'm supposed to be writing. <br /><br />Anywho... I've been tossing ideas around in my head for what to write and I've come up with a few different options.<br /><br />A) Some sort of memoir cataloging my short yet somewhat interesting existence and following my best friend Merrissa's and my quest to be One Hit Wonders while also having action figures of ourselves.<br /><br />B) A sweeping Romance Novel about Vikings, or Pirates, or Space Viking Pirates... or a Zombie Outbreak... basically a love story that somehow flourishes against insurmountable odds.<br /><br />C) A "How-to" Book on being awesome... or you know, cooking or something.<br /><br />D) A Girl's Guide to Horror Films and other things involving corpses.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm leaving it up to you guys. Vote! Tell me what you like best! I'll get started on the winner and post chapters of it as I finish them.<br /><br />-RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-88701753627287650442010-03-09T01:35:00.000-08:002010-03-09T02:07:45.296-08:00Songs that Remind me of People!My parents were in town this past weekend and we got onto the topic of which songs reminded us of whom so I decided to compile a list of people and songs that remind me of them. Enjoy! <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My Dad: Spider Pig</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EZEd3zsQgg4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EZEd3zsQgg4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZEd3zsQgg4<br /><br />I'm not sure why... it just does.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">My Mom: Hold On - Wilson Phillips</span><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/L2L9IKVe9LA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/L2L9IKVe9LA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2L9IKVe9LA<br /><br />Without fail, every time this song comes on the radio my mom will ask me who it's by. Every single time, I reply, "Wilson Phillips, Mom" I have no idea what she does with this information. To my knowledge she's never downloaded the song, or bought a Wilson Phillips album and I think at this point she's just messing with me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Erin: Flourescent Adolescent - The Arctic Monkeys</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ma9I9VBKPiw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ma9I9VBKPiw&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma9I9VBKPiw<br /><br />Erin says that if I ever succeed in making my Vampire movie that this song should play over the credit sequence... I agree wholeheartedly.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Former Roommate Merrissa: Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners<br /></span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oc-P8oDuS0Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oc-P8oDuS0Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8oDuS0Q<br /><br />Every single time Merrissa and I get in my car to go somewhere, and she DJ's with my iPod she plays this song first. Every. Single. Time. Luckily it's an awesome song.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Current Roommate Nikki: Cherry Pie - Warrant</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GTXkUr9COjc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GTXkUr9COjc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXkUr9COjc<br /><br />When I lived with Nikki the first time, in my younger college days, this song was at the same time, her phone ring, text tone, and alarm clock... for like 6 months. As a result, I know all the words.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Current Roommate Ricky: Informer - Snow</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D39Lm_HRfOs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D39Lm_HRfOs&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D39Lm_HRfOs<br /><br />There was a time when Merrissa claimed that the only thing she wanted for Christmas was for me to learn all the lyrics to this song... I never did... because to this day I cannot find a conclusive agreement on what the lyrics are. That doesn't stop Ricky and I from mumbling through it constantly.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Melody: What's Your Fantasy - Ludacris</span><br /><br />Video and song possibly NSFW... depending on where you work.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mq-Ru6kQhE4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mq-Ru6kQhE4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq-Ru6kQhE4<br /><br />This is honestly one of Mel's favorite songs... which cracks me up every time I think about it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Will: We Are the Champions - Queen</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sogKUx_q7ig&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sogKUx_q7ig&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogKUx_q7ig<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sam Morrow: Whistle for the Choir - The Fratellis</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m9xBX4CydAA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m9xBX4CydAA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9xBX4CydAA<br /><br />Mainly because she's a fellow Fratelli lover, but mostly because she and I share an appreciation for this song specifically.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Michelle Beard: Don't Dream it's Over - Sixpence None the Richer</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h3fU8m-7j78&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h3fU8m-7j78&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3fU8m-7j78<br /><br />Michelle put this on a mixtape for me back in high school... when we still used tapes for mixtapes... like champions. I actually still have the tape, sadly no where to play it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Nick Chavez: Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EMBbJ_l0Tb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EMBbJ_l0Tb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMBbJ_l0Tb4<br /><br />I think I remember Nick at one time saying this was his favorite song... I might be completely wrong, but either way, it still reminds me of him.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Krystol McIntyre: Bump Bump Bump - B2K</span><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CgiX53hjAPc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CgiX53hjAPc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgiX53hjAPc<br /><br />Basically any B2K/Omarion song reminds me of Krystol, and probably always will. It also makes me think of this girl in High School who had "Raz-b is Dumb Fine" written on her binder.<br /><br />Okay, I know there's a TON more I could come up with, so if you want me to tell you what song reminds me of you then put it in the comments. I'm also curious to find out if any songs remind people of me, so put that in the comments too!<br /><br />Rampaige, out!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-27636458218101845092010-03-09T00:32:00.000-08:002010-03-09T03:23:35.588-08:00Paige's Favorite Albums and Why... Part Deux!Two posts in a day, aren't you guys lucky :)<br /><br />As soon as I posted my last list of favorite albums, I realized there were some big albums missing. Albums that I can listen to, in their entirety, in one sitting. Albums that play over the sound system at work, that magically don't drive me insane. Albums that are just plain awesome, these, are those albums...<br /><br />Enjoy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Amy Winehouse: Back to Black</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg86D8ivEbeSn5aJ0avdFKtQgFGiryLg92wZSNYGaP5wf12E7XmN-yMEKorbMYJS0mwd9DFWittNUhYlOEvcJAY_vuH7HhmU9qlYClUwSStT_FlcnnsCmnC8Z78uKEUMyAZ57-l2Q8HE/s1600-h/CD-AmyWineHouseBackToBlack.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg86D8ivEbeSn5aJ0avdFKtQgFGiryLg92wZSNYGaP5wf12E7XmN-yMEKorbMYJS0mwd9DFWittNUhYlOEvcJAY_vuH7HhmU9qlYClUwSStT_FlcnnsCmnC8Z78uKEUMyAZ57-l2Q8HE/s320/CD-AmyWineHouseBackToBlack.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446550132089458850" /></a><br /><br />I was lucky enough to obtain this little gem on vinyl this week. I've heard many people argue for the more radio-friendly, less obscene stylings of Amy's fellow Brit Duffy, and while I enjoy Duffy's <span style="font-style:italic;">Rockferry</span> quite a bit she never seems to be able to capture the same aching soulful sound that Amy does. Listening to Amy Winehouse makes me feel like she's got more emotion in one crack addled nostril than I have in my entire being. It's rare that you find someone who sounds so painful, and yet so beautiful at the same time. Just witness this awesomeness...<br /><br />There's a small bit of cussing in the beginning, but other than that I think it should be SFW.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ah33Up5NTB4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ah33Up5NTB4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For all the facebook peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah33Up5NTB4<br /><br />I heard my sister even learned this song on the Ukelele, and says she'll leave a video of it on my wall... I have yet to see such a video, but I'm sure when I do it will be magnificent. :)<br />Download: <span style="font-style:italic;">Back to Black, Me and Mr. Jones, Tears Dry on Their Own, and the rest of the album.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Adele: 19</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4F8jATT_SYvG3dUZrAsv6ubU1sQJcNN3h69oxeaFLuK49Vi8QkzPD9WOCpR48vm1aMWa44fioHPC2Bohmv-MGYR2wAIm0udp-NKXpEn6om5EPhJwsYUkPfaJRJJFcYL6L-EpBLcAB9Lo/s1600-h/adele-19-2008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4F8jATT_SYvG3dUZrAsv6ubU1sQJcNN3h69oxeaFLuK49Vi8QkzPD9WOCpR48vm1aMWa44fioHPC2Bohmv-MGYR2wAIm0udp-NKXpEn6om5EPhJwsYUkPfaJRJJFcYL6L-EpBLcAB9Lo/s320/adele-19-2008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446554676854429506" /></a><br /><br />Much in the same vein as Ms. Winehouse, Adele hails from the UK but sounds like Motown, and in my experience you really can't go wrong with Motown, no way no how. She's a little lighter than her darker boozy counterpart, but not as airy as Duffy. Aka, less painful, but still gritty. I think the true measure of an artist is how well they sing their songs live, and Adele is a live performance champ, as evidenced in this video with just her voice and a guitar...<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mO_YaZsIJJ8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mO_YaZsIJJ8&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO_YaZsIJJ8<br /><br />This is my absolute favorite song off her debut album, and I know it's good because it was on my store's rotation for 3 months and I never got tired of it. I would actually look forward to it playing at work. It's rare that I can actually enjoy the music in the store, since even the best songs become grating after a long day of dealing with surly customers, but Adele beat the odds.<br />Download: <span style="font-style:italic;">Chasing Pavements, Right as Rain, etc.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rooney: Self Titled and Calling the World</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9tkZ7DOFWq0rxN6k6KcJouoytHytB1TD3ArPxeiz_FFojmIijW0ZKeeiMHlJSgrFhJ7qYRZtUJDj59lSGTbci9zKkl4B2EEFdSkVRBWILHvTTWYBDHUA0hK6fHSXgMJn5FrHrytJJ1U/s1600-h/6830-rooney.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9tkZ7DOFWq0rxN6k6KcJouoytHytB1TD3ArPxeiz_FFojmIijW0ZKeeiMHlJSgrFhJ7qYRZtUJDj59lSGTbci9zKkl4B2EEFdSkVRBWILHvTTWYBDHUA0hK6fHSXgMJn5FrHrytJJ1U/s320/6830-rooney.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446558632753967090" /></a><br /><br />I nearly slapped myself when I realized that neither of these albums were on my first list. I was lucky enough to see Rooney live when they came to UCI a few years ago and it was an interesting experience to say the least... but! They were AMAZING! They sound exactly like they do on their CD. And if you're wondering if the lead singer is that guy from Princess Diaries, the answer is yes. I think the band is actually in the movie at one point, playing the end of this song...<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jB809oiPE1c&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jB809oiPE1c&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For all the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB809oiPE1c<br /><br />Download: <span style="font-style:italic;">Blueside, Sorry Sorry, Shakin', When Did Your Heart Go Missing, and basically everything else...</span><br /><br />They also have a new album due out this June!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Police: Greatest Hits</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRmajgJcPAvE8h_dXqM5KrWe-z1iW-jtjca96HfKM6kqxPjanLtpK4B_eVTjqWvqWFiz7ZMiVTCSz4fNsEyHZarCQ0y1cnBzfth2ZT7mFGhnfJZZFh3jIdkJJEarXTfK6yzcFxCHHWQM/s1600-h/the_police-600.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRmajgJcPAvE8h_dXqM5KrWe-z1iW-jtjca96HfKM6kqxPjanLtpK4B_eVTjqWvqWFiz7ZMiVTCSz4fNsEyHZarCQ0y1cnBzfth2ZT7mFGhnfJZZFh3jIdkJJEarXTfK6yzcFxCHHWQM/s320/the_police-600.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446580826577783506" /></a><br /><br />Why is it that the bands who can't get along and stay together make the best music. The Police are truly legendary, their songs have been covered dozens of times and yet their originals still stand the test of time. Every time someone plays that crappy Roxanne cover from Moulin Rouge a little piece of me dies inside, because this is what Roxanne SHOULD sound like...<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PO7q5z5wbNc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PO7q5z5wbNc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO7q5z5wbNc<br /><br />Download: <span style="font-style:italic;">Roxanne, Message in a Bottle, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Don't Stand so Close to Me...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Death Cab for Cutie: Narrow Stairs</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXL2uISCbnKu1p7Sq1jQQOfkeglKgI6Ag9XPBJ7dOVY0bk7e7RRGfEOpq5sgcG-HT4G7eYiGenqaXetDtlf3OkCMKRV9HHsaRKhuyzPTxwNG0IvTRLRJbf6HmDhIiulNCu2zE6gb4GOBw/s1600-h/narrow-stairs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXL2uISCbnKu1p7Sq1jQQOfkeglKgI6Ag9XPBJ7dOVY0bk7e7RRGfEOpq5sgcG-HT4G7eYiGenqaXetDtlf3OkCMKRV9HHsaRKhuyzPTxwNG0IvTRLRJbf6HmDhIiulNCu2zE6gb4GOBw/s320/narrow-stairs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446592609333500338" /></a><br /><br />I actually have this on vinyl as well as CD and I have to say that this is a great album to just set and forget. Just turn it on, and you won't even notice how it meanders from song to song because it flows so well, I did eventually differentiate the songs enough to have a favorite...<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0o9_cxGbt30&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0o9_cxGbt30&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o9_cxGbt30<br /><br />Download: <span style="font-style:italic;">I Will Possess Your Heart, Cath<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Michael Jackson: Off the Wall</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2sVcKYncnP6_iYV6o3uIBJezng7Isamm7zppONHGb6mj-Zfw0z9eNr2e3uBTNgjSqVbPHr-5c1pAIFD-2HTbuhf4N6MtkBb3N6-rRNN3xzQNVSj9gOp9aHj-5L7phguRh6BgcsmsGAo/s1600-h/51mV9uUEKcL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2sVcKYncnP6_iYV6o3uIBJezng7Isamm7zppONHGb6mj-Zfw0z9eNr2e3uBTNgjSqVbPHr-5c1pAIFD-2HTbuhf4N6MtkBb3N6-rRNN3xzQNVSj9gOp9aHj-5L7phguRh6BgcsmsGAo/s320/51mV9uUEKcL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446588689706205282" /></a><br /><br />You know all those awesome Michael Jackson songs that aren't Thriller? Yeah... they're like all on this album, no lie... <br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5X-Mrc2l1d0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5X-Mrc2l1d0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0<br /><br />All this album needs is Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal, Bad, Black and White, and Thriller to be a nearly complete Michael Jackson's Greatest hits album.<br /><br />Happy Listening,<br />RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-50515883179479919702010-02-25T21:17:00.000-08:002010-02-25T22:30:53.674-08:00I just have a lot of feelings...Let the rants begin...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RUFT35S7Jb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RUFT35S7Jb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUFT35S7Jb4<br /><br />Like the girl in the video, it's true. I have a lot of feelings. On various subjects. Unfortunately not all of them fit neatly into other posts. So I'm just going to discuss them now... by discuss, I mean rant.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The History Channel</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzJHgiGY0w2Pfrwq1z97Q_RLKk5HOzb52LunsquFWbg1p-GDlrMa-tQf81mj_LzSTXFCCsL7PS3sI8a4nnbxsSKlY4tUIn69DaEvjb0GWeQ4f1F0k2Q_tEN4XDl4vHuBsn64Ey8GSccA/s1600-h/history.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzJHgiGY0w2Pfrwq1z97Q_RLKk5HOzb52LunsquFWbg1p-GDlrMa-tQf81mj_LzSTXFCCsL7PS3sI8a4nnbxsSKlY4tUIn69DaEvjb0GWeQ4f1F0k2Q_tEN4XDl4vHuBsn64Ey8GSccA/s320/history.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442420527562091762" /></a><br /><br />I don't know about you guys, but I often find myself at home during the day with nothing to watch on TV. In this situation, I often turn to one of three reliable channel resources.<br /><br />1. Whatever Channel Maury is on.<br />2. The Food Network<br />3. The History Channel<br /><br />Who doesn't love watching trainwrecks cry? Nobody that's who. Everybody loves a good round of paternity test shenanigans, but sometimes Maury, Montel, Jerry Springer, and/or Judge Judy aren't on TV. At that point, there's only one logical person to turn to... Paula Deen. But oh no! Paula doesn't come on til 4! That can mean only one thing... it's time to learn about the Pyramids.<br /><br />Or at least that's what you want from the History Channel... and sometimes that's what you get. But chances are, 90% of the times you tune into the History Channel... it will be something WWII related or Gangland... which they somehow find a way to relate to WWII. (How many Gangland specials are there on the Aryan Brotherhood anyway?)<br /><br />WWII can be fascinating... at least that's what the History Channel WANTS you to think. That's why they give their WWII specials names like "Hitler and the Occult." With a name like that, how could you NOT want to watch? I mean Hitler was one messed up dude, I can't think of anyone more evil... oh wait, yes I can... SATAN! The only way the ending of Inglourious Basterds would have been more satisfying is if the Bear Jew had gunned down Satan after he finished with Hitler. Seriously, Hitler and Satan, the two biggest names in douchebaggery, teamed up, one night only... FOR A HISTORY CHANNEL SPECTACULAR EVENT!!!<br /><br />But that's not what this special is about at all... Pretty much the whole thing boils down to, "Hitler was kind of into Astrology."<br /><br />Big. Deal.<br /><br />So is the lady who cuts my hair. She also enjoys Elvis Costello and is saving up to go visit the Harry Potter theme park in Florida when it opens. Do I want to watch a History Channel special about her? That's a definite no. The worst part is that the History Channel has awesome specials, they just NEVER play them, look at this list...<br /><br />History of Vampires<br />The Aztecs and Human Sacrifice<br />Historical Ghost Stories<br />Mysteries of the Pyramids<br />Stonehenge: Temple of the Dead<br />Ancient Aliens<br /><br />That's how many awesome ones I found in 60 seconds. Guess what? None of them are WWII related, which is probably why they don't show them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Crappy Band Names</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwq9W4FD2GzWNK5SfcTe8WIn5vVDOtbHIP_r8614iyzP2DByic1oxvvjACSdfazfcFc2dCcHtDNxioobSsywVvFo-c3inZrlO49bVBpRBcfDPWK30taxD7qGhE69buvCLyqhc22g1A-D8/s1600-h/tokio-hotel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwq9W4FD2GzWNK5SfcTe8WIn5vVDOtbHIP_r8614iyzP2DByic1oxvvjACSdfazfcFc2dCcHtDNxioobSsywVvFo-c3inZrlO49bVBpRBcfDPWK30taxD7qGhE69buvCLyqhc22g1A-D8/s320/tokio-hotel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442425668542260738" /></a><br /><br />Tokio Hotel... before I go for the obvious jokes, can I just point out that the normal looking ones in that picture have names like Gustav and Georg... while Bob Marley and Edward Scissorhands over there get names like Bill and Tom. Seriously unfair. Now that's out of the way... TOKIO HAS A Y IN IT! T-O-K-Y-O, TOKYO. The Germans aren't the only culprits here, this is a war we're fighting on our very own American soil...<br /><br />Soulja Boy Tell 'Em... Tell <span style="font-style:italic;">them</span> what, Soulja Boy? While we're at it... S-O-L-D-I-E-R!!! Soldier, not Soulja. Now, I'm not just getting down on people for bad spelling, because hey, I love The Beatles, and they would be decidedly less awesome if they were called The Beetles, but the misspelling serves a purpose. BEATles, like a beat in their music. The difference is that no one gets confused by the name "The Beatles" there's no dangling pronouns in "The Beatles" it doesn't leave you scratching your head thinking... huh? Bad band names can cause confusion, as seen in this epic and awesome film...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vs_h7YdIe_k&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vs_h7YdIe_k&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs_h7YdIe_k<br /><br />Do you think they would have gotten famous if they would have kept their name as the Oneders (Hey, that's O-nee-ders) instead of the Wonders? Heck no. So cut the crap, and have a normal band name, for all our sakes.<br /><br />I like to end on a positive...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Old Spice</span><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/owGykVbfgUE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/owGykVbfgUE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE<br /><br />Don't even lie, that's the funniest commercial you've seen all week, maybe month, possibly year, Old Spice doesn't smell too bad either. A message to all the dudes out there, smelling nice is basically one of the best things you can do to "Up your Game" there's not much better than a guy that smells like nice cologne... or at the very least Old Spice.<br /><br />Live Long and Prosper,<br />RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-14619100755858193082010-02-18T00:50:00.000-08:002010-02-18T01:57:34.408-08:00Paige's Favorite Albums and Why...Okay, so I cleaned my cavernous abyss of a bedroom the other day and found about 4 CD's that I had totally forgotten I had, and consequently, totally forgotten how much I love, and I realized I've never put up a comprehensive list of my all time faves. Well, that time is now! (I'm updating... happy Michelle? ;)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Maroon 5 - Songs about Jane</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAzDg_n44OiG5iSCSAs-P-pLS3eZvSVJpwR6uc1GVaItCA0kE_jfkDWdoDr7dy9NLWYEAp0wB3x19U7I8onogixLgWYKX72c3X8f_OlaL4AkxLFrgW3EhJkW5zHeFwfOYsgB8vwMl5-8/s1600-h/album-songs-about-jane.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAzDg_n44OiG5iSCSAs-P-pLS3eZvSVJpwR6uc1GVaItCA0kE_jfkDWdoDr7dy9NLWYEAp0wB3x19U7I8onogixLgWYKX72c3X8f_OlaL4AkxLFrgW3EhJkW5zHeFwfOYsgB8vwMl5-8/s320/album-songs-about-jane.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439513916532386786" /></a><br />I know I've mentioned my love for this album on the blog before, but this is one of the few albums that I can listen to from beginning to end without skipping to the next track, and be completely content. Fun fact: If you listen to this album from start to finish, it follows the life cycle of a doomed relationship... also it's awesome.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: This Love, Sunday Morning etc.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Killers - Hot Fuss</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOPYVoumwz9_CxRxQYAxGZnYJViSED-VtcNRGCcO9g2qS3FHcXjr5IGGCkC3Mf4q7ChpygQi0iVd8PFPEI_BAAIFuUnuyA860YVyHvRvZj_kHU4Iny7JQ34aXryXrjRXIy1v08Ng1zHQ/s1600-h/cover_Killers_HotFuss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOPYVoumwz9_CxRxQYAxGZnYJViSED-VtcNRGCcO9g2qS3FHcXjr5IGGCkC3Mf4q7ChpygQi0iVd8PFPEI_BAAIFuUnuyA860YVyHvRvZj_kHU4Iny7JQ34aXryXrjRXIy1v08Ng1zHQ/s320/cover_Killers_HotFuss.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439514452932749890" /></a><br />This kind of music is not normally my cup of tea. Aside from my embarrassing ammount of Lady Gaga as of late, Electronic/Dance stuff has never been my thing, but after buying this album I instantly fell in love with it. Mr. Brightside is in the top 3 of every Best Songs Ever mix I make.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: Mr. Brightside, duh. Also, Midnight Show</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Fratellis - Costello Music</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzoZIj51dGNL3_pY-W6mymu-avLjs2Qhrnqr5LKYGogtasZ21d2zpkVEMr23ZnSw5DmDfgoEMij51fpaTpue-PgvPgxZnQSJanEtfyW_QW_qoKUiz9N3LgT78zncCEqfDXU0LNuCaDIk/s1600-h/the-fratellis-costello-music-372453.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzoZIj51dGNL3_pY-W6mymu-avLjs2Qhrnqr5LKYGogtasZ21d2zpkVEMr23ZnSw5DmDfgoEMij51fpaTpue-PgvPgxZnQSJanEtfyW_QW_qoKUiz9N3LgT78zncCEqfDXU0LNuCaDIk/s320/the-fratellis-costello-music-372453.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439515953829939538" /></a><br />I bought this album on a whim after seeing the now famous iPod ad...<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PKxGfLo7Cqo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PKxGfLo7Cqo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />For the facebook peeps:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKxGfLo7Cqo<br /><br />Little did I know the wonders that awaited within. It's good old fashioned English Pub Rock with a modern flare and it's virtually impossible to dislike in any way shape or form. It's also been featured in some high quality cinema... like Hot Fuzz<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: Whistle for the Choir, Baby Fratelli</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mika - Life in Cartoon Motion</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWZYY_BFcyCVYsxoisAIkqR0BWNpEdPrqwoKN1let_H-1H_h2mp8Xg24nSiDLct_xGRpZPpkbO9RmkhDh8cEZgtjF4c7_NicjRqi94GPfu916GVSKiBYx0ELuPrq98IddpRyS7lQ56K4/s1600-h/10103-life-in-cartoon-motion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWZYY_BFcyCVYsxoisAIkqR0BWNpEdPrqwoKN1let_H-1H_h2mp8Xg24nSiDLct_xGRpZPpkbO9RmkhDh8cEZgtjF4c7_NicjRqi94GPfu916GVSKiBYx0ELuPrq98IddpRyS7lQ56K4/s320/10103-life-in-cartoon-motion.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439513743426029842" /></a><br />Because it's freakin' awesome that's why. When I was a freshman, Mesa Commons would always have MtvU playing on all the TVs in the dining room. One day while savoring a stale bagel and staring mindlessly at the screens I saw the video for Grace Kelly with no music (because they never turned the volume loud enough for us to actually hear anything) and I was oddly compelled to go home and look up the song on iTunes. Boy am I glad I did. I would say this is the best album I've purchased since going to college.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: Grace Kelly, Big Girl You are Beautiful, Lollipop</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bSnaQK2pJTtfUtZlaaxzZFL32lBoi8NFDdFqhWxd9BRSJJnFK-6gzbk0W_Yl8k7UUnTVbRFFutDmw3lHVhxE-lRDKZhF4wWhYNRjmEzRWnwJgL6K-bSTlOlg-pW8v8WIWwNPPpoQ6dM/s1600-h/no_doubt_-_tragic_kingdom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bSnaQK2pJTtfUtZlaaxzZFL32lBoi8NFDdFqhWxd9BRSJJnFK-6gzbk0W_Yl8k7UUnTVbRFFutDmw3lHVhxE-lRDKZhF4wWhYNRjmEzRWnwJgL6K-bSTlOlg-pW8v8WIWwNPPpoQ6dM/s320/no_doubt_-_tragic_kingdom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439515803779116386" /></a><br />Do I really even have to justify this one. You'd be hard pressed to find someone my age that doesn't know about half the songs on this album... it was legendary back in the day, and guess what, it still holds up. Fun fact: I have this album on vinyl and the record is green... literally green. The only thing cooler than that is my lavender copy of Purple Rain.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: Spiderwebs, Just a Girl,</span> and of course <span style="font-style:italic;">Don't Speak</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFpFblLNn1Y_HCHiS3-rwJjzJjvtb3SYrTcfkPt4mz0ROuw66J0CzYF-iUSoeUmDBmzqZ9FtVkVFx2T9FwE5G_pXosTO3HFRvcTWry3BHG6zzk_uKPiCat_anLBSESkv2PS_6ph6wbbE/s1600-h/B0007TFGXU.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFpFblLNn1Y_HCHiS3-rwJjzJjvtb3SYrTcfkPt4mz0ROuw66J0CzYF-iUSoeUmDBmzqZ9FtVkVFx2T9FwE5G_pXosTO3HFRvcTWry3BHG6zzk_uKPiCat_anLBSESkv2PS_6ph6wbbE/s320/B0007TFGXU.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439514984368389618" /></a><br />Before Ben Folds was a solo artist and put out even more albums filled with righteous tune-age he was in a band... that was named after him... Essentially it's the same thing, but with 2 other guys added to the mix. The interesting thing about Ben Folds Five is that many songs people attribute to Ben Folds as a solo artist were actually originally performed by the band.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: Fair, Kate, Brick, Song For the Dumped</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjMOBC685KjZlUGZQ_1AFQjSQKHIrmAwf_wfUU5ndsoIQJVRm6mhZ6ZE56b393XU44-XYYaXMDHrYf7dEXbmkA4llMfvoGci7uCr7HW-tr2oCyS-AStUui_U1zcQ4aZJ5Wuipp2RbRM4/s1600-h/Apollo_18_album_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjMOBC685KjZlUGZQ_1AFQjSQKHIrmAwf_wfUU5ndsoIQJVRm6mhZ6ZE56b393XU44-XYYaXMDHrYf7dEXbmkA4llMfvoGci7uCr7HW-tr2oCyS-AStUui_U1zcQ4aZJ5Wuipp2RbRM4/s320/Apollo_18_album_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439519308508705074" /></a><br />A childhood favorite that I've recently re-discovered. They have such an interesting sound and there's not much like them out there anymore. Plus, I really enjoyed their tiny 30 second cameo in Coraline...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/km7JsvdmMyI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/km7JsvdmMyI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />For all the facebook peeps...<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km7JsvdmMyI<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: Dinner Bell, Mammal, Evil Twin, Narrow Your Eyes, I Palindrome I</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ludo - You're Awful I Love You</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsIiBRC-a4JzDQRcv-1Q36lBLhVua2VP2wG1mZmPQ2PPf0PBwnjM5px2aGAikKnuwSpqRNwtMPxsM4pRtudhxoP2VtuPKDt5bOwtmFVuzTE1UrfZtPrU-QtC7Cg5-lBCwsZY8i8xOIuY/s1600-h/album-youre-awful-i-love-you.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsIiBRC-a4JzDQRcv-1Q36lBLhVua2VP2wG1mZmPQ2PPf0PBwnjM5px2aGAikKnuwSpqRNwtMPxsM4pRtudhxoP2VtuPKDt5bOwtmFVuzTE1UrfZtPrU-QtC7Cg5-lBCwsZY8i8xOIuY/s320/album-youre-awful-i-love-you.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439514233430469746" /></a><br />Yet another gem gleaned from early campus cable and MtvU. I think the thing that truly makes the first single off this album is the music video. It looks like it's all one take and it requires a truly trained eye to spot the nearly flawless cuts...<br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0XH3oMNKApI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0XH3oMNKApI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />For the facebook peeps:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XH3oMNKApI<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: Drunken Lament, Mutiny Below</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKuBWcZTOiX4DY7Mie7Mbvi_wOU8tcudH8aOfK0bdmZ6Hawcc6yuqHWGHBmx7BoY-FKj258Mt2OldXr4aNMMX5C1PfvkGE6_ZJ_LDPBeZdvmgZEWt9TvoFaHxILav3qaC-hB6jVVgJo0/s1600-h/hard_days_night.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKuBWcZTOiX4DY7Mie7Mbvi_wOU8tcudH8aOfK0bdmZ6Hawcc6yuqHWGHBmx7BoY-FKj258Mt2OldXr4aNMMX5C1PfvkGE6_ZJ_LDPBeZdvmgZEWt9TvoFaHxILav3qaC-hB6jVVgJo0/s320/hard_days_night.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439515352794340466" /></a><br />I know there are so many good Beatles albums to choose from, but I choose this one. It has some of my all time favorite Beatles songs all in one place. Not to say that the other albums aren't equally list worthy, but this is the one I find myself listening to most often.<span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Download: If I fell, And I Love Her, The rest of the album</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jellyfish - Spilt Milk</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTvWFzZtbenbIuDWpoLHBoVmSOYB0Q1JTOjQimyaIzACiq3NlDRvBWFFntEZ53QImCP-rR0aqAK2LfKjSiS_0Pf16ki4kIKPQxX_VsVM1RiwxTqWwpssIKs06EJ-5dsORahxrP1udXd8/s1600-h/jellyfishspiltmilk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTvWFzZtbenbIuDWpoLHBoVmSOYB0Q1JTOjQimyaIzACiq3NlDRvBWFFntEZ53QImCP-rR0aqAK2LfKjSiS_0Pf16ki4kIKPQxX_VsVM1RiwxTqWwpssIKs06EJ-5dsORahxrP1udXd8/s320/jellyfishspiltmilk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439515560093141122" /></a><br />One of the best albums of the 90's that no one ever heard and sadly the band broke up right after the release of this album, so there's no knowing how much more awesome they would have gotten with time.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: Joining a Fan Club, Sebrina Paste and Plato, New Mistake</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Queen - Greatest Hits Vol.1</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAphJab9lL-AneGr8QSMClZPNFiVbx17-vbi4artAKGmBgQFmwNU-wD2dsfUR1XFwKChA_NYj5fdU1yfpYztPbVlrGeV6v8B4BFmP3Hf8ex_d-c26bgOxWPYWFG9r8dc_63eKLDtPpyg/s1600-h/B000000OBP.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAphJab9lL-AneGr8QSMClZPNFiVbx17-vbi4artAKGmBgQFmwNU-wD2dsfUR1XFwKChA_NYj5fdU1yfpYztPbVlrGeV6v8B4BFmP3Hf8ex_d-c26bgOxWPYWFG9r8dc_63eKLDtPpyg/s320/B000000OBP.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439515151650517762" /></a><br />It basically has all the best Queen songs on one CD including my personal guilty pleasure fave "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" Which was also lovingly covered by Mr. Jason Mraz... and covered well if I do say so myself.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: Don't Stop Me Now, Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, Killer Queen</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xlmfdTQvkCaDN6iMpMaLy-it8F4w6LspgGfapLjlCm9SotSIsxHwFiIl72FaYW9aEaiSo098MpAUEWP9IaZc0CXy4AaKWAPKomgbt24tiG8FEbigFidC7egzUScAMjMSS2chkGiexxI/s1600-h/album-infinity-on-high.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xlmfdTQvkCaDN6iMpMaLy-it8F4w6LspgGfapLjlCm9SotSIsxHwFiIl72FaYW9aEaiSo098MpAUEWP9IaZc0CXy4AaKWAPKomgbt24tiG8FEbigFidC7egzUScAMjMSS2chkGiexxI/s320/album-infinity-on-high.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439513598833531410" /></a><br />Say what you will, naysayers. But I love this album... I also tend to lose it in my car and then find it months later subsequently falling in love with it anew.<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Download: The Take Over The Break's Over, Thnks Fr Th Mmrs, I've got all this ringing in my ears...</span><br /><br />Happy Listening!<br />RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-52590634568480835392010-02-08T01:39:00.000-08:002010-03-01T01:45:48.546-08:00Things I Bought That I LoveSome of my favorite things have unfortunately come to an end as of late. No, I'm not just talking about Fall Out Boy. This past week, I went to check in to one of my favorite Blogs... AND IT WAS GONE!!! NOOOOO!!!<br /><br />I've referenced thingsiboughtthatilove.com before, and some of you may recognize it as Mindy Kaling's (Kelly from the Office) blog. The point of the blog is basically for Mindy and her friends to show off recent purchases and talk about why they're so awesome. Let me just say... she has great taste. So, in memory of this blog, I've decided to make my own list of things that I bought I love, enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mac Fan Apple Earrings - $13.99</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0j6DsX5jBiJLw6V1EUMg7dS68awPH2vQKKBQ5M4yqj1smMVAQ_pw67kmLhgbAly2BiY-K80RyDGHPG4n7tW9USEEBF6JcWb0J-454LD6HxVyYG0pgsCBLSXQJNb9Su1rQgAS-I_AYTU/s1600-h/il_430xN.117319948.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0j6DsX5jBiJLw6V1EUMg7dS68awPH2vQKKBQ5M4yqj1smMVAQ_pw67kmLhgbAly2BiY-K80RyDGHPG4n7tW9USEEBF6JcWb0J-454LD6HxVyYG0pgsCBLSXQJNb9Su1rQgAS-I_AYTU/s320/il_430xN.117319948.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435808793041095442" /></a><br />These sweet studs are made from tiny logo stickers rescued from Macs from days of old. Not only are they SUPER cute but also environmentally friendly because they're made from recycled materials. A cute way for stylish broads to hint at inner nerdiness. You can get your own pair at Etsy.com<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mika: The Boy Who Knew Too Much - $11.99 @ BestBuy</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcGHrHfSnuaa6qbErQNQ_WpXh4taYHdvNiGKZSgVFcgANAWgygrIWcaJgNcyYvV3LOBIu-H_L0irFQ9NcTXxuZeOi0BOFqsEnJazeVo4SEsBGw-L5RZIRQEx2OavDWwuO2VHycU6Y4Sw/s1600-h/mika-the-boy-who-knew-too-much-official-album-cover-thanx-to-raul-legacy2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcGHrHfSnuaa6qbErQNQ_WpXh4taYHdvNiGKZSgVFcgANAWgygrIWcaJgNcyYvV3LOBIu-H_L0irFQ9NcTXxuZeOi0BOFqsEnJazeVo4SEsBGw-L5RZIRQEx2OavDWwuO2VHycU6Y4Sw/s320/mika-the-boy-who-knew-too-much-official-album-cover-thanx-to-raul-legacy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435809755272307698" /></a><br />Sad about Fall Out Boy breaking up? DON'T BE! Just pop in some Mika! The best part is that it's physically impossible to be anything but euphorically happy when listening to Mika. No seriously, try to think of Dead puppies whilst watching this video...<br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WOWW-0OwxEU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WOWW-0OwxEU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />For the Facebook Peeps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOWW-0OwxEU&feature=fvw<br /><br />You can't do it can you? It's just too awesome to be sad. Another Thing I Bought That I Love = Tickets to see Mika Live. Probably the best concert I have ever attended, I'd go again tomorrow for double the price... it would be totally worth it. You can buy it wherever sweet tunes are sold.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">This T-Shirt! - £25</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJmOMCNjMPolgfbcDyUwxTUNCX7pu_U1YdixPItpRAiek-q-KdzX2BW3FdjcguH1y_Z4noKFqmvxz24XUoIlmSzkvE4AeOod1H64A9ycc9YFUABPWCTp784BktT1XcB58FgAHz7yF-Mc/s1600-h/suepinkmon_mod_shots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJmOMCNjMPolgfbcDyUwxTUNCX7pu_U1YdixPItpRAiek-q-KdzX2BW3FdjcguH1y_Z4noKFqmvxz24XUoIlmSzkvE4AeOod1H64A9ycc9YFUABPWCTp784BktT1XcB58FgAHz7yF-Mc/s320/suepinkmon_mod_shots.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435815945714084338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpGqhH1XzyqIZ92nhtdBomLj-nna_knqTdl9dqMS0QqsO-thbmlD7RXGCt2-pkIoO833FjUAMxZPomoEqWqjJNAmkZAIHTWXT8xQnG1Uy-o0J8h6WfZsatYemprkEr8ycp1PwcoxM-1E/s1600-h/T-pinkmons312.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpGqhH1XzyqIZ92nhtdBomLj-nna_knqTdl9dqMS0QqsO-thbmlD7RXGCt2-pkIoO833FjUAMxZPomoEqWqjJNAmkZAIHTWXT8xQnG1Uy-o0J8h6WfZsatYemprkEr8ycp1PwcoxM-1E/s320/T-pinkmons312.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435816129009113538" /></a><br />We met this artist at the Camden Open Air Market in London and he finally has his website up and running, which is awesome because his designs are super fun and have recently been featured on the BBC. Who knows, maybe he'll get super famous some day and you could have one of his first shirts. I'm quite partial to the monster, as well as the shirt featuring a giant octopus attacking London.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The IT Crowd DVDs Seasons 1 - 3 - $19.00 Each @ Best Buy </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC-pIV4zv2CvzoGy7SmNA7x9gDIVLY63P7Xofiqu7Sdk5LCXlAGCnG8P4xo-TBXY4-fla9AxkfsGu7HoDn8CjzImpFOIvw_PSiD7pMHbOrplGiL4jHGcEzHZWZnTrNtqKqtdk2uQxWxg/s1600-h/the_it_crowd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC-pIV4zv2CvzoGy7SmNA7x9gDIVLY63P7Xofiqu7Sdk5LCXlAGCnG8P4xo-TBXY4-fla9AxkfsGu7HoDn8CjzImpFOIvw_PSiD7pMHbOrplGiL4jHGcEzHZWZnTrNtqKqtdk2uQxWxg/s320/the_it_crowd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435817391102113922" /></a><br />The second British import on our list. Did you ever wonder where Big Bang Theory borrowed all their good ideas from? IT WAS THIS SHOW! Except that this show is infinitely more awesome. Don't believe me? All the seasons are available to watch instantly on Netflix, try a few episodes out... you'll thank me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Zebra Flats - $12.99 @ Target</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpKCN_tncRMGMASasfSesCM0Lvazs6do_ElZIRs8LKvEwYv2-4Y_dJQrQkNvWxXd3CnXoFiB2xlrJ-gmfm1ikIf2UTjT1vHg8T_egBuJigDDRbOPTYZAqzvdsN2UOyue4PY69Uq7wZxM/s1600-h/41-CzTP6PYL._AA260_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpKCN_tncRMGMASasfSesCM0Lvazs6do_ElZIRs8LKvEwYv2-4Y_dJQrQkNvWxXd3CnXoFiB2xlrJ-gmfm1ikIf2UTjT1vHg8T_egBuJigDDRbOPTYZAqzvdsN2UOyue4PY69Uq7wZxM/s320/41-CzTP6PYL._AA260_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435820167582795026" /></a><br />These shoes are SUPER comfortable, they come in like a MILLION different prints/colors, and did I mention they're $12.99? $12.99 People! I have 4 different pairs of these shoes... not a day goes by when I don't wear at least one of those pairs. They're more comfortable than tennis shoes and a helluva lot cuter. Thank you Target, for enabling poor college kids like me to have sweet Zapatos.<br /><br />Tell me the best stuff you've bought lately in the comments section!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-85588482030597803552010-01-05T02:36:00.000-08:002010-01-05T02:52:39.318-08:00Calling All Office Fans!!!Okay so here's the deal. <br /><br />I'm applying for a few writing-based internships at NBC. As part of the application process I wrote a spec script for the show I know best, The Office. I'm pretty laid back when it comes to most things, but when it comes to my writing I am a perfectionist. Therefore, I refuse to send in my draft until I know that it is the best draft it could possibly be ever in the history of ever.<br /><br />At this point you're thinking, "Okay Paige, so you're borderline anal-retentive about your TV shows, what does that have to do with me?" IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH YOU. Sometimes stuff sounds amazing on paper but falls flat the second it's read aloud, so what I want to do is have a table reading for the rough draft of my script.<br /><br />For the uninitiated, a table reading is where a bunch of actors/writers get together and read a script aloud and with feeling as if they were performing it to get a sense of how the script flows. I unfortunately am only one person, so I need people! If you love The Office and you are in Southern California. I WANT YOU to read my script.<br /><br />Do you wake up every morning wishing you had Andy Bernard's sweet acapella skills? Or Stanley's crossword abilities? NOW YOU CAN! Well, at least in an imaginary sense for the half an hour or so the reading will take. Here are the roles available...<br /><br />Michael Scott<br /><br />Jim Halpert<br /><br />Dwight Schrute<br /><br />Pam Beesly-Halpert<br /><br />Kevin Malone<br /><br />Oscar Nunes<br /><br />Angela Martin<br /><br />Meredith Palmer<br /><br />Creed Bratton<br /><br />Andy Bernard<br /><br />Stanley Hudson<br /><br />Darryl Philbin<br /><br />Phyllis Lapin-Vance<br /><br />Kelly Kapoor<br /><br />Ryan Howard<br /><br />Toby Flenderson<br /><br />Miscellaneous Female Characters<br /><br />Miscellaneous Male Characters<br /><br />If you want to read, email @ paigesuth@gmail.com, tell me what character(s) you'd like to read and what days you're free, and I will send you a script. There will be food, fun, and awkwardness! Hope you can come! (That's what she said)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-79539369991443584702009-12-14T20:41:00.001-08:002009-12-15T02:16:07.732-08:00Songs Inspired by Crappy Pick Up LinesHey Everybody,<br /><br />Now that finals are over I finally have time to concentrate on important things... like coming up with some way to kill time on Wednesday Nights until Glee starts up again in April. More importantly, I now I have time to catch up on my internet hilarity, where I discovered a piece of musical genius passed on to me by Mr. Sax Appeal himself, my roommate Ricky Hopkins.<br /><br />This slice of ear candy is the newest from R. Kelly. You know, the guy who wrote the only 12-part song about midget defecation and baby daddies. This whole song is essentially one terrible pick up line, and I thought to myself, "Self, there are many songs like this... to the blog!"<br /><br />For all you guys on facebook, if you want to see the vids you're gonna have to go check it out on the blog... Unfortunately facebook is lame and doesn't let me embed videos in my notes, they also constantly screw up my links also. So without further ado, I give you this list of songs based on horrible pick up lines, starting first with our main man R. Kelly. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pregnant - R. Kelly</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZEDYimvSrL0hjAGaKUe1mNRgIOp_Moj2XdRqSJ5fGV4K9Eri5eDX0Y3Kve3cEGxfT2_m-BTHD9APaOwxhH99citCzXPsX_G9pBlQpfAitNpTICu-wW95iFW4ceKUpA_aYTq6Hwib_zs/s1600-h/r-kelly-1-thumb-460x300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZEDYimvSrL0hjAGaKUe1mNRgIOp_Moj2XdRqSJ5fGV4K9Eri5eDX0Y3Kve3cEGxfT2_m-BTHD9APaOwxhH99citCzXPsX_G9pBlQpfAitNpTICu-wW95iFW4ceKUpA_aYTq6Hwib_zs/s320/r-kelly-1-thumb-460x300.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415326265358543778" /></a><br /><br />Apparently Mr. Kelly is under the impression that all the foxy ladies up in da club are just aching to be the lucky lady to pop out some of his do rag wearin' R&B spawn.<br /><br />Don't believe me? Peep these lyrics...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />Girl you make me wanna get you pregnant (x2)<br />Lay your body down and get you pregnant<br />Knock you up, pregnant, knock you up</span><br /><br />Yeah... that just happened. If you're a glutton for punishment you can listen to the video here:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J0zSivvoYoE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J0zSivvoYoE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Listen up R. Imma learn ya somethin. 99.99% of the women on earth would turn tail and run in the opposite direction after hearing something like that. FURTHERMORE... Never, ever, ever, never, ever, ever use the phrase "Knock you up" in a song <span style="font-style:italic;">especially</span> in the chorus, that's like Songwriting 101. I know, I know, you wrote "I Believe I can Fly" but that was 10 years ago, just because you have a hit doesn't mean you can throw out the rulebook of songwriting propriety... just puttin' it out there.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I Wanna Sex You Up - Color Me Badd</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDDiAtOgS3mv3_8QtyBkNq5zoy3es0sLWmK52R5BjwF32JbADWK0AeSejzQ8YjyfDAHSSrCHjW9DYX5HFAlKcReGX8BdOERTLTvHUk7GAyI3xQUI-kInJHWQTb2uTGxQTihpGpl_YADY/s1600-h/album-Color-Me-Badd-CMB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDDiAtOgS3mv3_8QtyBkNq5zoy3es0sLWmK52R5BjwF32JbADWK0AeSejzQ8YjyfDAHSSrCHjW9DYX5HFAlKcReGX8BdOERTLTvHUk7GAyI3xQUI-kInJHWQTb2uTGxQTihpGpl_YADY/s320/album-Color-Me-Badd-CMB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415327435546411282" /></a><br /><br />Weren't the 90's awesome? They totally were, no denying it. Before we even get to the lyrics, I already have a few bones to pick with the fellas in Color Me Badd. Firstly, Bad only has one "D" morons! Secondly, STOP USING "SEX" AS A VERB!!! And now... to the lyrics:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Girl you know, it feels real good<br />We can do it 'til we both wake up<br />Girl, you know I'm hooked on you<br />And this is what I'll do, yeah<br /><br />(I wanna sex you up)<br />Make love 'til we drown<br />(I wanna sex you up)</span><br /><br />And it goes on and on. Now, I don't know about you, but I've already spotted a few problems.<br /><br />1. <span style="font-style:italic;">We can do it 'til we both wake up</span><br />Ummm, I would hope that you'd both be awake already. I had no idea that ambien-lovin' was already a fad during the 90's. And if it wasn't, then I have no explanation for that lyric, except for kinky, kinky sleepwalking.<br /><br />2. <span style="font-style:italic;">Make love 'til we drown</span><br />Are you getting freaky in the ocean? What is going on in this song?!? And are they still asleep? Holy cow! THEY'RE GOING TO DROWN!<br /><br />Regardless of these massive unresolved issues... this song is still catchy as heck. As evidenced by my favorite version, performed by the Acafellas:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ft9c9yhepcA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ft9c9yhepcA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Faded - Souldecision</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZM1aMVmd9vWsgk7nm4_u8dK7p2ERdKhRbI065dbFzJMvZLB90KFELr2dqjUq0MkkeUMy6kVgwDHrcIRVNL3rr7d4ylEPuuDMO_ZbnyHmY8XaiaKBE3V3VbdsFpzavc5zbrbRdrZyqWKA/s1600-h/soulDecision.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZM1aMVmd9vWsgk7nm4_u8dK7p2ERdKhRbI065dbFzJMvZLB90KFELr2dqjUq0MkkeUMy6kVgwDHrcIRVNL3rr7d4ylEPuuDMO_ZbnyHmY8XaiaKBE3V3VbdsFpzavc5zbrbRdrZyqWKA/s320/soulDecision.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415333818247956226" /></a><br /><br />At first this song sounds like one guy's innocent attempt to get out of the friend zone... but really it's not. As the lyrics clearly state...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Don't you think it's time we went a bit further, oh yeah<br />Every night when we say goodbye<br />how can I help looking in your eyes<br />Wondering why you and I haven't hit it<br />Can we get it on<br /><br />[Chorus:]<br />Kind of faded, but I feel alright<br />Thinkin' about making my move tonight<br />I can't pretend that you're only my friend when you're holdin' my body tight<br />'Cause I like the way you're making your move<br />I like the way you're making me wait<br />At the end of the night, when i make up your mind<br />You'll be coming on home with me, yeah, yeah, yeah</span><br /><br />First things first, with friends this skeezy... who needs to be groped by strangers?<br />Also. I'm going to give them a penalty for awkward goatee usage:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNaFrT3Qhz7kid8pos4MMz5Fqz_0lJsLFlOMfjb6VfDh4OE_UlqRM4DAXoBjsCV5xxerxRpB2z8hyd5s_bHslfWmQ6HE9ob4czguGQ0oTxzLe25ErLRb1-_91KbY3ey4qw0GLx3_e66w/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-12-14+at+9.38.56+PM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNaFrT3Qhz7kid8pos4MMz5Fqz_0lJsLFlOMfjb6VfDh4OE_UlqRM4DAXoBjsCV5xxerxRpB2z8hyd5s_bHslfWmQ6HE9ob4czguGQ0oTxzLe25ErLRb1-_91KbY3ey4qw0GLx3_e66w/s320/Screen+shot+2009-12-14+at+9.38.56+PM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415337600774941810" /></a> <br /><br />But I digress, what if a guy actually said that to someone? I think it would go something like this...<br /><br />INT. HOUSE PARTY - NIGHT<br /><br />Party goers run rampant as bad pop music wafts from a nearby stereo. A SKEEZY FRIEND stands next to a GIRL trying to get her drunk on Zima.<br /><br /> SKEEZY FRIEND<br /> So how come you and I never... you know.<br /><br /> GIRL<br /> What are you talking about?<br /><br /> SKEEZY FRIEND<br /> Look I can't pretend that you and I don't<br /> have chemistry when you look at me like<br /> that.<br /><br /> GIRL<br /> Ummm... I'm only friends with you so I <br /> can cheat off you in math class...<br /><br /> SKEEZY FRIEND<br /> Hey, does this rag smell like chloroform<br /> to you?<br /><br />This cannot end well. Play us off Soul Decision...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p6qwWfmGH3Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p6qwWfmGH3Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSJX-FAgU7ldY0vUdD5woSHWh6flMPiceDV1s_aH-kGQl5aExNBJpoy76o5tp2pvVTUgFb1W3c863dmkokNvf4VVUbKCs07NyWottKCO2b4uRoFFeQ7PBSs9uyY_izaERStA9YDzuFXY/s1600-h/Sir_Mix-A-Lot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSJX-FAgU7ldY0vUdD5woSHWh6flMPiceDV1s_aH-kGQl5aExNBJpoy76o5tp2pvVTUgFb1W3c863dmkokNvf4VVUbKCs07NyWottKCO2b4uRoFFeQ7PBSs9uyY_izaERStA9YDzuFXY/s320/Sir_Mix-A-Lot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415357425499021922" /></a><br /><br />See that picture... yeah... he's posing... on a butt... a giant butt.<br /><br />So I know pretty much everyone reading this can totally recite these lyrics by heart at this point, but I just want to highlight one section in particular...<br /><br />Oh baby, I wanna get wit ya<br />And take your picture<br />My homeboys tried to warn me<br />But that butt you got makes me so horny<br />Ooh, Rump-o'-smooth-skin<br />You say you wanna get in my Benz?<br />Well, use me, use me<br />'Cause you ain't that average groupie<br /><br />Sir Mix-A-Lot wants you to get in his Benz after he takes your picture... because you've got junk in the trunk. Butts, not just for sitting anymore. Now you can use them to attract a successful dude with a lot goin' on, like Sir Mix-A-Lot. That's all well and good, but riddle me this ass man, how would the average lady respond to a dude saying, "Yo! Your butt is HUGE!"<br /><br />I'll tell you.<br /><br />Not Well.<br /><br />However, after chilling with my good friends Ben and Jerry and crying over my huge behind... I officially award Sir Mix-A-Lot my Snoop Dogg perpetual trophy for Mad Flow and Sick Rhymes... also for using a fairy tale analogy to refer to a woman's posterior, and being the most popular song played at every sorority dance. For those of you who have a thing for Badonkadonk-shaped set pieces... I give you Baby Got Back: The Music Video.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kY84MRnxVzo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kY84MRnxVzo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-5190403567889441132009-12-10T17:22:00.000-08:002009-12-10T18:17:22.644-08:00Paige's Favorite Movies of 2009!There are only about 3 more weeks left in 2009 and I think it's been a great year for entertainment. I will, of course, be posting my annual list of Wins and Fails after the New Years. But, before I make my final deliberations, I thought I would take the time to recognize some of my favorite movies, because there's just a little too much Win for one list alone. <br /><br />I know that there are some amazing films that didn't make the list, but I wanted to pick my personal favorites. Enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">In Order of Release Date:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Coraline</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpKo_nvh0kNIpr4vMQVIlLQFsT5dIL2bj8O_Oi_DtqLc6JO4AFrfaHZzmhOgTJx8795DLXFA_c9TOrm4Q0_wZcXZj1PTU7AQ9T25LHMj-j-Cd5RIO1lK2OSoaSeJ73kUXHHSA8a-3y0o/s1600-h/coraline.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpKo_nvh0kNIpr4vMQVIlLQFsT5dIL2bj8O_Oi_DtqLc6JO4AFrfaHZzmhOgTJx8795DLXFA_c9TOrm4Q0_wZcXZj1PTU7AQ9T25LHMj-j-Cd5RIO1lK2OSoaSeJ73kUXHHSA8a-3y0o/s320/coraline.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413784819230784578" /></a><br /><br />I was surprised how much I enjoyed this movie. Don't get me wrong, I like The Nightmare Before Christmas as much as anyone else, but I'm not a crazy fangirl. The story was creative and touching, and it was visually stunning. Not to mention the music, artfully composed by They Might Be Giants. I was an instant fan.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Star Trek</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvGUpuLIh892FzWujaiAbpSHKPFHyUfT8llqH0LC8LR-UhyphenhyphenSoKe6sV6by3M41bci76iOGRNYyN2VoMJLOgj-wIDQbnVGlWj3n6uD8gmzrbkoionBn-6k9izcBZq6UrfV81n5SxaNH_-w/s1600-h/startrek1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvGUpuLIh892FzWujaiAbpSHKPFHyUfT8llqH0LC8LR-UhyphenhyphenSoKe6sV6by3M41bci76iOGRNYyN2VoMJLOgj-wIDQbnVGlWj3n6uD8gmzrbkoionBn-6k9izcBZq6UrfV81n5SxaNH_-w/s320/startrek1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413787274299427122" /></a><br /><br />And not just because Zachary Quinto is fi-i-i-ine! I mean look, he's not even in that picture. I really appreciated that J.J. Abrams was able to make a movie that average moviegoers and Trekkies can enjoy... sorry, Trekkers. Just give it up guys, neither one sounds good.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Inglourious Basterds</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-lZRHMmWhgTfoSeBVdNWzSN95PQYSYYl8UpZp9QCQ_FDyB1DnWy_6PuEeV40A5byHnukSrfmTN3i2So1RIZTFTN20bkveHiy73z7UqvrCSrblNvQWms5oNaTOYCs0E6n1DsEEQcUxBg/s1600-h/inglourious_basterds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-lZRHMmWhgTfoSeBVdNWzSN95PQYSYYl8UpZp9QCQ_FDyB1DnWy_6PuEeV40A5byHnukSrfmTN3i2So1RIZTFTN20bkveHiy73z7UqvrCSrblNvQWms5oNaTOYCs0E6n1DsEEQcUxBg/s320/inglourious_basterds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413789277931407474" /></a><br /><br />Like I haven't talked about this movie enough already, I'll condense it's appeal into 5 words for the uninitiated. Killing Nazis With Baseball Bats. 'Nuff Said.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Whip It</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaz6_kdg0JS-kw1PQTxxXCM_uL5RWtn-tdInRQyV78CqEVp1DBDWpvkzN_WOfVr9rlARZ73ZAeHqQeMXrzpb53goJ3A-l4U7FAGy1Ggz_HXwai5fRKg60pvOwQZY8Low9JDMQ6GFMZT9w/s1600-h/whipit1-550x365.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaz6_kdg0JS-kw1PQTxxXCM_uL5RWtn-tdInRQyV78CqEVp1DBDWpvkzN_WOfVr9rlARZ73ZAeHqQeMXrzpb53goJ3A-l4U7FAGy1Ggz_HXwai5fRKg60pvOwQZY8Low9JDMQ6GFMZT9w/s320/whipit1-550x365.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413790852616991650" /></a><br /><br />Long story short... I TOTALLY WANT TO BE A HURL SCOUT! This movie made me laugh and cry, it was quirky and fun, all around I just totally enjoyed it. I highly recommend that everyone watch it if you get a chance.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pirate Radio</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBv90TWQ4ca1Gge_HKO7DCexesSm219LqLOqfSIkd-E-vwYlKnjuuRtsxAmmQhwBQDN1-_SLmv0d8Nqn9b18nHcY9GI7rXZq9rcHitn9RglDZGTWQjnjNo9FZ5kb-sTWc9VTGAkc57TtE/s1600-h/Pirate+Radio+movie+poster+-+The+Boat+that+Rocked.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBv90TWQ4ca1Gge_HKO7DCexesSm219LqLOqfSIkd-E-vwYlKnjuuRtsxAmmQhwBQDN1-_SLmv0d8Nqn9b18nHcY9GI7rXZq9rcHitn9RglDZGTWQjnjNo9FZ5kb-sTWc9VTGAkc57TtE/s320/Pirate+Radio+movie+poster+-+The+Boat+that+Rocked.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413795175446826834" /></a><br /><br />This movie had literally all of my favorite British People in it, except Simon Pegg and Hugh Laurie. Not to mention that the soundtrack is AMAZING! There is more music in this movie than Across the Universe, and it's all original versions. My sister Erin and I alternated between laughing and dancing in the theater, it was a great Movie experience!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ninja Assassin</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-wOUZ9voKdzAXbcERMF0AEEzkf9qBMI19pA6STsrQ0oz20fo9RgLooVaLGwisoOEsw2Xh0SHAcf0lEKi_qUOds6jDj-WcEI5LJAKsDlY_a7qNbGRAK6a8w2BPvnyNwaZIABXS5KKtB0/s1600-h/Ninja_Assassin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-wOUZ9voKdzAXbcERMF0AEEzkf9qBMI19pA6STsrQ0oz20fo9RgLooVaLGwisoOEsw2Xh0SHAcf0lEKi_qUOds6jDj-WcEI5LJAKsDlY_a7qNbGRAK6a8w2BPvnyNwaZIABXS5KKtB0/s320/Ninja_Assassin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413796079792965170" /></a><br /><br />I had literally no expectations for this movie. I figured all I would get was a Bloodbath. Don't get me wrong... it was a bloodbath, and by blood bath I mean that each person emitted enough blood to fill a bathtub when killed. It takes some serious Kung Fu to out bloody the Crazy 88's scene in Kill Bill and Ninja Assassin did it within the first 10 minutes. Say what you want, but I liked it.<br /><br />Now, there are some reportedly awesome films that I haven't seen yet that might make this list, I'll review each separately. Ones I haven't seen yet are...<br /><br />Black Dynamite<br />Precious<br />Up<br />New York, I Love You<br />Where the Wild Things Are<br />Fantastic Mr. Fox (I have it on good authority that it is indeed fantastic)<br />Up in the Air<br />Lovely Bones<br />The Road<br /><br />The list never ends.<br /><br />Until next time,<br />RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-16592181677402476022009-11-18T03:43:00.000-08:002009-11-18T05:07:36.596-08:00Chick Flicks by NumbersMost of you who know me personally know how I feel about chick flicks. Especially those of the Jane Austenish Love Story Variety. <br /><br />Well, recently Ricky and I watched one such film, (don’t ask why, the explanation isn’t nearly as interesting as you’d think) and we were able to predict the ending after only 20 minutes.<br /><br />That’s right, 20 minutes. Those movies are THAT predictable. How predictable you ask… well let me show you, starting with...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Main Character and her Family</span><br /><br />- The Writer: <br />A girl from a poor family who likes to read/write to a degree that is inappropriate for their gender/age/social status etc. She must also have a snarky disposition about love and everything vaguely associated with marriage… this is essential.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwujl3xcX9l1EglNFm3NgJ1NhGRd3wVkMFhQRKUXnd6KBu-BZpMrtqkAs-5S35b_V4alaY5QawE6F_80hVBgeU2niZ6mvFtHT-82plkrev_XZZyihEyszqe7VaSWMhGnN86biuFh8l4KU/s1600/knightleyC040-032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwujl3xcX9l1EglNFm3NgJ1NhGRd3wVkMFhQRKUXnd6KBu-BZpMrtqkAs-5S35b_V4alaY5QawE6F_80hVBgeU2niZ6mvFtHT-82plkrev_XZZyihEyszqe7VaSWMhGnN86biuFh8l4KU/s320/knightleyC040-032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405428005193805970" /></a><br /><br />- The Gold Digger: <br />Usually the Writer's mother or her sister. This character will stop at nothing to marry off their children, or in the case of the sister, themselves to the highest bidder/local nobleman/rich relative.<br /><br />- The Family Embarrassment: <br />Be it the eccentric father, the doddering grandmother, or the inappropriate younger sibling, they serve as comic relief and to further shame the already poor and socially unacceptable family.<br /><br />- The Other Siblings: <br />They're not really important... unless they can be married off.<br /><br />But of course there wouldn't be a story without another group of people... we'll call them...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Love Interests</span><br /><br />- The New Guy in Town: <br />He's rich and most likely of noble blood, but most importantly he, like the Writer, is disenchanted with love and will have snarky/flirty debates about it. His mother will stop at nothing to make sure he doesn't marry someone of lower standing or worse, poor.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hwN3U3sgzmJYS10_Bvln4iT_qYNQuBungm0u8dQPsCG_WvK2OiXsrhjnQBnlohOI98wALlelE5LpYQdwCiUYQhq3ZsXkwAeBX1TrfOv2mbil_Wtsvi54TyleX-mbTzkrH-i4cmL5fcw/s1600/darcy-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hwN3U3sgzmJYS10_Bvln4iT_qYNQuBungm0u8dQPsCG_WvK2OiXsrhjnQBnlohOI98wALlelE5LpYQdwCiUYQhq3ZsXkwAeBX1TrfOv2mbil_Wtsvi54TyleX-mbTzkrH-i4cmL5fcw/s320/darcy-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405428330122725522" /></a><br /><br />- The New Guy in Town's Friend/Brother: <br />He's got the New Guy's best interests at heart, or so he thinks. His main function is to deter gold diggers... or failing that, to marry them before the New Guy gets a chance.<br /><br />- The Attractive Family Friend/Hired Help: <br />He either lives with the Writer or at the very least, he lives next door. He's disproportionately attractive for his line of work/social status, he also spends a lot of time shirtless or in a white tank. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUA9U1eGFN0wJR96avOmX3bxvqeLlUS3x-yVaL9Atxqriuj18VxeDHOEp1PL6IfwYOCeKUjlPj-QZmshy4-VsuqrpmqN5cpxpO1JRwagorKBpNuMHnFY11TLS0XjMXRQfhFhTQyKfrYE/s1600/henry_cavill_1221310132.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUA9U1eGFN0wJR96avOmX3bxvqeLlUS3x-yVaL9Atxqriuj18VxeDHOEp1PL6IfwYOCeKUjlPj-QZmshy4-VsuqrpmqN5cpxpO1JRwagorKBpNuMHnFY11TLS0XjMXRQfhFhTQyKfrYE/s320/henry_cavill_1221310132.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405428830556342290" /></a><br /><br />He just so happens to be friends with the Writer or one of her sisters... scandal and potential outdoor/library/rainy/barn makeout scenes ensue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4_eRLteSQ10jYNwC5JDFTESvCDp6mMm2XtDfyEnmNk9jYLnxx550gGE6Q_dCXYbzXxcoNyPDdCeVzJ-bmPfw2TU3Y3FdVkhm7Q0_sffmWLbbjbJT5N1JUWyMWHr2DEw-Ak3-Gj3T_Tg/s1600/Atonement+-+Robbie+and+Cecilia+in+the+library.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4_eRLteSQ10jYNwC5JDFTESvCDp6mMm2XtDfyEnmNk9jYLnxx550gGE6Q_dCXYbzXxcoNyPDdCeVzJ-bmPfw2TU3Y3FdVkhm7Q0_sffmWLbbjbJT5N1JUWyMWHr2DEw-Ak3-Gj3T_Tg/s320/Atonement+-+Robbie+and+Cecilia+in+the+library.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405429035929904754" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Let the story begin...</span><br /><br />The Writer and her poor family are running out of money, unless they come up with some cash soon they will lose their house/castle/mansion/farm. Lucky for them, who should show up but the New Guy who happens to be conveniently rich and single.<br /><br />The New Guy calls on the family for tea/dinner/cocktail party. The Writer and/or the Family Embarrassment wrecks everything. The Gold Digger is distraught. The New Guy's Friend tells the New Guy that the family is socially unacceptable/only interested in him for the money.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Writer is kind of disgusted with the New Guy's riches. Writer/Extra Sibling starts to get a little more serious with the Hired Hand/Family Friend. The Gold Digging sister marries someone for money and not love... it is the scandal of the town. New Guy insults the Writer by pointing it out.<br /><br />For an inexplicable reason, Writer falls for New Guy. Hired Hand/Family Friend makes his move... Writer/Extra Sibling turns him down. Hired Hand/Family Friend goes to London/America and gets rich or gets sent off to war and dies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYksi2dI6RtrPa-lCWJkmqYuQjAs7lb3HSdO-0pcm9GIWvaNYNOEkpXKMsjWYwz5ZgKG4kh9ayyBBqr5wTdIEnupCx8u7OjC2ZXSKYi1yXbj57U_dGUSD96JQD9m-UqYAtPKiiKkQSbIE/s1600/s320x240.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYksi2dI6RtrPa-lCWJkmqYuQjAs7lb3HSdO-0pcm9GIWvaNYNOEkpXKMsjWYwz5ZgKG4kh9ayyBBqr5wTdIEnupCx8u7OjC2ZXSKYi1yXbj57U_dGUSD96JQD9m-UqYAtPKiiKkQSbIE/s320/s320x240.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405429394156201218" /></a><br /><br />If this is a Movie based on a Jane Austen book:<br />Writer and New Guy get married and live happily ever after.<br /><br />If this is a Movie based on a book by anyone else:<br />Writer dies a spinster.<br /><br />If this is Jane Austen's actual life:<br />Writer dies a spinster.<br /><br />Don't Believe me? Well spoilers ahead...<br /><br />Becoming Jane: Writer falls for a rich guy... she dies a spinster<br /><br />Atonement: Writer's sister falls for the Hired Hand/Family Friend... she dies a spinster.<br /><br />Little Women: Writer turns down the Hired Hand/Family Friend... she ends up with a professor, let's face it, she'll die a spinster.<br /><br />I Capture the Castle: Writer turns down the Hired Hand/Family Friend in favor of the New Guy... she still dies a spinster.<br /><br />If anyone ever wonders why I'm not a fan of these movies... chalk it all up to the fact that I like writing... and I don't want to die a spinster.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-10245929359878724912009-11-12T00:28:00.000-08:002009-11-12T01:50:52.472-08:00Birthday PostageSo... at 2:10 this morning I turn 22. I figured one of the best ways to celebrate the occasion was to pick some of my fave movies from the past 22 years. Enjoy!...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1987: Princess Bride</span><br />This is one of my all time favorite movies and lo and behold it came out the year I was born. Coincidence... I think NOT!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1988: Bloodsport</span><br />I'm a sucker for a terrible Van Damme movie... especially when Karate Competitions are involved.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1989: The Little Mermaid</span><br />Believe it or not this was the first movie I ever saw in theaters.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1990: Edward Scissorhands</span><br />The last time I went to get my car's oil changed, this movie was on in the waiting room... I voluntarily sat in that waiting room for an extra half an hour to finish it.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1991: Beauty and the Beast</span><br />My favorite Disney movie of all time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1992: Resevoir Dogs</span><br />Making Mexican Standoffs cool since '92<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1993: So I Married an Axe Murderer</span><br />I love this movie and I quote it way more than I'd like to admit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1994: Pulp Fiction</span><br />ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1995: Clueless / A Goofy Movie</span><br />This was a really tough decision for me. On the one hand, I have an unabashed love for teen films. On the other hand, the Goofy Movie pretty much shaped my childhood... so I decided to go with both.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1996: That Thing You Do!</span><br />I have never met a person who dislikes this movie, mainly because it's awesome and it has one of my favorite soundtracks ever.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1997: Liar Liar</span><br />The CLAW!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1998: The Wedding Singer</span><br />I love this movie! I've seen it on Broadway, and I will literally stop and watch it ANY time it's on tv, no matter what.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1999: The Mummy / She’s All That</span><br />The Mummy was the first, pseudo-horror film I ever saw, and She's All That is one of my fave teen films of the late 90's.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2000: High Fidelity</span><br />I am super neurotic about my music... thank goodness someone else is too.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2001: Head Over Heels</span><br />"I'ma gonna have red beans for dinner."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2002: My Big Fat Greek Wedding</span><br />This movie was awesome, until the dawning realization that it will someday be my future.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2003: Cabin Fever / Kill Bill Vol.1</span><br />My go-to awesomely bad horror movie and the good half of Tarantino's Kung Fu epic came out in the same year... I know, I couldn't believe it either.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2004: Mean Girls / Alexander / Shaun of the Dead</span><br />Yet another awesome year for film. Now most of you are probably wondering why the hell Alexander is on this list. Let's be honest... that movie is sucktacular. However, it was the first R rated movie I saw in theaters after turning 17 (Thanks Vanessa for experiencing that horror by my side) it's also the first and only time I've ever seen audience participation spontaneously happen. In stead of leaving, people started cat calling and throwing stuff at the screen Rocky Horror style.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2005: Sin City</span><br />Freaking awesome, V for Vendetta also came out this year... also freaking awesome.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2006: Snakes on a Plane</span><br />Enough is Enough! I have had it with these Monkey Fighting snakes on this Monday to Friday plane!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2007: Grindhouse / Juno / Atonement</span><br />The Perfect Storm of movie years... fo reals. Also my first year of film school.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2008: Slumdog Millionaire</span><br />Superfantastic... one of my fave oscar winners of all time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2009: Inglourious Basterds</span><br />Dude, like you didn't see it coming, this was TOTES my movie of the year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-45699658769601469272009-11-02T01:28:00.000-08:002009-11-02T02:25:59.070-08:00Lucy in DISGUISE! Paige's 2009 Halloween Costume Awards.Let me start by saying that I applaud everyone who dressed up this year, because nothing is lamer than the dude standing next to a houseplant at a party wearing a shirt that says, "This is my Costume." What it should say is, "This is the limit of my creativity." Costumes are AWESOME. <br /><br />All that being said... I was sadly disappointed at the costumes people wore to the film festival, about 80% of the audience were dressed as zombies, and not the creative kind either. They were dressed as the "I put on dirty clothes and used red sharpie on my face for blood" Zombies. Lame... but MAD PROPS to the chick who dressed up as Rufio, ma'am, you are my hero.<br /><br />Due to the lack of awesome film fest costumes, my sorority sister, Julia, and I ventured downtown to 6th street to see the costumes there. They did not disappoint. So without further ado, I'd like to present some awards, to the people whom I thought went above and beyond...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Obscure Cartoon Reference: Powdered Toast Man</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsASgho_ze3KMof_A_eK-RI5J7g1QKrLwiIQ3yVt-4clYMtx4HRnpUvYocNWgE93nQtVijhZgTOi2zfKxOGf4JqSqPCoV4dsyS1-5nzPAd8uw_mNbb_oViDcBIc0gNRXd35C1NqsoJVw4/s1600-h/DSCN0312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsASgho_ze3KMof_A_eK-RI5J7g1QKrLwiIQ3yVt-4clYMtx4HRnpUvYocNWgE93nQtVijhZgTOi2zfKxOGf4JqSqPCoV4dsyS1-5nzPAd8uw_mNbb_oViDcBIc0gNRXd35C1NqsoJVw4/s320/DSCN0312.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399438945582416258" /></a><br />Apparently in Texas they didn't grow up with Ren and Stimpy because like NO ONE knew who this guy was supposed to be. Which makes me a sad panda. I think the only obscure super hero that would be a BETTER costume would be to go as Arnie... STRONGEST MAN... in the world. And if you're gonna be Arnie, you really have to commit. If anyone dressed as Arnie this year PLEASE send me a picture. I will totes post it. If not, then someone PLEASE go as Arnie next year, I can't believe it's taken me this long to think of it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Nickelodeon Game Show Team: GUTS!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBW-BvQA8-F9Dzzo8oG_JXEYG5busmORrQ7r3J3XgkfbbH7cu5siS52_gD81ryCsZCpJnpGe1yNT2p3ZXNXKzO9gI7J4NN2Ye-hbdtTOuBLsAqPOW8ndDqhj92vBkTRhU6lfjjhC1dt8/s1600-h/DSCN0325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBW-BvQA8-F9Dzzo8oG_JXEYG5busmORrQ7r3J3XgkfbbH7cu5siS52_gD81ryCsZCpJnpGe1yNT2p3ZXNXKzO9gI7J4NN2Ye-hbdtTOuBLsAqPOW8ndDqhj92vBkTRhU6lfjjhC1dt8/s320/DSCN0325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399440890976843922" /></a><br />Okay, for the record, I saw 2 Double Dare teams and representatives from every team on Legends of the Hidden Temple. This group had that something extra... that's right... IT'S A SLICE OF THE AGGRO CRAG! They actually made their own piece of Crag. In my opinion that attention to detail gives them the right to tower over the Pantheon of Nickelodeon Game Show costumes and take their rightful place as king.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Pretentious Film Nerd Costume: A Clockwork Orange</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZcwYDCUrRpYg76LibSs080NkpUm1twyStD2uBFHvb869Yj2RX_cT8YvReviDZaCzgakLTUmB_VqepqszvPPevayqlbSmUUBqpqwlqqPtSvDwZVe22vLTDrRrSjKNDlPCBWoeUabR6CI/s1600-h/DSCN0318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZcwYDCUrRpYg76LibSs080NkpUm1twyStD2uBFHvb869Yj2RX_cT8YvReviDZaCzgakLTUmB_VqepqszvPPevayqlbSmUUBqpqwlqqPtSvDwZVe22vLTDrRrSjKNDlPCBWoeUabR6CI/s320/DSCN0318.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399442135742706306" /></a><br />Not the only Alexander DeLarge we saw that night, but this one definitely had the creepy smile down.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Costume Combo: Swine Flu and Elderly Walmart Employee</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8mRgsdrZAAeiIgUcxkvNPD4MrM6ErCRe97AEtmoZH61Q17_x7WDV1QSfAzXST4bYwclfk30qz-H2lKrzJf0Bq2UTE7AekCUIWz2UeEzO_AG5_FJmicOnwUM28jSpdCg_dhw_MT5G-zM/s1600-h/DSCN0314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8mRgsdrZAAeiIgUcxkvNPD4MrM6ErCRe97AEtmoZH61Q17_x7WDV1QSfAzXST4bYwclfk30qz-H2lKrzJf0Bq2UTE7AekCUIWz2UeEzO_AG5_FJmicOnwUM28jSpdCg_dhw_MT5G-zM/s320/DSCN0314.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399444762532127058" /></a><br />I think both of these are so creative, the only thing that makes them better is that they were there together... as a couple... an Elderly Walmart Employee and an Elderly Walmart Employee's worst fear.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Costume That Can Double as an Outfit for Scientology Protests: V</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopvnms2n3mEMr1MeZOHHRYc_qLnfcy76OwEOw6_eGea_q8dlKlNWD435yQj8AeZPLcqqSQNOujQGwa1wUsTWscZ0Bc3pleVbGCEgjX8-xNyH9JmG_AWLpKbuWJuHvdwaZDofalm2Xfug/s1600-h/DSCN0313.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopvnms2n3mEMr1MeZOHHRYc_qLnfcy76OwEOw6_eGea_q8dlKlNWD435yQj8AeZPLcqqSQNOujQGwa1wUsTWscZ0Bc3pleVbGCEgjX8-xNyH9JmG_AWLpKbuWJuHvdwaZDofalm2Xfug/s320/DSCN0313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399445783747982722" /></a><br />This guy was head to toe legit... and once again ENGLAND PREVAILS!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Costume Based on Vh1: Brett Michaels</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0luWBgp1dejLNOple5xufNH-lKf5oG1YvA47VTWOh7uKBGAXwYrsxeRy-dTjhfJAfxHE5rb6G5oDdTk5lR6N9YLFZMPtf8PJq0Jrcww44BaiQveEOQhcgpui7OM7Y9WBYqzd3mKues4c/s1600-h/DSCN0319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0luWBgp1dejLNOple5xufNH-lKf5oG1YvA47VTWOh7uKBGAXwYrsxeRy-dTjhfJAfxHE5rb6G5oDdTk5lR6N9YLFZMPtf8PJq0Jrcww44BaiQveEOQhcgpui7OM7Y9WBYqzd3mKues4c/s320/DSCN0319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399446487988746386" /></a><br />You better believe I got a picture with Brett Michaels, and yes I will stay on this tour and continue to be your Rock of Love... but only if there are relays and powderpuff football games involved.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Costume That Could Totally Be Confused for Something Even Better: ?</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjANxyKeWw3Cwmz94UCM8rbAq5oG7kzAcEqmkRn_zlDttR9vAMP4e3Xj5JJqW8ITEpgPmJvPvXV3BWlihZfMB7mpgZhEXU_24wkgrW23rWaP75wrCXm8Sp1wtwSaG1OEtOiBRxypfS1E/s1600-h/DSCN0320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjANxyKeWw3Cwmz94UCM8rbAq5oG7kzAcEqmkRn_zlDttR9vAMP4e3Xj5JJqW8ITEpgPmJvPvXV3BWlihZfMB7mpgZhEXU_24wkgrW23rWaP75wrCXm8Sp1wtwSaG1OEtOiBRxypfS1E/s320/DSCN0320.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399447282992026530" /></a><br />Okay when I first saw this one, I was hoping against all hope that he was dressed as Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and would maybe grace us with a selection from his Dracula Puppet Musical. "Die! Die! Die!... I can't." Unfortunately he was Mr. Rogers... who sadly never wrote a puppet musical.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Costume that WOULD have been relevant 20 years ago... and was also a bad Madonna Movie: Dick Tracy</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFr1G9mh5PqTMN16mjbZew6LG34-DUkKTAYfon5uoULgkUbCyhKtO7zhaikXjjr5XT3WPvZTjSV7q5lvYyUnMeFgbBptfyBLmKTpIl74v95lnNWueFtpdC90qTm0M6PoMsaob9tlQ6lY/s1600-h/DSCN0332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFr1G9mh5PqTMN16mjbZew6LG34-DUkKTAYfon5uoULgkUbCyhKtO7zhaikXjjr5XT3WPvZTjSV7q5lvYyUnMeFgbBptfyBLmKTpIl74v95lnNWueFtpdC90qTm0M6PoMsaob9tlQ6lY/s320/DSCN0332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399448103207258738" /></a><br />This dude was majorly creeptacular... we probably should have known. After all, he WAS dressed like Dick Tracy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best 80's College Film Reference: Tri Lam</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDWQBPCa-0mE4V8o9funxEZffmCBo0K60a-iyXI29yX55Zwg4iFkAkZ0RYYtlESd5zcinCzVR88TalBuE3b-APlcO-GxELl30oWNdwazsUsTuj4GNIoq6lntmkx3fwk1poTnDtwOMz5Q/s1600-h/DSCN0335.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDWQBPCa-0mE4V8o9funxEZffmCBo0K60a-iyXI29yX55Zwg4iFkAkZ0RYYtlESd5zcinCzVR88TalBuE3b-APlcO-GxELl30oWNdwazsUsTuj4GNIoq6lntmkx3fwk1poTnDtwOMz5Q/s320/DSCN0335.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399449122081182674" /></a><br />Revenge of the Nerd...y Halloween costume.<br /><br />Which brings me to my personal fave.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best Costume Taken from a Hilarious Ad Campaign: The Most Interesting Man in the World</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NaAkOHxZuVUl4HBqCesEowBlz33LibRg0GI8f_ZlSZPFvQyvrnUPrPlbu4IEv1SDOcyrNBF-bRMGhDODR5uqIQml6-rQ0ldRUfxijYAxjibLHu8jOsTUGDO7zZ_YKsOtkLcvwBFJHeQ/s1600-h/DSCN0341.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NaAkOHxZuVUl4HBqCesEowBlz33LibRg0GI8f_ZlSZPFvQyvrnUPrPlbu4IEv1SDOcyrNBF-bRMGhDODR5uqIQml6-rQ0ldRUfxijYAxjibLHu8jOsTUGDO7zZ_YKsOtkLcvwBFJHeQ/s320/DSCN0341.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399449840903602754" /></a><br />That's right, the Man, the Myth, the Legend, was in Texas this weekend... and he preferred not to be confused for George Clooney.<br /><br />Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!<br /><br />-RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-30487566859522884912009-11-01T17:47:00.000-08:002009-11-01T20:24:36.799-08:00Darla of the DeadThanks everyone for being so patient. The Festival was a blast! We didn't win anything but it was an honor just to see it on the big screen. I'm still going through all the pictures of costumes but there were some downright creative ones. As soon as I sort out the best I'll post them along with some other fun pics from different spots around Austin.<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7384987&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7384987&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7384987">Darla of the Dead</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2272189">Paige Wesley</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-68774007617598573572009-10-31T09:51:00.000-07:002009-11-12T14:01:36.767-08:00Dismember the Alamo Part Deux!Okay, I'll keep this brief, mainly because I'm typing it out on my iPhone (see Heather, I AM important enough to need email and Twitter everywhere I go). I am currently sitting at Southwest Gate 9 at LAX about to get on a plane to Texas to go see the my movie on the big screen for the first time. I feel so fancy its insane.<br /><br />Anyway, those of you who have been clamoring to see said movie will not have to wait much longer, the film will be posted after the event tonight along with a list of the Top 10 costumes from te event. My original costume idea didn't work out so I'll have to rock the machine gun leg next year... I never miss. As for this year's costume I'm torn between being Harley Quinn or Zombie DJ AM... If anyone feels strongly one way or the other feel free to leave it in the comment section.<br /><br />Again, a big thank you to everyone who's been so supportive... And willing to cover themselves in Karo Syrup in the name of Art. And a big apology to Kellen whose name is wrong in the credits. If you guys are nice I might post the first 10 pages of my new script.<br /><br />Til tonight, live long and prosper,<br />RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-43713585642484071132009-10-26T11:37:00.000-07:002009-10-26T12:47:59.515-07:00Dismember the Alamo!Hey Everybody!<br /><br />Okay so it is officially 11:37am. Now those of you who know me well are probably thinking, "Paige, what in God's name are you doing up before the crack of noon?" Good question. Well, as it just so happens I was awoken this morning by a phone call from Texas (they're 2 hours ahead, so it was almost noon there) telling me that they will be screening my short film "Darla of the Dead" at their Dismember the Alamo: Zombie Short Film Festival on Halloween night. <br /><br />Needless to say, I danced around the room in my jammies for quite some time.<br /><br />Then I realized, there's a list that I haven't done... yeah, I couldn't believe it either. In honor of my upcoming festival debut, here are my top 5 favorite Zombie Movies.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Shaun of the Dead</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F7BQlgrTmkGE98ZALNytqLAOISAF2v5oubvfP3suv_lt04aKYCfCwVhIHUszKus1Ex0snVV6NtOADlH_3HIIXFayiH4MSIKJSditlvrTFGCRMCtO3F-l8xSULS4g0hqOt8qoDY_vloI/s1600-h/shaun-of-the-dead-trio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F7BQlgrTmkGE98ZALNytqLAOISAF2v5oubvfP3suv_lt04aKYCfCwVhIHUszKus1Ex0snVV6NtOADlH_3HIIXFayiH4MSIKJSditlvrTFGCRMCtO3F-l8xSULS4g0hqOt8qoDY_vloI/s320/shaun-of-the-dead-trio.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396982353758709682" /></a><br />I know that I go on and on about this movie ad nauseum but seriously it is one of my faves. Not only is it amazingly hilarious and acted beautifully by the illustrious Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, but it's also legitimately scary at points. It's incredibly difficult to be funny and scary at the same time, but Shaun of the Dead does it with the finesse of that guy from Vh1's the pick up artist, and for that it earns my top spot. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Planet Terror</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIcy_1JRQ7rAlkJIQi14oWDtHd1tlyhhdNpxz6OwbNjIXaAZJiCTtARasBreY3La0C4grwZBQgp75TmpavE8K3nXwraPPI7TXRGcco_g1qB3ujKKRLV9hVn6S71KJCxrV0wxa6q02P4s/s1600-h/planet_terror_still.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIcy_1JRQ7rAlkJIQi14oWDtHd1tlyhhdNpxz6OwbNjIXaAZJiCTtARasBreY3La0C4grwZBQgp75TmpavE8K3nXwraPPI7TXRGcco_g1qB3ujKKRLV9hVn6S71KJCxrV0wxa6q02P4s/s320/planet_terror_still.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396985840101989970" /></a><br />aka: The awesome half of Grindhouse<br /><br />Oh no she di-int. Yeah, I totally did. I will be the first to admit to my die hard Tarantino fandom, but even I cannot deny that Planet Terror was totally my favorite of the two. This movie has everything. Zombies, Machine Gun Legs, and Fergie... being eated by a Zombie. Moreover, I am totally dressing up like Cherry Darling for the festival.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dead Alive</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHI7yYV_QsRjt_ZzIEXzkKHk8l8Jy1-JHQf47jNedKP_P8Swdi8yJlUcTvKAd2OuQ_TIi2osM7bR4maYn4u21sWggC5LQNkHqo51U0AKdTBOwb1hVA3yYIse58eZmNlc7BsHGQGv3eMvg/s1600-h/deadalive_5971.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHI7yYV_QsRjt_ZzIEXzkKHk8l8Jy1-JHQf47jNedKP_P8Swdi8yJlUcTvKAd2OuQ_TIi2osM7bR4maYn4u21sWggC5LQNkHqo51U0AKdTBOwb1hVA3yYIse58eZmNlc7BsHGQGv3eMvg/s320/deadalive_5971.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396990031726735234" /></a><br />Before Peter Jackson was known for respectable Oscar Winning films like Lord of the Rings... he made Dead Alive... for about $11 total. This movie is disgustingly hilarious, between Zombie babies, Kung Fu inclined Ministers, and haunted household appliances, it's no wonder that the film culminates with the main character strapping a lawnmower to his chest and walking through a Zombie hoarde.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Evil Dead II</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs0CyXOe3q8gXfElg5bOYHL9AJlYHT8n80TrYo3KtV7utaW-GgRVTqskeMTW4StGhC9v6helQRJlDMwFhiEYJ4ltHwv-7onFMIJbXMrD9yETith-qt1fdexLFOWS5ZEuW4LEjMzbTXSA/s1600-h/evildead2_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs0CyXOe3q8gXfElg5bOYHL9AJlYHT8n80TrYo3KtV7utaW-GgRVTqskeMTW4StGhC9v6helQRJlDMwFhiEYJ4ltHwv-7onFMIJbXMrD9yETith-qt1fdexLFOWS5ZEuW4LEjMzbTXSA/s320/evildead2_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396990906561147714" /></a><br />Groovy.<br /><br />It would be impossible to make a list of Zombie Films without mentioning the one, the only, the master, Bruce Campbell. Much like Dead Alive, the Evil Dead films were directed by Sam Raimi, now famous for films like Spiderman... but once famous for attaching a chainsaw to a character's hand for easy Zombie dismemberment. I think the most hilarious thing about Evil Dead II is that essentially it's a remake of Evil Dead I... they just had more money this time... and they gave Bruce Campbell a chainsaw for a hand. See Also, Army of Darkness, the final and arguably least frightening film in the Evil Dead franchise, sure fire laughs and chainsaw hands abound. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Matrix</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKAAsvxd-p23m0Q9XDubjcESVK7jSSPLlfVt9KsSEGxVbvc8FO5x-UaI8OfGJ_0TISAjJXrf7ASXb4hMTjoN07SA4IoxFkOVbqMnnjtYl-LIQQJu_IpONuBatBto-9s7KJbO7umxFqj4/s1600-h/the+matrix,+fan+quiz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKAAsvxd-p23m0Q9XDubjcESVK7jSSPLlfVt9KsSEGxVbvc8FO5x-UaI8OfGJ_0TISAjJXrf7ASXb4hMTjoN07SA4IoxFkOVbqMnnjtYl-LIQQJu_IpONuBatBto-9s7KJbO7umxFqj4/s320/the+matrix,+fan+quiz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396996736849612450" /></a><br />Let's face it, Keanu's practically a Zombie anyway, we should just make it official, and Carrie Anne Moss should totally have a machine gun for a leg.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I'm on the Fence About...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plan 9 From Outer Space</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWzh0heokwkLC-bXIkxvJnkd1QM_8GIx-QdtcDSIDqzUdwUGDfIbgEblwzkV_D7v6FBtLvygjSvPvy5O2AcqSUjdOSKKVqLGIqKTwWwLJ2Nks7UEUlLs6KVQdStlfHEd2RvrMQ9DwhyphenhyphenY/s1600-h/kobal_plan9outerspace450-5006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWzh0heokwkLC-bXIkxvJnkd1QM_8GIx-QdtcDSIDqzUdwUGDfIbgEblwzkV_D7v6FBtLvygjSvPvy5O2AcqSUjdOSKKVqLGIqKTwWwLJ2Nks7UEUlLs6KVQdStlfHEd2RvrMQ9DwhyphenhyphenY/s320/kobal_plan9outerspace450-5006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396994236841473090" /></a><br />Where would midnight movie screenings be today without Ed Wood?<br /><br />See that guy in the back covering his face? Yeah, that's because Bella Lugosi died after only filming a few scenes of the film, and rather than scrap the project or re-film Lugosi's scenes, Wood decided it was just better to hire a new guy and have him cover his face the whole time... Good Plan Ed.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Zombieland</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCkzpgQw8fNrLlReNGIItCnIsG5F_why8x6m0utjdP-0BvRyPQzC_9dUH_DQLwkQbX1f7170S2Y3zC8jahRJnvEwUcFOjtJ5A68tbNa9JSGPMrr6PoBcZnniKUFoP5y5ObQzpQ_S2_hM/s1600-h/zombieland.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCkzpgQw8fNrLlReNGIItCnIsG5F_why8x6m0utjdP-0BvRyPQzC_9dUH_DQLwkQbX1f7170S2Y3zC8jahRJnvEwUcFOjtJ5A68tbNa9JSGPMrr6PoBcZnniKUFoP5y5ObQzpQ_S2_hM/s320/zombieland.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396995257608270242" /></a><br />Don't get me wrong, it was great. I just find it hard to resist the temptation of comparing it to my #1.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Night of the Living/Dawn of the Dead</span><br /><br />Without George A. Romero's commentary on Human Society, we wouldn't have the modern zombie film... I just couldn't decide which one to put on the list, so here's both.<br /><br />Well, that's all for now. I'm off to go celebrate.<br /><br />Removing the Head and Destroying the Brain, <br />RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-47510085332581645772009-10-21T00:10:00.000-07:002009-10-21T01:36:16.360-07:00Working, Shopping, and TV, Oh my!Buckle up, this might get kind of long...<br /><br />My screenwriting prof kinda ripped me a new one today, and I would be mad about it... if he wasn't totally right. No comment stings more than, "I know you are capable of writing a better story than this." Glad to know you thought so highly of me... up until you read this assignment. <br /><br />But I digress, tonight as I was putting off re-writing my outlines and treatments, I started reading Mindy Kaling's blog "Things I Bought That I Love" at <a>href="http://mindyephron.blogspot.com/"></a>. Mindy is awesome, and I totally look up to her for being one of only 2 women on The Office writing staff, but seriously, she hasn't updated her blog since last April. <br /><br />Let he who is without sin cast the first stone... I haven't uploaded anything since my Dynamite Jones video. What better way to put off writing something then to write something else, right?<br /><br />Anyway, in totally unrelated news, another one of our managers "left the company," which is a fancy way of saying someone got fired. For those of you playing along at home, that's 3 managers in 4 months. Yeah, wow, I have no personal opinions on whether or not they should have been fired... but I do have opinions about these people... That's right, today's list is <span style="font-weight:bold;">TV Characters Who Should Be Fired.</span> I've actually had this list for a while, and never put it up, but, here goes...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Simpsons: Homer Simpson</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSSWWQTu5cI4HS7WT80XUeb_BmPMRGN7hYNLduKbn0cT-dGtEDKw09MpvkUN808mXkUKYOJ1naW57StgQ9J6L0H-k09sSCF6rTbNPcQ0u5af0j89ZbS9W0_Q_12hnrIzqdt9_c2FnYP8/s1600-h/6a00e5518fa10688340120a53d4725970b-800wi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSSWWQTu5cI4HS7WT80XUeb_BmPMRGN7hYNLduKbn0cT-dGtEDKw09MpvkUN808mXkUKYOJ1naW57StgQ9J6L0H-k09sSCF6rTbNPcQ0u5af0j89ZbS9W0_Q_12hnrIzqdt9_c2FnYP8/s320/6a00e5518fa10688340120a53d4725970b-800wi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394951872762716130" /></a><br />Homer Jay Simpson: Safety Inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, sector 7G.<br /><br />On The Simpsons, Homer is shown multiple times AT work... but never really DOING any work. Mostly just eating donuts and causing the occasional meltdown. Riddle me this Batman, if you lived in the shadow of a giant Nuclear plant, as all the residents of Springfield do; would you really want a man who at one time prayed to a waffle, manning the controls? Yeah, me neither.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Futurama: Dr. Zoidberg</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEZuPjS1iKdGsHjZcseas9okU3GF7mivsNlovWWTzZnfH0WqEaZz0thICPDqwYCb9wmAWO3g-7Vgd273HUqNxksOTf2BfylGfnJVizC5VX8WNxo5FBuQgYrYuOEfu72IrjBBicpxOh50/s1600-h/zoidberg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEZuPjS1iKdGsHjZcseas9okU3GF7mivsNlovWWTzZnfH0WqEaZz0thICPDqwYCb9wmAWO3g-7Vgd273HUqNxksOTf2BfylGfnJVizC5VX8WNxo5FBuQgYrYuOEfu72IrjBBicpxOh50/s320/zoidberg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394955378006668018" /></a><br />I'm not sure exactly what kind of Doctor Zoidberg is, but he's definitely not the kind who should be treating humans. More importantly, why is there a doctor working at what is essentially Intergalactic UPS? <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Office: Kelly Kapoor</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VefSLdtKRheVN1G1ufNpZj29mNuVSflWtn1zoGLrfP7pmkNzQhxsnydGb-rO0dkzO7ZVa0-nh7d_9JY887ZDlXmH-v0zOVwLeFAOiEyf7w_Kk_eNSMieryo_DIrw54-ytVfROyCVal0/s1600-h/33p6nue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VefSLdtKRheVN1G1ufNpZj29mNuVSflWtn1zoGLrfP7pmkNzQhxsnydGb-rO0dkzO7ZVa0-nh7d_9JY887ZDlXmH-v0zOVwLeFAOiEyf7w_Kk_eNSMieryo_DIrw54-ytVfROyCVal0/s320/33p6nue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394956530219434770" /></a><br />Let's see, Jim, Dwight, Stanley, Phyllis, Andy, and now Pam are all Salespeople. Angela, Oscar, and Kevin work in accounting. Toby's the HR Rep, Ryan's a temp, and Kelly is... Kelly is... uhhh...<br /><br />Yeah, I actually had to do some research on this one and I learned that Kelly is actually Dunder Mifflin's Customer Service Representative, as evidenced by this video.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K5cqfD5rzXI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K5cqfD5rzXI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />BJ, we feel your pain. Bonus points to anyone who can figure out what Creed and Meredith do... because I'm still stymied.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Friends: Phoebe</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho64Fnp-Hm8tOCucmN3IYpCFbwgeQI4d764gMwjq7tKyYSttHrRvWxtLbTQsQwiNWOi2Szf_3bC78OEYsCBpeYkx64zjvPtGu-RyPuZUXmZWorIERJK4-X0QZU94iuJHYY-PmMlRHWj8I/s1600-h/Phoebe_Buffay_1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho64Fnp-Hm8tOCucmN3IYpCFbwgeQI4d764gMwjq7tKyYSttHrRvWxtLbTQsQwiNWOi2Szf_3bC78OEYsCBpeYkx64zjvPtGu-RyPuZUXmZWorIERJK4-X0QZU94iuJHYY-PmMlRHWj8I/s320/Phoebe_Buffay_1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394959208038328370" /></a><br />It truly pains me to put this one on the list, because I love Friends and Phoebe is one of my all time faves. But seriously, I can't really think of a more unreliable masseuse. Granted her idea for a Relaxi Taxi is groundbreaking, but she should really stick to what she's best at... music.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CFFjuILBesY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CFFjuILBesY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Simpsons: Dr. Nick</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aqImkDgDwHU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aqImkDgDwHU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Inflammable means flammable? What a country!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">That 70's Show: Leo</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjS6_73aQG1r1Juo0Nv2FaA4xxEzdzDGd0zojIF7lpngEC5fw-Sok9b-KE6MtjwvWtiTFGUAMFQINejRDSYdD11MT485PdS_r1F9QYDRmImAfYUFB27h2Ehyphenhyphen8Zt6ZGzz6z9mP_xg78rc/s1600-h/PtfUYrFG8n0xl6uc5C5pDVeQo1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjS6_73aQG1r1Juo0Nv2FaA4xxEzdzDGd0zojIF7lpngEC5fw-Sok9b-KE6MtjwvWtiTFGUAMFQINejRDSYdD11MT485PdS_r1F9QYDRmImAfYUFB27h2Ehyphenhyphen8Zt6ZGzz6z9mP_xg78rc/s320/PtfUYrFG8n0xl6uc5C5pDVeQo1_500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394962307980720706" /></a><br />Leo used to operate the local photo booth... then he kinda worked at the record store... sort of.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Heroes: Matt Parkman</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqLq0eWlMR1CnrtoxzntmQ1GLlRewB8qT2nf9O2sBHa1eJkE67nh83KgSQYuB8if8q-SJnZFENpg3K1OW5ao0hjegCcq6r47x1jHy4DnTOZBHG5fFvkPRTD3wabggzDll8vUQxpP2jDI/s1600-h/10__Matt_Parkman_mindbends_Slusho___an_attempt_doomed_to_failure.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqLq0eWlMR1CnrtoxzntmQ1GLlRewB8qT2nf9O2sBHa1eJkE67nh83KgSQYuB8if8q-SJnZFENpg3K1OW5ao0hjegCcq6r47x1jHy4DnTOZBHG5fFvkPRTD3wabggzDll8vUQxpP2jDI/s320/10__Matt_Parkman_mindbends_Slusho___an_attempt_doomed_to_failure.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394962918678922898" /></a><br />I could wallpaper my condo with the paperwork generated by Matt Parkman's constant abuse of witnesses, not to mention multiple unexplained absences to go do things like, whiping Nathan Petrelli's memory or being kidnapped for use in Mutant Experimentation. How is he still a detective?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Glee: Sue Sylvester</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2rpuMU8J4lrhV1T1s-hQRfvAYC_qBtoohJNaT6t_qQ_Ae_nM8uK7nOzPh6dTPCSkab7udk14dhTtADoRn1sG_ER9TkqIpxKfZa7DQUtI3P71rlTQBF-q12ypZiViJIU6jzs52S3iGaE/s1600-h/tumblr_kqt2upusbY1qzpzfmo1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2rpuMU8J4lrhV1T1s-hQRfvAYC_qBtoohJNaT6t_qQ_Ae_nM8uK7nOzPh6dTPCSkab7udk14dhTtADoRn1sG_ER9TkqIpxKfZa7DQUtI3P71rlTQBF-q12ypZiViJIU6jzs52S3iGaE/s320/tumblr_kqt2upusbY1qzpzfmo1_500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394968093427401554" /></a><br />Exhibit A: The scariest cheer coach in the history of forever. I bet she eats cocaine for breakfast.<br /><br />Some people I'm on the fence about...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Office: Michael Scott</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPWWSE_OPPOrbijdxjI5lRkbtCxPaRxz_nkJvjV_YGwU_SkLE1-S_2AeCkNrXheHnqtaaE3VMzfkm1wChOGLSFlGo4E8SMFdpKA3NHzt8IEuXwYrEtCiGQkJ6x75HyokF6OTWKyjFLQE/s1600-h/0000007501_20060920143802.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPWWSE_OPPOrbijdxjI5lRkbtCxPaRxz_nkJvjV_YGwU_SkLE1-S_2AeCkNrXheHnqtaaE3VMzfkm1wChOGLSFlGo4E8SMFdpKA3NHzt8IEuXwYrEtCiGQkJ6x75HyokF6OTWKyjFLQE/s320/0000007501_20060920143802.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394963939648799714" /></a><br />Yes, yes, I know that Michael is pretty much the cause for every problem the steadfast employees at Dunder Mifflin Scranton face... but he does have flashes of brilliance, and almost everything he does is done with good intentions... sort of.<br /><br />Well, that's all for now, I know I've left people off the list. I'm sure I could make dozens of lists on this same topic, but for now... I should actually start working on my script. Ta ta for now. I'll be back soon with another post.<br /><br />Dinkin' Flicka,<br />RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-39199610460716386392009-09-08T04:18:00.003-07:002009-09-08T04:18:50.163-07:00Vimeo For The Win!!!Working audio and all, here's Dynamite Jones the final cut :)<br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6481191&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6481191&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6481191">Dynamite Jones</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2272189">Paige Wesley</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-69851064800690122892009-09-06T22:53:00.000-07:002009-09-07T01:14:04.525-07:00Film Final Rough CutOkay, for those of you who had the fortunate experience of being in my final project for my film class this quarter, here's the first peek at the final product. It's still missing some voiceovers and the final credits, it's a little rough but I hope you guys like it all the same :)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jsI6fvUBPIQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jsI6fvUBPIQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-656611426896150262009-08-29T16:36:00.000-07:002009-08-29T18:29:03.069-07:00Horror Movie Rules: Rule #1 OverkillOkay, I know I haven't posted in like forever, mainly because I've been filming my awesomesauce Film Final about gold disco boots, but I digress. To make it up to all of you faithful readers I'm coming back with a vengance. So without further ado, I give you the first in a series of posts detailing my favorite horror movie cliches, the first being...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Overkill</span><br /><br />over·kill<br /> * Pronunciation: \ˈō-vər-ˌkil\<br /> * Function: noun<br /><br />1 : a destructive capacity greatly exceeding that required for a given target<br />2 : an excess of something (as a quantity or an action) beyond what is required or suitable for a particular purpose<br />3 : killing in excess of what is intended or required<br /><br />Ever heard the expression that anything worth doing is worth doing well? No one knows that better than horror films. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Example 1: The Overlook (or Overkill) Hotel</span><br />I had the pleasure of seeing a midnight showing of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining recently and I noticed something. Steven King, the author of the book on which the film is based, must have been dead set on the Overlook Hotel being quite possibly the most evil/cursed/haunted place on the face of the earth. Look at the facts... the Overlook Hotel was...<br /><br />1. Built on an Indian Burial Ground<br />2. Secluded in the mountains, to ensure maximum isolation syndrome for the caretakers.<br />3. The site of a heinous murder in the 70's<br />4. Overseen by a psychic cook.<br />5. Most definitely haunted.<br /><br />Okay, built on an Indian Burial Ground AND the site of a gruesome murder AND impossibly far from civilization? Seriously? All three? Really? It reminds me of that Friends episode where Phoebe plays with Monica's dollhouse and claims it has an attic ghost from being built on an Indian Burial Ground AND a giant radioactive dog because it was also built on a former Nuclear Power Plant.<br /><br />You might be thinking that this is a one time incident... but you would be oh so wrong. King made similar claims about the house in his miniseries Rose Red. For those of you unfamiliar with Rose Red, or it's real life counterpart, the Winchester Mystery House, here's the skinny...<br /><br />1. Built on an Indian Burial Ground<br />2. Constructed by a crazy lady to be a veritable maze of terror because she believed she was being pursued by ghosts, not surprising considering...<br />3. The Seance Room, which came in handy with her...<br />4. Maid from the Bahamas who practiced Voodoo, who was present when...<br />5. A little girl disappeared in the house, just like...<br />6. A famous actress also disappeared in the house, right next to the kitchen where...<br />7. Their uncle hung himself in front of the children.<br /><br />There's even more, but why? Number 1 is enough reason for that house to have more ghosts than fangirls at a Twilight convention. Oh wait, now I remember... OVERKILL. Just making sure that there is no possible way for the house to be anything less than utterly terrifying.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Example 2: Just Keep Shaving</span><br />Also known as the gross out factor. This is the point in a movie where the filmmaker literally goes out of their way to make their film, bloodier, gorier, and in some cases awesomer.<br /><br />I hate to beat a dead horse and I know that reference Cabin Fever all the time... but seriously let me set the scene for you. It's the end of the movie, nearly everyone's infected, and one of the remaining damsels in distress decides to shower in infected water... and shave her legs. As she shaves, her skin is literally falling off her legs... but she KEEPS SHAVING! Now what's wrong with this scene...<br /><br />1. You're about to die and you decide to spend some of your last moments... in a shower? Shaving your legs? Really? Really?<br />2. Showers, as most of us know, use water... the same water carrying the disease. And you want to bathe in it? Really?<br />3. And in this moment of peril, you want to... shave your legs? Seriously?<br />4. Then once your skin is falling off you want to... keep shaving?<br /><br />Here's a clue... STOP SHAVING! For those of you who've seen the film, you'll note a pattern of this kind of behavior. Other examples include...<br /><br />1. Rider Strong performing a "Mercy Killing" with a shovel... while he's holding a gun.<br />2. Lighting a dying hobo on fire... again while holding a gun.<br />3. Hitting a deer and having it's legs shoot through the windshield and spurt blood.<br />4. Death via. Harmonica<br /><br />Of course Cabin Fever is not the only film guilty of this rule. Zombie movies are some of the worst culprits, and even thrillers chime in once in a while, take Se7en for example. Killing someone by force feeding them til they burst? Terrifying. 6 more gruesomely creative murders... overkill... literally. Not that there's anything wrong with that.<br /><br />Finally...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Example 3: Why won't you die?</span><br />Jason Vorhees, Michael Meyers, Jigsaw, Predator, heck even Terminator... why the heck won't they DIE! Sequels! That's why. Consider Jason Vorhees for example...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAXQuYQigC3gnj9fQOp_bkezNmhIIQojl1looVTZJ2gYzWkbZ8JLxEJq7LaENh5NYm9vzpWY6yJG7gRr9I-WV-sVZJkfhHmFNmhSlUw3wUCgRtPKcsrcyneZD0yCnPVKC_AuMNdHDU78/s1600-h/Jasonf.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAXQuYQigC3gnj9fQOp_bkezNmhIIQojl1looVTZJ2gYzWkbZ8JLxEJq7LaENh5NYm9vzpWY6yJG7gRr9I-WV-sVZJkfhHmFNmhSlUw3wUCgRtPKcsrcyneZD0yCnPVKC_AuMNdHDU78/s320/Jasonf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375556004103713986" /></a><br />There are 12, yes 12, films in the Friday the 13th series and Jason has been killed and resurrected multiple times. For those of you keeping track.<br /><br />1. Jason supposedly drowned whilst attending Camp Crystal Lake as a child <br />2. He was stabbed with a machete<br />3. Killed as a result of an axe wound to the head.<br />4. Attacked and killed by his neighbor Tommy.<br />5. Resurrected using a fencepost as a lightning rod.<br />6. Chained to a boulder and left at the bottom of Crystal Lake<br />7. Resurrected by a psychic<br />8. Drowned in the lake again<br />9. Resurrected by an underwater electrical cable<br />10. Melted by toxic sewer waste<br />11. Resurrected again... not really explained how.<br />12. Killed in FBI sting<br />13. Manages to pass his black heart on to another being<br />14. Resurrected by his sister and niece<br />15. Stabbed with a mystical dagger, and subsequently dragged to hell<br />16. Unexplained resurrection<br />17. Cryogenically frozen and taken to space, then ejected onto Earth 2<br />18. Resurrected by Freddy Krueger<br />19. Supposedly... finally killed... until the next sequel.<br /><br />Yeah... Consider this also, the 10th film in the Halloween series came out yesterday. OVERKILL<br /><br />Well, that's all for now :) I'll be back with another Horror rule in the next few days.<br /><br />Laterz,<br />RampaigeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-28483383026253943892009-07-23T16:54:00.000-07:002009-07-23T17:05:11.461-07:00The Lazy Blogger's Post GeneratorCake Wrecks posted a link to this site on Twitter so I thought I'd give it a try, it turned out rather Hilarious if I do say so myself.<br /><br />So here goes...<br /><br />Holy Blog Of Doom, Batman! I just got slapped with a wet salmon - really - I have not updated this since people stopped clapping and Tinkerbell died... You would not believe the fairy dust I have to clean up. My bad...<br /><br />I am totally exhausted with setting fire to people wearing Crocs, learning to speak Japanese, and just generally being the life of the party to anyone unfortunate enough to cross my path. My day seems to be a litany of stuff and giggles from the second I am woken by murderous Teletubbies to sun down and beyond. I am totally loving it, dudes. I need a nap.<br /><br />I swear on the bones of my ancestors I will update you with my nefarious activities as soon as I get a chance. Truly! Unless of course the pool with the cocktail bar is heated!.<br /><br />If you guys want to try it out for yourselves, here's the link...<br /><br /><a>href="http://www.aussiebloggers.com.au/blogpost.html"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766668128810708706.post-65418443381137356002009-07-21T23:07:00.000-07:002009-07-21T23:24:18.976-07:00Links of Horror!I know I haven't posted in a bleam and for that... I am sorry. But I'm going to make it up to you, I promise.<br /><br />Whilst perusing the interwebs this evening I came across a short film so amazingly hilarious, it had to be shared. However, a word to the wise. There is quite a bit of harsh language and this film is quite literally a blood bath, and by blood bath I mean there was literally enough blood in each scene to fill a bathtub. Multiple bathtubs in fact.<br /><br />You are about to experience... TREEVENGE!<br /><br />For years, we've cut down mighty trees to fit our cruel holiday tradition, now the time has come for the trees to get even, the time has come for them to CUT US DOWN! How do you like them apples?<br /><br />I'm not quite sure what's funnier, the fact that the filmmakers actually made this film, or that it's a followup to their previous film... wait for it... HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN!<br /><br />Prepare to experience excellence.<br /><br /><a>href="http://www.screenjunkies.com/movienews/treevenge-al-gores-fantasy-horror-movie"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0