…But they are new to my blog and I think they were thrown out with the trash ages ago, so someone’s gotta appreciate them right!?
30” x 40” soft pastel and collage on packing paper
30” x 40” soft pastel and collage on packing paper
It’s called “Emo Hair Fringe” and there is a whole website dedicated to it. I mean…this guy has the best hair you have ever seen right!? I am gonna see if my hairstylist can attach a permanent sunglasses barrette to my head too…just for extra special effects.
Truer Story: “People Who Died”…The Jim Carroll Band.
This is a good song. I often have days where I want to listen to one song over and over again. Today it’s this one. Jim Carroll’s a pretty interesting guy when you start investigating him. I never even knew The Basketball Diaries was his autobiographical work. I just knew of him as a punk musician and sometimes poet. This is my first time seeing this video…it also was the reason I discovered the connection between Carroll and the movie. Maybe I should see the movie now…I feel like I’m behind in this game. Leonardo Dicaprio was actually cute back then…before he got all bloated.
Truer Story: This little gem came on the radio today. It’s been so long since I’ve heard it. This is my first time seeing the video. That’s some build-up…but I despise the saxophone!!! It’s probably the worst instrument I can think of.
Oh, and you know that neti pot? Do not get fancy and try to put extra salt in it thinking you’ll be all slick and get better in half the time. It burns so so much when you do that. I’m not saying I did…but I’m just lookin’ out for you.
HOLY COW…that felt weird. I was not aware that I should prepare to have the salty water flow out of my opposite nostril…totally was not prepared for that part. I am glad no one else had to watch it happen…could have been a gross scene.
Now let’s see if it can take the “sick as a puppy” part out of me…
I’m waiting….
STILL waiting…
I wish I had a dog that looked like an Ewok right now to distract me from all of this waiting…
Truer Story: It’s hard. It’s really hard to decide. Last night it was closing time at Littleneck and as we were awaiting the floors to be mopped, there was a very intense discussion going on…which is the stronger 90’s classic movie…Singles or Reality Bites? Yes, VERY important stuff going on here. All things must be considered…soundtracks, stars, quotes, outfits…
So according to the other stragglers, Singles wins hands down. I do not think it is so easy. I am not the biggest Soundgarden and Pearl Jam fan (shocker) and wasn’t nearly as invested in Singles as I was in Reality Bites when the movies first came out. It could have been the timing of the releases of the two movies…I was a mere 12 when Singles came out (1992) and all of 14 for the premiere of Reality Bites. I was instantly in love with Winona and Ethan…and Juliana Hatfield’s “Spin the Bottle” was totally relatable. My junior high school friends and I would act out the gas station “My Sharona” dance again and again. I think I was just not old enough to truly appreciate all that Singles had to offer, however. So when taking a second look and pitting the two movies up against one another…one must consider all factors.
There’s music: The Pixies’ “Dig for Fire” to the Talking Heads’ “Road to Nowhere.” Hmmm…Juliana Hatfield is to Screaming Trees as Mudhoney is to Big Mountain doing a bad cover of a bad song. They each have their ups and downs in soundtrackland.
As far as stars go, I’m a BIG Winona fan (obviously), but Bridget Fonda makes me swoon. Matt Dillon’s facial hair grosses me out…but Ben Stiller grosses me out in general.
Lelaina: “I was really going to be somebody by the time I was 23.”
Steve: “I was just… *nowhere near* your neighborhood.”
Decisions. Decisions.
Life is hard.
In the end, it all comes down to the way I feel now when I watch the two movies. All nostalgia aside, there is just something so captivating about watching Singles in 2012.
There’s no denying how hot this look is though…
Truer Story: I was reminded of this important Andie MacDowell moment last night. How could I have forgotten she was in this movie too!? This is a great scene. Emilio Estevez really had his priorities in order.
I’ve awoken to snow…not just regular snow…the pretty kind that floats down and doesn’t seem so threatening. My sleep has been horrible the past few nights due to exploding heat pipes beneath my apartment, so this is the first pleasant awakening I’ve had in days…this and maybe the Vicodin I took a little while ago is starting to kick in to make things even more enjoyable. I seem to have run out of regular Advil/Ibuprofen pain meds and still have leftover Vicodin from a surgery two summers ago. Yeah, I can’t believe it either, but I’m just not a big fan of medicating myself.
I’m afraid of walking in the snow this year. It’s a relatively new fear for me, but has a completely reasonable source…my knee is still “contusioned”…or in real words it would hurt really bad if I were to fall on the same spot again and could possibly lead to another stint on crutches. Because of this fear, today it’s movie watching in bed for me. Daydream Nation was delivered a couple of days ago…I am attracted to Kat Dennings, which is the main reason I chose it.
After watching the movie, however, it’s not Miss Dennings that I am so in like with…it’s Andie Macdowell. She’s southern, lives in North Carolina, has pretty hair, and a kind voice…what’s not to like?
Even the back of her head looks great…or maybe that’s just Bill Murray.
And here’s that snow I was talking about…
Truer Story:
“Today”
Awakened at 4 in the am
Your shaking and banging made me shiver
Spewing your rusty nonsense all over my dirty floors
The air grew cold
I called
You didn’t answer
We spoke only briefly
But I couldn’t understand you
I returned only to find it colder than before
All of the rusty spew still abound
But didn’t I tell you?
I just want a little heat and a hot cup of water.
FIX MY HEAT AND HOT WATER, BITCH PLEASE!!!
