Happy Bunnyday!

[cleolinda]

I come bearing gifts:


Carrie Underwood, "Alone" (Heart cover)
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I don't watch American Idol, but my parents do, and I was down in the kitchen while this girl was on--turns out she's Sister Girl's favorite. This is also the performance after which Simon blurted out that she would win the whole thing and, to quote Jacob at TWOP, she and Seacrest were so stunned by this announcement that they "stared at each other blondly for a moment." I actually suspect that the fix is in for Carrie, because, as Jacob also notes, she was matched with the most awesome backup singer in the history of ever. Seriously, they sound like sisters, and it raises the song to new levels of crack goodness. Anyway, I LOVE Heart, so if it passes muster with me, it has to be a decent cover.

Talk Talk, "It's My Life" (was covered by No Doubt; this is the original)
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I love the No Doubt cover. Shut up. A lot of people talk about how Gwen Stefani butchers this song, so I felt compelled to go dig it up. You know, like, six months later after I finally remembered to look. Again: shut up. I think part of the reason I loved the No Doubt version was the video, though--it was so great with the I Want to Live! femme fatale stuff. I mean, come on. She runs over Tony with a car, y'all. Anyway, I'm rambling on about the version of the song I'm not posting, which has to stop. The original as linked here is awesome. The end.

Eleanor McEvoy, "A Glass Unkissed"
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Have any of y'all ever heard of her? I discovered Eleanor McEvoy, much as I discovered Sarah McLachlan before her, back when no one (that is, no one in the mainstream Top 40 audience) knew who she was and a random video ("Precious Little") aired on VH1. Only McEvoy never took off the way McLachlan did. Woe, because she is awesome. This is off a beloved and currently missing CD, the only one I own (sniff) of hers called, I think, What's Following Me? The other songs I love on the album are "Whisper a Prayer to the Moon," "My Own Sweet Bed Tonight," and "The Fire Overhead." Don't let the random McLachlan comparison throw you, either--she's got a semi-deep Irish voice, and her music's more guitar driven and a little boozier sounding. This song's kind of unusually up-tempo compared to the rest of the CD. Also--and this is not really going to make sense, but--when I hear Eleanor McEvoy I think, "She would cut a bitch," and I say this with great admiration. I do not think Sarah McLachlan would cut a bitch. It's a gut feeling, I don't know.

Alizée, "Lui ou toi" ("Him or You")
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Have I posted this before? I can't remember. Screw it, I'm posting it again. I love it that much. And if y'all like this enough, I'll post the Lolita song.


Giant new movie pics:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Everything Is Illuminated

The Interpreter

(I have to add here that Sean Penn is one of my most un-favorite actors ever. Mostly because of his offscreen personality, but... I don't know. It's totally irrational. That said, I find myself... inexorably... drawn towards this movie. Dammit! I was actively uninterested and now Nicole has to go and look decent for the first time in years! Woe.

Also: back when I was a Spanish major/French minor/crazy in undergraduate, my mother was convinced that I was basically going to grow up to be this Nicole Kidman character: an interpreter at the UN. What I didn't have the heart to tell her is that I can't interpret for shit. I studied literary translation--that is, written as opposed to spoken. You start talking to me and I freeze up. And hell, that's just in English. So... not so much with the UN.)

Sin City

(Please note the first picture, with the blue eyes and the nnnnghsdfsklsadfjffffffffffff. I have to think that they're not done uploading pics, though, because Movieweb usually covers all the major available shots from a movie. Also, the OutNow gallery doesn't have any Sin City pics up yet, but will be awesome when it does.)

~cleolinda~

mugShots. Idea by princess_diary, written by teemus.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, my mother continues her tradition of giving Easter baskets to her adult children. "I'm not giving you any chocolate this year," she says, "because it's not good for you and you don't need it." To which I want to say, look, I need to get through this book, and you should consider yourself fortunate that I'm not upstairs with booze in one hand, a cig in the other, and typing with my feet. Chocolate seems the least of my problems right now. So I look in this basket, and... there's Reese's peanut butter eggs, mini-Snickers, and a chocolate bunny. "I told you I didn't give you much chocolate," she says, already rewriting history. Bless.

(Finding Neverland, whee!)

So once again we had my grandmother, aunt, uncle, and cousin over, as we do for every family event, which happens at the rate of about one a month. We're all padding around in stocking-feet watching baseball or whatever; it's extremely informal. Now, a lot times, I will end up leaning against some wall talking to one person for an hour straight at any given gathering. I dunno, it's a sickness. Anyone else who wants to join in is welcome, but--yeah. So this time it's my uncle, and he's in graphic design or advertising or something for a major bank, I forget exactly what, but he's (also) an artist, put it that way, and we started talking, and I told him about my Gaiman-esque thoughts of getting into comics or graphic novels or whatever. Clearly, anything in this vein is months off, given that I'll be tied up with galleys all summer (like, copy-editing galleys. Not pirate galleys. Although those could also be fun. ARRRRRR!), but I think it would be fun to get into after all that's out of the way.

And then at lunch my aunt asks, "So, do you guys watch Lost?" And my mom and I laughed and laaaaaaughed.

Comments

[skyblade.livejournal.com]

"Floozy" is a derogative term. They prefer> to be called hoochie-mommas.

[skyblade.livejournal.com]

My mom still gives them out to us too. Luckily though, this year I just got a felt-plush basket or something. I hate the big plastic ones filled with green grass.

By the way, Displaced Snark is down temporarily, and indeed can't be acessed because of Easter Weekend. We're getting the Vengeful Jesus! Explanation here ()

[megmatthews20.livejournal.com]

Going on a tangent from Sin City, I wanted to ask you about a little show you mentioned being a fan of, (but apparently haven't been keeping up on) Carnivale. I could be mistaken, I was wondering because it'd be really cool to hear your comments on the show.

Things that led me to ask
1. Sin City, having Nick Stahl and all (squee, at least before the yellow bastard outfit)
2. It being Easter, and thus the Season Finale of Carnivale (which was intense)
3. Your mention of Lost, which happens to be the only other show besides Carnivale that I watch.
4. Mostly just the fact that I really wanna hear what you have to say about Carnivale. But since you may or may not have been watching the last season, I suppose I'd have to wait.

Twas a squirm-worthy episode tonight!

Happy Easter.

(my grandma got me a huge chocolate kiss, a necklace, and a bracelet for the occasion...mmmm chocolate)

cheers

[jenlp.livejournal.com]

Eleanor McEvoy, "A Glass Unkissed"

Ooh, I liked that, and I'd never heard of her before. Thanks.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

It took Pynchon seventeen years to write Vineland. If he has to change all the 'floozy's to 'hoochie-mommas' we might never get another book.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Here's the thing: I *loved* the first season. For some reason, however, I have the *hardest* time remembering to watch TV shows, which is the reason I've also fallen behind/off with Veronica Mars. I just ordered the first season from Amazon, though, and I fully intend to order the second season, whenever that shows up. Will HBO rerun the season, you think? Probably not...?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I really like most of the whole CD, in fact. Stupid missing CD. I really want to get her others, too.

[stardustmajick.livejournal.com]

Haven't read your other comments so I don't know if anyone else has said this but I've read on a few medical sites (including this (http://www.healthspan.co.uk/articles/article.aspx?Id=152) thing written on by a doctor and found by a quick googling) that chocolate has actually more ticks for being good for you medically (unless you're diabetic) than it has bad. Along with the reasons written on that site, I've read it contains flavenoids (sp?) which are very good for your heart. Just a thought. Dark chocolate is better for you (and better tasting imho!) than milk because it has less sugars, of course. :)

[jenlp.livejournal.com]

I'm just now listening to snippets on msn music. I'm on to, er, Snapshots now. Think I'm going to get that one to start. Yay for new music.

I hope your lost one turns up soon. Sneaky CD.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Dumbledore lowered his hands to his robe and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses.
"It is time," he said, "for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. I am going to show you everything. You will have your chance to— to do whatever you like to me — when I have finished. I will not stop you."
Harry glared at him for a moment, then his eyes widened as Dumbledore removed his robe.
"You're, you're a woman!" Harry exclaimed unnecessarily.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

unless you're diabetic

And that's pretty much the problem, actually. I'm not full-blown diabetic yet, but it runs in my family like whoa, and my doctor's kind of worried about it.

(Actually, I don't like dark chocolate much--which is sad, because I did see an article on Yahoo last week about dark chocolate, and only dark chocolate, actually being pretty good for you.)

[shesnotallthere.livejournal.com]

I listened to "Unkissed", and I love her voice mostest muchly...but something about this song bugs the shit out of me. I think it's the background vocals. I will hunt down more of her stuff, though, so good on you for spreading the love.

[saint-kat.livejournal.com]

I didn't have any chocolate for Easter, though I spent most of Easter weekend trying to follow the whole "no red meat" doctrine. Even ate ramen for breakfast this morning and had fish tenders (courtesy of my brother's Albertson's store) for lunch.

Though I hate going back to school after spring break. Gah!

Clive is quite the pretty man in those pics, but I already have to deal with my love of Ioan, newfound lust of Gerard Butler, and my complete adoration of Jason Flemyng. Why must you confound me with another pretty Brit? ;)

Plus the first picture of Clive on the Sin City pic link made me want to belt out The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes" (the original, not the faux Fred Durst cover). I'm tempted to make some Paint Shop Pro type fanart with some of those Sin City pics.

(For the record, I am planning to go to the movie with my brother, when he's not busy with school work, of course.)

The songs were all really good, although I loved the earthiness of "Lui Ou Toi" a lot (though I can't translate the whole song word by word, despite taking almost 5 years of both high school and college french).

[megmatthews20.livejournal.com]

If they do re-run it, they may wait awhile like they did with the first season.
I'm fortunate to have On Demand, which I get from Charter, and I think one could get it with Comcast. It allows you to go back and watch the shows in a currently running series on HBO, Showtime, Starz etc. Plus movies as well. Not that this does you a lot of good if you don't have it. :(

I hear they're already putting together the second season dvd's though, so you may not have long to wait if we're lucky.

cheers, and keep up the awesome M15M writing, I'm really looking forward to buying the book.

[megmatthews20.livejournal.com]

Hey, I did the no red-meat thing too, AND had ramen.

However, being a vegetarian for almost 7 years now kinda gives me the advantage when it comes to stripping meat off the diet for a day. (unfortunately there are meat products in EVERYTHING! Including donettes!
:( )

I know you said just red-meat but, yeah, here's to no red-meat, plus Ramen forever! (Or until I get enough money to buy actual spaghetti/lasagne)
cheers

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I can't translate it word for word either, but I made a pretty good stab at it. "Moi... Lolita" is also pretty awesome--I have a few other songs of hers, but those are the two that commandeer my player.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Huh--I have Charter. I didn't even think of that--maybe I can catch up that way.

[(Anonymous)]

CLLLIIIIIIVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE! Guh!

That is all/

[shesnotallthere.livejournal.com]

After the way tonight's season finale ended...yeah, they'll be rerunning the season. Probably both seasons. Continuously. 'Cause HBO likes it when I am reduced to a gibbering madwoman.

I'm a little bitter. I like the show, but it's frustrating to watch.

As long as you're keeping Amazon busy, I recommend grabbing the first season of Deadwood. I love this show with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I really, really want to see Deadwood now, but I'm having to wait until my next check comes in. I'm only getting Carnivale because a relative wanted to give me a gift.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Brothers are tricky like that. One moment they're sugar and cream, and the next they tell you that the TV remote is a death ray and if you don't change the channel back to Cartoon Express they're gonna shoot you with it. (He said guiltily.)

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

An afterthought-- you might want to be a bit more reticent about mentioning your age to random twenty-six year old guys on the internet. I know I'm harmless, but you don't. (Seriously, I'm not trying to be scary, but it's something to think about, no?)

[megmatthews20.livejournal.com]

I checked (after watching the season finale over again) and all of this season's Carnivale's are in fact on demand, except tonights, which should be on in a day or two.

Sometimes it's more fun to watch a series all at once, even if you haven't seen it before, because you get the story altogether, none of that weekly waiting, that can get you distracted in the mean-time.

If you liked the first season, and would love even a hint of more action in the show, you'll love the second season. It's quite intense.

cheers

[megmatthews20.livejournal.com]

(minor spoilers)
Talk about a plot twist or two one didn't see coming. (At least, I didn't, but I don't get symbolism as well as some)
My mom and I were twitching and squirming, and just generally on the brink of a break-down during the healing scene.

I've been trying to find things about it online, and what different people think, but it's still too new for any posts, or any really in-depth posts. I've seen it twice tonight. About the same intensity second time through.

If you want to talk about it at all, respond to this, and we can chat. Great to find other fans besides my mom and me.

cheers

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

Like Cate Blanchett much?
I saw here in the gift the other day and was just blown away. that was a fairly good movie. Although I am a little blinded by my adoration for Sam Raimi. and not because of spiderman, but his first major film...Evil Dead.
I love this music. :D I agree with you about Eleanor McEvoy. she does sound like she'd ummm.."cut a bitch". I still like Sarah MacLachlan tho. just because her "Angel" always makes me tear up.
That Clive pic needs some definite iconage. iojergoi23tioijllkjgiroeigj..
One of my friends saw that harry Potter picture(where he's acting like Spidey) and said "Does that picture scream CROTCH to anyone else?"