February 4, 2010

I’m on an Aphex Twin kick this week.

Aphex Twin - “Avril 14th”

Birds make me happy.
Photo by Kimberly Clark on Flickr.

Birds make me happy.

Photo by Kimberly Clark on Flickr.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is my favorite movie of all time.  One of the things I love most about the movie is the music, but one of my biggest complaints is that my favorite songs from Jon Brion are soooo short (seriously like 26 seconds long or one minute long).  I just found an extended cover this guy made that combined “Peer Pressure” and “Elephant Parade.”  So beautiful!

Yoga fail

I mixed up my class schedule at the gym yesterday and thought it was time for yoga.  I was standing outside waiting for it to start when I noticed I was the only one holding a yoga mat and everyone looked really hip with their gym clothes.  Then I realized it was hip hop dance class day!  At my Hollywood gym, it feels like only professional dancers take this class. 

A couple of years ago, I had been taking a hip hop dance class in a suburban town, where in comparison to the other students, I was actually decent.  When I found out that instructor I had was teaching at the Hollywood gym, I got really excited and went to it.  When I greeted her, she warned me off-handedly that everyone at this gym was really good and suggested that I stand in the back of the classroom.  So, I could kind of gauge how great my dancing skillz were.

I tried rolling up my highwater yoga pants to look more “hood.” (I bought them in the children’s department, so they’re at a horribly awkward length).  I’m not sure if I succeeded in gaining street cred.  I managed to follow along for the most part, but I felt really faint from barely eating all day, so I decided to run out of class before the big dance battle.  I heard one girl yell at me while I was running out, “Oh no, you didn’t!”  Oh yes, I did. 

February 1, 2010

Aphex Twin / Bright Eyes Mashup - Jack Conte

January 21, 2010

Vampire Weekend performs “Horchata” on the Craig Ferguson show.

Imma get this T-shirt in New York.

Imma get this T-shirt in New York.

I can’t stop listening to this version.  It’s getting me excited for my trip to New York tonight!

January 16, 2010
Whomever (The Office)

Ryan:What I really want, honestly, Michael is for you to know it so that you can communicate it to the people here, to your clients, whomever.

Michael Scott:Oh okay.

Ryan:What?

Michael Scott:It’s whoever, not whomever.

Ryan:It’s whomever.

Michael Scott:No, whomever is never acutally right.

Jim Halpert:Nope, sometimes it’s right.

Creed:Michael is right. It’s a made up word used to trick students-

Andy:No. Actually, whomever is the formal version of the word—

Oscar:Obviously it’s a real word- but I don’t know how to use it correctly.

Michael Scott:[to camera] Not a native speaker.

Kevin:I know what’s right. But I’m not gonna say. Because you’re all jerks who didn’t come see my band last night.

Ryan:Do you really know which one is correct?

Kevin:I don’t know.

Pam Beesly:It’s whom when it’s the object of the sentence and who when as the subject.

Phyllis:That sounds right.

Michael Scott:Well it sounds right but is it?

Stanley:How did Ryan use it, as an object?

Ryan:As an object.

Kelly:Ryan used me as an object.

Oscar:Is he right about that—

Pam Beesly:How did he use it again?

Toby:It was, Ryan wanted Michael, the subject, to explain the computer system, the object—

Michael Scott:Thank you!

Toby:…to whomever, meaning us, the indirect object. Which is the, the correct usage of the word.

Michael Scott:No one, uh asked you anything ever so whomever’s name is Toby, why don’t you take a letter opener and stick it in your skull?

"Hello, I’m sorry, may I speak to Floyd, please?…Oh, he’s in the shower…I am conducting a survey for the Ranford Group, and, uh, how old are you?…And your weight?…And when was the last time you had intercourse?…Who is this? Who is you? I is your worst nightmare, is who I is."

— Liz Lemon (30 Rock)