Update & Video of the Week

Sup? This week has been kinda crazy, winding down to the x-mas (Or 'WINTER' as I should say) break. It mighta also been a bit wacky 'cause I've been on pennecillin lol (yeah, I know, pennecillin's not that kinda drug :P). I probably won't be posting for a while because I'm going to the Big Apple on Saturday (haha), but I'll prob. do a big update on my trip.

Today at my school we had an assembly so I got to miss geography. For all you other suckers, assemblies may be tedious and boring, but at my school, we do it up right. It was really great, especially the part where my teachers got up on stage to dance to "Soulja Boy". Let me explain; my school had a canned food drive and we were competing against our nemesis school and if we won, the teachers would humiliate themselves. We had 1000 more than them, so it was extra hilarious.

The video I chose for this week is Mae with "Suspension". I chose this because I've been hearing waaaaayyyy, wayyyyy, wayyy too much christmas music lately. Mae is supposedly a Christian band, so I guess that's kinda relative to Christmas, and the kid in this vid is wearing red tartan, so he's obviously in the spirit (either that or he's a grunge kid). This video's pretty inspirational, the kind that makes you wanna get up and give your annoying sibling a hug (pretty powerful stuff). This song was also on the Vans Warped Tour '05 cd, if by any chance you recognized it. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the vid, and remember, it's never too late for Christmas shopping so just chill out!

Video Of The Week

The VOTW this week is Lily Allem with "LDN". I first heard this song on SNL when she was the musical guest. I hadn't seen a songstress on the show for a very long time, so I was interested. It was later that I founf out that Lily's song "Knock 'Em Out" was the song playing in my Aunt Lori's car when we were coming back from shopping in Seattle. It's funny how sometimes a song you like but didn't get the name of comes back to you again. Anyways, I downloaded Knock 'Em Out on iTunes the minutes I found out the name and my sister reserved Lily's cd at the library to test out a few more tunes (we're in 54th place or something, I guess that proves how popular she is). Unfourtunately, she doesn't have a vid for Knock 'Em Out, so I had to "settle" for 2nd best (they're both great songs, don't get me wrong...). The videos' pretty cute and Lily's style can't be beat, so press play!

Video of The Week

This week's VOTW is Saturday by Fall Out Boy (and Patrick Stump...). This is an awesome video because it's pretty much the only time (caught on film) that he's not wearing a hat (NO HE'S NOT BALDING!). I showed this video to my mom a few weekends ago and after she said she had no clue what the video was about. When you watch it, just don't try to understand the plot, listen to the music. Enjoy!
-Eva

Video of the Week

This week, since the 'separated at birth' article is about Beck, I've decided to post my favorite video by him! Girl is an awesome song, and the video really suits the 'upbeat vibe'. The effect they put into this video is really radical and messes with your brain. I'm not quite sure how the video ties in with the song, but oh well, maybe there isn't anything to be understood. Beck's great and he's been around for a long time (remember 'loser'?). He's definitely in my top five favorite singers. Enjoy!
-Eva

Separated at Birth?

 

 

On top we have Beck, and below him we have Scott Walker. Scott Walker's old enough to be Beck's dad, but don't they look like twins? Crazy...

November 15th

Hey everyone! I haven't written in a while because of excessive amounts of homework, but I'm partly homework free today. Belated Halloween week is over, so I guess I'll have to post a new vid of the week. I haven't posted my Halloween costume pictures yet because (no I am not making up excuses) the fam cam is being repaired or replaced at best buy. Speaking of my costume, I've started a trend! Yesterday at my high school was 90's day and there was also a 90's themed coffee house! I was pleasantly surprised. I'll post more later, along with a new video of the week.

-Eva

Book Alert

 

Whoso sheddeth man's blood,
by man shall his blood be shed
- Genesis 9:6

Ahh, my 1st book review. In honor of 'belated Halloween', I've decided to inform you all about a truly fantabulous novel. I just finished reading this on one of my fam's road trips last weekend and I could not put it down (yeah everyone needs a good cliché every once and a while). I picked this one up at my local library in the 'Halloween picks' section. I had already read the 'twilight' series by Stephanie Meyer (which is also about vampires) and loved it and this one looked a bit similar, so I decided to try it out.

Chris is in his freshman year at highschool (like me) and already kinda feels like an outsider, but things get even worse when he starts to turn into a vampire. The first signs come when he can't sleep at night, he's always so hungry and always feels empty, and eventually he can't see his reflection in the mirror. His parents begin to think he's a drug addict while his friends just think he's a whack job. Chris has no idea what to do so he just denies it, tries to hide it, and does whatever he can to curb his ever growing blood lust without actually killing a human being. It becomes more and more difficult for him to hold himself back when he starts hearing the pulses of his sleeping family at night while lying in bed. His parent grow even more suspicious when his braces are reduced to a metal mass when his fangs 'slide out' (he tells his orthodontist that he was in a terrible skateboarding accident). With nowhere to turn, Chris puts his fate into the hands of a mysterious celestial being named Chet, who claims if he does him a little favor, he'd cure him of his vampirism. Who can Chris trust? He can only hide for so long...

The concept is just soooo creepy and Anderson's descriptions sent shivers down my spine. I could really understand Chris, no not in the sense of morphing into a vampire, but just feeling really alone and having absolutely no one to help him. I mean, in his town, vampires are put to death if they're found out (yes in this book people know for a fact that vampires exist). This book had a bit of humor but certainly not humor intended to lighten the mood. What's awesome is that Anderson left the end open so there's a possibility of a sequel. There were some parts where I just couldn't even bear to keep reading because it was so painful, and some where I was like "OH MY GOD CHRIS DON'T!!!" but man, it was such a good book.

Happy (Belated) Halloween

Happy Belated Halloween! How was your Halloween? Did you go trick-or-treating? Give out candy? Scare small children? I actually went out this year, is 14 too old? Hope not. You'll never guess what I went as. It's so freak-tastically brilliant, you'll be all "whoah, why didn't I think of that?!". Anywho, hope y'allz had fun! In honor of this awesome holiday being over, I've posted a new vid! This week it's Echo and the Bunnymen with "Killing Moon". You've probably never heard of this band if you were born in the last 15 years (y'know like, i dunno, the 90's *hinthint*), but that just makes it all the more cool. This video's pretty sweet (a bit long, but certainly not a waste of time), I don't really understand the video, it just has a creepy mood that goes along with the melancholy song. Recognize the song? It's from Donnie Darko: aka the bestest halloween movie in like, the history of the world) along with many many more 80's (not 90's *hinthint*)hits. :D

PS- If you havn't guessed what I was for Halloween, I was 90's, more specifically, 90's grunge. I'll post pics later on. To tell you the truth, nobody knew what I was, they were just like "Why didn't you dress up?" Great huh?

Enjoy, and happy candy-gorging!

Video Of The Week

I've added a new feature! My tech whiz mom has taught me the wonders of video html, thus the video of the week is born! Using my ultra super powers, I will try and deliver a fresh awesome video EACH WEEK! The first video that I'm christening my new feature with is The Strokes "You Only Live Once". This is my second favorite video/song of all time (sooner or later I will reveal to you my numba one, just be patient...) for sooo many reasons. Other than the fact that Julian Casablancas has the sweetest moves ever and has the best voice in, like, the history of the world (other than of course, my dear Patrick) the video is what I like my music videos to be; simple and creative. I mean, who doesn't love a classic "band playing song in a room" video? No bling, no cars, no money throwin', etc, it just lets the song shine. Be prepared for some sludge-age, and If you haven't yet heard this song, be prepared to get your mind blown.

Ned Vizzini

This guy is the best. Seriously, he is so freaking funny and all his books
are, like, 10 million out of 5 stars. Read them if you know what's good for ya! Trust me.

Is This Thing on?!

Yo (no, I am not a gangster) peeps who're reading this! I'm totally (no, I am not a valley girl) new to this, so bear with me (and no, I am NOT a substitute teacher). I decided to create this "blog" so I would be able to post reviews of books, music, movies, t.v., concerts, magazines, tomatoes, blah blah, blah blah, and pretty much every other form of entertainment out there! I really wanted to be able to share my run-ins with culture with people who might actually care, so get ready for hard-core kick-butt bloggage!