For those of you that are distraught about the absence of the multiple playlists on the side bar, here's all the monthly mixes since July. Aaaand the November one is up now. I've saved this under the tag 'mixes' so just search for that, they'll all be there.
[July, August, September, October, November]
Apparently Guided By Voices will be releasing a new album by January 1, 2012. It'll be called Let's Go Eat the Factory. Hooray! Now I know that New Years definitely won't be a disappointment now that I have this to look foreward to. Till then, just listen to the song below. Over and over and over and...
MORE GREENERY. And Radiohead. Listening to this song while walking through Allan Gardens was magical...literally. I hope to be getting some indoor cacti soon to start my terrarium...but it might be that you just start growing moss in the fish tank, but either way cacti would be nice to have. Anyhow...have a nice November 3rd!
ALSO: the November playlist will be up soon
Today's Halloween costume post features the scariest non-zombie movie villain since Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrence in the Shining. Lisa Rowe, "charming sociopath," played by Angelina Jolie from Girl, Interrupted, is the perfect obscure film reference costume for those of you who, like me, still want to portray someone scary for Halloween. The climax scene of the film had me genuinely terrified, even more than the Carrie finale in fact. Watching Lisa stalk Joanna (Winona Rider) through the basement corridors of that freaky mental hospital, making these aweful echo-y yells had me figuratively peeing my pants.
To achieve the Lisa Rowe "original heroine-chic" look, this is what it's going to take: 1. ratty old thrift store t-shirt- marigold yellow is ideal. You can even make a 'US ARMY' stencil diy or something if you, like me, are super into this idea. 2. Monochrome makeup featuring Wendy Torrence-esque eye contours and sallow complexion. Don't forget to pout your lips, apply concealer, then apply some reddish colour to the inner part of your lip- PERFECTLY CHAPPED. 3. 70s swagger details like flare chords (ratty sweats work as well), sunglasses, shaggy fur jacket, whatever. 4. Finishing touches: medical bracelets, tangled hair, and some needle marks and bruises that make the ideal junkie arms. Voila. You'll have everyone saying "That's a scary mask bro."
Who out there has an overwhelming urge to press stop while watching Carrie when she's on the stage, smiling, loving life with prom king Tommy Ross by her side? We all know what's going to happen, that happened over 20 years ago, even longer ago when the story was 1st concieved in Stephen King's twisted mind, (also a mind that thinks Carrie was a better movie than the Shining..delusional.), BUT we all keep wanting to believe that it won't happen. It's like in the Virgin Suicides: both in reading the book and watching the movie, you always want to believe things will end differently..exactly the thought process of that group of boys in the story.
Anyhow. Despite being utterly disappointed every time watching this movie, I still can't bring myself to actually press stop on the remote, forcing myself to watch in horror as Carrie White, prom queen, turns into satan reincarnated. Those eyyyyes. God. But the scariest part of Carrie is the overwhelming sense of frustration I feel as I watch something I know will happen, happen, and there's absolutely nothing I can do. For those of you about to watch this, (it's a classic piece of pop-culture, dooo it) Carrie gets slimed, hate to break it to you.
Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrence from the Shining: you can go for her fashionable, put together 70s look before her husband goes crazy and tries to murder her (if you're the fashion-costume type) or when she's running around flailing a knife/baseball bat. Key components to either side of Wendy are: turtleneck sweater, plaid layering, and a shortish/longish black wig. Post "all work and no play" Mrs. Torrence needs a housecoat, toy knife (emphasis on TOY), and major undereye circles (empasis on MAJOR).
