what’s going on?
During which I address a bunch of disparate topics with quite parate rambles:
The season has slipped back into obnoxious up here in the Portland of the West (I’m not talking to you Portland, Maine!). Freezing wind (not literally, yet), cold nights, and RAIN. RAIN. Yes, someday we will move and leave you far behind. New Mexico? Hawaii? New England somewheresabouts? Somewhere! All we need is that perfect moneymaking job! Like… being a writer. That totally pays about $40k a year if you luck out and bust your ass. Wait. That’s not that much at all. Doh!
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There are no movies that look interesting to me because a) I rarely watch trailers and b) when would we have the time? I suppose I should start netflixing all the stuff I’ve missed this year….right? American Pie 12 here I come!
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Marvel announced at least three big events so far for next year: Second Coming (X-Men event), DoomWar (seems Black Panther centric, but has X-men & FF members &…Deadpool. Kay!), and Siege – the final “ending” of the Dark Reign stuff and return to semi-normalcy with Cap/Thor/Iron Man Avengering around together again.
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Books. Books. I haven’t read anything in a while. I’m slowly working my way through a book of interviews with Michael Moorcock. He’s been known to write a book in ?3? days I think it was. Fucknutty! Somehow I’ve made it to date without reading a single one of his books. Cardinal sin, I KNOW. I should be able to find some in old school paperback pretty cheap though, maybe I’ll do that after I finish (and start…) Name of the Wind. I’m so afraid it will suck I haven’t touched it yet.
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I haven’t tried to watch a single episode of Heroes since my failure to complete the first one. Jen seems to be enjoying Flashforward though, and it seems moderately interesting. I think, if it doesn’t go the way of X-Files/Lost?/Heroes etc. (ie dragging out the initial premise to Herculean lengths, then never resolving it satisfactorily because you’ve inserted so much bullhsit in there in the attempt to stretch it out to 7+ seasons) it sounds like it could be decent. We had a conversation about the different things we’re willing to invest in a TV show – I’m much less willing to start watching any kind of ongoing show these days because I lack the confidence that TV writers have the balls to end something. If a story is only meant to run 1-2 seasons, that’s all it should run!! But, of course that runs completely counter to TV programming-think.
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Nothing particularly new to me in the world of music. I think I may like She & Him. Still trying to decide. I like some of the songs, but I need to hear the whole album and I’m reticent to buy it without hearing the entire thing first. I do dig the retro-50s vocal thing she’s doing though. I like the sound, but not so much in its original context – amusing, yes?
I’m debating ordering Dear Leader’s now album – it’s ex-Sheila Divine frontman Aaron Perrino’s current project. They were a great band that I think was just hitting their stride when they vanished so hey, good luck with reincarnation.
I heard a rumor that Jawbox was going to be on some douchebag’s late night show. That guy from SNL who couldn’t keep a straight face to save his life. Can’t remember his name for some reason. Crazy.
The Monsters of Folk album is ok. Not ok enough for me to rush out and buy it, but ok.
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Z has a selection of chorus lines he says now when he’s in the mood, inevitably going from one to the other. “Beating like a hammer” (Metric), “It’s cold outside”, (classics), “hit the road jack/don’t come back no more” & a few others I’m brain farting on right now. He usually knows 1-2 extra lines of the songs as well. It’s freaking adorable. He’s starting to get a little bit of melody going too.
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I’m in one of those “everything bores me” phases right now, hoping it will end soon. Could just be the seasonal doldrums.
I vote for you moving to New England, minimum. And soon. Because. (Best. Argument. Ever.)
Haven’t heard She & Him, but it’s what’s-her-name’s band, yes? Zooey? Is that a name? Anyway, I should look it up.
There are lots of tv shows that should have only be sketched for two years, maximum, and only Ricky Gervais seems to know how to end something before it gets stale. Sedation is definitely a short script, in terms of longevity because come on… you’d have to start getting crazy and unrealistic to keep the initial intensity from exploding and being forcibly resolved in two years, max. Maybe even one and a movie event or something.
Until TV learns the lesson that “ending shit at the right time is GOOD” I think we’re just going to get more and more padded drek.
I was hoping all the series DVD sales would push the networks in this direction. BUT. It may be doing the opposite. Awesome!
Yeah its Z— however you spell it–’s band/duo with M. Ward. You don’t have to look it up – I linked that shit for your lazy butt! Well, one angle to it anyway. The easy one that plays songs.
Yeah, I wasn’t impressed. Sucks because I was looking forward to it.