Why I love Mad Men

1. Cinematography

2. The fact that they use no violence or language (albeit the graphic non-nude sex) and still have my full attention*.

3. The originality in the sense that they use 60's society as irony (both comically and dramatically)**.

4. The story-line moves as follows:
-Dramatic moment
-Dramatic moment with social irony
-Dramatic moment with cigarettes
-Dramatic moment
-Dramatic moment with cocktails
-Dramatic moment with cigarettes and cocktails

5. I want to drink and smoke constantly with the progression of the episode... and possibly wear a skinny tie.

6. It makes our grandparents look hip and attractive.

7. Jon Hamm in general. He makes me want to go through the stress of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

*Which is FUCKING HARD

**Example: During the season finale when Betty found out she was pregnant, you felt such disparity for her strictly for the fact that Don had taken off and living in the 60s as a single mother (which was fucking ominous to comprehend then)

Last night I was awake and Craig Ferguson wasn't on because it was Sunday at 2:00 AM





and I found that From Russia With Love was on, the only other Bond movie besides Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, and Casino Royale that matters.



And I forgot about how the fight scene from that movie is one of the most genuine things I've ever seen. Not just manly, but fucking authentic.






and tomorrow I'm going to list the reasons why I love Mad Men.

everything is more rugged in flannel

Last Wednesday's Playlist

William Shatner: Common People ft. Joe Jackson
The New Year: The Company I Can Get
Cold War Kids: Mexican Dogs
Kimya Dawson: Happy Home (Keep On Writing)
Starfucker: German Love
The Thermals: St. Rosa & The Swallows
Go Slowpoke: I Completely Understand
Okkervil River: Lost Coastlines
The Silent Years: On Our Way Home
The Subways: Move to Newlyn
The Fugees: Killing Me Softly With His Song
Eagles of Death Metal: I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)
Fujiya & Miyagi: Knickerbocker
Albert Hammond Jr.: Victory at Monterey
The Cave Singers: Seeds of Night
Cold War Kids: Something is Not Right With Me
Beck: Orphans
Silver Jews: Strange Victory, Strange Defeat
Blitzen Trapper: Sleepytime in the Western World
Jamie Lidell: Wait for Me
Ra Ra Riot: Too Too Too Fast
All Girl Summer Fun Band: Something New
Wolf Parade: Soldier's Grin
Fleet Foxes: He Doesn't Know Why
N.E.R.D.: She Wants to Move
Rage Against the Machine: Sleep Now With the Fire

I heard

a cover of "Space Oddity" and "Dreams" that made me want to weep. One from a commercial, the other while I was trying to find the first song on the internet.




goddam Cat Power.

how the recession started

marriedtothesea.com

god dammit


i love keith olbermann's special comments


(i'm negating the post because I've already given you a taste)

?

It's exactly 12:30 PM and I just finished lunch. There's nothing really on TV but I do enjoy politics.


At this moment the Gubernatorial (that's a fancy word for "governor," dumbass) Debate and they (and I'm not kidding) if it was the incumbent's fault for losing the Seattle Supersonics (and not like economically, like an emotional undertone).


Rossi seems like a bit of a grease-ball.

Say hi to your mother for me

Saturday Night Live - Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals

Last Wednesday's Playlist

The Lashes: Sometimes the Sun
Starfucker: German Love
Cold War Kids: Mexican Dogs
Jaguar Love: Highways of Gold
Flight of the Conchords: Business Time
The Crash: Pony Ride
Hot Hot Heat: Bandages
The Growers: To the Threads
Tobacco: Hairy Candy
The New Year: The Company
Yogoman Burning Band: Nightstride
The Fugees: Killing Me Softly With His Song
Barcelona: It's About Time
Okkervil River: Calling and not calling my Ex
The Thermals: Returning to the Fold
The Rosebuds: Border Guards
Fleet Foxes: Ragged Wood
Oxford Collapse: Birthday Wars
Ben Folds: Effington
Cold Ward Kids: Something is not right with Me
Portishead: Hunter
Ra Ra Riot: Too Too Too Fast
Beck: Chemtrails
Kimya Dawson: Happy Home (Keep on writing)
The Broken West: Ambuscade
Wolf Parade: I'll Be in Anything
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Heavy Metal

My Thoughts of "W"

It wasn't bad.  It just seemed to validate my thought that George W. Bush isn't evil, he's just average.

Production was great. Josh Brolin was phenomenal.  Elizabeth Banks made Laura Bush VERY attractive to me (probably shouldn't have said this one).  Overall B+.

But here's the weird thing:  I felt very relatable to W while watching the movie, and I think because of that I could understand why I found Laura Bush so attractive (that and the fact that she claims she likes to smoke and read for enjoyment).  Brolin portrayed W with such a charismatic demeanor that I subconsciously superimposed myself onto the screen.

I'd like to have a beer with that man.  Probably just an O'Douls.

And I want to give Colin Powell a big hug.

Also, the entire time I was watching the movie (especially during the discussion of the Patriot Act) I couldn't help but think that I was now under government surveillance watchlist for going to see that movie.  And they probably tracked my laughter during the movie to see what I found ironic.  And then I realized I payed with my credit card for the movie ticket.  Shit.

My dad asked me if I had any Portishead he could get a hold of

...and people say there's a generation gap.

i'll just make sure to include a pair of fitted jeans, a pack of american spirits, and a condom

...ew

have you ever read the wiki page for Steve from Blues Clues?

He's kinda badass...

ok so...

I've dedicated my friday night on duty to research



specifically the "Christmas on Mars" movie that The Flaming Lips have been working on for like 4 years.


and from what I've gathered:


it's going to be playing randomly starting around late October and is being released shortly after.



AND it's going to have Adam Goldberg, Isaac Brock, AND.... STEVE FROM BLUES CLUES!!!

oh and they have a trailer:







p.s. Jim Cramer is getting a LOT of publicity this week.

Last Wednesday's Playlist

My Chemical Romance: Welcome To The Black Parade
Starfucker: German Love
The Crash: Pony Ride
Jared Mess and the Grown Children: Bees
Fleet Foxes: Ragged Wood
Neko Case: Star Witness
Chuckanut Drive: Reno to Vegas
The Moondoggies: Ain't No Lord
Brazilian Girls: St. Petersburg
Ben Folds: Hiroshima (b b b benny hit his head)
Gnarls Barkley: Who's Gonna Save My Soul
Band of Horses: The First Song
The Growers: To the Threads
Tobacco: Hairy Candy
Kimya Dawson: Louie
Albert Hammond Jr.: The Boss Americana
Okkervil River: Singer Songwriter
The Secret Machines: Atomic Heels
Otis Redding: Shake
The Walkmen: Donde esta la Playa
Black Kids: Partie Traumatic
Beck: Orphans
Conor Oberst: Sausalito
The Broken West: Elm City
Blitzen Trapper: Gold for Bread
The New Pornographers: Challengers
The Velvet Underground: Heroin

I would talk more about last night's debate,


if there really was anything to talk about

I had the distinct un-privilege of recieving a free coupon to a meal at the newly installed Chik-fil-A on our campus.


The coupon was for (and i'm not even kidding you) a chicken sandwich and waffle fries.


So I timidly grabbed said chicken sandwich and waffle fries (and a dr. pepper or sumfin)



and i went up to the register and immediately wanted to go "Bitch, get me a chicken sandwich and some waffle fries. For free" and as I would say "for free!" i would whip the free coupon i had for my meal.



but I ended up just going "umm.. hey i have this coupon for a free meal... i... uh... i'm not sure if it's still good or not... but.. umm... here it is."




so she smiled, said it was still good and i ate my meal quietly whilst looking out at the view of the bay.






unforgivable

Smackdown with Keith Olbermann

You're his bitch

The rumors are all true

Starfucker is that good

also, listen to the show tomorrow night.  It's got extra baddassery tomorrow afternoon

Split Series - Jason Mraz - It's a lovely day
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phallicism

It's currently 9:09 and I am in my geology 101 class.


Today's lecture is about volcanoes



and I feel like a 12 year old with how easy I can make the penis correlation every time he uses the words "explode" or "squirt"

Last Wednesday's Playlist

The White Stripes: Hotel Yorba
Stereolab: Neon Beanbag
The Walkmen: In the New Year
The New Year: The Company
Fleet Foxes: He Doesn't Know Why
Battles: Atlas
Go Slowpoke: I Completely Understand
Ra Ra Riot: Run My Mouth
Okkervil River: Calling and not calling my Ex
Bears: Wait and See
The Cool Kids: What it is
Yogoman Burning Band: Chaka Chaka
The Crash: Lauren
King Khan and The Shrines: Welfare Bread
The Walkmen: Another One Goes By
Kimya Dawson: Happy Home (Keep On Writing)
Wolf Parade: Soldier's Grin
Tapes N' Tapes: Le Ruse
Conor Oberst: Sausalito
Lykke Li: Little Bit
Gnarls Barkley : Who's Gonna Save My Soul
Beck: Chemtrails
King Khan and The Shrines: Torture
The Moondoggies: Black Shoe
Fleet Foxes: Ragged Wood
Blitzen Trapper: Furr
Neko Case: Margaret vs Pauline
Mirah: Mt. St. Helens