Shadows On Stars
I heard of this band called Shadows On Stars not so long ago.
I don’t know how to exactly describe their self-titled debut album. It has a somewhat Miike Snow meets The Ting Tings kind of feel. The pop/rock elements mixed with electric sounds and a soulish voice make it a pleasant listen.
I suggest you go check it out for yourselves. Get the album (it’s free), and have a look at their latest video for ‘Out Of My Head’:
Let me know what you think!
I surrender!
It’s not about that.
“It’s not about gay rights, it’s about equal rights.” - Cory Booker (on The Rachel Maddow Show)
It’s not about rights, it’s about priviliges; “There’s no such thing as rights […] Rights are an idea […] They’re a cute idea. Cute, but that’s all, cute and fictional. […] Rights aren’t rights if someone can take’em away. They’re privileges.” - George Carlin (clip)
It’s not about made up rituals and rules. It’s about people in real situations dealing with real issues.
It’s about being proud to be who you are as a person despite the adversity.
“Beauty often seduces us on the road to truth.” - “And triteness kicks us in the nads.” (Dr. J. Wilson - Dr. G. House); Life is what you make of it, but don’t make it about fiction where reality should reign. Don’t fear what is different, appreciate it. Embrace ideas, fantasy and dreams. Nourish them, but do not deny the realm we all live in.
And please take note, not everything affects you:
Thank you.
Marvelous vengeance
“Have you seen The Avengers yet? Have you? Have you? HAVE YOU?!!!” - FFS! No!
I’m paraphrasing of course, but the film (BE version) seems to be quite popular. So no, I haven’t seen it and I don’t plan on going to the cinema for it. The latter has nothing to do with the film though. In other words, I want to see the film. I’m going to see the film. However at home and not in a cinema.
“Oh come on! Just go see it. It’s funny and full of action! And HELLO! … Scarlett Johansson in a tight black outfit!” - As good an argument that might be to go see the film, I can stare at her royal curviness anytime I want. HELLO internet.
“Ha-ha-ha. Not funny. You probably haven’t even bothered to check the trailer. You don’t care!” - I do care! Just one question: Does Samuel L. Jackson curse in the film? … Oh, and I have seen the trailer. Look: (I’ve even seen the the second one.)
So ok. I don’t know much about the characters and their history. Bow and arrow? Is he the decoy? …
I love the whole culture aspect of comics, but I don’t take so much part in it. I watch the trailers and the commercials and go “Hey, that’s Robin!” or “Look! It’s Richard.” That’s me. I like sitcoms more than comics. But when I see a video of a guy who made his own Iron Man suit, I do burst out a “That’s friggin’ awesome!”.
Is Hulk-speak still sexy?
Observations
… and amusing stuff from this past weekend.
Women wearing sports slacks has become confusing. On the one hand these slacks can bring out their derrières réally nicely. On the other hand it makes you think they just got smushed by The Situation… That’s just nasty!
One of the funniest things ever! Three old ladies watching and commenting on Kim Kardashian’s sex-tape. Don’t worry, it’s #SFW. But it does make you want to watch the tape and have a comedy stand-off.
Lip-syncing and moving to Raphael Saadiq’s ‘The Way I See It’ gets a smile from the cute girl cleaning tables at the coffee bar. Or it might have been my fresh haircut…
Remember Sarah Palin? They’ve made a film (trailer) about her and how the 2008 presidential campaign McCain/Palin went. I don’t know how accurate it is, but it portrays Palin as a pretty fucking uneducated person. She didn’t know what the FED is. She couldn’t name one major supreme court case. She thought that Saddam Hussein was behind the 9/11 attacks. And the list continues… That film is like part comedy, part horror. Sure I was all “Haha. She’s so ignorant. I know more about her country than she does.”, but it’s a friggin’ scary thought to have a person as dense as she was/is in a position where she might become the leader of a country like the U.S. … (P.S.: Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, roarrrr!)
Speaking of roarrr. Here’s Kate Upton doing the cat daddy. Sort of. I don’t know, it’s hard to focus… It’s filmed by Terry Richardson, so it can’t be bad. The cat daddy’s a new dance that’s been going around. I think the The Rej3ctz came up with it. Here’s their clip. Now go and cat daddy y’all!
His Two Moms
Remember the young university student who spoke at a public forum about his two moms?
Zach Wahls (Twitter: @zachwahls) now has a book out on the subject. It’s based on the 12 tenets of the Boy Scout Law, basically everything the U.S. is supposed to stand for. The book is called ‘My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength and What Makes a Family‘ and is out now.
He also has a new project called ‘Out To Dinner’. The idea is to have LGBT couples spend an evening with non-LGBT couples and get to know each other without focussing on politics or religion.
Here’s Zach on The Daily Show talking about the book and the project:
I ain’t hating. I’m just baffled.
Where does one get a ‘Kim Kardashian’?
- What do you mean?
Where can I buy one?
- There’s only one and she’s not for sale. Well… She is, but not in the same way you buy a toaster.
What do you mean by that? I have to buy her with goats or something?
- No. You can’t actually buy her. Human trafficking is illegal.
That’s a human being?!
- Yeah.
Not a RealDoll™?
- Euhm, no.
Wow. So what you’re saying is, they payed over 40 million dollars for a bunch of real people to just be who they are? Without contributing any value to society?
- I guess…
And prostitution is still illegal?
- Jup.
Good thing arranged marriages aren’t or they’d be in serious trouble. They have it on tape!
- She has more than that on tape.
Right… I’ll be right back!
92
Right around Easter my mom told me her mother, my grandma, wasn’t doing too well. She told me she was feeling weaker everyday and had a yellow skin tone. The doctors said she wasn’t going to make it to Summer.
I was like: “Yellow? Her liver’s failing. It’ll be a miracle if she makes it to the end of the month…” (With more tact of course)
Today I got the call. The doctors didn’t know what the fuck they were talking about. I watch House, bitches! Y’all better recognise!
And now I have to give up my Saturday for you. That’s not cool grandma. Good thing I threw my shirts in the washer yesterday. Now, I still have to iron them, but I was going to do that anyway, so you got lucky there. There’ll better be some good sandwiches!
All joking aside: RIP Gaby. 92, that’s a hell of ride. (Probably shouldn’t use the word ‘hell’ here…) Say ‘hi’ to my homie Grandpa up there. Tell him he still makes me laugh!
