Sunday, July 28, 2013

Aubrey Plaza as Daria!!

There is no doubt that you have done one of the following: 1) compared Aubrey Plaza to Daria, because they both have perfected the art of being deadpan and sarcastic; and/or 2) wondered what might have happened to Daria—and all the other eccentric characters in her life—after she left the hellhole that was Lawndale High. College Humor made wishes come true with this trailer for Daria: High School Reunion starring—you guessed it—AUBREY PLAZA. Sadly, the movie doesn’t actually exist, but those few minutes watching Aubrey as Daria are worth it. And who knows? With all the positive responses to the clip, this movie could become a reality. As Daria herself would say:

Friday, July 12, 2013

No Exaggeration

Lately, the way I listen to music goes like this: I find one song by an artist that really hooks me and I will, no exaggeration, listen to just that song on repeat for 2-3 days. Then, I'll ultimately get sick of it and it will be forgotten in my media player library. I'm listening to music on a song by song basis and rarely listening to entire albums. If I do, it's because it's REALLY amazing or because I have to for editing reasons. It's a shame. I don't know why I force myself to listen to a great song so many times it drives me mad, but I do.

One of the songs I've been listening to on repeat the past week is "Rivers and Roads" by The Head & The Heart & “Festival” by Sigur Rós. I want to make a "Tunes for Travellers" playlist for my 8tracks account, so naturally I thought "what's the perfect song for road trips while letting your mind wander hither and thither?" and these song immediately came to mind. Every once in awhile I'll forget about a favorite band. Sigur Rós is one of those bands. I have every single Sigur Rós album but it's not something I listen to casually. You have to really be in a certain mood to listen to a lot of Sigur Rós. For one thing, it's can calm you mind and thoughts but sometimes it sort of depressing just to listen to it. For some of the songs, you have to be in a really regretful/grieved/rejected feelings, and oddly these songs can soothe you. Anyway, here are some of my favorite Sigur Rós songs because god damnnn I love them.