Sorry for my somewhat prolonged absence. I guess that thing called life catches up with you sometimes. Especially when I look at the calendar and see that September starts in two days. Holy Moses! I remember saying the exact same thing when August started about seventeen minutes ago. I really need to find the pause button.
My obsession as of late has been finding reasonably priced Sufjan tickets. I looked at ticketmaster and they were all gone! I know he's not really like underground indie, but I also didn't think I had to be waiting at my computer the second the tickets went on sale either. You feel me? Anyway, so I happened to check TM again today and lo and behold, there were some available! And decent, non-nosebleed, ones! Apparently he's big here because he's playing the same venue two nights in a row. I think it has to do with being from Michigan.
"Oh Hey, I like totes just sold out the whole arena because I play the banjo and wear wings"
Living in Mountain View means that I am surrounded by Google. "The Big G," and it's fondly referred to here, is so ubiquitous that it's impossible to walk down the street without seeing someone in Google swag, or someone riding around on a sky blue Google bike (This certainly isn't a bad thing and I appreciate them for being a non-evil company, and sending the hubs home with a paycheck bi-weekly). And on certain special days, when gaseous Google-colored planets somewhere in the universe align, you may even see the Google Street View Car. It's just a normal car that drives around with a spherical multi-lens camera setup on top, but it has given the world the opportunity to pick up stalking as an acceptable online hobby.
I myself have seen it quite a few times and the next time I do I totally want to do something approximating this!:
"Quick, it's coming!"
"Ahh, what can we do that would be awesome?!??"
"Let's get on top of the weird window-less mini-van-type vehicle we're driving and look nonchalant!"
But I would NOT do this - kind of un-funny. Kids these days!
I present my Girl Crush Of The Now - Zooey Deschanel!
I like Zooey for many reasons. She's so multi-talented it sickens me in a good, girl crush kind of way. Like she was amazing in 500 Days of Summer, and yet hasn't been in anything since then. I appreciate that. Just because I like you doesn't mean I want to see your face in every. single. production. that comes out in a calendar year. I mean, Seth Rogen kind of killed it for me because I started seeing his ugly mug everywhere. Anyway, back to Zooey.
Other things that make her crush-worthy:
Her name is Zooey with two o's - need I say more. She is wonderfully dead-pan and more than mildly sarcastic. Her eyes look like someone squeezed the blueness from a Kashmir sapphire. She can act, sing and just sit there looking pretty to make people happy. Speaking of singing she has a sweet little gig called She and Him going in which her folksie melodic voice makes me want to frolic through a field of sunflowers. She has managed to perfect that somewhat-vintage-but-still-modern-yet-not-really-trying style I so desperately try to pull off and usually fail. And last, but certainly not least, her bangs. Those bangs are so think and full and dare I say luscious.
Oh, plus she did that cotton commercial. And if cotton is the everyman's fabric then Zooey is the everywoman's woman:
I'm not going to bother with a lame-o introduction because if your eyeballs are reading this right now there's a good chance you already know me. Or know of me, because there's a difference. But if you become a faithful reader you can get to know me even more and we can become bff's, ok? Anyway, yes I realize that starting a blog is so 2001, and I'm behind the times - thanks for pointing that out.
Most of the things I post here will be things that make me laugh, cry, think, feel happy/angry/saucy, things that are pretty or are so hideous it makes them pretty. Other possibilities include things I see, things I create, and my incredibly intuitive insights into the behavior of the weirdest animal of them all - humans! And pretty much anything thing else I want to.
Want to know what's been making me laugh* for like the last three days? Ok it's a three step process so pay attention.
1. First watch this:
2. Then watch this:
3. Allow song to get stuck in your head, because it will, and that's ok
And if you need to see even more of his genius (umm, I did) you can check out his website! Score!
*I think we can all agree that attempted rape is a non-funny subject matter. What is funny is Antoine Dodson. He could be getting all hyped up about cheesecake and it would still be funny. And I love his do-rag. Or is it dew-rag? Doo-rag? I apologize for my whiteness.
