Charlie's Theme

I think that The Pastels are probably my favorite band as of right now, in this little minute. Well, I don't know...I mean, I've just recently re-discovered their greatness. I have a total Pam Berry-esque crush on Stephen, he's just so cute in like this really pale way. but then who am I to judge??? I am a pale one after all.

This is new, haha.



RANDOM THOUGHTS

This weekend is my gramps' birthday.

I am really fit from my strength and conditioning class.

I studied really hard for Italian test. I hope I do well. I totally need the weekend.

I love Stephen McRobbie woooo

MY FAVORITE SONG

It may be wintertime but baby it's superfine
You may be near or far
Finding a way to really get to me
Baby you know you are getting close to my heart

Yourself is my best side, my hope, my faith, and my guiding light
Your love is superfine
And it feels good in my heart
And I hope that I'm a part of you

So good to know you, so good to hold you
Thank you for being you
It's so good to know you

Empires may fall apart, the rivers may part,
Though you have won my heart
It feels good from the start
And I hope that I'm a part of you

So good to know you, so good to hold you
Thank you for being you
It's so good to love you

You really make my day
Make each day seem like a special day
I love your way,
Oh won't you stay

So good to know you, so good to hold you
THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU, OOOoooOOOoooH,
it's so good to knoooow you.

What I Really Want For Christmas

HARK!

World peace, eternal happiness, unlimited access to H&M- All great gift ideas, but not what I really want for Christmas '06. No- What I really want is the Sufjan Stevens Christmas Box Set, now only $20 on Amazon.com!! This is a great deal, as the twenty bucks buys you a FIVE DISC BOX SET of wonderful Sufjan Stevens singing Christmas songs. I used to think he was annoying, but overnight it seems I respect this adventurous, Walt Whitman-esque artist.

Truth is, I'll probably buy this next time I go Internet Christmas Shopping. I'll need money before that though. My career of burning CDs for my Dad's illegal music trading business is stalling. I'm head over heels in discs. I get .50 for each disc. That's like, mad less than minimum wage. How am I going to make money??

The moral of the story is, Sufjan Stevens and I are bffs and I need this album.

pumpkin-inny

Eating My Feelings

I ate my feelings when I came home from school today. I had six cookies and two bowls of cereal. Ouch.


The Jehovah's Witness is my Secret Santa. I wonder if at the last minute he'll back out, and not get me anything. I made sure everyone knew I like candy, just in case he's really stuck.

People who post at Radiohead forums generally tend to be dicks.

People who post at any music-related forum generally tend to be dicks.

My Spring 2007 Line is going to be influenced mainly by Elvis Costello's '70's-'80's look. I'm mainly going to shop in the guy sections of The Gap or Uniqlo or something. I want to do something different, and being Elvis Costello for the spring season is definitely different than the rest of the stuff I wear.

I say my style is like '80's trying to '60's retro mixed in with like old Hollywood. LOL I wish. Al says my style is " alternative, hip, funky, and classic". That's sweet. Thanks Alli.

I really want to make clothes!! AHhh!!HHH!HHAldalAAAHHHH! I have all these ideas and no means of creating the dresses.

A Very Mediterranean Thanksgiving

That's what I certainly had. Figs, prosciutto, and leeks, along with other gourmet Italian influenced foods. I certainly missed potatoes by the end of the day.

Would you believe I'm sitting in Digital Photography, updating my blog, looking at x-stitches and listening to Franz Ferdinand and the sub doesn't even care? It's good to be me today.

Wind It Up

I LOVE GWEN STEFANI.

As a huge No Doubt fan, I was all anti Gwen Stefani when she came out with her solo stuff, but now I realize that Gwen is soo freaking talented and awesome. If I were in her place, this is exactly the kind of music I'd be doing. It's wacky, it's fun, and it's revolutionary.

all my favorite singers couldn't sing

Thanksgiving will be so much fun because we're going to my cousin's house and even though she's catering, I know there's going to be a plethora of food and I know it's going to be GOOD. Plus, GameShowNetwork is having a marathon of one of my favorite shows. Life is so good on Turkey Day.

Remember when we used to watch the parades? Those were the days I'd get up at 7 in the morning on Thanksgiving. Nowadays I sleep until quarter past nine or ten. Christmas, too.

It's sad that the only time Native Americans and the white settlers ever really got along is a national holiday. Because with the exception of Thanksgiving, uhh, white people weren't too good to the indians.

But I'm not complaining, I love stuffing.

Morrissey Invites Himself To Thanksgiving

This girl holding the baby looks a lot like me. Bouguereau had an uncanny ability to paint me and my cousin in every one of his works.

yeeeah

I have no idea why, but the past two weeks I have been really content. I'm an overall happy person, but usually am anxious about SOMETHING in the back of my mind, you know. But life is good. I don't know why. I love winter. I am so happy during Advent and the weeks after Christmas.

For the first time in a while, I feel really healthy and really comfortable at school. I'm so happy.

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today at youth group we were talking about abortion. my youth group leader is of course very anti-abortion and pro-life. i wouldn't expect him to believe in pro choice. and i wouldn't expect him to teach us that abortion was ok; this is catholicism after all. but he made things so black and white. i don't perceive things in black and white ; i've always been a shade of grey when it came to abortion.
i just wish that ppl would focus less on teaching rules than teaching sympathy and compassion and understanding. c'mon guys.

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I WANT TO STITCH:

http://www.xs-collectibles.com/detail.aspx?ID=955 BOREAS- Woooow. This chick is such a pothead, she's like swirling around and stuff in the fields. Reminds me of myself in Scotland. Except my hair isn't this long. And I don't wear blue robes, unfortunately.

http://www.xs-collectibles.com/detail.aspx?ID=564 THE SHRINE- This girl is so pretty, and I really like her dress. There's so much white, though. it'd drive me insane. but then again, you risk insanity when it comes to stitching the arts.


http://www.xs-collectibles.com/detail.aspx?ID=563 THISBE- Either Thisbe is having a bad period, or she just realized you can see her boobs through her open sleeves. Oh, man, Thisbe- that kind of a sleeveless cut-off top is so '80's. But I love her hair and the expression on her face. I love Raphaelite art; I hate modern crap. I miss seeing this kind of expression in art.

http://www.xs-collectibles.com/detail.aspx?ID=705 MERMAID- Oh my gosh, look at all these beautiful blues and browns. At first I looked over this, but now I love it!!

Are Those Old Directions Still Direct?

Today at the Met's Gift Shop I found cute nightlights by Illuminart. They were gorgeous. Definitely not your baby nightlight. Instead they were all works of art. Imagine falling asleep staring at your Starry Night nightlight hehe.

So I looked the company up online, and I found some beautiful paintings in the "Pre-Raphaelite" genre. So I looked some of them up, and have discovered that females have been pissed off since the beginning of time.

Conversation With Myself

1. Would you live in another country? - Hot dog, I would. I'd love to live anywhere in the UK, where language barrier is never a problem and the food is always fried.

2. Who do you wish you looked like?- Hmm.. There are definitely a few women who I think are mad gorgeous and whose looks I wish I had. I kind of wish I was Jayne Mansfield or Kate Pierson of the B-52s.

3. Do you get depressed around Christmas?- Not at all. Christmas is actually the one time of the year where I am guaranteed to never get upset. It's the most wonderful time of the year, after all.

4. If you were a guy, who'd you like to be?- Elvis Costello, hands down.

5. Who is your rock star boyfriend? Well, that's a silly question. Morrissey is of course my bf, but I don't think of him as a rock star. I think I took a quiz once and my rockstar boyfriend result was Thom Yorke of Radiohead, who, despite his lazy eye, is kind of cute.

6. Ok, well would you date a rock star?- Hm, depends on your definition of rock star. When I was younger, I used to think Jim Morrison was the dead sexiest man alive. Now I look at him and think "yeah, he's good looking, but I wouldn't date him". Last night I was reading my Doors book, and I kept reading "Morrison" as "Morrissey". I think that says a lot about how I've changed.

7. Ok, so you're more likely to date a celibate gay or a really boring guy than date Led Zeppelin? It's the sad truth, I guess.

8. Since you're so into The Cranberries all of a sudden, what do you think about Northern Ireland? Well, as an American, I don't know how to answer. I guess you could say I'm a third generation Irish American, but I don't think I even know enough about the whole crisis to have an opinion. My family is from Northern Ireland, though, if that means anything. So I guess I'll just say- why can't everyone get along.

9. Do you like makeup?- I am totally into makeup. I've been mad forgetful and lazy about it though.

10. Describe your awesome style- It's like if I were in the '80's and trying to dress '60's if that makes any sense.

11. What's your favorite peice of clothing?- I have a really pretty beige sweater that I love.

12. What's the worst movie you've ever seen?- The worst movie I've ever seen is Manos: Hands of Fate. Wow. But I guess the worst movie I've ever seen that was somewhat coherent would have to be.. Date Movie. Some idiot told me it was actually funny. I just wanted to see Fake Owen Wilson.

13. Speaking of Owen Wilson, what's going on between you two?- We have a strictly professional relationship. Wes Anderson? He doesn't write those movies. It's always me and Owen.

14. What's your favorite Wes Anderson movie?- I haven't seen The Life Aquatic, but Royal Tenenbaums holds a special place in my heart.

OH CRAP!! I totally forgot. That's one of my favorite movies too.

15. Do you dream?- I dream all the time, and go through stages where I only have nightmares for a few weeks. Luckily I know how to wake myself up when that occurs.

16. Describe your worst nightmare.- I think I made myself forget it, because it was so disturbing. I guess a pretty bad one was the one where my cell phone rang in the middle of the night, and it was some guy threatening to kill my grandma...only, the phone call wasn't meant for me, but for this random girl I know instead. Then it got a lot worse, I guarantee.

17. Describe your best dream- David Duchovny. All I'm saying.

18. Who have you met that's famous? - I met Yoko Ono in NYC, and I met Belle and Sebastian recently.

19. Do you have mad enemies?- No, I really don't. I think I generally get along with people, even if on the inside I dislike them.

20. Do you have birthmarks?- An alligator one on my leg, for real.

21. Steve Irwin died.- I know, isn't that sad?

22. Rollercoasters? - HECK YES for some HECK NO for most.

23. Do you believe in karma?- I believe in karma, and according to my karma, some good stuff is about to happen to me right now!! Considering that since 2001-now things have been pretty rough what with everybody dying and being diagnosed with mad stuff.

24. Supernatural Experiences?- And supernatural experiences, I've had a few although too much to really mention. ok well one time I looked at my Jesus nightlight, and I SWEAR he was crying.

25. Madonna?- Madonna's music has gone soo downhill ever since she found spirituality. I wish she was still trying to be Marilyn, or acting slutty.

fools rush in where wisemen never go

some music to listen to as you read about me yay.

1. Name- do you really think i'm going to answer this, my name is laura though.

2. Age- I'm sixteen. Pedophiles no need apply.

3. Nationality- I'm a Jersey girl born and raised by Staten Islanders. I'm Irish, Scottish, Italian, and a teensy bit German but we all try to deny our German heritage.

3 1/2. Religion- Catholic. I'm not one of those people who bash Catholicism. I think there's a lot of good and a lot of bad in every religion. Go Virgin Mary.

4. Hair- Dark brown practically black. Think flapper.

5. Height- Five foot four.

6. Weight- Very funny

7. More Interesting Things- I'm pale, and I burn like a bitch.

8. Status- I am thoroughly single and not wallowing up in self pity. I haven't liked anyone in a long time ever since sewing and Morrissey became my boyfriend.

9. Looking for- Hmm... I guess my ideal guy would be at least six inches taller than me, light short hair, blue eyes, and slightly muscular. He'd like all the music I like, he'd be funny, and he's a smart guy. But that sounds too Aryan, doesn't it.

10. Kids? I like kids. I want three some day. I hate people who hate kids.

11. Favorite Shows- I love Lost. Strangers With Candy is a close tie, though. I also love Colbert Report. Hmm...I guess I don't like a lot of tv lol.

12. Favorite music- I love the '80s. I don't know why. I'm into everything, I guess. I love classic rock, twee, a lot of alternative and indie stuff. My favorite band is BelleandTheSmiths. That's if Belle and Sebastian magically formed with my other favorite band, The Smiths. I also enjoy Depeche Mode, The Cranberries, Bob Dylan, Orange Juice, and The Pastels. I really like old hokey folk music too!

13. Favorite movies- Hmm...I don't think it gets any better than Taxi Driver. But I also like La Belle et La Bete (that's actually probably my favorite film), 8 1/2, all Woody Allen stuff, Rosemary's Baby (hahaha-get it?) , and whatever.

14. Favorite hobbies- I like arts and crafts too much. I also enjoy fashion and I'm learning how to make my own clothes. I'm a shopaholic.

15. Do I like school? - I really enjoy school. Sometimes I really don't want to get out of bed (ok well I never want to get out of bed), and sometimes I freak out about tests. But still, I like learning.

16. Favorite actors- Joaquin Phoenix, John Cusack, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Jason Schwartzman, Jean Marais because he was absolutely amazing as the Beast and that Greek dude.. yeah.

17. Favorite actresses- Winona Ryder, Meryl Streep, Sally Field and Kirsten Dunst.

18. NSYNC or Backstreet?- Nsync all the way. I was a huge fan. I loved them all, practically. I went through a period of time where I was really into Lance (LOL), and then there was..Ok nevermind, too embarassing to look back.

19. Do you believe in aliens or ghosts?- I totally believe in ghosts. As for aliens, I do believe there must be life out there in space. Whether or not they're little midget creatures with antennaes, I don't know. But I do know that there was a week in October where I was abducted like three times, damn aliens.

20. Have you ever seen a ghost?- Not that I can remember.

21. What is your favorite color?- Greens and purples.

22. What do you want to be when you grow up?- America's Goat Man.

Check It

1. What is your favorite word? My favorite word would have to be "are". I think it's a very pretty looking word and I like how it sounds.
2. What is your least favorite word? I don't like the word "coleslaw".

3. What turns you on (creatively, spiritually, or emotionally)? Creatively, free time. Spiritually, the common thread that unites generations of families (lol i'm serious too.), and emotionally I like laughter.

4. What turns you off? People bullying or making fun of each other has always turned me off, especially when its cruelty among children.

5. What is your favorite curse word? I love the weatherman with Tourettes on ebaumsworld...he had some good ones. My favorite was "shitmotherfucker" but you have to say it like one long word and snap a pointer in front of a globe for it to really work to its fullest effect.

6. What sound or noise do you love? Wind chimes.

7. What sound or noise do you hate? Children crying.

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Um, well, if I were an actor, I would have to say teacher.

9. What profession would you not like to try? Anything involving an office.

10. If Heaven exists what would you like to hear God say at the Pearly Gates? That dinosaurs never existed, and that space is not a random series of events.

u2 heads shoulders knees and toes

i want one of those poll/questionaire things so i could answer random questions here.

ode to marcel

o, marcel, the tiny outcast on bravo's top chef. you are so cute, even if you need a haircut. you're an alienated, self-conscious loner, and i want to scoop you up like david sedaris and run away. i know that you're not really an asshole, you just want people to respect you and like you. i think you're a nice guy. forget ugly betty- she's an insensere train wreck.

and please take your shirt off next episode again, thank you.

ode to pavement

oh, pavement, oh stephen malkymus. i listened to you a lot when i was sick. therefore you remind me of winter '05, the scent of jasmine, fuzzy pink floyd shirts, and fuzzy mocassins. (SP?) stephen malkmus is like my american indie boyfriend. i fall asleep to crooked rain, crooked rain (la's desert origins) all the freaking time, and i want a range life. plus, i love american water. of course that's the silver jooos. but who cares, i love malkmus' voice with berman's. yay.

mr. eko died and other poems

A Hailku
-brought to you by a sad Lost fan.

Mr. Eko died
His brother was like WHAT NOW???
Tears fell for minutes
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A Sad Poem

Mr. Eko died.
His brother was like, "WHAT NOW BITCH??"
I cried for ten minutes
And wished I could adopt a black baby like Madonna
Because those black kids are really adorable
And seem to have a knack for comedic timing

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Carlos D
Carlos,
our favorite herpes infected bassist,
You went from Militairy Chique
To Mariachi '70's Pornstar
When you grew the 'stache.

I should be offended
I should be ashamed
I should never fantasize about
Holster wearing Carlos again

But the mustache is hot
In such an odd way
So you can dial my digits
I live in the tri-state area
And can easily make the trip to Manhattan through the SI Ferry
I'm not chubby,
tho.

Malkymus

Haha.

Review of Marie Antoinette

LET THEM EAT CAKE!

jk. It's a well known fact that Marie Antoinette has never said these words. You can trust me, I am the resident ex-Royal Diaries fanatic. I read those books like a fat kid eats cake. I've always loved historical fiction, and I love learning abotu princesses and evil kings and shit, so I do know a lot about Marie Antoinette, that crazy whore.

Anyway, so last night I saw Sofia Coppola's latest film, Marie Antoinette, starring Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn (WTF?), and Marianne Faithfull was somewhere in there. I've been waiting to see this ever since we saw the trailers last summer, where pretty Kirsten Dunst runs down the hallway in her heels to New Order. While some people can't understand the 80's New Wave spin that Coppola pulled off, I thought it was AMAZING.

Because this movie is so cinematically gorgeous. From nature scenes, to the palace, to the costumes, to the makeup, to the pastries, to the camera angles and fantastic shoe montages- it was gorgeous. It was so lavender. And sky blue. And PINK.

The music was dead on. It portrayed every mood perfectly, and showed a lot of variety; there was the upbeat songs like "I Want Candy", and then the OH SHIT I'M GOING TO GET MY HEAD CHOPPED OFF songs like The Cure's "All Cats are Grey". This is definitely my musical time period. I can't believe I ever hated the 80's.

Kirsten Dunst did a decent job of portraying Marie Antoinette, the naive and innocent princess who became queen as a teenager. Granted, the dialogue wasn't all that great, but who cares. Marie Antoinette had a freaking shoe montage. She doesn't need dialogue. Jason Schwartzman, who I love oh so very much, did an excellent job of portraying Louis Insert Big Number Here. It was very Schwartzman-like, but he was still convinving enough as an actual king.

FAVORITES

1. My favorite dresses weren't worn by Marie Antoinette, but by her friends. I love all those pastel colors.

2. My favorite pastry were the white and pink ones that looked like checkers. (As you can see, I like the pastries)

3. My favorite song was the club-hopping "Aphrodisiac" by Bow Wow Wow.

4. There were lots of dreamy sequences where Marie just stares out the window or up at the ceiling; those were my favorite because they were so well done.

So, yeah. I enjoyed the film a lot. I like how it portrayed her in a sympathetic light. She wasn't just the slut that modern history has unfortunately painted her out to be. She was the naive little girl who was thrown head first into court life at Versailles, which, if you know anything about history, was mad skeevy. She didn't know a thing about politics, but then again she wasn't exactly expected to. She loved her kids, and even though she cheated on Jason Schwartzman with that Orlando Bloom-esque Swede, she did respect her husband. I guess. Probably.

In conclusion, why can't I be Marie Antoinette? If I could dress up in pink and blue all day long, go shoe shopping, eat doughy pastries, be married to Jason Schwartzman (Minus the extra thirty pounds he had to put on, but that's ok, too, there are girl chubby chasers), and run around to New Order all day long with my cute little babies- I'd be a very happy girl.

Just minus all that head cut off stuff.

omg

my grandpa saw the borat movie. he thought it was a cute movie about a foreign reporter.

oh. lord.

in my country there is problem.

i'm winging it this short three day week.