Pardon my brain vomit, but...lillbetAugust 13 2009, 23:00:41 UTC
THANK YOU! ♥ Crediting PROUDLY.
HITTING UP iTUNES FOR BEIRUT AND THOSE OTHER BANDS OMG. *bounces* He's a srs. bsns. guy, this one. Dammit, that's so deliciously irritating!
Random aside, but when I met him, it was fucking upsetting to know so much about the guy from fansites, etc. but not be able to ask about any of it, because you don't want to be all STALKERY. I was dying to ask about Leeds (I went to Oxford), and being an English major (so was I), and whether he's done Shakespeare (and could he PLEASE???), and his trip to Japan (I lived there for 6 years), and his photography jones (I'm always curious about what kinds of camera folks like), what kind of music he listened to get amped up for "Farragut North" (no idea), and why he goes for parts that are bastard covered bastards with bastard fillings on stage (because it's ACTING?), and what his most memorable role so far has been, and which movie he's seen and wished he'd played a role in, and so on and on and on. *sigh*
The problem with smart, articulate people is that they're so much fun to talk to, and about.
Re: Pardon my brain vomit, but...frontyardninjaAugust 13 2009, 23:14:23 UTC
Yay! The National is one of my favorite bands. It's odd, I wasn't into them until, oh, a year and a half ago. Finding out he likes them, too? Be still my heart.
The Internet has completely changed the way people get information. Sometimes I'm just too lazy to look in an encyclopedia or the book of records for something that would take me a few seconds to search for online. I have friends that I don't talk to very much in real life, but they know so much of what's going on because of twitter, livejournal, facebook and the like.
When I was younger, you found out about the fabulous lives of celebrities from interviews they did on late night or daytime television shows or magazines. Now we've this massive tool (... that's what she said) at everyone's disposal and such a broad range of information coming and going -- I think it's refreshing that you were able to refrain from doing the fangirl stalker thing. I tell people "I'm not a stalker/creeper, but" and then out myself as a huge weirdo.
I imagine, were you able to engage him in conversation, the topics would come naturally -- he seems like that kind of person.
Re: Pardon my brain vomit, but...lillbetAugust 13 2009, 23:25:11 UTC
Any chance you could recommend some songs? I listened to a few on YouTube and found them a bit slower than I like, but then I like Republic Tigers and Rilo Kiley, so I'm not one to talk...
I imagine, were you able to engage him in conversation, the topics would come naturally -- he seems like that kind of person.
Oh definitely. Stalkery as this sounds, I hope I get the chance to find out the truth of that some day. He's one of the more articulate, intelligent celebs out there and if I could just get past those blue eyes of his to pick his brain I'd be a happy woman.
Re: Pardon my brain vomit, but...frontyardninjaAugust 14 2009, 00:06:37 UTC
They are quite mellow, I think part of it is his voice. Faster songs -- Mr. November, Mistaken For Strangers, Secret Meeting, Karen, Lit Up, and Fake Empire to an extent.
Re: Pardon my brain vomit, but...lillbetAugust 14 2009, 01:41:45 UTC
Awesome. Hittin' up iTunes now, like. Got a few Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tracks on there already, I think. :)
And I changed the keywords on mah neue icon to "That's what SHE said!" because I just... couldn't help it. (Srsly, this is very epic. Until this lil' beaut I couldn't find an icon I liked enough to make my 112th. YOU ARE EPIC, BB. EPIC.)
Ooh, my blood sugar just bottomed out. Not that could could tell or anything. *lol*
And the video (my home computer is magical, I love it):
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HITTING UP iTUNES FOR BEIRUT AND THOSE OTHER BANDS OMG. *bounces* He's a srs. bsns. guy, this one. Dammit, that's so deliciously irritating!
Random aside, but when I met him, it was fucking upsetting to know so much about the guy from fansites, etc. but not be able to ask about any of it, because you don't want to be all STALKERY. I was dying to ask about Leeds (I went to Oxford), and being an English major (so was I), and whether he's done Shakespeare (and could he PLEASE???), and his trip to Japan (I lived there for 6 years), and his photography jones (I'm always curious about what kinds of camera folks like), what kind of music he listened to get amped up for "Farragut North" (no idea), and why he goes for parts that are bastard covered bastards with bastard fillings on stage (because it's ACTING?), and what his most memorable role so far has been, and which movie he's seen and wished he'd played a role in, and so on and on and on. *sigh*
The problem with smart, articulate people is that they're so much fun to talk to, and about.
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The Internet has completely changed the way people get information. Sometimes I'm just too lazy to look in an encyclopedia or the book of records for something that would take me a few seconds to search for online. I have friends that I don't talk to very much in real life, but they know so much of what's going on because of twitter, livejournal, facebook and the like.
When I was younger, you found out about the fabulous lives of celebrities from interviews they did on late night or daytime television shows or magazines. Now we've this massive tool (... that's what she said) at everyone's disposal and such a broad range of information coming and going -- I think it's refreshing that you were able to refrain from doing the fangirl stalker thing. I tell people "I'm not a stalker/creeper, but" and then out myself as a huge weirdo.
I imagine, were you able to engage him in conversation, the topics would come naturally -- he seems like that kind of person.
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I imagine, were you able to engage him in conversation, the topics would come naturally -- he seems like that kind of person.
Oh definitely. Stalkery as this sounds, I hope I get the chance to find out the truth of that some day. He's one of the more articulate, intelligent celebs out there and if I could just get past those blue eyes of his to pick his brain I'd be a happy woman.
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And I changed the keywords on mah neue icon to "That's what SHE said!" because I just... couldn't help it. (Srsly, this is very epic. Until this lil' beaut I couldn't find an icon I liked enough to make my 112th. YOU ARE EPIC, BB. EPIC.)
Ooh, my blood sugar just bottomed out. Not that could could tell or anything. *lol*
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