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Entertainment Update:
This is what I've been filling my head with lately
*I finished Middlesex, an incredibly well-written, albeit very disturbing book. It gave me way more information about hermaphrodites than I wanted to have, but the epic quality and family connections were amazing.
*I'm now obsessed with the Elizabethtown soundtrack. The movie's okay, a sort of southern Garden State, but the soundtrack is unbelievable. It's a lot of soulful, grass-roots fused, early 90s-feel music. Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, and Elton John, among others. It makes me want to drive in the country, write a book, and fall in love all at once :)
*I just saw This Scanner Darkly..and after reading some reviews, I must say I agree with all of them, good and bad. It's super-interesting, so well done visually, and very well-acted. Yet it is so confusing and ultra-dark. I'm just glad I finally got to see a movie this summer without pirates or superheroes.
*I'm hoping to finish Freakonomics soon, it is also fascinating. It definitely reminds me of Tipping Point, except much more detailed and without a unifying theme (which the author admits). I'm only a chapter in, so I shall see how it turns out.
*Oh, and I got the new Snow Patrol album! Unbelievable! It's so comfortable. I don't know why, it's like meeting someone and immediately feeling like you've known them your whole life. I probably shouldn't feel this way about an album, but it's true! And they mention Sufjan in a song! Crazy.
Okay, well I need to crash, but I hoped you enjoyed my summary of things that thrill me.
This is what I've been filling my head with lately
*I finished Middlesex, an incredibly well-written, albeit very disturbing book. It gave me way more information about hermaphrodites than I wanted to have, but the epic quality and family connections were amazing.
*I'm now obsessed with the Elizabethtown soundtrack. The movie's okay, a sort of southern Garden State, but the soundtrack is unbelievable. It's a lot of soulful, grass-roots fused, early 90s-feel music. Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, and Elton John, among others. It makes me want to drive in the country, write a book, and fall in love all at once :)
*I just saw This Scanner Darkly..and after reading some reviews, I must say I agree with all of them, good and bad. It's super-interesting, so well done visually, and very well-acted. Yet it is so confusing and ultra-dark. I'm just glad I finally got to see a movie this summer without pirates or superheroes.
*I'm hoping to finish Freakonomics soon, it is also fascinating. It definitely reminds me of Tipping Point, except much more detailed and without a unifying theme (which the author admits). I'm only a chapter in, so I shall see how it turns out.
*Oh, and I got the new Snow Patrol album! Unbelievable! It's so comfortable. I don't know why, it's like meeting someone and immediately feeling like you've known them your whole life. I probably shouldn't feel this way about an album, but it's true! And they mention Sufjan in a song! Crazy.
Okay, well I need to crash, but I hoped you enjoyed my summary of things that thrill me.