I'm alive!
I'm alive! And when I do genuinely have the time, I'll update my layout and icons so that this is a less hideous journal.
I'm taking a break from papers now, a quick breather from the 16,000 words I very, very foolishly put off til the end of the month (jesus christ, new levels of "terrible life decisions" there.
My roommate's in London visiting (She's studying science in Edinburgh). I think her presence, and the new medicine I have for my head, have kept any nervous meltdowns over this work from reaching the borderline Chernobyl levels they were at last semester. Last night, we went and saw "Singin' In the Rain" at the Palace Theatre. It was so much fun. She'd never seen the movie before.
When I'm back in the States (or when my VPN works...) I'll post the youtube video of Joseph Gordon-Levitt performing "Make 'Em Laugh" on SNL. I'd wanted to show my roommate when we got back to my flat, but alas, it's not available in this country.
I wish I could find an electroswing remix of "Singin' in the Rain" that I love as much as I do the electroswing mix of "Honey Pie/I'm Coming Virginia" and/or "I Wanna Be Like You." There's one I found on youtube that's good, but not as close to the song as I'd like. I wish I knew enough about the program to make one myself. That could be a potential summer project, if my internships don't happen.
Speaking of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I'd had a conversation with a friend about the new Great Gatsby movie, and in my head, Joseph Gordon-Levitt seems like he'd have been a good candidate for Nick Carroway. (I mean, I don't like Nick as a character or McGuire as an actor, but I feel like JGL could definitely pull off the Midwesterner/new resident of West Egg and cousin to Carey Mulligan's Daisy.)
I am SO EXCITED by all that The Great Gatsby is bringing out right now. I love 1920s fashion, and am ecstatic over the 1920s/flapper-inspired shoot Mario Testino did for this month's issue of Vogue. There's an article on the telegraph on it here.
Modcloth had a 1920s inspired collection last semester, but I don't know where to find it anymore.
A sampler of the Great Gatsby soundtrack has also been posted. I was wary at first because the opening track sounded a bit ridiculous. But the Florence + the Machine song, Lana Del Rey's song, the jazzy version of "Crazy In Love," and the Gotye song all sound especially great to me.
Also, if you haven't seen this, there's a mashup of The Great Gatsby and Arrested Development HERE. So, so worth it.
I'm taking a break from papers now, a quick breather from the 16,000 words I very, very foolishly put off til the end of the month (jesus christ, new levels of "terrible life decisions" there.
My roommate's in London visiting (She's studying science in Edinburgh). I think her presence, and the new medicine I have for my head, have kept any nervous meltdowns over this work from reaching the borderline Chernobyl levels they were at last semester. Last night, we went and saw "Singin' In the Rain" at the Palace Theatre. It was so much fun. She'd never seen the movie before.
When I'm back in the States (or when my VPN works...) I'll post the youtube video of Joseph Gordon-Levitt performing "Make 'Em Laugh" on SNL. I'd wanted to show my roommate when we got back to my flat, but alas, it's not available in this country.
I wish I could find an electroswing remix of "Singin' in the Rain" that I love as much as I do the electroswing mix of "Honey Pie/I'm Coming Virginia" and/or "I Wanna Be Like You." There's one I found on youtube that's good, but not as close to the song as I'd like. I wish I knew enough about the program to make one myself. That could be a potential summer project, if my internships don't happen.
Speaking of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I'd had a conversation with a friend about the new Great Gatsby movie, and in my head, Joseph Gordon-Levitt seems like he'd have been a good candidate for Nick Carroway. (I mean, I don't like Nick as a character or McGuire as an actor, but I feel like JGL could definitely pull off the Midwesterner/new resident of West Egg and cousin to Carey Mulligan's Daisy.)
I am SO EXCITED by all that The Great Gatsby is bringing out right now. I love 1920s fashion, and am ecstatic over the 1920s/flapper-inspired shoot Mario Testino did for this month's issue of Vogue. There's an article on the telegraph on it here.
Modcloth had a 1920s inspired collection last semester, but I don't know where to find it anymore.
A sampler of the Great Gatsby soundtrack has also been posted. I was wary at first because the opening track sounded a bit ridiculous. But the Florence + the Machine song, Lana Del Rey's song, the jazzy version of "Crazy In Love," and the Gotye song all sound especially great to me.
Also, if you haven't seen this, there's a mashup of The Great Gatsby and Arrested Development HERE. So, so worth it.