Flight of the Conchords and JEH
I've come across a lot of awesome in the last couple of days..
-During my hunt for Freaks and Geeks I came across Flight of the Conchords. And was promptly distracted. Three episodes in and I am officially in love. How was I not aware of how ridiculous and awesome Bret and Jemaine are?? They're like if me and my best friend were two white dudes from New Zealand who had facial hair and musical talent.
How can I not love them? They rap!
-Jackie Earle Haley. (Or Duuuuukes, if you prefer.) How is it that this completely wonderful, adorable little man is so phenomenal an actor that he nailed Rorschach so perfectly? Seriously, brb, renting Little Children. I didn't look up the cast before going to see Watchmen (I like being surprised, as much as possible) and I can barely believe that it's the same guy. He just seems like the nicest guy ever. Maybe I'm just biased because he vaguely reminds me of this really cool science teacher I had in middle school who gave me Spiderman comic books and said to me "if you're gonna draw, draw someone worth drawing" because I was always drawing in his class.
-My sister, stern, serious graduate student, called me the other day very, very excited. About a harmonica. That she bought. Direct quote: "It comes with an instructional booklet and everything! So next time I come to visit I can be in the jam session*!" (*During the holidays my siblings and I like to form pseudo-bands and play Eminem covers in the basement. Me on the guitar/bass, my brother Josh on the keyboard, and my other brother also on the guitar or bass - and now, apparently, my sister's reppin' the harmonica. We can be like Hootie and the Blowfish, y/y?) Picture the most serious, academic-type businesswoman you can (if it helps, she wore smart suits and interned for Hilary Clinton). Now picture them being so excited about a harmonica that they call you on the way home from Target, full of uncharacteristically flaily glee. Idk, maybe you had to be there..
-During my hunt for Freaks and Geeks I came across Flight of the Conchords. And was promptly distracted. Three episodes in and I am officially in love. How was I not aware of how ridiculous and awesome Bret and Jemaine are?? They're like if me and my best friend were two white dudes from New Zealand who had facial hair and musical talent.
How can I not love them? They rap!
-Jackie Earle Haley. (Or Duuuuukes, if you prefer.) How is it that this completely wonderful, adorable little man is so phenomenal an actor that he nailed Rorschach so perfectly? Seriously, brb, renting Little Children. I didn't look up the cast before going to see Watchmen (I like being surprised, as much as possible) and I can barely believe that it's the same guy. He just seems like the nicest guy ever. Maybe I'm just biased because he vaguely reminds me of this really cool science teacher I had in middle school who gave me Spiderman comic books and said to me "if you're gonna draw, draw someone worth drawing" because I was always drawing in his class.
-My sister, stern, serious graduate student, called me the other day very, very excited. About a harmonica. That she bought. Direct quote: "It comes with an instructional booklet and everything! So next time I come to visit I can be in the jam session*!" (*During the holidays my siblings and I like to form pseudo-bands and play Eminem covers in the basement. Me on the guitar/bass, my brother Josh on the keyboard, and my other brother also on the guitar or bass - and now, apparently, my sister's reppin' the harmonica. We can be like Hootie and the Blowfish, y/y?) Picture the most serious, academic-type businesswoman you can (if it helps, she wore smart suits and interned for Hilary Clinton). Now picture them being so excited about a harmonica that they call you on the way home from Target, full of uncharacteristically flaily glee. Idk, maybe you had to be there..