Romance films. Oh, dear me, ROMANCE FILMS. I like them. I admit it, okay?! Stop hounding me! Put thy stones back on the ground and do not cast them! Okay, though, enough with the drama. I like romance movies a lot. My favorites? Oh, if you must know: 13 Going on 30, The Notebook, Princess Bride, 27 Dresses, and Moulin Rouge! . But, there is one thing that bugs me about these movies--they're not extremely realistic. I watched The Proposal yesterday and I realized "This could never happen. Yes, I believe in true love, and yes, I believe in miracles...but this is just crazy." Why does true love have to be so extravagant? True love isn't chasing the girl you love after her flight leaves and then deciding to marry her. True love is accepting someone, through the Good the Bad and the Ugly, and is as simple as helping your girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband walk with a twisted ankle into a car. It's that glow in the eyes that says "I love you, you're the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I'm ready to be with you no matter what." Romance movies put pressure on people to do something outlandish to impress the one they love. I would be happy with a small home-made card, not a band singing a love song to me in the rain or something. Although, I will admit, it does seem pretty nice.
Now, next subject: SUGGESTIONS! I hate when people tell me what to read, listen to, or watch unless I truly trust them and I have had a history of liking their tastes. For all you who would like to know MY tastes, I will tell you them here and now so that you don't have to think I'm imposing on you. Simply click on the blog and refer if you like them.
My favorite song stuck in my head: Call N Return-Hellogoodbye
Book worth reading at the moment: "Go Ask Alice"--has cussing, but I don't find that a problem--you'll see why I say that if you read it.
Great movie that I pull out during a boring day: Moulin Rouge!
All Time Favorite Five Bands: Beatles, Coldplay, Weezer, Flyleaf, and White Stripes
There. Now never ask me again. Ever.
I mentioned to you before I hate people suggesting me bands. I will now tell you why I hate that so dearly. I like to explore music. I like to make it my own thing. One thing I promise you I will never fall in love with instantly is Indie bands. I do not hate Indie, so Indie-lovers, clog it. I happen to like a few select Indie groups (Death Cab for Cutie, Vampire Weekend, Gaslight Anthem...). But some of this is insane. The names, for instance. All Indie bands remind me of political posters or cat names. Some interesting Indie names would be: "Constitution of No Prostitution" , "Nibblets", and "We'reDifferentSoListenToOurCD". Indie music seems to be a lot alike: Someone will play the acoustic guitar slightly well. There is a keyboard in the song somewhere. A whiny, male singer will make up rhymes that have nothing to do with anything but can always somehow relate to relationships or politics. I have written an Indie song to show you what I mean. It is called "Purpose of Truth Lies in Bacon":
The pink waitress serving coffee,
At destiny's diner of fat-free education
Is full of beauty college aspirations,
Along with Freedom's fry cook,
Who wields his spatula of late night curfews,
Sing the song of Suburban putrid,
Taped together with sexy bubblewrap,
You and I can watch Juno,
While eating raisin bagels.
Were you not inspired? Now go to a comic book store in your berets hats and discuss the philosophy of Hemingway, you artsy Indie rocker. Be as different as you can. So different that you seem normal. Ugh.
I COMPLETELY agree with the Indie band thing. Though i love the Indie style (like clothes wise), the music is blah. I only like Vampire Weekend, though i'm sure the ones you mentioned are good too.
ReplyDeleteI don't *think* I've ever suggested a band to you...except Hellogoodbye. But you seem to like them so i think i passed on that one. If i have suggested a band then sorry, i didn't know you don't like that :)
CRAP! I just realized that I tell you to check out a lot of books. Shoot! Don't be mad at me D:
ReplyDeleteI concure. I would say more, but as I was formulating what to comment, you used the adjective "sexy" for bubblewrap. I am dumdfounded. But seriously, who are you Weird Al? Sexy bubblewrap? What is this world coming to?
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with bubblewrap that happens to be attractive?
ReplyDeleteAlot of things. lol. Ok u had to know I was gonna comment on this. I, for one, agree and disagree. Some "indie" bands who say they're indie sound just like every kind of indie band. Indie by defintion is just bands that aren't signed to a major record label hence "independent band" and are experimental then most alt. bands. It's just being different, but if you sound like all the other bands out there then you may still be "indie" just because no one likes you and you can't even make it on a record deal. :D haha nice blog Jenna. :)
ReplyDeleteARGH! BRIANA DO NOT USE MY NAME ON THE FREAKING BLOG!!! lol
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