I have discovered Pink Floyd...

I think Pink Floyd is amazing. I love that they have a kind of dreamy/sunny tone to their songs. Also, with the dreamy tone, they have a electronica- rockish sound. It's like they threw a bunch of genres together. Or, because they are from the 60's, they spawned a bunch of new genres. The Shins are like a modern day Pink Floyd. The Shins have that same dreamy tone with a lot of rock. My mom says she likes a song by Pink Floyd that Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit covered. She likes both versions. That made me laugh out loud. For god sakes, she is wearing a Corona ball cap and a PINK polo shirt! Damn, maybe... my mom is kinda *whispers* cool. AHHHH, I can't BELIEVE I just said that. I need some caffeine. Ok, so she is kinda bad ass.

Oh, can't I dream? *Drool*

Naughty Pony Night!

We had Naughty Pony Night in my group lesson yesterday. I rode Feathers, Lauren rode Diesel, Nicole rode Stella, Lily rode Chuckles, Allison rode Radar, and KC rode Sammy. We had so much fun. We did all sorts of different exercises at the trot. For example, we had to stand straight up in the stirrups. If you had your heels down correctly, then you would be able to stay up. On to the jumping. Feathers likes to charge at jumps and then refuse. The first couple times where ok, but when we did three jumps at the last one she refused and I almost fell off. Everybody clapped when I saved myself. But, when I went back to the jump, another horse spooked and Feathers spooked and bucked and I fell off. Oh well. I was due for a fall. After that I asked my instructor if I had to do that again. She said yes. ;-) Anyway, Lauren (Who rides Feathers a lot and knows all of her tricks) said I needed to growl. So I did. Loudly. She went over it. Then we cooled down our horses. It was a fun night!!!

I loved this picture of Panic! at the Disco for some odd reason.

My Latest Song Obsessions

Helena- My Chemical Romance
I love the raw emotion and urgency you see in Gerard's (lead singer) face and words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTTZKqyhIUQ

Saturday- Fall Out Boy
You all know I love Fall Out Boy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEzhlFqtAJk

Time to Dance- Panic! at the Disco
I love love love the lyrics to this song. I think Ryan Ross is a musical genius.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCMm5uVeLFc

Here It Goes Again- Ok Go
Just f***ing amusing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

Phantom Limb- The Shins
I love the dreamy tone to this song. Who doesn't love The Shins?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkITsv3Nk6M

Here (In Your Arms)- Hellogoodbye
Just a really cute video. I love dorks. LOL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bUkxTznujo

I guess that has to be it. I KNOW there are more songs that I love, but this has to be short.

Ok, I had to add one more:
Cupid's Chokehold- Gym Class Heroes ft. Patrick Stump
I like the beat to this song. Plus, Patrick Stump!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypEauGhcJz8

A Picture of Me

Ain't I just beauuuutiful? LOL, yeah right.

A Beautiful Mind

Today I fell in love with the movie A Beautiful Mind. I adored Russel Crowe in it. He did an amazing job playing John Nash. Of course I loved how awkward he was. I also thought Jennifer Connelly did a good job playing his wife. I don't like how her character resented John for his schizophrenia but I understand it is human nature. I also understand her feelings because John became a different person than she fell in love with. I was surprised that I knew some of the supporting actors, such as Paul Bettany, Josh Lucas, and Adam Goldberg. I was also surprised to see Vivien Cardone in it. I guess I only knew her from Everwood. I know this movie has been out for a few years, but if you have not seen it yet, do see it.

I loved this review in the imdb comments.

Infinity on High!

I know Infinity on High has been out for a couple of days now, but I still wanted to post about it. I got it on the realease day. I have to say, I think it is their best CD yet. I have been listening to it nonstop for two days now. Go out and get yourself a copy!!!

Meet Joe Black

I have yet another movie I would like to write about. Don't get mad a me people it is my mom's doing. She says if I watch a movie for school I have write about in my blog.

Anyway. Meet Joe Black. Very good. I thought it was a little slow at the end, but Brad Pitt did an awesome job. I used to say I hated Brad Pitt, but after this movie I can't say that anymore. I loved how awkward Joe (Brad Pitt) was when Death took his body. Yes, Death. In the midst of the creepiness it was still a very cute movie. Anthony Hopkins did a good job in this movie also. I thought his character did a good job knowing he was going to die. I would be freaking out because that's just how I am. At the end he had accepted it and was ready to move on. I would probably be resisting at every turn. I didn't like Anthony Hopkins character's personality very much, but I still admired him for his calmness about the situation. It was a lovely movie.

Wilson! Wilsoooooooon!

Yesterday I watched the movie Cast Away. It is starring Tom Hanks and a volleyball named Wilson. It's about a man (Tom Hanks) who boards a plane and the plane crashes into the water and he gets stranded on an island. I thought the movie was really good. I wish it had shown more of him building his shelter, catching his food, maybe more Robinson Crusoe-ish. I felt really sad for him when his lost Wilson, his only companion. Yes, Wilson was a volleyball, but you do need something to keep you sane. I also felt like it was really slow at the end. I mean he got home and nothing really happened. His girlfriend had gotten married and that was that. But, I will watch any Tom Hanks movie and I liked this one.

School Ties

This morning I watched the movie School Ties. It starred Brenden Fraser and Matt Damon. It's about a boy that goes to a boarding school and hides that he is Jewish. It is set in the 1950's so there was still some anti- semetic tensions. I understand why he hid his religion because in the beginning his friends said some anti-semetic comments. It eventually comes out that he is is Jewish and just as he thought, his so-called friends give him a rough time. I liked how he took the wrap for something his friend did, even though his friend hated him because he was a Jew. All in all in was a very good movie.

Sloganizer

«Fall Out Boy. We build smiles.»

«There's lots of fun in Panic! at the Disco.»

«Endless possibilities with Camisado.»

«Gym Class Heroes makes dreams come true.»

«Make the world a better place with My Chemical Romance.»

«When you say 30 Seconds to Mars you've said it all.»

«Up, up and away with The Carpal Tunnel of Love.»

«Hellogoodbye it's a kind of magic.»

http://www.sloganizer.net/

The Metamorphosis

I recently read The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka for school. It's very quirky but compelling. The writer made me feel such compassion for Gregor. I didn't like when he lost his job or when his family treated him like he was disgusting and wrong. I would feel horrible if the people I loved most didn't accept me. All Gregor wanted was to be loved. I also felt horrible when his family was happy when he died. They celebrated! Who would do that? It made me think how I would act in this situation. I would be the kind of person to accept and love a beetle. I would feed him the food he wanted and kept his room clean. His family did not do that for him. I have a love/hate relationship with this book. But I will definitely read it again.