honey bunches of oats

The (good) Buisness:
Joy-good plan. December is looking crazy for me, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Let's make this happen. Maybe we could venture to your neck of the woods soon? Or you all are welcome to come to my abode. Or somewhere in the middle. Or anywhere together.

The Pleasure:
Here's the 822 (twice as interesting as the 411). I'm bored. A lackluster lifestyle at present, to say the least, but luster is not something I need (want?!) (all the time). Overkill on the parentheses? Let's start a new paragraph.

Stemming from my Saturday night boredom, and recent internet media jaunts, I bring you my (very!) likes as of late. Trailer likes. Music likes... Everywhere a like-like, old McDonald had a...

Perusing the streets of IMDb I found myself at the corner of romantic and comedy, so here ya go ladies. Maybe something to look forward to crying, laughing, or should Tyra and her team of literary experts protest, "craughing" about.

And then after that there's some music I like. Some of which is out of character. Dare I say... country? (I dared.)

Film Winnebagos

• New York, I Love You - Celebs and their on-the-cusp counterparts join film strip for a bunch of mini stories a la Love Actually.
• Leap Year - Amy Adams travels through Wales with a rugged man, trying to get to her boyfriend. Cue the scenery. Cue the "I want to go to Europe" thoughts. Cue stick (I was on a roll, I don't know).
• Valentines Day - Seems like it might be sort of like New York, I Love You, Love Actually, and He's Just Not That Into You getting together for a sterroids summit. Full of people you've heard of being FUNny.
• Dear John - Nicholas Sparks bringing home the bacon. Channing Tatum with no shirt meets girl from Mama Mia and Mean Girls for a lot of romance (and what appears to be a nice soundtrack!)
• When In Rome - Girl from Veronica Mars and Forgetting Sarah Marshall goes to Italy for her sister's wedding... meets a bunch of people. Kind of a silly looking thing, but there's Italy, funnies, and Josh Duhamel. Sounds like a movie where you don't need to be ready to put your thinking cap on. And that's just fine with me!

Listening Chomps
College Acapella hits the scene (Ben Folds even dedicated a whole ALBUM to it), with an appearance by country, oldschoolish-country, and mindless slow pop with a catchy chorus. These, along with a few natural, 104.5 choices, round out the music playing constantly between the ears. Oh yeah, and Michael :o) . My hope is that you will all be bored enough to enjoy some of this, my (cornu)copious blabbing on about the media hype in my head. Sorry if this sounds as self-centered as I think it might. Not the intent!

• "1901" - Phoenix (Fallin', fallin', fallin' ... from the car commercial)
• "Haven't Met You Yet" - Michael Buble (Joy, how do you make that accent on letters? I think Michael's name really needs to pop!)
• "Hollywood's Not America" - Ferras-We've all heard it, but come now, let's sing it, Hooold on, put your bluuue jeans back onnnnn...
• "Happy" - Nevershoutnever - It's light and fluffy and I heard it on a TLC commercial.
• "Would You Go With Me?" - Josh Turner, or, if you prefer acapella frat boys version, the Academical Village People from UVA. Also, it's country.
• "The Story" - Brandi Carlile ... liked it about the same time last year, too. My favorite version is by the UVA Sil'hooettes. I can't help their silly names, but their voices speak (sing!) for themselves. There's a recording of them I found as a link to their website when they sang it at the Kennedy Center, I believe. The main girl is really just a lot good.
• "Wagon Wheel" - Old Crow Medicine Show (and many others, but this version is my favorite)
• Anything from the Glee soundtrack. Have you guys been watching? Hilarious, both subtlely and outright, and tons of great music and cute little storylines. And this guy sings "Sweet Caroline." [Although the music is all pre-recorded, no voices are substituted. If the characters are singing it in the show, they are the ones on the soundtrack. Watch out Efron!]
• "Bonfire" - Third Eye Blind, from their new album "Ursa Major." Saw/heard them last year in Harrisburg. Older but they've still got it. It sounds a lot like their older stuff. Catchy. Very 90s. Let's all reminisce.
• "Daylight" - Matt & Kim. Pump you up. (This, and the two following it have a similar vibe, if you will. And you WILL.) (Will you?)
• "Kids" - MGMT. We know this. I'm just reiterating its place in musical society.
• "Fireflies" - Owl City (coming to a Messiah College near you!)
• "Not the Same" - Ben Folds, or any of the many college acapella groups who covered it. But Ben Folds' rendition from his live album ("Ben Folds Live") is my favorite. That whole album really. This song, as Mr. Folds divulges to his listeners on the live album, is about a guy who was at a party tripping on acid, and climbed up a tree. He came down from the tree the next morning and was a Christian.
• "Anytime" - Eve 6. Silly itunes for not having this available. Youtube bound for this one.
• "Secrets" - Becca Hyland. Listen here. I credit her musicianship to being a product of Hess 2nd. :oP

My mind is suffering from involuntary arrested development. And my cold typing hands are soon to follow. Adios muchachos.

... if we were lost in fields of clover?

Love you each very much!

Hil