The 20 Something Society

I posted before that I have always been a big soundtrack person, which probably stems from the fact that I am a big movie person.  You know how some ppl leave daytime television on all day?  I play movies and if they are on DVD I then play the movie with the commentary on, then I play all of the special features.

Well, I have found in my late 20′s that I am really a fan of Nancy Meyers.  I have gotten to the point that I can turn a movie on and know that its Nancy Meyers just by the styling, the look, the music, the subject matter.  I turned on the remake of The Parent Trap this morning, it had already started, and one of the twins was about to pierce the others ears at summer camp.  After a few minutes I said to myself “Why does this sound seem like a Nancy Meyers film?”  Not thinking she would do a children’s film.  IMDBd it and sure enough – Nancy Meyers.

The story lines are more the lighthearted romantic which isnt usually my main dig.  But for some reason I like hers.  Her set design is impeccable and unmistakably her.  The film scores are light and I could just let them play all day.

It’s Complicated- here are some images of her set designs from It’s Complicated.

Its Complicated Soundtrack on YouTube.

The Holiday.  Here are some images of set designs from The Holiday.  There are two main locations here , a California home and a British country cottage.

The Holiday soundtrack on YouTube.

Somethings Gotta Give.  Here are some set design images from Somethings Gotta Give.

Somethings Gotta Give soundtrack on YouTube.

The Parent Trap soundtrack on YouTube.

Ever since I started my own CD collection growing up, I’ve always been a big soundtrack collector.  When I was little, before everyone had a CD player, I had my mothers tape collection.  The tapes I remember listening to the most when I was very young are:  Madonna, Billy Idol, and The Big Chill soundtrack.  To this day that is one of my favorite soundtracks.

Just look at all the songs listed on the album cover above!!  The tape version we had only had those songs – but now there is a ‘deluxe edition’ you can buy that has many more.  It really is one of the best soundtracks ever put together.  Filled with Motown classics, it is an album that you can put on and folks from all generations will smile.
The Big Chill Soundtrack on YouTube.

When I got the iPhone 5 for xmas, I sent my old one to Amazon for a credit.  It was somewhere around $45.  I ended up spending it on:

Two tracks from the Rosemarys Baby Soundtrack.  Rosemarys Baby is one of my favorite movies, and the music by Krzysztof Komeda is beautiful.  These are my two favorite tracks from the soundtrack, and the ones that I purchased.  Rosemary\’s Baby Main Theme Vocal & Rosemary\’s Baby Komeda Composing 1 .  To me, the perfect Lullabies.

There is a documentary on Komeda in the features of the Criterion Collection version of Rosemary’s Baby.  He was a famous Polish composer/Jazz pianist.  He wrote the scores for 4 of Roman Polanskis films (including Rosemary’s Baby, obviously).

Then I bought Cards Against Humanity.  It is a game, not meant for everyone.  It’s awesomely horrible.

And this past week Peter Pan was released ‘for a limited time’.  You know how Disney does that whole “OMG we’re opening The Vaults and you can have this movie for a little bit!”  Well, I’m not one of these adults who is obsessed with Disney movies, in fact I don’t think I own any of the other ‘classic’ disney cartoon movies.  But Peter Pan is a story that I love and so the Disney cartoon is one that it special to me, and one that I could watch over and over.  Doug Peters is quoted on Amazon as saying it “…instills an element of childlike wonder.”  which is something that I thankfully still have not lost.

What would you buy with your Amazon gift card?

So…I LOVE American Horror Story.  The husband watches it, but he doesn’t really love it.  Season one he watched a few episodes and dropped out, so I had to watch it by myself.  This season has held his attention thus far though, he is still watching with me.  Though at the end of tonights episode I look over at him and his mouth is open and he is shaking his head looking like “What the heck did we just watch?”.

Recently we were made aware that Dr.Quinto makes his home furnishings from human body parts.  Like this charming mint bowl made from a human skull.

or this lampshade made from human skin.

Is it wrong that the first thing that popped into my mind when this was revealed was the Blind Melon song ‘Skinned’?

Skinned

My husband is resetting my ringtone for me RIGHT NOW!  I’m pretty excited about it is that weird?  Or maybe sad?  Who knows?  Better yet, who cares?

My selection was this little diddy right here:

There is nothing going on in my life today.  Working-watching movies with Klaus – taking clothes to the dry cleaners.  Sounds like a blast right?  Since I don’t really have anything to share with you guys today, I thought I’d make a graphic of one of my favorite lyrics.

This one needs to be listened to.  So many of us spend all of our time planning to live our lives – and never actually live them!  Don’t let it pass you by.

Today I watched Aliens, and then I got David Bowies song Space Oddity stuck in my head.  The song is not in Aliens or anything.  Outer Space just makes me think of David Bowie.  I made this.

I happen to think it would look great in a big white frame with white matting around the image, and hung in a little humans room.

So if you know me – you probably know that I have a serious Jack White problem.  Anything he does is perfection to me.  When I heard the news that The White Stripes had broken up I nearly died because I knew I would not have the chance to see them live.  When I read THIS news – that he would be releasing a solo album in April titled Blunderbuss – I nearly died again.  I will be seeing him live for this.  Oh yes.

You can click this link to listen to the first single-

Love Interruption

Its been awhile since we’ve done The Crying Game.  Initially I said I was going to keep up with everything that makes me cry and then share all of the ridiculousness at the end of each month.  But it was just too much.  So I think I’ll just pop in every once in a while and say.

This one gets me every single time.

The parade scene in Ferris Buellers Day Off.  Most specifically the part when Ferris “performs” Twist and Shout by The Beatles

It even just made me cry when I watched it on youtube to find it for this blog post….

I don’t know what it is about it.  I guess its probably a bunch of little things.

Seeing a Beatles song being “performed” in front of an audience?

Knowing that a lot of the footage was just of real Chicago citizens who showed up for the real parade that went through the streets just before this movie one came trailing behind it and really reacted in such a raucous way – singing and dancing along?  (why yes I am a commentary – making of biography-special features watching nerd)

Seeing so many different ages and cultures singing and dancing along to the same rock n roll song?  (I guess it also helps that it is The Beatles)

Well….not really.  But I have started my christmas shopping! Is it too early to be talking about christmas you guys? Halloween hasn’t even passed us by yet.

Halloween has always been my favorite holiday – but I think christmas may be beating it out this year. Maybe me being stuck in North Alabama with no friends that are interested in Halloween and a husband who could care less about it too has gotten me a little down over the past few years. When we were home in Mobile, our friends would dress up and go out with us, which made my husband a little more excited about it. But here – nah. We pretty much dress up and sit around the house watching horror movies-and I have to make him do that much. Can anyone say downer?

I have however been pretty excited about christmas. I’m trying to hold off on pulling out the tunes and movies until after Thanksgiving though. We are going to the hometown this year and I can’t wait to see everyone. I have been really missing my friends over this past year. We are going to get our butts to Bellingrath Gardens while we are there too! If you don’t know about Bellingrath – they are beautiful gardens in Mobile, Alabama – at christmas they put up these spectacular light shows that you can walk through and explore and I haven’t been in five years. Here are a few crappy images taken with a point and shoot from that trip five years ago – just to give you an idea. I will bring my camera this year and take some good images to share with you guys.

and one from the web.

I hope it isn’t hot this year though.  There are pictures of me from the last Mobile christmas wearing my pea coat so that seems promising.

(me with my Granny, mom, and stepdad – Mobile Christmas 2009)

Anyway – I have been waiting for A Very She and Him Christmas to come out and its here!  I had to at LEAST give it a listen before black Friday!  You guys take a listen too.  Zooeys voice is just delightful.

If you guys would like more christmas music suggestions I have another for you – One of my favorite albums is Ella Fitzgerald Wishes You A Merry Christmas and my favorite christmas song ever is Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas performed by Judy Garland.

(subliminal message for Marsha if she is reading this….I sure do hope there are some buckeyes this christmas – wink wink!)