At the start of the new Harry Potter movie, my friend Chris shouts, "LORD OF THE RINGS!"

In a scene where Dumbledore stands, wisely, at the end of a large hallway, flanked by students, he shouts, "Yeah, Gandalf!"

And at the end, he says, "That was the best LoTR film EVER!"

Random strangers high-fived him on the way out.

http://www.jordanmatter.com/view.asp?url=/exhibits/broadband/nudes_01/010_kim.jpg&path=/exhibits/broadband/nudes_01

This is the most inspirational thing I've seen in a while. The whole collection of photos is amazing- but this one in particular is exceptional.

ANGST!

Oh, stuffy rooms with Axe-tinged fumes,
The nerdliest sight there is. (Sight there is.)
Though ankles break, when we leave here,
All thecrap we learned we will revere.
Our summer at CTD. (CeeTeeDee.)
Summer at CT
Deee-eee

Cee, Tee, Dee.

A parody of "Dear Old Shiz" from Wicked.

So, I don't know if any of you watch America's Got Talent, but it's basically a huge, nation-wide talent show for dancers, singers, comics, performance artists, etc, and they're in the audition stage right now. It's pretty stupid, actually, the judges being a British fellow, Sharron Ossborne, and David Hasselhoff, but some of the people who audition are amazing.

One of the auditioners was a seven-year-old, Sage. Sage's parents divorced, so he lives with his grandfather, who taught/teaches him playing jazz piano and singing. And this kid is fucking amazing. And they put him through to the next round. And I almost cried.

I love reality TV.

From Improv today, playing Story Story Die, where they point at you, and you continue the story from EXACTLY where it left off, with all the good grammar and crap. It's pretty fast and crazy.

Zoe: So, he ate the poison che-
Me: -ese. And he was all
Zoe: ACHHHHHHH
Me: ACHHHHHHH
Zoe: Wha...CHHHHHHHHH
Me: ACCCH! And then... (etc)

lol.

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button


My Opening Credits:
no rain- blind melon

Waking Up:
hotel song- regina spektor

First Day At School:
sons and daughters- the decemberists

Falling In Love:
happy home- garbage

Breaking Up:
under the gun- the killers

Prom:
inside- moby

Life's Ok:
i'll cover you- rent obc (original broadway cast)

Mental Breakdown:
carbon monoxide- regina spektor

Driving:
joseph all the time- joseph and the original technicolor dreamcoat obc

Flashback:
prima donna- phantom of the opera obc

Getting Back Together:
float on- modest mouse

Birth of Child:
billy brown- mica

Wedding Scene:
coin opperated boy- the dresden dolls

Final Battle:
holy water- the gossip

Death Scene:
low- coldplay

Funeral Song:
ego tripping at the gates of hell- the flaming lips

Iris: What is the meaning of life, Chris?
Chris: Hmm..., I'm not sure, do you have any ideas?
Iris: Well, it says here in this book, written by an Indian philosophy guy with a long name, that the meaning of life is...
Chris: Holy shit, Iris! That's not a philosophy book, it's the Kama Sutra!
Iris: Ugh! I did not need to see that!
Chris: Why do you have it anyway?
Iris: The guy at the library said it was Siddartha! Bastard.

or, equally funny...

Ben: Why are you playing video games, son! You can't play them until you finish your homework.
Marty: But, mom! Mrs. Brown said in class today that video games stimulate the mind!
Ben: She said that about candy, too.
Marty: Don't be silly, mother! That stimulates the tummy!

Three Thoughts- two of the same ilk. 2B being more well developed. 2A is more of a segway. I repeat a lot of the same phrases twice-- so shoot me.

1. The big problem with the English language is that there are too few words, and those words mean too many things. No one wants to say 'I love you' anymore because it's meaningless now. It's being commercialized, eroticized, bastardized, to the point where 'I love you' could mean anything but what it once was. This could be solved by Shakespeare-like eloquence for stating even the simplest of ideas, but alas, that is flawed. Too many words, too many meanings.

2A. Adults in society need to learn that there is a difference between 'to allow' and 'to encourage.' I think, perhaps somewhat naively, that alcoholism, addictions, and abuse could be solved if we just, as a society, allowed teenagers to drink and do drugs. I'm not suggesting passing out pills and pot on the street, rather, I'm promoting indifference.

2B. Adults in society need to learn that there is a difference between 'to allow' and 'to encourage.' I think, perhaps somewhat naively, that many major issues regarding sexuality could be solved if we just, as a society, allowed teenagers to have sex. I'm not condoning promiscuity, nor I am not condeming any sort of adolescent demonstration of sexuality. As a society, we are in a sort of segway regarding sex. It's not the Victorian era anymore, but sex is still dangerously taboo. It's not a Huxley-esque display of orgies either, but from Playboy to pole dancers, you'd think it is. We need to find a happy medium between "if you have sex, you will get pregnant and die," and preteens walking around in thongs. [end]

Oy. I hate mostly everyone.

I should just be banned from Three Line conversation all together.

Kid 1: Hey, my name's Sophie
Kid 2: Do you like to sing?
Kid 1: Yeah!

Kid 2: Hi, I'm Jenny.
Kid 3: What did you have for breakfast?
Kid 2: Ummm... waffles.

Kid 3: Hi, my name's Sarah?
Me: If you were attacked by an elephant, would you run the other way, or try to fight it?
Kid 3: Ummm.......

We were told to make our questions creative.

I try.

Do you realize that you have the most beautiful face?
Do you realize we're floating in space?
Do you realize that happiness makes you cry?
Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die?

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes
Let them know you realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

Do you realize, oh, oh, oh?
Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die?

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes
Let them know you realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

Do you realize that you have the most beautiful face?
Do you realize?

you. need. facebook. now

one of the girls in my workshop, sarah, goes to interlochen, and she was telling me about it

the fact that interlochen, an arts camp, would fucking make their students wear uniforms under the guise of 'tradition', disgusts me beyond belief

andy warhol, audra mcdonald, and chopin woud not be caught dead in those damn blue knickers.

Today was a very awesome day.

:-)