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Music:
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a
strange and
sometimes questionable combination of everything.
ixnay
on the
ysogynymay, however. I'm all in favour of expressing one's
sexuality, but bitches, ho's (but hohos are all right, I guess) and other such vocab is
not something I want to promote.
I
find it
difficult to
describe what music I like, (OK, I hate ugly voices..i'm a bit of a
vocal snob...classical training has warped me...some I've gotten used
to and if the music and lyrics are kickass, then who cares...well,
there are a few exceptions...anyone who sings in a geriatric baby
voice...very hard to get past that, even if they play harp at the same
time) as I listen to many styles, sometimes with little discrimination.
Show
tunes, big band, motown, barbershop quartets, church music,
choral music, Art Song, opera, American top 40 fare(from cheesy-ass pop
to U2) were in my musical swirling vortex growing up...with some
classic rock, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Beach
Boys, Can Con(Rush, April Wine) thrown in, care of my older brothers.
Classical
studies
expanded my classical rep, but narrowed everything else(except I lived
in Quebec for a bit, so some space taken up with folk tunes, separatist
ballads,
someone singing about le d.j. sauvait mon âme avec cette chanson(jean
leloup, i think).. and Eric Lapointe(*shudder*) and in recent years
I've been trying to make up for my musical myopia.
Kind
and
slightly condescending boy geek indie connaisseurs have tried(sometimes
in vain and with great consternation and not a little
superiority...well-meaning bastards) to show me the way(which led me
to MySpace) with the quality indie rock/pop/electronica music. I like
boppy/poppy, dreamy electronica, rockin' pop, folky funk, bratty punk,
torch song alternative, nifty harmonics, clever lyrics, social
commentary, political vitriol, jump around your room and be happy to be
alive music. how's that? Secret Agent radio is my favourite itunes
radio indulgence. so there. take that, geek boys. No, timi, I still
haven't actually added any band names.
oh-my
pet
project is music as
social commentary/activism. check out: www.gascd.com
If
your
music fits the gascd ethos, I'd be happy to post a tune to the site
(with your generous permission).
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Movies:
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Kill
Bill 1 & 2 are favourites at the moment, but I enjoy a variety
of films espousing different sensibilities and styles in a multitude of
languages,genres. The last movie I really loved was "Thank you for not smoking"
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Television:
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I have been cozying up to the the Dr. Who spinoff, Torchwood. I'm quite enjoying that lilting Welsh accent, in addition to the extra sexy vibe of the show. My T.V. crush on VMars was sadly cut short with the end of the show. I would have liked a S4 to re-invigorate the series.
I was missing some empowered hot babe martial arts action in my TV viewing, so I also breezed through all 5 seasons of Alias. I actually never got tired of those Run Lola Run outfits either. The fight choreography was also quite kickass.
Battlestar Galactica is still going strong.
'Lost'
also
on my escapist hotlist. It seems to have maintained its dramatic tension. While waiting for the new season to start, I finally breezed through Seasons 1 of House and Heroes. I'd actch House again due to great performances, but its formulaic approach doesn't make me want to commit. Heroes has reeled me in and am contemplating inhaling S2 before school starts up and I am immersed in marking and bullshit politics.
when
I
remember or am able to catch them:
Family
Guy,
Strangers With Candy
Little Britain
Dearly
departed shows:
Arrested
Development (like delicious clever candy)
Firefly
(again-the writing, acting, pathos and yummy space cowboys and
girls..and the martial arts)
Buffy
(yes,
an unabashed lover of this series. I only followed it sporadically
while it was on(as was cable-free), then was able to enjoy it in
marathon sessions with the advent of T.V. on DVD). So clever, so fun,
so kick-ass! with just the right amount of pathos and the supernatural.
Angel
(well, needed more ass-kicking babes, but love that Joss)
XFiles
Twin
Peaks
ST,
the NG
(Q is my favourite and any episode with a space/time continuum)
a
bit of a
sci-fi theme obviously
but,
then:
I'll
Fly
Away
All
in the
Family...still stands the test of time. in fact, i'd say(in terms of
social commentary) no show has been so insightful or pushed the
boundaries more.
Soap
Prime
Suspect...that Jane Tennyson!
Jane
Austen
alert:
Pride
and
Prejudice(A&E). Yup. I sure as hell wouldn't have wanted to live in
the Regency period,(although I do look fetching in that empire-waisted
gown) but I loved this very true to the book adaptation. I've read all
her books, even the unfinished one and the epistolary one(Lady Susan).
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..oh, I was reading someone's profile and I was reminded of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein. That show fracking rocked! The fond memories of basking in the pre-dawn glow of the television at its lowest audible volume watching that hallucinatory show. (I think that's a word. if it's not, it should be)
Books:
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i
love
books. i spent most of grade
school and high school reading, instead of paying attention in
class. i'm not indiscriminate, but I can't seem to come up with a
short list at present. i'll get back to it. reading is goooood.Lately have gone looking for some Agatha Christie/Hercule Poirot, as well as John Lecarré. Solid.
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