U.S. is not US
And US is not WE
And WE are not satisfied
U.S. is not US
And US is not WE
And WE are not satisfied
In my body, where the shame gland should be, there is a second awesome gland. True story.
My real parents.
Just for interest's sake here's a couple bands I have been listening to - I'll start w/ a few and just keep adding on to list as time passes:
She Wants Revenge,
Matisyahu,
Flipsyde,
Nick Drake,
OK Go,
mewithoutYou,
Reliant K,
Shawn McDonald,
Dizzee Rascal,
The Streets,
Devics,
The Working Title,
The Subways,
Say Anything,
The Killers,
Kaiser Chiefs,
The Academy Is...,
Nine Black Alps,
The Duke Spirit,
Sergio Mendes "Timeless",
Snow Patrol,
Rock Kills Kid,
Pilate (now known as Pilot Speed),
Augustana,
Arctic Monkeys (good music - terrible performers),
Mat Kearney,
The Postal Service,
Imogen Heap,
Frou Frou,
Ladytron,
Dresden Dolls,
Babyshambles,
Regina Spektor,
hellogoodbye,
Hot Hot Heat,
Motion City Soundtrack,
Art Brut,
TV on the Radio,
Hinder,
30 Seconds To Mars,
The Decemberists,
The Avalanches,
The Format,
Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton,
Damien Rice,
Cold War Kids,
Shiny Toy Guns,
Fishcherspooner,
The Comas,
Athlete,
The Honorary Title,
Eisley,
Mew,
The Blow,
Albert Hammond, Jr.,
The Kooks,
The Shins,
Young Love,
Sick Puppies,
The Almost,
OneRepublic,
The Features,
The Fratellis,
I'm From Barcelona,
Joshua Radin,
Feist,
The Like,
The Cinematics,
Phoenix,
Paolo Nutini,
Klaxons,
Elefant,
Forgive Durden,
Rilo Kiley,
M.I.A.
Hard-Fi,
Spoon,
Armor for Sleep,
New Atlantic,
Cat Power,
Bat For Lashes,
Yael Naim,
MGMT,
The National,
Jose Gonzalez,
Yeasayer,
Justice,
Menomena,
Beirut,
Small Sins,
Walter Meego,
Kate Nash,
YACHT,
Crystal Castles,
FLOBOTS,
Thao w/ the Get Down Stay Down,
Cut Copy,
The Ting Tings,
Atmosphere,
Santogold,
Black Kids,
Blitzen Trapper,
Architecture in Helsinki,
Girl Talk,
The Cool Kids
Gigli and The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley
HERE IS A LIST OF MY FAV-OR-ITE TV SHOWS:
The Daily Show,
Lost,
The Sopranos,
Rome,
The Real World & Real World/Road Rules Challenges (they're like a bad train wreck),
The Office,
Scrubs,
South Park,
The Soup,
Huff,
Da Ali G Show,
Entourage,
Family Guy,
ATHF (AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE - Number 1 in da hood G),
Robot Chicken,
Moral Orel,
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!,
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia,
How I Met Your Mother,
Flight of the Concords,
and just about anything on the Al-Jazeera network
-"Jesus for President" by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw (Sounds a little hokie - I know - it's ANYTHING but);
-"Sex | God" by Rob Bell (if you haven't heard of it - it's not what you think);
-"Velvet Elvis" by Rob Bell (a must read for absolutely everyone especially small minded Bible-banging Midwesterners);
-"Letters From A Skeptic" by Dr. Gregory A. Boyd and Edward K. Boyd;
-"The Myth of a Christian Nation" by Gregory A. Boyd;
-"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (it's only 16 hours unabridged on 14 compact discs);
-"Relationships" by Drs Les and Leslie Parrott (covers the bases of all relationships and I would highly recommend it to absolutely anyone);
-"The Bible Code" I and II by Michael Drosnin (just incredibly interesting);
-"The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell (a great marketing book);
-"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
Nick Naylor (Thank You For Smoking),
Ari Gold (Entourage),
Dr. Gregory House (House - of course),
and Alan Shore (Boston Legal)
- Yes, I know they aren't "real" people, just characters, but at least my heroes don't wear spandex or a cape.