"They'll stay with me, until I can see, until I can see that I'm no one" - 'When I Argue I See Shapes' - Idlewild
Welcome back after a days absence Dar, yesterday was actually worth writing about for once so here goes. In a nutshell it was a day of both good things and bad things. So I figure I'll separate them into those two categories in the name of all things both anal and dramatic. Naturally we'll start with bad things (I hate them sooooo much!)
The Weather:
Mental note to self, wet weather and hopelessly baggy pants are not a winning combination. And while I had been warned about the rain in advance, an unusual streak of optimism meant that I ignored the little voice in my head that said "Baggies Dar??? Dude screw the fuckin' aesthetics of the situation, put comfort first for cryin' out loud! It's me, your subconscious who'll have to listen to your bitching afterwards!" So yeah, my pants got very wet but that aside who cares right? There are far worse things than rain.
The Movie:
Matt Damon has never been my favourite actor. After 'The Bourne Supremacy' he's slid all the way down my ratings system into Chris O'Donnell territory. And that's about as low as it's possible to slide. 'The Bourne Supremacy' is plotless, pointless, overlong and aside from nice shots in the action sequences devoid of anything worthwhile. It blew. In a way that I haven't had to watch a movie blow in a very long time.
Anyway, let's leave the negatives aside for now shall we? The positives were as follows:
The Music:
Picked up two CDs in Virgin for starters, a Yellowcard EP that's not bad and an Idlewild album that's not bad either and is in fact brilliant in places, most obviously on the top class 'When I Argue I See Shapes' which I've listened to about 100 times since I got home. In fact I'm listening to it now. Yay. I mean, I've seen Idlewild a few times and enjoyed them but I never really noticed this. Next time. Speaking of music I can also confirm a title for the My Pet Giraffe demo/EP thingy. It's gonna be called 'Invisible Wounds'. Which brings me rather nicely to the second positive thing...
The Girl:
The girl then, who regular readers may recall answers to the name of Kitt, was of course the reason for the whole trip. And while I'm wary of saying too much because she'll be reading this and I don't really wanna embarrass either of us! (actually she just texted to basically just get me to hurry up and finish). Alright then, here goes... Kitt is great. She's fun, she's sweet, she's got a nice American accent that occasionally slips into an Irish one and though I may later regret admitting this on so public a forum she's really, really pretty too. I am really glad that I met her, though she's the first American I've met who's grasped sarcasm and man is she able to use it! We didn't do anything huge, just got some food (well ok, I ate), bought some CDs, hung about a bit in the park and went to that horrible film (I'm really glad I paid for her now because I'd feel guilty as hell now!). I had fun, I think she did (though she was knackered so it was hard to tell :-p) and we've agreed to do it again. And she's even texted me since so she means it too. I think. Right Kitt? :-p
Overall it was a good day. And when not even the Dark Prince of Celluloid himself Mr.Damon can ruin your day you know it has to have been a good one. I'm still smirking (though that's probably because I have 'When I argue I see shapes' on repeat). Whatever the cause I'm pleased.
Welcome back after a days absence Dar, yesterday was actually worth writing about for once so here goes. In a nutshell it was a day of both good things and bad things. So I figure I'll separate them into those two categories in the name of all things both anal and dramatic. Naturally we'll start with bad things (I hate them sooooo much!)
The Weather:
Mental note to self, wet weather and hopelessly baggy pants are not a winning combination. And while I had been warned about the rain in advance, an unusual streak of optimism meant that I ignored the little voice in my head that said "Baggies Dar??? Dude screw the fuckin' aesthetics of the situation, put comfort first for cryin' out loud! It's me, your subconscious who'll have to listen to your bitching afterwards!" So yeah, my pants got very wet but that aside who cares right? There are far worse things than rain.
The Movie:
Matt Damon has never been my favourite actor. After 'The Bourne Supremacy' he's slid all the way down my ratings system into Chris O'Donnell territory. And that's about as low as it's possible to slide. 'The Bourne Supremacy' is plotless, pointless, overlong and aside from nice shots in the action sequences devoid of anything worthwhile. It blew. In a way that I haven't had to watch a movie blow in a very long time.
Anyway, let's leave the negatives aside for now shall we? The positives were as follows:
The Music:
Picked up two CDs in Virgin for starters, a Yellowcard EP that's not bad and an Idlewild album that's not bad either and is in fact brilliant in places, most obviously on the top class 'When I Argue I See Shapes' which I've listened to about 100 times since I got home. In fact I'm listening to it now. Yay. I mean, I've seen Idlewild a few times and enjoyed them but I never really noticed this. Next time. Speaking of music I can also confirm a title for the My Pet Giraffe demo/EP thingy. It's gonna be called 'Invisible Wounds'. Which brings me rather nicely to the second positive thing...
The Girl:
The girl then, who regular readers may recall answers to the name of Kitt, was of course the reason for the whole trip. And while I'm wary of saying too much because she'll be reading this and I don't really wanna embarrass either of us! (actually she just texted to basically just get me to hurry up and finish). Alright then, here goes... Kitt is great. She's fun, she's sweet, she's got a nice American accent that occasionally slips into an Irish one and though I may later regret admitting this on so public a forum she's really, really pretty too. I am really glad that I met her, though she's the first American I've met who's grasped sarcasm and man is she able to use it! We didn't do anything huge, just got some food (well ok, I ate), bought some CDs, hung about a bit in the park and went to that horrible film (I'm really glad I paid for her now because I'd feel guilty as hell now!). I had fun, I think she did (though she was knackered so it was hard to tell :-p) and we've agreed to do it again. And she's even texted me since so she means it too. I think. Right Kitt? :-p
Overall it was a good day. And when not even the Dark Prince of Celluloid himself Mr.Damon can ruin your day you know it has to have been a good one. I'm still smirking (though that's probably because I have 'When I argue I see shapes' on repeat). Whatever the cause I'm pleased.
posted by Ironyisgod at 1:26 AM
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Like Motley Crue! Or maybe Poison! :-p
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