When Faced With Important Things To Do...

So, I've got some work to do, but I don't want to do it. I recently discovered that transcribing interviews is the worst work in the world. Its taking interviews that I thought were interesting, and making them terrible, at 75% speed. The information is the same, but because I'm typing it I notice all the things people say over and over again. The current interview I'm working on involves typing "OK?" a lot. And the worst of it is that I can't listen to my iPod while I'm typing. And its chock full of new, awesome music.

Anyways...I found this great new website called GraphJam.com that I think y'all should check out. Here's a few of my favorites:

Robert Smith's CalendarI know, it seems geeky. But I love pop culture and charts, so this is heaven to me.

Another reason to check it out: they link to great videos under their graphs. And really, who doesn't love a good pie chart?


And if I haven't told you already, check out passiveaggressivenotes.com. Its just too funny.

I Have a Confession to Make

So, there's been some things weighing on my mind lately, and I think its time to let them out. Judge me if you will, but I have to admit:

• I like Lady GaGa. I used to really dislike her music, despite the fact that it was very catchy. Then one day I realized that it was wonderful. I don't think its particularly talented music making (though I think coming up with something really catchy is a skill), and I kind of abhor the message of her music. Despite all this, I love to dance, and her stuff is wonderful dance music. (Just ask Tyler, he loves Lady GaGa too.)
  
• I reuse Zip Lock bags. I can't decide if its because I'm cheap or because I hate going to the grocery store for something silly, yet necessary, like Zip Lock bags. I can't use the excuse that I grew up in the Depression and it left an impression of frugality on me. However, I am a desperately poor student, and every little bit helps.
  
• On a similar note, I use old butter, sour cream and cottage cheese containers as Tupperware. Also, I love dairy products. And, I save and plastic silverware.
• I'm very scared of lightning. Unlike other natural hazards, there's no chance of escaping lightning if you're caught on an exposed slope in a thunderstorm. You can't outrun it, and if it strikes you there's really no chance of surviving. If a wild animal attacks, there's a chance you can fight it (there's also Bear Mace); if you're caught in a raging river there are tactics you can use to raise your chances of survival. But with lightning, there better be shelter nearby or you're pretty much out of luck.
  
• I take pictures of signs I think are funny. Church marquees are my favorite, but I'll take pictures of pretty much any sign I find ironic or over-the-top.
  
• I save rough drafts of meaningless papers but discard important emails. I don't know why I have such a compulsion to keep a clean email inbox but maintain a bookshelf full of everything I've written since starting college.
  
• I like to organize things and read the news when I'm trying to distract myself from work that needs to be done. For this I blame my mom, because I haven't blamed anything on her lately, and because she alphabetizes her DVD collection. Also, I blame Auntie Boo (or Aunt Doodie, I haven't decided which I like best), because she cleaned out the Nothing Cupboard near the backdoor at my parents house.
  

Well, I feel much better. Hope everyone is having a great week! I've gotten a lot done today, which I think is a good sign for how the rest of the week will go.

(Note: the picture at top is the best image I got googling "I have a confession to make.")

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Now playing: G- Love & Special Sauce - Let the Music Play
via FoxyTunes

Movies I'm Psyched Out of My Mind For!

So, last night I finally managed to see "Star Trek" and it was everything I dreamed it would be! I'm just waiting for someone to do something crazy so I can ask "Are you out of you Vulcan mind?!?!" The cast was freaking amazing, I love Simon Pegg more than most any other actor, so it was great to see him. Then there was Zachary Quinto/Sylar, amazing! Then there was Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Karl Urban and Eric Bana! Oh my gosh! Plus they brought in Leonard Nimoy too! I was on total dork overload by the time I got home! Oh, good gracious. It was great.

So, while there are many other things I need to blog about, I will take a short cut and blog about the movies I'm looking forward to, I'm too busy to post pics of things that require pictures. So take a gander at these trailers, and get psyched for a hyper dorky summer!

First off, "The Brothers Bloom." This might have already come out, but I haven't seen it anywhere yet. It looks hilarious, a little off-beat and totally awesome.

Then there's the new Tim Burton movie, 9. I still haven't seen Sweeney Todd or Coraline, but I will, then I'll see this one. The list of people doing the voices is amazing enough, then there's the concept of creations with the spark of life hiding from machines that have taken over the world. So much cooler than "The Matrix." Also, they have "Welcome Home" by Coheed and Cambria as the music in the trailer, I'm a sucker for good trailer music.

I'm also pretty stoked for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Thinking about the book just reminds me of the time I couldn't stop reading it, despite it making me cry while I was working. I'm curious how they managed to rate it PG, so that's really reason enough to see it.

I love most anything Johnny Depp does, and Christian Bale is really a close second. So you can imagine how excited I am for "Public Enemies." It looks to be an amazing film!

Another actor I love it pretty much anything is Robert Downey Jr., how adorable is he? The next movie he's doing is "Sherlock Holmes." It look hilarious. I'm pretty amped for it.

Last night I was really surprised to discover the trailer for "G.I. Joe" made it look cool. It will probably have terrible dialogue, but the effects look pretty rad. Also, totally love Channing Tatum (who is chronically offering terrible dialogue, but often acts without a shirt on, and I love that).

I'm a little confused about "The Ugly Truth." Kathrine Heigl is kind of hit-and-miss with me (I couldn't stand her character in "Grey's Anatomy."), but I always love Gerard Butler (that man is hands down of the most gorgeous fellows around). I feel like I know how its going to end, but I hope there's a few surprising laughs along the way. Other drawback, the trailer music, I hate that corruption of a really good song.

Another chick flick, "The Proposal," looks like it could be decent. I generally enjoy Sandra Bullock movies, and I love love love Ryan Reynolds. I won't say I'm amped, but I will say I'm looking forward to it.

And the ultimate dork movie I'm psyched for: "Transformers!" There are no words to describe how action-tastic this looks. Just watch it.

So there it is, I'm a big movie dork who will be spending a good portion of my income this summer on movies. Hope you enjoy the trailers (if you click on the highlighted titles, the link should take you the the Apple Trailers page for that fill), if you ever need something else on the Internet to take up your time, go to www.apple.com/trailers. It's wonderful, much better for finding trailers than You Tube.