Spring into Spring

Wow, I am really sorry we haven’t posted in so long! I hate to be so cliché, but life kind of got in the way. Don’t worry, we didn’t forget about you guys because we’re having a ball every day (well, actually, that was the case for two weeks, but more on that soon), we’ve just been swamped with a million responsibilities.

Now that we’ve gotten through that apology, let’s move on, shall we?

Happy Spring! It’s officially spring time, and you know what that means… Actually I have no idea what that means, really, but I know this week I’ve been noticing warmer weather, more plentiful sun, summery Starbucks drinks, and lots of people lying down or playing in the park.  It’s that time of year when it seems like *nobody* has a job. I mean, really, what are all these people doing in the park at 2PM on a Wednesday?

For me, I know this means it’s time to let my inner child out to play more often (hey, my inner child isn’t the one with responsibilities! right?).  That = me staying up much later than usual watching movies (last night: “The Goodbye Girl”) or the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, spending more time lying by my window and reading fantasy, and even going to the park and playing with sticks as my friend teaches me how to perform stage combat with a quarterstaff.  And for those of you affected by the seasons, this is your time!  No more dreary winter days and cold, biting winds to get you down.  Just sun, blue skies, and the promise of blooming.

I realize I sound overly energetic and optimistic right now, but this is important.  Because we all have things weighing us down, but the coming of spring is an excuse to let go of that for a day or two, have a good time, and raise our hopes up.  Cities in Spain have a holiday virtually every two or three weeks, and they’ll take advantage of any excuse to avoid work and just *live*.  And, really, I think the U.S. needs to learn a lesson or two from them.  So go!  Take a day trip, feel the sun warm your face, stay in bed with the shades open and read your favorite book.  Give yourself a little slack before the summer starts and the heat becomes a constant reminder of pressure.  This is spring!

A little dorky and serious

train of thought:
zelda's 25th anniversary! --> I'd like to play the very first zelda games --> but I'd have to buy some of the consoles --> I was too young for the NES --> but why didn't I ever get a gamecube? --> I want to have all the nintendo consoles --> but I just bought an N64 --> why did my dad give mine away? I could've just used my original N64; it'd be great --> well at least I have my original super nintendo. that's pretty awesome --> and it's still works and I play with it! --> that's kind of incredible --> but should it be incredible?
--> my iphone didn't last longer than 18 months.

Why is it that technology's getting progressively worse? Or is it that all modern day digitalization has a fast expiration date? Can we put a stop to this? I have two propositions:

1) Let's, as a cohesive whole, push for value in our electronics/technology/products, etc... We don't have the money, landfill space, or a real reason to be switching out all of our electronics every one to three years.  I am curious to see if there is a movement for this already.  It may seem insignificant compared to other issues, but changing our perception of consumerism could form a social unconscious that is generally more aware--of consequences, resources, sustainability, and economic factors, to name a few.

2) Nintendo, please don't ever make a Zelda app.

(For the record, if it seems like I'm targeting the video game industry in particular, I'm not.  Console and game developers such as Nintendo tend to appreciate and strive for longstanding value more than companies like Apple do, though I am hoping Apple's trend does not catch on too much with the gaming industry.)  

Equivalent song exchange

Merry December, fellow Tropeians! Remember how we mentioned October is a good month for us? November tends to be a bad month. But then--alas! December is a good month again.  We will try to post more than we did during October, but it might have to wait until next week. On to my super-short post.
There are two songs that have been swimming around in my head (often escaping through humming) for the past week. They've been battling it out up there, and I'm not sure who's going to win.

1. "Man Or Muppet"--Because The Muppets Movie was awesome. If you saw the movie and didn't like it, you have no heart. I never cry at movies, and I didn't cry with The Muppets, but I did almost tear up a little when I saw Mickey Rooney singing and dancing to "Life's A Happy Song" (another great song. it's got my vote for best original song oscar [not that my vote counts]). Man Or Muppet is less heartfelt and more hilarious.  Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie's influence (whoa, sorry for those awkward possessives) is obvious with the absurdity of the song.

2. "Again" by Yui AKA the first opening for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood--This opening is just beautiful. I love the animation and the song is pretty and catchy. It's a shame I can't actually sing along. But I wonder if it sounds even prettier because I don't understand the words and they're just nice sounds to me.  It's kind of a nice mystery.  As good as this intro is, though, I can't help but laugh every time around 0:50.  Why put Winry there at all? Nothing's actually happened to her. Oh no, wait, her legs became rubbery for a few seconds. Trauma.

Well, this muppet of a woman is out. We'll talk again in a week or so.

well that's embarassing

confession: i just watched never been kissed.

ag! i know. it's drowning in bad acting, terrible wardrobe, predictability, plot holes, etc. but i somehow convinced myself that it would be better coupled with my french homework. it wasn't.

but a small discovery was: it was james franco's first film! i noticed him lurking in the background in a black leather jacket looking all cute and james dean-y. and so i immediately imdb-ed. and yes! james franco's first film, everybody. take it or leave it.

unhealthy relationship music vids

anyone else notice the similarities between these two music videos?

the one that got away

we found love

of course katy perry's is cuter, and rihanna's is grittier. but still. you see it right?

i prefer the katy perry. johnny cash ref? diego luna? sold.

rihanna's is unsettling. (yeah, i mean the ass tat that says, "mine." is unsettling.)