My name is Caitlin and I like when people know how to use their eyebrows (i.e. those who move them excessively, but not necessarily intentionally so). I write plays, play various instruments and listen to music because it helps me to make sense of things. I guess there's a lot that I'm trying to make sense of.
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Hey Maddie (heh heh heh)
snuh:
House Of Pain: Jump Around
I have a love/hate relationship with this one. For reasons best saved for a long post elsewhere and not microblogging, I can’t stand Everlast. What I love about Jump Around is DJ Muggs’ production. He’s the man behind Cypress Hill’s sound, producing all their albums between 1991 to 2004 - I liken his style to calliope music from an evil carousel. 1992 was the year of the jump song - this tune is forever confused with this one.
Monday, November 30th 2009 9:21pm
But more importantly, today makes it six years since my grandma’s death. I have yet to meet another woman who can top her coolness (and I mean coolness). She was everything my favorite kind of woman is: she was sassy, she made smart-ass comments, she liked to sing and dance, she was beautiful, she laughed a lot, she had a strength that wouldn’t quit and she would always pick me up from school in elementary school when I claimed that I was sick (even though she knew I wasn’t). She would bring me to her house, she’d give me a 7-up and the two of us would play games or just sit and watch cooking shows or I’d tell her about how I wanted to be an artist or an actress while she showed me how to make a perfect grilled cheese sandwich. I wonder what she’d say now if she knew I was writing plays. Those days that she picked me up from the nurse’s office in elementary school were the best times I’ve ever had skipping school.
Sunday, November 29th 2009 9:23pm
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“Beware of Darkness (acoustic),” by George Harrison
I remember the first time I heard this song it impacted me as strongly as if I had read a good book—I could feel some molecules in my brain realigning. That’s an experience I’ve had many times listening to his and The Beatles’ music. One of the first memories I have is of listening to Beatles records with my dad, every song becoming ingrained within my little, child bones so much so that I wouldn’t recognize myself if I had never heard them. So several years ago today, when a friend and I heard a radio broadcast telling of Harrison’s death and my friend turned to me and said, “Who Cares?” of course I said, “I do.” She thought I was ridiculous, but man, she really picked the wrong person to say that to.
Sunday, November 29th 2009 9:14pm
Sunday, November 29th 2009 1:02pm
Lieutenant Dan: Well, thought I’d try out my sea legs.
Forrest: Well, you ain’t got no legs, Lieutenant Dan.
Lieutenant Dan: Yes, I know that.
Lieutenant Dan is probably my favorite. Who am I kidding? Not probably, I’m confident that he is.
Sunday, November 29th 2009 12:43pm
I got this text message from my brother last night:
- Kyle: Remember when you used to poop in the bathtub?
Thursday, November 26th 2009 11:52pm
A short video that George Harrison made in January 2001 to promote the rerelease of All Things Must Pass.
George Harrison’s music is one of my top weaknesses (and loves) and I’m happy with that.
Wednesday, November 25th 2009 2:33pm
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“Rise,” by Eddie Vedder
Now, so far I have little experience with the music of Pearl Jam, but what I do know is that I really like Eddie Vedder’s solo work for the soundtrack of Into the Wild. I love the folk influence and his guitar, banjo, and mandolin strumming in various songs is really enjoyable and I think that’s what attracts me.
Tuesday, November 24th 2009 7:38pm
Clip from Richard Curtis’ Pirate Radio
Saw this film for free today with a friend. I had heard it was good, but after the first twenty minutes of it I was beginning to doubt my sources. The first bit was not so great, which is not ideal, but then something turned (maybe that’s the point that I realized it was supposed to be a comedy of the semi-ridiculous persuasion) and it became really enjoyable. Sure, there were flaws, but I liked it. The end of the film felt like a goofy version of the Titanic sinking with The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” playing in the background (which is, of course, how Titanic should have ended). I’m probably making it sound awful and this clip may not be of any assistance to that, but I like watching the guy run through the boat along to The Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” (I have a sick weakness for most anything set to 60’s era tunes) and I couldn’t find any pictures from my favorite scene. Whatever, my friend and I both enjoyed the film a ton.
Sunday, November 22nd 2009 9:04pm
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“Sisters of Mercy,” by Leonard Cohen
This album reminds me of the Thursday nights in Iowa City when my friends and myself would go to a cafe to write/work on other things. The night I truly began writing my first play was the night that this album was streaming through my headphones. I was sipping on a rose petal tea which had the flowery smell that always made me think of soap, and the ideas were flowing electrically through me. I remember feeling really warm that night.
Sunday, November 22nd 2009 7:23pm
