Help!

I have a question of all my faithful readers. How do you find new music?

As some of you know, I live in a radio black hole. If it's not 80's soft rock or country, I have no access. I try to tune in radio when I visit bigger market places, and have had limited success finding new things I like. I sometimes listen to internet radio and pick random top 40 or alt. rock or something-else-I-can't-hear-here stations, but still feel like I'm not being exposed to the good stuff.

My taste in music is very (to quote our current..but OUTGOING!!...president) ec-a-lectic. Don't care for country and I already get my fill of easy listening...but anything else is fair game.

So...help me! Friends who are cooler than me!! Suggest bands to me! Tell me how you heard of these guys! Where can I find out what to download before I go crazy! Where do you hear of new music to try??? PLEASE!!!

It's been 3 days...

...and I CANNOT get this song out of my head!

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

Sorry, I wanted to post the video from youtube...but blogger keeps yelling at me when I try. You'll have to settle for the link.

One caveat - I had not seen the video until I found this link, and I gotta be honest...it's a freakshow. You have been warned.

Awards and Updates...

And the "Shew" goes to...Iron Man!! It was a good poll, lots of response and I thank my loyal readers. You are very bright and you chose wisely. Iron Man, was the correct response. I tried to throw you for a loop, putting up worthy candidates and allowing you to vote multiple times...but you saw right through it. You voted in Iron Man convincingly. And why shouldn't you? I mean, what more could this movie offer? I saw it multiple times...in the theatre! The un-conditional Shew stamp of approval. Man, I love this movie!!! Can't wait for the sequel!!!

Sidenote reguarding movies...Abbie and I went to the midnight showing of Twilight last Thursday. Yep, on a school night. I got 17 cool mom points. We've both read the books several times and are mildly obsessive. I can't really tell you if it was good or not. The theatre was filled with people who were also obsessive about the books, so of course we all laughed and cheered at the same times. I did wonder afterwards if it was a little slow and boring for people who hadn't known the books. I don't know. It did stay fairly true to the original story, so I appreciated that. I'm seeing it again this weekend with my niece, maybe I'll have more insight after that.

Update on the german-ness of blogspot...it's still there!! Although, now I notice that when I log in, it's english. Why is this?? Does this mean that, assuming it's been taken over by Nazis, that when they recognize me they "let me in"? I don't like that idea. First it's seeing my blog in my native tongue, next thing you know my butt muscles are killing me from high-stepping all day. This can't be good.

Wanna see something cool?

It's beautiful isn't it...and this pic isn't even showing the matching custom blue Chris King headset that's coming with it.

**sigh**

Can't wait for friday!!!

Nov. 4th changed me

I was changed...from a non-understanding, un-cool, enforcing-boring-activities-upon-my-children parent...to an okay-I-guess-you-were-right parent (at least on one topic).

Why?....because as we drug our kids to go vote with us and their eyes were rolling out of their heads, I was giving them the "you guys are going to study this day and this election for years to come in high school and college. This is historic! After this, you can say you were there" speech. They weren't really buying it. Later that night, several pundits were saying things like "we saw parents taking their kids to the polls, showing them what an historic event this is and sharing it with them". Adam then said, "okay, I guess I'm glad I went." Apparently, if mom says it it's bunk, but if Brokaw says it it's gospel.

I was changed...from being...well, not ashamed exactly...rather apologetic and embarassed about being an American...especially when speaking with someone from a foreign country...to a hold my head up proud-to-be-an-American!

Why?...because if we can go - in one generation - from the throws of the civil rights movement, to electing a person of color to the white house...maybe we're not as dumb as I feared we might be. I didn't vote for W in 2000, but I was no Gore-lover...just thought he was the lesser of two evils. I was disappointed with how that election turned out, but not devasted. In 2004, I was mortified. How could we as a nation, after 4 years of experience and knowledge, do this?? By late 2002, when I didn't like Bush, but didn't have the feelings I have now, I kinda thought "you know, it really doesn't matter who the current president may be...even if he was a really great guy, which I didn't beleive that he was...it doesn't matter. We need to elect anyone else, just to show the world that we get it. We know we screwed up and we're trying to fix it". After that didn't happen, I was really beleiving we were becoming a nation of idiots. I don't think that now.

I was changed...from being the kind of person that friends and family often mock for being unable/unwilling to cry in almost any situation, particularly public...to bawling like a baby from simply watching a speech.

Why?...because I couldn't help myself! That acceptance speech rocked! I was dripping from every orafice...eyes, nose..probably even mouth...it was not attractive...but still awesome.

I was changed...from a normal, rational person...to a giddy little girl on Wednesday!

Why?...because when I jumped out of bed that morning and hurried to the TV (because staying up past midnight to watch coverage had not been enough), I found myself smiling. Not a normal smile...a 3-year-old-who-just-saw-Santa smile, and it didn't go away. I went through that day...an honestly, the next few, with a little spring in my step, a giggle quick on my lips. Admittedly, I did try to tone it down a few notches when I was faced with a crowd of "mourners" who didn't share my enthusiasm for the way the election turned out. I tried to be respectful, like thier nominee (sidenote, I thought McCain's concession speech was VERY good, and I appreciated that he did it so quickly...no waiting for 4 more hours "just to be sure". way to man up, John. If you had acted like that throughout your campaign, maybe it would have turned out differently for you...NAH! just kidding!)... but I couldn't really manage it...I don't think...but I did try.

I am a different person...put me to work.

Huh????

Why has my blogger been in German for the last few months?? All the tools, all the headings, everyone's profile...EVERYTHING...except the actual text of posts. Is it me?? Is it the nazis??

PS...Happy 6th month anniversary, blog. I've been waiting for this day to post again. The D-Nast almost had me out early with his earlier post, but I was patient. I knew it would be even sweeter for the waiting. I won't be wrong.

Can't Wait!!!

Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I had mixed emotions when I heard that another Indiana Jones was in the works. Rumors had been around for so many years that I figured it would never actually happen...then I got to the point where I wanted it to never happen...and then it happened...and then I got okay with it...and then I got STOKED about it!

We're planning on hitting the midnight debut next week. I feel like all I need is to hear the theme song and I'll be satisfied. Well, that and hopefully very limited sightings of Shia LaBouf. Kinda worried about that one. But on the other hand...Karen Allen is back!

I remember seeing Raiders in the theatre when I was young. Scared the crap out of me. Come to think of it...why in the world did my parents let me see that movie at that age??? That was definately not their style. Adam has been begging to see it...and we want to show it to him...but still haven't 'cause we think it'd be too scary. Although...I was younger and look at me...totally fine.

I'll kill you in your sleep.

Confession...

Alright, so I've taken some time off from blogging. I know you all think it's due to family funerals, having surgery, camp stuff, etc. However, it was really for something much more important.

As of this weekend, I have seen every episode of Arrested Development. I started in...umm, well I really can't remember...it's hard to think about life pre-AD....but, I think it was early February. And now I'm done. I robbed at gunpoint borrowed them from my good friend Jason Bateman Bryan Johnson. Side note, he also inspired me to salsa dance start using strike throughs.

For those of you who are already Arrested Develpment fans, I know you are happy and proud of this achievement. For those of you who aren't - please rent, borrow or steal the series at your earliest convienience and watch them. Then, be happy and proud of my achievement.

I would love to say something really cool about AD to inspire you to watch, but that's like describing a sunset to a blind man...words just can't do it justice. Watch, my friends...watch and behold the wonder.

Pitiful...

Can't stand to see such an old post...don't have it in me to update. Stay tuned...I'll be back.