I'm Lovin' It

Lovin' It:
Eddie Money's Greatest Hits CD. An off-the-cuff beach trip purchase that has proven to be the best cd purchase since 2008 for me. Also, it's probably not technically his "greatest hits" because it was in the Borders $5.00 bin and looks like a compilation they threw together. Still - it's totally awesome!

Adam Lambert's single "Whataya Want From Me". It's only slightly embarrassing that I like this song. I watched his season of American Idol so I feel like I understand him to some extent. This song is best for driving.

Truman Capote's Summer Crossing. Wish I had this book at the beach last week because it would have been fun to read in no AC. Really capture the mood of the book you know? So far it's a quick read and the most interesting one I've read this summer.

Cashews. Just because.

Things I'm Not Sure About:

Pretzel M & M's. I saw a commercial for them last night. It really BLEW MY MIND. Review to come once I eat one.

Raleigh wins

Raleigh is the best place to live in America!!!! Who knew????

The article states that Raleigh's housing market is growing faster than all other major markets except Las Vegas. Our proportion of young adults ranks third to Austin and D.C. So why don't we have things like SXSW and the Smithsonian? There's always this.

Spring Songs

Now that the weather is warmer, I want to hear different music than when it was cold and dreary. Here's what itunes sez are my big hits lately:

The Ramones: I Want You Around. Rob and I watched Rock 'n' Roll High School a few weeks ago and this one really stuck with me. Watch the video: it is so cute and weird!

Nite Jewel: Want You Back. The early-80s-science-reel sound that made me love Neon Indian so is also here with Nite Jewel. This song is so catchy and dark, but not in a Knife way (not that there's anything wrong with that...I am a Knife mega-fan).

Dum Dum Girls: Jail La La. Honestly, this whole album has been topping my charts lately. More lo-fi female vocals, which apparently I just love!

Four Tet: Circling. This one puts me in a trance while I jog. Crazy but true: I listen to it on repeat while I jog!

LL Cool J: Paradise. Don't know how to sell this to you, I just like it! LL saying "Paradise is very nice" is usually stuck in my head,

just like most LL Cool J songs I love because of the way he says something (almost all of "I'm That Type of Guy" being another great example). This is the kind of song where you uncover something new with each listen--just this morning, I figured out what LL means by "touch it why don't ya/touch it why don't ya"...but I'll let you discover these things for yourself.

What springy music are you really into these days?

Car Advertising

Mobile advertisements like this are springing up nationwide. People are willing to become driving advertisements for about $500 a month. Getting that kind of coin for doing little extra work is something I can get behind. But not for any products.

I need something I can believe in, like I learned in those Tony Steward "School of Advertising" advertisements. I need to personally endorse the product/service. Hey, it's a lifestyle, not a mere thing to buy. These are five of the things I would not hesitate to endorse:

M&M's
Cheerios
UNC-Chapel Hill
Tourism Boards for any nation (Can I get a free trip out of it?)
any cinema chain (Movie passes must be part of the deal.)

What would you put on your car? Have you seen these rolling ads in person? What made you laugh/cringe the most?

Movie Question

You like movies. You watch movies. Yet often when you discuss movies with others, you'll name a movie and someone will say, "I've never seen that." Your jaw drops. The question is, what movie did you say? What are the top five movies for which, if you ask any random person, would you drop your jaw? This is my list, in reverse chronological order:

Titanic
Jurassic Park
Star Wars
It's A Wonderful Life
The Wizard of Oz

No, it's not that surprising. I get it. But if you haven't seen three of the biggest box office draws ever, or two of the most uplifting films ever made, where have you been?