My Music

Today, because my time is limited and I feel like it, I'm going to talk about music. Okay, so I'm pretty sure you all know that my favorite band is Dave Matthews Band (actually, I'm wearing a DMB t-shirt) and that I think the Red Hot Chili Peppers are really cool. But what about other cool bands? I personally like the Goo Goo Dolls (they were once on Sesame Street), and older band called Electric Light Orchestra, Third Eye Blind, and lots of other stuff like Sara Bareilles, Yael Naim, and I can't forget Heart. Check out these links:

• Goo Goo Dolls with Elmo
• Third Eye Bling - Jumper
• Yael Naim - New Soul

Well, I want to know what you think, as well as what music you listen to! Comment, but listen first!

*Jewel*

We're the Knights of the Round Table...

Well, obviously I'm going to talk about something that has to do with - you guessed it - the Knights of the Round Table. Today, even though I'm sure most of you have seen this movie, I'm going to talk about one of the stupidest and yet funniest movies ever made: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Monty Python is British humor and for those who haven't seen it, imagine all the stupidity you have ever encountered (and possibly more) condensed into an 88 minute film. It was probably the most low budget film I have ever seen. 

The villains consist of the "Nights who say 'Ni!'" the French, the Keeper of the Bridge of Death (a troll), a killer rabbit, and the Black Beast of AAAAARRRRRRGGGHHH!!!

And lets not forget the Black Night at the beginning of the movie who's lines consist of, "None shall pass," leading to a battle with King Arthur in which Arthur cuts off all his limbs and leaves him yelling back at him (yes, cutting off all of his limbs did not kill him) "Come back here and fight like a man! I'll bite your legs off! Ok. We'll call it a draw." And lets not forget all the gory details! Upon having his first arm cut off, blood erupts from his shoulder where the wound is. Kidding. It looks more like a fountain of fruit punch. King Arthur insists on his own victory but the Knight denies it, saying, "Tis merely a flesh wound!"

Now let's get back to the French. Arthur comes across the French and tells them of his quest to find the Holy Grail and one knight in particular tells them that they already have one. This leads to a couple of funny scenes and when you think they are finally gone, they aren't.

In the movie, they make fun of things such as the witch trials, in which they weigh a duck and a woman to see who's heavier. Why you ask? Because a duck floats. Let me tell you, that is either the fattest duck I have ever seen, or just the skinniest woman I have ever seen. They also make fun of monks, and our classic fairy tale rescue in which Sir Lancelot tries to save someone from marrying a woman he doesn't want to. Really everything doesn't go as planned and Lancelot kills almost everybody. But once again, mmm mmm mmm fruit punch!

If you were to ask me about my favorite part, I would say the Holy Hand Grenade or maybe the Bridge of Death part. So, on that note I leave you with this message: watch it!

*Jewel*

Well, I've got nothing better to do... (or do I?)

Well, yes, I should be is school, but I'm not. Here is why: Swine Flu. I got a fever last night and kept waking up. Here's the thing about it though... They aren't testing for it (test comes up with false positives or something like that,) and they aren't prescribing TamaFlu. Apparently it's so mild that they just let it run it's course. And it is. The fever is the worst part, because the fever causes most of the symptoms. After I took some miracle drugs (Advil) I felt fine, except for a sore throat and a cough. 

My friend, who happens to be home with a stomach virus, told me about a video game called LittleBigPlanet or LBP via text message. It is for PS3 I do believe, but I could be wrong. I don't have it. I don't have a play station. But I will tell you this, I am into my video games. So I'm going to post about it.

From what I looked up, courtesy of Wikipedia, you play as a Sackboy or Sackgirl and play inside of levels based on real places: Japanese gardens, streets of New York, you get the idea. The reason the characters are called Sack-people is because, well, they are made of sacks and zippers (see picture below) and you can customize them. For example my friend with the stomach virus, made a bunny in a wedding dress and a zebra/lion French artist hybrid. Oh, and I can't forget the zombie costume, or he'll get mad at me for not mentioning it. He's very proud of it. I think he has a slight obsession with zombies. Anyway, overall, he said it was a lot of fun, if not cute.

adorable, isn't he?

So, play it, and tell me what you think!! If you have a PS3 that is...

*Jewel*