March 2008 Archives
Kim Deal says DIVINE HAMMER is all about sex. I mean, it obviously is-- and could there be a hotter lyric than "you're the rod/I'm water"?-- but I also think she's being at least slightly disingenous. Maybe this song is is about sex, but to me there's definitely a lot more going on too. Especially on a Monday, doesn't it seem like it would be really great to have like a massively powerful weapon of heavenly destruction?
For the longest time I wanted to have a divine hammer tattoo, but then an episode of Nip/Tuck (of all things) clued me in to the fact that it could potentially be interpreted as like a Nazi thing. Because Thor has like the best divine hammer ever, and he's all Norse and blonde and everything and I guess neo-Nazis for some reason love Norse gods? Nazis ruin everything great. (Except this song.)
Yay, so thanks to everyone who sent me nice things about my poor computer. The good news is that I took it to TekServe and now (several hundred dollars later) it is better than ever. I did not lose any files, which I guess means that I now have to turn in my next book on time after all. My favorite piece of advice for a coffee-drenched laptop-- courtesy of vegan shoe designer Laura F-- was to soak it in a big thing of dry rice. This seemed like the most insane vegan tip ever (vegans love rice, especially when it's from the dumpster!) but it turns out it's totally legit. At least for cellies; I don't know if it would actually work on a computer. But it might! So if you're more into the witch doctor school of tech-upkeep, keep this in mind.In other news, I got the galleys and the final cover for THE BLONDE OF THE JOKE on Friday, which was coincidentally also my birthday. They look fantastic. I'll be posting the cover on here as soon as my publisher tells me it's okay.
Fun: REM has a website for their new single, SUPERNATURAL SUPERSERIOUS. It's really cool but kind of hard to explain. If you're so inclined you can use the site to edit your own video for the song; if you're lazy like me you can just look at a pretty mosaic of clips and listen to a bunch of different versions of the song. The acoustic one recorded in a moving van is a highlight.
Everyone has always seemed so suspicious of the post-Bill Berry REM, but I like this new song a lot. Yeah, Murmur and Reckoning are two of my favorite albums of all time and pretty hard to top, but even the less successful REM albums always have at least a few awesome tracks. The totally underrated Up has some of the prettiest love songs I've ever heard.
Speaking of bands from Athens, Georgia, the B-52s also have a new album out. Unfortunately, late-period B-52s are fucking depressing, (although Keith Strickland has retained a remarkable level of hotness) so instead of posting their new FUNPLEX video, here is them performing the awesome HERO WORSHIP in 1978.
Well, well, well! Finally my ship has come in! Paris Hilton-- I guess unhappy that former BFF Nicole Ritchie (Richie?) is now more famous and skinny than her-- is holding open casting calls for a new friend. This sounds perfect for me! I had been looking for a new career anyway (writing = lots of work and low glamor quotient.) Also, as anyone who went to high school with me knows, reality television stardom has been a dream of mine since before reality television even existed! And this one sounds really perfect for me. My main two skills/hobbies are indolence and lassitude. Just like Paris herself.Here's the casting call:
Do you long to strut into the world’s most elite hotspots without a care in the world except how fabulous you are? Ever wish the velvet ropes didn’t exclude you from the social circles of the A-List? How about the fantasy of jet setting around the world with the ultimate BFF, whose fierce style, charisma and star power is only matched by your own.
Now that’s hot! MTV is giving the opportunity of a lifetime to one girl or “fabulous” guy who has what it takes to become Paris Hilton’s new BFF. Finally, you have the chance to show the world that you have what it takes to achieve social stardom; allowing you unprecedented access to young Hollywood as never before. Loves It!
Doron Ofir Casting is seeking “Hot Bitches” and “Fabulously Fierce Guys” who are at least the age of 21 and appear under 30.
Are you sick and tired of envying the social icons? Will you be the next pop-arazzi obsession and quintessential star of the red carpet? Prove it bitches!
Well I'm certainly tired of envying the social icons! Even my pathetic "Facebook wall" is enough to make me feel like a friendless pariah. But am I "fabulous" enough? I think I have the perfect outfit for my audition...
All I need now to make myself into the perfect reality-show package of fabulosity is a "fabulous" CATCHPHRASE. So far I have come up with:
- ""Faaaa-bulous!""
- "That's just "FAB-ulous!!!""
- "Paris, you "FABULOUS" slut!"
- "Oh, how "fabulously" fierce!"
- "I'm not "fabulous" but my boyfriend is!"
