There are few things in life that I can truly say I have a passion for. Sports and music happen to be a couple of the bigger ones. The other is film. I already know that in my short life I've seen WAY too many movies, and I'm totally ok with that. I like to consider myself a bit of a movie buff (but then again, who doesn't?) Every once in a while I'll get in a conversation with someone else like me and I realize that I could literally talk for hours about films. That realization is a bittersweet one simply because, although I have ZERO shame in the amount of movies I've seen, all of that information is basically useless trivia fodder that rarely becomes relevant in real life. I will say though, that I can play a mean Trivial Pursuit.
Anyways, last night I had a movie marathon with with a bunch of guys at my buddy Christian's house (the same Christian mentioned in previous posts). We watched a whopping five movies in the span of about 10 hours. Pretty pathetic I know but like I said, I'm shameless. I personally really enjoy horror movies so I was able to convince the guys to watch 2 fairly scary ones (Martyrs and Insidious. Seriously, DON'T watch the first one, you'll probably regret it) Luckily, we broke up the scariness by watching The Little Rascals in between them. There's really nothing like a little Alfalfa to cleanse your metaphorical film palate. After we finished watching all the movies at around 5, we finally decided to call it quits. Needless to say, I can't wait until the next movie marathon.
I swear, Christian's cooler than he looks
A few months ago, I first heard of this band with this really strange name on the NPR Tiny Desk Concert podcast (which is an UNBELIEVABLE podcast. seriously, check it out). The band was called Ivan and Alyosha, and they played I think three songs. I wasn't really paying attention when I first listened, but I found myself humming the melodies later on that day. So I went back and listened to it one more time...and then another...and another, etc. That's what their music does to you. Its truly addicting. Their a folk-pop band based out of Seattle, Washington that was formed in around 2007. Their songs are a combination of solid songwriting, a very cool lead vocalist, and really awesome three and four part harmonies. As far as I'm concerned, Ivan and Alyosha are about as close as it gets to pop perfection. Enjoy.
