Living Seoul

Though it was weeks ago when I first saw it, it’s still been on my mind…Air’s music video for “Sing Sang Sung” off their new album Love 2. I like to watch it every few days. There are always new things I notice. The video reminds me of pinball mixed with Super Mario mixed with some kind of hallucination. My favorite parts are:

• mouth that eats the ball and pops it out
• tapping shoe
• cake with dripping frosting and cherries
• beautiful floating diamonds
• singing profiles
• mass of eyeballs

I can feel this music video as I watch it. It’s not often that a truly enjoy animations, but this is definitely one of my favorites. (Blah, I can’t find any videos that will embed, but go watch it on YouTube. Worth it!)

Since the beginning of the year I’ve been watching the TV series Six Feet Under at the recommendation of a co-worker who let me borrow the first two seasons. I was quickly absorbed by the first season and have continued on with the second. It’s no Mad Men but it’s engaging and has kept my interest so far. The setting and even some of the plots aren’t what really hook me. I love the characters. My favorite, by far, is the matriarch, Ruth. Her spurts of emotion are hilarious. There’s some part of her personality I can identify with. When I first saw her I thought she was totally boring. She’s so plain and modest looking. But then I realized how beautiful she is. I want long hair when I’m older. (I’ll have long , GRAY hair.) My other thought about the show is Michael C. Hall’s character, David Fisher. I’d first seen Michael  C. Hall as Dexter. After comparing the two character, I actually prefer him as a gay undertaker. Hmmm…

This past week I watched Me and You and Everyone We Know. The main character was too much of a cliché but was still cute enough to make me smile. I thought she could have been any quirky indie type character that Zooey Deschanel would play in a movie, but I think this came out before Zooey became the star of every indie type rom com. My favorite part of the movie was the “poop back and forth” story line.

It’s not a life-changing movie, but I found it well worth my time and strange enough to keep my interest. Miranda July wrote, directed and acted (main character) in it. And one quick fact from Wikipedia:

*Roger Ebert cited the film as the 5th best film of the decade.

I got a subscption to the New Yorker for Christmas. I’d often buy a copy when I needed something to read in the airport. The articles always impressed me and I love what they decide to write about. It seems like every time I get an issue there are stories relating to subjects I’ve just talked about with other people. I want to rip them out and send them to friends. The downside is that the writing really intimidates me. I could only wish to ever write that well. And it’s weekly! And the cartoons make me laugh. Though every time I think about New Yorker cartoons I remember the Seinfeld where Elaine desperately tries to get one published and no one really even knows why any of them are funny.

My fav cartoon from the most recent issue. LOL at the lady's rotten face.

Other things on my radar:

-The new Magnetics Fields album “Realism”.

-Jim Cramer (Dad is requesting that I read his book “Real Money” as preparation for my future investing.)

-Movies about ballet—I have a fascination with ballerinas. I think in another life where I have longer legs and less boobs I’d definitely be a ballerina.