The Gayest Thing I've Ever Done

So, the other night I watched Brokeback Mountain. Alone. Depending on who you ask, I should either not think anything of doing this, or shouldn't have supported the movie anyhow. Regardless, I had seen the movie before in theaters, but this was with a gay friend and my girlfriend (who also loves the dick.) This time around it was just me. If I had been watching a movie about two chicks getting it on, chances are no one would say anything, probably because they would assume it was porn. Even though I admit that I felt a little weird watching it at night by myself, I really like this movie. Heath Ledger gives one of the most perfect performances I've ever scene. Also, the fact that I felt a little out of place watching it proves that it has an effect on the viewer that "forbidden loves" such as Romeo and Juliet fail to provide in this day and time. I have a hard time believing that modern day viewers have the same visceral reaction to Montagues and Capulets forming a union than they do to two cowboys violently kissing in front of their wives. But that is the point of any good work of art: to cause a whole-self reaction that prompts thought and analysis of why that reaction occured. In this way, this movie certainly succeeds. Even though some may say that any sort of reaction to a same sex romance should not be cause to bat an eye, the fact is that, for me (having never felt this attraction), it is. But that's what makes the movie work.

funny

http://www.telewatcher.com/Game-Shows/The-Price-Is-Right/Top-Moments-in-Price-is-Right-History.131044

SAD

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I knew it

Becca and I watched Into the Wild last night. After it was over I asked her what was the last thing she wanted to see as she died.

She said "Your nutsack."

Story in Illustrations

This past week, I show up to work and see a guy standing next to our dumpster. He looked a little like this.







The first thing he said was: Don't call the cops. Nothing weird about that.

Then he dropped this:




Ok. So I figure he's just defacing the Papa Johns dumpster. Who hasn't been there, right?

Then, He recognizes me.

JAMES!!!! NIGGA!!!!

Still, nothing out of the ordinary.

Then he comes at me (I'm still trying to get in the door) like this:



No joke. Gorilla walkin.

We call the cops. I shouldn't be trusted.

Turns out, he was actually doing this:





I'm so naive. That made much more sense than this:

A promise is a promise

This is why I always resisited blogging: I knew I had one or two good ones in me an other than that would have nothing interesting to say. That doesn't seem to stop the rest of you though, so I'll once again fill in the uncomfortable silence between us. Heard some contemporary music tonite. For those who don't know, that's the code word for modern day "classical" music. One of the hardest things about being a "composer" is someone asking you what kind of music you write. Clearly, contemporary or modern music is anything recently written so that tells that contemporary music sounds like Nickelback or Andrea Bocelli. Contemporary Music is also still used as a blanket term for music written up to one hunded years ago. "Classical" seems to give people at least an idea that it's not music you can mosh to, but my and those who write this style really sound nothing like Mozart or Haydn. New Music has been kicked around, but that clearly has its own problems. Art music is a little better but sounds pretty freakin pretentious. Oh well, ska has already been taken by something else, so I guess we're stuck with what we got.

Music I heard tonight that I liked and that you may want to check out to get an idea of what "New Music" sounds like:
***some of these pieces were written aone hundred years ago, so here comes our dilemma once again***

Eliott Carter: Enchanted Preludes (for cello and flute)

Olivier Messiaen: Theme and Variations (for violin and piano)

Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question (chamber orchestra)
*** I had heard this piece before but its a good'un and I highly recommend it***

Why I'm Here

I have always said that I have no interest in doing a blog. Unfortuantely, those of you whose blogs I read have not been living up to your end of the bargain which leaves me with nothing to peruse during my countless and fruitless hours of interneting. So, I must do something to help us all pass the time. So, here is my pledge: to write semi-frequently about my life, interests, and probably include some rants, raves, and recordings of and about music. Those of you who know me are aware that I have a tendency to be a little too giving with personal information so you can bet that I will probably make the both of us uncomfortable at some point in the future. I look forward to a fruitful exchange of innanities with all of those who come into contact with this blog. ENJOY!!!!