becomingkate

 Instead of talking about all the depressing stuff going on, I've got a kind of cool story to tell.  Nothing big, just a little serendipitous thing that happened recently.

So a few days ago I finally got around to watching the new Flowers in the Attic that I had recorded off Lifetime.  Same story, slightly different ending, still just as unsatisfying.  And disturbing.  So, the kids are referred to as "Dresden Dolls" in the beginning, right? Because they are so blonde and pretty and "perfect" (not).

So a couple days later I finally had a couple hours in the car to myself and I cracked open my Evening with Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer CD that I got for Christmas.  Awesome stuff.  Some things, I was like, meh, I think I will be skipping this one next time around, and by the end of the bit I was HOOKED.  Gaiman's stories creep up on you, and Palmer's style is sort of an acquired taste, but I think I love her.  She had me in tears, both happy and sad ones, depending on the song.

So anyway, I looked up Amanda Palmer because she said she'd been a rock star but I had no idea what she'd done before what she does now.  Those of you who know of her, know where this is going.

I looked her up, and not only is she from Boston, but she was in a band out of Boston in the 90's.  Well, a duo really.  Called...The Dresden Dolls.  :D  I actually knew and liked one of their songs back in the day!  Coin Operated Boy.

There is nothing like thinking you've discovered an artist only to find out you knew who she was 20 years ago.

 I've got a cold. I'm going to have to call mom tonight and cancel her visit tomorrow.  We're going to be bored but I just don't even feel like cleaning up and making lunch for us and all that.  My son and I will sit around and watch movies instead.

I've been trying to think of more movies for my son and I to watch together.  He likes the kid friendly scary movies.  He's seen a lot of them though.  Any suggestions?  G and PG only, please!

 I just watched Grave Encounters 2.  ( spoilers... )

I have never seen Glee but I am recording it tonight for their Rocky Horror episode!  Remind your friends!

I guess right now I'm happiest when I'm at the gym.  Scary I know.  I never thought I'd say that.  But I'm in my own little world, my son is in safe hands at the gym's child care, I'm just focusing on myself and my goals.  I don't listen to any song in particular at the gym.  If I remember to charge my iPod, I put it on shuffle and skip past the songs I don't like or that aren't motivating enough to work out to.  I have a LOT of Sarah McLachlan on my iPod and I love you Sarah, but I just cannot move quickly to your music.  If my iPod is dead I bring in my discman and one disc.  I like to listen to upbeat music of course, but it doesn't have to be dance music.  I like Dave Matthews Band, Bon Jovi, Lady Gaga, even sometimes NKOTB or Joey's latest solo EP.  Whatever gets me moving.  Unfortunately since I walk 45 minutes to an hour on the treadmill, I have to listen to most CD's almost twice.  I might have to look into one of those compilation CD's.

I watched The Innocents tonight and OMG it was good.  I wasn't ready for some of the creepy moments though, except the one ontdcreepy showed when they're playing hide and seek. Just...gaahhh.  I had to go out to my car to get my book after it was over and let me tell you I don't think I've ever ran to my car and back so fast.  The poor kid at the end though, that made me so sad.  I'm sensitive to things like that, since I have a child of my own.  I wanted to go hug him.  (My son, not the creepy boy in the movie.)

The book I'm reading now is called The Magicians by Lev Grossman.  Husband and I are reading it together, 100 pages each week and discussing it at the end of the week.  We just started.  It's good so far, but not great.

I watch the Rotten Tomatoes movie review tv show and they always have an actor on to review his/her top 5 favorite movies.  Tilda Swinton was just on and one of her faves is Let The Right One In.  I still haven't seen it, but I just added it to my queue.

My husband has obviously had too much to drink because he says Tilda is hot.  I agree, but she is so not his type.  I mean really, she looks like a 12 year old boy.

Sometimes I wish I could go back and be a different person.  I think, knowing what I know now, if I were to relive high school, I'd be emo.

Maybe I've had too much to drink, too.