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November 30, 2006
The Fountain
A couple days ago, Brent and I went to see the movie The Fountain. It was a really beautiful movie and definitely really cool but... completely incomprehensible. The trailer as well as the general synopsis you can find in magazines that review it implies that it takes place over 1000 years from 1500 to 2500. I definitely got the impression that it took place in 2006 with a made up story in 1500 and some sort of symbolic afterlife experience in 2500... or something. I don't know. Anyway, here's the trailer:
I wanted to put up some screen shots that I found online too, partly because they're beautiful pictures and partly because I want to give you an idea of how little sense this movie makes:
It's a very philosophic movie that, perhaps, would have made more sense if the synopsis of the movie wasn't "A man who tries to save his wife as a conquistador in 1500, a doctor in 2006, and an astronaut in 2500." Either I totally didn't get the movie, or the writers would be horrified that people thought Hugh Jackman's metaphysical character living in a bubble with the tree of life was an astronaut.
Anyway, has anyone else seen it? Does anyone understand it? If so, please comment and explain. Thanks!
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November 29, 2006
My Favorite Holiday Commercial
I know I haven't posted any real entries in a couple days but I've been sorta busy, so here's something to entertain you!
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November 28, 2006
Chorus Sings Nintendo Songs
I found this online a while ago and it's really funny. You know you've all played these games at some point...
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November 26, 2006
You Fight Like A Penguin
So, after all the Thanksgiving festivities, I thought it would be fun to get our friends together again before we all go back to college. Molly, Cathy, Ali, and Vanessa came over to my house on Friday to watch scary movies. We rented Stay Alive and The Omen. Stay Alive was sorta weird and not too scary in my opinion, but what can you expect from a horror movie starring Frankie Muniz. The basic idea of the movie is that through some sort of magical haunting of a video game, everyone dies the way their video game character dies. The Omen was better, I think, but very typical of that kind of movie. If you've seen one Catholic church horror movie, you've seen them all. It still made us scream a couple times, though. What I liked the best was the use of the color red. Most of the scenes were very drab (it took place mostly in London in the Winter) but there would always be one or two bright red things somewhere. An interesting fact about the movie, though, is that the little kid who played Damien didn't know that his character was supposed to be possessed by the devil because the director thought he was too young to understand.
Anyway, here's an artistic representation of the night since I didn't use my camera.
Molly (with her sprained foot), Cathy, Ali, Me, and Vanessa:
I'm definitely going to miss everyone, but we'll be home soon for Christmas!
Last night, my family went over to Cathy's family's house. Our families haven't gotten together for a really long time so it was nice to see everyone again. Cathy, Mike, Katie (Mike's friend), and I watched "Rob & Big" while playing Uno, drinking juice boxes and enjoying a delicious apple pie made by Cathy.
Jake, their dog, has an adorable little Santa outfit (the picture quality is really bad because they were taken with my camera phone):
Anyway, as the night progressed, Cathy and Mike got into some sort of fight in which Mike hit cathy "like a penguin." I don't think I need to explain, just think about it... yes, that's it. Cathy hit him back and then Mike threw Cathy backwards where she fell on top of a giant empty TV box and fell right through. It was one of the funniest things I have ever seen and I didn't have my camera!! Oh well, maybe next time....
That's all for now! I have to get back to school this afternoon, but I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Weekend!
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November 24, 2006
Thanksgiving and Jocelyn's Birthday!
This is going to be a fun crossover entry with Jocelyn's Rock Star Diary since we have a lot of the same pictures, so make sure to check out her blog for more family fun.
Anyway, Wednesday afternoon, Geoff and Kari arrived with their son (my nephew) Brady. Here are some pictures from Wednesday.
Dad with Brady:
Geoff, Mom, and Dad with Brady:
Brady in his really cute pajamas:
Why do I feel like I've seen that somewhere else... oh yeah!
Brady again:
Kari teaching Brady about the computer:
Jocelyn, Jill, and Me:
Poppy opening one of the five bottles of champagne:
Kari, Dad, and Jocelyn:
Geoff and Brady:
Jocelyn with her "Girls Next Door" Playboy necklace from Jill:
The fun wrapping paper it came in:
Jill, Geoff, Dad, Grandma, and Mom:
Happy Birthday to Jocelyn!
If you didn't notice already, we got to sit at the really cool kids table.
Grandma and Me:
Dad, Geoff, Brady, and Kari:
Jocelyn and Poppy:
Dad, Geoff, and Brady:
Brady with the singing Christmas dog from Grandma and Poppy:
Poppy, Geoff, Brady, and Kari:
Thanksgiving flowers:
Really cool bell that Grandma gave me:
Grandparents' houses always have the coolest stuff, so I wandered around taking pictures of some of my favorite things around Grandma and Poppy's house.
Mirror:
I was actually trying to stay out of the picture, but it came out looking kinda cool in a creepy way:
Book case with really old books in it:
Picture of Poppy's parents:
Cool Thai-looking picture:
Baskets:
Jester:
Lamp:
Horse Statue:
Lots of stuff:
Louis Vuitton file folder:
And my favorite of all, the ferris wheel:
Don't grandparent's have the best stuff ever?
After Thanksgiving dinner we came back home to celebrate Jocelyn's birthday.
Jill, Jocelyn, and Me:
Take 2 (with Jocelyn's tiara):
Jocelyn with the Marc Jacobs book I gave her as part of her gift:
Jocelyn, Jill, and Dad:
Jocelyn opening a picture frame from our parents:
Jocelyn with her new J-Crew tuxedo shirt from Mom and Dad:
Jocelyn with the Prada perfume Geoff and Kari gave her:
Chloe wearing her pretty purple bow:
And finally, Jocelyn taking a little power nap after all the festivities:
What an eventful day, and I'm finally caught up with my blog entries!! I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and don't forget to wish Jocelyn a Happy Birthday on her actual birthday, the 25th!
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November 23, 2006
Salem
This past weekend, Brent and I went to Salem, Massachusetts on a little day trip. College is boring during the day, seriously. Anyway, it was a lot of fun even though the town was really dead. There were seriously hardly any people walking around.
Salem Witch Museum (we looked around the gift shop but didn't take the museum tour):
Statue (there was another statue of Samantha from "Bewitched" but I unfortunately didn't get a picture of it):
Some important house... I don't remember:
Squirrel under a bench:
I don't know what kind of bird this is, but it was making car alarm noises which was weird:
Old advertising on the bricks:
Brent:
Creepy Voodoo dolls:
Some building:
I don't know what this is:
London Coffee House:
Brent outside of Red's Sandwich Shop where we ate brunch:
Red's had delicious food and is apparently rated in a bunch of different publications as a "local gem," etc.
I liked the little cream container:
Creepy picture of Brent:
Cute picture of Brent:
Brent on a bench (he humors me with a lot of useless pictures):
The Broom Closet:
A hideous picture of me with a broom:
Derby Square Bookstore:
I'm sure you can see the stacks of books through the windows.... It was actually terrifying. Brent walked in and jumped when some man sitting behind the "counter" who was peeking through a little tiny opening in the stacks of books said hi to him. Anyway, here are more pictures:
Funny sign:
Me as a witch:
Brent as a witch:
Salem Witch Village:
I made Brent pretend to be climbing up the ladder with the pirates:
Brent and I went to the Pirate Museum because Brent loves pirates. Here are the pictures I took:
The Burying Point:
Wow, I have way too many graveyard pictures. Here's a map of the graveyard:
And zoomed in for those of you who care:
Hawthorne's wife's house:
Cool building:
Last graveyard picture, I promise:
Town Hall:
Cool door:
Horse-drawn carriage:
Brent and I got extremely lost on the way home from Salem and somehow ended up in Marblehead, MA where my dad grew up! Here are some pictures of Marblehead:
On the long road back to the highway (we got extremely lost) we got a lot of pretty sunset pictures in various places:
Boston, as seen from the highway:
That's all, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!
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November 22, 2006
Brent Freaking Out
You won't understand the title of this entry until the end... I'm saving the best for last.
First, here are a lot of random pictures.
Cool brick alley in West Hartford:
Brent and I went to a restaurant called the Texas Roadhouse. We had never been before, but it was new in Hartford so we gave it a try. They have giant steaks that you can pick out yourself and have menu items like the "Big Hoss Steak" and "Roadkill." The funniest part of the whole experience, though, was the fact that there was nothing particularly Texan about the Texas Roadhouse. There was a mural of Mark Twain on the Mississippi River, there were Nascar drawings... but Texas? I don't know, whatever. They had delicious steak and ribs and that's what matters.
Texas Roadhouse:
Lots of Peanuts:
Roadkill on the Menu:
Pick your own steak:
Jackalope (I've been told these are mythological creatures, I was very disappointed):
Cactus:
Brent:
Nascar:
Businessmen sitting in front of the Mark Twain mural:
Now back to some more random stuff...
Pretty picture of the moon:
Brent:
Brent eating the cheddar beer chips my mom gave us (it sounds gross, but it's actually pretty good!):
View from Starbucks in West Hartford (I like the church through the alley):
Brent wearing the most adorable pajamas EVER from J-Crew:
Now to embarrass brent even more... You know those slideshows where you think it's cute pictures but then it's something scary that screams at you? I showed one to Brent and managed to catch his reaction on my camera. At the end, you can see him try to hit me with a pillow right before I turned the camera off:
Priceless.
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Homecoming Weekend
I have to admit, I did a terrible photojournalism job on Homecoming Weekend. I managed to miss taking pictures of 1. the football game and 2. parties, thus missing the essence of Homecoming Weekend. Anyway, here's what I did manage to take.
Drunk kids always write on my white board in some weird language. Can anyone translate for me?
Gallows Hill:
My boyfriend looks like he's homeless, someone give him a dollar (make sure you don't miss the hobo gloves):
This isn't Wesleyan:
A cool wooden door to the back of our chapel:
Looking up over the main quad at Jarvis, the dorm that Brent and I lived in Freshman year (that's where we met!):
That's all! New pictures coming soon!
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November 21, 2006
Our Puppy Razzle/Bowie
If you've read my "Our Pet Squirrel" entry, you know that Brent and I tend to adopt random pets around town, probably because we miss our own pets from home =(
Anyway, at the Puppy Center in Hartford, you can pick a puppy from one of the big puppy pens and you can take it to the "play pen" and play with the puppy for as long as you want. Brent and I picked a huskie named Razzle that has two different colored eyes. Apparently David Bowie also has two different colored eyes so Brent insisted that we rename our puppy Bowie. Anyway, she's adorable and we love her.
Razzle/Bowie:
Trying to eat my shoe:
Razzle/Bowie and Me:
Brent with Razzle/Bowie:
On another note, did anyone else not realize that today was Tuesday? Of all the possible days for today to be, Tuesday would have been my last guess.
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Completely Random
Here's a completely random set of pictures I've been meaning to put up for a while.
A hawk that landed right outside my window (picture taken by Brent):
Me looking at Brent through the peephole on my door:
"Junk in the Trunk" (Brent gets credit for the name of this picture):
Sunset in downtown Hartford:
The sunset and its reflection in the hood of Brent's car:
Have a great Thanksgiving Break fellow Trincollers!
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November 20, 2006
Halloween
So I finally have my Halloween pictures online. Cathy and Pat came to visit and we spent the beginning of the night in my room and then went over to the frats. Cathy was a teacher, Pat was her nerdy student, I was a cop, and Brent was Dwight from "The Office."
Brent and Pat:
Cathy was a mean teacher:
I think what's more disturbing is how many pictures exactly like this Cathy and I have together.
Cathy and Pat:
Brent and Me:
Pat and Cathy:
Brent, Me, Pat, and Cathy:
Brent and Me:
Cathy and Pat:
Brent and Me:
Brent's name tag, "Dwight K. Schrute, Assistant to the Regional Manager":
Andrew as "Wolverine" or whatever that clawed thing was from X-Men and Jon as Howard Stern:
Garner and Chris:
Brent and Tom:
That's all! Happy very late Halloween everyone!
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November 19, 2006
80s Pop Music
After reading my 80s Party blog entry, my brother, Geoff, sent me this list of lines from popular 80s songs and you have to guess what the song is. The answers are at the bottom, so you can cheat if you want. I know way more than I'm proud to admit, how many do you know? Thanks Geoff!
Below are 222 lines from 80s pop music songs. Your job is to guess the song and artist of each. Hint: No two songs are by the exact same artist and all were produced between 1980-1989.
1. Suckin on chili dogs outside the Tastee-Freez
2. I've done no harm, I keep to myself
3. There's a freeway runnin' through the yard
4. I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all
5. Your mom threw away your best porno mag
6. Can you hear them? They talk about us, telling lies, well that's no surprise
7. One that won't make me nervous, wonderin what to do...
8. Are you more than hot for me, or am I a page in your history (book)
9. I can hear you comin, I know what you're after
10. And it's true we are immune when fact is fiction and TV reality
11. Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
12. I've got my back against the record machine
13. You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand
14. A cloud appears above your head, a beam of light comes shining down on you
15. I'm lying in the rain, but I never wave bye-bye
16. He's the one that makes ya feel alright
17. Are you happy, are you satisfied, how long can you stand heat
18. I think I thought you were someone else
19. I tried my imagination but I was disturbed
20. I tell you one and one makes three
21. I'll be stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out...
22. And though she will mess up your life, you want her just the same
23. You can listen as well as you hear
24. Think of the tender things that we were working on
25. They gave you life and in return you gave them hell
26. Knew he must've been about seventeen
27. I am the maker of rules, dealing with fools
28. Can't get food for the king
29. Step on a crack, break your momma's back
30. Her hair reminds me of a warn safe place where as a child I'd lie
31. You're like the sun chasing all of the rain away
32. Everyone you meet, they're jamming in the streets
33. I'm not internationally known, but I'm known to rock microphone...
34. Every time I see you falling, I get down on my knees and pray
35. We'll take your car, yes we will, we'll take your car and drive it
36. I said to my reflection "Let's get out of this place"
37. Easy ready willing overtime
38. The five years we have had have been such good times
39. Didn't know how lost I was until I found you
40. People of the world today are we looking for a better way of life
41. You in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty
42. I'm about to lose control and I think I like it ...
43. Write it on a pound note, pound note
44. We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong…
45. Out on the road today, I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
46. Caught up in the action I've been looking out for you
47. An invisible man sleeping in your bed...
48. But somewhere sometime when you're curious, I'll be back around
49. I know her love is true but it's so damn easy makin' love to you
50. Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
51. And incidents arose from circumstance
52. You know I like my girls a little bit older
53. You always live your life never thinking of the future
54. Now we're sharing the same dreams, and our hearts can beat as one
55. She don't need a man's touch
56. She'll get a hold on you, believe it
57. You're everywhere, but you're so hard to find
58. You want your percentage, but I'm the fool paying the dues
59. No April rain, no flowers' bloom, no wedding Saturday within the month of June
60. There's a skeleton chokin' on a crust of bread
61. With my body and soul I want you more than you'll ever know
62. I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true
63. Animals strike curious poses...
64. Religion is a light in the fog
65. I don't know where I'm goin' but I sure know where I've been
66. If you want to find all the cops they're hanging out in the donut shop
67. And there's a heart that's breaking down this long distance line tonight
68. I'm always workin', slavin', every day
69. Feel like I could run away, run away from this empty heart
70. Kick off your Sunday shoes
71. Daddy says she's too young, but she's old enough for me
72. He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
73. You're not naive, you must be strong
74. Darken the city night is a wire, steam in the subway earth is afire
75. She had the body of a venus, Lord imagine my surprise
76. I can't help recalling how it felt to kiss and hold you tight
77. Will you meet him on the main line or will you catch him on the rebound?
78. Watching every motion in this foolish lover's game
79. You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
80. Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream, red, gold and green
81. They threw an American flag in our face
82. When I'm dancing close to her, I can smell the chemicals
83. She told me to come but I was already there
84. Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
85. It belongs to them, let's give it back
86. Everything you do is quite angelicate
87. Rolling like thunder under the covers
88. I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set
89. My eyes dilate, my lips go green
90. I touch you once, I touch you twice
91. To have you with me I would swim the seven seas
92. Crazy little woman in a one man show
93. Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
94. Got in a little hometown jam, so they put a rifle in my hand
95. There is freedom within, there is freedom without
96. But whatever road you choose, I'm right behind you win or lose
97. I need fifty dollars to make you holler
98. So let's sink another drink `cause it'll give me time to think
99. Goddess on the mountain top
100. Couldn't see how much I missed you (now I do)
101. They even bother my poor father `cause he's down with me
102. Where can I find a woman like that...
103. Paul, I think I told you I'm a lover not a fighter
104. Mine's an ordinary life, working when it's daylight and sleeping when it's night
105. I had a whiskey on the rocks and change of a dollar for the jukebox
106. Just don't ask me how I am
107. Your lights are on but you're not home
108. Take your passion and make it happen
109. That little faggot he's a millionaire
110. I was wrong, now I find just one thing makes me forget
111. So if you're feeling low, turn up your radio
112. It's no better to be safe than sorry
113. Darlin' in my wildest dreams I never thought I'd go
114. The road is long, there are mountains in your way
115. The Salvation Army band played and the children drank lemonade
116. The more you live, the faster you will die
117. I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin
118. I love you though you hurt me so
119. Wouldn't wanna be swept away, far away from the one that I love
120. The sheik he drove his Cadillac
121. She showed me the beach, gave me a peach, and pulled out the suntan lotion...
122. Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate
123. Have some more chicken, have some more pie
124. I asked the doctor to take your picture so I could look at you from inside as well
125. Well it's all right riding around in the breeze
126. I'm just going to keep on counting until you are mine
127. Every time you call my name, I heat up like a burnin' flame
128. This is it boys, this is war
129. I can't understand what makes a man hate another man
130. I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn..
131. I know you really want to tell me goodbye
132. Food is served and you're stone cold munchin'
133. Don't let go while I'm hangin' on, `cause I been hangin' on so long
134. We can dance, everybody look at your hands
135. know a place where we can dance the whole night away underneath electric stars
136. I know a good thing must come to an end but it's hard to take losing a friend
137. Well Superman looked up at me, he said "You rock so naturally"
138. You can say anything you like, but you can't touch the merchandise
139. You want a piece of my heart, you better start from the start
140. But when the wrong word goes in the right ear, I know you been lyin' to me
141. I follow where my mind goes
142. What's your definition of dirty, baby
143. We'll leave the TV and the radio behind
144. All you sittin' in high places, the rain's gonna fall on you
145. I turn the switch and check the number, I leave it on when in bed I slumber
146. So when the night falls, my lonely heart calls
147. So you better go back to your bars, your temples, your massage parlors
148. Did you really think about it before you made the rules
149. So you think my singing's out of time, well it makes me money
150. Across the north and south to Key Largo, love for sale
151. Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama...
152. I swear that I could see forever in your eyes
153. Nothing had the chance to be good, nothing ever could
154. Take my license and all that jive
155. Well by the force of will my lungs are filled, and so I breathe
156. Dreams stay with you like a lover's voice fires the mountainside
157. No huggin' no kissin' til I get a wedding ring
158. I don't worry `cause my wallet's fat
159. Sister's sighing in her sleep
160. Better make it fast or else I'm gonna get pissed....
161. Wish I knew what you were looking for
162. What's your price for flight
163. I know a guy who's tough but sweet...
164. And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
165. Why do I find it so hard to write the next line, oh I want the truth to be said
166. Every time he pulls me near, I just wanna cheer...
167. Put the needle on the record
168. Whoa no, I've got to keep on moving
169. Once upon a time there was light in my life, but now there's only love in the dark
170. I stain my sheets, I don't even know why
171. There were incidents and accidents, there were hints and allegations
172. I can't get any rest, people say I'm obsessed
173. She dances like she's never danced before
174. Do your fancy dances
175. Your moves are so raw, I've got to let you know you're one of my kind
176. Get up, get up, get up, get up, let's make love tonight
177. But when I win your heart, I'm gonna paint it cherry red
178. All the doors I closed on time will open up again
179. Dream of better lives, the kind which never hate
180. You can feel the punishment but you can't commit the sin
181. I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong or what's right
182. He wants me, but only part of the time
183. People don't you know, don't you know it's about time
184. You were the first, you'll be the last
185. You think you're mad, too unstable, kicking in chairs and knocking down tables
186. Your heart's been achin' but you're too shy to say it
187. The only one who'll hang out with me is my dear Old Granddad
188. Things are going great, and they're only getting better
189. So you better treat her right
190. It's time to bring this ship in to the shore and throw away the oars forever
191. We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving
192. We could dance and party all night, and drink some cherry wine
193. Dressed up like a million-dollar trooper
194. You've got to find a way, say what you want to say
195. Sail away with me to another world
196. I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
197. Welcome to the big time, you're bound to be a star
198. Yo no soy marinero, por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere
199. Work all day to earn his pay, so we can play all night
200. Ever since you've been leaving me, I've been wanting to cry
201. Baby baby when I look at you, I get a warm feeling inside
202. And when we hear the voices sing, the book of love will open up and let us in
203. Some of them want to abuse you, some of them want to be abused
204. He's licking his lips, he's ready to win, on the hunt tonight for love at first sting
205. I have a picture pinned to my wall
206. I can see a new horizon underneath the blazin' sky
207. You'll flow down her river, she'll ask and you'll give her
208. Earth below us drifting falling floating weightless
209. Ooh baby, do you know what that's worth?
210. I know when to pull you closer and I know when to let you loose
211. Let me hear your body talk
212. Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight
213. The beating of our hearts is the only sound
214. And if this world runs out of lovers, we'll still have each other
215. Is it so wrong to be human after all?
216. There is good and bad (mmmm-hmmm) in everyone
217. Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?
218. It's gonna take money, a whole lotta spendin' money
219. I'm not the kind of girl who gives up just like that
220. It must've been some kind of kiss, I shoulda walked away
221. You see it all around you, good lovin' gone bad
222. Ronny, Bobby, Ricky and Mike, if I like a girl, who cares who you like
ANSWERS
1. Jack & Diane/JCougar)
2. Who Can it be Now?/ Men At Work)
3. Free Fallin' / Tom Petty&Heartbreakers)
4. Wanted:Dead or Alive/Bon Jovi)
5. Right to Party / Beastie Boys)
6. Our lips are Sealed / Go-Gos)
7. A New Drug /Huey Lewis & News)
8. Straight up/Paula Abdul)
9. Lunatic Fringe / Red Rider)
10. Sunday Bloody Sunday/U2)
11. Billie Jean/ MJackson)
12. Jump / Van Halen)
13. Mickey/ Toni Basil)
14. I Ran / Flock of Seagulls)
15. Modern Love / David Bowie)
16. Dr. Feelgood/ Motley Crue)
17. Another Bites the Dust/Queen)
18. Pop Song '89/ REM)
19. Jenny 867-5309/ Tommy Tutone)
20. Cult of Personality / Living Color)
21. Big Time/ Peter Gabriel)
22. Invisible Touch/ Genesis)
23. Living Years / Mike & Mechanics)
24. Don't You Forget About Me/Simple Minds)
25. Shout / Tears for Fears)
26. I Love Rock n Roll/ Joan Jett)
27. Eye in the Sky/ Alan Parsons Project)
28. Electric Avenue / Eddy Grant)
29. Whip It / Devo)
30. Sweet Child O Mine/ GNR)
31. Always/ Atlantic Starr)
32. All Night Long/Lionel Richie)
33. It Takes 2/RobBase/DJEZ)
34. BizarreLoveTriangle/NuOrder)
35. Centerfold/JGeils Band)
36. Tempted/Squeeze)
37. I Can't Go for That / Hall & Oates)
38. Don't you want me/Human League)
39. Like a Virgin / Madonna)
40. Rhythm Nation/Janet Jackson)
41. Come on Eileen/Dexy's Midnite Runners)
42. So Excited / Pointer Sisters)
43. Goody Two Shoes/ Adam Ant)
44. Love is a Battlefield/Pat Benatar)
45. Boys of Summer/ Don Henley)
46. Heat is On/Glenn Frey)
47. Ghostbusters/ Ray Parker Jr)
48. You Might Think/Cars)
49. Run to You/Bryan Adams)
50. Girls Just want to have Fun/ Cyndi Lauper)
51. Heat of the Moment / Asia)
52. Josie-Lose Your Love/The Outfield)
53. Owner of a Lonely Heart / Yes)
54. Caribbean Queen/Billy Ocean)
55. Glamorous Life/ Sheila E.)
56. Easy Lover/ Phil Collins-Philip Bailey)
57. Urgent / Foreigner)
58. Hold Me / Fleetwood Mac)
59. I just called to say I love you / Stevie Wonder)
60. King of Pain / Police)
61. Time of My Life/BillMedley-Jw)
62. Walking On Sunshine/Katrina&Waves)
63. When Doves Cry/ Prince)
64. What I Am/ Edie Brickell & New Bohemians)
65. Here I Go Again/Whitesnake)
66. Walk like an Egyptian/Bangles)
67. Missing You/JWaite)
68. Nuthin' but a good time/ Poison)
69. Shattered Dreams/Johnny hates jazz)
70. Footloose / Kenny Loggins)
71. Seventeen/ Winger)
72. Africa / Toto)
73. Too Shy /Kajagoogoo)
74. Hungry Like Wolf/Duran Duran)
75. Dude looks like a lady/Aerosmith)
76. Always something there to remind me/ Naked Eyes)
77. Gloria/Laura Branigan)
78. Take My Breath Away/Berlin)
79. Wake me up before you GoGo/ Wham)
80. Karma Chameleon/Culture Club)
81. They threw an American flag in our face (Allentown/ Billy Joel)
82. Blinded Me With Science/Thomas Dolby)
83. You shook me all night long/ AC-DC)
84. Don't stop Believin'/Journey)
85. Beds are Burning / Midnight Oil)
86. Why Can't I Be You / Cure)
87. I guess that's why they call it the blues/Elton John)
88. Burning Down the House/Talking Heads)
89. Start Me Up / Rolling Stones)
90. If you leave/ OMD)
91. We'll Be Together/Sting)
92. Pour Some Sugar on Me/ Def Leppard)
93. Eye of the Tiger/Survivor)
94. Born in the USA/ BSpringsteen)
95. Don't Dream its Over/Crowded House)
96. Forever Young/RodStewart)
97. Wild Thing/ Ton Loc)
98. Dancin w/ myself / Billy Idol)
99. Venus / Bananarama)
100. Only in My Dreams/Debbie Gibson)
101. It's Tricky/Run DMC)
102. Jesse's Girl / Rick Springfield)
103. The Girl Is Mine/McCartney + MJackson)
104. Take Me Home / Phil Collins)
105. Rockthistown/straycats)
106. My name is Luka / Suzanne Vega)
107. Addicted to Love/ Robert Palmer)
108. What A Feeling / Irene Cara)
109. Money for Nothing / Dire Straits)
110. Red, Red Wine /UB40)
111. Everybody Have Fun Tonight/ Wang Chung)
112. Take on Me / A-Ha)
113. Harden My Heart/Quarterflash)
114. Up where we belong/JCocker-JWarnes)
115. Life in a Northern Town/ Dream Academy)
116. Der Kamisar/ After The Fire)
117. Mr. Roboto / Styx)
118. Tainted Love/ Soft Cell)
119. Hard to say I'm Sorry/Chicago)
120. Rock the Casbah/ Clash)
121. Going Back to Cali / LLCoolJ)
122. Come Dancing/Kinks)
123. Eat It / Weird Al Yankovic)
124. Turning Japanese / The Vapors)
125. End of the Line / Traveling Wilburys)
126. 1-2-3 /Gloria Estefan-MiamiSdMchne)
127. Abracadabra/ Steve Miller)
128. This is it boys, this is war (99 Luft Balloons / Nena)
129. People r People/Depeche Mode)
130. Don't You Know/ Taylor Big)
131. Stop Dragging My Heart Around/ Petty-Nicks)
132. Bust A Move / Young MC)
133. Jeopardy/Greg Kihn)
134. Safety Dance / Men without Hats)
135. Rhythm of the Night / DeBarge))
136. I Know There'sSomething Going On / Frida)
137. "Jam On It" by Newcleus)
138. She's a beauty/Tubes)
139. Working for the weekend/Loverboy)
140. One Thing Leads to Another/ The Fixx)
141. Love My Way / Psychadelic Furs)
142. I Want Your Sex/ George Michael)
143. Steppin' Out / Joe Jackson)
144. All you Zombies / Hooters)
145. Mexican Radio / Wall of Voodoo)
146. I wanna dance with somebody/ Whitney Houston)
147. One Night in Bangkok/ Murray Head)
148. The way it is/ Bruce Hornsby)
149. Cum On Feel the Noize/QuietRiot)
150. Smooth Operator / Sade)
151. Kokomo/ Beach Boys)
152. Almost Paradise/Mike Reno-Ann Wilson)
153. Holding back the years/Simply Red)
154. Can't Drive 55/ Sammy Hagar)
155. Like the Weather/10,000 Maniacs)
156. In a Big Country/Big Country)
157. Keep your hands to yourself/Georgia Satellites)
158. Sharp Dressed Man/ ZZ Top)
159. Our House/ Madness)
160. Push It / Salt N Pepa)
161. Under the Milkyway/ Church)
162. Sister Christian / Night Ranger)
163. I Want Candy / Bow Wow Wow)
164. Fast Car/Tracy Chapman)
165. True/Spandau Ballet)
166. Let's Hear it for the boys/Denise Williams)
167. "Pump up the Volume", M.A.R.R.S.)
168. "Break My Stride," Matthew Wilder)
169. Total Eclipse of the Heart / Bonnie Tyler)
170. Blister of the Sun / Violent Femmes)
171. You Can Call Me Al/PSimon)
172. She Drives Me Crazy/ Fine Young Cannibals)
173. Maniac / Michael Sembello)
174. The Stroke / Billy Squier)
175. Need You Tonight/ INXS)
176. Sexual Healing/ Marvin Gaye)
177. Midnight Blue / Lou Gramm)
178. Back in the High Life/Steve Winwood)
179. I Melt with You /Modern English)
180. No one is to blame/Howard Jones)
181. Burning for You/Blue Oyster Cult)
182. Voices Carry/ til tuesday)
183. Pump Up the Jam/Techno Tronics)
184. The Flame / Cheap Trick)
185. West End Girls / Pet Shop Boys)
186. Never gonna give you up/RickAstley)
187. I Drink Alone/GThorogood)
188. I gotta wear shades / Timbuk 3)
189. She works hard for the money/ Donna Summer)
190. Can't fight this feeling anymore/ REO Speedwagon)
191. We Are The World/USA for Africa
192. We don't have to take our clothes off / Jermain Stewart)
193. Puttin' on the Ritz / Taco)
194. Break Out / Swing Out Sister)
195. Islands in the Stream/ Kenny Rogers + Dolly Parton)
196. Lean on Me/ Club Nouveau)
197. Don't Mean Nothing/Richard Marx)
198. La Bamba/Los Lobos)
199. Morning Train /Sheena Easton)
200. Much too late for goodbyes / Julian Lennon)
201. I Feel For You/ Chaka Khan)
202. Broken Wings/Mr.Mister)
203. Sweet Dreams/Eurythmics)
204. Rock you like a hurricane/ Scorpions)
205. Hold Me Now/ Thompson Twins)
206. St. Elmo’s Fire/ John Parr)
207. Lips Like Sugar/Echo & Bunnymen)
208. Major Tom /Peter Schilling)
209. Heaven's a place on earth/Belinda Carlisle)
210. Making Love out of Nothing at all/Air Supply)
211. Physical / Olivia Newton John)
212. Two Tix to Paradise/Eddie Money)
213. I Think We're Along Now / Tiffany)
214. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us / Jefferson Starship)
215. Something about you/ Level 42)
216. Ebony & Ivory/McCartney-Wonder)
217. What’s Love got to do with it/Tina Turner)
218. Got my mind set on you/George Harrison)
219. Tide is High/Blondie)
220. I Just died in your Arms tonight/Cutting Crew)
221. Hold on Loosely/.38 Special)
222. Cool It Now/New Edition)
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November 16, 2006
80s Party
Every year, Trinity has an 80s party (my favorite party of the whole year) where everyone gets decked out in their best 80s garb and dances to 80s power pop all night long.
A really awkward and unattractive picture of me taken by Brent:
My 80s outfit:
My ridiculous, poofy leopard-print shirt should not be confused with my decade-appropriate leopard-print cardigan, as featured in "Fall Concert."
Brent's 80s outfit (not to be confused with his favorite pajama shirt... oh wait, yes those are his pajamas... Brent, you're lazy):
Brent and Me:
I look distracted...
80s Party:
Brent and Me at the party:
It was a long night that, needless to say, led to an unfortunate morning. Not that I would ever drink alcoholic beverages since I'm underage, but I would advise against cheap Russian vodka. If it costs $8 and comes in a plastic bottle... just say no.
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Our Pet Squirrel
So the rule here at Trinity is that you can't have pets except "fish tank pets." To me, that means I should be allowed to have a chihuahua (it's smaller than lots of fish!), but no one seems to agree with me so I've been forced to limit my pets to outdoor ones. Brent and I adopted a squirrel that lives in a tree near our dorm to fulfill our need for an adorable, furry pet. His name is Wooly and he uses his big puffy tail as a blanket when it's cold out which is absolutely adorable. Here are some pictures of Wooly and then I promise I'll put up some party pictures next time:
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Seven Years of Bad Luck
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November 14, 2006
Greenwich, Golf, and Pumpkins
Over a long weekend in October, Brent came home to Greenwich with me. I had a terrible cold so I hope you'll excuse the appearance of my face in the pictures. Anyway, the first day there, Brent and I played golf with my dad. It was my first time playing golf and I don't remember my score, but I do know that I got a 17 on a par 3 hole. In normal sports, the high score wins, so I think I did pretty well!
Brent getting mad that I was taking his picture:
Brent and Me:
Me annoying Brent again:
On the drive back to my house, we passed a farm that had donkeys (pictures taken by Brent)!
The next day, Brent and I went to Jones' Farm to pick out pumpkins. What's funny about Jones' Farm is that Brent and I both have been going there since we were really little kids, so we figure we probably bumped into each other at some point.
Pumpkin patch:
Hay-ride to the actual pumpkin patches:
Jones' Farm is also where we get our Christmas trees. Here they are getting ready for December!
Brent:
Hay:
I really liked this lady's shirt:
I think that's an actual dollar bill:
At the pumpkin patch:
Taking our pumpkins back:
Pretty trees around Trumbull, CT where Brent used to live:
Graveyard near Brent's old house:
And finally, pictures of my cat (Frisky) and dog (Chloe) taken by Brent:
The 80s party and Halloween pictures coming soon!
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Nothing Very Interesting
I'm still trying to get caught up on blog entries, so here are some of the random pictures I took one night sometime in October.
The pumpkin Brent got me:
Outside my dorm, the moon and the clouds in the sky were really beautiful so I took a few pictures:
A jet going by the moon:
Moving the camera around to "draw" with the moon:
More fun party pictures coming soon!
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November 13, 2006
Fire Box
So, for those of you who read my last entry, there was a picture of a red fire box on a wall. My dad read my blog entry while I was home this past weekend and was very excited to tell me that it was actually designed by my grandfather! Grandpa was a very important designer, he designed for Steuben and did a lot of other everyday things like the Junior Mints box! Anyway, here's Grandpa's fire box again:
While I'm talking about this past weekend, my dad and I went to l'escale on Friday night where we had a delicious dinner. They had a $110 appetizer! We didn't get it but I bet it was really good. Anyway, definitely try it if you're in Greenwich.
That's all for now, I have to write a paper on Jihad vs. McWorld by Benjamin R. Barber. If anyone knows anything about it, please comment!!
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November 10, 2006
Tropical
One of the frats here at Trinity, Psi U, has a Tropical party every year that's actually rated as one of the top 5 college parties in America. Obviously I went and had a great time, so here are the pictures!
Brent, Julie, and Kara in my room:
Me, Julie, and Kara:
Brent, Me, Julie, and Kara:
Yes, we pre-gamed while watching Homeward Bound:
Brent in his hat:
Funny picture of Brent trying to kiss me:
Brent and Me:
Sometimes after a few drinks, taking awkward candid shots in sepia seems artistic. It's not. Here are my pictures of Brent:
Brent's pictures of me:
Classy, Brent...
Brent on the way to the party:
There's something very unnatural-looking about Brent's legs in this picture and they really freak me out:
Doors:
Party shots:
Party video:
Brent and Hexx:
Brent and Me:
Brent's accessories:
The "swimming pool." Every year they put sea "life" in it. Life in quotes because it obviously dies immediately. At least Brent didn't jump in this time...
Some random stuff that I thought looked cool on the walk back to the dorms:
Brent and Justin:
And finally... Brent with a bunch of stuffed animals (he probably won't be too happy with me for putting this up, but I don't care):
That's all! I think everyone should come visit me next year, so mark your calendars!
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November 08, 2006
The Big E Fair
Sometime late September or early October (I've lost track of time completely) Brent and I went to The Big E Fair. I know that makes us huge losers, but that's ok, we were bored. We saw all sorts of farm folk, ate lots of food, and took tons of pictures.
Brent starting out the day with a caramel apple:
Then a cheesesteak from Butcher Boys (eww):
Giant snowmobile:
Boots:
"Midway" where all the rides were:
Stewie:
Brent and Me after going on the swings:
Brent and Me on top of the Ferris wheel:
Ferris wheel:
Sheep:
This bunny is too big for his cage and makes me sad:
This bunny is dressed like a cow:
Me patting a bunny:
Brent patting a bunny:
Chicks:
Chicks hatching:
Goats:
Llama:
Guard Llamas (yes, you read that correctly):
Alpacas:
Chickens:
Turkey:
Chickens and a Turkey:
Piglets!
Brent with the piglets:
The USDA Supports Bush:
Some lady making pastries:
Super dogs:
Check out the size of that man's corn dog:
Bears:
Watch as the lighter brown colored bear tries to make an escape through the roof:
I tried to take this picture to make it look like the bear in the background was mauling Brent's head, but he made a stupid face and ruined it:
Brent and I played the water gun game at the carnival part of the fair and Brent won me this adorable stuffed dog named Oatmeal:
Sword display:
We went to the Harvest Kitchen to watch cooking displays. The first one was the Sauce Boss which we caught the end of:
We wandered around a while longer and ended up sharing a giant cream puff while we waited for Cafe Lebanon to come on so that we could learn how to cook Lebanese food.
Yum:
Pretty fans:
People singing about Jesus:
Our giant cream puff:
Cafe Lebanon:
There were giant screens so that the audience could watch what was happening on the counter and the stove:
After learning all about Lebanese food, we watched a parade.
What's Grange?
Oh wow:
Segways:
Do people still own tractors?
Clidesdale Horses:
Following the farm parade there was the, slightly out of place, Mardi Gras parade:
This guy carves things out of logs with a chainsaw:
I'm not sure what this is:
Wow:
Wagons:
Blacksmith:
Someone made a replica of Fenway Park and Boston out of cards:
Brent as a cowboy:
Pretty sky:
Brent won a poster doing pull-ups:
On the way home we went over this beautiful bridge somewhere in Springfield, MA I think:
That's it for the Big E Fair. I didn't know such a thing existed in New England, but now I know where to go to celebrate "Grange."
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November 06, 2006
Full Moon
For those of you who don't leave your homes after dark, there was a full moon last night. Brent and I went to the movies to see The Prestige in Simmsbury, CT last night (good movie, by the way) and afterwards Brent took me for a drive in Farmington to show me the condo he and his parents lived in while their house in Avon was being built. We never did find the condo, it was dark and he hasn't lived there in years, but that didn't make the trip any less exciting. Brent and I got a little lost out in some farmlands. Strangely enough, we were actually only a few yards away from the actual street we wanted to be on when we turned around and headed back. Anyway, keep in mind that this is relatively late at night because we had seen a late movie, so there weren't any other cars on the road and there was no sign of people anywhere... except in a glowing red shed in the backyard of some sort of farm house. Past a long stretch of field, Brent and I noticed a red light coming out from behind some trees. We drove closer and discovered that it was coming out of a giant window in a shed in someone's backyard. The window had an enormous star on it and inside there were people sitting around a table, silently staring at something. It was probably one of the creepiest things I've ever seen and we drove by VERY quickly. I think the image is probably better left to the imagination, but I drew it to give you an idea of what this shed looked like:
On the drive back towards school, Brent and I were on a scenic drive in Farmington with old houses and stone churches on either side. While really beautiful, that's sorta creepy too. As we were driving, we saw the black silhouette of a wolf. When we got closer and the headlights hit it, it was, in fact, a lone wolf walking across the street right in front of us. It reached the other side, stopped, turned around, and watched us drive past. It was one of the most amazing slash terrifying things I've ever witnessed. I've never seen a wolf up close, especially not a wild wolf wandering through the suburbs of Hartford, CT. It was a real wolf, not a huskie, not a coyote, I've seen those up close, this was a wolf. Maybe it wouldn't have been so weird if it hadn't been a full moon, or if I hadn't watched years of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and know all about werewolves... yes, I'm that cool. I guess that concludes my little full moon story. If anyone else has a fun full moon story from last night or any other full moon, please share!
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November 04, 2006
Fall Concert
This is obviously a much overdue blog entry since the Fall Concert was at the end of September, but here it goes. Late Night Uproar (Jon's band, they've been on The Blonde Excuse before), Lights Resolved, and Phantom Planet. I took lots of pictures as usual...
Late Night Uproar:
Jon from Late Night Uproar:
I thought this picture came out kinda cool:
So did this one:
Some videos of Late Night Uproar:
Brent and Me:
Lights Resolved:
Brent and I left before Lights Resolved were done and hung out on the benches by the library for a few minutes to get away from the deafeningly loud speakers.
Brent:
Brent insisted on taking my picture without me looking at the camera:
Brent and Me:
Brent:
Feet:
Phantom Planet:
Someone from the audience handed him a beer to which he replied "Thank you little girl, I hope you're of age," which I'm sure she wasn't:
Phantom Planet videos...
"Always On My Mind" (one of my favorite songs):
"Wishing Well":
"California" (better known as the theme song to "the OC"):
They were amazing and it was definitely one of the best Fall concerts here at Trinity.
Well, that's all I've got! Hope you enjoyed it, I definitely missed blogging this past month. Hope everyone's November got off to a good start!
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November 02, 2006
How I Broke My Tailbone
So, while I wait for Google Video to be the slowest video hosting site EVER with my concert videos, I thought I'd share my tailbone story.
It all started with Brent being an idiot and me doing my "storming out" thing. Storming out and slamming doors are two of my specialties. Anyway, to make it more dramatic, I obviously couldn't stop and take the time to change from slippers to actual shoes, so I powerwalked off in a huff (you can't run when you're storming out, that's just lame). I made it outside and got distracted in my storming by seeing Brent angrily walking to class without even chasing after me! Boys don't know ANYTHING. Anyway, I was wearing one of my famous mini-skirts (yes Cathy, like the one I wore to my Harvard interview...) and was passing a group of guys while looking over my shoulder at Brent and managed to step on a storm drain covered in slippery leaves... in my slippers. Yes, I slipped in my slippers on slippery leaves, my legs went straight up in the air and I landed directly on my tailbone with my skirt now up around my chest. And that, vast readership, is how I broke my tailbone.
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November 01, 2006
I'm Back
So, I obviously haven't been blogging a whole lot lately... I apologize to all my faithful readers, but I've had a series of crises lately including a severe sinus infection slash bronchitis causing me to miss a whole lot of classes (of course leading to lots of make-up work), then I broke my tailbone and have been high on Vicodin since sometime early October... hence my lack of blog entries. Anyway, I have a LOT to get caught up with and I promise at least some of it will be somewhat entertaining. Hope everyone had a great Halloween!
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