You're so Vain, You Probably Think this LJ is About You

I saw the new Key & Peele show on Comedy Central and while it didn't really grab me, it was totally worth watching for this sketch of Obama and his "anger translator":



And also, since I am letting my left flag fly, JP pointed this out to me on Facebook. Like I need another reason to love George Clooney:

Mmm, tasty three-day weekend! Plans include the Muppet Movie sing-a-long today and a whole lot of nothing later. Maybe I will finally haul some of this crap to goodwill. Who knows?!

I have been spazzing out over the Deathly Hallows II trailer - as many of you know, I have a huge squishy soft spot for Alan Rickman and that whole end part about Snape just gets me every time I read it...so combine the two and I just don't know if I will be able to stand it. ♥ ♥ ♥

Plus, the whole ending of the saga is just going to wreck me. I may have to go into seclusion.

Friday morning I did not wake up to see the wedding (because I love sleep more than anything in the world), but I did catch the highlights that night on BBC America. For me, it's all about the ceremony and the history of everything. The weight and beauty of all that tradition. My favorite parts were random, like the trumpets announcing the Queen's arrival into Westminster, the aerial shots inside the cathedral, and the WWII bombers flying over the palace. I also thought the trees inside were a romantic, fairytale addition.

Most people around here had no patience for all the hoopla of the event and I can understand that. They will never be our sovereigns or even people we will have to be worried about, from a foreign policy/political standpoint. But I just love the idea of a prince finding and marrying his princess in a traditional and beautiful way.

*waves tiny British flag*

Also, LULZ:



Next time, I will talk about eating meat until you think you might die, why JP is the sweetest boyfriend ever, and saluting the end of National Poetry Month. I know, it's gripping. Try to contain yourselves...

Spent several hours in the blazing sun and heat at the Taste of New Orleans today. I feel like I am on fire. Yucky.

Not a poem, but awe-inspiring and mind-boggling:



They showed this at JP's astronomy club meeting.

I saw this and burst into tears (although that may have something to do with PMS, hormones, or similar). But if you are a Harry Potter fan, I dare you not to get a little choked up at this retrospective and with the knowledge of what's coming...



I have no idea if this is old hat, but it's the first time I have seen it...

Not normally my thing to scream at the world, but too "HELL YEAH!!!" not to post...mash up of poem Slip of the Tongue and Pocahontas:

I need to start going to bed earlier...for serious.

Okay, let's get this meme on the road!

Day 23 → A YouTube video (Holy Hell, seven more days to go!)

Okay, one cannot just go to YouTube and pick a video and be done. One must peruse the sight, weigh the pros and cons, etc.

So, somehow I got to thinking about dancing and So You Think You Can Dance and I started looking for my favorite routines. And I realized that many of the pieces I connected to were done by Mia Michaels.

Now, I have this love/hate thing going on with a lot of contemporary choreography. I love the storytelling and the emotion, but so much of it just looks...sloppy. However, Mia's routines always look so sharp. They can be wrenching or funny or touchingly quirky. She is ruthless in demanding not only a certain level of honesty in her dancers, but a high level of technical ability and athleticism because that's what is in every routine. So, in conclusion: girl crush on Mia Michaels and her mad skills as a choreographer.

Why am I awake you ask?

Because I have become addicted to fandomsecrets . Oh, the lulz! And I don't even know a bunch of the fandoms on there! It's crack, I tell ya!

Also, I still have not seen all of Gurren Lagann, but this AMV is fantastic! I get a lump in my throat watching it...

Alas, I better go to bed: tomorrow (er, today) is Filipino food at the 'rents house to celebrate Mother's Day. Mmmm, lumpia and pancit bihon!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies on the flist! Have a great day...