Music

ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA — This is that song that basically everyone needs in their life. “Also Sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss. You’ve probably heard it a thousand times if you’re a sci-fi fan:

If you’ve never heard it before, then you’re welcome and enjoy.

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MONSTER WORM BABIES – I was watching some Monsters Inside You shows when this couple was shown that went on vacation to an arid yet somewhat lush environment. They were both infested, but the man got it much worse. He had giant fly babies growing under bug bites on his back.

They had to be removed by a doctor, and they were frickin’ huge!

The funny thing is that the couple was staying in the local equivalent of the high-roller suites. They probably had some of the best furniure and bedding in the entire village. The only thing they didn’t have was a mosquito net.

If they’d had a net around the bed while they slept, they would have had some protection. It was a case of perceived luxury defeating commonsense. The funny thing is that no one in the area gave them a warning. “Hey, watch out while you’re sleeping. Horrible bugs will lay their eggs in your body and it’s a pus-filled and disustingly painful experience you’ll probably want to skip this vacation.”

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There were things moving under the surface of her skin. She didn’t know what they were, just dark brown shapes darting along the rivers of her veins, but she could feel them tugging and shifting at her as they moved. She wondered if they were gobbling chunks of flesh to make room for themselves. It was horrifying.

When she was a young girl on Earth she’d heard stories of flies laying eggs under peoples’ skin. But this seemed so much worse. Because she could not move, could not scream, could do nothing but feel the movement she could not stop and watch as she was transformed into the birthing chamber of alien parasites.

Tears trickled from her glazing eyes. The only mercy was the lack of pain–the paralytic had affected her nerves, keeping everything distant and surreal. Otherwise she knew her last days would have been filled with torturous agony rather than regret.

There were so many other choices she would have made in her life if she could go back.

But even though every person traveled through time, forward was the only direction. She could only dream of going back.

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F: “You’re really going to trust me with all this?”

A: “Sure. Just prove to me you’re trustworthy.”

A: “I see a bright future ahead for you, Flo. As long as you don’t screw things up, you’re going to be someone amazing.”

F: “Your confidence in me is both delightful and soul destroying.”

A: “Good. That’s the perfect balance. Now off to work with you.

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GOD HELP THE GIRL — I gave “God Help the Girl” a try on Amazon and I’m glad that I did.

I kinda hated the first few minutes, but it got better and better as the story unfolded. It’s a good movie. You should give it a try. If it’s not your thing, all you’ve lost is a little time. If it is your thing, you’ll have gained a favored movie.

Emily Browning plays Eve, a girl battling anorexia and herself. She leaves the hospital against advice and is determined to find some joy and adventure. It’s during her first outing that she meets James in passing, a young man that helps her without taking advantage. She tells him that she will find him again. Which she does during her second, longer break from the hospital.

It’s a story of friendship, growing up, and one glorious summer. Eve, James, and a girl named Cassie form a band together and create some great music. With Glasgow in summer as the backdrop and a series of visually appealing outfits and near-music video musical scenes, there’s almost subversive about “God Help the Girl.”

I don’t want to ruin the story, so I can’t say much more, but this movie does create some feelings and a lasting impression. It’s Eve as the Girl in the Red Dress, with James and Cassie under her spell, pulled along by her magnetism and the magic she seems to bring everywhere that she appears. Yet she has a sadness and a desperation to her that they don’t see and don’t help, emotionally privileged children that they are.

It’s a good movie. Well worth the hour and 52 minutes of runtime.

Kakushigoto 01 at Amazon

I think part of my recent downness is because I haven’t been listening to enough music. Life needs a soundtrack and a beat to follow.

“Mad World” performed by Gary Jules. “When people run in circles it’s a very very mad world. Children waiting for the day they feel good. Happy birthday. Happy birthday.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4

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“It’s the End of the World” performed by R.E.M. “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” (Though, honestly, I prefer to imagine this song playing on a backdrop of scenes from Independence Day. That movie has become a classic.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY

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“Same Love” performed by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, featuring Mary Lambert — Sometimes life needs a reminder that no matter how dark and grim the news tries to make things seem, everything is gonna be all right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0

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“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” performed by Bob Marley. This one goes out to you. Sorry I’m so weird all the time. I’mma try not to let my anxieties get so much the best of me. It’s just hard sometimes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCSu4VNRV1c

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“Put Your Records On” performed by Corrine Bailey Rae. “You’re gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSIrjVqN8cY

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Here, because I love you, have the whole R.E.M. list.

You’re lucky I don’t hit you with some Smashing Pumpkins 😛

All Systems Red at Amazon

Talking Heads – “Psycho Killer” — The new episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia made me go searching up this song. For sure, I’ve never listened to the Talking Heads — they were a bit before my time — but I am definitely looking at them now.

“I can’t sleep cos my bed is on fire. Don’t touch me, I’m a real live wire.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC9IfjEQXOA

Honestly, I would love to hear Charlie Day cover this song. Does he do requests?

Faizel 02 at Amazon

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I have no idea what they’re saying, but 2NE1 is still a favorite. As a whole, their group is awesome. I love love them.

The use of color and style in one of their videos is always fascinating. Plus they are all arresting on the screen. You get pulled right in.

“I Love You M/V”

“I Hate You M/V” – the cartoon music video. There’s a whole Korean anime story that happens. Sounds kind of like she’s saying “Hey Jude”, so that’s an added bonus

Why not throw a little “Big Bang: Fantastic Baby M/V” into the mix. It’s an epic eye journey that will change your life if you’ve never heard of Big Bang. “I want to dance dance dance dance dance.”

G-Dragon practically writes his own fanfiction. It’s amazeballs.

Though I’d really be more interested in girl-band stuff at the moment. I’m an admitted mm slash fan, but I get into some mostly gen pieces as well. (Buffy and Sakura are better as action characters to me than as get naked characters. Though it’s the same for most mm pairings as well. I’m a bit aromantic.)

“Go Away M/V” from 2NE1. She’s a race car driver that fell in love with a male driver and he dumped her for another girl. She goes a bit over the rails in not wanting to let him break up with her. Then he slaps her! She gets back up and shows him that she can do well without him.

There’s a whole amazing story happening in that video. Kind of Days of Thunder, but it’s a chick and she takes things way too far. It would have been better for her to just “go away,” but instead she killed everyone. Then she joined a four-woman group of angels seeking redemption.

That’s what that song was about, right? Otherwise I’m confused 😛

“Ugly” –

You can see the lyrics here: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/0-9/2ne1/ugly.html.