Quiet weekend

This weekend was verrry quiet. Tyler's aunt passed away last week so he flew home to Tennessee. I didn't do too much... it was pretty rainy and cool at the start of the weekend, so I stayed in and watched movies. Fortunately, the sky cleared up and I went for a couple of walks up into the Franklin Hills (a very pretty neighborhood near my apt) and I also spent quite a bit of time on my Wii Fit. My hips and butt are very sore today from all of the exercising... I've been told this is a good thing. Exercise, other than early morning pushups, is relatively new to me and Wii Fit is a great way to do it! Saturday night was fun because some friends of mine had a viewing party for Lifetime's, "Prayers For Bobby", which was better than I expected. I've always been a HUGE fan of Sigourney Weaver, and she did an amazing job. It was sad, and some of the direction was a bit odd, but the story was excellent. It had a message without being heavy handed.

And now, I'm back at work.

My Favorite Things...

Okay, I've been tagged to post some of my favorite things...so here they are:

My Halloween decorations and homemade costumes! I plan for Halloween all year round and typically start decorating in July/August. It makes me feel like a kid. Also, I love that most of my decorations are homemade or pieced together. It makes it feel so much more personal.

My furniture. Most of which I bought for my condo in Savannah, which is sort of a sore subject. After working on the unit for well over a year it was finally completed and ready to move in to... one week before I was supposed to move to California! But, I spent a lot of time picking out furniture and will enjoy no matter what state it's in!

My Disneyland Premium Annual Pass! When I'm alone and life is making me lonely, I can always go... to Disneyland! I don't think I really need to explain this one. It is the most magical place on Earth!

All of my Cyndi Lauper memorabelia! From my Cyndi cardboard standee, to everything inside my box of Cyn! I have spent waaay too much time buying things on eBay, but don't regret any of it!

I love scurry movies! I'm a collector (though my Mom has another word for it...packrat), and I have a library of horror movies. My favorites are: Return of the Living Dead, Poltergeist, Friday the 13th, Black Christmas (original, not the remake), and so on...

Other items are: my arsenal of hair products, hats (tribly's, to be specific), children's books, art books, etc.

People Got A Lotta Nerve!

Do your part and download a free song for charity! One of my all-time favorite artists, Neko Case, is releasing a new album in March. She is one of the most curious songwriters, and one of THE best vocalists I've ever heard. It's country/rock/folk/etc.... if you can classify it. Pass the word along as well!

For every blog that posts the song for download, Anti- Records and Neko will donate $5 to...well, see below...and listen to this great song!!!!

"Today, we are especially happy to bring you “People Got A Lotta Nerve,” the first single from Neko Case’s forthcoming album Middle Cyclone (out March 3), because for every blog that reposts the song and/or iLike user who adds it to their profile, Neko Case and ANTI- will make a cash donation to Best Friends Animal Society."

Download:http://www.anti.com/media/download/708

Check her out on iTunes, or watch her amazing live performance on youtube!

Time After Time

After reading comments from my previous post, I realized I wasn't too clear...
It isn't that I dislike Time After Time, or even Girls Just Want To Have Fun (especially TAT, because it's such a beautiful song). I just hate that the record company is promoting those songs, 25 years later, when she has new music out. BTW, if you enjoy those songs, you definitely have to listen to When You Were Mine (from the same album)... that's one of my all time favorite songs.

Apparantly, Girls Still JUST Want To Have Fun

It appears that Cyndi has a new music video coming out in Japan. With the upcoming single "Echo", I assumed it was for that song, but it's for a remix (or mashup) of her new song "Set Your Heart" mixed with "Girls Just Want To Have Fun". Now, I'm glad to see the record company investing in a quality video (image above is from said video), but I'm sooo sick of the constant rehashing of that novelty song! After all of the great work she's done since the 80's, why is she always remembered for that song or "Time After Time"? Anydisappointment, I'm still glad to see a new video for her. Especially after all of the low budget vids she's had since the mid 90's.

MIDNIGHT MASS!

Guess where I'm going to be next Saturday evening (or Sunday morning, technically speaking)? One of my favorite icons is going to be hosting one of her own movies around the corner from my apartment at historic Vista theater at the Hollywood/Sunset junction. The movie starts at midnight and is followed by autograph session afterward. Any guesses who it may be? Here's a hint: she's THE Mistress of the Dark. Still don't know? Okay, I'll tell you... it's Elvira! She will be introduced by Peaches Christ, a local drag queen. Sounds like a recipe for campy fun! (I was going to upload a photo, but Blogger is being a turd right now)

ECHO!

Not that any of you will have interest in this...but I've been a HUGE Cyndi Lauper fan since I was 17. Unlike most crap on the radio, Cyndi has an amazing voice and a 4.5 octave vocal range. After last year's success on the dance charts (she had two #1 songs), Cyndi is releasing her third single, called "Echo". They are already playing it here on the west coast, even though the single hasn't had a physical/digital release yet.

I'm super thrilled that soon, the dj's will start playing this on the dance floors! I can't wait to dance to this song!!! Also, we should start getting new mixes of this song soon.