excess verbiage

I really hate the video for Coldplay's Viva La Vida. Like, I hate everything about it - the colours, the tones, the jerkiness of each frame, Chris Martin's hair - it's all visual vomit. It's too bad because I love the song.

Here, take a look:

However, they did make a 2nd video for fun, and as a homage to Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence video. They even got the director of that DM video (who also directed DM's Devotional Tour from '93-94 - the BEST concert film ever. It'll blow your mind. Really.) Enjoy the Silence was kind of a goofy video and so is this one, but it's miles and miles better than the official video, which is such a lazy slapped-together-at-the-last-minute piece of crap. This one is at least more interesting to watch, whether it makes sense or not.

And just for kicks, as well as for a reference, here's the Enjoy the Silence video.

Pretty damn good speech last night. I should really look into how I can vote from here. I don't live in the States obviously, but I've got citizenship, so I legally have a right to vote.

McCain made an interesting move though too - choosing a woman as his running mate. That man ain't no fool! Very strategic.

This'll be a good one to watch. It's just getting good.

Okay, I just thought of that title and made myself laugh. I'm calling it first! (@ 6:00pm PST!!! haha) If anyone else uses that, then I want props! LOL

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20222358,00.html

***UPDATE***

Damn it! Saw some other sites and how the hell did I miss the obvious puns like "The Sex Files"?? haha - "xxx-file" sounds retarded in comparison. Ah man, I've gotta be better on my feet than that!

And I can't believe this is an actual story. How is this a news story? A man admits to wanting sex all the time. Isn't that what they all want??!

Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I heart the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. Seriously - probably my favourite show of all time. So when I heard about the animated series they were doing, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. I still don't.

Apparently, they're doing it so that it takes place during Season 1, when they're still in highschool, before Willow switched teams, and while Angel and Cordelia are there too. They're bringing Dawn back as a 10 year old, and of course, Giles is around.

Allyson Hannigan, Anthony Stewart Head, and Nicholas Brendan are back to voice Willow, Giles, and Xander. But here's the thing - Sarah Michelle Gellar is not the voice of Buffy this time. I don't know who it is, but it's not her, and to me, she's kind of what made the show.

Her voice, her acting. Watching this teaser clip, I can see that the tone of the show is all there, with the same sort of dialogue and everything. But hearing someone else's voice as Buffy is strange. Still not sure how I feel. I'll have to give this a few days before I fully decide.

In the meantime, watch this clip and see how you like it.

I suspected that a relative of mine was separated or divorced several months ago. Only very recently did I find out that she is in fact divorced. However, she's not the one who spilled the beans - her son did. She doesn't know that we know. And we're not even sure when this divorce happened. Quite frankly I'm not shocked. But what surprised me is that she didn't say anything, even when I and others in my family have visited her and chatted with her in person.

I know it's not happy news or anything like that, and I'm sure it's a tough thing to deal with, but is it something that you would hide? I just don't get it. What's the big deal? If you're divorced, you're divorced. It sucks, but it happens.

And it's not like she had some quickie marriage that was only 1 year or something like that. She was with the guy for 15 years if you count the 5 years before they got married. In my mind, they had a pretty good go at it. I always thought they weren't a good match, so I'm not surprised that they didn't last. They're both good people, but they just weren't meant to be in the long run, I guess.

I'm just wondering how long she's going to hide it from us? She's obviously not ready, but I'm not sure why. Does she think she'll get judged? I dunno - I didn't think we lived in the kind of society where it was some huge thing to be ashamed of or anything. It is what it is. Just so strange that she's tried to hide it. Hopefully she feels comfortable enough to get it out in the open soon, so that she can move on.

I've been trying to eat healthier lately, but today I broke down and gave in to a massive craving for Costco fries. Yes, specifically Costco. I don't know what brand they use, but the fries have some sort of coating on them that flavors it and gives it a crispier texture. Plus I'm sure they fry it in the same oil as the chicken strips so they wind up tasting like chicken too. Some of you might be like, ew, gross. Me? I'm like, sweet!

So I dragged a friend along with me for a cheap greasy meal. Sometimes we'll get the $1.99 hot dog with pop included, and will split an order of fries. Today? We splurged on the $5.99 chicken strips and fries. Plus I went all out and got myself a side of gravy for an extra $0.30. The drink is only $0.79 and it's pretty big. Altogether, my meal cost $7.43! Now that's bang for your buck.

I think I need to marry a nutritionist/chef because that's the only way I'd ever be able to give up junk food. Left to my own devices, this is what I'll get for myself. But damn, was that ever satisfying!

Listening to the radio and they just played Today by Smashing Pumpkins. That song puts me in a good mood every single time. Makes me sad to think how good they used to be and how far they've fallen since then. This new incarnation of the band, which is just Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin, just isn't cutting it. Without James Iha, it's not Smashing Pumpkins. It's just Billy Corgan and some drummer.
They were probably my favorite band for quite a few years. Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness were two of my most favorite albums. Nowadays, not so much. Still great albums, but my tastes have changed. Though I don't think I'll ever tire of certain songs. Too bad they didn't have the comeback that everyone was hoping for. But I think their moment is the sun has passed.

Anyway, here's a taste of what used to be... Happy hump day!

I like when people try to change the name of where they live because they think it has a better status to it. Like, I've come across quite a few documents at work where people put their city as "South Surrey" instead of just "Surrey". For those of you who don't know, Surrey is a Vancouver suburb that doesn't have the most favourable image to it. Apparently, I've been told that the neighborhood of South Surrey is like the nicest part of Surrey. I'm sure that it is. But the fact is, 1) there's no such city called that, and 2) it's still Surrey and you're not fooling anyone, buddy.

I just watched two of my colleagues completely spaz out in front of me for like 2 solid minutes. Normally, it would get on my nerves, but today, for whatever reason, it amused the hell out of me. Both of them were just freaking out and panicking and all I wanted to do was giggle. It was like watching two chickens running around with their heads cut off. I actually said to them, "You need to calm the hell down. You're almost done. This is all almost over. It's okay. You can do this." Weird, huh? Not them, but the fact that I was actually somewhat supportive. heh. I'd like to see them do it again. Was highly amusing.

Seriously, is there a full moon or something? Why is everyone I know having a crappy day today? Oh well, at least the day is over. The good thing is that although I get grumpy and stressed at work sometimes, I don't take it home with me. I mean, sure, I'll tell some friends about some of the nutters at work, but those are more of the "my coworkers are crazier than your coworkers" comparison stories where we try one-up each other. Sometimes it's a draw!

But really, I don't have a whole lot of bad days at work anymore. It's just that every once in a while, things get a bit crazy and people, including myself, get a little worked up. But it never lasts for long and then it's all good again. Well, either that, or maybe I've just learned to let things go. And by "letting things go," I mean that I put my hands over my ears and I shout at the top of my lungs, "I don't hear you! I don't hear you! I don't hear you!!"

Okay, maybe not. But that'd be pretty awesome, wouldn't it?