My Rock ‘n Roll Dream…

 

TWILIGHT TRAILER

I love reading. I love it. I would be most happy curled up in a comfortable chair with a stack of my favorite books next to me and just work my way through one at a time and start over. I love the smell of books, and using my imagination to picture what the characters and places look like!

I love movies. I would also be happy, curled up in a comfy chair with a stack of my favorite movies next to me and just work my way through one at a time and start over. I love seeing the images and letting someone else’s imagination create a cornucopia of images for my mind to wrap around.

So…the best of both worlds is sometimes a movie that is based upon one of my favorite books. I say “sometimes” and not “all the time” because more often than not, a movie adaptation of a book is horrid (see Eragon…actually, DON’T see Eragon). Harry Potter I rank some of my all time favorites. The movies don’t hold a candle to the books, but they are tolerable. It’s rare that a movie and a book are both amazing. In my opinion I love both the Lord of the Rings books and movies! Another movie/book that I can say are both good is Interview with the Vampire.

I’m bringing all this up because once again, one of my favorite books, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer is being made into a movie. I seriously hope that the movie is as fantastic as the book. There are 3 other books in the series…two are out, the other is not yet released, but will be on August 2nd. I can only assume that they’ll do movies for the rest of the books, too. I will definitely be going on December 12th, 2008 to see the movie. Here’s hoping it can live up to the book! For a sneak peek, here’s the teaser trailer:

[UPDATE: Edward seems to bear a striking resemblance to a certain Cedric Diggory of Harry Potter fame...Hmmm...]

 

Welcome to the new look of Randomness!

Hello to the 3 of you who read this: Welcome to my look page! I figured it was time to jump on the wordpress band wagon…it really is much easier, and I can make a cool banner (see above). I’m still working on moving stuff from the old blog over, but all my archives are here! Hope you are all well.

 

Mae-Mae’s Music Club

So, I’m sort of stealing this from my husband Justin. He does a “Friday Music Club” on his blog (check it out every Friday!). Recently I’ve been popping in my Jack Johnson CD, Brushfire Fairytales. My roommate John from LVC used to listen to it all the time. In the past few days, the song The News has really hit me. Below I post a video made with the song in the background, and the words. It pretty much speaks for itself, so I’m not going to bother to go into any detail. Just watch and listen.

A billion people died on the news tonight
But not so many cried at the terrible sight
Well mama said
It’s just make believe
You can’t believe everything you see
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
On the news tonight

Who’s the one to decide that it would be alright
To put the music behind the news tonight
Well mama said
You can’t believe everything you hear
The diagetic world is so unclear
So baby close your ears
On the news tonight
To the news tonight

The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight
And mama said
Mmm

Why don’t the newscasters cry when they read about people who die
At least they could be decent enough to put just a tear in their eyes
Mama said
It’s just make believe
You cant believe everything you see
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
On the news tonight

 

Mac/PC?

An answer to the Mac/PC dispute!

 

Sad realization…

I love the Mac/PC adds. I’m a PC girl, through and through. NOTHING will ever change my mind on that. There’s nothing you can show me on a Mac that would persuade me to switch. It just ain’t happenin’. That being said: I still think the commercials are hilarious! The one posted above has my new favorite line:

“You are coming to a sad realization: Cancel or Allow”
“…allow”

Update: Now that I have Vista, I understand the sadness…Vista sucks, I miss XP

 

I Must Truely Be a Minnesotan!

I Must Truely Be a Minnesotan!

Found this list on the internet. There are only a few that do not apply to me…Hmmm…

You know you’re a Minnesotan if…
You measure distance in minutes.
Weather is 80% of your conversation.
Down south to you means Iowa.
You call highways “freeways.”
Snow tires came standard on your car.
You have no concept of public transportation.
75% of your graduating high school class went to the Univ. of Minnesota.
You know more than 1 person that has hit a deer.
People from other states love to hear you say words with “o”s in them.
You know what and where “Dinkytown” is.
“Perkins” was a popular hangout option in high school.
You have no problem saying or spelling “Minneapolis.”
You can list all the “Dales.”
You hate “Fargo” but realize that a lot of your family has that accent.
You get mad at people who think Fargo is in Minnesota.
Your school classes have been canceled because of snow or cold.
You know what Mille Lacs is and how to spell it.
You assume when you say “The Cities” people know where you are referring to.
You know what the numbers 694, 494, I-94, 394 mean.
You have tried boiled fish in lye at Christmas.
You know the 2 sports-related reasons why we hate Dallas.
Nothing gets you madder than seeing a Green Bay sticker on a MN car.
You know what “uff-da” means and how to use it properly.
You can pinpoint exactly where each scene in “Untamed Heart” was filmed.
You can spot the three-second cameo appearance by “The Artist formerly Known as Prince” in “Fargo.”
You’re a loyal Target shopper.
You’ve licked frozen metal.
The only reason you go to Wisconsin is to get fireworks or to fish.
You own an ice house, a snowmobile, and a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
You wear shorts when it’s 50 degrees outside in March, but bundle up and complain in August when it goes below 60.
You know people that have more fishing poles than teeth.
You remember WLOL.
It feels like the Mississippi is everywhere you go.
When you talk about “opener” you are not talking about cans.
You have gone Trick-or-Treating in 3 feet of snow.
You know that when it comes to AM, there is only WCCO, besides, what else do you need?
You know what the word SPAM stands for (in more ways than one)
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You drink “POP,” not “SODA”
There was a time when you were SO proud that Soul Asylum is from MN
In a conversation you heard someone say “yah, sure, you betcha” and you didn’t laugh.
Everyone you know has a cabin.
You get sick of people asking you where Paisley Park is.
You know that Lake Wobegon isn’t real and you know who made it up, where they live, and exactly what to do about it.
You have friends who schedule their wedding in the middle of January without a thought about weather conditions.
You may not have actually eaten it, but you have heard of Lutefisk.
Someone mentions Old Hubie or the Humph, and you know exactly who they mean.
You like the Winter Olympics better than the Summer Olympics.
You beam with pride when some King or Hollywood super star comes to Mayo Clinic to save their lives
You have ever worn shorts and a parka at the same time.
You have either a pet or a child named “Kirby.” (Someday I will…someday…)
Your town has an equal number of bars and churches.
You know how to say Wayzata, Mahtomedi, and Shakopee.
You grew up thinking rice was only for dessert.
You never had to rewind any part of “Fargo” because you missed some of the dialogue.
You always believed that vacation meant “going up north.”
Your bank has the name of your town included in its name.
The temperature in March is above freezing for three days in a row, and you think it’s summer.
You laugh out loud every time you see a news report about a blizzard shutting down the entire east coast.
The first time you saw “Grumpy Old Men” you thought it was a documentary.
Your state’s pro football team beats San Francisco, but loses to Tampa Bay.
You’ve been made fun of for your northern accent.
You’ve been to an ice hockey game.
You’ve been snowmobiling.
You know how the wind chill factor works.
You constantly make fun of Iowa.
You keep an ice scraper in your back seat.
You call the childhood game “Duck, duck, gray duck.”
You’ve ever built a snowman.
You consider 50 degrees in March a warm day.
You make fun of Wisconsin people.
You know where yellow snow comes from.
You know at least one person in your imediate family hate the “Packers.”
You “go to the cabin” on the weekends during the summer.
You’ve ever taken a family vacation to either North or South Dakota.
You’re still mad at the LA Lakers for not changing their name.
You or your family owns a snow blower.
You, your dad, or a close friend has a snow plow on the front of their pick up truck.
You expect school cancellations and delays to happen at least twice a winter.
You still hear/tell stories about the “Halloween Snow Storm” of 91.
You’ve been in, on, or near a lake within the past week.
You know the names of the Twin Cities.
You’ve been to the city of Duluth.

 

I KNEW it!

FINALLY!!! Validation after years of suspecting this truth:

My Fortune Cookie told me: Roadsigns are plotting against you. Get a cookie from Miss Fortune

 

John Hermanson

John Hermanson
Originally uploaded by meggomae.

This is a pic of one of my favorite CD’s from college. I just purchased it via iTunes this morning…it’s been a long time coming! I used to borrow it from my friend Devon all the time. It is bringing back a ton of memories! Some good, some not so good, but all welcome! I love this CD! I recomend it to everyone!

 

Archie McPhee Toys

Plastic pre-recorded religious power!

This item is a must have for EVERYONE!