Have switched gears from wedding planning mode to tax season mode recently, and am finding that I need a new 1 minute daily dance party song to make it through the next 2 weeks.
But instead, I started off the day by getting 4 vials of blood sucked out of me for the old annual and pre-wedding physicals. Last night, it bummed me out to realize that the 8 hour fasting period likely meant I should also stop drinking wine. The most exciting part of the whole experience was the magazine selection at Quest today. I arrived at 11 am and hadn't eaten since 2 AM. What was next to me on the table?
Have a look:
Thanks Quest!
But on the bright side, I'm hoping that having less blood might give me a quick free buzz when I have my dance party moment today.
While I am tempted to make the Little Lion Man or that other Mumford & Sons Song (the cave? ) my daily dance party song, I don't quite feel like square dancing today. And I'm not drunk in a bar, singalonging.
So I think I'm going with the beat that I've been coming home with in my head for awhile now.
There's something about it that makes me nostalgic for a dance circle in 1995 Cancun with Mr. Vain pumping.
I knew it as the Ooh baby Baby Song.
But it's actually called Hey Baby Drop It To the Floor, by Pitbull featuring TPain. Of course.
Is anyone else looking forward to this season of Weeds?
I used to be hooked, then lost interest for awhile, but I caught up on last season recently, and am super psyched to see where they take our darling Nancy this season. And to get me even more excited is the fabulous song by Jersey Girl turned Brooklynite April Smith that is in the Showtime Weeds trailer. Which she actually wrote for Dexter. Weeds Season Premiere is August 16, 2010. Enjoy! And check out her entire album on itunes or wherever you get your music. She's got a unique and addictive vintage modern sort of sound.
The audio quality is a bit better in this one, and She's On a BOAT!!!
And a little behind the scenes version, with the official song version...
At Pianos in NYC back in 2008. With some thoughts on Dexter...
As a fan of efficiency, generally, I dig the whole Two Birds with One Stone Concept. I get excited when I realize that the catchy, borderline OCD, stuck in my head Mental Jukebox song is the same one that I would use for my Daily One Minute Dance party. And today, it was. And that makes me happy. And will probably result in the One minute Dance Party on Repeat. I need to pace myself though, or I'll be sick of this song by the End of mid-May instead of by the End of Summer.
Cooler Than Me, by Mike Posner File Under: Can't get this catchy, scratchy, groovy, funky, but still somehow smooth, little number of a song out of my head this week. It's been out a few months, but I've been hearing some new remixes popping up lately. Guess the marketing forces-that-be are hard at work to get Mikey out there in time for summer. Well, they've succeeded with me and got my $3.97. I dig this tune, and hope you will as well. You can catch him on the Warped Tour this summer.
Original Version It's a bit more of a finger snapping, head bobbing version, and doesn't slam as hard or get as Star Wars Trancey as the other remixes, but if you don't happen to be near a dancefloor, don't fret. I think this is a truly great "Walk-Dance Through The Loud Bar And To The Bathroom" Song.
Remix Ft Big Sean...I dig this one- not sure what it is, but there's a subtly different funk / hip-hop low-key groove, and a bit less dance going on here. And the two person vocals make it seem a bit less repetitive.
I think this is my favorite remix at the moment. It seems Gigamesh and the label folks had some minor disputes about prior unauthorized releases being used, but all has since been sorted. And I'm glad it has, because we can now all listen to, and overplay this remix. (@Gigamesh - if you haven't been paid yet, let me know & I'll take this down. And you may want to call ITunes because they're selling it with your name on it.)
Ok, I lied, I think *this one* is my favorite at the moment. It's a different Gigamesh remix I found. Similar to above, but swaps out the metronome ticking with some finger snapping. And adds a bit more vocals in the beginning, which in my completely novice opinion, happen to work really well. It gets mellow. It gets trancey. It gets a bit more intense. You'll laugh you'll cry, blah blah blah***. Just give it a listen.
***And as an aside...Did you know they say "bleh bleh bleh" in French Canadian? It's the cutest thing I've heard all year.
If you go to www.mikeposner.com you can get a free download of the song by signing up for his e-newsletter. Or you can pay for it on ITunes. Go ahead, support a new artist. Mike Posner My Space Page Now can someone please remix all of the above into one super remix? Maybe it's time I figure out how to do this stuff on my computer.
I seem to be in a super musical mood today, with a few recent commercials songs stuck in my head. Which is probably what they were trying to accomplish. But I had to google them to find out what the actual products were. So I guess the mission wasn't all that accomplished. But they've got my attention now, and I will attempt to get them stuck in your head as well.
A mellow song to sway to while doing dishes, from the Dove commercial...Wash Away by Joe Purdy. "Lost" fans may recognize this from last year. I think this would be a shoe-in for the potentially upcoming CD "Music for your Baptism Party".
And now, for the slightly vintage / modern rock sounding, get up off your butt and dance for a minute song for this week, which I learned is not called "Falling"...Here is "1901" by Phoenix. Get out your best Sprockets-like dance moves folks. It's in the recent Cadillac Crossover commercial. Here is a live studio version from some radio station.
Which reminded me of Bloc Party so I had to put this one up too in case you feel like continuing your dance party at a slightly faster pace. This amazing live clip is from a Bristol show and the energy and rawness of it made me feel like I was there. I recommend spinning in circles until you fall down. Trust me, it feels great. Warning for those at work: I can't make it through this one without jumping up and dancing. So press play at your own risk. Or convince your coworkers to get up and dance with you. How cool would it be to walk into the DMV and see them all gettin down for a minute?!
As I was lying on the floor recovering from circle spinning, I had a flashback to high school and my then favorite circle spinning song...Just Like Heaven by the Cure. Enjoy!
If you're a Weeds viewer, this isn't new to you. And if you're a radio listener (am i the only one left without satellite?), this will no doubt get old soon. Why is that always the case? We love to overdo it, don't we? Well, until then, I am going to enjoy this fun song that I still love, and get my ass up off the couch for a few minutes and dance in the sweet summer sunshine. Please feel free to do the same. Happy Friday!
in its fabulous entirety...(EDIT: sorry, they disabled the embed request, so you have to go to youtube to watch it...just a click away)
So I've been a blog slacker lately. After tax season ended, the handsome boyfriend & I joined a few others in Playa Avellanas, near Tamarindo in Costa Rica for a week. It was beautiful and jungly and hot and somewhere in between 2nd and 3rd world, and I loved the slow pace of life and lack of phone and internet connectivity. And accidentally repeatedly calling their money Cojones instead of Colones.
If you're planning to visit, don't even think of going without a 4WD vehicle...they have a very loose definition of the word "road" down there. I'd also avoid the next few months, as rainy season is about to hit. And Continental. They are not so good with the luggage checking thing. His still hasn't turned up. And the "customer service" we received involved being lied to multiple times, and then hung up on. Thanks to the generous Geneva Convention, the limit for lost international luggage is a whopping $640. Luckily, guys don't need much more than a bathing suit, some flip flops, and sunscreen to make it through the week. He was a real trooper about it, although I think he was secretly lamenting the loss of his bag of protein powder. (Not readily available in the jungle)
Aside from the amazing waves, tasty food, and ziplining, we saw monkeys!! All over the place. They lived up to their name, and howled like wolves in the woods. Check out this baby one jumping through the trees.
Stay tuned for future post of the letter to Continental, sharing our feelings about the lost luggage experience. I may need some help from my gals Kelly "Sometimes I like to write letters", Amy "that must be some amazing elevator", and Jackie "free stay at the 4 Seasons" as I am thinking they should compensate us with something like Elite Status for Life and No Checked Bag Fees.
Am hitting the home stretch with tax season, and needed a few relaxing minutes today, away from tax forms. While watching the sunset out the window, I thought the palm trees were dancing to the music we had playing. Check them out...
It's Friday! It's gorgeous out! And I'm almost done with taxes! And exclamation points. In keeping with my Brooklyn / Amy / Ellen inspired tradition, it's time for the daily one minute dance party.
This Bimbo Jones remix of Pink's Sober makes me get up off my lazy tax returning ass. And it's also a great boxing workout song. So put up your dukes and celebrate Friday with Pink, Bimbo Jones, and a minute of dancing.
Since I was in the boonies in wine country with about 6 seconds of total wi-fi connectivity in a week, I missed my long awaited St. Patrick's Day post. But I met some great new classmates in Napa (see above photo). So here is one of my all time favorite clips, which I, and you too, have probably seen a gazillion times. But if it ever fails to make me laugh, just shoot me. Have you ever seen a sexier, more charming gold front smirk?
I dig America's Best Dance crew on MTV and the JabbaWockeez are my all time favorites. Here is a short clip of Shaq performing with them at the NBA All Star game this past weekend. Not bad moves for such a big guy.
Get your lazy butt up off the sofa for a brief minute or two, and get down with the lovely Joss Stone, to the song that happens to be stuck in my head at the moment. It's a slightly mellow but soulful and hip moving rhythm this week. So the out of shape can probably groove with her for the whole song. Enjoy. Joss rocks. The Common rap is a bit of a buzz kill if you ask me. But Joss still rocks. Sing it,baby.
The cockpit communications from last week's miraculous plane landing on the Hudson River were released and I am even more impressed with this pilot than I was before, and still cannot believe everyone survived. To think that he was trying to land a plane in a river as he kept calmly talking alternatives with the tower is just mind-blowing to me. Although I didn't know US Air was still around, I think I'm going to be flying with them from now on. Katie Couric snagged the first interview with pilot Chesley Sullenberger for 60 Minutes, and it will be aired this Sunday night. I'll be watching with a big box of kleenex.
Maybe it's the lack of water but I'm in a giddy mood today and am laughing at 911 phone calls. They're all under a minute. File under: What a Moron. Heard this a year or so ago, but heard it again today, and it is just cracking me up.
Around 2 pm today the sun made a wise choice and decided to come out. The "marine layer" (aka fog) cleared, and it surprisingly turned out to be an insanely nice day again... So a friend and I decided to scrap our movie plans and headed to a beachfront happy hour somewhat prematurely at 3pm today, so i think this first clip is somewhat appropriate. And the second one I can watch over and over and still fall off the couch laughing. Especially the part after Steve lands and is gasping for air, uttering certain expletives and kicking the ground. Buon Mercoledi!
Back in Brooklyn, my dear friend Amy & I, as freelancers, often found ourselves in my apartment watching random shows at odd times of the day. On one such day, we were inspired by Ellen, and started to spontaneously break into one minute dance parties. It's only a minute, but it gets the old heart rate up for a bit, and it's better than nothing when you're couched. So during your next commercial break, click on the following clips and get your ass up off the couch with these 2 dudes.
"The Way I Are" - Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.
"sometimes, you just want to feel a horses balls... and you know what? ...they're warm"
Holiday blog to follow, but in the meantime, a nasty little barnyard incident from the summer of 2005 that I somehow only heard about for the first time today. It's just so wrong. Heads up- videos probably not office appropriate. But I guess that depends on where you work.
The news coverage...
Some interesting tidbits from the news articles about the incident in 2005 *Washington is one of 17 states that does not outlaw bestiality. (Note- it has since been banned) *The Seattle man's relatives said yesterday they never suspected he was involved in bestiality. They said they were surprised when they learned he had purchased a Thoroughbred stallion earlier this year. *It was only after Pinyan died, when law enforcement looked for one way to punish his associates, that the legality of bestiality in Washington State became an issue. The prosecutor's office wanted to charge Tait with animal abuse, but the police found no evidence of abused animals on the many videotapes they collected from his home. As there was no law against humanely fucking one horse, the prosecutors could only charge Tait with trespassing.
Has anyone seen this movie? It was at Sundance in 2007...
When I did the clip post I had this nagging feeling that I was forgetting something. And I sure was, boys and girls. Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson's taco. This is so wrong.
Since I have plenty of free time today, I am trying to get my shit together. It's a lifelong process that I chip away at, one hour at a time. I decided it was about time to figure out how to embed videos into this little blog here. Always meant to get these in the same place so I could crack myself up whenever the urge struck.
File under: see you in hell and we'll have plenty of good laughs together
many of you may have seen the leaked britney dance rehearsal for "mannequin". but have you seen *this* leaked dance rehearsal? i think the set totally makes the performance have an authentic hollywood impact...
for KG and JB, a flashback from perugia for the rest of you, an odd performance and song we kept hearing from someone (not sure if man or woman, jury still out) while in italy
i just love this kid. took a moment to figure out what he was saying, but i think he's just so damn adorable. and i love that this commercial actually ran.
i was going to save this for my sound factory flashback post, but it was in the grey area, so i'll put it here... Don't you just love a good dance off? Brings me back to Love is a Battlefield. The pirouettes and leaping splits definitely impressed me, but the Run DMC & Jam Master Jay part moves really took it to another level. I tried it, but skidded my nose pretty good on the carpet. Am going to leave those moves to the pros. (give it some time, it picks up about minute 1, then goes into full dance off mode at minute 2)
and in closing, a tribute to my old hometown... and the reason i was always late(r) for work when I worked in midtown...have any of you seen lorenzo la roc the electric violin guy perform? he always made me stop in my tracks. i searched for a good live performance video clip, and unfortunately this one cuts out, but you get the jist. the whole song is here if you're interested.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s21_SmWGUFY
i'll have to save the leprechaun in mobile for st patrick's day...Who all seen the leprechaun say yeah!
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