"In vacant or in pensive mood..." I am: Bekah; 24; Law Student / Favorite Things: Carbs (so there!), Johnny Damon, Smiling at babies, Grilled cheese, Comfortable silence / Favorite Supreme Court Justice: Brennan / Favorite Wilson: Owen by an inch / Today's Special: Song: Elliott Smith, "Bled White"; Quote: "You know, there's like a butt-load of gangs at this school. This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bowstaff." Please love me: mmbekah@yahoo.com


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We've Got to Move These Color TVs...

Now that school's out for summer I've been catching up on some TV and some pop culture trivia. Here are the top five pop culture revelations I've had since law school gave me my life back:

1. I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore. I don't want Jon Stewart, Orlando Bloom, or the brothers Wilson to get jealous or anything, but I have an uncharacteristic love for Mark McGrath. I can't really explain my feelings, but isn't that how true love goes? When I see him on TV, I have this strange desire to sit down with him and talk about important issues. He is a rare mixture of really cool and really smart. (My sister and I both saw him on Rock and Roll Jeopardy at different times, and we were both impressed with how sharp he was. He knew a lot more than I did, and a hell of a lot more than the other stupid contestants). I think it goes without saying that I'm not a fan of his music, but I would be willing to pretend. Let's see...that "Fly" song was kind of catchy. Ok, more like a contagious deadly disease. I don't ever listen to the radio, and I managed to hear that song all the time. But I can forgive. We all make mistakes. So anyway, I wanted to provide a nice link to a Mark McGrath site or something to help profess my love, but I came upon this instead. Just so we're all on the same page, my love is for Mark McGrath the singer, not the actor, although the actor is quite dapper in his own way. On the subject of famous rock and roll people, I also have a little bit of a thing for Dave Grohl. He's funny and stuff. But Jakob Dylan is still in a class by himself.

UPDATE: My friend Melissa has informed me that Mark McGrath is not in fact cool. Apparently, he's rude and annoying. I am such a good judge of character.

2. American I-dull. I'm sorry, I gave it a chance, but I have to say that the show is really, really boring to watch. Also, it's just ridiculous looking: a 400 pound guy, a 90 pound guy, and Paula Abdul with a 10 foot ponytail extension. Do people not see how surreal that is? Some of my friends and I went to a bar the other night, and the finals were playing. The talent is undeniable, but I seriously don't think I've ever heard that much shitty music in one sitting ever before. And I've gone on road trips with Dave Matthews fans!

3. "Lil Kim--she's Phat. With a 'ph.'" If you're ever watching MTV and you see Lil Kim's episode of this show called Duets, please watch it. The point of the show is for Lil Kim and her brother to pick someone to sing a duet with her. They narrow it down to four finalists, and for some unknown reason the show is really cute and funny. One of the contestants tells Lil Kim, in a video testimonial, that she thinks she is so strong and such a great role model because she's been through so much and hasn't let anything stop her. So Kim turns to her brother and says, "She understands my struggle," or something like that, and it was so cute. And when she's watching some of the other testimonials her facial expressions are great. I don't know, just watch the show.

4. I'm Super, thanks for asking! Super Troopers is the best movie ever made. If you haven't seen it, you haven't lived. I defy you to tell me anything different.

5. Damn, Gina! My sister Hannah is a movie buff (not to mention a fantastic actress in her own right), and a true pop culture guru. (She has a nervous breakdown if anyone reads her Entertainment Weekly before she has gotten a chance to peruse it at her leisure). But Hannah, despite her impeccable taste, is also unpretentious enough to appreciate some films that other educated film lovers might dismiss. We have spent many a night together enjoying such classics as Blue Streak, Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights, and Undercover Blues. The latest movie we saw together, at which some might scoff, was Daddy Day Care. When I say to see this movie for the children, I actually mean to see the movie for the children. Eddie Murphy's son in the movie might be the cutest child who was ever born. He can, of course, expect to lose that title as soon as Jon Stewart and I make the requisite plans.

posted by Bekah at 12:11 PM :: |