Recent Tunes

lately i've just been listening to these songs:

Eric Benet's Still With You
Ray LaMontagne's Let It Be Me
James Morrison's version of It's Too Late
Ne-Yo's Mad

and the Chicken Dance

Once

some good things come out of bad circumstances. a couple of days ago when my computer was busted, i was forced to watch some of the DVDs that i bought months ago. i've just been keeping them unopened as most of the time i'm busy with the tv shows (Californication, Fringe, The Big Bang Theory, Brothers and Sisters, Grey's Anatomy and yes, Lipstick Jungle hahaha) and movies that i download.

one movie i really liked...Once

read the synopsis here

basically, i liked it because the story is very simple but yet universal. the movie is devoid of any mainstream spectacle which makes it a breathe of fresh air from commercial films. also to be noted is how the leads, both of whom are really musicians and not actors by the way, were very effective in delivering the depth of their character's idiosyncrasies. and oh, the music is good too. i've yet to download the soundtrack but i'm guessing that the songs from this movie will be a staple in my playlist for sometime.

this movie slightly rekindled my being a frustrated musician. but i have to come to terms that some things are just not meant to be eh....as difficult as it is to accept! hahaha

True Blood

i'm sure most of you have already heard about HBO's new show True Blood (from the creator of Six Feet Under). i was able to download the pilot episode and watch it last night. at first i thought it was a drag, but as the episode progressed it became quite interesting.

i'm an Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles fan hence my high standards when it comes to vampire movies and books. fangs, squirts of blood, corpses and leather pants are not enough for me. it has to have the over-all mystery of immortality and at the same time the beauty of death.

so far, so good. i'm sure to follow the succeeding episodes of this show. until, of course, i find a reason to lose interest.