Because of Sam, I give you...

Ren's Top 5 Cinematic Music Moments:

5) The chase scene in JACKIE BROWN with the crazy-fast bongo music. I can't name the song because it's not on the soundtrack. It truly exemplified blaxploitation film music to a tee.

4) O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?: John Turturro, fake beard and all, lip-syncing the yodelling part of "He's In the Jailhouse Now." It's a classic bluegrass tune made fresh and amusing through this bit in the film.

3) SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: When the soon-to-be kidnapped senator's daughter is jamming out in her car to "American Girl" by Tom Petty... It adds an extra touch of humanity to the character. It also serves as a transitional scene. One minute, she's singing at the top of her lungs in her car, the next thing you know she's in a pit looking up at Buffalo Bill.

2) Sam so eloquently described one of my favorite ones... the "Hip to Be Square" scene in AMERICAN PSYCHO. It's funny in the book, but it's absolute silly madness on screen with Christian Bale.

1) DESPERADO: In the very beginning of the film, Antonio Banderas and his mariachi band (Los Lobos on the recording) are in the tequila bar singing "El Cancion Del Mariachi." To this day, this song reminds me of raucous tequila bars and Antonio Banderas with his long hair in his eyes. Oooh, he's such a babe. (Or at least he was back then.)

Honorable Mention! PULP FICTION: Bruce Willis singing along with "Countin' Flowers On the Wall" while he's in his car. "And watchin' Captain Kangaroo..."

Okay, kids, it's time for me to ask you...
What are the top 5 movies that you quote too much?

Mine are:

5) "Pulp Fiction"
4) "Fargo"
3) "The Big Lebowski"
2) "Clerks"
1) "Mystery Men"

This post is for those of you (more than just Zach) who have said that my journal is too cryptic.

Need I remind you, I don't write this for anyone. It's not a homework assignment. It's not a literary magazine. It's my personal journal.

I use my journal primarily for three things: to remember things I did, like I used to do in a written journal; to write out my feelings, for therapeutic effects; to amuse myself, like anything else I do.

My journal is cryptic because so many people throughout my life have said that they get sick of the way I put my emotions on display (when I do, which isn't as often as it used to be). This has taught me that it is better to maintain a sarcastic, brash exterior than to talk about my inner dramas. It is easier to bitch about customer service than to explore the things in my head.

If you want to know what's going on with me, talk to me. Too many people use the LJ as an excuse to not talk to their friends. They figure if they read something on the LJ, that's all the info they need.

I'm not angry at anybody. I simply want to remind people that I don't show everything about myself on here, and most people don't... It would get boring if we knew what our friends were doing every second of every day.

Need I remind you, I have things to do like everyone else. There are times when I want to write about the great day I had, but I simply don't have time to write it all down in a post.

I am planning a ~fun~ day today, but I'm running on five hours sleep because of all the drama (pronounced like Dramamine) goin' on last night. None of it is resolved, either. Most of it was my fault.

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I had to type this all out because it made me smile to no end after a crappy evening.

Top 5 songs with places in the title:

Ed's Top 5
5) "New York City Cops", The Strokes
4) "Detroit Rock City", KISS
3) "We'll Always Have Paris", Cherry Poppin' Daddies
2) "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo", Tribe Called Quest
1) (tossup) "Welcome to Atlanta" by Jermaine Dupree
or "Jesus Ranch" by Tenacious D ('cuz it counts as a place)


Ren's Top 5
5) "San Francisco", Me First & The Gimme-Gimmes
4) "No Sleep Til Brooklyn", The Beastie Boys
3) "Chicago", Frank Sinatra
2) "London Calling", The Clash
1) "Katmandu", Bob Seger

Extras that we should've included: (and I didn't even type 'em all)
"Christmas in Hollis", Run DMC
"Erotic City", Prince
"Copacabana", Barry Manilow
"Ground Zero Brooklyn" , Carnivore
"Hotel California",The Eagles
"By The Time I Get to Arizona", Public Enemy
"New York City", TMBG
"Stairway to Heaven", Led Zeppelin
"Kashmir", Led Zeppelin
"Brooklyn Zoo", ODB
"Hell", Squirrel Nut Zippers
"Bombs Over Baghdad", Outkast
"San Quentin", Johnny Cash
"Bermuda Highway", My Morning Jacket
"Hollywood Freaks", Beck
"Sweet Home Chicago", Robert Johnson
"Love Shack", The B-52's
"Chicago", Hieroglyphics
"Downtown", Petula Clark
"Teenagers From Mars", The Misfits
"Hanging Garden", The Cure
"Top of the World", Shonen Knife
"Spa", Johnny Socko
"Is There Life on Mars?", David Bowie
"Werewolves of London", Warren Zevon
"Brooklyn", Mos Def
"Tennesee", Arrested Development
"Kansas City", Taj Mahal
"Octopus's Garden", The Beatles"
"Straight Outta Compton", NWA

Extras that should be ignored:
"Stuck In My Car", The Go-Go's
"My Old Kentucky Home", Jim Nabors
"MacArthur Park", Glen Campbell
"Roadhouse Blues", The Doors

And so on... I'm sick of typin' for awhile.

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[	music	|	Muddy Waters in my head	]

Oh, for fuck's sake. Ed put it best, "If I talk about it, I'll open up a whole can of worms."
Let's just say that the Steelers game wasn't the only ugly thing tonight... Hopefully the discussion is over now.

I'm shaking. Geez. Somebody pass the decaf mandarin orange green tea or somethin'.

Oh, and don't get me started on that thing about "the definition of Ren" some years back by PsychoHumanVacuum-- "Ren is... green tea..." (Blah blah blah. At least people don't make slurping noises in reference to my greatness.)

All I really have to say is if I ask someone for help, it took a lot of courage for me to ask for said help, and I appreciate it when requested help is given. Thank you.