iPod Set to Shuffle

I like Feministe. It is a blog. They just did one of those posts where you set your MP3 player to shuffle and post a list of the first ten songs that come up. Their songs were all Neko Case and Tom Waits and everything, because they are cool (I just learned who Tom Waits was two weeks ago). Here is my random Top 10:

1. Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenocerous - Flight of the Conchords

2. Home - Depeche Mode

3. Norwegian Wood - The Beatles

4. This Never Happened Before - Paul McCartney

5. About a Girl (Live) - Nirvana

6. I Started a Joke - The Bee Gees (this is the only song by the Bee Gees that I have, I swear. I just think it is funny).

7. April Come She Will - (Simon and Garfunkel - one of only two S&G songs I have).

8. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bob Dylan (I also have the version by The Hollies, which is better)

9. Girlfriend - Phoenix

10. West Coast - Coconut Records

OK... I'm not a total nerd.

Feminite also does really funny recaps of LOST. And they talk about abortion and stuff.

Shake the Disease

I've always like the Depeche Mode song "Shake the Disease." Here is a cool cover version by Rogue Wave (thanks to Pop Candy and The Music Slut).

MGMT on SNL

I love MGMT! I'm so glad they were on SNL this week, because there wasn't really anything else interesting on SNL this week (though I was glad to see someone else who likes to put their Thin Mints in the freezer). Next week Betty White is hosting. Go internet.

Here's MGMT performing "Brian Eno":

SNL: Stop Getting Figurative and Start Getting Literal

Last night's SNL with host Ryan Phillipe was OK. If you missed it, here is a sketch about the Hip Hop Kids trapped in a bear cave.

News Videos

I have a complaint.

I get most of my news from the internet. Lately I have seen A LOT of videos on news websites. That's not so unusual, but what's different is that they will post a headline - usually involving some kind of mystery, and then they WON'T include a way you can read about the news, you HAVE to watch the video, or you don't get to know what the mystery is about.

I just saw a headline that read "Should You 'Friend' a Parent on Facebook? A father & son found out the hard way that their relationship wasn't meant to exist on the social media site. Find out why." and I thought, "Wow! What happened to them? The dad found out his son was a drug dealer or what?" So I clicked on the headline, only to have a video window pop up. Usually, I just close the video and go on with my life, but this sounded like a really juicy story - it was on the front page of MSN and everything. What terrible Facebook event caused a rift in the bond between father and son? The dad posted a picture of his now 26 year old son when he was one, sitting on the toilet.

I would put a link here so you can see how unnewsworthy this entire story is (it originally aired on the Today Show) but I don't want to give them the satisfaction.

Take that, news video people.

SNL: Brownie Husband

Last night's SNL was hosted by Tina Fey and Justin Beiber's haircut. Tina was great (not so great? The return of the always unfunny Aunt Linda's movie reviews). The sketch that made me laugh out loud in horror - Brownie Husband. When she bites his face off and caramel comes out - ack!

Buddha Pictures

See my previous post on Pocket Buddhas here.

So, I got one of these Pocket Buddhas from Urban Outfitters for Christmas. I liked it so much, that I got another one - and it was the Lucky Golden Buddha - which means I won a set of all six Buddhas. They came in the mail today, and I couldn't resist taking some pictures. The ones of the gold Buddha in the moss look so professional!

This gold Buddha is "Happiness"

This purple guy is "Wisdom"

And this green fella is "Faith"