Couldn't be bothered to punctuate, could you?
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:45 PM on July 29, 2008

Wow - this was way funnier than I imagined. Come on, Metafilter - does anybody remember laughter?
No, wait - the sticks are still waaaaaay too deep up all your asses.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 7:11 AM on July 20, 2008

Technology aside, it's just a very cool video and a gorgeous song.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 12:52 PM on July 14, 2008

I just listened to the first two songs on your list, and they seem surprisingly similar to each other: similar tempos, similar sonorities, similar mostly minor-key melodies, similar overcompressed production, similar slight flavour of Indian influence, similar singing style, even a similar length.
You've really studied music for 40 years???
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 6:48 PM on July 14, 2008

Dude, what's wrong with you? So grouchy!
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 7:03 PM on July 14, 2008

And you had allkindsoftime to check.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 3:48 AM on June 27, 2008

Ack, you're right - this is by no means a double, and it's awesome.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 5:46 AM on June 27, 2008

Neave.com is fantastic! Be sure to explore the site. All kinds of goodness abounds.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:19 AM on June 24, 2008

What a silly and pointless idea.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 10:40 AM on June 21, 2008

I am dying to see this. Lady in the Water has provided my lady and I countless hours of mockingly mocking fun - it can't be worse than that, can it??? Man, LITW was so horribly conceived and executed, so pretentious, SO horribly acted, and just so motherfuckingly lame-ass stupid (M. Night, I understand what you were trying to do, you just did it badly and it was a stupid idea anyway), that it actually became, for us, a thing of beauty.
If only I didn't have to... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:36 AM on June 18, 2008

Because of my fascination with Lady in the Water's wretchedness, I couldn't stop myself from picking up The Man Who Heard Voices after spotting it in the bargain bin at Borders. It's an unbelievably fawning, sycophantic account of the turbulent making of that piece of shit movie. The book is as unintentionally hilarious as the movie.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 8:36 AM on June 18, 2008

There's a moment in Lady in the Water where I really can't tell if it's supposed to be funny or not - it's in the beginning, when he's carrying the girl inside, and she sees the stupid grass-dog and starts screaming, and then Paul Giamatti starts screaming and he runs inside with her. It's a moment that is handled with such obscene awkwardness, and it's so goofy/dorky/funny that I can't tell if M. Night is actually being serious. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
By the way, this... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 11:04 AM on June 18, 2008

What band would that be?
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 8:30 AM on June 18, 2008

Fuck Improv Anywhere.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 11:16 AM on June 11, 2008

Touché!
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 11:23 AM on June 11, 2008

I guess I'm that This American Life episode left a bad taste in my mouth.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 11:27 AM on June 11, 2008

Never done this before, but is this not a double post?
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 8:32 AM on May 21, 2008

This is the first time I've seen the actual Henry Miller - my absolute favorite writer, period - in motion. I can't tell you how happy this made me. Thank you so much.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 7:41 PM on April 6, 2008

I encountered this last night, laughed my ass off, and then went about my merry way. A few hours later, I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep, thought of it again, and started laughing hysterically. My girlfriend was not amused.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 10:27 AM on March 27, 2008

Wow, that video on the WFMU blog was...awesome!
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 2:10 PM on March 27, 2008

This is great - I actually JUST watched "Burden of Dreams" and "Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe" on Saturday.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 7:43 AM on March 11, 2008

This is really interesting. Thoughtful and well-made.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 7:01 AM on March 7, 2008

I learned how to hypnotize chickens from Werner Herzog's awesome commentary track (featuring Crispin Glover) on the "Even Dwarves Started Small" DVD. Chickens frighten him because they are so stupid.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:40 AM on February 5, 2008

No, no. It's fucking lame. And so are you.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:49 PM on November 27, 2007

It was deep.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:40 AM on November 27, 2007

I don't want to see August Rush because it looks excrutiatingly terrible. And it has Robin Williams.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 8:45 AM on November 20, 2007

I grew up taking piano lessons via the Suzuki Method. Learning by listening, matched with a lack of discipline on my part, left me a mediocre musician but an obsessive fan of music.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 8:47 AM on November 20, 2007

It's good to know that even if the oil runs out, there will still be plenty of hate.
There's oil in Turkey? Who knew!
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 3:56 PM on November 14, 2007

Man. Once, at about 6AM in Newark's horrible airport, I was faced with using a stall - something I avoid at all costs. As I was carefully affixing a second toilet seat cover, the autoflush went off, spraying my lips with toilet water!
I forgot all about the duties at hand, ran to the sinks, and had to try two different auto faucets before I could get one to work. Then I spent the next five minutes washing my face and lips.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:30 AM on November 14, 2007

So yes, these kids are right to be scared.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:31 AM on November 14, 2007

Oh jeez, now you've done it.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 6:52 AM on November 10, 2007

Yeah, really - how exactly is that so?
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 7:45 AM on November 10, 2007

I looove me some Solid Steel - been listening every week for years. This is great!
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 6:38 AM on November 10, 2007

What, am I the only one who finds Colbert's shtick totally, completely, unbearably tiresome?
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:27 AM on October 17, 2007

I always wondered whether my high school Rush-fan experience was a common thing - the hardcore fans were a particular kind of dork. An arrogant, especially uncool kind of dork - on the cusp of dorkdom, totally arrogant and defensive. I remember someone saying "I can't stand people who just listen to Chronicles and think they know something about Rush. Idiots."
A few weeks ago I was out running, listening to the local college radio station (a polytechnic institute, natch),... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:23 AM on October 16, 2007

It's true! I hate on Rush, but it's a hate borne of love for shit like "Lakeside Park" and "Closer to the Heart."

And I also have a hard time even thinking about Rush without being reminded of that Pavement lyric. And what about the voice of Geddy Lee?
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 6:45 AM on October 16, 2007

I'll forgive you for that.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 7:07 AM on October 16, 2007

USE WORDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING IN A MEANINGFUL ORDER, OK?
Wow, look who's talking! You really had that much trouble with the article, snarky mcsnarkalot?
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:58 PM on October 15, 2007

I've given Sigur Ros way to many chances - I just find them to be utterly unlistenable, on record anyway. I kind of liked that album with the alien fetus on the cover, but everything else I find strangely unbearable. But same thing with TV on the Radio - people who like them REALLY like them. I just don't get it, but I do get REALLY liking a band, so good on you, fans! (Unless you're talking about the Decemberists - I look forward to everyone denying ever having liked... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 5:01 AM on October 12, 2007

I still love The Last Waltz, but I love it a bit less after having read Levon Helm's autobiography (and, I guess, Peter Biskind's Easy Riders, Raging Bulls), in which he basically describes the whole thing as Robbie Robertson's failed attempt to break into the world of acting.
The 4-disc box set featuring a bunch of outtakes is pretty interesting, especially the tentative but ultimately soulful take on Joni Mitchell's Shadows and Light.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 6:24 PM on October 8, 2007

jonmc, I'm weirdly impressed that you put Jill Scott on your sexy list.
I impulsively picked up her new album yesterday and I've been loving it.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:43 PM on October 7, 2007

Shit, but it must be said, though, that although the way you render your musical opinions annoys the shit out of me, your opinions are impassioned, and on your own terms, informed. But don't you sometimes feel like you're interpreting the fun out of your music? What I love about the music I love is that it's impossible to articulate what it does to me. That's why it's music.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:50 PM on October 7, 2007

Of course I haven't listened to your favorite songs! At least not in that order, with notes. I will be sure to do my research next time, though!
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 5:58 PM on October 7, 2007

The Fountain was one of the most genuinely fascinating films of this past year. Thanks for the post.
And seriously, you guys have never heard of this movie?
Thanks for taking the time to register your dismissal.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 6:02 PM on September 17, 2007

Wikipedia has some background on the production. Imperfect movie, sure, but I'll take an ambitious failure over an outright mediocrity any day.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 6:09 PM on September 17, 2007

Sent it your way, willmize.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 9:32 AM on September 18, 2007

Actually, that was, like, half-funny, vronsky.
And really, I'm only reminded of it when I read casual, off-hand comments like yours, PeterMcDermott. And yeah, if I take it to task, I'm overly sensitive about it. And if I don't, it just slips by and nobody blinks an eye.
It's just a weird double standard in Metafilter - people are usually so sensitive about mutual respect, especially with regard to, say, body type and size issues. Just something to be aware of next time... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 3:51 PM on September 16, 2007

Uh...thank you, vronksy.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:07 PM on September 16, 2007

No, miss lynnster, those puppy dog guys were also just trying to get you into bed. They just didn't know how to do it.
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 4:22 PM on September 16, 2007

BTW, you know who else was short and got all pissed off when he felt slighted?

Who?
posted to MetaFilter by ghastlyfop at 5:48 PM on September 16, 2007