Title - Stealing From Others

All right, let's do a 'what's Jenn watching/reading/listening to' post! ( You see, when you have no life, these are the things you resort to )

Blogs

I'm adding two new blogs to my 'Blogs I've Gotta Have' link. The first is the blog of author Joshilyn Jackson, she writes terrific books and her blog is hilarious and frenetic in its pace.

The second is the blog of my web friend 'Chickenbells'. Her blog is funny and heavy on the pictures, which is always a welcome break from lengthy, picture-free posts like mine.

Songs

I recently heard this song again on Classic Pop-Up Video and just burst into tears. I FREQUENTLY can be heard to say that they don't make music anymore like they did in the 80's and this is a perfect example. I love those male 80's singers with the high, clear voices - you know like the Boston guy and the Foreigner guy. The lead singer here definitely has that type of voice, and, in watching the video I now realize that these guys are clearly Scottish (although I just tried to find proof of that and I can't without spending more time on it than its worth, I'm pretty damn positive about the accent though) and since I love all things Scottish, I now love this song even more.


Lest thou thinkest that I only listen to music from 20 years ago, how bout this one? You all know about Matisyahu by now, right? He's this Hasidic Jewish raggae singer, how's that for a bit odd? I hear he has recently moved to a different sect of Judaism, but he still wears the traditional garb and facial hair etc. He looks like, well, let's just say that when he begins to sing you won't believe it. He crosses a million boundaries; for example, he sings about God, but some of my VERY non-God-believing-in friends still love him. This video is slightly boring but you get to see what he looks like and hear him perform my favorite song live. I'm describing this poorly so just watch this video. Give it a chance, you will love it. (Bernice, I'm betting you will flip for this, although I could be totally wrong)


TV Shows

I'm filled with hatred for the cursed writers who are striking and not letting me watch new episodes of my stories. WAH! But, there were just three new episodes of House which you should SERIOUSLY be watching. So funny, so interesting and almost always thought provoking at the end. Also, The New Adventures of Old Christine is back on and you should definitely be watching that, its the second funniest show on TV! And finally, you should check out the new show Eli Stone. (Spoilers about the plot that are revealed in the first episode follow) Eli is a hardhearted lawyer who represents billion dollar companies that regularly screw the little guy. He is filled with resentment for his dead father who he believes was a crazy alcoholic. One day he starts hearing George Michael's 'Faith' and eventually he sees George performing in his living room. He goes to see his neurologist brother who tells him he has an inoperable brain aneurysm that could kill him at any time. Oh yes, and the aneurysm could cause him to see and hear things that aren't there, which, as it turns out, is what his dad dealt with too. The visions now aim him towards doing 'the right thing' and he comes to believe (or at least his wise friend has come to believe) that he may be a prophet for our generation. I've watched two episodes and they were both FANTASTIC! Courtroom drama, good music, funny dialogue and meaningful bits that make me cry (although, as we know, this is like shooting fish in a barrel).