Odd Obsession

“ You Won’t See Me Coming” — Jean Jacques Brunel ( Gankutsuou:The Count of Monte Cristo ) A dark but energetic techno tune with sinister vocals by former Stranglers bassist Jean-Jacques Brunel that foreshadows the many machinations of the mysterious Count. “ Hikari To Kage O Dakishimeta Mama” --Naomi Tamura ( Magic Knight Rayearth ) I’m not too into magical-girls shows, but I love this song. It’s like a lost 70’s bubblegum hit you can’t get out of your head. “ Tandem” --HALCALI ( Mr. Stain on Junk Alley) Another song that really sticks in your ear, this hip-pop song with a Latin/Ska beat makes me want to dance every time I hear it. “ Ready Steady Go” --L'Arc-en-Ciel ( Fullmetal Alchemist) This anthemic pop-punk song perfectly represents the innocent but determined spirit of the show’s Elric Brothers. “ Tank!” --The Seatbelts ( Cowboy Bebop ) A jazzy 60’s –style instrumental is perfect for this...

Everything in The Band Wagon , Singin' in the Rain , and Meet Me in St. Louis is good. Other favorites: The Nicholas Brothers, "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo", Orchestra Wives Marilyn Monroe, "After You Get What You Want", There's No Business Like Show Business Jo Kennedy, "Body & Soul", Starstruck Ethel Merman & Donald O'Connor, "You're Just in Love", Call Me Madam John Cameron Mitchell, "Wicked Little Town", Hedwig & the Angry Inch Angela Lansbury, "Little Yellow Bird", The Picture of Dorian Gray "Sodomy", Meet The Feebles "Jaan Pehechaan Ho", Gumnaam (featured in Ghost World ) Anna Karina, Sami Frey, & Claude Brasseur "The Madison", Band of Outsiders Mick Jagger, "Memo From Turner", Performance "Buckle Down, Winsocki", Best Foot Forward Dolores Gray, "Thanks A Lot, But No Thanks", It's Always Fair Weather Gene Kelly, "Pi...

I submitted my previous post to LiveJournal's Apple Core to see what my fellow Mac-ies thought. Here is the conversation that ensued. Some support of Apple TV, Netflix, and HD options, but no love for the cable companies. I'm sorry, cable companies, but nobody loves you! Is it your high prices? The fact that you want web sites to pay more for faster access to the net ? Your plan to charge a per-gigabyte fee for Internet use , possibly to hobble iTunes movie rentals in favor of your pay-per-view? What is everybody's problem, anyway? ---------------- Now playing: Lowrider - Convoy V via FoxyTunes

Well, the combination of the writer's strike and the horror of the new television season has made me very, very glad for Netflix and its delivery of quality television on DVD to my home. At this rate, I may even pull the plug on the $10-a-month fee I pay to Comcast to get any TV reception in my scenically located bachelorette pad. My dream is that someday, I can think of a movie or TV show I want to see, then instantly transfer it from my computer to my TV, all without the yoke of an oppressive monthly bill from the cable or dish companies. Well, now that Apple TV lets you rent movies , it's coming pretty darn close. And the price has dropped, so why not? The main draw-back is that if they come up with something even better in a year, I'll feel stupid. Still, it's a better bet than buying a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player, which are much more expensive than Apple TV and also require buying movies in a new format. The media is talking about Blu-Ray and HD-DVD as if it's a...