Somebody else told me that they saw similarities between Emma Stone and me and I took it as a compliment... I'm not sure I'd take the descriptive part of this question as a compliment but at least people seem to be on the same wavelength and I think she's pretty great, so what the hell.

I'm trying to think of who would play John and I started to get worried that this was going to be made as an actual movie, right? And they they'd be like, who else is a sort of socially awkward, nerdy guy character? Then the casting directors would be like: Michael Cera. I got all upset thinking they'd cast Michael Cera as John. Maybe Cillian Murphy but only because he looks good in glasses. I can't think of any actors that look like John. This bothers me, like I'm just not thinking hard enough.

I don't know why but I'd probably go with Dianne Wiest for my mom. Kurtwood Smith for my dad.

I hope I get someone kick ass for the soundtrack!

I'd want to mix for a dope ass rap group. Use my turntable technique from DJ Hero and somehow apply it to real life and be awesome...?

So are we talking about the original animated Disney Gang? Because when I was a kid, I nicknamed all of the adults on my mom's side of the family with those names. Like my great Granma was Goofy and my Granpa was Donald because he did an amazing Donald Duck impersonation and his name was Donald. My great aunt was ... someone, maybe Pluto. I'm sure they remember this because they thought it was quaint, in a- I'm kind of worried if this kid is going to grow up to be special- sort of way.

If we are, I like Donald.

If we're talking about from the movies, I always liked the comic relief as a kid. (Genie, Lumiere, etc.) However as an adult, I love the villains. I mean, how insanely bad is Ursula?!

Muppet? Maybe Sweetums. Although I love the Swedish Chef and those bitchy old men. Yes, I know they have names but I don't give a shit.

Muppet baby? Definitely Rowlf. What a fucking G.

This is something I need to research more apparently. Do you have ideas on where to start? I started watching Grizzly Man because this dude recommended it a while back but I hated it. Generally I hate movies or books where someone sets out to talk about another person or event but seems to always get caught up talking about themselves. Like their lives are more important than their subject matter, or even their thoughts/opinions on the subject matter are more important than the subject matter. That's a reason I can't stand Jon Krakauer. This has spun off into a weird tangent and I apologize but man, I can't stand that guy. For some reason I put up with it from Chuck Klosterman but even with him I just want to shake him and say "for fuck's sake dude c'mon."

That sounds like it involves some planning and sticktuitiveness. So maybe that's something I should put in my day planner, I don't know. Now in fantasy terms, yes. I'd want a sort of mythological man that's like part Jason Statham but also has a shaggy older man appearance, you know, established. The type of man who is cultured and into travel... but also does side ass kicking missions while travelling. Now that sounds like Bruce Willis in Red but I want someone hotter than Bruce Willis. Honestly, I don't think that's asking for too much.

Right? I mean, all the others look like boring old corpses compared to Franklin. I was talking about this earlier and remembered this question and then I remembered formspring and was like "oooooohhhhhhh that."

When I'm looking for a partner, you know, in dead, historical terms, I want someone who is going to do some work. You know, chase a little- the type of guy to give you chocolates and condoms. Ben Franklin is that man.

Ben Franklin

fancy, round, juicy, shiny

I saw this in Fantasia- centaurs, unicorns, fairies and perplexingly-- more rainbows.

I don't know why but I'll listen to pretty much any song about rainbows at least once. Yay Kermie!

Time travelers. A girl from a small town who wants to get out of it but doesn't know how. A boy who is just as confused but puts on a brave face. A challenge that puts them in deadly peril.

Cue the wacky hijinks and meaningful life lessons.

I'm finding new ways of achieving perfect happiness every day, so I guess that means living is my idea of perfect happiness...? The more I open my eyes, the better life is seeming.

Man, for some reason I'm having a hard time writing about the Flaming Lips. They've meant quite a bit to me. There are a few things/people that have come to me at weird/awkward/fun/sad points in my life and really changed it and they are one of those things. It's kind-of-like when people want to defend Michael Jackson. It's not like they even care about the man or the nonsense behind the music, they really just care what the music meant to them. That's how I feel about the Flaming Lips. I don't really know much about them as a band, I just know what they mean to me.

So I guess I feel bad because I'm not really a super fan. I'm a selfish fan, in that I'm a fan of me and they make me feel like the best me.

When I first wanted to go to a Flaming Lips concert I didn't have the money. If something fails for me on the first attempt, it seems to take me a while to figure out after things have changed that they have changed. I would be a total sucker in Plato's cave allegory. So I've only seen two of their concerts. But I would love to see all of them all the time. They make me feel like a real community is a possibility. Not just being part of a group or a hive mind but being a member of a community of totally different people all working together for a common goal.

Which is why stuff like Zaireeka and the parking lot experiments are so cool. The idea of a community driven listening experience is pretty sweet. Although, again, when I heard about it/them, I didn't really have anybody that I thought would be interested in sitting with me and pushing play at the exact right time to make a CD happen. But I'm sure I have them now- so Zaireeka would probably be pretty cool to listen to now.

When I get down, I love to think about Do You Realize?? and how they're like, you know what- bad stuff happens. It happens all the time. People die, you get sad, beautiful things don't last forever. But the worst thing you can do is dwell on bullshit. Because as far as anyone can know, living is better than dying. Maybe dying will be better but you don't know, might as well hedge your bets and focus on the great things in life... because even if you're wrong, what have you lost? You've only gained some fantastic wonderful beautifully amazing experiences.

It's such a hard concept for me. It's like some days I really get it and other days I forget but I keep trying because it's one that I really want to learn/live. When they perform, I love hearing Race For The Prize. I love dancing to the yeah yeah yeah song. I love screaming and getting crazy to Silver Trembling Hands.

I wouldn't be surprised if Wayne Coyne is actually the Doctor. Like someone followed him around for a year and figured it out and made a show about him. Although I think Wayne would take advantage of his companions a little more than the Doctor does.

I took a long hard look in the mirror and realized that I was a total liar. I quote songs all the damn time and I do it so much I don't even realize it anymore.

Today I was driving home and I shouted out "All hail king Neptune and his water breathers." Then "rain is falling like rhinestones from the sky." I'm not even sure Plastic Beach was playing. However it does have a lot of rain appropriate songs on it.

When John, or anyone really, is pouting or seems down I always sing the song Cheer up, Charlie from Charlie and the chocolate factory to him/them. Which is one of the nicer things I do. To get people to cheer up I usually do the Mr. Rooster, a thing my dad taught me.

Today I can't get Total Eclipse of the Heart out of my head to save my life. I always think of Cate Blanchet in Bandits singing it and getting all emotional and love it.

These are most frequently -today-. I think I must do the actual most frequent so often that I don't even recognize them as songs anymore.

Probably any character that isn't Steve Carel but I wouldn't know since Steve Carel makes it physically impossible for me to watch that show. (physically since I want to punch him in his asshole face.)

I've been thinking about this for a while and I think that books really shape my thought process. However they don't possess me in the natural sense. I mean, sometimes I've read a book about a person who commits crimes and I think, oh yeah, I could do that, I could do crime.

Ususally it's TV that possesses me and makes me think, oh yeah, I could be Sidney Bristow or Agent Scully. Where's the CIA/FBI sign up sheet? I wonder if John would be into polygamy if we were Mormons, does he need another wife? So being a therapist in Seattle is all about drinking wine and making obscure opera jokes-- better head on down to the opera mart and get started asap. Whenever I smell barbecue smoke when stepping outside I look seriously at John and say "we have to go back." I get so invested in TV shows.

I mean, I get invested in books too, especially if they're long. It just usually has to be nonfiction though for me to go, you know, whoring seems like hard work but is it ultimately worth it...?

T. Rex (er, new to me)
those keyboards that you can blow into and they sound like accordions.
I keep listening to Rhinestone Eyes by Gorillaz and I don't know why. I think I need a kick in the ass to find new music.

5: Any musical I could get my hands on: Rocky Horror, Fantasia, the Little Mermaid. I had my own record collection too, including a Hanna-Barbera set of records that including a purple monkey on the cover. (Might have been grape ape, might have been a relative of his.)
10: My mom was getting into CD's so she let me have her old turn table. I played Michael Jackson's Thriller nonstop. When I needed a break from that I listened to The Wall. When I wasn't doing that I was listening to whatever was on WNCI and practicing my sweet baton skills.
15: MTV2 was like my ultimate best buddy. I'm pretty sure I was obsessed with the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack. Nirvana. They Might Be Giants and Weird Al. TLC. Alanis. RHCP. Marilyn Manson. Queens of the Stone Age. I loved pretty much anything I could get my hands on.
20: That was the most messed up time in my musical history. I was in college and had decided that I wanted to be a music snob but knew nothing about music. Le Tigre. The Fiery Furnaces. Metric. Interpol. Kings of Leon. Spoon. Gorillaz. OutKast. Even though I wanted to I just couldn't shake my love of pop. I substituted CD101 for WNCI and thought, man, I've really grown up. ::facepalm::
26: Anything that walks by I'll listen to at this point. No sense editing out anything. I don't like Bieber's music but think he's pretty hilarious as an entity. I like one of what's-her-faces songs even if she is just an autotuned hot girl. I'm rudderless at this point, just drifting through pop culture and it's nice. Time to get caught up on what I scoffed at in college. :D

lyrics from A Day In The Life by the Beatles.
and though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all.

I can't stop it from happening but Love In An Elevator is always playing somewhere in the back of my head.

and did you know that the Greeks don't want no freaks? Just put a little smile on those rosy cheeks because the Greeks don't want no freaks. GATOR

I don't quote song lyrics that often. Probably because I'm not as interested in poetry as most people. I think I quote war movies more than I quote songs.

I feel that if Lady Gaga and Janelle Monae can't get past their differences then we're all fucked.

But in a real, no reasons behind it, true style Celebrity Death-match, Lady Gaga would do some cheap ass shape shifter move and Janelle Monae would hide weapons in her hair. Draw.