Miscellany, and topic 6 (dancey vid recs)

[bironic]

1. The busiest week of the month is over, and I can turn my attention to things like cooking and cleaning and my festivid. This of course means that I have lost inspiration for it. :( I need to either buckle down and see if this song will work after all, or find a new one. Somewhere.

2. In browsing arts markets and whatnot for Christmas-celebrating friends and family, I found this anatomy bracelet and bought it for myself. I don't tend to buy things for myself that aren't food, clothes or books, so it took some convincing, but I really like it. (I did get two used cookbooks for a few dollars that are as much technique as recipes: one on salad greens and dressings, and one on chicken.) I also now have, after being financially careful since moving up here, a TV! It is a real, grownup TV. I have never had a grownup TV; only a little portable one in college and the old CRT in my last apartment. No cable package, but no need just yet since it connects to the DVD player and Netflix. With HDMI. ~magic hands~

3. Speaking of medicine, which we were doing at the beginning of that list item. What does the spleen do? (Which led to a catch-up lesson in pop culture in the form of What does the fox say?, which made a lot more sense once I learned its origin story.)

4. Speaking of video recs. bitter_crimson asked: fanvid recs! hmmm maybe some fun dancey vids?

Funnily enough, I haven't watched a whole lot of vids these last few months; right now I should be asking you for recs. But I have loved many a dancey vid in the past, and here are some:

• Blue by kuwdora (multi)
• Filthy Mind by sol_se (multi)
• Battleflag by darlulu (SGA)
• I've Been to a Marvelous Party by charmax (multi/costume dramas)
• The Pirate Song by flummery (Crusoe)
• Last Friday Night by estalita11 (TOS)
• Tonight (I'm F**king You) by talitha78 (White Collar)
• Feel It by milly (So You Think You Can Dance)
• Open Up by boom-queen (The Fifth Element)
• Stayin' Low by hollywoodgrrl (Alien series)
• Zoolander and I Know It by cherryice (Zoolander)
• Titanium by giandujakiss (Wonder Woman)
• Everybody by kuwdora (Star Trek)
• Ride to California by bradcpu (Avengers)
• Run Boy Run by hollywoodgrrl (Game of Thrones)
• Paul McCartney by jarrow (Will & Grace)
• And of course Starships! (Monochromatic Remix) by jetpack-monkey (multi)

Comments

[blackmare.livejournal.com]

Thoughts on that bracelet:

1. CREEPYAWESOME

2. Opening credits for House, in jewelry form!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Hee, it would be fun to have a version with the actors' names scrawled across each charm.

[daasgrrl.livejournal.com]

That spleen vid made my day, because geek culture, meet pop culture. (Yes, I know, they're not mutually exclusive. And yet.)

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I am glad you enjoyed it too! Silly cleverness, or clever silliness.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I like blackmare's House bracelet idea a lot and I loved the Alice in Wonderland bracelet made by the same person but I can't really afford to spend $42.00 on anything like jewelry for myself right now.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

That one's beautiful, too. I also like the Edgar Allan Poe one. As for budget, I was fortunate to have been given a $25 gift card from extended family at Thanksgivukkah so that took the edge off.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

"Thanksgivukkah", hehe

[bitter-crimson.livejournal.com]

haha that spleen video was gr8. AND A GR8 TRANSITION INTO THE DANCEY VIDS haha.

WOO there are def vids there i haven' tseen, yayyyy thank you :D

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Great! Hope you enjoy.

(spleeeeeen)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Tat's a beautiful bracelet.

My life is crazy (little boy having fit in my doorway) or I'd say more.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've worn it twice to work this week and have been getting smiles from people with similar taste in subject matter.

[taste-is-sweet.livejournal.com]

Didn't you make that fantastic Starships video? O.O Did I credit the wrong person in my LJ?

Thank you for the other vid recs! It'll be very cool to hear some new music, too.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I made the version with mostly modern source, and then Nate did the remix linked above with all classic black-and-white source. Well worth a watch or six if you haven't seen it!

[taste-is-sweet.livejournal.com]

:) I'm so glad I didn't get that wrong! I love your Starships video so much. I posted it on my LJ and I still enjoy watching it.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Aw, yay. Thanks!

[taste-is-sweet.livejournal.com]

:D

[alpheratz.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I really like that bracelet. So pretty!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I don't usually go for retro vintage stuff in that style, but it really worked for me in this case. Her other stuff is pretty great, too.