Bad Blood

Although I have recently professed myself to be (somewhat of) a Twilight fan, I must say that this series as a movie is the biggest train wreck to happen in all of cinema.

Here are the many rumors revolving New Moon:

• Dakota Fanning has been cast a lead role. In a vampire movie. *stifles laughter.*
• Drew Barrymore is rumored to be directing. That's cool, but um, does she even direct? How is she qualified?
• Demi Lovato says she would like to sing a song on the soundtrack. Why do Disney stars think they can do whatever the hell they want? I am actually a fan of Demi, but I can't imagine that the hopeless romantic emo fangirls of the world feel the same way.
• Madonna may be cast?
• Paris Hilton wants in on the action???

Get it together, Twilight. Half of the aforementioned things are cool, the other half or totally berserk, but NONE of them appeal to the same audience whatsoever. I look forward to this hot mess you're cooking up.

I love your long shadows and your gunpowder eyes.

You know I'm from the most uncultured part of America when I haven't heard of music pioneer Neko Case until picking up a Nylon magazine. She is now my latest obsession. A redhead who is a phenomenal lyric writer and is one of the few cool people out there to come from country roots....this is the greatest thing to happen to music. The concept of the album is very nature oriented and makes me think of warm summer evenings. Case in point: the last track, "Marais La Nuit," is 32 minutes of chirping crickets. For some reason I find this track addicting, possibly just because of the unusualness of it. My other favorites currently are "Prison Girls," "The Pharaohs," and "I'm an Animal."

You could say it's my instinct

yes, i still have one

there's no time to second guess it

yes, there are things that i'm still so afraid of

but my courage is roaring like the sound of the sun

cause it's there to bod its mane

and will reveal them and no one

Now i'm an animal

you're an animal, too

Pick up that rock

i do my best but i made a mistake

yes, there are things i'm still quite sure of

i love you this hour

this hour today

and heaven will smell like the airport

but i may never get that or prove it

so let's not waste our time thinking how that ain't fair