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11 September 2007 @ 05:51 pm
On 9/11  
I have nothing much to say, except to tell everyone you love them today. Or, you can do it a la Homer Simpson:

Homer: From now on, I will say "I love you" or "You're special" before you leave the room. Nah, too long. How about just a pat on the butt?
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calmacil_20
13 August 2007 @ 01:09 pm
A hilarious passage from W. Somerset Maugham  
Irony is the gift of the gods, the most subtle of all the modes of speech. It is an armour and a weapon; it is a philosophy and a perpetual entertainment; it is food for the hungry of wit and drink to those thirsting for laughter. How much more elegant is it to slay your foe with the roses of irony than to massacre him with the axes of sarcasmor to belabour him with the bludgeons of invective. And the adept in irony enjoys its use when he alone is aware of his meaning, and he sniggers up his sleeve to see all the sundry, chained to their obtuseness, take him seriously. In a strenuous world it is the only safeguard of the flippant. To the man of letters it is a missle that he can fling in the readers face to disprove the pestilent heresy that a man writes books for the susbcriber to Mudie's Library, rather than for himself. Be not decieved gentle reader, no self-respecting writer cares a twopenny damn for you.
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calmacil_20
04 July 2007 @ 11:35 am
I am a patriot, and I love my country...  

I do love my country, despite my bitching about what it does sometimes, but I think that's okay. Not only is keeping an eye on the government our duty, but just like any love affair, you're going to occasionally run into bumps. So, with that in mind, here are two songs that I always find myself listening to on the 4th. Hope everyone has a enjoyable day!

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calmacil_20
26 April 2007 @ 07:45 pm
There's winners and there's losers and I'm south of the line...  

So, here's my new favourite song of the week. Obviously, Springsteen's version kicks musical ass, but The Band's version is great too!

Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
Now, they blew up his house, too
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight
Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Now, there's trouble bustin' in from outta state
And the D.A. can't get no relief
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade
And the gamblin' commission's hangin' on by the skin of his teeth

Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's a fact
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday comes back
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

Well, I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus

Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's a fact
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday comes back
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold
But with you forever I'll stay
We're goin' out where the sand's turnin' to gold
Put on your stockin's baby, `cause the night's getting cold
And maybe ev'rything dies, baby, that's a fact
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday comes back

Now, I been lookin' for a job, but it's hard to find
Down here it's just winners and losers and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line
Well, I'm tired of comin' out on the losin' end
So, honey, last night I met this guy and I'm gonna do a little favor for him

Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's a fact
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday comes back
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

- "Atlantic City" - Bruce Springsteen

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calmacil_20
16 April 2007 @ 04:26 pm
 

I’m thinking today of some friends that I know

Who lived and suffered in this world below

They’re gone off to heaven, but I want to know

What are they doing there now?

Oh, what are they doing in heaven today

Where sin and sorrow are all gone away

Peace abounds like a river they say

Oh, what are they doing there now

There’s some whose minds were burdened with care

They paid for their moment with fighting and tears

But they clung to the cross in trembling and fear

Oh, what are they doing there now?

Oh, what are they doing in heaven today

Where sin and sorrow are all gone away

Peace abounds like a river they say

Oh, what are they doing there now


And there’s some whose bodies were full of disease

Physicians and doctors couldn’t give them much ease

They suffered ‘til death brought a final release

Oh, what are they doing there now?

Oh, what are they doing in heaven today

Where sin and sorrow are all gone away

Peace abounds like a river they say

Oh, what are they doing there now


There’s some who were poor and often despised

They looked up to heaven with tear-blinded eyes

While others were heedless and deaf to their cries

Oh, what are they doing there now?


Oh, what are they doing in heaven today

Where sin and sorrow are all gone away

Peace abounds like a river they say

Oh, what are they doing there now

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calmacil_20
08 April 2007 @ 11:40 am
 



Merry Christmas baby...I mean, uh, Happy Easter all!

For those who celebrate the season, thought I'd post this lovely Dave Matthews song (yes, I know it's called "Christmas Song" but deal with it)

She was his girl; he was her boyfriend
She'd be his wife and make him her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy
The wise men came, three made their way
To shower him with love
While he lay in the hay
Shower him with love love love
Love love love
Love love was all around

Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried
Always out on his own
He met another Mary who for a reasonable fee,
less than reputable was known to be.

His heart full of love love love
Love love love
Love love was all around

When Jesus Christ was nailed to his tree
Said "oh, Daddy-o, I can see how it all soon will be
I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene
Instead I fear I've spilled the blood of my children all around"

The blood of my children all around
The blood of my children's all around

So I'm told, so the story goes
The people he knew were
Less than golden hearted
Gamblers and Robbers
Drinkers and Jokers, all soul searchers
Like you and me
Like you and me

Rumors insisted he soon would be
For his deviations
Taken into custody
By the authorities less informed than he.
Drinkers and Jokers all soul searchers
Searching for love love love
Love love love
Love love was all around

Preparations were made
For his celebration day
He said "eat this bread and think of it as me
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children's all around
The blood of our children all around

Father up above, why in all this hatred do you fill
Me up with love, love, love
Love love love
Love love was all around
Father up above, why in all this hatred do you fill
Me up with love, fill me love love love
Love love love
all you need is love
you can't buy me love
Love love love
Love love
And the blood of our children's all around

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calmacil_20
28 March 2007 @ 09:46 am
Missing Someone  
Buckets of rain
Buckets of tears
Got all them buckets comin' out of my ears.
Buckets of moonbeams in my hand,
I got all the love, honey baby,
You can stand.

I been meek
And hard like an oak
I seen pretty people disappear like smoke.
Friends will arrive, friends will disappear,
If you want me, honey baby,
I'll be here.

Like your smile
And your fingertips
Like the way that you move your lips.
I like the cool way you look at me,
Everything about you is bringing me
misery.

Little red wagon
Little red bike
I ain't no monkey but I know what I like.
I like the way you love me strong and slow,
I'm takin' you with me, honey baby,
When I go.

Life is sad
Life is a bust
All ya can do is do what you must.
You do what you must do and ya do it well,
I'll do it for you, honey baby,
Can't you tell?

- Bob Dylan - "Buckets of Rain"
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calmacil_20
26 March 2007 @ 11:36 am
The Break  
Well, first off, here's my book review from The Met from last week I forgot to post:

Scavenger

The rest of my Spring Break I'm still working on finding the words for. I had the best time with Sarah and all ready miss her like you miss home when you've been away for a long time. And it hasn't even been a full day away yet. 

Not sure what to say, except it was a great week, and I wish it wasn't over. 

Maybe more words will come later...

"The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don't wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules. Anyway... I've started to make a tape... in my head... for Laura (re: Sarah). Full of stuff she likes. Full of stuff that make her happy. For the first time I can sort of see how that is done." - High Fidelity
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calmacil_20
28 February 2007 @ 09:39 pm
And more wisdom from Master Snicket  
"Like this book, the dictionary shows you that word 'nervous' means 'worried about something' - you might feel nervous, for instance, if you were served prune ice cream for dessert, because you would be worried that it would taste awful - whereas the word 'anxious' means 'troubled by disturbing  suspense,' which you might feel if you were served a live alligator for dessert, because you would be troubled by the disturbing suspense about whether you would eat your dessert or it would eat you. But unlike this book, the dictionary also discusses words that are far more pleasant to contemplate. The word 'bubble' is in the dictionary, for the instance, as is the word 'peacock,' the word 'vacation,' and the words 'the' 'author's' 'execution' 'has' 'been' 'canceled,' which make up a sentence that is always pleasant to hear. So if you were to read the dictionary, rather than the book, you could skip the parts about 'nervous' and 'anxious' and read about things that wouldn't keep you all night long, weeping and tearing out your hair." - The Ersatz Elevator
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calmacil_20
26 February 2007 @ 04:14 pm
A bit of wisdom from Lemony Snicket...  
"As I'm sure you know, a good night's sleep helps you perform well in school, and so if you're a student you should always get a good night's sleep unless you have come to the good part of your book, and then you should stay up all night and let your schoolwork fall by the wayside, a phrase which means "flunk." - The Austere Academy
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calmacil_20
18 February 2007 @ 01:05 pm
Why are the prettiest songs the sad ones?  
Case in point:

"Dear Chicago" - Ryan Adams

Dear Chicago,
You'll never guess.
You know the girl you said I'd meet someday?
Well, I've got something to confess.
She picked me up on Friday.
Asked me if she reminded me of you.
I just laughed and lit a cigarette,
Said "that's impossible to do."
My life's gotten simple since
And it fluctuates so much.
Happy and sad and back again,
I'm not crying out to much.
Think about you all the time;
It's strange and hard to deal.
Think about you lying there
And those blankets lie so still.
Nothing breathes here in the cold,
Nothing moves or even smiles.
I've been thinking some of suicide,
But there's bars out here for miles.
Sorry about the every kiss.
Every kiss you wasted back.
I think the thing you said was true,
I'm going to die alone and sad.

The wind's feeling real these days.
Yeah, baby, it hurt's me some.
Never thought I'd feel so blue,
New York City, you're almost gone.
I think that I've fallen out of love,
I think I've fallen out of love . . . with you.
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calmacil_20
27 September 2006 @ 11:14 pm
Two Great Quotes  
So, thought I'd post two quotes that I've found pretty good the past couple days:

The first, obviosly, is from the Simpsons. Just a great Homer tirade:
 
"Look, Marge, you don't know what it's like.  I'm  the one out
  there every day putting his ass on the line.  And I'm not out of
  order!  You're out of order.  The whole freaking system is
  out of order.  You want the truth?  You want the truth?!  You
  can't handle the truth!  'Cause when you reach over and put your
   hand into a pile of goo that was your best friend's face, you'll
   know what to do!  Forget it, Marge, it's Chinatown!"

And the other is from "One Fine Day," which is a pretty rampant "chick flick" but I was bored yesterday and it was the only thing on, and it does have a pretty good soundtrack. Anyway, it's George Clooney's character talking to his...maybe 8-year-old daughter, and it just struck me as hilarious, and something I would totally say to my daughter someday:

Jack Taylor: Maggie, when you grow up and are incredibly beautiful and intelligent and possess a certain sweetness that's... that's like a distant promise to the brave, to the worthy, could you please not beat to a pulp every miserable bastard that comes your way simply because you can? Could you not do that?
Maggie Taylor: Okay Daddy. 

So, those have been on my mind lately. Tomorrow's Thursday, which means newspaper day. Until then...

...36...

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calmacil_20
19 September 2006 @ 12:07 am
John Mayer and Sheryl Crow  
So, I just returned from the John Mayer/Sheryl Crow show and it was awesome! It was the perfect night for it - a little cool, but that's okay - and I even saw a falling star (and yes I caught the falling star and put it in my pocket to save it for a rainy day, but that's a whole other story)!

I was really there to see John and so it kind of sucked that Sheryl was the "headliner", but I was really impressed by Sheryl's performance. She was rockin', and did a hilarious Bob Dylan impresson. Plus, it's hard to argue with a woman who ends her concert with a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll."

And John was amazing. He keeps getting better every time I see him. The man can certainly play the blues guitar, that's for sure, and he's still as dry and funny as ever - before performing "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room," he said the song was about "when a relationship is over, but she doesn't know it...but she will!" Nice burn of Jessica, the audience thought. Seriously, if you have the chance to see him, I highly recommend it. He puts on a great show. Here's the setlist: 

Good Love is on the Way - Try!
Belief - Continuum
Vultures - Continuum
Why Georgia - Room for Squares
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - Continuum
Clarity - Heavier Things
Waiting on the World to Change - Continuum
Daughters - Heavier Things
My Stupid Mouth - Room for Squares
Gravity - Continuum
No Such Thing - Room for Squares
In Repair - Continuum

So yeah, it was a good night. And if you're reading this and thinking, "Gee, Clarke, that's a little commercial and mainstream isn't it?" first off...who cares? =) and second off, this Saturday I'm going to the Tristan Prettyman/Nada Surf/Guster concert, so that should put me right.

I'll end this with one of my favourite quotes from "Dreaming With a Broken Heart," a great song from John's new album (Continuum, which you should all buy) for someone:

Do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand? 
Do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand? 
Would you get them if I did?
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calmacil_20
22 August 2006 @ 02:22 pm
 
Remembering everything about my world and when you came
Wondering if the change you'd bring means nothing else would be the same.
Did you know what you were doing?
Did you know?
Did you know how you would move me?
Well, I don't really think so.
But the night came down and swept us away.
And the stars they seeemed to paint the most elaborate scene today.

How could we know?
That song this show we'd learn so much about ourselves.
Toledo to Tokyo, the words were scribed on every page,
And now there's books up on our shelves.

Did you know how you would move us?
Did you know?
When the lights first came upon us and we saw the everglow.
And the moment's magic swpet us away.
And a young man's dream was almost seen so plain.

When was the night that showed us the sign?
Revealed in the sky to leave all behind.
But where to begin?
Throwing caution to the wind,
We reached for the st ars,
Everything was now ours.

Did you know how you would move me?
Did you know?
Did you know how you would move me?
Well, I didn't even think so.
But the moment's magic swept us away.
And it's so close, but we're so far away.
It's so close but we're so far away.

- "We're So Far Away" by Mae from the album The Everglow
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calmacil_20
20 August 2006 @ 10:16 pm
Me, I say my prayers, then I just light myself on fire and I walk out on the wire again...  
So, the summer has come to end. Time for school to start out again. I'm nervous (but I always am before school starts - isn't everyone?) and I always get nostalgic right before school starts. The night before I start school I always think of this Charlie Brown where he's leaving town for a bit, and everyone's there to wish him well, and he says, "This whole thing makes me feel like I'm being drafted." 

But, I have hopes that this year'll be a good one. I'm taking some classes that should be fun  - I hope, anyway - and I'm writing for the newspaper, which'll probably keep me busy, but should be good busy. 

And it doesn't hurt that this year I am lucky enough to have some very good thoughts to keep me going through the rough patches. 

So wish me luck! Here's to the hope it's a good year...
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calmacil_20
03 August 2006 @ 12:03 am
Life moves pretty fast  
So, tonight was another trip to Film at the Rocks at Red Rocks, this time to see the great, brilliant, easily one of the most quotable movies ever - Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Everytime I see that movie, I remember how much I love it. The "Twist and Shout" part was great because literally everyone there was singing the song. It was pretty brilliant. "Not that I condone facism, or any ism's for that matter. Isms in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon - I don' believe in Beatles, I just believe in me. Good point there; after all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus, I'd still have to bum rides off of people" - has got to be one of the best monolagues ever. Going back next week for probably my last film of the season, "King Kong," which should be great. 

Guitarist from the Fray's wedding tomorrow. Should be interesting. I'll report when I can!
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calmacil_20
14 July 2006 @ 10:16 pm
One of the better movie quotes I've heard in a while...  
So I just got back from seeing "You, Me and Dupree." It wasn't great, but it was a lot better than I expected it to be - that may have something to do with the fact that Kate Hudson's in it, but that's beside the point. The point is that in it, Owen Wilson's character kind of has a crush on Audrey Hepburn (as do I) and he finds out this girl he likes has been cheating on him, and he just says this great line, that as a single guy, I think is spot on: "There really aren't any Audrey Hepburns anymore are there?" It's just a great line, but don't get me wrong: I have the pleasure of knowing some truly wonderful girls, so it could always be worse =)
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calmacil_20
12 June 2006 @ 12:50 pm
A fun looking movie game lifted from [info]herminia  
THE RULES
Pick 11 of your favorite movies.
Then pick one of your favorite quotes from each movie.
Post the quotes in your journal.
Have those on your friends list guess what the movie is.
Either strike out the quote once it has been correctly identified or place the guesser's user name directly after the quote.
Extra points for knowing the actor or character's name!!!

1. The end? No, death is not the end. It's just another path, one that we all must take; the grey rain curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it: white shores, and beyond - a far green country, under a swift sunrise. - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - [info]roxstar18

2. That's because we're uncool. And while women will always be a problem for us, most of the great art in the world is about that very same problem. Good-looking people don't have any spine. Their art never lasts. They get the girls, but we're smarter.

3. You're not hopeless - Lost in Translation (Bob) - [info]wingzer0

4.  Y'all got on this boat for different reasons, but y'all come to the same place. So now I'm asking more of you than I have before. Maybe all. Sure as I know anything, I know this - they will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground swept clean. A year from now, ten? They'll swing back to the belief that they can make people... better. And I do not hold to that. So no more runnin'. I aim to misbehave. - Serenity (Captain Mal Reynolds) - [info]jeanniefillion

5. Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in The Beatles, I just believe in me." Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus but it still wouldn't change the fact that I don't own a car. - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller) - anonymous

6. Here's looking at you kid. - Casablanca - [info]roxstar18

7. What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music? - High Fidelity (John Cusack as Rob Gordon) - [info]azuremonkey

8. Bitches man! - Say Anything... (Little Kid by the Gas 'n' Sip) - [info]azuremonkey

9. You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die. - Shakespeare in Love (William Shakespeare) - [info]wingzer0

10. If you can't laugh at yourself, life's gonna seem a whole lot longer than you like. - Garden State (Sam) - [info]this_ismy_diary

11. I've developed a new philosophy. I only dread one day at a time. - A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown) - [info]wieimmer
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calmacil_20
22 December 2005 @ 11:57 am
Death  
Pippin: I didn't think it would end this way.
Gandalf: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it...
Pippin: What? See what Gandalf?
Gandalf: White shores, and beyond a far green country under a swift sunrise.
Pippin: Well, that doesn't sound so bad.
Gandalf: No, no it doesn't
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