What I’m watching:

Juno is a really funny, fantastic movie.  Ellen Page is great and really makes the movie.  She is snarky and sarcastic but although I’ve heard complaints otherwise, I didn’t think she was so over the top as to not be believable.  Maybe I’ve just known some really awesome people and the complainers only know boring people.  Anyway, the movie is well written, the soundtrack is quirky, and I would recommend it to anybody.

What I’m reading:

Although I don’t usually stray far from my typical genres (fantasy, sci-fi, horror) I’m really digging this book for its historical aspects.  Of course I am biased since I not only live in Chicago, but specifically in an area that would have been on the grounds of the World’s Columbian Exposition.  Still, it was such an amazing time to be an American (and specifically a Chicagoan) that you can’t help being swept up in it.  I honestly was disappointed when a chapter about the serial killer came up…I was like, “No no, tell me more awesome stuff that was invented for the fair!”  As you read the story you realize what a spectacle it really must have been considering how much stuff is still common knowledge to us 125 years later!

What I’m listening to:

That “quirky soundtrack” mentioned above is due mostly to Kimya Dawson who has about half the songs on the soundtrack (counting Antsy Pants and Moldy Peaches songs).  Although they take some getting used to, her songs get majorly stuck in your head.  So go check her out, especially this song about her anxiety when her baby wasn’t moving.

And if all of that doesn’t keep me busy enough, I can go sign up to play Fantasy Movie Mogul.  Kind of like Fantasy Football, but instead you try to pick movies that will do well in real life.

P.S.  Brother Love asked ME for a friend request on myspace, not the other way around.  How awesome is that??  Totally made my day, even if it is promotional.  Brother Love Rocks AOW!  Summertime baby!