Ween - "Spiral Miningitis (Got Me Down)" (Chocolate and Cheese)

Ween weirdness with scary girl's voice.

Oh thank God for weirdness.

Bucketlist

Many people said I *had* to watch this.

It's okay. It's funny, and nice, and does everything you expect from such a film and such actors.

But give me "As Good As It Gets" any time.

Cabin In The Woods

Loved it. In hindsight, since I knew about the scifi/mystical side, I wasn't too surprised, and it might have worked even slightly better without knowing anything about it. Still, quite enjoyable.

Good pace!

Morphine - "Whisper" (Best Of..)

Though I didn't realize it straight away, a typical Morphine sound. Low and dark, the belly allies of the music city.

The Tiny - "Second Time Around" (Close Enough)

girly, evocative, curious.

Sinéad O'Connor - "Queen of Denmark"

Yup, cover. From her 2012 album "How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?"

Pretty good.

John Cheever - "The Swimmer"

Incredible story of a man "swimming the county", by hopping from swimming pool to swimming pool.

A story that makes you close the book afterwards and just think about it. A story that leaves you with more questions than answers, a beautiful inbalance that you mentally try to fix by adding explanations in your mind, but the scale is too sensitive and you never get it right.

T.C. Boyle - misc short stories

• "Balto" - a daughter must appear in court to testify whether she or her father was driving. Wonderful soft suspense.

Sky Ferreira - "Red Lips"

co-written by Shirley Manson, and there's a familiar sound.
Raw video.

Shirley Manson misc

• "In the snow" - a demo from 2009 and pretty beautiful. slow.
• "Lighten Up" - another demo, doesn't do that much for me.
• "Pretty Horses" - contemplative, darker, good. Organ!
• "Samson & Delilah" - featured in the Sarah Connor Chronicles, not bad
• She was in the band "Angelfish" before joining Garbage
• reads "Forgiveness and Exile, Pt.3" on Chris Connelly's album "Forgiveness and Exile (2008)"
• vocals on Serj Tankian on "The Hunger" (Amnesty International Version) from his rock musical "Prometheus Bound". Pretty cool.