buster keaton

In the realm of silent comedy, Chaplin is the most famous, but Buster Keaton is the funniest. In fact, Keaton is hilarious. I have been completely obsessed with his movies lately. Three Buster Keaton movies made AFI's list of the one hundred funniest American movies: The General (18), Sherlock, Jr. (62), and The Navigator (81). Also, he just so happends to be my great-great 2nd cousin on my great-great-great-grandma Emmeline Keaton's side. Or something like that. Pretty cool.

thank you, thank you

I want to thank everyone in my family who made my eighteenth birthday so great!
It was really fun tonight. I am always wanting to make pizza for dinner but if it's ever pizza, my dad insists on Vito's. So, this being my birthday and my decision on the food, I made 4 pizzas for everyone! horray! they were O.K. I suppose, considering our oven kept shutting off. But anyway, It was a really fun time. I got such great gifts, thank you everyone! I truly loved them all! And I must confess..I did recieve, most humbly, my dream acoustic guitar..A Martin. It is a Martin DX1 and its gorgeous.



I love the neck, it's beautiful.



And yes, my craving for this guitar came directly from Bob Dylan. He owned Martins throughout his career. It has an amazing sound! I am loving it.

yes, I am!

Thats right. I turn 18 sunday and have just sent out my voting registration forms in yesterday. Pretty neat! Glad it finally matters that I pay attention to politics.

WHAT A NIGHT

tonight was great. I went to the john vanderslice show at the modified and it was brilliant of course. before it started some friends and i went down to circle k and bought him a 'Suprise Bag' they had there and put it on the stage adressed to him. he opened it and gave all the stuff out to people. there were also a pair of goofy glasses in it which he wore for the next song. it was hilarious. he also gave out blue berry oatmeal cookies to everyone and they were really good. Then after the show i was very fortunate enough to talk with him. he told me that i should open up a business with my name and thats all it would be."people will come and you say 'Leslie Carling' then they leave and you take all the money!" he gave me a nice hug and my friends and i got a picture with him and the band. LOVE HIM! cant wait to see hima gain in the spring! he is so friendly to everyone. probably one of the nicest people ive ever met

okkervil river on conan

I cannot beleive they were on Conan!(then again, I can) but the first time I saw them it was about 3 years ago and Angela took me and there were about 50 of us cramped up in Stinkweeds. I literally felt the mist of his saliva as he sang. Anyway, I just saw them again on Friday and it was probably one of the most enjoyable shows I have ever been to in my life.

cyberspace tag organization

Well I guess the deal is, when you get 'tagged' you say a few random things about yourself. I am not really sure. But anyways, I beleive Adell left me with that obligation so here I am to oblige.

1. I am a senior at Mt. View and AM LOVING EVERY MINUTE....that I am NOT there! Now, I don't mean to be one of those people who just general do not enjoy going to school everyday, but I am.

2. I love reading. I have a mini library in my room. I am currently turning the pages of Mr. Ken Kesey's novle, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. Both the book and movie are wonderful.

3. I just discovered that I love, love Talapia. Throw some of that on a pan and cook it with lemon pepper and you got yourself a good meal. Never have been a big fan of fish, but I think I like it because it does not really taste like fish.

4. I love watching Conan O'Brien.. while wearing my Conan O'Brien T-shirt. I also like watching The Office and cannot wait until we get to hear what things Dwight has to say this upcoming season.

4. I really like going down on Main St., (like the song) and shopping at the incredible antique stores with my mom.

6. I listen to talk radio pretty much everyday.

7. I am re-doing my room with...yes, wallpapper...and yes, it will look great. I love wallpapper.

Anyways, thats about it.
your IQ just dropped 10 points.

Conan O'Brien - 1864 Baseball

My friend showed me this video last night and it was hilarious.Conan is the greatest. If you have a minute to spare, you should watch it. You wont be sorry.

blowin' in the wind

The Bob Dylan concert on Tuesday was WONDERFUL! I went with my dad which was very fun of course. It was at an outdoor arena in Tucson and it was sprinkling lightly while we waited for the show to start but the sun was shining through the clouds at the same time so it was just beaufitul weather. What a view..Bob Dylan with nothing but rolling hills of green desert and storm clouds in the backround. And he did just awesome. Love that man. He played many good old songs too, which included..Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat, Lay Lady Lay, Watching the River Flow, Simple Twist of Fate, Stuck Inside of Moble with the Memphis Blues Again, Most Likely You'll Go Your Way(And I'll Go Mine), Highway 61 Revisisted, and he even ended the show with a great version of Blowin' in the Wind. what a show!

five stars and two thumbs up

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, being my favorite Harry Potter book, has also become my favorite among the movies. If you havent seen it, I'd advise you to. It is AMAAAAAZING!

I'll meet him again in Tucson Arizona

Well, last night as I was retireing to bed, a good friend of mine began to text meaningless small talk. He started off by asking me, in a mock excited manner, if 'I was going to the Bob Dylan concert?!?!' and I told him that Mr. Dylan did not have any dates coming up in Arizona. However, I wasn't to fool myself, so I checked anyway. Lo and behold, there was a concert to be held in Tucson on the 24th of this month. I proceeded to purchase my tickets and thanked my friend who then admitted that he was completely guessing about Bob Dylan and that he would be the last person to know whether or not Bob was coming. How amazing! Im glad my friends like to make fun of me for likeing him.