In Australia, ALL Animals Can Fly!

How do you explain why so many people are excited about your record Is This It?
Julian: I don't know about you guys, but I think it's because it's a great fucking record and people tend to respond to that.
Albert: I think it's because Nick is hot.
Nikolai: That's it.
- From some interview. In the same one Jules decided that it was time for he and Albert to settle down and raise kids. And open a chapeau shop.
They should do that. I mean, I'D buy their chapeaus. Wouldn't you?

So Mum bought me the new issue of Spin. It's unnerving, because now not only do I have Davey Havok, Jessicka, and a good three of the Strokes staring at me when I'm getting dressed, I now have Kurt Cobain glaring moodily at the wall.
Guess that's better than him glaring moodily at ME, though.
Finally got the fifth Crown of Stars book too. The Gathering Storm. It's a bit hard to read because a) these books are slow and cover a lot of time and b) I read its predecessor about two years ago, so I'm a bit lost, as these books are very intricate and political. (Or I'm just dense, mayhaps.)
I also read The Perks Of Being A Wallflower. My reaction was equal parts anger, because everyone in it was an asshole at least once, depression, because certain people went through things they shouldn't have had to go through, jealousy, because I wish I could write like that, and happiness, because it was really fucking good.
Easter has come and gone. No comment, really. I got food and did not go to church. So hurrah.
I'm feeling a lot better about what I talked about on Saturday. Things'll be horribly awkward on Tuesday... but that's okay. I'll live.
I think I'm going to go my usual "pretend it never happened until everything blows up in my face" route. It usually works, up to the point where things actually start blowing up in my face. Then I just get screwed.
And in happy news, I have a new pet! Everyone, meet Harry the Money Spider!
Harry: ...
Isn't he adorable? He's sitting on top of the monitor, doing various spider-like things! Say hi to the kids, Harry!
Harry: ...
So, yeah. He's my new pet and I'm going to keep him forever and ever. Or at least until someone squishes him. Right, Harry?
Harry: ...
Eloquent little bugger, isn't he?

Songs That I Want On A CD

(Cait- I lost the first one, so I wrote this one from memory. I'm probably forgetting some very important ones. Bah.)
Andrew W. K.- She Is Beautiful
Auf Der Maur- Followed The Waves
Blondie- Heart Of Glass
*Brand New- Soco Amaretto Lime
*Bright Eyes- Touch
David Bowie- Moonage Daydream
Hot Hot Heat- Talk To Me, Dance With Me
*I Mother Earth- Raspberry
Led Zepplin- Whole Lotta Love
Melissa Etheridge- Nowhere To Go
Metric- Combat
Nirvana- You Know You're Right
Oasis- Champagne Supernova
Out Of Your Mouth- Music
Peaches & Iggy Pop- Kick It
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Otherside
REM- Losing My Religion
*Siouxsie and the Banshees- Cities In Dust
Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun
*The Knack- My Sharona
The Only Ones- Another Girl, Another Planet
The Smiths- How Soon Is Now?
The Strokes- New York City Cops
The Vines- Ride
*Tori Amos- Smells Like Teen Spirit

Yeah, I know this is too many to put on an ordinary CD-R, but you probably won't be able to find at least 6 of these songs.
Or, if you do find them, I could give you a CD-RW... I think that would work. Wouldn't it?
* means I have them on my harddrive, if you can't find them I'll send them to you or something.

Underpants, Squirrels, And The Meaning of Life. Another Strokes interview. Possibly the most bizarre one I've read thus far.
Do you prefer badgers or squirrels?
Frank Bell, Edinburgh
Julian: I think I prefer badgers. Badgers seem like they have more personality.
Nick: My answer is that, considering they have beautiful cute little squirrels all over Central Park in New York, squirrels. They're the sort of city animals.
Fab: They're really quick and they roll acorns in their hands and then they do this (mimes squirrel eating an acorn), then they stop and look about and then continue doing it. That shit's great.
Albert: And in Australia they can fly, right? In Australia all animals can fly, can't they?
Nick: In Australia all animals can fly? What about kangaroos?
Albert: Well, all the animals are weird then. Kangaroos are like giant rats.
Fab: If I was a superhero, I'd be The Squirrel, dude. He can climb anything, he can fly and he's a badass.
Nick: Shit you're right.
Fab: And he's got a big tail.
Albert: And he's cute, so he gets all the ladies.
Nick: And you'd be, like, eating nuts all day.
Julian: Fab loves nuts.
Another reason to love Brian Molko. Even if his hair IS all gone.
Learn how to count to schfifty-five!

The fact that Snoop Dogg has guest starred on The L Word is horrible. But so absolutely perfect.

~Jehane

"How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?" - Woody Allen