Moxie with Some Music & Movies & Stuff

Why Hello My Lovely Readers!

Due to a plethora of events this past week/weekend, FanGirl Friday has yet to begin and well, the other blogs I was working on failed to be posted. That being said... I am still bringing you your weekly dose of reviews of pop culture related things and an update on what has went on in the world of Shelby. 

& this week, I added pictures! Who doesn't love pictures!

 

Since We Last Spoke, Wrote, or Read:

•  I participated in The Color Run [with a group of close friends]! It was my first 5k and I have to say, I loved it. Every second and minute! Though it proved how out of shape I truly am, bonding with friends while being doused in color was completely worth every minute.

• I fed a Giraffe with my older sister (it only last like 5 seconds) and it was the best thing ever. 
• I ate really good chocolate in the shape of a Chocolate frog. I have yet to visit Hogwarts, get my letter to Hogwarts, or ride the Hogwart's express, but luckily I have had the experience of eating this fine delicacy. Though I have to say I was a little disappointed when it didn't try to hop away or have a Dumbledore trading card. 

• I also got to see a Knight in Shinning Armor. I felt like I was in an episode of Scooby Doo and I liked that feeling.... a lot.

Now that's enough about me and my life... .

Why Don't You Moxie On Over Here....

Prepare yourselves for some random facts, thoughts, and pop culture things that have been rattling ma mind. 

•  The Royal Baby could be here by the end of the week and I am kind of excited. It feels sort of like Prince Charming  & Cinderella are having a kid. I hope Kate Middleton has her own pack of fury friends like Cinderella did- imagine Gus Gus & Jaq attempting to make the royal baby cute little onesies and stuff.... I honestly spend too much of my time pretending Disney movies are real. This is one instance of which you can judge me all you want. 

• New T-Rex Discovery: I kind of really like Dinosaur facts... so here is a new one discovered recently. T-Rex's hunted for food and were not just scavengers. New fossil evidence in a duckbill showed that this fossil is of a duck bill who got away. I bet the T-Rex that hunted him sat sulking while Katy Perry's sappy love/pop song played in his head.

• I am incredibly upset that I will not be apart of Comic Con again this year. This dream must come true eventually or I do not know what I will do with myself.

(prepare for an immediate switch of emotions)

• THERE ARE TWO BABY PANDAS IN THE UNITED STATES CURRENTLY AND I COULD NOT BE ANY HAPPIER NOT JUST ONE. TWO. TWINS. EEEEEEE.. 

 Movies Worthy of a View:

Here are 3 Off-Beat Films & My Opinions....

•  Pirate Radio:

  Released in 2009 and first seen in 2012, I just added this movie to my collection today. Let's just say my collection is happy it has made its way home. If you research this movie, you will find mixed reviews. People either love it like I or found it falling flat. The plot itself is centered around a ship in the North Sea of Britain that is essentially a pirate radio. It unfolds through character connections and the governments goal to stop the illegal radio. Though some of it is raunchy,  the humor is there [for those who seek it] and it is just as much a good view, as a good listen; the musical score is enough for some just to give it a try. If I have not sold you, it stars Philip Seymour Hoffman. 

•  50/50: 

It has been awhile since Joseph Gordon Levitt has been written about on my blog, so I felt the need to change that. I have noticed as I age, I cry more at movies and in this movie in particular, I bawled. Bawled like a little baby who just will not shut up. The story deals with Levitt's character facing the controversial and heart-breaking topic of Cancer. The film exposes what the disease can do to a person's live and how they can still live while fighting it. Seth Rogan is cast  as the best friend of Levitt and definitely lightens the mood of the film a little bit, while Anna Kendrick is cast as Levitt's therapist- and who isn't obsessed with Anna Kendrick?  No one- that's who.
 

• Lars & The Real Girl: This might be one of Ryan Goslings finest performances.This movie debuted in 2007 before Ryan Gosling was a a popular pin on Pinterest for middle-age woman wishing their husband was the icon himself. It is definitely a quirky film that really doesn't go anywhere, but you really do not mind that it is what it is. You are somehow still left feeling complete at the end. Lars, who lives with his brother, tells him he has started an online relationship with a woman named Bianca and she is coming visit. When she arrives, the girl is not what the brother and his wife expect because Bianca is a blow up doll [correction from my mother: it was not a blow up doll. it was a life size doll]. I was trying not to completely give away what the actual purpose of the doll would be to a normal person other than Lars, but thanks to my mother you can infer further about Bianca's identity. 

These films are not new releases by any means, but I feel like throw back films are just as good as new. 

Music Makes The People 

Come Together- Yeahhh 

Here are some tunes that are cool by my terms...

• Boombastic- Shaggy: I tend to listen to a nice flashback tracks radio to stir my creativity and this song is currently stirring my mind as I write to you all. Some of the lyrics are just so clever... Geee- Wheeze, Baby Please. Let me take you to an island of sweet cool breeze... Okay, well maybe it is not the most lyrically genius song ever created, but it rhymes a lot! Sometimes it is incredibly hard to rhyme. You have to admit you can somewhat sing a long and bob your head with the back beats. Just don't judge me- judging is not allowed unless I say so. 

• Percussion Gun- White Rabbits:  This song is odd- I will warn you of that... But if you are up for an odd and quality listen, turn your music up and put this on. I feel like this song would work really well in a musical score of one of the quirky, indie movies I love so much. It also sounds like something that would play on an alternative college-run radio station. All those facts aside, the lead singer has an interesting voice with a nice timbre- at least it is nice to me.

• If I Ever Feel Better- Phoenix: I love this song by Phoenix so much. It has a nice disco feel and contrary to popular belief, Disco never died. I saw KC & The Sunshine band perform last summer and I thought it was fantastic. Back to the point of this bullet, this song puts a happy spin on a broken heart. It describes the many feels as a relationship crumbles, but adds a optimistic turn. Yes- you may feel crappy at the time being, but  "you can gimme your number, when it's all over I'll let you know." Thus meaning, do not put your life on complete hold because you are in broken-hearted misery or any misery nonetheless. One day, you will feel better and be able to move on.

• Shake It Fast- Mystikal: Another flashback track has been in my head lately. I honestly cannot sing along with this at all- except for the chorus. The chorus is actually kind of creepy because it goes from the weird raspy yelling, to a creepy r&b style rift. In the classic words, Shake it fast, watch yoself because some creepy guy may serenade you as you show what you are workin with. 

•  Austere- Joy Formidable: I just really like this song... a lot. Take that advice and listen if you want.

 For trying to follow a some-what format style, this blog post is still incredibly random. I would say I am sorry, but I am not sorry in the least bit.

Simply Random as Hell Shelby Sue

P.s. Look for a new blog with more depth sometime this week. Not tonight though. Tonight is Teen Wolf time. You cannot expect me to interrupt Teen Wolf time.