here comes the jackpot question in advance

[thehefner]

Me, I've never liked New Year's Eve. Even when I had parties to actually go to, it always left me feeling nostalgic at best, and at worst, it... well, it's never been good. I imagine it's that feeling between what single people feel on Valentine's Day and what some old people (not all, but bitter ones like my father) would feel on birthdays.

That said, these songs help:

Also, this is only tangentally appropriate, but close enough (and contrary to the confusion of the video-maker, who clearly didn't listen to the actual song, it's called "Open Eyes"):

So yeah, those help. But hey, any excuse for more Oingo Boingo is a good one.

Comments

[bagelofdeath.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking about this lately. I can't stand New Years and I dread the coming of St. Valentine's day. But I'm trying to think that the new year might be a more hopeful time...Trying very hard.

I hope you have a good time tonight! Remember, by the 2nd it's all done.

I'm having a birthday party on the 10th. You should really be coming.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Man, I so wish I could! Unfortunately, I'll be in Vegas around that time. We'll have to do something to make up for it come NYCC.

[superfan1.livejournal.com]

Happy new year to you and try to make the best of new years for my family.

Don't like new years either.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

And to you! Aw, we could be bitter together! ;)

[darkestnova.livejournal.com]

Hi! I am sorry that I called you. Don't blame Techie.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

So it's all your doing, eh? Very well, blaming shall not be placed on her head... *this* time.

[bitemetechie.livejournal.com]

I know where you sleep. I may be drunk, but I won't always be.

You will pay for this. Mark my words, PAY.

[tompurdue.livejournal.com]

Apropos of nothing but movies, did you notice this:

http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/good

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I did! I wrote in a long comment below under the name of "JohnnyGo," expressing my concerns for how much of the play has been changed. In fact, it looks like the reviewer actually responded! Yeah, so there's one brief little musical interlude, and that's it. What the fuck. Already, they've taken away the main theme of the play, not to mention the dreamlike surreal format, and left only a bland straightforward story. Ugh.

[tompurdue.livejournal.com]

I didn't see many good films this year, but one of the few I did see was Frost/Nixon. Unfortunately, I haven't seen it on stage, but the transition to the screen is so perfect I can't imagine that it looks as good on stage.

So it CAN be done. I'm now interested in seeing it on stage just so I can understand how the transition worked.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I know it absolutely can be done! But it sounds like they abandoned all those elements which made the show lively and interesting and just kept the dry plot. It's virtually a musical, and so you don't throw out the music numbers, especially when the story hinges on it! Oy.

But good, I'm glad FROST/NIXON is good. I definitely mean to check it out. I was/am concerned it'd be like GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, which was a fine film that pretty much just dramatized the filmed real event while wrapping it up with subplots that went nowhere (Downey's entire subplot; that said, Ray Wise's tragic character was easily the most interesting part).