Thursday, April 10, 2008

不平安的夜

一夜沒睡
現在眼睛瞇瞇的
走路輕飄飄的

昨晚三點半
室友從睡夢中醒來, 看到闖進房間的黑衣男站在她床前

警察很快就來了
但除了搞笑之外沒有幫上什麼忙
加強巡邏?是巡連戰家吧!

我不知道如果我半夜醒來看到有黑衣男站在我床邊我會怎麼辦
希望我有她一半冷靜

裝鐵窗看起來威武了一點

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

放不停的團

The Raveonettes - 丹麥雙人組. 現居紐約. 以相近的和聲, 融合粗暴的電吉他和噪音著稱. 歌詞很黑色. 承繼The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Album: Lust Lust Lust

Dead Sound


Bell X1: Irish indie band. 團名原為Juniper. Damien Rice單飛後, 鼓手Paul Noonan轉為主唱. Bell X1取名自第一架超音速飛機的名字.
Bell X1 U2+Snow Patrol+Keane+Coldplay
Album: Flock - 締造五白金. 四首歌同時在Irish Top20榜上的記錄

Flame


Hot Chip: 倫敦五人舞曲團, 結合disco, funk, soul. 帶LCD Soundsystem的味道. 將與Madonna姊姊合作2009發行的新專輯. Apr 12th 在紐約Terminal 5表演喔!
Album:Made in the Dark

Ready For The Floor




Friday, April 04, 2008

NYTimes好文: Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind

人腦怎麼面對壓抑的慾望? 克制慾望和血糖有什麼關係?

為什麼人在壓力大的時候愛買東西, 或以吃來解壓?

物價上漲, 勒緊褲帶縮減開支也可以一道強化自己的意志力.

那我勒?如文章所提, 用左手刷牙招喚willpower好了.

累了嗎?賞自己一顆糖吃.

一則有趣的文章 :Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind

"The brain has a limited capacity for self-regulation, so exerting willpower in one area often leads to backsliding in others. The good news, however, is that practice increases willpower capacity, so that in the long run, buying less now may improve our ability to achieve future goals — like losing those 10 pounds we gained when we weren’t out shopping."
...
"Exerting self-control lowers blood sugar, which reduces the capacity for further self-control. People who drink a glass of lemonade between completing one task requiring self-control and beginning a second one perform equally well on both tasks, while people who drink sugarless diet lemonade make more errors on the second task than on the first. Foods that persistently elevate blood sugar, like those containing protein or complex carbohydrates, might enhance willpower for longer periods."
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"Whatever the explanation, consistently doing any activity that requires self-control seems to increase willpower — and the ability to resist impulses and delay gratification is highly associated with success in life."

India Arie-Heart of the Matter


Sex and the City預告片裡的主題曲
India Arie詮釋得好美. 比The Eagles的原曲更好聽.
"There are people in your life, who've come and gone, they let you down, you know they hurt your pride, you better put it all behind you baby, cause life goes on, you keep carrying that anger, it'll eat you up inside"

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Sex and the City- can it live up to the hype?


Big真的會在婚禮當天放Carrie鴿子嗎?
Steve出軌了會怎樣衝擊Miranda的信念?
Charlotte懷孕固然令人開心, 但這個完美主義的小公主, 生活還會有什麼surprise?
我不想看Samantha對sex以外的東西著迷. she is as perfect as a woman can be.
Jennifer Hudson的出現顯得突兀
導演拍了幾個alternate endings? 決定好播哪個了嗎?
劇情保密到家, 連trailer裡的內容都有可能是誤導

反正編劇和製作群的目的就是把影迷唬得團團轉
而且據說主要角色都已簽約同意參與第二三集的演出
全球廣大的現成忠實觀眾
有人要看, 就有人拍

只要不是給我“happily ever after"的童話糖衣,
一副未來是無止盡的美好
我都會在電影結束時, 把爆米花放下, 盡情的鼓掌
她們不需要男人去使他們的生命完整
有愛情也好, 沒有也罷
重點是
他們會
繼續在Manhattan叢林裡尋找和體驗