Death Cab for Cutie - “I Will Possess Your Heart”
I was really into Death Cab in high school after Scott put me onto them. Controversially I really liked Narrow Stairs a lot more than their other albums, and I remember Scott being pissed off that this got a bigger reception than “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” when we saw them live (they played the two songs back to back, which was just, like, perfect/transcendental). Ben Gibbard’s lyrics are pretty fucked up/creepy really, but that’s also what it felt like to be obsessed with girls in high school. That’s why it’s no surprise Seth Cohen was really into them; all the cool boys were Seth Cohens in high school (emosogynists, I mean.) Were. That aside, this is still an incredible song and the bass line especially is super addictive.
SYNema Verite #2, the Halloween party. None of the actions or opinions contained within this video are endorsed or supported by SYN Media and its associated organisations, except for the thing about the whiteboard room because who couldn’t get behind THAT?
What about it?
- Jake: Any plans for Valentine's?
- Scott: I do
- Scott: And if you let me, I'd like to involve you in them
- Jake: Sure, what are they?
- Jake: THREESOME!?
The very dexterous Scott playing a cover of Mumford & Sons’ “Sigh No More”. Show him some love and watch this video.
And Ladies: He’s still single.
Goblet of Fire
- Jake: Cho Chang is an ugly whore
- Jake: Why couldn't they find an attractive actress?
- Scott: Because the real world isn't filled with attractive actresses
- Scott: It's filled with wizards and magic!
Surrogates
- Scott: Everybody would just want to do cool shit all the time and nobody would work. Society would crumble.
- Jake: Not if they had communism
- Jake: That's the 800-pound gorilla in the room, Scott.
Poor boy
- Jake: Did you know City of Melbourne offers $5000 grants to young artists?
- Scott: Really? Define artists and offers.
- Jake: Artist: Any person that undertakes a creative endeavor. Offers: Gives to successful applicants.
- Jake: There's no criteria for the grant either, so I assume it's judged by merit of the concept
- Scott: Intriguing
- Scott: Must tell Jake
- Jake: You should.
- Jake: Sounds like something he would be interested in.
- Scott: Yeah
- Scott: $5000 is a lot
- Scott: Argh! You're not [other friend]!
- Jake: Argh! You're not observant!
Living my dreams
- Jake: I think I need a pair of those Lennon glasses that the Gallaghers wear
- Scott: As long as they don't make you act like the world's biggest faggot then they should suit you
- Jake: It's what I'm counting on. *Her* going away party is in a couple weeks and I want to be able to say I dressed up as Noel Gallagher and went.
- Jake: Because I don't give a FOOK!
- Jake: This is what my life has become. Creating anecdotes. It's brilliant.
There's no good reason for posting inside jokes on your blog
- *Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve begins playing on the Hottest 100*
- Scott: Such a great song.
- Jake: Mmm.
- Scott: Just go have sex, Jake...
- Jake: Mmmmmm. You'll never guess who I'm emailing RIGHT NOW!
- Scott: Who?
- Jake: Her, obvs.
- Scott: Nobody sends emails
- Jake: Just like nobody does phone numbers?
Discussing the nickname I created for this girl he likes
- Scott: It's just what I call her
- Scott: And I've never actually called her that to her before
- Jake: Oh haha
- Jake: My bad, dawg
- Scott: Now I don't know whether to jump out and take credit for it or not
- Jake: Do it
- Jake: It's a great nickname
- Jake: Besides, the longer she knows me on Facebook the more she'll see me making up nicknames for people and she'll cotton on to the fact that I am the genesis for all the good nicknames in today's culture
- Scott: Gargh!
- Jake: But how can you take credit for it subtly?
- Jake: That's what you must decide
- Scott: Mmmm
- Scott: "Scott says: GK was my idea btw"
- Jake: You're like a ninja, honestly
Yo, so tonight turned out okay
It started off pretty boring but eventually turned into a discussion of film and pop culture (an inevitability when my friends Scott, Rachel and I are together in a room) around the fireplace. I even snuck in a conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that lasted for about five minutes between me and the one other person educated on the issue.
