She adores the Sweeney Todd soundtrack. I was singing the Johanna reprise song to her this morning and she was grinning like crazy. Giggled at the "Mischief! Mischief!" part. Next up: RENT. :-)

For further proof, here's a normal everyday conversation in my family. After watching I Am Legend, Devin read the book , and then this happened--

Devin: "I want to live alone in a world that's been taken over by vampires. That'd be awesome. I could run around naked all day."
Me: "Yeah, on the list of 'mental images I did not want', that one's pretty high up there."
Chris: "The poor, poor vampires."
Devin: "What? They wouldn't be awake. Unless I started singing karaoke."
Chris: "Naked Karaoke in Vampire City. There's the new Sci-Fi Channel original."
Devin: "Cool. Steph, write it. Anyway, I'd leave 'em alone, so I'd live."
Me: "Oh, b.s. you'd leave them alone. . ."
Devin: "Okay, yeah, I would draw mustaches on them while they were asleep."
Me: "Kid, if vampires ever took over you wouldn't even know about it because you'd be holed off in your room playing video games. Then they'd kill you."
Devin: "Long as I finished the level, I'd be cool with that."
Mom: "Devin."
Devin: "What?"
Mom: *shakes head and wisely goes back to her book*
Devin: "I still want to run around naked, though."
Me: "I'm sure there's a nudist beach somewhere that wouldn't kick you out."
Dad: *comes into room* "Um, I should be glad I missed this conversation, shouldn't I?"
Chris: "Very."
Devin: "Maybe at graduation. . ."
Mom: "Devin!"

It is a bad, bad thing for me to be alone in the house for too long. First I sing along to my CDs while I write/netsurf. Which isn't too abnormal.

Then I start reading interesting stories out loud. Also not too bad-- I can use the excuse that I'm keeping my vocal skills up for if I ever audition for something again.

Then I start quietly talking to myself. Then not-so-quietly. Then I start answering.

Although on the good side, at least my near-lifelong fear of someone breaking in while I'm home by myself is probably something I can dismiss. Because I can just imagine that scene:

Burglar: *sneaks inside, pausing when he hears--*
Me: "Now there's a Lost theory I like. And hey, someone else actually mentioned the fact that while Charlie leaving the ring in the crib was sweet, it's also a bit of a choking hazard, really, and . . . heh. I wonder if they gave a background story involving a ring to that actor on purpose. Hm. Where else do I need to check . . . ooh, more theatre news. I need to get back to NYC to see more plays sometime-- oh come on, you know you can't afford that. Especially now. And England is so very much out of the question, I know Ewan McGregor's going to be playing Iago later but the point still stands-- hey, love this song!" *sings*
Burglar: *slowly backs away*

My brother had never seen the Nintendo chorus, so I showed it to him, and one of the sidebar links was this. I love a cappella stuff. :-)

Also, as long as I'm posting music links: Here, have a broken brain.

Dad gave me his old MP3 player since he got one with more space on it . . . I think I can fit about 80-90 songs. This will be fun. :-)

Also got a hole puncher and a couple of brads, so I can get my screenplay ready to send off.

Spent most of the day cleaning, getting our old house ready to sell. We'll be painting tomorrow.

Right now, though, time to go watch some movies and relax.

Kinda spacey today. Been listening to this song on repeat; it's basically a sum-up of my mental state lately. "Waitin' for the Light to Shine", from the musical Big River.



I have lived an undirected life
A cloudy way, I know
The only way I knew
So the things I've done
In fact each and every one
Are the way that I was taught to run
I am waitin' for the light to shine
I'm waitin' for the light to shine
I have lived in the darkness for so long
I'm waitin' for the light to shine
Far beyond horizons I have seen
Beyond the things I've been
Beyond the dreams I've dreamed
Are the things I've done
In fact each and every one
Are the way that I was taught to run
I am waitin' for the light to shine
I'm waitin' for the light to shine
I have lived in the darkness for so long
I'm waitin' for the light to shine. . . .

A couple of days ago I was visiting with mom and dad, and Chris calls to say he's on his way to pick me up. A few minutes later he pulls into the driveway, rap music blaring. I start to make a face at him, and then he grins and flashes a peace sign at me as I realize the 'rap' is actually Weird Al's "White and Nerdy". ;-)

Also, today is my brother's birthday. I'm still utterly unable to process the fact that my kid brother is now seventeen. Oy.

Working on two good stories + singing along to The Jeep Song = SuperPoing status.

Be afraid.

Be very afraid.

You know what I like about being home by myself? Dancing/singing along to "My Girl". *turns up radio* :-)

You want to know the best way to think you must've ingested a metric ton of alcohol without realizing it?

Sit at the computer for a while, radio on as background noise. . .

And then this song comes on.

Have a present:

LOST vid, set to Defying Gravity from Wicked-- Danielle as Elphaba, Claire/Alex as Glinda, Sayid as Fiyero. 'Tis fun.

Hm. I need a Danielle icon, come to think of it. She needs to be on the show more often.

ETA:

That was done by the same vidder who made this little gem:

LOST/Firefly crossover.

And this one:

LOST Musical Extravaganza

Because you haven't lived until you've seen the plane crash set to "Time Warp". ;-D

We got Ashley hooked on Firefly last night. Hee. The first episode finished and she turned to us and said, "You guys are evil. Now I have to buy another series!" ;-) She says her favorite character is Zoe.

I stayed up until midnight watching the pilot, which was really smart seeing as I had to be in at work at 6:00, but hey.

It's been a good morning-- working on a really fun story; saw a little picture/episode description snippet in the paper for Christian Slater's guest spot on My Name is Earl (I meant to start watching that show because I liked Jason Lee in Dogma and Big Trouble, but my memory is crap. Will watch tonight, though); going through Firefly again . . . I say all this so my little note for proper behavior at work will make sense:

1) No matter how good of a mood I'm in, I should not sashay when I walk.
2) Especially not when I'm humming.
2a) Yes, even if it's "Dancing Through Life".
3) I should not switch from humming to quietly singing without realizing it, either.

Because you know what kind of look you get then?

( You get this look. )

Yeah.

No man, no madness
Though their sad power may prevail
Can possess, conquer, my country's heart
They rise to fail
She is eternal
Long before nations' lines were drawn
When no flags flew, when no armies stood
My land was born
And you ask me why I love her
Through wars, death and despair
She is the constant, we who don't care
And you wonder will I leave her-- but how?
I cross over borders but I'm still there now
How can I leave her?
Where would I start?
Let man's petty nations tear themselves apart
My land's only borders lie around my heart....


((Anthem, from the musical Chess))

Went over to mom and dad's house a couple of days ago, and my brother greets us with, "You have to come see the new Weird Al video!"

So we did, and it was funny.

Which led us to search out a bunch of others. And I do mean a bunch. 'Holy crap we are dorks' bunch. So I thought I'd get an lj linkspam post out of it. ;-)

Behold! Every polka you could ever want.

I Think I'm a Clone Now
(set to clips from The Island. Much love)

Bob
Done entirely in palindromes.

The Saga Begins
My brother and I will start singing this when American Pie comes on the radio. :-D

You Don't Love Me Anymore
Thanks go to jadelynx for pointing this one out!

Weasel Stomping Day

Christmas at Ground Zero

One More Minute

Amish Paradise

Don't Download this Song

Jurassic Park

Like a Surgeon

Bedrock Anthem

Gump

Fat

Eat It

Smells Like Nirvana

I'm listening to the first CD I've burned with this computer. Hello, new addiction.

You know how loudly I can play the Coup D'Etat from Moulin Rouge now? I think my walls are shaking. Wheeeeeee

88 cent song downloads are a thing of beauty. *has the song Holy Water playing at a very very high volume just because*

Mixed tapes are in my future. Heh heh heh.

Y'know, I could do something with the afternoon besides find new things on youtube.com. But what fun would that be?

First, here are three of my favorite songs from Newsies:

Seize the Day
The World Will Know
Carrying the Banner

And a song that Kath pointed out to me. The singer, Terra Naomi, apparently has some CDs out. This one's on my list.

Say It's Possible

This one's a video someone made to a Stephen Lynch song. It does contain profanity, and it's about Satan. I find the guy hilarious, but I'm guessing that's because I'm a sick twisted freak. Warning given. :-)

Beelz

A fanvideo for A Life Less Ordinary, one of my favorite movies.

Far Away

Fanvideo for Untamed Heart, one of my other favorite movies. I wore out a VHS of this one when I was fifteen (got it for my birthday). My poor parents then had to deal with my zoning fits.

Me: "Thanks for the movie! I really don't get why the casting directors never call me for these parts, though."
Dad: "Maybe because you're underage?"
Me: "Hey, I might not be legal quite yet, but inside I'm all woman."
Dad: *chokes on his coffee*
Me: "I win!" *skips off*

Eternal Flame

And finally, because there can never be enough videos of Naveen Andrews dancing, here's the Punjabi Wedding Song from Bride and Prejudice.

Oh dear god. My brother just brought in something for me to listen to-- it's called the Banana Phone Song. And it contains the line "Now you can have your phone and eat it, too." Help me.

There's also a song called "Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire", featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks. My brother is sick and twisted. I've taught him well. ;-)

Note 1: A new law of my personal universe (and we will call it This Land)-- No one is allowed to use the words "kissy kissy smoochy smoochy" unless they are three or younger. Probably not even then. And especially not in a song. *kicks work radio that's always set to a country station across the internet*

Note 2: I have now gotten my parents hooked on Firefly. Mom called me last night-- (spoiler cut)
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