Greetings Universe
Let me introduce myself. My name is Amy. Hopefully you’ll be intrigued enough by what I’m about to tell you that you will keep reading as I post as often as I can. About me: I’m getting old, but I’m not old yet. I love three things wholeheartedly: Music, Politics and Movies. (Hence the name) I’m unabashedly liberal. I like both men and women. Music is my life, along with my family. I’m a harsh critic, but if you manage to earn me as a fan, I am one hell of a dedicated fan (someday I will show Trent Reznor my Nine Inch Nails tattoo.) I like any kind of music as long as it A) is “sticky,” meaning it has enough of a melody and hook to be remembered once it’s over, B) is not a complete waste of time and space (there is a song on MTV about lip gloss right now… I don’t understand. No, seriously, someone explain. How the hell did she get a record contract??) I know there have been stupid songs before. But just because a song is stupid doesn’t mean I won’t like it. I’m a sucker for Baby Got Back and Ice Ice Baby and all sorts of other one-hit wonders that aren’t exactly Beethoven’s 5th. I digress. C) does not bash someone for the sake of bashing them.
I love films too, when I get to watch them. With a baby in the house, trips to the theater are few and far between. My favorite movie of the last few years was Garden State. I’m still waiting for Zach Braff to write another one. I was bitter about Last Kiss. I wanted it to be good, and it wasn’t. Flimsy script, and I can’t stomach Braff as a bad guy, even if he was adorably confused and having a mid-mid-life crisis.
As for politics: I think President George W. Bush is the worst president in history. I think he is a liar, a thief, a murderer by proxy, a crony, a bigot, a terrorist and simply a terrible human being. I think the neo-cons use politics to aim hatred at whomever doesn’t fit into their little bubble of righteousness. I don’t care if gay people get married! It’s not like straight people have done such a masterful job at marriage that no one else should get to partake. C’mon, people! Look at Elizabeth Taylor and all the toothless couples featured on Cops throwing beer bottles at one another. There are quite a few straight people who should never have been allowed to marry, but they did. Letting gay people get married will not hurt the institution of marriage. If anything, it will just help divorce lawyers, because they will get a whole new subset of clientele that didn’t have to go through the legal system to break up before.
Alright. I have a lot to say, but I’ll stop for now. I hope you keep reading. Oh, and go out and grab the Cold War Kids CD. It’s really good. More on that later. -A
