I have increased my social, aesthetic, and otherwise brain/tummy VALUE from the following commodities:
1. (Commodity - Functional:)
One (1) extra litter pan for increasing CAT POOP.
One (1) extra trash can for increasing CAT POOP.
One (1) postage meter for measuring cat weight. CAT POOP quantity has increased exponentially in the past two weeks; use value remains marginal.
(Use Value:)
KITTENS ARE KUTE. We think mom (Madge -- THE MADONNA, natch) might be sick :(.
^Yes, you were wondering why I haven't been posting more. I'd say it's the cats. But in fact it's because I'm busy.
2. (Commodity - Non-Functional:)
One (1) ticket, No Country for Old Men.
One (1) compact disc, The Dutchess. Artist: Ferguson, Stacy. (Heeeeey, Stacy.)
One (1) compact disc, Pure BS. Artist: Shelton, Blake.
One (1) compact disc, Clockwork Orange, Complete Original Score. Artist: Carlos, Wendy.
One (1) compact disc, In Colour. Artist: Concretes, The.
One (1) compact disc, M!ssundaztood. Artist: Moore, Alecia "P!nk."
One (1) compact disc, Boston. Artist: Boston.
One (1) compact disc, Tellem.com. Artist: Boy, Soulja.
One (1) compact disc, Dusk. Artist: The, The.
(Use Value:)
AWESOME ALL AROUND. I think. I haven't listened to half of these and I'm conflicted about the new Coen Bros. movie. Hm. Javier Bardem is scary as hell, tho.
Really liking the Blake Shelton alb, actually -- might give me an excuse to stick s'more country (male) on my year-end 20. Won't make 10, tho. "The More I Drink" = great. Only listened to it once.
3. Note to self: stop trying to enjoy films that end in the letters QATSI. No! It's important! Philip Glass!!!!!! DOODLYDOODLOO DOODLYDOODLOO DOODLYDOODLOO etc.
4. Albums that I may or may not write about this year since they do not pertain to top twenty lists as of now:
Veronicas - Hook Me Up
Girls Aloud - Tangled Up
Skye Sweetnam - Sound Soldier'd Up
Sugababes - Can't Spell Supababes without UP
Roisin Murphy (nee Rose Falcon) - Up Up Up
will.i.am - s'up
Cobra Starship - EMO SupERSTARS (not bad!)
Katy Rose (a.k.a. "the Falcon") - FALCONSTORM (I already wrote about it)
5. Thoughts on GLOBAL PROTEST. (Or, "Why M.I.A.'s Kala is my #1 album of the year!"):
FIGHT THE POWER.
FIGHT THE POWER.
FIGHT THE POWER.
FIGHT THE POWER.
I SPEND ABOUT $20 A WEEK ON COFFEE. THAT MAY NOT MEAN SHIT TO YOU BUT THAT'S HOW MUCH IT IS.
6. Thoughts on Radio Disney.
(6a) Taylor Swift is getting some airplay.
(6b) There are not, like, 10 Taylor Swift songs in the Top 30
(6c) Taylor Swift is not getting enough airplay.
(6d) Moot points all around because I still can't listen to it.
(6e) Lobby to end Emily Osment's music career, thereby making room for one (1) Taylor Swift song.
(6f, also 7a) Whatever.
8. When mom-cat (MADGE) licks kittenbutt (not KittenBOT) while nursing, my roommate says: T&A!
9. PhillyCatShare didn't give me ringworm. That may not mean shit to you, but I'm pretty happy about it.
10. FREE CATS. FREE MUSIC. <--political position
11. Analysis of point 10: what's really powerful about this slogan is its several possibilities for meaning. "Free" could be an adjective or a verb, making the following possible permutations:
(11a) Free (v.) cats, free (adj.) music. Empower cats (by freeing them) while enjoying music that was not a commodity cuz you didn't purchase it.
(11b) Free (adj.) cats, free (adj.) music. PhillyCatShare offers free cats, just as the internet offers free music.
(11c) Etc. x1
(11d) Etc. x2
12. Final point. Look. I'm really tired. I'm not putting my ALL into blogging. I'm only putting my AL into it. So if you aren't reading at this point, it's OK. I understand. This is why I want you (the person still reading) to talk about something else in the comment box. Anything else. You could talk about Blake Shelton, for instance. Or you could talk about USE VALUE. Or you could talk about CAT POOP. These are three options. Here's a fourth: Robert Flaherty.
13. Final point. Reading Meltzer's A Whore Just Like the Rest. Still digesting (not even halfway thru yet). You can start discussing it now if you like.
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