Slight Figures of Speech

Pop Culture aficionado with a heart of gold. Avid music fan, movie buff, and participant in all things nerdy. SNL intern for Fall 2011. Currently living a Chris Gethard/Frontier Ruckus/BRINK! Appreciation Existence.

apparently i owe the hospital 1500 dollars

for that one time when i got hit in the head really really hard and suffered a minor concussion. 

granted, I went to the ER because I have no insurance thinking they couldnt charge me for the three hours i sat in a cot without being seen, the two minute interview with the nurse, and the opposition to a CAT scan or any serious treatment. They gave me two ibuprofen and sent me on my way. 

and that’s 1500 dollars. 

i just wanted to makes sure my brain wasn’t bleeding. 

good luck, collection agency! see you not in court or anywhere else because I am just a step above impoverished! 

donrickles: donrickles: I made this GIF a long time ago of various world dictators as Tina from Bob’s Burgers. Don’t ask me to tell you what it means or why it’s so poorly made because I don’t know. It just is, man. Remember when I said I would not stop until this had all of the notes? I did not mean 800. I meant all the notes. Not impressed.

donrickles:

donrickles:

I made this GIF a long time ago of various world dictators as Tina from Bob’s Burgers. Don’t ask me to tell you what it means or why it’s so poorly made because I don’t know. It just is, man.

Remember when I said I would not stop until this had all of the notes? I did not mean 800. I meant all the notes. Not impressed.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with today’s music or that it lacks anything. There has always been, and there will always be, a profound and humbling surplus of great music being made by human beings. Sometimes you have to look harder, sometimes it’s right there in the charts. But “it was better when” is not a look I flex, because people have (literally: read the Greeks) always been saying “music/art/literature/life was better back in the old days.” Sometimes they say the problem’s that it’s gotten cruder, or less grand, or too commercial or whatever. But none of that’s true. People are always making awesome music. Not always in the same genres, so you can’t always be looking for awesome present-day rock music, or awesome classical music, or awesome Western swing. But music itself is a vast eternal conversation and there’s always amazing stuff to be heard. Whether it’s honest or not, I don’t know, that’s not really where my head’s at — many of the great classical composers who wrote deathless pieces of profound feeling were literally Doing It For The Money, but the music they wrote will endure forever, because the artist’s motivation in practicing his/her craft is really not the issue. The only thing that matters is The Stuff They Make and whether I can feel it when it hits. Shout out to my man Wolfgang Amadeus, working on commission for strangers and breaking hearts forever.

—John Darnielle, in response to “Do you think there’s a lack of sincerity in a lot of today’s music?” (via annaverity)

(via stupidlittletuftybeard)

Wes Anderson and the cast of The Royal Tenenbaums, behind the scenes

Funny story-my friend Jonah who interned at SNL when I did played one of Ben Stillers sons in this film.

So that’s the closest I will ever get to meeting bill Murray

(Source: quentintarantinos, via julianisametaphor)

I offered to buy Rich Sommer a drink tonight. I did that.

Harry Crane and I talked multiple times. I’m awesome.

If you didn’t manage to snag TCGS tickets for tonight’s episode, you should consider the Har Mar Superstar show as consolation.

Because I want to go

Go dance for me
Or don’t
Whatever

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mohnson: Foals in Cleveland, Ohio at the House of Blues | May 13, 2013

mohnson:

Foals in Cleveland, Ohio at the House of Blues | May 13, 2013

Anonymous asked: Check for the next UCB diversity scholarships which open up in June, if you show you're really committed (which it seems like you are) you can TOTALLY get that. There are free diversity practice sessions too, you can try and get more involved without paying, as much as you can, till you make enough money to pay for a course. Best wishes your way, you are awesome and you can get through this time!!!

I am actually waiting for the opportunity to apply for diversity. My friend from TCGS keeps telling me that I should apply and get involved, but I always felt so icky doing so just because I am a woman and financially unstable. But I spent this week trying to get more information on how to volunteer at the theater and it seems that I just can’t. Not without more money. so I am going to sign up for DCM volunteer shifts and I’ll look out for diversity scholarship applications. 

Thanks for the kind words. I’ve just been discouraged lately.  I feel like I’ve been working so hard for so little. And that’s essentially why I moved here. I moved here and left everything and sold my belongings to be at UCB. that’s it. Until I can study, I’ll quietly soak up what I can. That’s all I have right now.