Reasons Die

This video is beautiful. A bit bizarre at points. But it is unique and has a lovely song. It might not be something I'd have watched usually, I kind of ran into it by accident.

Never Split The Party

Emerald Rose : Never Split The Party

Music Monday 2

So I know that we've been off to a slow start so far in 2014, but it isn't for want of trying. I have been working on improving my hand in photoshop. Check out some of what I've been working on through the deviant art link to the right in the sidebar. I'm happy with how things have been coming out.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the music that I've picked out for this week.  Have a happy Monday!

Bonnie Mckee : Mine

Dappy : No Regrets

The Goo Goo Dolls : Come To Me

Lady Antebellum : Compass

Little Mix : Wings

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Justin Bieber : Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Disney Dudez

Todrick Hall & IM5 : Disney Dudez

Well this is a different way to look at the princes. Definitely adorable and fun. Hope you enjoy.

O.O

                                               Momus : I Want You But I Don't Need You

I know it's not Monday, and I know you haven't heard much from me this week. I'll get back on the ball soon. But I ran into this song yesterday, and I've really... kind of... gotten stuck on it. It's really sweet. But I guess it's really just something people can understand.

Steampunk Revolution

Just... WOW... I can't believe I missed this Video!

Abney Park : Steampunk Revolution

Something a Little Different

Airitu Twina Thina-Lady Wanja 

Sometimes it is interesting to listen to music from other places and times. It can be soothing as well as relaxing. This particular song was fairly bouncy, and while I may not actually know what is being sung about, it's enjoyable to listen to. 

Magic

B.o.B. - Magic ft. Rivers Cuomo

We all need a little bit of magic sometimes. And it's Monday, I know I can use some today.

Stompa

Serena Ryder - Stompa

This song is just amazing, and it h as a great beat. Very good for dancing, and the artist is definetly going on my find out more about list.

^_^ More Robots!

More Steam Powered Giraffe! Just thought that you would enjoy this ^_^ It's a nice peppy song that I'm not sure all of you may have heard yet. HENCE why am sharing it with you ^_^.

MISS YOU TONS AND TONS Squash.

Happy Birthday Punkin!

People Presentation and Misconceptions

When it comes to animation there's a lot of things that have changed over the years. In earlier animations, be it movies or shorts, there were often a lot of stereotypes evident. Not always good ones, but they weren't really done to be malicious. Examples of this can be seen in many things. But the one that I figure most of you would be able to recognize are found in Disney films. I know that this is something that many of you have likely thought about on your own. But  humor me just the same.

We have two clips here, one from Peter Pan (1953) , and the other from Pocahontas(1995). You're looking at a 42 year gap of time between the two. But the drastic change in the way they portray Native Americans is noteworthy. You also see evident in the clips, that there was a large difference in the way society was in general. In the 1950's Cowboy and Indian westerns were very popular. Often times with the Indians being 'used' as the bad guys. In the 90's we see that there is an understanding that people are people regardless of what they look like.

The thing to see here is that at one time people believed that people were different just because of how they looked or what their culture was. Which, yes things like that do mean that we are different but it doesn't mean that we are whole different beings. But yes, there are many things evident in the animations that show how people saw others. RATHER not necessarily how they saw others, but how they could have people exaggerated in ways that were comical. These aren't faults, but they do show the way that progress has been made.

All in all they're both well done animated films. (And everyone knows that Peter Pan is one of my favorites). But the point is that there are many things that can be seen as very telling of the time that they were made. These are things that we should take into consideration when we are looking at our own histories. The things that we do and like often change over time as our understandings of the world around us changes. This leaves us in an ever changing world, where progress is both made and lost as people learn facts or choose to be ignorant to them

Videos Concerning The Wizard of Oz

So today, I wanted to share a few different videos that I've enjoyed lately, now that the new Wizard of Oz movie has been in theaters. One of which is the trailer for the movie. Remember, that this all came from a series of books, which at times are referred to as one of the  greatest American fairy tales. You can read the books at Literature.org if you follow this link. The Wizard Of Oz. Remember that there are multiple books written about Oz, which detail the experiences of various characters and events in oz. You should definitely look into reading them if you've enjoyed any of the movies or musicals, also take a look into the 'Wicked' books, detailing the life of the ~Wicked~ Witch.

Just a Day Out

Today was a bit of a change of pace.  We went out and did a little bit of nothing. Just spent some time looking at stuff that we don't need and can't afford. But it was kind of nice to see Polke laughing and looking at stuff. Sometimes it seems like he isn't really interested in much more than his video game anymore. But he had some fun out of the house.

We went to the Tierrasanta park and had lunch. We packed it here at home. I was going to take some pictures at the park, but there wasn't really much there to take pictures of. It was more like the park at the end of O'Connell Ave(pardon if my spelling is off, am a bit tired atm), With some sports fields and a playground and things. What makes it a bit different than the park in Buffalo is the fact that they had two or three buildings there for indoor activities.

One building housed some basketball courts. The other one was a pool building. I saw another building there that looked like a large gazebo, But I'm not sure what that one was for. It's a nice looking facility to be honest, but when I was thinking about going to the park for a picnic, this kind of location wasn't exactly what I had in mind. It was nice to watch some parents playing catch and kick ball with their kids, and there were a number of people playing baseball and basketball.

One thing that I saw while we were there that was interesting may seem a bit silly when I mention it, but I thought it was interesting so I took a picture to show you.

Yeah, You're not seeing things. It's a soda machine in a cage. I don't think I've ever seen one of these before. Polke says that it's a common practice here. If it is, it's not as common in the area's that we've been going to as he thinks. But that's alright.

The other thing I saw today that I thought was AMAZING was at the Lego store in fashion valley mall. Remember how I mentioned we looked at things we didn't need or afford? Well, this was SUPER cool, and we definitely don't need it. But we both thought it looked like a lot of fun to maybe make. So I took a picture just because we could.

Mhm! It's R2D2 made out of Lego's. XD. I thought it was interesting, so I took a picture of it. They had a few other neat Star Wars kits completed and on display, but this is the only one that really interested me. If the store hadn't been so full of kids we might have gone a bit further in and looked at some of the other things that they had there. But because it was as full as it was at the time we only stayed in the front of the store.

Anyway, that's a little about the way our day out went. Thanks for reading. Remember, we miss you and you can always drop either of us an email or a message in the comment section here on the blog. As an added bonus for the day here's a music video for a song that I've found enjoyable, and kind of expresses how I feel about some things lately.

Love The Way You Lie (Cover) & Put Your Hearts Up

So, this artist has kind of been growing on me. I really like the way her voice sounds. Some of you may recognize  her from a TV show that is on the Disney channel. Others of you may have just rolled your eyes at the fact that I issued a comment that way. >.>. But that's alright, she does have a very good voice. Her cover of 'Love The Way You Lie' is wonderful. But I just adore her song 'Put Your Hearts up', so today is a double video day ^_^.

Tattoos On This Town

Jason Aldean : Tattoos on This Town

Again, a good song. Makes me miss Buffalo. ~_~ Miss You guys tons and tons!

Give Me Back My Heart

Great Song, fun beat, and amazing singer. 

The Whits : Give Me Back My Heart

My Girl

Willy Moon : My Girl

New video, and another interesting song to share with you. I hope that it brings a smile to your face Like it did to mine.

OMGAH XD so cute!

 

On my to do list! See Steam Powered Giraffe.

Supposed to be here in California somewhere...so... Maybe we'll get lucky ^_^