Starlume is a band originally from my hometown of Branson, Missouri and the surrounding area. They all worked in the theater industry there (the lead singer played Jesus in a production called The Promise as well as Joseph in The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat) before moving to Nashville to pursue something bigger with their band. They have made a name for themselves there, but haven’t quite hit the big time yet. This song, however, was featured on an episode of One Tree Hill which, as far as I know, is still their shining moment as musicians. It’s also one of my favorites of theirs, although their unique sound and catchy choruses make all of their songs enjoyable.
The point of religion is not about following some invisible man in the sky. It’s about finding meaning and reason in our morals and good intent. Man does not want to go through this life not knowing the reasons for his being any more than he wants to eat because he’s bored. He may do so, but he will always be looking for justification. Religion is that justification. It is a hunger for meaning.
One of my resolutions for this year was to learn to cook more. In reality, I just want to expand my skills and cooking is a simple one to accomplish. So far this year I have done better at that resolution than the getting in shape one (although, in my defense, they sort of contradict each other). Tonight I cooked Puerco Pibil—a recipe I got from director Robert Rodriguez as the first installment in his Ten-Minute Cooking School videos. I’ve wanted to make it for years, so tonight I actually took the time to do so. I wish I had taken a picture, but it didn’t last long enough. It was delicious! Granted, it does take four hours to cook, so I probably won’t be doing that one too often.
I’m always looking for good recipes, so if you have any good ones, please share.
Why do I do this to myself? Why do I go and find the worst possible thing on Netflix and then sit through it by myself as if I’m going to find some hidden jewel of a movie that was wrongly put at 2.5 stars? I understand the directors point in this movie, but it wasn’t even well enough done. It made the mistake of thinking it could take a ridiculous plot and turn it into an 82 minute ironic satire on a type of film that has already been played out in the spoof department. Part of me just wanted to see how bad it could be and, I’ll be honest, if it were made as a short film, it might have succeeded, but it went on way too long for anyone’s idea of a good time. The one shining moment was the monologue at the beginning. Watching that I almost bought into the whole idea and found myself starting to think, “Okay, this could actually be good.” But it all went downhill from there.
This movie was made with the premise of, “Why? Just because.” But when it comes to why I gave it one star, it’s for a reason.
I love this movie. It’s so simple, yet well done and good-hearted. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s about an up-and-coming evil villain (Neil Patrick Harris) who is trying to make it into the Evil League of Evil. It is a musical tragicomedy originally produced for internet distribution and is divided into three 15 minute acts. In the scene above, Dr. Horrible is spying on the woman he loves as she spends a day with his nemesis, Captain Hammer. If you have Netflix, go check it out. It’s on Instant Watch.
And I’m sitting at home bored. If anyone feels like entertaining me, feel free to post something about Kiss Kiss Bang Bang or Arrested Development. I’m also accepting messages on Kik. My username is DerekZane.
My name is Derek. This is my blog. Sometimes I think of things and write them down. Other times I think of things and forget to write them down. Once in a while, I write things down without thinking of things in the first place. This will be a mixture of all of those (although you may not notice the ones I forget to write down).
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