Mary J + Zep = ?

Mary J is covering Zep and she just did it live on Oprah. What the? She's pretty awesome and I was into her duet with U2 when they sang "One" together but Zep? Pretty weird. I'm not sure if I can dig it.

As I was writing this, all these people were twittering how freaked out they were about it. It's weird, right?? If you get a chance, listen to her "Stairway to Heaven" with Steve Vai and tell me it's not weird.

Teen vocals

I Believe from Who-Fu on Vimeo.

The talented duo of Masa & Maggie (aka. Whofu) have done it again. An awesome video featuring a, ahem, familiar voice for Reachout.com, a website for teens dealing with tough life issues.

It was definitely a challenge doing vocal acting and finding my inner teen again, but it made me channel those feelings of awkwardness and self confidence I still relate to.

Congrats M&M, thanks for the opportunity to help, great job!

In like a lion, out like a lamb

That's what they say about March. The weather has definitely been fickle. Two weeks ago we had a crazy rainstorm, almost typhoon like. Power lines went down in some areas and places were flooded. Then, last week it was near 70 degrees and gorgeous out. The perfect weather for a bike ride, which is what we did and discovered the aftermath of a tree destroyed from said rainstorm.







This week was pretty nice, but now it's back to cold winds and chilly weather. I keep changing coats every day! Happily, I've been seeing little buds on trees and these beautiful daffodils at Bryant Park. Can't wait to see more things coming alive. (Does caring about the weather this much officially make me old?)

Making history

Health care reform is actually happening! They just announced that the House passed the vote for the bill but that no Republicans voted in favor. Ah well, I think most of us, especially in this economy can agree that we need change in health care. It would definitely open up choices for types of jobs: freelancing, opening small businesses, multiple part-time work. At least our house is unanimously excited about it. Make it happen!

So True

My horoscope from The Onion this week...

"The human mind is a thing of startling beauty. Unfortunately yours is mostly filled with old phone numbers and minor celebrity trivia."

My very first home phone number was 213 283 3382 which was pretty easy to remember in the first place so it's all the less impressive. And I'm starting to forget the titles of all the obscure Keanu movies I obsessively watched in high school... no wait, they're still in there.

Real live 3D

We finally saw Avatar: the 3D Experience the other day. The best part was that we saw it during the day on a weekday so most of the audience was over 70. During the previews, the comments from the ladies in front of us ranged from, "that looks awful" to "that's an interesting premise".

I kind of didn't want to like Avatar because of all of the hype, but I have to say, we both fully enjoyed it. The storyline was pretty predictable, but that really wasn't the most compelling part of it. We totally got sucked into the whole, vivid world created in the film. Scott was saying he could see why there were those reports of people getting depression after watching it and feeling that real life wasn't so magical.

I don't think I've seen a movie in 3D since Captain E.O. which I guess is more of a "ride" than a movie so I can't say I understand how much awesome-er the technology has gotten. But... the "3D experience" was pretty fun and it made me "ooh" and "ahh" a lot. And check out how cool you look with the glasses on! It was pretty funny seeing the crowd walk out with them still on not realizing they were living 3D and didn't need them anymore. Whoa, life is in 3D!

Tears for Coco

Illustration by Mike Mitchell

Happy 2010 everyone! I wish I could start the year off with something more positive, but I just had to comment on how sad it is that Conan O'Brien lost The Tonight Show. Who knows what all really went down, but all I can say is that I was moved by his sentiments and by his last show that I just watched. There are few people as funny and gracious as he's been. Hope he finds a good home soon. The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, we barely knew you...