via//chicago

np: "stop dat" - dizzee rascal

so yeah, i'm way behind in finally getting around to check this guy out, but i'm glad i finally did. well deserving of all the hype and praise. in fact, i'm gonna get my pre-order on from Matador asap. although i do feel like i should be listening to this in a system with way more bass than my computer speakers are capable of putting out.

so it's time for another confession here, i have to admit my insane obsession with The OC. yup, i'm a sucker for cheezy FOX drama and this show is providing all the pure Velveeta that i've been lacking since Melrose Place went off the air. i never got into anything after the first season of Dawson's and Felicity was just way too Lifetime network, brought to you by Tampax for me. but The OC? horrible acting goodness. although i'm digging the shit out of Seth, he of the blatant hipster references. let's see, tonight he name dropped Death Cab, Bright Eyes, and The Shins and the soundtrack even featured Conor's cover of "Blue Christmas". he's a fairly entertaining character, which more than makes up for the pure acting black hole that is the kid who plays the main character, Ryan Atwood. good god, he makes Luke Perry look like fucking Humphrey Bogart or some shit. i don't know what is so addicting about the show really. horrible acting and plotlines more predictable than an ABC after-school special. i so knew Ryan and Luke would end up best friends somehow, even though that whole plotline with his dad was completely dropped after a week. maybe it's the fact that the writer's aren't afraid of making fun of their own show, throwing in references to Ryan's wooden acting and Seth's comedic presence. sure, the self-aware irony thing is nothing new, but interesting in prime-time drama anyway.

so glad i have a girlfriend understanding of my addiction to that show, because i'm sure it wouldn't exactly be scoring me macho points right about now. but we all have our weaknesses - some have crack, some have shopping, while i just have my thing for watching rich kids have completely unrealistic problems in a beautiful setting.