Wearing Thin

It's getting a bit difficult to keep posting on here, just because I want to say interesting things, but life has been more of the same lately!

I've noticed something in the last 5 years or so. Commercials used to have their own jingles and all that, music produced for that company for that product. Now there are so many commercials, particularly for products that appeal to youth culture, that use pre-existing songs. I really enjoy that. It introduces new music to the culture, and it's often lesser-known artists who gain exposure through the commercial. This new Zune commercial is a delight on so many levels. I love the imagery, the surreal quality, and the song ("Lake Michigan") by Rogue Wave. It's like the interior of my brain! And that means someone else out there (or a collection of someone elses) has a mindscape like this. That makes me happy.



In a similar vein, I really want to see Across the Universe. It appears that I'll have to wait until it comes out on DVD, because it was in theatres for about a nano-second. I think it was a bit surreal for the general public. I've noticed in my artistic travels that many people are uncomfortable with those things that don't follow certain linear patterns they've come to expect. Without appearing pompous or narcissistic, I would like to suggest that possibly it takes a higher level of mental processing ability to appreciate such things, a mind that can accept things that break out of the norm, and a flexibility with the usual constructs of totally conscious, rational thinking.

Well! I didn't know this was going to go on quite so long! Hooray! Catch you on the flip side!