Ooooops: all I’m gonna say about that.
Here’s a lil’ stop motion vid from my “spring break” hiatus:
Hawks Cay from Hannah Kitziger on Vimeo.
Cutesies, amirite?
Taylor Swift's new album "Speak Now" dropped today & while I have yet to actually listen to any of the music, I pretty much know everything there is to know about it (thanks to US Weekly and every website on the internet). There's the song about John Mayer. The one about Cory Monteith... Taylor Lautner... Joe Jonas. How does someone so young fall so hard so frequently? Gurl, chill out. Ya got time!
Anyways-- my super-dork best friend Hayley has discovered a little "Easter Egg" for tech-savvy Swift fans: if you download the album on iTunes and enable the lyrics application, some letters are inexplicably in caps throughout the songs. Random? Me thinks not...
Hayley decided to take on this mystery. She decoded the following secret messages:
Track 4. "Speak Now" - apparently about Joe Jonas - reads: "YOU ALWAYS REGRET WHAT YOU DON'T SAY"
Track 5 "Dear John" - regarding sleazeball & repeated heartbreaker, John Mayer - reads: "LOVED YOU FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY" [ed note: gross.]
That's it for now, but I'm sure by the end of the day, Sherlock Hayley will have cracked the whole album!
UPDATE: Evidently, this lyric-book addendum is no new territory for Taylor Swift. Other nerds discovered THE SAME THING on her first two albums: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081111144353AAztMoY
(I especially love the "I CRIED WHILE RECORDING THIS" note... No-bars, y'all!)
UPDATE: Finished product-
Yes, friends. I, Hannah R. Kitziger -- inventor of countless fat kid tricks and eternal lover of Hut's #12 hamburger (with extra jalapenos) -- went vegetarian. (Cue the obligatory text from meat-loving mother: "What would a move to LA be if you DIDN'T go vegan??!" -- OK, MOM- THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.) The reason for this big decision: my friend Neel made a short doc about animal cruelty, and after watching it, I pledged to change my ways! (Oh, I also needed a convincing reason to mobilize plebeians in a revolt against Lady Gaga)
BREAKING: Umm. It lasted approximately 20 hours. My b, guys! AND THE PEANUT GALLERY NEEDS TO COOL IT (I'm talkin' to you Hayley!) That shit is hard to do! I accidentally ate turkey bacon on Sunday morning. Oops?
Anyways- here is a photograph of my first only meal as a vegetarian. It was deeeeelectable... and raw! And vegan!
SunPower Cafe in Burbank: Raw Pesto Pizza (sunflower seed crust, cashew creamy basil pesto sauce, tomatoes, mushrooms) and a side of hummus + pita!
Yesterday was a busy traffic day on the internet for video memes. There were all the obligatory Emmy re-caps and other subpar situations, yet among the haystack of Jimmy Fallon judgements and Jewel-bashings were these two gems that couldn't help but remind me of what my future might hold:
1. Diablo Cody's 4th episode of Red Band Trailer. HIGHLIGHT: Megan Fox & Diablo discuss the Oakwoods AKA "Child Star Jail" AKA my current place of residency. I am SO the next "Hot Tub Duff" !
2. Ryan James Yezak's followup music video to California Gays: "Peacock". For those of you who don't know (everyone?) Ryan is a UTLA alum! He is a producer's assistant at MTV & I met him last week. Creative dude!
Here's Yoko Ono on July 16th:
Here's me one week later:
THIS IS AS LOUD AS I CAN GO!!!!!
I realize that this mere still photograph doesn't quite capture the audio element of my performance like the video of Yoko. But trust me... it was delectable to the ears! Can I get a WHAT WHAT for performance art?!
Adobe Photoshop is some $$$ shit. I've been exploring my alternatives (key requirement: free download) with no success. However, today I did find Paintbrush-- a PC-turned-Mac-User's delight! In a nostalgic tribute to the "Paint" feature from "Accessories," Paintbrush let's you do a TON of super simple Microsoft things to your photos, like drawing on them with neon colors!
The collage feature with photos from my 2006 trip to Tijuana:
Painting on pictures! Triana says:
Esteban Hernandez: My friend Steven is up-and-coming on the Austin stand up scene. We're both moving to LA in a few weeks, so here's a chance to catch his early stuff before he becomes the next George Lopez (because he's Mexican... get it??)!
Here's what I did this afternoon:
Ray: Summer Boyfriend from Hannah Kitziger on Vimeo.
Baby bro rulez!
One complaint I have about my BlackBerry is its limited memory for mobile photos. As I sit in the Atlanta Airport waiting for my transfer flight to Dallas, I've been relocating my phone pics to my computer. Doing this has brought me to the realization that I take a lot of pictures of my food! Here are some NYC highlights:
Nitta Nitta - Brooklyn - Dinner - Pesto Asparagus, fried mac'n cheese, chorizo mashed sweet potatoes.
The Extra Virgin - West Village - Brunch - Scrambled eggs, tomatoes, pesto, chorizo, salsa, cilantro.
Westville West - West Village - Lunch - Veggie burger w/ cheddar cheese & beet, goat cheese salad
Il Cortile - Little Italy - Dinner - Pesto Gnocchi
The Dumpling Man - East Village - Steamed chicken dumplings with hot monster sauce
Empenada Mama - Theater District - Dinner - Guacamole
Gusto Organics - West Village - Dinner - Beet, goat cheese salad
Nathan's Famous - Coney Island - Lunch - Dog w/ peppers'n onions
My friends. Doodling with Gelli Rolls. Taking pictures with my mobile. PHOTO BOOTHS!!! Enjoy these high quality photographs captured from my plog (paper log/journal as opposed to this web log).
1: Elizabeth Watson, McCall Cunningham & Me (2008 - The Dirty Dog, Austin) 2: Audrey Priest, Hayley Vaughan & Me (2007 - Billy Bob's, Fort Worth) 3: Liz Sowa, Rayne Housey, Caitlin Smith & Me (2002 - The Palace Clearview, New Orleans)
1: Caroline Adams, Audrey Priest & Me (2010 - Barton Creek, Austin) 2/3: Caroline Adams, Hannah Heighten, Ray Kitziger, Mary Margaret Shamburger, Julia Kitziger & Me (2009 - HP Baccalaureate, Dallas)
1: Caroline Adams, Audrey Priest & Me (2010 - Barton Creek, Austin) 2/3: Caroline Adams, Hannah Heighten, Ray Kitziger, Mary Margaret Shamburger, Julia Kitziger & Me (2009 - HP Baccalaureate, Dallas)Photo booths can turn any old BFFA to a real life BFFENMWTFHANMHFAWA. It's proven.
For some reason this video won't embed. But if you want to see what I do everyday and you're interested in the lingustic history behind Lil Jon's signature word, click THIS.
My roommate Callie and I use the occasional morning before work to pretend we're Broadway starlets-- singing (and sometimes acting out?) various show tunes. Her VERY favorite to perform is "I'll Cover You" from RENT (definitely my least favorite from the entire RENT offertory, however, I've agreed to indulge her in this song as long as I get to play Mark during "La Vie Boheme"-- TO ABSOLUT, TO CHOICE, TO THE VILLAGE VOICE -- I digress).
I spend a considerable time at work creating and crafting the perfect Pandora stations, and my latest masterpiece is a little something I like to call "Theatricality" (taken from the title of a Glee episode), which is a wonderful mixture of Broadway tunes, Glee songs, and classic Disney music. Pandora has this new nifty pop-up that tells you when your friends like the same stuff you're listening to. FIRST element in this unsolved mystery: I haven't linked my Facebook and Pandora, so HOW do they know who I'm friends with?
Yesterday, a pop-up appears telling me that Callie Porter "likes" "I'll Cover You" - I'm thinking "Crazy! Callie DOES love that song!" When I casually mentioned this to her later, she is baffled. She doesn't have Pandora. She doesn't have Hype Machine (not that she would be downloading show tunes from hypem anyways!). She doesn't have ANYTHING about RENT written on Facebook. Hasn't downloaded the songs on iTunes. Never mentioned on Twitter. (Side note: I'm officially a media SLUT.) WHAT THE DEALIO?!!
Yesterday, a pop-up appears telling me that Callie Porter "likes" "I'll Cover You" - I'm thinking "Crazy! Callie DOES love that song!" When I casually mentioned this to her later, she is baffled. She doesn't have Pandora. She doesn't have Hype Machine (not that she would be downloading show tunes from hypem anyways!). She doesn't have ANYTHING about RENT written on Facebook. Hasn't downloaded the songs on iTunes. Never mentioned on Twitter. (Side note: I'm officially a media SLUT.) WHAT THE DEALIO?!!
(I apologize for the quality of this image, as my work computer is a PC so no screen caps-- how archaic!)
I refuse to believe this is a random coincidence. Pandora is stalking my life. I'm sending out an SOS to the cyber world: Does ANYONE know how they get this info?? Am I overlooking some simple element? Help a girl out!
I refuse to believe this is a random coincidence. Pandora is stalking my life. I'm sending out an SOS to the cyber world: Does ANYONE know how they get this info?? Am I overlooking some simple element? Help a girl out!
1. Walking at "New York pace" while simultaneously sipping coffee is an acquired skill -- and one that I am apparently unfit to posses.
2. Street art is cool. Taking goofy pictures in front of such displays of artistry, however, is not. (But when have I ever let that stop me?!)
3. Your feet will never be A) clean nor B) un-swollen (is that a word? well I just coined it). So its really unnecessary to invest in any sort of pedicure cosmetic services.
4. There are so many more options in New York. Take for instance: COCONUT M&Ms (also available: pretzel) -- we do NOT have those in Texas!
(Counter-example: I have yet to find ONE restaurant that serves Dr. Pepper. URG!)
5. Brooklyn is what hipster dreams are made of. To get there, take the L train, and don't forget your Vans/Thick-Rimmed Glasses/Cut-off Jorts (if you're a boy that is)/thirst for Pabst Blue Ribbon and a totally avant-garde (in an ironic way) attitude!
6. Sometimes, it's just easier to hail a limousine!
7. It is imperative to keep your cool when you spot a celeb. It's soooo un-New Yorker to make a big deal of it. They're just normal people! (Celebs I've stayed nonchalant in front of so far: Tori Spelling, Kate Winslet, Marc Jacobs, Julianne Moore & the gay redhead from Modern Family-- I hold no photographic evidence for this because "keeping your cool" involves NOT asking to take a picture with said celebrity. So you'll just have to take my word for it!)
8. BlackBerry trumps iPhone. (Though iPhone 4 looks FAWESOME AND A HALF!)
9. Taking the subway really is safe! Even if your mom told you not to go on it... especially not alone... especially not at night. Oopstini. Sorry, mom!
10. This last one, I'm still working on... Even though signs posted up all around the city read "Taxis, Do Not Honk - up to $350 fine," the alarming tone of car horns is almost always present.
Amy Poehler's web-series "Smart Girls at the Party" is the best thing to happen for young women since THIS. AP created the show with two pals Amy Miles and Meredith Walker and has signed on to produce the show for 4 whole seasons. Each episode revolves around an interview with a smart, young woman who is either an "innovative thinker" or attains a "special talent" and ends with a DANCE PARTY!!!!! "The Feminist: Ruby" is my favorite episode... I'm gonna have to memorize the "Feminism Song" - pretty FAWESOME.
Video: NSFW because you won't be able to stop watching and your boss will come up behind you to ask what the hell you're doing.
I'm truly upset that this series wasn't around when I was a kid. I could've talked about the digital-one-woman-remake of 'Newsies' that I wrote, directed, produced and starred in. *Sigh*
This Friday, catch Sundance critical darling, WINTER'S BONE in NY/LA. I was lucky enough to squeeze into a screening of the Debra Granik-directed film at SXSW in March. Ree Dolly, the daughter of a meth-dealer goes on a search for her missing father after a bonds broker informs her that her dad put their house up for bail bond... and shit hits the fan when NO ONE will help a girl out! Cue the creepy Ozark Mountain music and unveiling of super-secretive meth circles. Jennifer Lawrence doesn't miss a beat in an amazing performance as Ree.
I'm calling it as this year's PRECIOUS (authentic depiction of underprivileged, overworked teenage girl with fucked up parents). One of the best films I've seen in a while. Advice: bring a sweater to the theater; the cinematography is so realistic, you'll feel like you're there. And I'm tellin' you: it's cold as a winter's bone!
If you look closely you'll recognize John Hawkes (A.K.A. "John Lennon the translator" from LOST season 6) as Ree's badass uncle.
My good friend Sascha (the dude behind Score More ATX) came and stayed with me in New York this past weekend. He's on tour with Chiddy Bang for the summer and introduced me to their stuff. They opened for Pretty Lights here on the East Coast and are headlining their own West Coast tour starting tomorrow. Check 'em OUT:
Chiddy + Xaphoon Jones = Chiddy Bang
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