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[brokenrecord]

Oh my god. They played "Everything is Alright" by Motion City Soundtrack on KROQ today as the Catch of the Day. I'm really torn about this. On one hand it's good because they're a great band and they deserve all the exposure they can get. On the other hand... I don't want them to become this huge band that everyone knows about and become overexposed and so on. But being all possessive of them is ridiculous because just because I heard about them first doesn't mean I deserve to be a fan more than anyone else does. I'm still unsure about this, though.

Anyways. So, beaute__exquise asked for people to give music recs. I went totally overboard and uploaded a bunch of songs and I figured I'd post them all here since there were so many (and it was kind of a waste to upload all those for only one person) to give everyone else an oppurtunity to download the songs.


Green Day
-Basket Case
-Holiday
-Good Riddance

Motion City Soundtrack
-The Future Freaks Me Out
-Everything is Alright
-Time Turned Fragile

Fall Out Boy
-Grand Theft Autumn (Where is Your Boy) (You might not be able to play this song if you don't have iTunes. The rest should be fine, though, I think.)
-Dance, Dance
-Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year

Brand New
-Sic Transit Gloria
-Okay, I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't
-Seventy Times Seven

Something Corporate
-Hurricane
-Ruthless
If you like Something Corporate, you should also check out Jack's Mannequin, as it's the side project of the lead singer of Something Corporate.

The Weakerthans
-Aside
-Watermark

Alkaline Trio
-I'm Dying Tomorrow
-We've Had Enough
-Sadie

Not necessary to comment if you download them (though it'd be nice so I can see if people are actually downloading the songs and which ones they like). I won't be reuploading them if they run out (though I don't really imagine that many people are going to download them).


Also, got the SAT diagnostic scores from last night back. Well, I got a 730 in math which is 10 down from last week, but I'm still incredibly satisfied with it. Especially since I got every single question right in one of the sections and only one wrong in another. ...of course, I got 4 wrong in the first, but... still. I'm satisfied with that. I got a 670 reading which is a 50 point jump from last week, but still 20 points down from my best (which was the very first test I took - go figure). Still, our teacher like had... conferences about our scores with us after the 3rd test and on that one I had a 680 and he said that a 680 was actually a really strong reading score and it's not easy to crack a 700 on the reading, so... I'm satisfied with getting a 670. Especially after last week's 620. But on the writing... I got an 8 on the essay. What the hell? I got a 9 on the first and 12 on the other three tests and then I've done really well in all the practice essays in class and gotten between a 10 and a 12 on those. And all of a sudden an 8? They just wrote "Good effort. Try to make an over-the-top conclusion next time." It's not different than any of my other conclusions. asl;kd this pisses me off. I got a 77 on the grammar which is like amazingly high and I was figuring I'd do as well as I've done on the past 3 tests on the essay, but now this. It adds up to a 2110, but... blah. I'm still upset about this. Stupid SAT scores.

Lastly, a meme. I figured since I did my 20 saddest (well, it said most emotional, but I went for saddest) TV moments, I should do my happiest moments. Again, in no particular order except by fandom and order of episodes in each fandom.

1. Everwood - Where the Heart Is - Bright finally tells Hannah how he feels


Oh, man. They were one of the only reasons I kept watching through season 3. God. With Bright almost backing down, and then saying "Wait... no, wait," and then the "Oh, man. Ugh," and just kissing her. [dies] That moment made me so freaking unbelievably happy.

2. Dawson's Creek - True Love - Joey tells Pacey she loves him


These two were the only reason I found Dawson's Creek worth watching (well, eh, the second season wasn't too bad. I liked Pacey/Andie all right). When Joey finally chased after Pacey and told him that she loved him, I just couldn't stop grinning. It was awesome.

3. Dawson's Creek - ...Must Come to an End - Joey chooses Pacey


As I said, only reason for me to even watch Dawson's Creek. I was so afraid going into the finale that they'd go with a Dawson/Joey ending (I can't think of a single pairing I hate as much as Dawson/Joey), but when the camera panned out and it was Pacey with her, I was just... completely ecstatic.

4. Arrested Development - Righteous Brothers - Maeby kisses George Michael


Oh, come on. This was fucking awesome. I mean, I never expected this to happen. Sure, they kissed in the Pilot, but I never thought they'd have an actual on-purpose kiss, you know? So I found this insanely awesome and was totally excited that it happened.

5. Wonderfalls - Caged Bird - Mahandra and Aaron kiss in front of Aaron's family


Aw, this was so sweet. I really liked the couple and I was glad that Mahandra finally became comfortable enough to reveal their relationship to Aaron's family. And how shooken up she was over Jaye being held hostage and Aaron comforting her and kissing her in front of everyone... awwww. I loved it.

6. Wonderfalls - Caged Bird - Jaye and Eric end up together, finally


When I got the DVDs for Wonderfall, I had either scene or read the script for every single episode up to the finale. So, when I finally had made my way to the finale, I was completely freaked out all the way through the episode that Jaye and Eric wouldn't get back together. So when, at the very last moment, Eric kissed Jaye, I was just... guh. So excited. If the show had to end in so few episodes, at least it had a happy ending, and I was glad.

7. Felicity - Felicity Was Here - Ben kisses Felicity


Guh. First time I watched Felicity I preferred Noel, but after rewatching the series once or twice, I totally fell in love with Ben. And this kiss is just... amazing. One of my favorite kisses of any TV show ever and I totally forgot about it when I was doing that top 5 kisses meme but geez, this is just... amazing. I love this scene, it's absolutely perfect.

8. Gilmore Girls - Love, Daisies, and Troubadours - Rory tells Dean she loves him


Ok, so I really dislike Dean (have since season 2, really, but moreso than ever in the end of season 4/all of season 5), but I did like him during season 1, and I adored this moment. Rory's frustration and desperation and final "Because I love you, you idiot!" was just awesome. I adored that moment when it first aired, and even now that I'm not so fond of Dean, I still love it.

9. Gilmore Girls - Raincoats and Recipes - Lorelai and Luke finally kiss


Because I waited for 4 long seasons for this to happen, and when it finally did, it was awesome.

10. Angel - Not Fade Away - Connor comes to help Angel


"Come on. You drop by for a cup of coffee, and the world's not ending? Please." Hee. I always liked Connor and the realtionship between him and Angel, but I loved even more once Connor got a normal family and... I don't know. I love their interaction in Origin and at the end how Connor lets on that he knows Angel is his dad, and then this episode. It's awesome. And then the "They'll destroy you," and Angel's "As long as you're ok, they can't." Totally sappy and cheesy and all, but I totally love it anyways. I just love how... I mean, Connor meant everything to Angel and he never showed any compassion or love for Angel at all (he trapped him in a box and dumped him in the bottom of the ocean!), and... now, in the finale episode, Angel finally gets that love from Connor.

11. Buffy - The Prom - Buffy wins the Class Protector award


Man, I don't know how it's possible not to love this moment. I nearly start tearing up (...um, out of happiness) just thinking about it. It's just... man, Buffy's been protecting everyone for so many years and it always seems like no one's aware of it, but finally, in the end, they are, and they're grateful. It's just... I don't know how to describe it. It just makes me feel so warm and happy inside.

12. Buffy - Graduation Day Pt. II - all of Buffy's class has weapons to defeat the Master


This one is along the same lines as the previous one. I love it because Buffy's class comes together to help her defeat the Mayor. It's just such a... heartwarming moment.

13. Queer as Folk - 122 - Brian shows up to Justin's prom


Brian Kinney gives a shit! awwww. The arrival of Brian and the dance and the kiss always make me squee and grin so much that I nearly forget the pain and angst that immediately follow.

14. Queer as Folk - 308 - Justin gets some balls


I also really love the last scene, where they officially get back together, but... man is this scene even more awesome. Brian saying "That is so like you. You don't hear what you want so you leave. Try standing up for yourself for a change, have some balls!" and Justin... getting some balls and fucking kissing Brian right then and there. sigh. I adore that moment.

15. Queer as Folk - 510 - Brian finally tells Justin that he loves him


Crappy image, I know. But anyways. Man, this was so awesome. I knew it was coming because I was spoiled, but I still grinned and squeed like a freak over it. Finally, finally Brian was able to admit that he loved Justin. And I love Justin's little gasp in reaction to it, too, like Brian just punched him in the stomach. It's awesome.

16. Veronica Mars - The Wrath of Con - Logan's video about Lilly and smile at Veronica


This was the moment that made me start leaning towards a Veronica/Logan relationship. It showed another side of Logan, probably more what he was like before Lilly's death, and that he could be kind/thankful to people. Plus, the video itself is awesome, and seeing all those moments of Lilly just... they help you to realize how important she was to Logan and Veronica and Duncan and everyone.

17. Veronica Mars - Weapons of Class Destruction - Logan kisses Veronica


Man, this was such a "Hell fucking yeah!" moment. I knew it was coming because I was spoiled for it, but I thought the kiss was just Veronica's little peck on the side of Logan's mouth. So, when Logan got that look in his eye and fucking spun her back around and kissed her like he did... geez. I thought my heart was going to burst. I couldn't stop grinning for a full hour after the show ended, seriously.

18. Veronica Mars - Hot Dogs - Logan tells Veronica that he's moving on from Lilly's death


This, unlike their first kiss, I was completely unspoiled for. I remember freaking out for a good hour before the episode aired about whether they would address the kiss or it would be forgotten, whether they'd decide it was a mistake or decide they enjoyed kissing each other and would like to do it a lot more. So, when Logan started his speech to Veronica and then said "Helps me feel less guilty," and Veronica was all "Guilty about what?" and Logan said "Moving on," and then moved forward to kiss her, I was just like... going insane with happiness. It was just fucking awesome. I totally memorized the entire conversation, too, and during AP US during the like... lulls in the lecture (my teacher would go off topic or tell some related story that would definitely not be on the test so I didn't have to pay attention) I'd totally copy down the conversation in my notebook and squee over it. Hee, my AP US notebook is so awesome. I can tell what episode of VM just aired and when the next episode would because I'd write down how many days and hours till the next episode. ...yeah, so, suffice it to say, I was a bit obsessed with this scene. I still totally love it. Man, now I want to watch it again.

19. Veronica Mars - A Trip to the Dentist - Logan tells everyone that Veronica's his girlfriend


I was spoiled for the party and them all catching Veronica and Logan, but not for how Logan and Veronica would react to it. So when Logan told Dick he was dead to him and called Veronica his girlfriend (and hee - "head to the rectangle with the knob"), I just about died.

20. Veronica Mars - Leave it to Beaver - Keith is Veronica's dad


I adore the Keith/Veronica relationship, so when he turned out to be her dad, I just... guh. It made me so freaking happy. Especially how Veronica signed the papers immediately. Not a moment of hesitation. She knew exactly what it'd mean, and she didn't care. And then how Keith's all "You know what you just signed away? Nothing. Absolutely nothing." Man. Awesome. One of my favorite moments of the series.

I kind of find it interesting how this compares to the gut-wrenching moments one. I mean, nearly half of my sad ones were Buffy, but only 2 of my happy ones are Buffy. I actually tried to think of more, but I couldn't come up with any. Well, Buffy was always good at absolutely ripping my heart to shreds.

Edit: Hee! I love that 11 of these are kisses, and only 4 are completely non-ship related. Guess that shows what makes makes me happy. ;)

Comments

[devianna.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you mean when it comes to the whole overexposure thing. I bought The Killers album over a year ago and I was excited when I started hearing them on mainstream radio around Christmas but now I just want the radio stations to stop playing Mr. Brightside. And I found out my former best friend now loves them and that makes me feel incredibly dirty. And not in a good way.

I adore The Future Freaks Me Out, and I'm really not even into bands like MCS.

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

Yeah, overexposure of my favorite bands happens far too often. It happened with The Killers, as you said, and it happened with My Chemical Romance, it's happening with Fall Out Boy... blah. Others, too, but it's kind of depressing listing them all. I really hope that they don't play Motion City Soundtrack too much more. And yeah, I know what you mean about that making you feel dirty. Actually, my former best friend I found out recently started listening to Fall Out Boy, and it just... pisses me off. Which I know is wrong, because she's allowed to listen to what she wants to, but... still. Pisses me off.

That's awesome! :D The Future Freaks Me Out was the first song by Motion City Soundtrack I heard and I loved it instantly. The other songs I didn't like as much at first, but I grew to like them more the more I listened to them. The Future Freaks Me Out is still one of my favorite MCS songs.

[cristi-is-here.livejournal.com]

Hey, I downloaded Good Riddance, 'cause I already have the other two ;)

I know what you mean about bands and overexposure. I used to like Maroon 5 a waaaay long time ago. I used to listen to their songs all the time and I felt all cool because I thought not many people had heard of them. Then I started hearing them on the radio and seeing them on MTV a whole bunch. Blah, just kind of turned me off from them. I still love their music, just not so much anymore. They just seem played out to me now, I guess.

I love that part in "Not Fade Away" wit Connor, too! Chokes me up everytime. I love how he loved his son no matter what, even when he threw hum unda da sea, just like you said.
Angel finally gets that love from Connor.
*tears up*

[cristi-is-here.livejournal.com]

d'oh, threw HIM unda da sea. That wasn't meant to be spelled like that. -_-

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

Hee, I understood what you meant. And yeah, I just adore that moment. That, and the one in Origins where Connor's all "Yeah I learned such and so from my father" and it's something Angel said earlier in the episode. But I had to go with this one because it's even more heartwarming since... I mean, Connor totally comes through for Angel. It's just... man. I totally love it.

Ah yeah, that's another band. I liked them a bunch too, but I started hearing one of their songs around way too much. I still really like one of their songs, but the rest are just kind of eh. I hate overexposure. It's like the radio stations think that "Well, this band is awesome, so that means we can play them over and over and it's not like anyone will get sick of them or that we have any other music equally awesome we could play." It sucks.

[norevisions.livejournal.com]

We have such similar taste in music. "Sadie" is absolutely brilliant. I've never heard of The Weakerthans so I'm downloading those two tracks.

I saw MCS on MTV tonight during their featured-band thingy they do at prime time now. Made me sad. But I kinda figured that they were going in that direction when my teenybopper sister started listening to them. Or before that, when they played with Matchbook Romance and I was one of the oldest people there. Eh.. it wouldn't be the first time.

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

That's awesome. :) And yeah, I love Sadie. Beautiful song. And yay, let me know if you like The Weakerthans. They're not a very well-known band, but I really like them. Aside is one of my absolute favorite songs.

Aw, yeah. Once I started seeing their music video on MTV and started hearing I'm Not Okay on KROQ, I knew they were going to blow up. I remember when I went to Concert for Compassion in March of 2004 and they played and there weren't a very good number of people who knew who they were. But now just about everyone knows who they are.

[norevisions.livejournal.com]

LOL, I said "MCS," not "MCR." I'm not a My Chemical Romance fan, but I know they were pretty unknown for a long time before they hit MTV.

[leucocrystal]

Ack! I love the kiss between George Michael and Maeby! Eee! ♥

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

Ah, man, I know, that kiss was awesome. I can't wait until season 3 starts.

[anna-bo-banna.livejournal.com]

man.
we are so similar when it comes to fandoms.
not just that we watch a lot of the same ones (although i'm not so familiar with qaf, and i've never seen wonderfalls, and you don't seem to watch 24 or alias).
but the same kind of ships and situations/scenes seem to appeal to us.

2. the end of "true love" is amazing.
3. did you know that kevin williamson orginally wrote the series finale with dawson and joey ending up together, but the producers made him change it? the idiot didn't even get to end his own show the way he wanted. ha. that's what he gets for abandoning it (thank god).
7. oh my god i love that whole scene with felicity and ben. so true, that kiss is one of the best kisses ever on tv. i just love the way he LUNGES at her.
8. i hated dean from season 2 on, as well. but i, too, loved him in season 1, and that finale still remains one of the best season finales i've seen (buffy easily being reigning champ for having the best season finales). and that scene in particular made me so giddy.
9. i hated season 4. but that kiss made me so happy, i didn't even care anymore.
16. that's when i started getting into veronica/logan too.
17. that kiss was so hot, and how they don't say anything to each other afterward, but just STARE - wow, just wow. i must have watched that kiss like a hundred times by now.
19. two words: "goodbye dick." diesfrombeingtoomuchinlovewithloganshecan'tevenhandleit.
20. father/daughter relationships on tv are one of my favorite things ever. i was ecstatic. "that's genetics, baby!"

when i do these memes, i will probably put happy and sad together under emotional - of course, it will depend on how many scenes i come up with.
but quite a few of ours could overlap, regardless.

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

Heh, that's awesome. :D

For me, when I did both of the memes, I ended up coming out with more than 20 moments for each. So, I think it'd be far too difficult for me to have combined them. But I look forward to seeing yours! :)

[crashandburn.livejournal.com]

Didn't download any of the songs, but I love 'Good Riddance'. That songs kicks ass! *lol*
I also like your new meme, especially since you chose so great Joey/Pacey moments. And it's good to see somebody else who can't stand Dawson/Joey. The Buffy moments are also great, the end of Graduation Day is great. But the best of your moments is the Luke/Lorelai one.

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

Yeah, I love Good Riddance too. It's one of the first songs I remember hearing by them.

Yay for people who don't like Dawson/Joey! :D But yeah, that Luke/Lorelai moment was just... amazing. I was so excited that it had finally happened.

[crashandburn.livejournal.com]

Truth is I was surprised to see so many Pacey/Joey fans at the beginning, as the show was all Dawson/Joey-centric during the first years. Funny thing is that I hated Dawson right from the pilot and it was interesting to see that over the years, he wasn't as important anymore as before and in the end the show was more about Joey than anybody else.

Me too, we had to wait long enough for them to get together. Not me though as I've started watching the show two months ago and could watch season after season. *lol*

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

I remember I saw the pilot when it first aired (I think I was like... 8 or something) and I liked Dawson/Joey then, but after that I don't think I saw any episodes really until the 4th season. Then I managed to see all the episodes from seasons 1-3 and instantly fell in love with Pacey/Joey (and quickly began to hate Dawson). Now I really don't understand how anyone could like Dawson/Joey.

Oh, wow, I wish I could've gotten to them kissing that quickly. Gilmore Girls is actually one of the few shows I've seen from the pilot when it first aired. I loved them from the first episode, so having to wait 4 years for them to finally kiss and get together was torture.

[crashandburn.livejournal.com]

It first aired here less than a year ago and that was the first time I've heard of that show. I watched like half an episode then as I don't like the dubbing. So I downloaded ever episode from season 1-5. One day I sat down and started watching and became totally addicted. :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

Oh wow, that's awesome. That's kind of like how I was with Queer as Folk. I downloaded the pilot, liked it, and got the first 4 seasons on a CD from my friend and watched them all as quickly as I could and got hooked easily. I don't even know what made me tune into Gilmore Girls. I think then it was airing right before Charmed, which was my favorite show at the time, and I decided to watch it because I was bored, and then ended up loving it.

[kohler.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaaaaaaamen.

[violetmist2003.livejournal.com]

I understand with the Motion City Soundtrack. But then, I always dislike the people who call up radio stations and tell them to fuck off and stop playing such-and-such-band cause they don't want them to become mainstream [not that I'm saying you'd do such a thing. Although that'd be amusing.]

Aww, such pretty moments. Especially the B/J ones. And the other ones that I can relate to.

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

Yeah, I know. I'm like... totally split. Because I also hate people when they're all "OMG I liked such and so band first it's not fair that everyone else likes them now too!" but at the same time... that's my first reaction. Plus, I don't want them to be on so much that I get sick of them, because that happens way too often. So, bleh. But they haven't played MCS that I've heard since then, so they may not be played anymore. Few Catch of the Day songs are played repeatedly after being Catch of the Days.

Haha, yes. Happy B/J moments are love.

[beaute--exquise.livejournal.com]

I'm totally bummed, I can't dl any of the songs. I need to put more memory into my ibook, it has gotten so slow in the past month. Think these links will expire within two weeks?

LOVED when Buffy was given the umbrella for class protector. I haven't watched the show in so long.

What year are you in in high school?

[http://users.livejournal.com/brokenrecord__/]

Aw, that sucks. :( Yeah, I believe they should expire within 2 weeks.

I know, I adore that moment. Now I really have the urge to watch some Buffy again. I saw The Body a few weeks ago, but nothing before that for months.

I'll be in the 11th grade this year.