It’s another No Frown Friday…
- I’m still in an 80s kind of mood (I blame/thank Glee – apparently I’m not the only one), hence this week’s punny pet names: Simon LeBone, Olivia Chewton John, and Cat Benatar.
- Not in any way related to the 80s, I loved these pictures of the Smithsonian’s new clouded leopard cubs. I think I’ll just make a tangentially-related ThunderCats reference here to shoehorn this item into this week’s theme. (It’s rumored that a movie is in the works. Snarf?)
- Speaking of 80s cartoons… I’m sure it will not surprise you to learn that the Pound Puppies are high on my list of favorites. I totally had the board game (Pooch on the Loose). Now that I think about it, perhaps Pound Puppies is partially responsible for my love of punny pet names. Nose Marie, anyone? Also, in moment of synergy that would make Jem proud, not only does this item combine the 80s and puppies, I just remembered that one of the pups was named Bright Eyes, which relates to my next item…
- Did you watch this week’s Glee? The performance of Total Eclipse of the Heart was amazing. (Thumbs up for the angry ballet ) That song was already a guilty pleasure, and I’ll definitely be adding the Glee version to my iPod. Every time I hear the song, I think of two things: (1) this hilarious literal video version; and (2) the summer before I started college. I vaguely recall that during the summer orientation weekend, there was some sort of anti-drug performance using Total Eclipse of the Heart as a soundtrack. I think that it included people in black t-shirts wearing the names of drugs, and it was full of dramatic moments such as the main student character being surrounded by all of the “drugs” and cut off from her family and friends. I don’t recall whether I found this hilarious or moving at the time – but in retrospect, I declare it kind of awesome based on soundtrack alone. Anyway, please excuse the long-winded intro to the fourth item on this week’s list. In honor of all of that reminiscing Glee made me do this week, I thought I’d leave you with another one of my favorite literal videos – Take on Me:
With that, I bid you good day. Turn around, Bright Eyes, and have a puptastic weekend.
