Limes with Orange

It's been pointed out to me that I neglected to write about the fact that I finally dyed my hair blue. So, here's the belated announcement: My hair is blue! It's been interesting taking note of peoples' reactions to it... not at all what I would have expected. Apparently, blue hair makes me more approachable. Yep. Me. Blue hair. Approachable. In Calgary. Who'da thunk it? That's probably a good thing, right? But I kinda liked the "don't touch me" vibe that I usually radiate, the vibe that seems to have disappeared of late. The walls are tumbling down. Weakness or strength? I haven't decided yet.

But I took the blue hair for a test drive this weekend, out on the town. Got to see my friend Brian be Mr. Guitar Player Extraodinaire for the first time in ages, which was great. And his band has added "Video Killed the Radio Star" to their set list, which rocks! (Watch out for song trivia coming up later in this post.) Then I headed over to the Metropolitan, which actually had better music than I expected. And whether it was the blue hair or the breakdown of the "don't touch me" vibe, the tequila flowed freely and I didn't have to pay for a single drink for the rest of the night.

Warning... Tangential Trivia Alert... "Video Killed the Radio Star" was originally sung by The Buggles which featured Hans Zimmer, who is now an award winning film composer. This might not seem all that interesting to most people, but here's what makes it interesting to me: Several years ago, I was dating this guy who was a film score junkie... yes, such people actually exist. In an attempt to share this interest with him, I started paying more attention to the score whenever I would watch a movie. I found, to my surprise, that there were many times that I could honestly say I really, thoroughly enjoyed the score: Point of No Return, Crimson Tide, The Rock, Gladiator... all, it turned out, composed by Hans Zimmer. So basically, if you're watching a movie with me and I happen to say something about how much I like the score, it's a pretty safe bet that Zimmer wrote it... Trivia Tangent Over.

Labels: film, music