I went hiking this weekend.  Well, hiking is not a good word to use… it was more like a long walk.  However, the lack of hills and strenuous terrain did not stop everyone else from donning their Gore-Tex jump suits and trekking poles.

I also love the, quite large, amount of pink and red jackets

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I’ve been a fan of Scarlett Johansson for quite a while (most definitely since Lost in Translation)… actually, to say I’m a fan is a bit of an understatement.

In 2008, she released an album.  But, unlike many of her peers, she didn’t do a bad pop album… instead, she did covers of Tom Waits’ songs (see Tom Waits here).  So, while the album didn’t push any musical boundaries, she at least had the smarts to know that her first foray into music would be on solid ground.

She’s recently released a new album with Pete Yorn, and I am obsessed.

To be sure, this is clearly Pete Yorn’s album, and it is never in doubt who’s in charge.  Which is fine, because Scarlett’s supporting role is almost perfect casting.  She never overdoes it and never tries to be something she is not.  Instead, she simply provides some great performances to some great little songs.

Here are some of my favorite tracks, but you can check out the entire album on Lala.

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When I started this little project, I thought, “Oh, this is going to be so much fun because I just LOVE Woody Allen, and I LOVE Borderline…”  But, what I failed to recognize is that Borderline’s I’m-so-crazy-I-can-even-put-it-into-a-cute-bubble-gum-pop-song doesn’t really mesh well with Woody Allen’s I’m-so-crazy-and-I-mean-SO-CRAZY-that-you’re-going-to-want-to-kill-me-in-the-end…

Not to mention the caliber of Woody Allen’s writing (note that this movie was his 14th Academy Award nomination for writing).  His characters are so nuanced, it was really hard pulling out certain moments to fit a verse in a four minute song because each scene was packed with so many undercurrents.

So, much like the Far from Heaven — Believe video I did, it just ends up being weirdly sad with an awful pop backdrop…

But, at any rate, this one goes out to my sister who I’m always reminding to be responsible with the people that fall in love with her… plus, she helped pick the song… I can’t imagine why.

Movie: Match Point (2005)– Directed by Woody Allen; Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer

Music: Borderline (1983) — Madonna

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