Sexy pool party...?

I will admit to squee-ing a little at the end of this video. It's hilarious in my opinion. Hope you enjoy :)

Z is for...

Zis.

You tell the time with the edge of the color. The little band around the outside are the minutes, the thicker band round the middle is the hour. Cool, huh? Anyone have one of these? How does it run and is it worth the $100 plus price tag? I usually only get $10 watches, but I'd love to get this one! Of course, I'm too cheap to buy it myself.

What about you folks? Any cool Z items that you think the world should take notice of?

Y is for..

Yucca.

According to Wikipedia, where I got this picture, this is a pretty version of the plant. When I lived in Colorado, I saw a lot of these

 

All I can remember is my roommate Mike with his jeep, tying off the plant, yanking it out (and leaving rubber on the road) in front of our house. He had a HUGE plant that he pulled away. And next year, the damn thing grew again.

 

The leaves were sharp, drew blood and it gave off an odor. Not an unpleasant one, but pervasive. The rabbits used to hide in the bushes to get away from my cat. I remember not liking the plant, but now I'm wondering if it would grow up here. Probably too wet. But they would be useful as a natural fence. 

X is for...

Xanadu.

That's right, you heard me say it. Xanadu that lovely little cult flop of ONJ's that had roller skating and Greek muses. Need a preview?

Is it cheesy?

Hell yes. I saw it on TV when I was younger (in the 80s, folks, so VERY young) and loved it. ONJ sings one of my fav songs of hers, as you can listen to here...

So am I nuts? Yes, well, I already knew that, actually. But I loved this movie because of two words.

Dreams and Fun. It was just fun, cute, love story. And that was OK! And the main character was encouraged to DREAM damn it! He had a muse come to him for inspiration!

Anyway, that's my X contribution to A-Z. And I'm not ashamed to admit it.

W is for...

Songs that begin with w!

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

Here's mine

 

Radiohead - Where I end is where you begin

 

Queen w/ Adam Lambert - Who wants to live forever

 

War- Why can't we be friends

 

We Used to be friends - Dandy Warhols

 

Would I lie to you - Eurythmics

V is for...

Vivacious!
Merriam-Webster defines as " lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly "

When I think of vivacious characters, I think of bubbly, fun people who support your MC (main character) by making them smile and being the sunny people. Or just by being the opposite in some situations (when your character is up and you need them to be down, for example). Two I can think of off the top of my head are Sookie from Gilmore Girls (the clip above), and Kaylee from Firefly (the clip below).

Another that I just thought of is Willow in the Buffy series.

sorry about the songs over clips, they were the best I could find.

U is for...

Underworld.

I don't care what anyone else thinks, I love the world this movie describes, I love the characters and I think Michael Sheen rocks.