The iPad Air commercial with the Whitman quote wins the gold medal for pretension.
Oh God. The worst. Also, I think it's riffing stylistically on the VOs in Terence Malick's last two films for extra pretension.
Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.
'Shindig'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Feb 21, 2014 2:54:03 am PST #20573 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 3:37:57 am PST #20574 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Tep, I made gluten free, low glycemic muffins today and thought of you (and ita). I made them less healthy by topping them with almonds or chocolate chips or butterscotch chips. But they are yum.
Suddenly my breakfast sucks.
Also, I think it's riffing stylistically on the VOs in Terence Malick's last two films for extra pretension.
But isn't it just literally a quote from Dead Poets' Society, maybe Autotuned and dropped into the commercial? How is a 25-year-old quote (of a much older Whitman quote) a riff on 2 films made recently?
-t - Feb 21, 2014 4:03:24 am PST #20575 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Almonds are a superfood, aren't they? So, healthy.
I don't think I hated the Whitman thing in the context of Dead Poets Society, but that was a long time ago, I might have.
Kat - Feb 21, 2014 4:19:44 am PST #20576 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Recipe here: [link] yummy. They are less muffiny because of structural integrity issues. But still yum.
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 4:25:04 am PST #20577 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oooh, yeah, baked oatmeal is good stuff.
-t - Feb 21, 2014 4:38:38 am PST #20578 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
How is a 25-year-old quote (of a much older Whitman quote) a riff on 2 films made recently?
The ad using the quote can be a riff on two films made recently, yes?
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 4:46:29 am PST #20579 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I totally misunderstood. I thought she meant just the quote, or the use of the quote, or something.
I'm not sure why I keep posting about this, because I'm not really invested in an iPad commercial.
Sue - Feb 21, 2014 5:45:32 am PST #20580 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Yeah, sorry, I meant the ad.
Jesse - Feb 21, 2014 6:16:49 am PST #20581 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You guys, now I'm on the bus to my hotel in Reykjavik! With wifi! More to come, but I could not resist using the bus wifi....
-t - Feb 21, 2014 6:23:48 am PST #20582 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
ICELAND! WOO!
Bus wifi WOO, also!