On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) Lana Del Rey wrote this song for the soundtrack of The Great Gatsby. She wanted it to reflect the feelings of Daisy Buchanan. Have you read The Great Gatsby?
No, but I have been to their house does that count?
2) In the 1970s, Robert Redford portrayed Jay Gatsby. In the 2013 version, Leonardo di Caprio played the part. In real life, both "Gatsbys" have helped raised funds for the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). Are you careful about recycling and conserving water/electricity?
Above average in recycling and conserving water/electricity
Passive solar house, Prius Plug-In, low flow toilets, etc.
3) Lana Del Rey admits that she dropped out of college because she simply could not get the required math credits. When confronted with basic addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, do you do it in your head? Reach for pencil and paper? Or do you take advantage of the calculator that's on your desktop or phone?
I use a calculator
4) She enjoys Kurt Cobain, Eminem, Elvis and Sinatra. Which of those four gentlemen did you listen to most recently?
Sinatra.
On Pandora I listen to the “Big Bands” channel
5) Speaking of Sinatras, she has described her high maintenance look -- big hair, long nails, elaborate eye makeup, full lips -- as "Gangster Nancy Sinatra." How long does it take you, on an average day, to prepare to face the world?
5 minutes, if I take a shower a half hour... I love taking a hot shower..
6) She's a big soccer fan, and her favorite team is Liverpool FC. Here in the US, college basketball fans are currently obsessed with March Madness. What's the last sporting event that you watched?
The Super Bowl but I watched it off and on during the game. I had a Super Bowl party at my house.
7) Her younger sister, Caroline, studied photography and is responsible for some of Lana's publicity pictures. Have you ever gotten a job because of a relative?
Yes, my father got me my summer jobs in high school.
8) In 2013, when this song came out, Pope Francis became the first pope from a Latin American country. Latin America generally includes Mexico, most of Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. What's the farthest south that you've ever traveled?
The west coast for a wedding in Washington state and we drove down to San Francisco.
9) Random question -- What button would you prefer your life to have: rewind, fast forward or a pause?
Rewind… I’m coming to the end of the tape.
Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!
Oh! That mansion is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the link.
ReplyDeleteYou're such a Northern lady. I mean, San Fran is considered Northern California and that's the farthest south you've ever been. My friend Joanna refers to herself as GRITS, a girl raised in the South. However, GRITN is hard to pronounce.
That is so cool that you have been to the mansion where they filmed Gatsby! It is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI am with you on the rewind button. Let's do that! Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend!
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I would say, visiting the house counts..its gorgeous!! Have a great Saturday!
ReplyDeleteThanks for including the link to the mansion--wow!
ReplyDeleteWow. I was raised in San Francisco and never considered it "south"
ReplyDeleteI need to add Pandora to my cellphone. I keep forgetting. Enjoyed your answers and was reading some of your other material. I am appalled at the state of the world and the lack of acceptance that so many people find . . . acceptable.
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