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Friday, March 19, 2004
I love movies. I just saw Eternal Sunshine in the Spotless Mind and damn if it wasn't good. I was expecting good and I got great. All around good, all around great.
It made me care about the characters so much that I was hoping for the happy ending I knew was coming (this is hollywood). The characters and situations reminded me of my past relationships and all the things I like about being in love, all the good things about a relationship, especially when it is fresh.
I'm not sure if I can really get in depth here, my mind is still a bit jumbled about.
On a completely unrelated note, I hate waiting by myself. So fucking boring. When all you have is your mind and wit to entertain yourself is a bad time. I admit I have a pretty active imagination but still, waiting sucks. A lot.
Carrey does have a great line in the movie, "would you just wait awhile?"
Works perfectly. Damn that movie was good.
It made me care about the characters so much that I was hoping for the happy ending I knew was coming (this is hollywood). The characters and situations reminded me of my past relationships and all the things I like about being in love, all the good things about a relationship, especially when it is fresh.
I'm not sure if I can really get in depth here, my mind is still a bit jumbled about.
On a completely unrelated note, I hate waiting by myself. So fucking boring. When all you have is your mind and wit to entertain yourself is a bad time. I admit I have a pretty active imagination but still, waiting sucks. A lot.
Carrey does have a great line in the movie, "would you just wait awhile?"
Works perfectly. Damn that movie was good.
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
It's Wednesday and it's hot in Southern California. I like it much better when it is 65 out.
Not much going on, an epidemic around here, so I don't really know what to write about.
(Stares at monitor and keyboard, blank look on face)
At least some of the stuff I have ordered is finally shipping. Get a new fan for my processor soon and Unreal Tour. comes out next week. Really looking forward to that, I really love that Onslaught. Not just a attack the base game, you really have to dominate the whole map to win the game. The assault mode is always fun as well, and frankly vehicles always kick ass. Nothing quite like running someone down from behind with that jeep that's in the game. Loads of fun.
Hopefully with the new fan I can overclock my cpu a bit to speed up and beautify UT2004 once I install it.
Here's to hope, a wonderful thing.
Not much going on, an epidemic around here, so I don't really know what to write about.
(Stares at monitor and keyboard, blank look on face)
At least some of the stuff I have ordered is finally shipping. Get a new fan for my processor soon and Unreal Tour. comes out next week. Really looking forward to that, I really love that Onslaught. Not just a attack the base game, you really have to dominate the whole map to win the game. The assault mode is always fun as well, and frankly vehicles always kick ass. Nothing quite like running someone down from behind with that jeep that's in the game. Loads of fun.
Hopefully with the new fan I can overclock my cpu a bit to speed up and beautify UT2004 once I install it.
Here's to hope, a wonderful thing.
Sunday, March 07, 2004
Been sick yesterday and today. Had a miserable time sleeping last night. Woke up at 6:30 this morning after waking up at 2 and 4. Went and got some orange juice and finished a gallon myself today. Now I'm tired of OJ. My next poop is going to be orange.
And that about covers my day. I took two naps and watched TV. Very boring.
Watched Equilibrium yesterday and I rather enjoyed it. Funny how a lack of emotion can make someone cry at the simplest things. It makes sense, yet is always overdone in movies in general. But the movie was good, lots of action, yet all very quick with interesting stuff in between. If you're not bored when there aren't gunshots then you are probably watching a good action movie.
I need more sleep. My body feels depleted, run down. Okay then sleep time.
What an insightful post.
And that about covers my day. I took two naps and watched TV. Very boring.
Watched Equilibrium yesterday and I rather enjoyed it. Funny how a lack of emotion can make someone cry at the simplest things. It makes sense, yet is always overdone in movies in general. But the movie was good, lots of action, yet all very quick with interesting stuff in between. If you're not bored when there aren't gunshots then you are probably watching a good action movie.
I need more sleep. My body feels depleted, run down. Okay then sleep time.
What an insightful post.
Thursday, March 04, 2004
It's Thursday, it's late and I have to get up for work in four hours. Why am I here? So the zero people reading this can be happy I posted again.
On that note I miss having TiVo. And cable, but I really just miss having the ability to pause and record shows. Didn't have to abide by the TV's schedule, could set my own schedule.
And I FUCKING hate commercials. Useless propaganda. Like most of the shit we see every day and take for granted as advertising, no folks, propaganda.
Do I need to get married, buy a house, raise a family, drive an SUV, and all the other crap that is spewed out at us everywhere we look or listen.
No.
Do what you want.
I want a house, because apartments suck. I don't like listening to my neighbors closing doors or vacuuming. I want my own walls.
I don't know where this is going, I need to sleep.
On that note I miss having TiVo. And cable, but I really just miss having the ability to pause and record shows. Didn't have to abide by the TV's schedule, could set my own schedule.
And I FUCKING hate commercials. Useless propaganda. Like most of the shit we see every day and take for granted as advertising, no folks, propaganda.
Do I need to get married, buy a house, raise a family, drive an SUV, and all the other crap that is spewed out at us everywhere we look or listen.
No.
Do what you want.
I want a house, because apartments suck. I don't like listening to my neighbors closing doors or vacuuming. I want my own walls.
I don't know where this is going, I need to sleep.
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
I need to take a shower and I'm sleepy. I really don't know what to write today, just trying to be good with my claim to myself that I will update this thing at least five times a week. I'm shooting for once a day, but we'll see.
Granted, no one is reading this, but hey, that's cool.
Don't know if I want anybody reading this fucking thing. Well I do, I just wanted to say fuck.
It rained on me this morning going to work, I might have missed out on a big promotion at work, and I got passed by four busses today on the way home. A very "ich" day. Not bad, just "ich."
I did order some stuff with my tax return money last night and two good games come out in two weeks, so shit ain't that bad.
Just want to start a new day though, new days are always full of possibilities.
Being cheerful is fucking stupid. Fuck that.
Granted, no one is reading this, but hey, that's cool.
Don't know if I want anybody reading this fucking thing. Well I do, I just wanted to say fuck.
It rained on me this morning going to work, I might have missed out on a big promotion at work, and I got passed by four busses today on the way home. A very "ich" day. Not bad, just "ich."
I did order some stuff with my tax return money last night and two good games come out in two weeks, so shit ain't that bad.
Just want to start a new day though, new days are always full of possibilities.
Being cheerful is fucking stupid. Fuck that.
Monday, March 01, 2004
The Passion of the Christ of the Gibson of the Media craze of the Movie of the Obscene amout of money made over the weekend of the Really long title.
I was ultimately disappointed with the Passion as a film, a man getting beaten for an hour and a half and then dying is not much of a story. No story really, just lots of symbolism. The flashbacks, the only real character interaction, are well done and sorely needy to mediate on the constant beating.
Technically, the movie is great. Looking like a moving painting with some exquisite framing and camera movements I enjoyed just looking at it. When the two Mary(s) are cleaning up JC blood with the white clothes I was awed. The camera slowly pulled back as Mary the mother was on her hands and knees wiping up as much of the blood as possible. The shots during the flaying of the Romans administering the beating were well done, a little over the top in terms of acting and meaning, but still good, along with all the makeup and gore effects.
I don't know what else to say. The anti-semetism stuff is silly, it isn't there. JC accepts his fate and gives himself up. Physically the Jews may have killed him, but JC could have easily escaped and gone on to preach another day. He died for humanity (if you believe in that stuff my religious beliefs, or lack of, do not) of his own choice.
And I don't fault the Jews for wanting to kill him. JC was preaching about establishing a relationship between yourself and god, forgetting the temple and church. The High Priests depicted in the film would have lost control of the people and their power and their money if no one came to the temple and just prayed by themselves.
JC was an insurgent, a revolutionary. A terroist if you will. But since he won (this is sorta-sarcasm) the history books write him as being correct. I'm not saying he is or isn't correct, that's for you and your faith to decide, but this anti-semetism shit that has been clogging the airwaves and print for the last six months is BULLSHIT.
A BIG FUCKING WAD OF BULLSHIT AS HIGH AS MY KNEE. The top of my knee.
Oh yeah, I got my tax return a couple days ago so yay for me. DVDs and PC games are mine again. I like having money.
I was ultimately disappointed with the Passion as a film, a man getting beaten for an hour and a half and then dying is not much of a story. No story really, just lots of symbolism. The flashbacks, the only real character interaction, are well done and sorely needy to mediate on the constant beating.
Technically, the movie is great. Looking like a moving painting with some exquisite framing and camera movements I enjoyed just looking at it. When the two Mary(s) are cleaning up JC blood with the white clothes I was awed. The camera slowly pulled back as Mary the mother was on her hands and knees wiping up as much of the blood as possible. The shots during the flaying of the Romans administering the beating were well done, a little over the top in terms of acting and meaning, but still good, along with all the makeup and gore effects.
I don't know what else to say. The anti-semetism stuff is silly, it isn't there. JC accepts his fate and gives himself up. Physically the Jews may have killed him, but JC could have easily escaped and gone on to preach another day. He died for humanity (if you believe in that stuff my religious beliefs, or lack of, do not) of his own choice.
And I don't fault the Jews for wanting to kill him. JC was preaching about establishing a relationship between yourself and god, forgetting the temple and church. The High Priests depicted in the film would have lost control of the people and their power and their money if no one came to the temple and just prayed by themselves.
JC was an insurgent, a revolutionary. A terroist if you will. But since he won (this is sorta-sarcasm) the history books write him as being correct. I'm not saying he is or isn't correct, that's for you and your faith to decide, but this anti-semetism shit that has been clogging the airwaves and print for the last six months is BULLSHIT.
A BIG FUCKING WAD OF BULLSHIT AS HIGH AS MY KNEE. The top of my knee.
Oh yeah, I got my tax return a couple days ago so yay for me. DVDs and PC games are mine again. I like having money.
