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Platinum Baby
My apologies to AH for just copying the e-mail I sent her. I'm just not much in an original thought mood. It's more of a cut and paste day for Mike.
Saw Looney Tunes: Back In Action.
Worth a matinee admission. Definitely closer to old Looney Tunes humor than that awful Space Jam was. There was A LOT o' stuff that kids would never get. The psycho reenactment. The small hints of the Gremlins score when you first see Brendon Fraser's car (a gremlin). Matthew Lillard holding a meeting with Shaggy over Shaggy's hatred of Lillard's portrayal of him. The entire Area 52 part of the movie where Marvin uses Daleks, and various other creatures from classic sci-fi movies to attack Bugs and Daffy? What kid is going to get that? Not to mention the entire segment where they're jumping through various paintings at the Louvre.
But, it still comes down to the fact that it would be funnier without the live action. But, for a Saturday afternoon movie without much thought being put into it, it was fine.
And I also saw Bend It Like Beckham. Nothing too special. Fun. Tied itself up a little TOO easily at the end.
Turkey and Gravy Flavour at Jones Soda
Turkey and Gravy Flavour at Jones Soda
JEEZUS! THAT'S JUST WRONG!
Our True And Native Land
Lion King was amazing.
I'm tired.
I spent money.
I had a small rant about how AH's husband on the odd occasion makes me feel real bad about being me, but I'm real tired. The short of it is that I'm an introvert. Unless I know you well, I'm quiet. It's who I am. I can't be anything other than that. I've tried. And he told me how much time I'm wasting looking for jobs online because companies put shit online, and the only way I'll ever get a job is to know people, and network with people and be THAT guy that I can't be.
Maybe he'll offer me a class on how it's done instead of making me feel like a useless piece of shit.
It was almost a perfect night.
My Perception Fades
In a conversation with MF early this morning, she pointed out to me why I loved last night's Angel so much. It was missing the angst. And she's right. The season has been surprisingly angst free, except for a few scenes, but last night's episode was rife with it.
I heart angst.
Never Is A Promise
Mike get bored. Mike my radio station. Listen to radio station.
It's work friendly. So don't expect any death metal on these dials.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Harry Potter Trailer
Holy Crap!
Won't You Be My Friendster
For anyone into the whole Friendster thing, and wants to enlarge their Friendster network, feel free to add me using the e-mail address:
some_sort_of_god@yahoo.com
I like friends. They are good. And if you're reading my ramblings, you're already a step closer to being in my head than most people as it is.
How Do I Live Without You?
I have a slew of rambling goodness to get out.
First of all....how did I live without iTunes on my PC? JEEZUS. It's heaven. I know about the iTunes power. I use a Mac at work, but come on! I've never opened up a program and browsed over to the store several times a day just to check stuff out.
And the smart playlists? Brilliant in a creepy, the machines will rise sort of way. "Here Mike. You will like this selection. LISTEN TO IT AND OBEY US!"
Gilmore Girls soundtrack is currently playing. It's my writing music. I have an intricate writing process. It involves procrastinating followed by listening to the Gilmore Girls soundtrack and The Smiths while I write. For a while it was Sigur Ros, but everything that I was churning out was incredibly depressing. Not that that's a bad thing. It was just time for a change.
I've also decided to get my Masters in Writing at Columbia. That is if I'm accepted and I can work my way through a 27 page application. As AH said, most Masters Degrees are completely useless. Go for what I love. And, I can always get the teaching degree to go along with it. I can become the artist cliche. Teacher for a future group of artist cliches. That's my goal.
But, it will also get me out of the house. And I need to do that. I don't meet people any more. I sit at home, do school work online, and fall deeper into hermit hole I always joked about. I need to go on some dates. I need to learn how to ask girls out on dates. My last two girlfriends, there wasn't dating. It went from nothing to hand holding and marriage thoughts in a month.
Yes. They were crazy at the time. One went above and beyond that call of duty.
Anyway. CJ and I were talking about the whole sucking at dating thing. You know the drill. Single guys. Nice guys. Lonely guys. Do we need tattoos to show we're fucking hardcore? Is it all that important to have some bad ass image? Because, I can't do the image thing. It's too fucking tiring.
But, I've learned it's also what some people find important. I had a girl at Best Buy start flirting with me because I dressed up all black clothes and sexy the other day. I'm in there constantly, but, it wasn't until I looked fancy that she noticed.
Bah.
I read an article from some college paper about the death of dating and the reigning school of hooking up. The girl asked what happened to old fashioned courting. Nervous glances. Hand holding. First kisses. I want to say right now, it exists. Right here. In me. There's a few of us left, and we're slowly going extinct.
Lion King musical tomorrow. Very excited.
Working For The Weekend - Journal Entry
“What I don’t understand, and what I don’t get, is why there’s a sword through my chest, and why you put it there.” She looked at her boyfriend accusingly.
“Well…I…uh…” He shifted in place. His foot reached up and scratched his calf as he sought and answer in his head.
“Don’t try lying to me either, Rob! I’m a psych major. I know when you’re lying to me. I’m not fucking stupid.” Coda was livid at her soon to be ex-boyfriend. Her surroundings hadn’t quit sunk in yet. But her eyes had. Her eyes were dark. Black. It was sexy in a nice creepy nightmare way. To some people, it would have been a good way.
“You’re a vampire.” Rob Redmond whispered. Rob was twenty-five. Rob was scared shitless. Rob was a vampire hunter. It was his first day on the job.
“What? Rob. Are you listening to yourself? A vampire? Vampire’s are a myth! I can’t believe this…”
Hit By A Bus, The Music Played
It's comp CD craziness at Mike's place! More fun! More music.
This one's going out to MF, whenever I see her again.
"Fine And Willing Girls"
1. Woo Hoo - The 5,6,7,8's
2. Black Betty - Tom Jones
3. Calling - Leona Naess
4. Now It's On - Grandaddy
5. I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
6. Everyone Deserves Music - Michael Franti & Spearhead
7. Carnival Girl - Texas
8. Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll - Ian Dury
9. Where Is The Love? - Black Eyed Peas & Justin Timberlake
10. Amsterdam - Guster
11. Suspended in Gaffa - Kate Bush
12. Jessica - Adam Green
13. That Great Love Sound - The Raveonettes
14. Bad Day - R.E.M.
15. The Way You Move - Big Boi
16. H.W.C. - Liz Phair
17. We're All In Love - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
18. Asereje - Las Ketchup
19. I'm the Man Who Murdered Love - XTC
20. You're Only King Once - Beulah
21. Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
Who Said It's Too Early To Drink
Birds Of Prey
Your guess is as good as mine.
Everyone Deserves Music
New comp CD. I'm working on this idea of a three disc set for AH's open house. This is the first disc:
"Where Is The Love?"
1. Everyone Deserves Music - Michael Franti & Spearhead
2. At My Most Beautiful - R.E.M.
3. When You're Next To Me - Mitch & Mickey
4. Punk Rock Girl - The Dead Milkmen
5. Shake Me Baby - Junior Senior
6. I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
7. Jessica - Adam Green
8. I'm the Man Who Murdered Love - XTC
9. No More "I Love You"s - Annie Lennox
10. Where Is The Love? - Black Eyed Peas
11. Under Your Spell - Amber Benson
12. Calling - Leona Naess
13. We're All In Love - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
14. Hey Ya - Outkast
15. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
16. Amsterdam - Guster
17. That Great Love Sound - The Raveonettes
18. I Feel Love (with Venus Hum) - Blue Man Group
19. Sacrifice (From "The Gift") - Christophe Beck
20. Say Yes - Elliott Smith
Is there another CD swap program aside from GurlSwap? I think the idea of random mix CD goodness is fun stuff, but I'd feel weird encroaching on the super fem power love that is GurlSwap.
She Sees Stars
Why Girls Are Weird has been optioned for a movie. Pamie's even writing the script herself. That's amazing.
Even The Dead Need Love
Zombie Pinups brings us the zombie love.
Big Money. Big Thoughts.
Matrix Revolutions: the Corporate Mofo Guide
This is some good stuff.
A Full Post. A Hearty Post.
The speed of which I feel this weekend has gone by frightens me. I can't even remember most of it. I think I'm living a second life.
Matrix was good. I actually saw it way back on Wednesday. I had gotten through with work and rushed out to Cantera to check that bad boy with a group of people. I dug it. A lot. I was all about the mech fights, and the final Neo/Smith battle. Of course, I was also one of the few who liked Reloaded. I dug the philosophy, and didn't expect mindless fighting which apparently most people cared about. But I dug Revolutions because it also put that in the background, and made it a movie where people were just trying to do what they thought was right.
And the music? Amazing. I bought the soundtrack the next day. Needed to. The opera/techno mix was some fun stuff.
Friday, I worked, I think. Yes. I worked. And then I saw Elf with my sister. I'm not afraid to say I think Will Ferrell is the funniest man around right now. He can get me to laugh at nearly anything. And Elf was no exception. There was enough heart to make it a family movie, but still enough weird ass comedy to make it fun to watch. Three words. Leon the snowman. Voiced by Leon Redbone. Too funny.
Saturday was the big Make-A-Wish Slayathon, where we watched 12 hours of Buffy episodes. I raised 250 dollars for them, and pulled in some fun raffle swag, including the Moore Action Collectible of Drusilla, the first Watcher's Guide, some of their goofy trading cards, and some cast shots. Plus, I felt bad that Amber Benson wasn't pulling in money for her signature, so I bid on it and won for 8 dollars. So, I have to figure out what I'm doing with that.
But, it also was a day to show that there's no way I'm one of those crazy fans. People were able to name character names for actors who played tertiary characters in two episodes. I don't have space in my brain for that! Or, episode titles where the opening credits changed. That's crazy talk! One girl, cute as a button, but in no way as cute as the woman filming a documentary, had to come up and tell me I sounded like David Fury. How would you remember what David Fury, a writer of the show, sounded like? That's CRAZY!
And it snowed yesterday as we headed into the city. So, that officially marks the beginning of my misery until Spring.
It's A Game. It's A Living
Cave Invaders is my truly lame attempt at creating a video game through Director. It works. My teacher likes it. So I can't be too hard on myself.
I haven't linked it to the main page of Caveman Librarian yet. I'm too tired.
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