You wanted the best, you got the best...

[jasinine]

I'm back, back in the New York groove...

Sure it's been a while since I've written but, I don't feel like adding any updates or excuses so I'm diving right in with...

A list of things that were cooler when I was a kid. (In no particular order)

1. The A-Team and Knight Rider - First The A-Team. If Mr. T, excuse me, B.A. Barrackus is such a bad ass then why does he bitch and moan when it's time to fly somewhere? He's afraid? What the hell? He's ex-military for christ's sake! This is not the kind of "Special" Forces I want protecting my freedom. Oh sure, he can help turn the combination of a sewage pipe, a Mac truck, two bicycles, chicken wire, dynamite, a few pieces of wood, and garden hose into a nearly indestructible tank (one that never really hits what it's aiming for but still incapacitates the bad guys, but, that's another gripe altogether) but you sure as shit can't get him to fly? No thanks, not on my team anyway.

And Knight Rider? Nevermind David Hasselhoff. That's not the main issue here, no matter how bad. You mean to tell me that the car, K.I.T.T. , is intelligent enough to carry on a conversation but not enough to detect when Michael Knight was being impersonated by his evil twin brother? Helllloooo? McFly! Different voice pattern here, maybe you should be able to pick up on it seeing as though you talk to the guy EVERY DAY! Oh, and the viewing audience knows he's the evil brother because they use the classic notion of facial hair to tell them apart. Of course, duh! The guy with the devil goatee and pencil thin mustache must be evil. Yet, he does fool everyone so hey...stick to what works I guess.

2. Summer - Just the general idea of it. What does it mean now? Not much to me. It used to mean playing outside all day long, baseball, waterfights with my brother in the back yard, and a personal favorite: making an "air-tent" in the living room on those hot uncomfortable nights out of bedsheets and a box fan. Oh, and staying up late to watch Benny Hill on channel 50 out of Detroit when I still simply thought he was funny. Nevermind the endless parade of almost nude women. Girls? Ewwww!!!

3. That time when me and my three best friends set out on a quest to find the dead body of a kid who was hit by a train. Looking back, I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anybody?

4. Drive-In Movies - Oh wait, that's still really cool. I'm so lucky to have one so close to where I live. I remember my parents taking us to see movies there we weren't really keen on seeing (I really do think it was Bambi once) and my brother and I getting up on the roof of the car and turning around and watching Raiders of the Lost Ark on the opposite screen. Who needed sound, it was Indiana Jones and that's all we cared about. Even in silence, the Nazis faces melting off scared the hell out of me.

and last but not least...

5. Kool-Ade - Sure it's still good but, admit it, you thought it was better when the idea of the Kool-Ade Man busting through your wall was a real possibility. Something I used to do and still get a huge kick out of seeing kids do now is after running around for a bit, taking a two handed grasp of a plastic cup full of Kool-Ade and chugging it down so fast that when they're done they come up gasping for air. That's intense thirst, man. What's my favorite flavor you ask? Lemon-Lime, hands down.

Hope you enjoyed reading about this stuff as much I enjoyed remembering it.

 

[jasinine]

So very tired...

I took Friday off (my job is cool) and went with a friend to see "Terminator 3" (it wasn't bad, I'll probably write something about it later this week.) After that we hung out at a local sports bar and caught up, I ate way too many greasy nachos and added a cheeseburger on top of them. I was in no way comfortable after all that. I should remember, one of those is okay, but not both. I would also like to add, you really can't see the screen on a sliding screen door at night. How do I know? Because I about kicked my friend's door right off the frame. When I was done laughing I kicked it back on its track. Sorry pal.

Saturday...same friend and I hung out, went and saw "Pirates of the Caribbean" (really good, again, will write about later,) had a bite to eat and watched more movies from my dvd collection. (To quote a line in Pirates, "You need to find yourself a woman.") We cruised out to his usual bar/hangout where I was able to talk to a few people I haven't seen since high school and kept everyone (well, most everyone) laughing with my Christopher Walken impression. Apparently, nothing is funnier than Chris Walken reading the synopsis off a porno tape. (I do believe it was the well known and esteemed classic "Lady Ass Worshipers #11" for all you curious people out there.)

I didn't get home until 3:30 this morning so naturally today was a family get together day. It was cool though, anytime I get with my nephew is time well spent. They're having another one too, she's two months pregnant now. I guess I'll have two kids to spoil soon enough.

Hopefully I'll be motivated enough to review those two movies this week.
I haven't forgotten about a certain request either...

 

[jasinine]

Bad Habit # 56...

Who else makes small talk at work with people you wouldn't normally, under any circumstance, talk to if you weren't stuck around each other for eight or more hours a day? Right, that's probably the majority of us.
Same goes for me, but...

Who else besides me will ask a question at such a time (Example: The Monday favorite, "How was your weekend.") and oh, about midway through the person's moronic, dull, I don't give a rat's ass answer will just completely zone out and start thinking about something else? Maybe about how you've just made a huge mistake and you couldn't be any more uninterested in any answer they could spout off within the next few minutes. Or, maybe how you could now get out of a meaningless conversation and if not, what the hell did they just say? Now you have to pretend you heard them and hope it wasn't something terribly unique or just plain odd. You can't feign an "Oh wow, that's great" when someone tells you they buried their Aunt Helen on Saturday or flash a smile and a "That sounds like a good time" when told they had emergency hemorrhoid surgery.

****Like I need to know if anyone here does the same thing I do. This entry is just a random thought anyway. Should I care if people I don't know read this and think "Yeah, I do. That's me!" It's all a bunch of rubbish anyway. I shouldn't have even written this, I want to review Terminator 3. A movie that I found a plot hole in big enough to drive that tow truck from the second Terminator flick through. Man, that one was great. Guns 'n Roses even had a video with Ah-nuld in it. That's how big it was. And how big they were. Damn, whatever happened there? I bet that Axl got all fucked up on... oh geez, I better get back to my post and see what's going on.****

What was I saying?

Oh right, wow, that sounds like fun.

 

[jasinine]

At the movies (a week ago)

I have zero motivation to review Terminator and Pirates. For what it's worth, here's my brief take on them...

I'm just gonna say that "Terminator 3: Rise of the blah, blah, blah" was an entertaining flick but sorely missed Jim Cameron's creative genius. A few too many jokes and a little lazy in the whole time/space continuum (sp?) thing brought it down a notch. Arnold's new version T-whatever series tells John Connor he wouldn't remember "Hasta la Vista, Baby" because he's a different machine but the first thing he does in the movie is check above the visor of a truck he's stealing for the keys? A trick last seen being taught to a Terminator in T2? Whatever.

And correct me if I'm wrong but if the Mom and Son Connor team would have stopped Judgement Day I'm pretty sure they'd know. Wouldn't John cease to exist because of the one minor detail of John sending back the soldier guy in the first one? You know, the same soldier guy that banged his mom and spawned John himself? No future war, no future soldier, right? Right. And Marty's Mom and Dad would never meet at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance and Chuck Berry wouldn't have stolen Marty's "sounds" to create rock 'n roll.

It was good though, really, it was.

"Pirates of the Carribbean: Curse of the blah, blah, blah" kicked ass for one reason, Johnny Depp. In fact, I've never seen one bad movie that he's been in. (My favorite Depp movie, "Donnie Brasco.") I don't know where he came up with the character attributes for his Captain Jack Sparrow but without them the movie would be severely lacking anything special. Geoffrey Rush was rather good and Kiera Knightly (If that's her name?) was looking quite good too. I've saw pictures of her at the premiere and I think one of her "people" should tell her it's alright to have a cupcake once in a while. She's way too thin.

So there they are. I'm getting "Daredevil" on dvd after work tomorrow. (Jennifer Garner ) I think it looks like a crappy flick, but once again the comic book thing draws me in. I'll never learn.

 

[jasinine]

I so enjoy sarcasm...

Hello boys and girls! Time for another idiotic but concisely on topic post from everyone's favorite (doubt it) lazy, journal writer... ME!

Without further ado...

*You know the commercial that has those guys in a boat fishing out in the ocean? The one where the most obviously idiotic of the crew drops his wallet into the sea? (Sure you do.) When it finally floats down to the bottom it's found by a group of mermaids and at once they begin charging every damn thing to his credit card. (Unfortunately, perpetuating the myth that all mermaids are thieving, money-hungry scammers. Ariel, on the otherhand, would never do this. But she's the exception apparently. That little bastard Flounder might try it though if he wasn't such a little bitch to Sebastian.)

Sure, I like this commercial. Why wouldn't I? Hell, from the choices of martians, the yeti, eskimos, and unicorns; mermaids are at the very top of my favorite mythical creatures list. One thing though... I really don't think they could ride a scooter underwater like they do here. What's propelling it straight through the water like that? Would it even start down there? My brother had a moped once and that sorry piece of shit would never start for him.

Complete unbelievability.






*If you're up to it, or old enough to know who he is, read the following in the voice of Andy Rooney. That's how I hear it.

 

[jasinine]

The man without sight...er, um...Fear!

I forgot to mention that I bought "Daredevil" last week.

It was merely...alright. Ben Affleck is of course, the Daredevil. Jennifer Garner is of course, stunning. Oh, and she plays Elektra too. Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin is HUGE! And Colin Farrell is quite entertaining as the irish assassin Bullseye. (Fookin' A,!)

It was a fun movie if you're into comic book characters (like me.) If not, I would venture to say you could do better. "Spiderman" was a little better done and certainly more appealing to the general public because come on, everyone has at least heard of Spidey. Daredevil, on the other hand, is a little less known, although in the comics world very popular in his own right.

I don't really have a problem with Ben Affleck other than the fact he's getting way too much press for being engaged to J-Ho. I liked "Chasing Amy" and "Good Will Hunting." Hell, I even liked "Phantoms" and "Reindeer Games." Oh, and speaking of "Good Will Hunting", isn't it a shame how all of J-Lo's exes get some kind of attention just for being associated with her? What about Ben's? How does Matt Damon feel about this whole engagement thing? Poor guy.

Anyway, the flick was good enough. I was more impressed with the supplemental material on disc two than the actual movie though. There's a lenghty (and very cool) documentary on the history of Daredevil in the comics from his creation right up to current times with all of the great Marvel Comics talent adding their respective input. I never read Daredevil when I was a kid, in fact, I only read one comic faithfully and that was G.I. JOE before it got all gimmicky and idiotic. And no, it wasn't always stupid. There were some cool characters and damn good stories told before they decided to make the comic as dumb as the toys. I wonder if all of those military themed stories is why I can't get enough of World War II history now? I'm willing to bet that it is.

Did you notice there's really no actual movie review included here?
I guess if you want real reviews you'll have to talk to Ebert. Sorry.

And on a final note: My favorite comic book character was, is, and always will be Spiderman. BUT, my favorite comic based movies are "The Rocketeer" and "Dick Tracy." You want to watch a good, clean, entertaining and fun movie then go and rent either of those. Me? I already own 'em.

 

[jasinine]

Howdy Pilgrim...

I was put to task by someone here (you know who you are ) to watch and review the classic John Ford western "The Searchers" starring John Wayne.

First of all, I've always heard about this movie as being quite possibly the best western ever made. (Best Western??? ) I really don't get into westerns all that much so besides the Clint Eastwood films and some of the modern ones like "Silverado" (good), "Young Guns" (okay), and "Tombstone" (a personal favorite) I just haven't seen many. Oh, and I'd just like to add that "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" is at the top of my all-time list and I've only seen it once.

I found "The Searchers" to be a very well told story, and I think it deserves the acclaim it usually garners. I still like "Treasure..." but it was an entertaining way to spend a few hours. Unfortunately for me, I watched it on AMC. I used to love that channel but now it's commercial after commercial after commercial. I can't stand watching edited movies anymore. Nothing takes you out of a serious moment or mood faster than a car advertisement blaring Led Zeppelin. (Zeppelin, alriiiight!) Plus, I've been a pro-letterbox or original aspect ratio person since way back. I'm a dork when it comes to seeing movies in widescreen. I feel like I'm missing something when shown cropped or in pan 'n scam, and often, I actually am. I will have to see this movie over again, uninterrupted and not scrunched into the shape of the television screen sometime soon.

Once again, I'm not getting into plot, story specifics or any of that. I just don't have the patience to write it all out.

Although I am reminded about the joke that describes generic toilet paper as "John Wayne Brand" Toilet paper. You know the type. It's rough, tough and don't take crap off no one.

*Edited because I can't get a picture to load *

 

[jasinine]

Two updates in one day!!!!!?????

Personal Shit Ahead: Quit reading if you don't want to believe I'm not perfect

I really hate E.T. No, not E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. How could you not love that long neck havin', light bulb powered finger flashin', Reese's Pieces lovin', little brown turd of an alien? No, I mean E.T. as in Essential Tremor. I've had this for about three years now. Basically what it means is that I have tiny tremble in my hands. Apparently this can be brought on by stress (didn't know I had any) or it's there all along and finally manifests itself at some point. I honestly don't remember what the doctor said. All I know is that I deal with it.

My tremor is noticeable only to me. If I didn't tell you it was there, you wouldn't see it. In fact, even if you knew, you wouldn't be able to see it. It's very slight. Sometimes it's the left, sometimes it's the right. Sometimes, it's both. 99% of the time I don't even notice it myself. Usually if I'm nervous or agitated is when it catches my attention. Also, I've noticed it when I've been doing stuff that requires putting something together. Like the other day, I needed to fix some wires on a piece of electronic equipment. I have a soldering gun in my tool box that I haven't used a whole lot. I learned a couple of things that day:

1. If there's something that I need to do that requires a steady hand, my E.T. will be there to fuck with me,

and

2. I don't know how to solder

So, even though it's not noticeable and even when it is it's just barely there, I still know it's there and it bothers the hell out of me. It's not even something to really get worked up about but it messes with my head. I hate the fact that I have it, I hate the fact that it can interfere with certain things, and I hate the fact that I let it bother me at those times. I also know that over the years it could get worse and most likely it will never go away.

I then look at my dad and the many, many people diagnosed with things far worse and life threatening and realize that hey, my stupid little problem isn't bad at all. In fact, if that's the worst I ever have to deal with then I'm blessed. My problem isn't really a problem at all when thought about in that light. So be it.

Amusingly, I can just see myself talking to a girl and being a little nervous (yeah, it happens. Who would ever guess? ) and having my hand tremble. How embarrasing. Or maybe she'd think it was endearing? Hell, I don't know. Like I said, probably wouldn't happen anyway because you can't tell.

You want to know what having this has taught me though? It's taught me that everyone has things wrong with them. Maybe you can't see them but there's something there. Whether it's physical, mental, you name it, people have flaws. I don't see anybody as being better than me anymore. Oh sure, on the surface they may seem fine; but in their hands resting on the table or in their minds or in their hearts, there's something that bothers them.

We're all the same.

 

[jasinine]

Yet, I like Spider-Man. Hmmmm...

Hey, I don't know where that last entry came from. Honestly. Although I do like the fact that my journal up until this point can be about anything at any given time. Yay for me I guess. WhooHoo!

I know I've wanted to write something about that whole E.T. thing for a while now and always put it off because it's really quite insignificant. I mean, the difference between how much it doesn't bother me to how much it does is so huge that it's really almost pointless. It's really quite odd because I notice it so very little. Unfortunately, I feel like I can't explain it that fact good enough for some reason. Oh well.

Anyway, moving on. How about if I talk about phobias? Oh, you don't want to read about phobias.... well too bad

I hate bugs. I take that back. I hate spiders. I merely dislike all the other bugs. Ladybugs are okay. Fireflies are okay. Those brown fuzzy caterpillars are okay. Butterflies? Okay. Except if they're tattooed anywhere near a woman's ass. Those butt-flies have got to go. Those and that huge ornate tribal shit in the small of the back. I guess I just don't like many of the tattoos I've seen. Sorry, but hey, that's me. Tattoos on a woman's chest? I just want to stare at your chest, not read it

Okay, where was I? Oh right, I hate spiders and most bugs. It seems like spiders are everywhere right now too damnit. Maybe you'd think that a 26 year old guy who happens to be 6'3" and 230(ish) lbs. wouldn't freeze in his tracks in the presence of a huge spider. But oh, it's so true. I hate walking through webs too, it bothers the hell out of me. I was under our house (crawlspace, no basement unfortunately) repairing something and I swear to God it was like being on an episode of Fear Factor. That was some seriously fucked up shit for me right there, folks.

In the summer I can't even enjoy a cool drink outside unless it's in a glass or a clear bottle of some sort. I've seen someone put a can of pop (that's soda to all you east coast people, I don't know what it's called out west. Sasperilla?) down outside and having a bee, or some other stinging insect crawl into the can. Luckily, I've never seen anyone stung but it must happen. If I am drinking from a can, ladies, you can bet your sweet ass I'm checking it out. (I mean your sweet ass. I'll look inside my Diet Coke later. :angel: )

I mean insects no harm though, I won't go out of my way to kill a spider if I see one. Why would I want to get that close? Come on! I will however, keep an eye on it. Centipedes are bad, those annoying pillbugs are bad, and those huge green tomato worm things are bad. Mosquitos are just plain shitty, what with the west nile virus crap they can spread. Anything that lands on my food and shits on it is bad. So basically that covers all the variety of flies out there. Dragonflies are cool though, and so are the praying mantis. Except the female kills the male directly after "sex." So riiiight, they're bad. Those waterbugs that wind up in swimming pools are bad. Hornets, wasps, killer bees, honey bees, bumblebees, locusts ... all bad. Junebugs/Mayflies (decide people!) are bad as well. Fleas, ticks, and lime disease, bad.

When I was but a wee youngster, all of two years old probably, my brother told me to sit down in a flower pot. Cute right? Not when the flower pot was less a vessel for planting flowers than for housing the neighborhoods largest ant (ants, bad) colony. If I remember the stories correctly, people probably could hear me screaming in China. Those ants bit my pale little baby ass like you wouldn't believe. I'm guessing that may be the exact moment where my dislike for insects began. What do you think?

To this day I've never fully felt like I've paid my brother back for this "incident". But I'll have you know I've got a couple pictures from a certain guy's bachelor party in safe keeping should the need to use them ever arise. I swear, if he messes with me ten or twelve more times, he's mine.

 

[jasinine]

Who needs a home theater hooked up? Seeing as though I've hooked up five of them for various friends and family, I figure I know what I'm doing. And if I don't, I'm really good at looking like I do

Of course, I'm talking about low end equipment here. I wouldn't pretend to know thing one about the calibration, or specific audio adjustments or any of that for a pricey system. I don't know anyone who could afford a monster system like that anyway. Simple, out of the box Dolby Digital 5.1 systems only for me, thank you.

I just hooked up a co-workers this week. The good thing about utilizing my services? I'm affordable.

No hourly rate, just feed me and I'm happy. Order a pizza, cook something simple, or go through the drive through window at Wendy's (the only fast-food I can eat due to gall bladder problems. Actually, the lack of one.) and I'm all set.

My co-worker bought pizza twice (two nights after work) and gave me a copy of "The Towering Inferno." All of that for something I like to do. Now there's a guy after my own heart. Not only does he and his wife send me home with a full stomach, but he adds dvd #500 and something (no joke!) for the collection.

Way to feed the addiction, pal. I need to take a definitive dvd count sometime soon. Sounds like a fine weekend project to me. You know what the funny thing is? I don't know how many I have since the last time I took count, but I can tell you without hesitation whether or not I have any given movie title.

I'm like "Rainman" when it comes to my movie collection. Rainman, definitely have Rainman ... K-Mart sucks, definitely sucks, yeah.

 

[jasinine]

"Bumbles bounce..."

Okay, answer me this...

Is the Yeti (Abdominal Snowman) the same thing as Bigfoot?

I've always thought they were two different creatures. I'm pretty damn sure though that in Tibet the sherpas wouldn't call a yeti "Sasquatch." "Sasquatch" is indian for Bigfoot and Yeti is Tibetan for.... well, Yeti.

I was in Toronto years ago when Pizza Hut had that Bigfoot pizza promo going on. I don't know what the hell the Bigfoot myth is called up there but their pizza was called the "Two-Foot" Pizza instead. It was the same retarded character advertising it there as there was here in the States, so I don't know. Canadia though, they sell this terrible concoction called "poutine" at most of the Burger Kings. But hey! Who wouldn't want to eat curds over french fries covered in a brown gravy, afterall? Me, for one. It looks like something someone scooped out of the garbage. The thought gives me chills to this very day...

Getting back on track, if I was ever on it to begin with, Bigfoot has many alias'. Including but not limited to: Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Harry Henderson, and many more. Other than The Bumble from "Rudolph", I can't think of anything else for yeti.

Oh sure, maybe they're distant cousins separated by an ocean? Maybe, but I think that's a stretch. They both can't be Bigfeet (plural, you know like goose and geese, moose and meese, etc...), can they?

This is important shit here, people.

 

[jasinine]

Warning...

If you read my previous post, your I.Q. may have been severely lowered.

Wait a minute... What does that say about me for having written it?

Nevermind

 

[jasinine]

Freddy Vs. Jay (Nooch)

I was able to catch "Freddy vs. Jason" Sunday evening with a friend. I'm a big fan of the horror genre (ooh, genre, before you know it I'll be saying "feelm" like one of those artsy, french bastards), so anything that's been built up as long as this movie has I'm definitely going to be there.

I think it was the twentyfive word movie reviewer here on the board who likened this kind of flick to McDonalds foodstuffs. I have to agree. Coincidentally, a week ago I used that very reasoning to explain to friends why I like this stuff, only I compared them to a box of Corn Flakes. You know exactly what you're getting each and every time and there's rarely (if ever) a surprise inside. But dammit, they're still good.

I wasn't overly impressed with F VS. J. At least it wasn't as bad as either of the franchises worst indivudal efforts.

Some fun notes on the experience:

-I will not see the remake, oh right, excuse me, the re-imagining of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." It was done to perfection already, there's no need for this. I guarantee that it won't be as effective with Michael Bay's patented "all slick and polished" producing style. The original was made cheap and it looks like it. In fact, it looks REAL. Tell me this movie doesn't disturb you and I'll tell you you're full of shit. When you think this movie should end and you can't take anymore, it won't. It gets worse and it doesn't stop.

"What are you watching?!"
"New film from the district. Safe use of power tools." – Summer School

-I was very put off by the family sitting to my right that had to talk throughout the movie. So what else is new, right? It's the movies. Well, they were speaking spanish. So then, not only did I have to hear them yammer on about stuff, I couldn't even understand what they were saying! I failed spanish in high school so hey, you might as well be speaking greek for all I care. "Ay, aye, aye. No me gusta!"

-One of the "hero" kids looks like he could be Jason (Jay of Clerks fame) Mewes' little brother. Snoogens!

-Loud people should just quit guessing what's going to happen and just watch it unfold. You want to determine who Jason kills and how? Write your own crappy movie or pipe down, slappy.

-Deep in my heart I was rooting for Jason. Maybe it's his imposing size or maybe it's the hockey mask. Oh, I don't know what he's got, but it's there

 

[jasinine]

Blah...

You know how some people really hate some of the habits that they have? Like me, I hate that I'm lazy when it comes to writing e-mail back to someone. Sometimes I can stretch a simple correspondence out a week or longer. Why? No idea. I'm online all the time, there's no reason for it, yet I do it.

The last girl I was seeing really meant alot to me. With her, she used to do the occasional snort/laugh thing and she hated it. Mainly because it started out as a joke between her and her sister and it made its way into her normal laugh subconciously. Anyway, I could always tell when I truly made her laugh or caught her off-guard with something when I would hear that snort/laugh. I always thought it was cute. I don't know why, but I was thinking of this today at work.

I miss that laugh.

 

[jasinine]

Overdue update on...

... my Dad's situation. It's been a while since I wrote anything about how he is doing. He had his second chemotherapy treatment Tuesday and his hair is just starting to fall out. Granted, he didn't really have a whole lot up there anyway, but it's still disappointing for him. He's tired but the last treatment will be in three weeks so that's something to be happy about.

If anyone remembers, this all started with surgery to repair his back and cancer was found. Since then, he has worn a brace and limited his movement greatly because of the metal pins they inserted when they removed the tumor from his spinal cord area.

This is the astounding part (for the doctors too!), his bone has mended itself enough for the doctors to decide to skip the second operation that would have been needed for a bone fusion. There was a hole where the tumor was removed and it is well on its way to mending back into a solid bone by itself.

That's where he/we are at at this point. Things are going well and we can only pray they continue to stay this way.

I still don't really like to think (worry) about it anymore than I do already, so that's the reason for the lack of updates about it.

Alot of you were kind enough to express your concern and send well-wishes when I put it here so it's to you that I feel compelled enough to break from the moronic ramblings long enough to be serious.

And with that... let the idiocy commence again!

 

[jasinine]

Huh?

Everyone please collectively take a moment to pity me because this morning as I was walking, half asleep, from one room to another I stubbed my pinky toe on the coffee table. It hurt all day long since it had to be crammed into my shoe and it got worse as the day went on.

Still hurts too, it's all bruised underneath the toenail and it looks like I painted my toenail. Like right now, it's not too bad but if I barely touch it... ow! Just a little bit like that and... ow! Damnit, I gotta quit doing that.

Hopefully I'll recover...

Oh and another thing. Wal-Mart didn't have a single copy of "House of 1,000 Corpses" anywhere in sight. Don't tell me they're not going to carry this movie. I've heard they decline to sell stuff when it doesn't mesh with the good old Wally World ideals. So what if there's not a single redeeming quality to be found with this flick?

Morally bankrupt? Fuck you! Sell me my shitty movie filled with all the fake gore and terrible acting Rob Zombie can muster! :flip:

If I would have known that I would have headed the other way and stopped at Target instead. I don't think they have any other code they stick to other than making money. Imagine that.

"Lord of the Rings" is out next week, although I...ahem... I mean a guy I know has had a bootleg of "The Two Towers" since January. I'll buy the official version of the theatrical cut Tuesday. When the Expanded Director's Edition with all the bonus scenes added back in comes out in November, I'll give the regular one to my brother and get that.

I've got it all planned out. And why not? I guess the lesson is: Don't stand in the way of a sci-fi/fantasy geek and his priorities.

The Rings Trilogy is killing the prequel "Star Wars" movies for me.

Yay!

 

[jasinine]

Yet again, more movie stuff....

I like to think I have good taste in movies. At least good enough that I can safely recommend things to friends. Before anyone jumps and says "Hey! Didn't you want to see that Rob Zombie movie? What taste? You suck!" I'd like to point out that I like horror movies because they're fun, not because they're particularly well-made or coherent...so there.

A partial list of my favorite movies:

Jaws
Goodfellas
The Blues Brothers
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Halloween
Aliens
The Rocketeer
Big Trouble in Little China
The 'Burbs
Caddyshack
This is Spinal Tap
The Godfather
Bottle Rocket
Die Hard
The Big Lebowski
Beautiful Girls
The Usual Suspects
Ghostbusters

And the best thing about my list of favs? I don't have to justify them to anyone. I like 'em and that's it, end of story. Some people like weepy romance movies, others like true stories. Some just like action & adventure and yet others like to watch for appearances by Colin Farrell's ass.

Sure, maybe my list isn't chock full of highly artistic or intellectual "films" and maybe my favorites aren't all that unique but, oh well. I can live with that.

So I saw a few things this weekend...

Final Destination 2 - Skip it.
Kung Pow - Awful movie. Loved it.
Mean Streets - Thanks Independant Film Channel
Jeepers Creepers - Second viewing ... still stupid.

The best thing I saw though was the salesgirl's cleavage at Sears when I was paying my credit card bill. :up:

cell phone bill: $30
toy for nephew: $25
towering over short chicks wearing low-cut tops: Priceless

 

[jasinine]

Bloody good...

So I went back to Wal-mart Tuesday to pick up LOTR and what do I see on the shelf? Yep, "House of 1,000 Corpses." So naturually, I got that too. I guess I just overlooked it last week. The case must just have blended right in with all the other movies with bloody zombie creatures on them? In any event, apparently Wal-mart has no problem with this movie. BUT...

They really should.

I find it hilarious that a store who's fantastic moral sense wouldn't sell a Nirvana album unless "Rape Me" was changed to "Waif Me" on the CD case would sell this movie. I'm sure it'll go over well in the bible belt. All I can hear in my head is "The Simpsons" bully Nelson going "Ha-Ha!" And who wouldn't want to laugh at Wal-mart when an entire extra feature on the disk is entitled "Tiny fucked a stump." Whatever, I don't care either way, I was happy to finally get my movie. (Yeah, I know, how sad )

Why even mention this? Because I found Rob Zombie's movie to be better than it had any business being. It's a well-made throwback to early '70's horror and it works. No computer graphics, a small budget, solid actors, and an actual sense of style make this one a keeper.

Keep in mind this movie isn't for everyone. My glowing review comes from the simple fact that decent horror movies aren't made anymore. Also, I'm judging this based solely on it's merits as a horror movie and keeping opinions based only within that genre. Is it good? Yes. Is it better than "Shawshank Redemption?" NO! You get what I'm trying to say?

I'll be watching this one in October again for sure.

 

[jasinine]

After watching LOTR: The Two Towers (again), I'm buying into the hype that the third one is generating early. It's going to be great, I can tell. The bonus ten minute look on the new disk shows just enough to get the geekier side of me going but I'll admit though, it doesn't take much

I read the entire story last year in a three month span and just finished reading the second part last December before seeing the movie. Myself, I'm glad I read the book first. I didn't read Fellowship before seeing the movie and I think I was a little lost the first time around.

And just because this is yet another post dealing with movies...

My favorite CDs!

KISS-Destroyer
The Jayhawks-Smile
Pete Yorn-musicforthemorningafter
AC/DC-Highway to Hell
The Beatles-A Hard Day's Night
The Dead Milkmen-Metaphysical Graffiti
Green Day-Nimrod
Celine Dion-JUST KIDDING!

 

[jasinine]

Mother Fucker!!!

No, that's not directed at anyone.

I'm tired, a little bored, for the many things I'm happy about right now it seems like there's just as many reasons to be down, I don't want to work tomorrow but have to, and last but not least I'm tired. Oh, I said that already... fuck it, it's true.

If ever there was an entry worthy of deleting it's this one but, I'm not going to.