Concerts!
Two things:
Rev informed me "Weird Al" Yankovic is playing the CityFest on Thursday. It's FREE. Who wants to go?
I just got an email notification that Eisley is playing the City Theatre August 8th. Anyone want to go with me? Tickets are fifteen bucks, plus fees. Labels: music, weird al
Damn
You know it's going to be a bad day when you reach for the shampoo and accidentally grab the Soft Scrub bleach cleanser.
That is all, fuckers.
'Cause ya had a bad day... ~ Daniel Powter, "Bad Day" Labels: life
Weekend! Yeah!
It's been a good weekend.
I spent Saturday and part of Sunday visiting Chuck, Peaj, Kaylee, and their new puppy. The cats largely ignored me, and we didn't release the ferrets, so the five of us hung out, went for walks and had a good ol' time by the fire. It was great to see them again, and I'm amazed their pup is as well mannered as she was, especially for being so young.
Sunday sent me driving home, calling a few people, then after some hanging out at home time, I went off to the Spree fireworks with Sean and Jen. I ran in to Jack and his little girl, so we sat near them and watched the fireworks through the trees.
I realized a few things: - I miss the Brace family more than I ever realized. I think if I didn't leave when I did, I wouldn't have left.
- I miss driving the open road on a regular basis.
- It's good to watch the Spree fireworks without ending up with arms coated in mosquito bites.
It was a good weekend. Yes. It was. Labels: weekend
Donnie Darko Timeline Discussion
Gretchen - "My parents got a divorce. My mom had to get a restraining order against my stepdad. He has emotional problems."
Donnie - "Oh, I have those too. What kind of emotional problems does your dad have?"
Did Donnie Darko not make sense to you?
Fine, loser.
Read this, as it discusses multiple timeline theories in regards to the events in the film. Labels: donnie darko, film
Brief Thought
I just watched the second half of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", and the extra disc for the first "Pirates" flick (thanks Jen & Ali!), and it really made me miss working on a film project. I miss busting my ass trying to get a project done. It also didn't help hanging out with Mike, Steve, and Cheryl (all involved with Falling Apart).
Time to pop in the Donnie Darko Director's Cut and lull myself off to sleep. Again. Labels: filmmaking
Weekend Recap: Lack of sleep
Well, the birthday is over. The party was a huge success, and I think everyone found some fun. We killed the keg, and I got little sleep. There was drinking, hot tubbing, beer pong, and good food. I think I may have to throw another one of these types of bashes....
I am still trying to recover from my lack of sleep since Thursday, with the last day of bowling and the post-bowling celebration, the partying with the Scape Films branch of people on Friday, the Birthday setup and bash on Saturday (along with not going to bed till five am), and the pool relaxation and birthday/Father's day celebration on Sunday.
Once I got home today, I did MORE dishes (I'm still finding glass beer mugs -- Intact, nonetheless -- in the back yard, but I fear we had a few too many glasses shatter. Note to self: don't put all the plastic cups near the keg. Spread em around.) I watched about half of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, before crashing at eleven. I went into deep sleep, but woke up a half hour later. An hour after that, I heard two drunk ladies brawling at the bar. Nice thuds. These weren't the chick fights with hair pulling and slapping... no no.
And now, I've waken up late. And still, I blog. Labels: birthday, review
*Wink*
 Sounds like something I'd do, because that's how I roll. I'm such a nerd. Labels: humor, sex
Top 5: Eateries
Scooter, I'm sorry it's taken me forever.
The Rules: - Add a direct link to your post below the name of the person who tagged you. Include the state and country you?re in.
- List out your top 5 favorite places to eat at your location (locally).
- Tag 5 other people (preferably from other countries/states) and let them know they?ve been tagged.
My Eateries: - O'Sushi - Amazing sushi, and great seaweed salad and miso soup.
- Thai Cafe (Plymouth, MI) - This place changed names a lot. It's bloody tasty though. Pad Thai, Peanut curry and Pad Ped. So good.
- Carlos' - Awesome Mexican. Delicious. The Enchiladas Verde is the best.
- Redford Grill - Awesome late night meals. Open 24 hours.
- John Cowley's and Sons - Awesome beer, great food, and hot waitstaff. What else do you need?
Previous Players: - Nicole (Sydney, Australia)
- Velverse (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
- LB (San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy)
- Selba (Jakarta, Indonesia)
- Olivia (London, England)
- ML (Utah, USA)
- J (California, USA)
- CuriosityKiller (Hong Kong, SAR)
- Shelli (Minnesota, USA)
- Bluepaintred (Saskatchewan, Canada)
- Avitable (Florida, USA)
- Heather (Ohio, USA)
- Robin (Massachusetts, USA)
- Frankie (Massachusetts, USA)
- Luin (New York, USA)
- Scooter (Ypsilanti, MI, USA)
- Joe (Detroit, MI USA)
Tagging: Labels: meme
Party!
For those of you who haven't heard yet, I'm throwing myself a birthday party.
Lame? Probably.
Intriguing? Hopefully.
I'm turning 28 soon, and the party will be held on the 16th of June. It's BYOB, so all you alcoholics know ahead of time. If you want to bring some snack or booze to share, awesome. If not, that's cool, too.
Chud says he's possibly acquiring a keg, so it means I'll have to get a makeshift beer pong table going. The hot tub will be running, so be ready to have a good time, relax, and celebrate the birth of a guy who wasn't supposed to live past eight hours.
Need directions? Hit me up via Odeo, Skype or email.
Yes, that means you. Labels: beer, birthday, party
FDA Testing: Beer
Yesterday, scientists for the FDA suggested that men should take a look at their beer consumption, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer. The theory is that drinking beer makes men turn into women.
To test the finding, 100 men were fed 6 pints of beer each. It was then observed that 100% of the men gained weight, talked excessively without making sense, became overly emotional, couldn't drive, failed to think rationally, argued over nothing, and refused to apologize when wrong.
No further testing is planned. Labels: humor, joke
Love for Clerks II - Scenes and Comments (and spoilers)
Be warned. There's spoilers below. If you haven't seen the movie already, well, too fucking bad.
Dante: Are you trying to tell me that you don't believe in love, Beckelah?
Becky: In romantic love? No. Like I love my parents. I love my car. I love you. But romantic love? Hearts and flowers? There's only one person out there for me? Come on, do you know how many people are out there? Odds are, there's always going to be someone whose a better match for you than the person you're going to end up marrying.
Dante: So, based on your theory, there's someone out there better for me than Emma.
Becky: Oh, no, I'm not touching that one.
Dante: Wait a second. You don't think I really love her.
Becky: I think you love what she represents.
Dante: Which is?
Becky: Come on, Dante. She was the type of girl who wouldn't give you the time of day back in high school. Years later, after she's played the field and found out how unsatisfying the so-called hotties are, she's finally gone with someone who looks --
Dante: Oh my God, you're gonna say fugly, aren't you?
Becky: Unconventional!
Dante: Nice backpedal.
Becky: Thank you. It took her a few years to figure out that thing that every mother tries to teach their little girl but she has to figure out on her own, that guys that look like you have a lot more to offer because you'll always try harder than the pretty boy.
Dante: What am I, some hideous fucking chud over here?
Becky: No, you're a catch... kind of. And Emma's a catch, too. Because not only is she pretty, she'll make all your decisions for you -- which is lucky because you're pretty terrible at making decisions.
Dante: So, my last day is all about you telling me what a ugly, indecisive loser I am.
Becky: Come on, you worked at Quick Stop for like a decade, and you worked here for a year almost, and since day one at both jobs all you've said is how you have to get out and start your life. And it wasn't until Emma walked in the door and was like "Come to Florida with me and I'll fuck your brains out, and my daddy will give you a job..." that you actually did something about it, and I get it. She's your golden ticket.
Dante: So, uh... What's that make you? I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I love Kevin Smith's writing. The above scene really draws you in to build Dante in his current state and completely create Becky, showing that even if Randal is Dante's counterpart, Becky and Dante are just as close. Soulmates, as they say. It's a connection I wish I could end up with at some point in my life, and maybe be able to complete the projects which are currently faint impulses in my brain. Then again, that's probably just me falling into what images the media displays to keep the economy going. (Did I just entropy?) I've watched Clerks II four times in the past three days, and this movie is amazingly heavy, donkey show aside. It says a lot of things that have gone through my mind. I'm nearing my thirties (I turn twenty-eight in roughly three weeks), and sometimes, I feel like I'm still spinning my wheels in my life. I'm still evaluating people and friendships, trying not to rock the boat, and yet still falling into the water. I'll probably have several moments like the following scene. After all, I've been on the verge of it several times, why not follow through? Either way, I wish I could write this well. Dante: I'm going to smooth things over with Emma, go to Florida, and start my Randal Graves-free existence. And... they to forget these last thirty-three years ever happened.
Randal: So, that's the way you see all this time we've spent together?
[beat]
Randal: That's weird, man. I thought you were the only guy in the world got me, and had my back. The only person who'd take a bullet for me because I assumed you felt about me the same way I feel about you. Then, all of a sudden one day, you're like "I'm moving! Bye!" Do you know what that's been like for me?
[beat]
Randal: I'm looking at a future which sucks because you aren't going to be in it anymore. And you're not even throwing me over for a life that means something to you -- It's just this stupid, hollow existence you think you should embrace because you're getting old or something, because it's the kind of life everyone else goes after.
[beat]
Randal: You're a fucking drone, dude.
Dante: Fine. Then the next friend whose life you ruin can be a totally free spirit. How's that?
Randal: You think I want to start making friends at my age? Christ. Who would want me as their friend? I hate everyone and everything seems stupid to me. But you were always the counter-balance to that. The guy who was the Yin to my Yang. Now, what the fuck am I going to do for the rest of my life? I mean, shit. I really wish you would have told me this when I first met you, that one day you were going to bail on our friendship. Because if I'd known you were going flake on me a few decades later, I would have never bothered with your ass in the first place.
Jay: Jesus, why don't you two just fuck and get it over with already?
Dante: Why can't you ever say something useful for a change?
Jay: Well, what the fuck you waiting for? That's your cue, man.
Silent Bob: I got nothin'.
Jay: Jesus fucking Christ, what good are you, you mute fuck!?
Silent Bob: You know what? That hurts. What do you ever add to the proceedings? You got like one answer for everything! "Pussy, man!"
Randal: Oh, well then you must love this fucking guy. He's the biggest pussy I ever met. The due who lives his life according to everyone else's standards. "I've gotta go to Florida and get married because that's what's expected of me!" And the fucking insane part is he ain't even that crazy about the chick he's marrying or Florida -- never mind the fact that he's got a perfectly good chick right here in Jersey who he's nuts about, and even Anne fucking Frank can see she's nuts about him -- God knows why.
[beat]
Randal: And she likes you for who you are, man. She's not trying to stuff you into a box you'll never fit into! Not to mention the fact that she's carrying your hideous fucking chud of a kid. Jesus, if you had any sense whatsoever, you'd fucking stop trying to bray it up with the rest of the sheep, and live your life the way it made sense for you, you fucking ass!
Dante: Oh yeah? And what's that? You obviously have such a great handle on your life -- Tell me what you would do if you were in my position? Or even what you'd do in your own position? Swing that judgmental pendulum back the other way, and tell me how you'd solve all your problems, Asshole -- What the fuck would the great Randal Graves do if he were half the master of his destiny that I'm supposed to be?! Fucking Brilliant. Justice TLF. Labels: clerks, film, filmmaking, view askew
I'm back
 I already miss the ocean. The trip was amazing, but I never got the relaxation or clarity I had on the last trip. I guess it was foolish to go looking for that. I was hoping to figure out the next few months of my life, and I ended up not being able to think about things. But the trip was fun. There were numerous tales and such, but I think I'll leave them alone for now. For now, I think I'll relax and stare at pictures of the ocean. Labels: cruise, travel
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