Mercury Blues

So I've heard rumblings about Mercury being in retrograde (a.k.a. f-ing everything up). I was a little skeptical. How could a a rogue planet cause a comotion? Come on.

Now, I am a believer. Needless to say, today was fairly tragic. I don't care if it's irrational, it just makes me feel better to blame Mercury. If that little red mass of lame doesn't get its act together, I'm gonna come out there and kick it's ass!

I'm Not Cool

I noticed Sarah posted some random things about herself and it seemed like fun so here: 25 random things about myself.

1. I sneak fast food into movies.
2. When it rains, I slightly enjoy when the bottoms of my pants are damp.
3. I keep up with 6 tv shows.
4. I will often put my friends' happiness above my own.
5. I want to make movies for the rest of my life.
6. I'm kind of a film snot.
7. I'm not huge fan of stilts but I do them anyway.
8. I think dates are awkward.
9. I feel "The Dark Knight" should've been nominated for Best Picture.
10. I don't deal with people's bullshit.
11. I love performing for people. It's a high that rocks my world.
12. I have the hardest time making important decisions.
13. The only people's opinions that I care about are my best friends.
14. I don't like coffee.
15. I will go to the beach, but I won't go on the beach. I hate when sand touches my skin.
16. I quote abscure lines from random movies and tv shows frequently.
17. I'm not confident at all and it makes me unhappy.
18. I'm a connoiseur of tv seasons.
19. Dr. Pepper and I are in a commited relationship.
20. Books have to seriously peak my interest.
21. Even though she is at least 20 years older than me, I would marry Jennifer Aniston tonight. You know, if she was up for it.
22. I fell asleep during The Godfather, but I'm willing to give it a 2nd chance.
23. I think being a Music Supervisor would be a great job for me.
24. Writing is one of my passions.
25. I don't really like holidays.

And so concludes, the list. I hope you enjoyed.

Wildfire

Rumors suck.

So do assumptions. And people. But I think people who make assumptions and spread rumors like a California wildfire suck most of all (I suppose I have to include myself in that and it's ok.)

Anyway, imagine there is a rumor going around about you. It's not true and you don't really care what random people think. But then you find out one of your best friends wholeheartedly believes the hearsay. And, on top of that, not only points out all of your odd personality quirks and flaws, things you don't like about yourself, but then uses them as evidence against you.

Yeah. People suck.

Done With You

I feel like these are some fitting lyrics for the moment I am experiencing.

I am done with you
i'm sailing my own
my own sweet way
around the world

I am done with you
i'm sailing my own

I am done with you
i'm sailing my own
my own sweet way
around the world

I am done with you
i'm sailing my own
my own sweet way

Sunny 'ROAD'

I just saw Revolutionary Road.

I don't know how I feel about it. I suppose all the aspects that went into the film were great. Leo and Kate both sucked you into their crappy marriage so entirely, I wanted a divorce. Michael Shannon as the "reformed" asylum escapee was absolutely brilliant. Like in my opinion, Best Supporting Actor will be Heath, but Shannon will have been close behind. Sam Mendes is always great in the directors chair, always giving his film a definate style and feel. Cinematography, score, editing; all were on point. Course that's just my opinion.

As for if I liked it. I really don't know. The only word I can seem to find to describe my feelings about it is 'important'. I feel like it is an important movie. If you are into film and the whole aspect of the industry, I think you need to see it.

A few years ago, my friend Bry made me watch another Sam Mendes flick called "American Beauty". Looking back, I think I felt the same way about 'beauty' as I do about 'Revolutionary Road'. They are important movies.

Anyway, that was my film snot speil for the day.

Somedays

Is there anything that makes you feel...i dunno, right? Something that gets you feeling like you shoulda been doing it the whole time? (I know, that's what she said. Let's move past it.)

I did Block Party yesterday and I got that feeling. Like I can't believe I haven't been doing it the whole time. I mean, I hadn't done it in two months so I was pretty winded by the end, but I felt right while I was out there. Felt good. Happy. It was nice. A good day.

Multiply

So as per my hope, Diablo Cody has written a tv show. Tis called United States of Tara and I have to tell you about it. I just saw the pilot and it was amazing. It is so funny in a very Dialo way. Very quick, pop-culture educated humor that is quickly becoming her signature. Just watch the first 10 minutes and if you don't find Tara's first alter-ego, T, to be completely enthralling then I simply have no words for you!

Koniciwa B*****s

I don't mean to be trite by starting this entry with a question but...

Do you ever feel out of place? Like you're not sure you're supposed to be where you currently can be located? I don't know if that makes sense. I will try to elaborate.

Pretend you're back in high school (just go with me on this for a sec). So you're in high school and you are...I dunno, for the sake of the example, lets say you're a jock. So you are a high school jock. You like sports. You're even pretty good at them, but you just to don't seem to fit with your fellow teammates. They curse every other word and think movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious and the Rundown should win awards for "Awsomeness" and consider Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson a great actor. And you are completely NOT about that.

You get invited to a party hosted by some kid in the drama club, who you get along with pretty well, and you figure, "maybe I'll get along with all those drama geeks", so you go to the party.

After hangin' with them for an hour or so, you stop and have some thinking time. You realize you might get along better with these guys, but you still don't really belong here. You have now been with two completely different sets of people and you still are out of place. What now?

Did you like the example? 'Course you did. But I just am curious.

What now?

Wishin' and Hopin'

Upon skimming Emily's Entertainment Weekly, I saw Stephan King's column about his hopes and wishes for 2009. I quickly absorbed Uncle Steve's desires for the new year and couldn't help but think of some of my own. So kudos, Mr. King, for getting me a-desiring for a good year. Here are my hopes and wishes for '09.

I hope Obama can fix the garbage dump of a situation our nation is in. If McCain won I'd hope for the same thing. It's a big task and I will put my hopes behind Obams that he is the right man for the job.

I wish that people would start seeing how freakin' incredible that "How I Met Your Mother" is. Neil Patrick Harris is getting some attention for his role, so I think that is a good start! It needs some serious Emmy love.

I hope I will stop making-out with inappropriate people. I have gained a lot of self control in the past year, which again is a good start! And I hope that I will date someone that IS appropriate.

I wish for a book to catch my fancy and make me want to read it in one night. I did love the vampire antics of Stephanie Meyer, but it's a new year. Time to move on.

I wish for another great season of LOST and a redemptive season of 24.

I hope for an Oscar for Heath Ledger as the Joker.

I hope with the entirety of my over-worked heart that I'll be trained in High School.

I wish for Harry Potter 6 to be amazing and not fall flat on it's face.

I hope that I can manage to become about...let's say 8 degrees happier a person. I think that will be my '09 main idea. "Be Happy"

I wish for the continuation of my "astounding" knowledge of obscure bands.

I hope that I will get to do a lot more Block Party. I know, everyone hates it, but I loves it.

I wish for more Diablo Cody writtings. New book, new column, new movie, new tv show. Whatever form she'd do, I'd take it.

And most of all I wish, by the end of the year, I will have some idea of what I want to do with my life.

So there are my new year desires. What are yours?

Embrace Your Inner Whore

I'll preface this by saying I'm not angry, just stating a fact of life.

Every single person on the freakin' planet is a whore. Maybe not in the tradition sense of the word, but we all are whores. We all do one thing or another whorishly (i.e. in a whore-like fashion). We can whore ourselves to food leading us to gain weight and have proof of our whoredom. We can be close friends with 80 people beacause we need attention, which would be called a 'friend-whore'. Or we can just make-out/sex-up an assortment of people. That's more the traditional sense.

I, myself, am a tv show/dr. pepper/block party whore. And a little in the more traditional sense, but hey! I embrace my inner whore and I think we all should.

(I know, the title wasn't the name of a song but this was better.)

Ring of Fire

Let's just talk for a second about how I am a moron.

So I snuck some (insert fast food brand here) into a movie earlier. I got some nuggets, fries and a burger. When I got to designated theater for a 9:25 showing of Gran Torino, which I was ten minutes late to, I was a little surprised to see the theater was fairly full. I din think the latest Clint Eastwood flick would be as full as Bride Wars, but hello, dunce cap.

Anyway, I figured I couldn't really scarf my "sneaky" dinner while the room was packed, and even while the couples on either side of me sucked face(Apparently, Clint's low enthnic-slurring grunts really set the mood. Who knew?). So I patiently waited till got home to chow down.

I toss my to-go bag in the microwave, and, five seconds later, surprise surprise, the contents of said bag are aflame. Slowly turning as the microwave miraculously continues to function, is my favorite lil' red head burning alive. I managed to extinguish the mangled remains, but there was nothing to be saved. SO I chuck it and come do a "Brave, Unbalanced Madlib" (thanks julie :)) while the smoke stings my eyes.

So what did you do tonight?

A Change Is Gonna Come

Change.

It just needs to happen. It's gonna happen...I hope. NO! Change is good. It WILL happen and it will be ok. Right?

But what if it's not ok? What if life gets sucked into some sucky vortex of super sucktidtude? That'd blow.

No, I'm not the happiest person in the world. I know that. But it has been revealed that certain people feel I am one of the most unhappy people they know. It was a little bit of a bitch-slap to the balls. Stung. I just didn't think I was that unhappy. But gimme the dunce cap and send me to the corner, cause once again, I was incorrect.

So. From now on, I will be happy. Cause I used to be happy, then all my sunshine got rained out and it's been cloudy skys ever since. No wonder Bry used to (and prob still does) call me Eeyore. Well, no more, I say. That damn donkey is gonna disappear. It's gonna be smiles and good times now.

(That was a good start. Hey, it's a work in progress.)

Best of '08

2008 was an intense year. And I say 'intense' because the sheer volume of change and insanity has whelmed me quite a bit. There has been highs and lows, good and bad. But no one likes to hear about the low and bad, so here are a few things that were great in '08.

Disney College Program

I got to spend seven months with job security, cheep rent, and my integrated Floridian fam, Chasten, Alysse, and Andrea.



"How I Met Your Mother"


This gives me hope that even and neurotic guy like me won't die alone.








"Ode to Divorce" by Regina Spektor

You can't put together a sentence that accuratly describe how brilliant she is.








Block Party Bash


For reals guys, if BPB was a drug, I'd have a hard time saying no.







Robyn

She is the new queen of techno/pop. Seriously, just give her a chance.







This little lady.



Stefanie Halsey. She is amazing. If you don't know her yet, you should probably fix that.





and last but not least

The Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan+Batman+Heath as Joker=Best movie ever









I hope you enjoyed my "best of" list. If you liked anything on my list, A+ for you. If not...you need to get better taste.

Home

So the rest of my vacacion to the Beehive state was fairly chill. I got to hang out with my JennaLove and my daughter, Cadre, which was simply lovely. There is nothing like going home to clear your head.

This is weird. As my lil' computer continues to have a recurring illness and I get less chances to blog to my hearts desire, said disire seems to be fading. Maybe I can shake it. I hope so.

There is about 17 billion things to get caught up on, including some closing remarks of the year that was 2008. So I will attempt to accomplish tthese tasks in a timely fashion.

But for the moment. HAPPY NEW YEAR!