"EVERYBODY knows Saturday night's 'Fuck Night'!"

Indeed. In. Deed. Title is from Patton Oswalt's 'My Weakness is Strong'.

General Blogging

Well, despite my best efforts, I have once again begun neglecting this thing. This time letting two months go by before I make a real blog post. When I use my Livejournal {see, Tim, not only Russians and emos use LJ still}, I use it as my diary, and to mainly help me keep track of all the things I do on a given day/week/whenever I update it. As it is, I can barely remember to make a daily post on that thing, so this gets more neglect.

I'm sorry little blogger. As Muse say, this is the last time I'll abandon you.


News/Stuff About Celebrities and Movies/Music/TV Shows/etc.
Most Recent Movie(s) I've Seen in Theatres:
'Iron Man 2'

Directed by Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johannson {ew}. I don't consider myself a huge comic book fan, and certainly not a comic book movie fan {mainly the Marvel films, since they tend to suck}. Considering what we've been given over the last few years; the X-Men films {awful}, the Spiderman films {alright but not the best}, the Fantastic Four films {never seen, but in my opinion they didn't look that good} and the Hulk films {haven't seen the one with Eric Bana, but I enjoyed the one with Edward Norton}, the Iron Man films were like a breath of fresh air. I absolutely loved the first one and had high to middling hopes for the second one.

It didn't disappoint. The action was great, the dialogue was awesome, especially between Tony and Pepper. Robert Downey Jr. was amazing. He's always good, but he's become a hugely favorite actor of mine. And not just because I think he's gorgeous beyond belief. I liked him a lot in 'Zodiac', and he hadn't even blipped on my radar yet.

The only issues I had were the villain/villains; Whiplash and Justin Hammer. It seemed like they could have just gone with one or the other of them. It was nowhere near as bad as the trifecta of villains in 'Spiderman 3', though. I also had an issue with the inclusion of Scarlett as the Black Widow. She seemed very unnecessary, especially since we never found out who she was, aside from her name.

Those things aside, I loved the movie, and can't wait to see it again.

Grade: A

Most Recent Book(s) I've Finished:
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones

After starting this book in August of last year, I got pretty far into it, and then promptly set it aside after I started to get busier/started reading other books. Anyone who's reading this/knows me should know that I am a particularly voracious reader. As it is currently, I am reading seven books at the same time.

Anyway, all of that aside, I very much enjoyed this book. Diana Wynne Jones is always put in the young adult section of the bookstores, next to the plethora of teenaged vampire and other supernatural books. And I agree that she is a young adult writer, but she is one of the better and more accessible ones out there today.

The stories contained in the book take place in two of the nine worlds in this universe. Every person has one life in each world, and witchcraft is very common among them, though is it not in every one. Chrestomanci is a title bestowed on an enchanter with nine lives, meaning that instead of having one life in each world, he has nine in only one. This distinguishes him as a very powerful enchanter, and the only person who is able to make sure the magical balance in each world stays as it is.

The Magicians of Caprona and Witch Week, while not as compelling as the two books in volume one; Charmed Life {which got me into Wynne Jones} and The Lives of Christopher Chant, are still good reads, and will keep you interested throughout the story. The characters, mostly children or teenagers, are written well and feel very real. They grow and change as the stories progress and you can see it as you read it.

Grade: A-

Miscellany
Funny Picture(s) I've Found:

Patton Oswalt is right. This is the worst Judy Blume novel ever written.

The Song Currently Stuck In My Head:
'Alejandro' by Lady Gaga



Jackie Earle Haley:


Hot Guy Of the Day
Bradley Cooper.


Quote of the Day
"Hitler was a whiny teenager. He didn't get into art school so he killed all the Jews. And by the transitive property of Math, Hitler is Darth Vader."- Mary


Anything Else I Can Think Of
A Video You Need to See:
Bill Hader interviews himself about 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'

"I got a Yorkie upstairs and he pees when he's nervous."

Dean, don't you know it's not nice to lie to firefighters? Title is from 'Supernatural'.


General Blogging
First day of February. My Mom has a job interview, my Dad may have a prospect for a part time job as well as a co-worker who is planning to leave and so he might get the guy's full time hours.

Me? Well, I have no prospects like this whatsoever. Every place I've applied to has yet to contact me. I will give them one more week before I start calling to see wtf is going on.

More over, though, I'm scared. I'm scared that Mom is going to get this job, even though she really needs it, and will leave me to fend for myself. She said that she would pay off the Echo on her credit card, and my paycheck looks like it will be bigger this week, and I have the money from my investment funds to help me if I need it {always}, and the biggest financial drain on me at the moment is my health insurance {$181.70 a month, I'd rather have it, though, than have to pay $300 a month for inhalers that help me live}.

I'm also slightly depressed that I'm not back in school yet. Thanks again to money issues.

I hope I can get a nice tax return.


News/Stuff About Celebrities and Movies/Music/TV Shows/etc.
Movie You Should Be Excited About:
'The Bounty Hunter'

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This looks like a pretty good comedy, and I can't wait to see it.

Starring: Gerard Butler, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis {:D} and Christine Baranski


Most Recent Movie(s)/TV Show(s) I've Seen At Home:
'Terminator 3'

I've heard lots of bad things about this film, namely that it is the worst of the Terminator movies. I've heard lots of arguments now that that honor is bestowed upon 'Terminator: Salvation' {I actually like the 4th movie}, but I have to disagree. Right from the beginning, I found myself rolling my eyes, and I laughed out loud when they showed Nick Stahl as John Connor in the future. It looked so ridiculous. The plot was predictable, and you could tell half the people didn't even want to be in it.

Out of all of the movies, though, the truck chase in this movie was the best.

Grade: C-

Most Recent Book(s) I've Finished:
Different Seasons by Stephen King

One of the best short fiction collections I've ever read. I normally don't go for them, since I usually like getting lost in long novels, but I really recommend this book to anyone. Especially someone just starting out reading Stephen King, like myself.

Overall, I give it a A-, taking off some points for the fact that "Apt Pupil" was not the best.

Grade: A-

Miscellany
Funny Picture(s) I've Found:


The Song Currently Stuck In My Head:
'Sure Fire Winners' by Adam Lambert.


Jackie Earle Haley:


Hot Guy Of the Day
Bradley Cooper.



Quote of the Day
-Gob: "And now you love the Ten Commandments. And yet you're the one who so conveniently forgot "Thou shalt protect thy father and honor no one above him unless it be-ith me, thy sweet Lord."
-Michael: "I'm not sure that one made it down the mountain, Gob."

WTF?
From www.mylifeistwilight.com
-"I don't know what's worse: that I woke up on an airplane from Washington to Chicago with glitter in my hair and on my peacoat or that the giggling tweens who did it followed me around the airport. I might have high cheek-bones, short brown-red hair and hazel eyes, but I'M A GIRL!!! Apparently, MLIT."

This isn't the worst thing I've read on this site, but goddamn it could've been so much worse for this girl.

-"A month ago I had a baby girl and named her Bella, today my best friend from elementary school had her first child a boy, whom she named Edward. I now plan to devote my life to making sure when they grow up they get married."

I only PRAY that these two children become gay, so that they will NEVER fulfill this woman's crazy fantasy.

-"Today, I created a religion called EDWARDCULLENISM. I will now begin to convert everyone from Christianity, Muslim, Hinduism, Judism, Buddhism, Satanism, and Paganism to EDWARDCULLENISM. New world order has arrived. (sarcmark) MLIT"

So, you want people...instead of worshiping their own deities, to worship a creepy controlling stalker who breaks into a girl's house to watch her sleep? Yeahhhh, good luck with that.

Anything Else I Can Think Of
WIN:


Patton Oswalt and Weird Al Yankovic at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. Two of the greats together at last.

A Video You Need to See:
One of the best Digital Shorts SNL has ever done:

"You're the devil, and you just made Daddy pee his pants. Good. Job."

Worst child ever. Title is from Patton Oswalt.

The Day So Far
Well, I got back Tuesday from my New Hampshire vacation. If you read my LJ, you'll see a large recap on there, but here are some highlights:

-Upgraded my phone to an LG enV 3
-Met a cool guy
-Spent time with my Dad and Mom
-Had two asthma flare ups
-Got into another comic book series
-Almost missed my flight to go back home
-Had a doctor's appointment and got a flu shot
-Math class

Yesterday, I spent time with my friend Ben on his birthday and bought Patton Oswalt's new CD/DVD, which...buy it right the hell now. It's hysterical. I also worked and spent time with Liz afterwards before I went to bed before 1 AM.

News/Stuff About Celebrities and Movies/Music/TV Shows/etc.
Most Recent Movie(s) I've Seen At Home:

'Dog Soldiers', directed by Neil Marshall, is one of the best werewolf movies I've ever seen. Let's face it, not many good ones have come out....really at all in recent years. It's getting to a point that if I hear that it's about werewolves, I immediately stop caring, because I know it's going to be stupid. This one isn't. It's a fun, tense, scary romp in the woods where soldiers on a routine training mission are being chased and terrorised by a family of werewolves, and they hole up in a cabin after being rescued by a woman who happened to be passing by. Will they survive the night or will they become food for the werewolves?

Grade: B

Most Recent Book(s) I've Finished:
Transmetropolitan volume 1. Written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Darick Robertson, it's the story of journalist Spider Jerusalem, who five years ago, fled The City for the solitude of the mountains, and to get away from fans who tried to "take out my gizzard". Now, thanks to the pesky calls of his editor, to whom he still owes two books, he has to go back to the city he hates, leaving behind his Ebola bombs and high tech security system.

It's one of the weirder comics I've ever read. Weirder than Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, weirder than some aspects of Watchmen {though because Warren Ellis is friends with Alan Moore, it makes a whole lot more sense}, but it's immensely entertaining and well written, and I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

Grade: A

Miscellany
Funny Picture(s) I've Found:
This brings someone to mind....who could it be?....

The Song Currently Stuck In My Head:
'Whole Lotta Love' by Led Zeppelin. I have a shirt that says Whole Lotta Love on it, and as such, the song will not leave my head. It's Zeppelin, though, so why would I want it to?

Jackie Earle Haley:
Hot Guy Of the Day
David Tennant
Quote of the Day
-Patton Oswalt: "Is there a forgotten Sumerian prankster god, and his feast day is July 3rd, he's got one worshiper left, and the dude killed a goat over a copper bowl, and it gave the prankster god 40 seconds of power in our realm? He just poofed into being and went, 'Did someone in Burbank just say there's no rats?! Well! Beans and grapes what jokes and japes I'll play! I need a telephone line, a hawk and the biggest rat you've ever seen! Oh, this shall be a NAUGHTY caprice! Don't forget to kill the goat next year! Poof!'"

Anything Else I Can Think Of
Band You Should Be Listening To:
The Speed of Film, a local band from New Hampshire. Buy their album on iTunes, listen to them on MySpace, they really deserve recognition. And I'm not just saying that because I'm friends with the lead guitarist. Go to www.myspace.com/thespeedoffilm to listen to their music.

A Video You Need to See: