1. Watched Adventureland last night. I expected to laugh a lot. It didn't happen. Major disappointment.
2. Remember Jet's song "Are You Gonna be My Girl?" Well, since then they have had a few songs hit the radio, but I feel their latest, "She's A Genius" is going to be their second biggest hit.
3. Why am I actually interested in seeing The Final Destination? Well, the 3D version...
4. I am now in a bowling league. Any suggestions for a team name?
5. Hitting up Crestview this weekend. Should be good times, like always.
6. Blogspot was kinda down the past day or two. Is it bad that I felt like something was missing from my life?
7. Speaking of missing from my life, The Daily Show and Colbert Report are on re-runs this week and I don't know what to do with myself. BUT Fantasy Factory and Nitro Circus have come back. And this makes me happy.
8. I ordered a wrestling pay per view on Sunday. For the first time in years, I felt like I got my money's worth. Pretty happy with the result.
9. September is coming soon. This means a couple things:
Football season starts. Pro and college. So, get ready for some sports related posts.
*So I kinda forgot about Wordless Wednesdays last week. My B. So I bring it back to you this week -- with a twist. You see, there will be words on this post, they are just not mine. Hence, I can still get away with it being "wordless" right? So whose words will they be? Well, none other than the winner of my first blog contest -- Jeanette! **Link to her blog is at the bottom. And on her blogs she does this thing where the title of her post is a link to a song. So this post is the same way. Enjoy it and enjoy her blog :)
When Mr. O announced he was going to have some kind of contest with a guest post as the prize I was pretty excited. I was even more excited when I saw that it was movie quotes, ask anyone who knows me; I watch an unhealthy number of movies. I was pretty confident about my chances and when the day finally came that he announced the winner and I had in fact won I was ecstatic. This lasted about 5 minutes until it dawned on me that I would have to think of something meaningful to write about. Not that my blog is meaningless, I use it to share music and thoughts with people (along with hilarious comics), but I wanted to really make an impression on all of Mr. O’s readers, because you clearly have good taste.
I don’t want to say I’ve been procrastinating per se, that seems a tad harsh, but I’ve been opting to spend my time doing other things, like moving back to East Lansing, instead of attempting to think of something good to write about. So here I am, driving to Florida, being a good contest winner and writing my guest post (This comes after my Facebook chat with Mr. O where he said he would be offended if I worked on it while in Florida, what a nice guy!). Let me just say that I think mother nature has some vendetta against me, I drove in a blizzard on my way to Florida in March and when I took over driving in Kentucky around 1 a.m. I’m pretty sure I drove through a hurricane or something just as traumatic.
So here I am 5 hours behind the wheel, a short nap, several hours of Arrested Development, one red Amp, one Red Bull Cola, and one low carb Monster later, still with no idea of what to write about. So here is what you are going to get, my thoughts on road trips, blogging connections and life in general. Sounds like an adventure eh?
1. I love when I get a good iPod shuffle going. I don’t know how many people have read “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” but that is always what I think about when my music is perfect for the drive.
2. After working at the Michigan Department of Transportation for the summer I have way too much random knowledge about street slopes, cable guardrail and other random facts that could be used to classify me as a nerd.
3. As I said Mr. O and I have random FB convos, I for one think it’s great to make even more connections outside of just BlogSpot. We live in an age where it’s possible to have a glimpse into someone else’s life. I’m not saying caution be damned but it’s nice to have people with similar interest to talk to, mostly I just Mr. O feel bad about his lack of music knowledge ;)
4. I don’t understand how some people got their drivers license 65 mph in the left lane is NOT acceptable. Neither is driving exactly the same speed as me so that I cannot get around you. And semis should just not attempt to pass each other because that angers me more than anything.
5. “It’s a dog eat dog world out there.” How many dogs actually eat other dogs. How did that saying come about?
6. Why does the south have so many Waffle Houses? I mean I’m not complaining, I love me some waffles, but I just don’t know why there is practically two at every exit.
I seem to have hit my sleep deprived stupor. Now I’m just talking gibberish. Last but not least Mr. O has informed me that he would not post my entry without my normal inclusion of a song as the title. So today’s title song comes from No Doubt, both Mr. O and I saw them on their tour so I found it oddly appropriate, plus they are in my top 4 favorite bands so there’s that.
Well I hope this guest post wasn’t too boring and was semi coherent. I’d like to thank Mr. O for having a contest and excusing my lateness in getting this too him.
I heard mixed things before and after going to see Quentin Tarantino's new movie, "Inglourious Basterds." IGN said it was a mixed bag giving it 3 out of 5 stars. A local paper said it had it's "glorious" moments. A friend on facebook said he didn't see what all the hype was about. Jmetexted me just before to say that she highly recommended it.
So if you are wondering what I thought about it, I will tell you in one word:
Awesome.
Want a few more words? Ok, here we go. Let me explain the entire night for you.
We originally tried to go the 7 showing, only to stand outside in the rain to find out it was sold out. No problem, we went ahead and bought our tickets for the ten. Decided to meet up with friends when we got there which probably wasn't a good idea. You would think that if we say the 7 sell out we would be cautious, but arriving a little late to the 10:15 showing there were barely any seats left. So we sat in the very front row. Ya know, the one where you have to crane your neck to look at the screen and there is nothing in front of you. First part of the night starts when during the trailers, the audio goes out and the lights come back on. They fixed it, but when the movie started, instead of the curtains going out, they closed in. And it was out of focus.
These problems were fixed during the first chapter. The movie, broken down into five chapters, starts off with a lot of dialogue. A theme which would run rampant throughout the movie, but shouldn't be surprising to any viewer of Tarantino's movies. I will try to do this without much spoilers, but the opening scene was intense and set that tone for the rest of the movie. A lot of sitting in your seat wondering "oh shit, what is about to happen here."
The second chapter set the other tone of the movie. The "holy shit, this is going to be funny too" tone. This is because the second chapter is when Brad Pitt, as Lt. Aldo Rane makes his debut. And he hooks you from the second he opens his mouth. We also sort of see an introduction to the other members of the basterds.
Without giving too much away, the rest of the movie introduces characters and intertwines them, very nicely I might add, at the end. Here is what you need to know:
1) A lot of dialogue -- but it's a good thing. I don't know how well it will hold up after multiple viewings, but for that first time it is great for setting up anticipation.
2) The violence is well what you would expect. Over the top and in a "should I feel weird about this" kind of way -- fun.
3) Brad Pitt steals the show. I have compared him to Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight or Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow in the second and third Pirates. Whenever they are off screen, you miss them and pretty much spend the movie waiting on them to come back.
So like I said, a lot of mixed things have been said. I loved it. I consider it to be a tie for movie of 2009 with Up. And on a final note, everyone in the theatre gave a standing ovation if that means anything.
Not sure how long this is going to be up, but enjoy...
I feel like I haven't had a real post in weeks. And this kind of isn't one either. It's a declaration -- and an apology.
There are those who have left comments and I haven't really returned the favor. That changes this weekend. If your blog doesn't let you know there are new comments, then on Monday you just may want to check. For the first time this summer, I have no plans this weekend. Well, I would like to go the movies (Inglorious Basterds), sleep in on Sunday, and watch Summerslam Sunday night. Other than that, I will be checking in on you guys and being better than what I have been the past week or so, just reading the opening paragraph and going on. I say this because your awesome comments keep me going and there are a couple in particular that I HAVE to return the favor to.
But real quick, here is what I have been up to:
*school started Monday. Hence the busy-ness and the need for sleep on Sunday. Classes seem like they will be ok. One of them is a bowling class :)
*with school starting again, that meant my ex-girlfriend came back. In late breaking news -- we talked. It wasn't pleasant at first, but it could be later on in a "we can be civil" kind of way. We shall see, but expect a post about that later.
*but actually the major thing is the roommate situation. Let's just say that the situation I was worried about is already starting to come true -- and school just started. It got pretty bad at one point where I sort of ran away from my own house. But I got clear headed the next day and we talked. I feel like things are resolved -- for now.
Other than that, I have been listening to some new music, specifically Matt & Kim, but also thanks to a comment I checked out Scouting for Girls (thanks Lola). Hopefully this life gets a lil more interesting so I will have more to talk about.
Random lyric of the day:
I'm gonna break your little heart Watch you take the fall laughing all the way to the hospital 'cause there's nothing surgery can do
I'm gonna break your little heart Show you to the door sew yourself shut and now you're begging for more 'cause there's nothing surgery can do When i break your little heart in two
And hey darling I hope you're good tonight And I know you don't feel right when I'm leaving Yeah I want it but no I don't need it Tell me something sweet to get me by 'Cause I can't come back home till they're singing
La, la la la la la la
'Til everyone is singing
If you can wait till I get home Then I swear to you That we can make this last (La la la) If you can wait till I get home Then I swear come tomorrow This will all be in our past Well it might be for the best
And hey sweetie Well I need you here tonight And I know that you don't want to be leaving me Yeah you want it but I can't help it I just feel complete when you're by my side But I know you can't come home 'til they're singing
La, la la la la la la
'Til everyone is singing
La, la la la la la la
If you can wait till I get home Then I swear to you That we can make this last (La la la) If you can wait till I get home Then I swear come tomorrow This will all be in our past Well it might be for the best
You know you can't give me what I need And even though you mean so much to me I can't wait through everything
Is this really happening? I swear I'll never be happy again And don't you dare say we can just be friends I'm not some boy that you can sway We knew it'd happen eventually
You are joining an elite list. You were always one step away from being mentioned with the Depp's and Rock's of this world. But after tonight's concert, you are officially there.
Maybe it was the acoustic performances of Drive, Talk Shows on Mute and Dig. Maybe it was the way you practically made love to the mic. Maybe it was thousands of kids singing your lyrics with you and you stopping and smiling while we said key phrases. Maybe it's because like in the above picture you wore a shirt that said "Make Believe, Not War."
Either way, you killed it tonight. (honestly, it was your bandmates too, so they get a picture below as well). It was good enough to make the ridiculous Atlanta traffic a little more bearable.
