I usually feel really bad about the way I look. Then I get a pipe and a mustache and suddenly- I feel awesome.

Except for my teeth.

Black Swan was not as good as I was expecting it to be, a real let down. Although it wasn't a horrible movie, it wasn't an astonishing one either. It was interesting to see a retelling of Swan Lake, but the horror/psychological thriller just didn't click in very well. The movie was cheesy at most. Things were a tad too obvious from the beginning and the "transformation" scenes were really laughable. Really, I think I laughed more at this film than I experienced any type of fear. It felt like more of a video nasty than an honest to goodness thriller. The only thing that "scared" (I use this word lightly) me was the gratuitous shots of nails- and that's only because I have a general disliking of feet and fingernails.



It was a decent movie, I enjoyed watching it despite what I've said. I don't regret going to see it or anything- I just don't think it's as good as people are hyping it up to be.

My favorite band is probably the 50s surf rock band The Ventures. My dad introduced me to them a few years ago after I became obsessed with the song Soy Bomb on Guitar Hero 2. After hearing Walk Don't Run I couldn't stop listening to them. It was to the point where I would wake up, put on a Ventures playlist on imeem (oh god that sounds so horrible but it's the sad, sad, sad truth) and keep it on all day. There was one song on that play list that after imeem was bought out by Myspace, I've never been able to find again. It was a instrumental cover of Lovin' Spoonful's (this really doesn't stop sounding horrible) "Summer in the City".

So, the other day while I was downtown with Alex I got to talking to him about this song and how I was sure I would never hear it again. We didn't really make too much of the conversation and we moved on to eating a box of fries we were working on. After we had finished devouring those poor deep fried potatoes, Alex suggested we go down to the local record store and check if they had any Smiths records in. I'm unsure if he had this planned the whole time, or made note of my yearning for delicious surf rock but lo and behold- they had the album.



This was 5 dollars very well spent.

Now I just need to find a record player.

If I'm not playing video games or farting around on the computer, I'm usually watching movies. I spent the night over at Alex's and staying true to the above statement the night was mainly filled with movies, TV and video games.

We are productive.

It's pretty awesome being with Alex mainly because we have the same taste in movies and the such. The biggest difference between us is that Alex has a bigger (HUDGE SIZED) movie library. It's refreshing to go to his house and watch some Hays Era movies after a long week of Mystery Men (my dad has impeccable taste, don't you think so?) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. So rather than spending another night with Jim Belushi and the Baldwins and or Buseys, I got to watch The Third Man.



I might just have an affinity towards Orson Welles, but once again Alex has introduced me to an awesome movie. I don't like giving away the story in a blog post, so I'm just going to try and tip toe around everything. That being said The Third Man's story was just sneaky enough to be enjoyable. It was obvious who "the third man" was, but I didn't see the ending coming until the last stretch of the film. I can only imagine that the book is even more in depth with the twists and turns of the plot, I'll have to pick it up at some point. Not only was the story delicious, but the cinematography is pants on head retarded in the best way possible. The lighting and angles of just about every shot looked like it was done so meticulously, it's mind blowing. All together a really enjoyable movie.


Also DAT THEME.

I'm unable to get to sleep right now because I am thinking too much about silly things. When ever I make a decision I find myself regretting it moments later. Maybe I don't think things through enough, maybe I just don't have very much confidence.

Either way this has led me to playing Scrabble with a friend to try and calm down. I like word games like Scrabble, less because I know a lot of words and more because it gives me a chance to learn new ones. Sadly I'm pretty sure me and buddy just randomly set down tiles and hope it spells something.

Also I just lost because of q, z and l. These are now the worst letters.

This is the biggest inside joke ever but I don't even care.


Thank you Alex. Saints Row 2 is the best game.

Last night my Dad, Alex and I all watched Contact on VHS (old as balls). Other than being a cheesy 90s movie, it was really fasinating. I'm guessing the fact that Carl Sagan wrote the book the movie is based off made it so incredible, while the fact that it was made in the 90s made it such a cheesey 90s film.

We all argued if the religious cult leader was a Busey or a Baldwin. All I said was that it was the dude from Starship Troopers who played the space fiddle. It happens to be Jake Busey who also played Ace in Starship Troopers. Awesome. I still think he would make a great Zell from FF8. They have the same jackass face. I also think he should play more creepy parts, he would be such a good creeper.






Also look at him play the drums.

I went to a friend's birthday party last night. It was a superhero themed party and it was mucho fun. We mostly played Smash Bros, Kirby Air Ride and Silent Hill 3. One of her lovely friends also made the best pot of chili in the world. I forgot how much fun it is to hang out with friends and act like a retard. I say act like a retard because I spent most of the night and the trip to the grocery store wearing a very fake moustashe...

Life is pretty good.