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Friday, May 14, 2004
Free bras? Count me in.
Leo you went to the Roots concert? I didn't think you liked them. Shawn must be a really special guy. DAMMIT though, Jean Grae, I should have gone.
I DID see Cinderella last night, the National Ballet I think production set in the 20's. It was pretty great, I gotta say. FAR more entertaining than the opera, but the opera is good to see to cause it really blows j00 brains with the spectacularity of it all. Plus I like it when everyone dies at the end. Maybe I'm a psychopath. Maybe I'll come and kill you in your sleep.
Which reminds me: Shirin answered that question which only Leo has also answered correctly, about the woman that kills her sister to see the man again. That means you're both serial murderers in the making.
Please kindly vacate the premises.
PS. The Paramount charges as much as they do because of the destributors. The first couple weeks of a film's release, 95% of the takings go to the distributor. Only later does money actually go to the theatre, and even then, not much. On a wildly successful, long running film, MAYBE half, or even 40% of the takings go to the theatre. Most of their money is made in food.
Which is basically why I will scam reverse something in the opening weeks, but not later on. Also, downloading movies is bad not because people don't see them in theatres, but because movie sales are a source of income for the people who actually made the movie. Grips and gaffers and stuff are a dime a dozen, on wages and stuff, and camera crews tend to be similarly paid. But production staff, directors, actors, etc. usually get paid much of the video sales. Which you may sympathize with, or not. I'm just putting it out there.
PPS. I got Killbear.
Thursday, May 13, 2004
Aufzüge sind mein Feind
Well, yesterday I got away with a mere 20 minutes of unpaid OT. Naturally, today was the reckoning. 2 and a half hours of UOT plus I'm working friday night and saturday. This lends credence to the "supervillan" theory (also the fact that one of the new Humber student's research project is-no joke-"Squid Verification"). On the other hand, maybe there's an angle we all missed, the "superhero" theory. Apperently the nickname for our office around the hospital is Charlie's Angels (which would make me Bosley?). Still, both supervillains and superheros (and their assorted sidekicks of which I'm one) share one thing in common, adversity. And mine are the elevators. I think I've spent about half the time at my job in one of those three elevators. There are supposed to be six elevators. They decided to reduce them for my summer. As a result I've spent uncountable time, surronded by sweaty hoardes, in one of those monstrosities which start to creak uncontrolably if it goes two floors without stopping. Luckily [!] this never happens because every day the button panel looks like they let a immature 11 year old boy in. Generally on my trip to floor 12 there's only one or two (if that!) floors we don't stop at. Now, add up the fact that I have to take the elevators twice at the beginning and ending of the day, twice at lunchbreak (when we get lunchbreak) and for all the times I have to go to clinic or osteoporosis. Maybe one day I shall find the mysterious "staires" of legand and all shall be well."Dead Aunt Day"
I can't do anything this weekend since Friday I have company from B.C. and Saturday I'll be mourning the death of my great aunt (from B.C.). Tell me how it was. I agree with W.B. Fuck Paramount. I wonder if they'll clue in when they have ticket prices at $20.00, all-time low ticket sales, and an incredibly large number of people in their theatres who all managed to lose their ticket stubs.fuck the theatres!
I have no remorse whatsoever about scaming paramount or any other such saladtossing ubermegaomniplex. First of all they charge us $14 for a fucking movie ticket. Then they have the chutzpah to show the pre-movie bit with that asshole Manny, as he denounces the people who download movie (I proudly count myself among that group, I have at least 35 movies), but he's talking to the people who payed $14 to see a movie that he is delaying. Who's the real crook?
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
p'zew...
Dave - no matter how many people come to the film you only buy two tickets. Therefore, the more people who come, the less everyone pays. The time before last I happened to find a ticket for the film we wanted to see at the proper showing time. One guy bought one ticket. Seven (7) people split the price of one evening show and that's how Kill Bill vol. 2 was really vol. $2.
Also, it's midnight on a summer night and there's not one of y'all online.
Also, the girls of the blog are not holding up their weight.
Aside from that, real life has held the rollerblading, weight-pool-pong and brief meetings with the script-for-him-guy that seem to be the only things giving my life structure. Other than the Killbear interview that was supposed to happen today but got pushed back to tomorrow because they had a blackout today. They called me up to tell me they couldn't call me. Like Shakespeare and that great bit about with the nurse telling Juliet she's too out of breath to talk.
Hey everybody, the weather is HOT!
Secret Eating, Secret Garden
Th' movie's called "Secret Window" really, from a (grr!) Stephen King novella "Secret Window, Secret Garden". I was just making the logical progression.
And just so you know, we usually do scam reversal with like, five people. I think we've done as much as eight. Even in bare-ass-empty theatres. The teenaged attendants or whatever dun care. I always feel sorta sheisty though, I mean, when it comes down to it, I'm robbing future me. Sort of, a little. Not enough to really matter though.
And I'm spent.
Will there be a huge wooden horse?
I'm skeptical as to how well this scam reversal scales, Leo, as n approaches more than 3 people. At any rate, I might join you,. Ever heard of Rainbow Cinemas? If you go to a matinee it's $4.25 a pop, without the need to scam back on them.
Ben, I don't know. Maybe Sympatico's link to wherever the SubSpace server is isn't especially good. Was somebody in your house downloading at the time? I know that if I don't close BitTorrent it boots me for latency and/or packet loss. And uh, Secret Eating? Put some in your pocket for seeecret eaaating? That kind of Secret Eating? I'm confused.
Roman the Web
Quick story:
So I was typing the names of various Roman leaders into a google image search (I have forgotten exactly why I was doing this, but I digress). Anyhoo, it was going fine with people like Tiberius and Marcus Aurelius, I was learning alot and having fun. Then I tried Scipio. For some reason, the very first result for a portrait of Scipio Africanus links to a white supremacy site. What the hell? It just wierded me out.
Anyhow, after that I was kind of afraid to try Caligula, so I stopped.
True story.
Latency? I have DSL, dick.
Well Dave. I tried. I downloaded and started up Subspace, expecting some good ol' gamin'. But I keep getting booted out of the fucker cause apparently I have high latency. What the fuck? I don't SEE anything wrong. There's no jumping from place to place. What the peanutty christ?
So fuck it, says I. I'mma post on Ape.
Saw Secret Eating yesterday, with Johnny Depp. Now, I said it before, during the screenings of mine and Leo's filmie compatriots' movies, but I'm really getting bored with the whole "it's all in his/her head!" plots. Perhaps it's because I have higher interpersonal intelligence than intra-, but I don't feel the same drive as when I'm watching a film whose conflicts are between separate people. Hallucinations are so passé.
That said, it was pretty aight. The squirrel was evil. You could see it in his shifty eyes.
DUM DUM DUMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Gettin' Raped [by calculus]
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.
God damned motherfucking cunt son of a fuck shit piss fuck.
I failed calculus. Looks like I'll be taking that over the summer.
As a side note, it's my first day working at the Citizen Lab. In less than 3 hours I managed to permanently fuck over a Windows partition. That's talent.
Monday, May 10, 2004
Yes! It's a Lyrics Post!
In The Court of The Crimson King
King Crimson
1969
The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun.
I walk a road, horizons change
The tournament's begun.
The purple piper plays his tune,
The choir softly sings;
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue,
For the court of the Crimson King
The keeper of the city keys
Puts shutters on the dreams.
I wait outside the pilgrim's door
With insufficient schemes.
The black queen chants
the funeral march,
The cracked brass bells will ring;
To summon back the fire witch
To the court of the Crimson King
The gardener plants an evergreen
Whilst trampling on a flower.
I chase the wind of a prism ship
To taste the sweet and sour.
The pattern juggler lifts his hand;
The orchestra begin.
As slowly turns the grinding wheel
In the court of the Crimson King
On soft gray mornings widows cry
The wise men share a joke;
I run to grasp divining signs
To satisfy the hoax.
The yellow jester does not play
But gently pulls the strings
And smiles as the puppets dance
In the court of the Crimson King.
Early prog at it's finest!
Well that's done it.
I just got off the phone with th' Killbear an' they're saying I'll know about whether I got it or not within the week. I have either a gatestaff job or an administrative one, but they were asking me a lot about computers and stuff so maybe I have the latter. Hm. Well anyhow. If it starts, it won't be till the end of june, so I'll be rockin' the T.dot with y'all for a while yet.
Prollem tho:
IF $job = true THEN Frosh{boss} = FALSE
Which sucks. But I think I'll take the job over the frosh. Even if they are hot underaged girls. O! pain, why must all glorys of life end in stryfe! O! sorrow, to not taste the supple young flesh of youthe!
O! Drama.
Back in the real world...
I haven't posted in a while, and I wish I had a better excuse. I've been zoned out.
A professor at the university by the name of Greg Wilson asked me to be part of his study group this summer - I of course said yes, as this guy is something of a legend around the department, and has an amazing amount of experience - just read his webpage. Anyway, first thing he did was give us some books to read that we have to give a short presentation on in two weeks. The one I chose is enthralling stuff, and I say that without the least bit of sarcasm. Apparently, one of the goals of the study group this summer will be a team project - namely, an Internet multiplayer game. Couple that with two jobs, one or two university courses, the two other projects I have planned for this summer completely separate from school, and it should be a busy time.
What else have I been doing? Well, anxiously awaiting my final mark in calculus (will I pass? will I pass? do I need to take this bullshit again?) Also, partying. And also moping. Over what? I'll give you a hint.
That and I've been listening to "Jane" by Ben Folds Five a lot lately. She came out partying with us a few nights ago (more pictures here, some of them quite entertaining), and, well, it's a long story. The short version is that I've missed the boat again. Sigh.
But to lift my spirits, other things. Yes, other things. I'm not a pop-culture whore quite to the extent that Leo has disturbingly demonstrated, but I do have a soft spot for musical freaking geniuses/visionaries. Like Matthew freaking Good. New material is up on his website and streamable for the cool kids who have QuickTime, and let me be the first to say that these two tracks are amazing, specifically Alert Status Red. On the other hand, Put Out Your Lights has a chorus that is pure gold. Moreover, concert, June 8/9 here in the T-dot and new album June 15. This man might just single-handedly save modern rock and roll from the terrible pox that has befallen it - don't miss it.
I'm going early in the morning to grab my tickets. I'm going to both shows - to make up for missing the last two times Matt's been in town.
Sunday, May 09, 2004
Brilliant. Pop culture, I love you.
I watched the finale of Survivor tonight. God, this stuff is so great. So Amber and Rob had been having a relationship. (I hadn't known about this since I haven't been able to see the show in over a month.) Anyways, Rob wins a standing contest apparently so he gets to take either Jenna (some chick) or Amber (the girl he's infatuated with) to the finals. Of course he picks Amber. Before Tribal Council, Rob says he is so unpopular he couldn't beat either of the girls. Then Tribal Council comes and almost everyone delivers a brutal cuss-out to Rob, because he is a sneaky asshole and he stabbed every one of them in the back. But also, they acknowledge he is unbelievably a well-known asshole. Anyways, after all the cuss-outs, Jeff leaves with the sealed votes on his private helicopter. We resume taping live. Before Jeff counts the votes, Boston Rob proposes to Amber. She accepts. The votes are counted and Amber wins the million.
This brilliant bastard. Boston Rob, you are my idol. This asshole KNEW he wasn't going to win the million. He proposes marriage and bing - he's attached to the million she's about to win. So evil Rob backstabs his way to the top, gets a modestly hot wife, 1 million dollars, and then, because he's also runner-up, he gets the Chevy.
I'm putting down Anthony Soprano and Boston Rob as honourary New Awfulists. If I have a majority of backing on these guys, they're in.
Plus the show added more wacky twists after the engagement and everything
