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Niklas counted it out, and I've got ninety days left of school. Thinking about it, I've had a really good time up here... and there are a lot of things I enjoyed about living on my own. I've pretty much been able to do whatever I want, whenever-- Eat a massive, full course meal-- or just live off of Doritos for a week. I can go out without checking with someone. I don't have to leave a note. I can leave my apartment as big of a mess as I please, and only have to do laundry when the urge strikes. If I wanted to, I could walk around naked-- and there's no one stopping me from waking up at three o'clock if it's that kind of day.



All of this shit is awesome, and I'll be looking forward to doing it again when I move out for good-- But, there's one thing I know I'm not going to miss.



Buying my own toilet paper has been the biggest pain in the ass. It's something I completely took for granted back home, as my parents always had it covered. Sure, you might run out-- but, you can always find another roll, or a suitable substitute somewhere in the house. Not always the case in my lair. Sure, there's a chance I may also have some paper towels-- but, that's a gamble. Then you're down to wiping your ass with notebook and newspaper-- which isn't fun.



So then, of course, you're down to walking (or waddling, if it was a newspaper situation) down to the Seven Eleven to buy another pack of rolls... and you can't just buy toilet paper on it's own-- because then the dude at the counter knows that you're just going to head home and wipe your ass. So then you have to blow another five bucks on whatever you grab on your way to the counter.



God damn, it sucks. I'm sure you'll all feel the same burn when you're on your own. I wonder if there's a lifetime of toilet paper contest I can enter, or something.

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Jessica Alba told Fantastic Four director Tim Story that she wanted to look "ugly" in the forthcoming sequel.



The 26-year-old actress has become tired of looking so pretty on screen and hopes to play an unattractive character soon.



"I think the beauty thing can sometimes get in the way. We've discussed it at length," Story told Empire magazine. "She has this thing; she says: 'Tim, make me ugly! Put dirt on me! Do something!' and I'm like: 'OK, Jessica, maybe not in this film…'



"She's such a talent, but sometimes it's hard for people to look past that. Yet I think she is really starting to turn that around."

From Digital Spy.



When I first read the headline "Alba Wanted to be 'ugly' in 'Four' sequel" -- I was like, "Okay, that makes a lot of sense"-- As when we all saw the trailer for 'Silver Surfer', everyone pretty much gasped when Alba showed up on screen. She looked like she had been beaten with an ugly baseball bat carved out of the ugly tree...



But, I guess it wasn't intentional. And now I'm left wondering what the fuck happened. Not wondering HARD mind you, as I'm not losing any sleep over Jessica Alba's appearance-- I just have no reason to go and see 'Silver Surfer' any more.

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...Couldn't have ended soon enough.



Honestly. The theater can keep my ten dollars if they want it, but, I'll do anything to get the three hours I wasted on this miserable excuse for a movie back. Most importantly, the movie was no fun. At all. What little story there was was dark and angsty, and the occasional humor that pops up was rarely funny. The schizophrenic Jack? Please, make it stop.



Characters all wanted completely different things, and their storylines barely had anything to do with each other. It was far too complicated, and I didn't care enough about any of the characters to try and sort all of the crap out. The plot with releasing the goddess didn't make the slightest bit of sense, and in the end, all really managed to make it rain. Whoop-de-fucking do.



And despite the three god damn hour run time, there's no fucking ending. They spend the last fifteen minutes or so just setting up for another god damn sequel.



I'd say not to go see it-- but you all are anyway. Because it's Pirates, and you love the first one so much, that you'll just pray that there'll be something enjoyable about it. Find me after you do, because I'm totally looking forward to making fun of you with it all.



Tommy T. said it the best when the credits started to roll: "Okay, that's enough of those."

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So yeah, I'm planning on going to see Pirates tomorrow with everybody-- even though I don't really have much of a desire to see it. 'Dead Man's Chest', I think, was one of the most disappointing movie experiences I've ever had to sit through. The first film is SUCH a fun film-- and the second was just.. well, not. The reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are saying that it's more of the same... which means that I'm probably going to be bored to shit. Maybe the fact that I saw it at one in the morning after a grueling shift at the theater had something to do with my disdain... but, I'm pretty much going to blame it on the muddled, over crowded script, and terrifying character development. (Sorry folks, MORE does not mean BETTER.) Oh well. At least I'll get some TCBY and popcorn out of it.



Saw 'Die Hard 3' for the first time the other night, and I enjoyed the hell out of it. I agree with Zach that it's better than two, but not quite as awesome as the first one. Regardless, the series is three for three... We'll see what happens when 'Live Free or' comes out-- and by the trailer, I think it's going to be a pretty clear cut four for four.



Mind you, I'm a little bummed that they're throwing a PG-13 rating on it-- But, not enough to judge.



So, I ran into the paranoid old lady as she was walking off the elevator today... and you're not going to believe this. Even though she clearly saw me come out of my apartment and lock the door-- She's still convinced that I'm out to get her.

As she was heading out of the elevator, she pulls out her key and heads down the right wing of the hallway. Once I get in the elevator-- she looks at me, and starts walking down the left wing... Trying to get me to throw me off into believing she lives down that way instead.



What have I done to this woman? Do I give off an old lady raping vibe? But seriously, bitch, get over yourself-- I could do so much better. While this is making me laugh hysterically, it's also kind of pissing me off.



I swear guys, I don't move to foreign cities across the continent to take advantage of elderly women in elevators.



My stupid new-fangled cell phone broke this morning. The actual PHONE part of it works, but, the screen has gone berserk-- and it's either all white, or really scrambled, depending on it's mood. It's a pain, because I can't send text messages anymore. My mom and I decided that it's not worth getting fixed or replaced-- because I really don't want to be WITHOUT IT (because, watch, THAT'S when I get attacked and need to call 911.) And no one say that I should just go to a Verizon store and get it fixed-- because their ARE no Verizon stores. Different country, different phone companies.  I could take a three hour trip down to Seattle and what happens... except, no, that's not happening.



I'm kind of ready to come home now.

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Something Awful readers might be familiar with the band Stabilizer-- A semi-emo, sometimes comedy, usually techno, occasionally salsa, a little pirate, and always awesome collaboration that met, and continues to operate solely over the internet.  Yeah, they've apparently never once met in person. Anyway, earlier this month, they released their second full length album: "A Fuse Slowly Burning" -- unsurprisingly, it's brilliant.



The band encourages insists to download and share, so, you can download the full album here. Download it, listen to it, and pass it on to someone who might like it. If you enjoy it, you can also check out their first effort 'A Project Called Red'. It's hard for me to decide which one I like better-- because their both really, really fantastic albums.



These guys could be making money if they wanted to-- but choose to offer their stuff out as art, not product. Do yourself a favor and give it a download.

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So, I seemed to have scared the shit out of a little old lady.



My building provides wireless internet, however, considering it doesn't reach my room on the tenth floor-- I need to bring my lap top down into the common area to use it. That's really not a bad thing, considering the get-up they have down here is beautiful... Not to mention, the furniture down here is way more comfortable than anything I have upstairs. It's really not that big of a deal-- though, I occasionally end up coming upstairs with quite a handful, especially when I make a stop at the vending machine to grab a soda before going back up.



Such was my situation today. I pull a pretty swift dive in just as the elevator door was closing, took a breath, and realized that I would be sharing my cabin space with the little old lady mentioned above. Okay. So, I glide my finger over to the panel to hit the tenth floor button, only to realize that it's already lighten up. Okay, rock on, we're on the same floor. Seeing this, I draw my hand back and hit the "close door" button, and slowly retreat to the opposite corner of the elevator.



You should have seen the fucking look of panic that struck this fucking broad's face. You wouldn't god damn believe it. So convinced is she that I'm a no good hooligan, she quickly hits another button and scurries off the elevator.



...At first I'm thinking-- What the fuck, lady? Do you think I'm going to mug you? You know, because I'd really have time to put down my computer, my soda, get my keys out of my mouth, pull out my knife, relay my orders, take your belongings, pick up my computer, my soda, put my keys back in my mouth, and make a get away... in ten floors? I mean, are you retarded?



Then another thought pops into my head... did she think I was out to rape her? Do I look like an old lady rapist? I mean, I know that I'm no catch, or anything... but am I such a fucking troll that people assume I need to force myself upon elderly women in elevators? So, of course, I'm totally self conscious for the rest of the elevator ride up. I got over it though. She's a stupid old lady. What does she know? I can get an old lady to have consensual sex with me any day.



...Wait.



In other random news, "24" is over the year, and not a moment too soon. Though there were some pretty good moments, and the last episode was pretty good-- this season was a fucking dud. On Digital Spy, they say that next season is going to be a complete and total revamp-- New cast, new location, and the only returning character will be Jack. I was kind of nervous about that idea at first.. but, with the way they wrapped things up in tonight's finale makes me think that we're ready to move on. Next season better be incredible, though.. or else these fucks gotta lotta explaining to do.



There really ain't that much else to talk about. A friend is talking about putting a podcast together, and asked me to be a regular-- which I'm totally pumped about. Nothing really solid on that yet, though. He sent me his first episode for me to give a listen to... only... I have no idea what folder I downloaded the file to... So, now I have to go and find it. I'll let you know what happens, though, and I'll force you all to listen to it if I'm on it.



I'm also pretty much dead tomorrow, as I haven't done any of my homework. Oh well, I really just don't care all that much any more.

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I've been so damned burnt out lately, I haven't been in the mood to touch my keyboard, let alone update. Oh well. When I get back home, I'm probably not going to write anything for a couple weeks, and let the creativity soak back in naturally-- because all of this 'forcing it' stuff is really starting to kill me, here. I had a workshop the other day on my feature outline-- and after all of the suggestions for changes, it felt like I walked out with a completely different movie. And while that movie was fine and all, it's NOTHING like the one that I wanted to write. It... has football, and takes place in high school. Those are about the only similarities. I may just blow off a lot of the ideas, and base my treatment off of what I originally intended, but, that didn't exactly work for 'Kerouac Days' either. I wasn't going to do 'Abandon', as I didn't feel that I was ready to write it yet-- but, I know that if I do go with it, I'll be able to write what I want-- rather than be expected to rework the whole concept. I'm not sure what my next move is yet.

Reverted back to the black color scheme-- It's a little overused, but, it works better with the new banner that Dave made for me. I'm freakin' in love with it. I'm really digging the tweaks he's making to his art style-- and I hope that it gets him motivated to dish out a couple more comic strips. I should probably help out and write a couple myself... but, being funny with that short amount of set up is really fucking difficult. Thanks again Dave-o Amato.

Still on a Damon Albarn binge, I picked up Gorillaz's 'Slowboat to Hades' -- A compilation DVD of music videos, live performances, interviews, and short cartoons. While it looks good on my shelf next to 'Demon Days LIVE', it was otherwise kind of a waste. Sure, everything on it is great-- But, it's nothing I can't see for free on YouTube. It's a good DVD, just not a good buy. I'm still trying to find his side project 'The Good The Bad and The Queen' -- no luck so far. I'm now working on getting Blur's entire discography-- but they've got several albums... and I'm too lazy to download them.

Tommy T finally hooked me up with 'The Wedding Singer' broadway soundtrack. I never got the chance to see the show, but, I bet it was a lot of fun. There are a couple of 'meh' tracks, but, a lot of them are really fucking catchy. 'It's Your Wedding Day', 'Not That Kind of Thing', and 'Somebody Kill Me Please' are probably my favorites. Who wants to go see a musical when I come home? ...And is there even anything good out right now? (I'd love to see Spamalot again... but, I think tickets are still sold out for infinity. Plus, it's not the original cast. Lame.) I also want to see 'Wicked'-- but, that's probably never happening.

Freddy and I got into a pretty lengthy discussion last night about pubic hair shaving, accidental slicing of the ball sack, and just balls in general. Then he tried to get me to look at a picture of a dude with his balls outside of the sack.. which I never ended up clicking-- because seriously, that's fucking gross. He also tried to get me to click a tubgirl link-- But COME ON. Tub Girl? That's so 2001.

I haven't checked my e-mail, in like, a week. It's probably piling up pretty bad by now. Eh. I'll do it later.

Fuck.



So, Damon Albarn is working on a 'Gorillaz' movie with Terry Gilliam and the Weinstein Company-- but, apparently, the film's soundtrack is going to be the last Gorillaz album. I'm depressed.



Picked up 'Demon Days Live' on DVD-- and it's absolutely amazing. I've already watched it straight through... like... a million times. Watch it.



But, I'm too depressed to write anything else. Fuck you.

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Replaced my last.fm "Recently Played" widget with one of their new-fangled ones, that doesn't have a such a fucking delay time. I know all of your days are centered around what song I listened to five minutes ago, so, I do whatever I can to make it easy on all of ya'll. So yeah.



Not much going on at all. At least nothing interesting that I wish to disclose here. Went and saw 'Fracture' last night-- which was, easily, the most perfect, flawless movie I've seen all year. Want to see something with a solid script, amazing performances, and some hardcore tension? Go see it now. I already know that it's going to stay pretty fucking high on my list as one of the best films of the year.



'28 Weeks Later' was good too. Saw that this afternoon. Coming out of the movie, I thought it was fucking brilliant-- but, as time has gone on, I'm starting to notice more and more flaws with it... Regardless, I thought it was as good, if not better, than the first one. The opening, however, is EASILY one of the best ten to fifteen moments of any zombie film EVER. The rest of the flick almost doesn't live up to it. But yeah, one of the better flicks of the genre. Go see it.



Yeah, that's about it, though. Spent most of Thursday up at Justin's playing Wii-- then have spent the rest of the weekend attempting to work on my outlines... Fun stuff. I have to finish those off tomorrow, otherwise, they're never going to get done.

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So, I met with this cat Jason today, who's going to be directing my Port Short "Noon", come July. I think that he got stuck with mine, rather than chose it for himself, but, he's a pretty cool guy-- and I think we're going to have a good time with it. After school today, we had to look at eighty something auditions, and come up with a small list of potential actors. Luckily, "Noon" only has two twenty-somethings-- So, any time one of those popped up, Jason would lean over like: "Eh?" -- and I'd be like: "Eh."



I really liked the two guys we ended up choosing, and I think that they'll end up playing well off of one another. We're kind of going for a different look and style to Quint than I originally envisioned-- but, I think it's going to work out really well. Fingers crossed that we'll get them. I liked our entire list, though, and would pretty much be just as happy to get anyone.



We shoot in July, so, I still have a long while before I have to worry about this shit at all.



I've been listening to Dir en Grey's "Withering To Death" a lot lately. I wasn't particularly fond of it when I first downloaded it, but, upon re-listening, I actually am beginning to think that it's a beautiful fucking album. I'm still bummed that they've lost the Visual Kei aspect to their appearance, though. It just feels like they're selling out a little to appeal to Western audiences-- But really, what kind of sense does that make? If you're open minded enough to jam to some Japanese tunes-- Then you're probably open minded enough to jam to some Japanese tunes by dudes who look like chicks. Oh well. The sound is still there, which is what really matters-- and Kyo will never cease to impress me as a fucking vocalist. I have no idea what the fuck he's saying, but I'll be damned if it doesn't sound like he means it. They released an album in February called "Marrow of a Bone" which I knew nothing a-fucking-bout... so, I'm giving that download now. No idea what I'll think of it.



Avoid Mika like the plague. "Grace Kelly" struck my interest when I first heard I week or so ago, but, it's already on my fucking nerves. Please be a one hit wonder-- I'm not anxious to hear what else this dude is planning to put out there. It doesn't help that the video is ridiculous. I think Zach put it best when he said: "Motherfucker thinks he is Grace Kelly."



So, few days ago, I got a note slipped under my door from landlord that read (roughly): "Hey! You've got five days to pay your rent before we evict your ass." -- I spent a little too much this month, so, the money didn't go through... and after a frantic phone call to my parents, got some extra cash and was able to pay everything off this morning. God forbid it ever happens again. That was fucking brutal.



Alrighty, time for Brian to go pass out. Catch you on the flip side.

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So yeah, I'm still on a bit of a high from the Metal Gear Solid movie news. I read on Wikipedia that Kojima has confirmed a 2008 release, while IMDB claims a 2009... which makes a bit more sense. In addition, IMDB is a much more reliable source than Wiki, so yeah, that's what I'm going with. No one appears to have been signed on, as of yet-- my hopes are still set on Bale. That would kick so much ass.



Fuck, I've still got to read 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', and write a page or so on it for tomorrow. I'm totally not in the mood to read it right now... Because seriously, Raiders is an AWESOME movie, because it's really non-stop action. The problem is, the non-stop action translated to non-stop action description, which is a pain and a half to read. I don't think that "Genre: Action" is going to be as fun as I originally assumed.



I had to pitch a television series idea today... and I was originally planning to go in with a pitch for a Dillon and Gabe based sitcom. This morning, in the shower, I changed my mind and decided to turn 'Abandon' into a series. The pitch went well, and I'm really excited to get started on it. The story, however, will always remain a feature to me... so, if anything, the pilot I'm going to eventually write can be used as a starting off point for when I decide to write the actual film. (I'm changing the series name to 'The Abandoned', to differentiate between the two.) I have to have a bible done by next week, but, I don't think that it'll be too hard to write. I need to get my outlines done soon, though... Fuck, those are going to take some time.



I'm going to be pretty busy this weekend. Good thing no movies are coming out.





So yeah, not that much to write about as of late. Plenty of stuff has been happening-- But, one's personal, and the other I'm not in the mood to write about yet  (I've been having some money problems again. Fun.). So yeah. I think I'm going to go take a walk, or something... then settle down and try to get this Indiana Jones bullshit finished.



Oh, and 'Spiderman 3' was TECHNICALLY pretty bad... but, there's nothing on the surface level that should hinder your basic enjoyment of it. It's a good popcorn flick, nothing more. I think Ryan Lavalette put it best when he said: "It's like a disobedient child, I'm not mad at it... Just REALLY disappointed."



Milo died on Twenty-Four. Sad. He was pretty cool. A shot in the face is a pretty cool way to go, though... Seriously, why do all these small-time characters get GREAT deaths, and Tony-- fucking TONY, doesn't get SHIT!? Seriously, I want them to bring him back, just kill him off properly.



FUCK.

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In an interview, Hideo Kojima said that he would like actor Christian Bale to play the lead character, Solid Snake. In a later interview, Kojima stated that Viggo Mortensen would be his new first choice for the role. At one point, Christian Bale stated in an interview that he was interested in playing a character with a mullet and a bandanna, hinting, of course, at playing Solid Snake. However nothing ever came out of that statement.^{[citation needed]}

From Wikipedia. I don't know about Viggo-- but, Christian Bale would be an awesome Snake. Honestly, I would prefer that David Hayter himself reprised the character, considering I, like most fans, INSTANTLY connect his voice to the character... But, Bale would be my next choice. Hell, I never even thought of him.



On Hayter's wiki article, it claims that he's interested in writing the script, under Kojimas supervision-- That would also be awesome. (He's done drafts on the first two X-Men movies, as well as an apparently hailed draft of 'The Watchmen'.)



I know an MGS movie isn't going to be coming out any time soon-- But, I'm still fucking excited.

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Yeah, I just came to this realization today: I really fucking hate Snow Patrol. It's kind of funny, really, because they're really not doing much of anything wrong... and I love a whole bunch of bands that sound exactly same... They just bore the shit out of me. Like seriously. I can't think of a single song that I can remain interested in for the entire three or four minutes. Well, you learn something new every day. I'm probably the only person on the planet, though.



Marilyn Manson's new album "Eat Me, Drink Me" leaked a little while back, and it's brilliant. It took me a few spins to really warm up to it, but, it's actually a really rockin' CD. A bit more glam rock, a la David Bowie, than some of his other stuff-- but, it's undoubtedly his best work in recent years. Give it a download, or buy it when it comes out. You'll probably be hearing "Heart Shaped Glasses" sometime in the near future, if you haven't already-- Good fucking song. His movie about Lewis Carol is going to be released in October, as well-- and I guess it's been garnering some pretty positive attention. I'm excited. (Though it apparently won't be getting a theatrical release? Anyone know what's up?)



I don't know. I don't really have much else to say. Leave me alone, it's been a long weekend.

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