Once

I just sat down and watched this movie for the first time. I have to say I was moved. Not blown away as I was hoping I would be, but it was a wonderful movie. Definitely in my top 5 of the year. The music was so powerful. Mainly because the main guy (Glenn Hansard), his voice is so emotional that it really drives all the songs home. (He reminds me of Thom Yorke or Maynard from Tool in that regard.) Here is the main song from the film:



What I really loved about this movie is that the main relationship was never taken it past the platonic phase. It was just this perfect thing that was emotional, but not overly so. It's the same reason that I love Lost In Translation.

Anyway, I would say that if you have yet to watch it, take the time to do so. It's a wonderful film.

Insomnia #1

What you will soon find out is that with working the night shift mostly, but having to work one day shift, is that on Tuesday nights into Wednesday (my day shift) I do not tend to sleep well. Tonight is a great example. I went to bed at 1030 and woke up at 1am and haven't been able to sleep since. Now it is 420... hehe... and I have to be up at 545 in order to make into work on time. Yeah. It's going to be a rough day.

Speaking of rought days. How was your Christmas? Mine kind of blew. Actually it was pretty decent for the most part. Got up early. (For me, 11am) Played some video games. Dom and I opened our Stockings. (I get one every year from my father and Sarah, and I bought Dom a new Superman Tshirt as his old one was all ragged.) Played some more video games. Saw AVP:R. Came home and watched The Incredibals on TV. Went to bed. Not bad. Well except for the middle part.

Dom and I live about a mile and a half from the movie theater and I thought that it would be good exercise to walk down there and back. We were going to go to the 210pm show and we left at 135pm. Now I have done this walk a few times since moving here as the theater is in Downtown Glendale, but yesterday I couldn't do it. We got about 4 blocks out and my shins just about gave out on me. So we had to turn around and get the car. I have never felt this out of shape in my life. I mean I couldn't walk 4 blocks. The weird thing is that I wasn't out of breath or anything. It's not like I was exhausted, I just couldn't go through the pain. (Later, since we missed the 210 show and had to bum around till 4pm for the next, we walked around Glendale at least 6 blocks and I was fine...) It was just a sad wake up call for me. How fat and out of shape have I become that I couldn't even make it 4 blocks?

Next time I reach for a slice of pizza or a soda I need to remember that horrible pain and the humiliation that I felt having to turn around and walk back to get a car to go less then two miles. That was more of an ego blow then any sort of failed interaction with a woman.

Happy Holidays!!!

This message of peace and love comes to us from a Geekscape listener and friend: Ralph!



My goodness Santa is a Ho Ho Whore!

Meow-Dorable!

Please Writers. Please AMPTP. Please come to an agreement soon. If not for the countries need for less Game Shows and Reality TV...

Do it for the interents need for adorable animal videos!!!

And Now For Something... Different?

Stumbled across this little piece of random brilliance tonight:

Things I love about this video:

• The 80's styling.


• The amazing karaoke typeness of it all.


• The IT Crowd guys!!!

So for those of you who are unfortunate enough (or is it lucky, because you can now indulge in it for the first time?!) to have experienced The IT Crowd you must! It is truly brilliant. I don't know if it is out on DVD in the States, but if it is watch it. If it isn't, just do a search for it and I am sure that you can find some episodes online. (Not that I am condoning internet piracy, but it is totally worth it for these shows!)

From what I understand, NBC was planning on bringing it Stateside next season, but who knows if that will happen with the strike on. Besides, they will probably ruin it. I don't think the show will be half as funny without the main cast anyway.

Here's a taste for you all. Enjoy!

(And for the slight irony of it...)

The Crazy Wacky World of Dreams

So in order to start off this amazing dream I had last night a few things in my life recently must be explained. The teacher I have for improv right now really stresses me out. Everything he has to say about what I do is negative. (Granted, everything he has said is true, but for some reason it leaves this weird not fun feeling in the class and makes me feel like I perform all that much more horribly) Yesterday, which was our last class before registration had me super super nervous. You see, it's up to him whether or not people move on, and I was certain that he was going to hold me back. So this attitude totally psyched me out for the whole of class... and into the night, even though class came and went and he didn't pull me aside to tell me that I couldn't sign up for L3. (Though we still have one more week... but after seeing a really inspiring show last night I know what I want to play with next week and fuck him!) This leads me to my dream.

We start off with me being back at Cornish and on Cry Day. Cry Day is the last day of school when the descision on whether you progress or not is handed out to each student. (You see, you have to reaudition each year to stay in the school. It's how we went from 65 students freshmen year to 24. Though I don't think they do it anymore since they need all the money that is brought in... which sucks because it is totally diluting those kids experience.) And I was really worried because I was sure that I was going to be kicked out. So I am called up to my councelor and she asks to be put on the loud speaker. (Because even though I know that this is Cornish, it's actually taking place in a huge cafeteria with way more students then were ever at Cornish. So this is the moment that I know that I am going to be kicked out. Instead though she goes on to compliment me in front of the whole school and say that I was the most improved student of the year and that it was and is a pleasure to work with me. And everyone claps and cheers and Jonah Hill is sitting at a table as I walk away and I flip him off.

It continues with me going home and wanting to tell my mom about what happened. Everytime I try to tell her about it, she starts talking about something else not wanting to hear about it. After trying so many times to tell her and her not listening, I yell at her about how she doesn't care about the major things in my life and as I storm off I hear her cry, and I hurt really bad because I made my mom cry. Then there is a jump and I am living with my best friend from college. (who incidently did not make it past the first Cry Day, but we stayed in touch and I am still good friends with him today) And he brings home these two gorgeous girls, one of whom is drawn to me. We go outside and I apparently live on the beach. There is a big squid in the surf and we try to save it, but it looks like it is dead. Then a Mercedes Mibach drives up and she gets in and becons me inside. The dream ends with me discovering how many window shades there are on one window of this car. (The answer is 17)

There was also some other disjointed parts featuring this guy in my class now stealing candy from a CostCo and trying to smuggle himself away in an open car trunk.... and something about my sisters room.

All in all, dreams are crazy, especially if you go to bead an hour after eating pasta and watching Angel.

The End...?

Accidents Aren't Funny!