It's been an incredibly strange week. I haven't spent this much time online since I graduated from OU and was living at home. I took the entire week off work - recovery, man. I'm amazed with how supportive and understanding everyone has been there. Despite a whole week of free time, I haven't really done too much with it. I worked on two paintings but my efforts didn't really amount to much. Spent seven hours painting yesterday and you can hardly tell a difference from how it looked before I started it. That's always a little heartbreaking.
I'm trying to decide whether I should lay off the weed until I see how my new meds are treating me. I'm out but for one little bud I'been saving and it would be a good time to take a break. But - isn't quitting cigarettes enough for one decade?
I don't know if I have it in me to post any more of my journal stuff from the hospital. I'm kinda not over the experience and thinking about it is unpleasant...maybe down the road, but probably not.
Heading home to Dayton tomorrow to see the 'rents and Yvette. Only one night though. I can't handle full weekends anymore.
Jen asked me on the phone tonight if I had lost interest in dating since Lex and I broke up. I think I have. I've had more than my fair share of good relationships with beautiful girls. If I died tomorrow I couldn't complain. But I'm done with "going out" - save the random pop in at the Lava Lounge and going to shows. Lexie was ideal the ideal girlfriend in that we just hung out and got high and drank and fucked and talked...not that that's a tall order but how do you screen for those qualities? It's amazing how different my life is from how it was five years ago. But I guess five years is kind of a long time. Thirty still seemed faaaar away then. (boo-hoo) Eesh...that's too introspective for a sober Thursday night.
Over 70 reviews in the "psychotronic" database and counting. I had no idea I was even close to that before counting. Here's two more:
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A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
Arguably Wes Craven's biggest success at being scarey, NOES introduces the world to Fred Krueger and Johnny Depp in one shiver-inducing package. Some of the scares still hold up twenty years later - especially the first kill. If you can forget everything you know about Freddy and watch this with fresh eyes you'll see what a strong premise it was. Unfortunately Craven's tin ear for teen dialogue puts a significant dent in things. Despite that, Heather Langerkamp is great as Nancy, an average teen girl. John Saxon's role is almost identical to the one he had in Black Christmas. Soap star Ronee Blacklee plays Nancy's mom and if you keep in mind that she's a soap star while listening to her line readings, you're in for a laugh. This was the golden age of Krueger when he hardly spoke at all, let alone quip. Nothing funny about hearing "I'm gonna split you in two!" The exciting climax is almost ruined by the tagged on post script that unbelievably made the final print. NOES became the New Line Cinema crown jewel for sometime following its surprise box office success. Six sequels would follow not including the 2003 pairing of Freddy and Jason. Unlike the original Friday the 13th, this is deservedly a modern classic. ***
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 FREDDY'S REVENGE
Revenge against who exactly? Your guess is as good as mine. Robert Englund returns as Freddy and is the only hold-over from part one. While far from good this is at least very interesting in its badness. Check out the down grade in FX. Check out the over-the-top gay subtext. Check out that actress who looks frighteningly like Meryl Streep. Jesse and his family move into Nancy's old house from part one and Jesse begins feeling overcome by the evil of Freddy who is trying to possess him(?!). It bugged me that Freddy was allowed to exist in the real world when he'd been strictly confined to dreams in the original. Jesse and his girl piece together the backstory with Nancy's expository-heavy diary which they find in his closet. Clu Galanger and Hope Lang are funny as Jesse's parents. But there's no excuse for Freddy's appearance at a pool party nor the killer parakeet that explodes in the living room. Freddy's trademark quipping starts here and becomes more and more off-putting as the series progresses. All the performances are good but overall this is an ill-concieved misfire. That didn't stop it from being a smash hit and ensuring more sequels. *1/2
I'm trying to decide whether I should lay off the weed until I see how my new meds are treating me. I'm out but for one little bud I'been saving and it would be a good time to take a break. But - isn't quitting cigarettes enough for one decade?
I don't know if I have it in me to post any more of my journal stuff from the hospital. I'm kinda not over the experience and thinking about it is unpleasant...maybe down the road, but probably not.
Heading home to Dayton tomorrow to see the 'rents and Yvette. Only one night though. I can't handle full weekends anymore.
Jen asked me on the phone tonight if I had lost interest in dating since Lex and I broke up. I think I have. I've had more than my fair share of good relationships with beautiful girls. If I died tomorrow I couldn't complain. But I'm done with "going out" - save the random pop in at the Lava Lounge and going to shows. Lexie was ideal the ideal girlfriend in that we just hung out and got high and drank and fucked and talked...not that that's a tall order but how do you screen for those qualities? It's amazing how different my life is from how it was five years ago. But I guess five years is kind of a long time. Thirty still seemed faaaar away then. (boo-hoo) Eesh...that's too introspective for a sober Thursday night.
Over 70 reviews in the "psychotronic" database and counting. I had no idea I was even close to that before counting. Here's two more:
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A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
Arguably Wes Craven's biggest success at being scarey, NOES introduces the world to Fred Krueger and Johnny Depp in one shiver-inducing package. Some of the scares still hold up twenty years later - especially the first kill. If you can forget everything you know about Freddy and watch this with fresh eyes you'll see what a strong premise it was. Unfortunately Craven's tin ear for teen dialogue puts a significant dent in things. Despite that, Heather Langerkamp is great as Nancy, an average teen girl. John Saxon's role is almost identical to the one he had in Black Christmas. Soap star Ronee Blacklee plays Nancy's mom and if you keep in mind that she's a soap star while listening to her line readings, you're in for a laugh. This was the golden age of Krueger when he hardly spoke at all, let alone quip. Nothing funny about hearing "I'm gonna split you in two!" The exciting climax is almost ruined by the tagged on post script that unbelievably made the final print. NOES became the New Line Cinema crown jewel for sometime following its surprise box office success. Six sequels would follow not including the 2003 pairing of Freddy and Jason. Unlike the original Friday the 13th, this is deservedly a modern classic. ***
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 FREDDY'S REVENGE
Revenge against who exactly? Your guess is as good as mine. Robert Englund returns as Freddy and is the only hold-over from part one. While far from good this is at least very interesting in its badness. Check out the down grade in FX. Check out the over-the-top gay subtext. Check out that actress who looks frighteningly like Meryl Streep. Jesse and his family move into Nancy's old house from part one and Jesse begins feeling overcome by the evil of Freddy who is trying to possess him(?!). It bugged me that Freddy was allowed to exist in the real world when he'd been strictly confined to dreams in the original. Jesse and his girl piece together the backstory with Nancy's expository-heavy diary which they find in his closet. Clu Galanger and Hope Lang are funny as Jesse's parents. But there's no excuse for Freddy's appearance at a pool party nor the killer parakeet that explodes in the living room. Freddy's trademark quipping starts here and becomes more and more off-putting as the series progresses. All the performances are good but overall this is an ill-concieved misfire. That didn't stop it from being a smash hit and ensuring more sequels. *1/2
I'd say lay off the weed just for a little bit between the med change. It never helps things. Blegh.