I never been one for small talk. I guess that's part of the reason I update so infrequently. I know you get excited when there's something new here and I certainly get excited when my little number counter goes off of "loser" to 1 or 2 or something... but, I still can't find the words.
I could complain how Fox News is trying to spread hate and conflict over Bush's Supreme Court nominee when all the other channels are saying it should be a fairly smooth conformation. Or how fucking sick I am of having to hear about that dumb, drunken bimbo that got killed in Aruba. [aside] No, I don't think she "deserved" to get killed... I just have a strong belief in Natural Selection and that alcohol played a significant roll in her kidnapping, rape and demise. And alcohol is a choice. [/aside] Enough, already.
Weirdly, CNN doesn't cover it, while Fox and MSNBC seem to cover it constantly. It should come to no surprise that Fox chose to continue to grind that into the ground the day all the other media was releasing Terry Schiavos autopsy reports. In fact, their online story about it was listed 20th for a Google search, meaning 19 other sources had more traffic regarding it. You want to be fair and balanced? As far as Im concerned, every single media outlet that reported on the original case should have to report on the autopsy finds near the top of the news for two or three fucking weeks, too. That would be balanced.
By the way... news, no matter who it is, shouldnt have to claim to be fair and balanced. Its like saying water, we need it to live. Pussy, its where babies come from. Ants, six legs and communal. News that has to claim to be fair and balanced, makes me think it isnt fair and balanced. Or that storks bring babies.
Im listening to the Conan soundtrack for the first time in a while and Id forgotten how much ass it kicks. A lot.
And I hate when the media glosses over something to try and give us a false sense of hope ... "she's missing"... at the same time they're trying to scare us senseless with other crap or exploit a "feel good" story ... oh, by the way, speaking of which, somehow Elizabeth Smart was chosen by People magazine as one of their 50 most Beautiful people... which, of course, was why the media cared when she was kidnapped, raped, and put into sexual slavery ... oh, sorry, "abducted", in the first place . No, I dont think she deserved to be kidnapped, etc. And, no, I dont think this was a Natural Selection case. Except that the couple that did it are still alive instead of rotting in a grave somewhere like they should be. What Im saying is I was, am, and always will be pissed about how much attention she got, is getting, will get.
Id be embarrassed about it. Actually, if I was a complete dick (I said complete, not partially, like I am), my interview would start with So, Elizabeth, do you know any of the parents whose kids were kidnapped or murdered while you were abducted? No? Because they all know you... whether they wanted to or not. Ah, but thats been beaten to death, hasnt it? We all know media is bias, liberal or conservative, fear-mongers, and increasingly untrustworthy. Trust in media has fallen from 70odd% in the 70s, to around 35% percent today. Thats not an insignificant number. And kind of fucked when theyre supposed to be watching out for us... of course, only 50% of us give a shit enough to vote... so we arent even watching out for ourselves.
By the way, I understand why the media doesnt say raped and kidnapped. I do. No one should have to put up with the bullshit that goes with that. The problem is, that no bullshit should come with that. Why do we want to immediately either point to the victim as the problem, or treat the victim like their some sort of human wreckage... oh, poor baby will never be the same. You know, maybe not. But none of us are the same, whatever the fuck that means, when something bad happens to us. Or something good, for that matter. Im not the same when I torn my groin a few weeks ago. Im not the same since I was divorced, like, 15 years ago or whenever. Or when I enrolled in school. Im not the same every goddamn day when something interesting happens. Not the same? What the fuck does that mean? And why the fuck should we care?
No, I dont think getting my groin pulled or going to school is on an equal level to getting raped... at least I dont think I am. There are some traumas and some glorious moments that help define who we are. But they dont have to. We would decide that. We decide to let someone elses actions affect ours... someone elses opinions to affect how we feel.
Of the crowd above I call friends, only [member]Elkaen[/member] has spent any real time with me... [member]Juliana[/member] knows my traveling, boring side, and [member]Unraveled[/member] knows what a little breakfast piggy I am... but Elkaen can confirm that while a lot of people say they dont give a fuck what someone thinks about them... I really dont give a fuck what people think about me.
Not from an unhealthy, the whole world hates me, I wanna be goth and cool place... I just dont care. I havent always been that way... I still can be embarrassed, and shy, and enjoy compliments... I still get excited when my little counter goes from loser to 1 or 2... but, seriously, its only life.
Is that enough tangent for you? Is that enough material to plow through? You know it will be up for days and days, so feel free to read a little at a time.
Conans about to put the steely sword smack-down on Thulsa Dooms henchmen in the battle at the old warrior graveyard. Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, and why we died. All that matters is that today, two stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then the Hell with you!
Youd never see a scene like that in modern action movies. No great gout of blood shooting from that first guys chest as Conan plants a battle axe into it. No chopping off the horses legs. No giant spike into the hammer-wielding guys chest, then watching him touch the point as blood leaks out of his teeth and back. No beheading James Earl Jones in two or three grim, chopping strokes, just so you can throw the head down the steps at the gathered cult masses (as the headless body slumps at Conans feet). I wrote a rambling rant about the PG-13 rating killing modern action movies. Maybe someday Ill clean it up and post it again.
Every time I see an ad for a PG-13 battle movie, sex comedy or horror movie, I want to go to Hollywood and choke some executives to death. Why arent people coming to the mooovies. Were loooosing mooooney. Hey, I got an idea. Its a three step process.
1) Make interesting movies. I mean ones not tailored to the most generic group of mouth-breathers you can stuff in a preview audience; and not starring: a) comic side kick. b) an animal side kick. c) a villain who falls to his death. d) a white/black guy trying to be black/white, cross-gendered, or a fish out of water. e) People that are only interesting because youve plastered them all over your own media outlets. f) Vin Diesel.
2) Leave them in the theater for more than 2 weeks. Which leads to a) Opening weekend box office shouldnt be a goal. b) There are people who dont live in LA and NY that go see movies.
3) Try not to release them on DVD within 2 days of closing.
You could try a lower the ticket prices, too, but honestly, that wouldnt matter if you hadnt cut your own throats with DVDs.
Im hungry. Happy now?
I could complain how Fox News is trying to spread hate and conflict over Bush's Supreme Court nominee when all the other channels are saying it should be a fairly smooth conformation. Or how fucking sick I am of having to hear about that dumb, drunken bimbo that got killed in Aruba. [aside] No, I don't think she "deserved" to get killed... I just have a strong belief in Natural Selection and that alcohol played a significant roll in her kidnapping, rape and demise. And alcohol is a choice. [/aside] Enough, already.
Weirdly, CNN doesn't cover it, while Fox and MSNBC seem to cover it constantly. It should come to no surprise that Fox chose to continue to grind that into the ground the day all the other media was releasing Terry Schiavos autopsy reports. In fact, their online story about it was listed 20th for a Google search, meaning 19 other sources had more traffic regarding it. You want to be fair and balanced? As far as Im concerned, every single media outlet that reported on the original case should have to report on the autopsy finds near the top of the news for two or three fucking weeks, too. That would be balanced.
By the way... news, no matter who it is, shouldnt have to claim to be fair and balanced. Its like saying water, we need it to live. Pussy, its where babies come from. Ants, six legs and communal. News that has to claim to be fair and balanced, makes me think it isnt fair and balanced. Or that storks bring babies.
Im listening to the Conan soundtrack for the first time in a while and Id forgotten how much ass it kicks. A lot.
And I hate when the media glosses over something to try and give us a false sense of hope ... "she's missing"... at the same time they're trying to scare us senseless with other crap or exploit a "feel good" story ... oh, by the way, speaking of which, somehow Elizabeth Smart was chosen by People magazine as one of their 50 most Beautiful people... which, of course, was why the media cared when she was kidnapped, raped, and put into sexual slavery ... oh, sorry, "abducted", in the first place . No, I dont think she deserved to be kidnapped, etc. And, no, I dont think this was a Natural Selection case. Except that the couple that did it are still alive instead of rotting in a grave somewhere like they should be. What Im saying is I was, am, and always will be pissed about how much attention she got, is getting, will get.
Id be embarrassed about it. Actually, if I was a complete dick (I said complete, not partially, like I am), my interview would start with So, Elizabeth, do you know any of the parents whose kids were kidnapped or murdered while you were abducted? No? Because they all know you... whether they wanted to or not. Ah, but thats been beaten to death, hasnt it? We all know media is bias, liberal or conservative, fear-mongers, and increasingly untrustworthy. Trust in media has fallen from 70odd% in the 70s, to around 35% percent today. Thats not an insignificant number. And kind of fucked when theyre supposed to be watching out for us... of course, only 50% of us give a shit enough to vote... so we arent even watching out for ourselves.
By the way, I understand why the media doesnt say raped and kidnapped. I do. No one should have to put up with the bullshit that goes with that. The problem is, that no bullshit should come with that. Why do we want to immediately either point to the victim as the problem, or treat the victim like their some sort of human wreckage... oh, poor baby will never be the same. You know, maybe not. But none of us are the same, whatever the fuck that means, when something bad happens to us. Or something good, for that matter. Im not the same when I torn my groin a few weeks ago. Im not the same since I was divorced, like, 15 years ago or whenever. Or when I enrolled in school. Im not the same every goddamn day when something interesting happens. Not the same? What the fuck does that mean? And why the fuck should we care?
No, I dont think getting my groin pulled or going to school is on an equal level to getting raped... at least I dont think I am. There are some traumas and some glorious moments that help define who we are. But they dont have to. We would decide that. We decide to let someone elses actions affect ours... someone elses opinions to affect how we feel.
Of the crowd above I call friends, only [member]Elkaen[/member] has spent any real time with me... [member]Juliana[/member] knows my traveling, boring side, and [member]Unraveled[/member] knows what a little breakfast piggy I am... but Elkaen can confirm that while a lot of people say they dont give a fuck what someone thinks about them... I really dont give a fuck what people think about me.
Not from an unhealthy, the whole world hates me, I wanna be goth and cool place... I just dont care. I havent always been that way... I still can be embarrassed, and shy, and enjoy compliments... I still get excited when my little counter goes from loser to 1 or 2... but, seriously, its only life.
Is that enough tangent for you? Is that enough material to plow through? You know it will be up for days and days, so feel free to read a little at a time.
Conans about to put the steely sword smack-down on Thulsa Dooms henchmen in the battle at the old warrior graveyard. Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, and why we died. All that matters is that today, two stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then the Hell with you!
Youd never see a scene like that in modern action movies. No great gout of blood shooting from that first guys chest as Conan plants a battle axe into it. No chopping off the horses legs. No giant spike into the hammer-wielding guys chest, then watching him touch the point as blood leaks out of his teeth and back. No beheading James Earl Jones in two or three grim, chopping strokes, just so you can throw the head down the steps at the gathered cult masses (as the headless body slumps at Conans feet). I wrote a rambling rant about the PG-13 rating killing modern action movies. Maybe someday Ill clean it up and post it again.
Every time I see an ad for a PG-13 battle movie, sex comedy or horror movie, I want to go to Hollywood and choke some executives to death. Why arent people coming to the mooovies. Were loooosing mooooney. Hey, I got an idea. Its a three step process.
1) Make interesting movies. I mean ones not tailored to the most generic group of mouth-breathers you can stuff in a preview audience; and not starring: a) comic side kick. b) an animal side kick. c) a villain who falls to his death. d) a white/black guy trying to be black/white, cross-gendered, or a fish out of water. e) People that are only interesting because youve plastered them all over your own media outlets. f) Vin Diesel.
2) Leave them in the theater for more than 2 weeks. Which leads to a) Opening weekend box office shouldnt be a goal. b) There are people who dont live in LA and NY that go see movies.
3) Try not to release them on DVD within 2 days of closing.
You could try a lower the ticket prices, too, but honestly, that wouldnt matter if you hadnt cut your own throats with DVDs.
Im hungry. Happy now?
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persephone:
pshhh...boyfriend duty my ass. He's more of a girl than I am
elkaen:
If you weren't so bad I don't now what I would do! I sent you something to suck on, what more did you want? No comment about my girlies? Come on, they're too cute (B in small female form which is frightening but somehow works out). Maybe I will call, but like your address it was erased with the rest of your inappropriate message. If you care to send it to me again, you may just get a call, but I am not promising any panting!!! I'm finally hooked up with aim, so let me know when you are on-line (elkaen32).