Good fun last night with the SG Sac people i saw. Dinner with catagogo, Lobster_Mobster, Moirae, & Kage was awesome, & can't say thank you enough to Kage & Moirae for letting us have some awesome home made food at their place. I lack the talent to cook much, so it's nice to be near people who actually have that ability. From there, Cat & i followed Lobster to a theatre where we met up with bigjimslade to see "Full Metal Jacket." That's what Christmas is all about, you know. That movie always holds a special place in my heart, reminds me of my old friend Seth who passed away a few months ago. Good flick, definitely, & one i notice new things about each time i watch it. After the movie, we all went to Lobster's hotel which was absolutely fascinating. And bare. And a little creepy. She's braver than i am. Or is it more brave? Whatever. But i can't thank all you guys enough for hanging out, it was great.
So, since my sleep schedule is back to its normal miserable self, i didn't fall asleep until somewhere between nine & ten this morning. This somehow lead to me waking up at four, thinking it was four in the morning, & going BACK to sleep because i didn't want to be up that early. Basically, i'm embarrassed to say i slept ALL day. I've never done that before, i don't think. I feel like i wasted a ton of time. But i got to go to 7-11, which is THE place to go at night in South Sac, get some pretty depressingly bad frozen pizza, & write a little on various things i've been working on for years. Moving to Sac has killed a good portion of the writer's block. Nothing actively sucks.
And today is December 8th, i believe. I'm guessing based on the various Dimebag tributes i've seen everywhere. All do respect to Dimebag, who was very very good, i gotta give John Lennon the edge on the tribute scale today, at least personally speaking. The guy influenced me greatly, both artistically & i guess personality wise. Always wanted to be Lennon, & i maintain had i asked out the only Asian girl in my sophomore class, i could've at least had a decent shot, no pun intended. But seriously, Lennon is one of my personal heroes. And of course i miss Dimebag, but it's just different; Lennon was an influence on me who in some ways made me who i am, while Dimebag is an artist who's ability i greatly admire & who i think could have been far bigger than he was. Both of them deserved better, i think.
Unrelated music note: does anyone else kinda feel like the music reports on here are pretty snobby? I mean, i seriously doubt its intentional, but i just get a vibe, to oversimplify it. Wouldn't bother me, but i just hate snobbery drowning interest. When i talk music, i do my best to not sound like a snob; i try to get people to at least listen to as much different stuff as possible, since i'm of the opinion there's too much out there to learn about instead of trying to master one specific area.
That's why i'm downloading the new My Chemical Romance right now. I hate them, but i've heard this album is supposed to be a classic or some shit. A rock opera, allegedly. That's the only reason i've even chose to acknowledge it: i'm just such a hardcore sucker for rock operas that i'll listen to one at least twice. That's the only reason American Idiot got bought two years ago, & i think that's by far Green Day's best, musically speaking (now if only they wouldn't dress like fucking twats). Turned me around on them, made me look at them as a legit band, not a band who got a lot of play when i was twelve. I hope Black Parade turns me around on My Chemical Romance the same way, although admittedly my hopes aren't high. Dudes just rub me the wrong way. So we'll see.
Also downloaded In An Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel, who i've heard multiple people praise as one of the greatest albums ever made. Few months ago i downloaded a few individual songs which pissed me off more than entertained me. I'm hoping this is one of those that you need to hear all the way through. I refuse to believe a band called Neutral Milk Hotel will steer me wrong.
I've been on a fucking TEAR burning CDs for people. Anyone wants one, let me know.
Comcast has generously put all five "Rocky" movies on inDemand for free. I love it. I've always loved those movies...well the first four. The first one is a legit classic, the others are more opinion related, except the fifth one, as far as their image. I think the best thing is though i'm not spending any money on them. inDemand is nifty when you aren't buying things.
The greatest show on TV is "Tiny Tots for Jesus." I'm not fucking kidding.
Search is continuing for both a land line & a ride home before the 24th. My family does the major stuff on Christmas Eve, like the presents & so on. The big dinner is on Christmas Day, which is never my favorite part because honestly my family is MUCH better when not all at the same table. This year is going to be horrible because my douchebag uncle & his bitchy wife & their dalmation child (they treat the dog as a kid. They made it a wetsuit so it could scubadive with them. It eats better food than me.) are coming to town, bringing their unique brand of stuck up yuppie pestulance with them. My uncle has never liked me since i decided at age seven i didn't want to be an onithologist (he's a scientist in Oregon, & never shuts up about it. One year he brought a book full of shaved monkey butts because...i don't quite know why, but it was allegedly work related). Now whenever we happen to be at the same place at the same time, he tries as hard as he can to provoke me. I'm never able to respond quite as well as i would like to, out of respect for my father & my grandma. But still, he's an asshole, & if i ever become a guy in his fifties who is out of shape & with the worst dye job i've ever seen (when your natural color is brown, you buy brown if you want to dye. You don't buy fucking orange). Outside of him, it should be a totally decent Christmas. Just am trying to figure out how to get there. As for the land line...this is sad. I've looked a bunch of places, but no one will let me use theirs. What the fuck? I suppose i could've used the phone in Lobster_Mobster's hotel, but i didn't want to run the risk of hiking up her bill. The search continues, & will end at the latest in a couple days. And i know i've said that line about six times in the last week, but still.
And, just because i'm in one of those weird headspaces, i want to express further how fucking much being single sucks. I look forward to being in a relationship just to piss people like me off.
So, since my sleep schedule is back to its normal miserable self, i didn't fall asleep until somewhere between nine & ten this morning. This somehow lead to me waking up at four, thinking it was four in the morning, & going BACK to sleep because i didn't want to be up that early. Basically, i'm embarrassed to say i slept ALL day. I've never done that before, i don't think. I feel like i wasted a ton of time. But i got to go to 7-11, which is THE place to go at night in South Sac, get some pretty depressingly bad frozen pizza, & write a little on various things i've been working on for years. Moving to Sac has killed a good portion of the writer's block. Nothing actively sucks.
And today is December 8th, i believe. I'm guessing based on the various Dimebag tributes i've seen everywhere. All do respect to Dimebag, who was very very good, i gotta give John Lennon the edge on the tribute scale today, at least personally speaking. The guy influenced me greatly, both artistically & i guess personality wise. Always wanted to be Lennon, & i maintain had i asked out the only Asian girl in my sophomore class, i could've at least had a decent shot, no pun intended. But seriously, Lennon is one of my personal heroes. And of course i miss Dimebag, but it's just different; Lennon was an influence on me who in some ways made me who i am, while Dimebag is an artist who's ability i greatly admire & who i think could have been far bigger than he was. Both of them deserved better, i think.
Unrelated music note: does anyone else kinda feel like the music reports on here are pretty snobby? I mean, i seriously doubt its intentional, but i just get a vibe, to oversimplify it. Wouldn't bother me, but i just hate snobbery drowning interest. When i talk music, i do my best to not sound like a snob; i try to get people to at least listen to as much different stuff as possible, since i'm of the opinion there's too much out there to learn about instead of trying to master one specific area.
That's why i'm downloading the new My Chemical Romance right now. I hate them, but i've heard this album is supposed to be a classic or some shit. A rock opera, allegedly. That's the only reason i've even chose to acknowledge it: i'm just such a hardcore sucker for rock operas that i'll listen to one at least twice. That's the only reason American Idiot got bought two years ago, & i think that's by far Green Day's best, musically speaking (now if only they wouldn't dress like fucking twats). Turned me around on them, made me look at them as a legit band, not a band who got a lot of play when i was twelve. I hope Black Parade turns me around on My Chemical Romance the same way, although admittedly my hopes aren't high. Dudes just rub me the wrong way. So we'll see.
Also downloaded In An Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel, who i've heard multiple people praise as one of the greatest albums ever made. Few months ago i downloaded a few individual songs which pissed me off more than entertained me. I'm hoping this is one of those that you need to hear all the way through. I refuse to believe a band called Neutral Milk Hotel will steer me wrong.
I've been on a fucking TEAR burning CDs for people. Anyone wants one, let me know.
Comcast has generously put all five "Rocky" movies on inDemand for free. I love it. I've always loved those movies...well the first four. The first one is a legit classic, the others are more opinion related, except the fifth one, as far as their image. I think the best thing is though i'm not spending any money on them. inDemand is nifty when you aren't buying things.
The greatest show on TV is "Tiny Tots for Jesus." I'm not fucking kidding.
Search is continuing for both a land line & a ride home before the 24th. My family does the major stuff on Christmas Eve, like the presents & so on. The big dinner is on Christmas Day, which is never my favorite part because honestly my family is MUCH better when not all at the same table. This year is going to be horrible because my douchebag uncle & his bitchy wife & their dalmation child (they treat the dog as a kid. They made it a wetsuit so it could scubadive with them. It eats better food than me.) are coming to town, bringing their unique brand of stuck up yuppie pestulance with them. My uncle has never liked me since i decided at age seven i didn't want to be an onithologist (he's a scientist in Oregon, & never shuts up about it. One year he brought a book full of shaved monkey butts because...i don't quite know why, but it was allegedly work related). Now whenever we happen to be at the same place at the same time, he tries as hard as he can to provoke me. I'm never able to respond quite as well as i would like to, out of respect for my father & my grandma. But still, he's an asshole, & if i ever become a guy in his fifties who is out of shape & with the worst dye job i've ever seen (when your natural color is brown, you buy brown if you want to dye. You don't buy fucking orange). Outside of him, it should be a totally decent Christmas. Just am trying to figure out how to get there. As for the land line...this is sad. I've looked a bunch of places, but no one will let me use theirs. What the fuck? I suppose i could've used the phone in Lobster_Mobster's hotel, but i didn't want to run the risk of hiking up her bill. The search continues, & will end at the latest in a couple days. And i know i've said that line about six times in the last week, but still.
And, just because i'm in one of those weird headspaces, i want to express further how fucking much being single sucks. I look forward to being in a relationship just to piss people like me off.