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[Apr. 12th, 2009|03:10 pm] |
A friend brought this subject up and got me thinking, so I thought I'd inquire -
Can someone please explain to me the appeal of Twitter?
"Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?" taken straight from their site.
It sounds like LJ and IM had a baby and named it Twitter. What kind of name is that for a baby?
I truly don't see the point of this site. It would be different if the site offered something new, innovative and unique, but it doesn't. It's not even whole conversation. It's little pieces of conversation and sometimes not even complete sentences. If I want to hear your disjointed fragmented thoughts, I'll come over and get you drunk.
Can you argue that it does bring something new to the table? I'd like to know.
Is it meant to be something you write while on the go? Well, if you're out and about and want to talk to someone, they have these amazing devices called telephones. No, really! They allow you to contact your friends and actually hear their voice. Amazing, isn't it? The wonders of technology.
Not to mention that while you're out in the world, shouldn't you be enjoying what you're doing instead of getting on your phone or blackberry and bragging about what you're doing while you're doing it? You might miss something. How about you do it and then come back and tell us about it? Hey, instead of tweeting (can anyone argue that doesn't sound like a cutesy name for a fart?) why don't take some pictures with that camera phone. Isn't that the reason you dropped an extra $100 getting the latest model?
It's one thing to be out of touch with technology and I don't feel I'm really that. Simply put, I don't jump on the latest thing to come along just because everyone else is. I especially don't get behind any technology that doesn't improve on what came before it or brings something new to the table.
Okay, enough complaining. |
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| The Furry Knight. |
[Apr. 3rd, 2009|05:35 am] |
Why do I find this so damn amusing? It could be that I'm up at 5am after not being able to sleep. Yes, insomnia sounds like a good reason. |
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| Commercials that make no sense, part 1 |
[Feb. 22nd, 2009|05:36 pm] |
Try as I might, some commercials just can't be ignored. Some commercials just confuse the hell out of me and I tend to wonder whether the makers have any common sense. Now and then, when I come across one, I'll share it with you.
Part one - "They're rollover and die minutes!"
AT&T has a few commercials where a family find ways to get rid of their rollover minutes, but the mother insists they keep them. One in particular really gets under my skin. The family is having a yard sale and the son tries to sell his rollover minutes, but here comes Mom to stop and berate him. "In this economy, we have to save everything we can and that includes your rollover minutes!"
First off, yes, the economy is bad right now and you should be smart with your money. But here's where Mom's logic goes awry - if the son sells his rollover minutes, he's making money on something he won't use. Isn't that good for the family? Shouldn't you applaud him for having the smarts to make the family some money? I think you're secretly jealous that he's doing well with his sales while the 2nd hand commenorative plates that you bought 10 years ago for no reason haven't even been looked at, so you instead freak out, yell at him and make him feel like he's doing something wrong.
You're a horrible parent and should be ashamed of yourself. I'm calling child services.
My advice - shut the hell up and let him sell the rollover minutes. He's making you back the money you spent on this shitty phone plan, idiot! |
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[Feb. 14th, 2009|01:32 pm] |
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
If you have a significant other, tell them you love them.
If you don't, find one!
If you're a cute, single goth/punk girl 25-35, look no further!
I'll give you candy, give you diamonds, give you pills. I'll give you anything you want, hundred dollar bills. I'll even let you play the songs you wanna sing. I'll give you anything, anything, anything. |
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[Feb. 9th, 2009|12:59 pm] |
Stolen with great love and ruthless effiency from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) nicole_prn
1. Pick 20 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDB.com and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them in a note for everyone to guess.
4. Bold when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDB search functions.
Good Luck!
1. "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist." - The Usual Suspects parilous
2. Peter: They're us, that's all, when there's no more room in hell.
Stephen: What?
Peter: Something my granddad used to tell us. You know Macumba? Voodoo. My granddad was a priest in Trinidad. He used to tell us, "When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth."
3. "I believe there's a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams."
4. "Crooked cops. Do they come in any other way? If I'd been just a little dumber, I could have joined the force myself."
5. "An old man dies. A young woman lives. A fair trade. I love you, Nancy." - Sin City parilous
6. "Ten oughta do it, don't you think? You think we need one more? You think we need one more. All right, we'll get one more."
7. Alex: Hey, Timmy, any chance I can crash on your couch tonight?
Timmy: Why? So you can jerk off on MY mom? - Grandma's Boy a3ri
8. "A few words here about following people. People know they're being followed when they turn around and see someone following them. They can't tell they're being followed if you get there first."
9. Jack: If they want to drink Merlot, we're drinking Merlot.
Miles: No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot! - Sideways nicole_prn
10. "OK. This guy here, he's our man, all grown up and going nowhere. Although he's a pretty scholarly cat, he never got much of a formal education. For the most part, he's lived in shit neighborhoods, held shit jobs, and he's now knee-deep into a disastrous second marriage. So, if you're the kind of person looking for romance or escapism or some fantasy figure to save the day... guess what? You've got the wrong movie." - American Splendor parilous
11. Ollie: Come on, Dad. Don't you wanna live alone again?
Bart: Not as much as I don't wanna die alone.
12. "I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. Do I believe the world's still there? Is it still out there?... Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different."
13. "11:15, restate my assumptions: 1. Mathematics is the language of nature. 2. Everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers. 3. If you graph these numbers, patterns emerge. Therefore: There are patterns everywhere in nature." - Pi nicole_prn
14. "A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way he becomes immortal." - Big Fish parilous
15. Cyrus: Can you dig it?
16. Mr. Smith: You want to know the difference between this luxury car and a porcupine?
DQ: I give up.
Mr. Smith: With the car, the prick's on the inside.
17. "I don't want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, NO! No. You... you... complete me."
18. Spence: You ever kill anybody?
Sam: I hurt somebody's feelings once.
19. Selena: He was full of plans. Have you got any plans, Jim? Do you want us to find a cure and save the world or just fall in love and fuck? Plans are pointless. Staying alive's as good as it gets. - 28 Days Later parilous
20. "You know, outside the circus, most people were afraid of me. But I didn't hate them. I pitied them. Do you know why? Because most people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes." |
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[Feb. 5th, 2009|07:40 am] |
I was such a cute boy!
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[Jan. 26th, 2009|06:49 pm] |
Recently, someone sent me one of those "Made in 'foreign country'" emails, talking about how John wonders why there are no jobs in American while he uses products made in other countries, obviously trying to get me to adopt the "Buy American" mindframe.
So here's my take on the whole "Buy American" situation.....
Why do people live in the desert, where there's no food, little drinkable water and no means of sustaining themselves? And yet, people still do and sometimes even refuse to leave.
In the same case, if John's so worried that there are no jobs where he is, why doesn't he go to where the jobs are?
Americans have no one to blame but themselves. American corporations buy their products and use workers from overseas because it's cheaper and there are far fewer rules governing worker rights in other countries than here. These corporate businessmen are making seven figures by selling America out.
But who do we blame? The foreign workers who are barely making ends meet, being paid pennies a day by these American companies. They sure as hell aren't living in bliss, with a house in the Hamptons and a penthouse in the city overlooking the park.
And on the same coin, I'm all about buying American IF the product I'm buying is reasonably priced and reliable. Mom and Pop shops are great and I'd love to support them whenever possible, but if just down the street a place is selling the same thing vastly cheaper and better made, where do you think I'm going to buy it? And if the Mom and Pops have to drive up their selling prices just to stay in business, something tells me they won't stay in business much longer.
Say there's two lemonade stands - I run one outside my house, you run the other from yours. I hand squeeze all of mine myself and sell mine at $.50. You employ 5 kids from the neighborhood to squeeze yours, paying them $.01 for every glass you sell and sell yours at $.25. People flock to your stand because it's obviously cheaper and you're able to keep up with the flow of people because of your employment. You're making $.20 a glass and don't have to do any of the real work, just the selling. Not very fair, but what can I do? I could employ some kids too, but none of them like me because I'm the same guy who's always yelling at them from my patio when they pass. Guess who's going to be in the money? Guess who's going to be falsely directing the blame at the kids in the neighborhood yet again?
Thoughts? |
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| How's life treating you? |
[Jan. 19th, 2009|06:59 pm] |
Well, I'm out of work and doing a half-assed job of looking for a new job. GPJ has had job cuts due to our clients cancelling some of the high profile shows. I was one of the cuts. I got a decent compensation package, so I'm not at my wit's end just yet.
Friday afternoon, some friends and I went to see My Bloody Valentine in 3D. We chose the Tanforam theater since it was the only one playing it nearby. No IMAX MBV? Oh well. I thought it was an okay horror film. It took advantage of the 3D experience, but the technology is still seriously lacking. We chose great seats (cause we got there early) but it was still so-so. Plenty of blood and gore, but the actors tried acting too hard and the writers did the foolish task of presenting a few too many talky scenes. And you can keep your Dawson Creek drama out of my slasher flick, okay? Overall, it's a mediocre slasher flick that tries to be more than it should be. Worth seeing in theaters? No.
....oh I kept my 3D glasses. Dumbasses actually think I'm going to recycle them? Thankfully, I don't think we paid extra for them.
*sings* I wear my 3D glasses at night....
So......you hiring? |
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[Jan. 13th, 2009|11:14 pm] |
Just like a car crash, just like a knife;
My favorite weapon is the look in your eyes.
She lived like a murder, but she died
Just like suicide. |
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[Dec. 30th, 2008|02:52 pm] |
Someone explain this to me - preferably a woman.
I just saw a news article about a company that keeps track of your ovulation cycle and will call you to let you know when it's the best time to concieve. It's supposedly for women who are too busy to keep track on their own accord. Here's my question - if you as a woman are too busy to keep track of when you're ovulating, what makes you think you're going to miraculously have time for a baby?
Seriously! They profiled a woman who has three children already and wants a 4th. Why!?! It's nice to want to have children, but don't stand there and say "Oh, I'm so busy with 3 kids, I'm always on the go, so I don't have time to keep track of when I'm fertile."
Listen, you don't have time already, you don't need a 4th kid, lady! You know what? You're just lazy.
I'm a guy and if I had to keep track of when my semen was at its most potent, I'd take the time to do it, regardless of how busy I was.
You make time for your child and that starts at conception. |
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| 2008 is almost over..... |
[Dec. 27th, 2008|11:27 am] |
And instead of looking back, I'm going to look forward and let you know what films I'm eagerly awaiting in 2009.
January release
My Bloody Valentine 3D - I have low expectations for this movie, since it's probably going to be your average slasher film. I'm more interested in seeing how well the 3D transfers to film. It's something I haven't seen in a while, the last 3D movie being Beowulf, so I'm definitely going up to the city to see this in IMAX.
Paul Blart : Mall Cop - I'm a big fan of Kevin James. While I might let this pass me by in theaters, it's definitely on my rental list.
February release
Fanboys - This sounds like an amusing and humorous story. Being a fan of Trekkies, I'm a firm believer in being able to laugh at yourself and this movie will do that for me.
Friday the 13th remake - While I really don't see what the point of remaking the original film instead of just continuing the franchise, I'll make a point of seeing it if I'm able.
March release
Watchmen - Who watches the Watchmen? Being a huge fan of the comic, I want to have high expectations for this movie, but I'm staying reserved because I know how comic films are hit or miss. At this point, I'm anticipating a great movie.
May release
Wolverine: Origins - Of course, I'm looking forward to this. Did you ever have any doubt?
Star Trek - Or Star Trek Jr. as I like to call it. I have severe misgivings about this movie, but I'm going to bite my tongue and go see it. I'm setting my expectations very low for this, so I won't be disappointed when I walk out of the theater.
That's about it for now. I'm sure there will be other films coming out in 2009 that will pique my interest, but these are the ones I've heard about so far.
Thoughts? |
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[Dec. 26th, 2008|01:54 pm] |
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!
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| It's the final (?) countdown! |
[Dec. 16th, 2008|07:59 am] |
40 hours until Laura, Phillip and I head up to the city to see the viewing of My Name Is Bruce starring Bruce Campbell. Bruce will be there live as well to answer questions after the show, so Laura and I are giddy with excitement.
7 days until I leave to go back to visit my parents in New Jersey. I'm there until January 4th, so I'll get to spend X-mas with mi familia and New Year's Eve with my old crew. I'm psyched for that too. It'll be interesting to see what's come and gone there. I'll take pictures and post them up here, to give you kids an idea of what my hometown looks like.
Sad to hear about Bettie Page's death. We all have to go sometime, I guess. |
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[Dec. 2nd, 2008|10:36 am] |
I've come up with a brilliant idea for a tv show -
an updated clone of the A-team
starring....
Ortega, from the Incredibly Strange Creatures...
Torgo, from Manos, the Hands of Fate
Smolkin, from the Undead
Dropo, from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
and Lobo, from Bride of the Monster
Much like the A-team, they're on the run, but instead of the government, fellow characters are sent out to bring them back to their own movies. While on the run, they try to help people with their own problems, with mixed results.
I need to flesh things out and come up with a name for the show, but I think it would be amusing to watch their weekly adventures.
Thoughts? |
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| Going ape for Turkey Day! |
[Nov. 27th, 2008|02:23 pm] |
Happy Turkey Day, everyone! I'll be spending my day with good friends, good food and a whole lot of MST3K. Wish you were here! |
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