Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
T-T-T-T-TIME MACHINE!!!!!!
When I was going through old journals I found this little piece of magic.
Try and imagine a bucket full of thoughts, thoughts by many different individuals. These ideas stay intact pretty well, but it is not unheard of for these ideas to mix word order around and become what some refer to as "grammatically incorrect." This bucket also happens to have numerous amounts of spelling errors floating around the bottom. Now imagine trying to fish out these ideas one-by-one and place them in a neat organized order on a huge piece of paper.
You following me so far?
As you are carefully picking out these ideas, you realize that it isn't safe to pick out these words so close to the huge piece of paper.
*(Much like a bowl of "Lucky Charms" you want to separate the marshmallows from the rest of the cereal, or in this case the really awesome ideas from the spelling and grammatical errors. You carefully eat all the "non-marshmallows" first so you can really enjoy the good stuff. Its all going well until that one fateful bite, the bite in which one of those marshmallow bastards has stuck itself to the bottom of your spoon. This causes you to fill up with rage and then sends you into a deep depression, knowing that your hard work has gone to waste. You give up and just eat the bowl like every "normal" (ie. Uneducated) person would.)*
So you pick up your bucket to move away from the paper, only to stub your toe on the bench you were sitting on. This causes you to spew profanities and grab your foot in agony. In doing do you drop the bucket and spill the words all over the paper.
Your careless "I don't need to look where I'm walking" attitude has caused the words to fall into a combination so incoherent, and dare I say vile, that the interpreter of this paper will have to shield their eyes as to not have the boiled out.
What kind of man could be so apathetic to the well being of another persons life that they would knowing write something like this? Who would do this? Is there no justice?
You try and explain that it was just a mistake, a mistake the you will never make again. You were just careless, and maybe a little rushed but your sorry. You are truly sorry. Its too late, fool, the damage is done. You, and you alone, will have to live with what you have brought into this world, because no one will share such a burden...
...That is how my train of thought works...
Try and imagine a bucket full of thoughts, thoughts by many different individuals. These ideas stay intact pretty well, but it is not unheard of for these ideas to mix word order around and become what some refer to as "grammatically incorrect." This bucket also happens to have numerous amounts of spelling errors floating around the bottom. Now imagine trying to fish out these ideas one-by-one and place them in a neat organized order on a huge piece of paper.
You following me so far?
As you are carefully picking out these ideas, you realize that it isn't safe to pick out these words so close to the huge piece of paper.
*(Much like a bowl of "Lucky Charms" you want to separate the marshmallows from the rest of the cereal, or in this case the really awesome ideas from the spelling and grammatical errors. You carefully eat all the "non-marshmallows" first so you can really enjoy the good stuff. Its all going well until that one fateful bite, the bite in which one of those marshmallow bastards has stuck itself to the bottom of your spoon. This causes you to fill up with rage and then sends you into a deep depression, knowing that your hard work has gone to waste. You give up and just eat the bowl like every "normal" (ie. Uneducated) person would.)*
So you pick up your bucket to move away from the paper, only to stub your toe on the bench you were sitting on. This causes you to spew profanities and grab your foot in agony. In doing do you drop the bucket and spill the words all over the paper.
Your careless "I don't need to look where I'm walking" attitude has caused the words to fall into a combination so incoherent, and dare I say vile, that the interpreter of this paper will have to shield their eyes as to not have the boiled out.
What kind of man could be so apathetic to the well being of another persons life that they would knowing write something like this? Who would do this? Is there no justice?
You try and explain that it was just a mistake, a mistake the you will never make again. You were just careless, and maybe a little rushed but your sorry. You are truly sorry. Its too late, fool, the damage is done. You, and you alone, will have to live with what you have brought into this world, because no one will share such a burden...
...That is how my train of thought works...
Monday, January 12, 2009
Hollywood Kid
Lets talk about "Watchmen."
I know its been a while, so lets start off with something we can all relate to.
Here are some reason why you might not have heard of the graphic novel/movie "Watchmen"
The reason I bring this up, is because of the current legal battle between Warner and Fox. Here, go ahead and read this.
Seriously read it, its a pretty good article.
Now here is my two cents on the subject. Fox dropped the ball. They missed the chance to make a movie that could have been great. Warner has put both time and money into this project that apparently Fox cared nothing about.
At the moment Fox is coming off like the estranged parents that just happen to show up in lives of celebrities once they (the parents) realize their spawn has become famous.
I don't give a shit about the legal matters, this is a simple matter of right and wrong. Fox wants money for something that they have never had anything to do with. Other than the fact that they "own" the rights. Which is ridiculous.
Now, here is a completely over simplified analogy that, I believe, gets the point across.
Lets say I have a really great chili recipe. I bring it over to a friend's house and they love it. They love it so much that they want to have the recipe. I'm like sure give me 5 dollars and I'll give you the recipe (I charge my friend because I am a dick). A couple years later my friend attempts to make the chili for a New Years party, but gives up and makes some chip dip instead. Then 20 years later I am at another friend's house. This friend is having a party, and I'm all like "Hey bro, you should make this chili." So they make this chili and its fucking awesome. People love it, hes getting high fives and invites to other parties. Hell, he even gets laid. Then my other friend hears about this party and is all like "Hey! wait that was my chili! Give me high fives!" (of course he doesn't ask to get laid because he works for Fox and thinks sex is a sin)
Don't take this as me bashing Fox. I don't hate them. They have made some of the greatest movies I have ever seen. Ever. They are a very talented studio, but the head honchos over there are filled with greed. They obviously wanted nothing to do with this movie until they thought it would make them money.
I hope the judge can see this, because I need to see this movie. You got me?
I know I'm just one person and my impact financially on fox would almost be nonexistent, but if Fox keeps this movie from playing I will refuse to see any movie or television show by 20th Century Fox. Ever.
Please don't do this to me Fox. I really want to see the Wolverine movie.
Just find it in your hearts to not be such ass holes. Please.
I know its been a while, so lets start off with something we can all relate to.
Here are some reason why you might not have heard of the graphic novel/movie "Watchmen"
- You have only recently left the comforts of the family of wolves that helped raise you.
- After a 50 year stint in a fallout shelter you have finally decided to come out to "scope out the damage."
- During the summer of 1985 you became separated from the rest of your Boy/Girl Scout camp and found, thanks to urban sprawl, that the tree you have been living in is now in someone's backyard.
- You are willfully ignorant of your surroundings and whenever someone tries to socialize, you emit a high pitched squeal and run away.
The reason I bring this up, is because of the current legal battle between Warner and Fox. Here, go ahead and read this.
Seriously read it, its a pretty good article.
Now here is my two cents on the subject. Fox dropped the ball. They missed the chance to make a movie that could have been great. Warner has put both time and money into this project that apparently Fox cared nothing about.
At the moment Fox is coming off like the estranged parents that just happen to show up in lives of celebrities once they (the parents) realize their spawn has become famous.
I don't give a shit about the legal matters, this is a simple matter of right and wrong. Fox wants money for something that they have never had anything to do with. Other than the fact that they "own" the rights. Which is ridiculous.
Now, here is a completely over simplified analogy that, I believe, gets the point across.
Lets say I have a really great chili recipe. I bring it over to a friend's house and they love it. They love it so much that they want to have the recipe. I'm like sure give me 5 dollars and I'll give you the recipe (I charge my friend because I am a dick). A couple years later my friend attempts to make the chili for a New Years party, but gives up and makes some chip dip instead. Then 20 years later I am at another friend's house. This friend is having a party, and I'm all like "Hey bro, you should make this chili." So they make this chili and its fucking awesome. People love it, hes getting high fives and invites to other parties. Hell, he even gets laid. Then my other friend hears about this party and is all like "Hey! wait that was my chili! Give me high fives!" (of course he doesn't ask to get laid because he works for Fox and thinks sex is a sin)
Don't take this as me bashing Fox. I don't hate them. They have made some of the greatest movies I have ever seen. Ever. They are a very talented studio, but the head honchos over there are filled with greed. They obviously wanted nothing to do with this movie until they thought it would make them money.
I hope the judge can see this, because I need to see this movie. You got me?
I know I'm just one person and my impact financially on fox would almost be nonexistent, but if Fox keeps this movie from playing I will refuse to see any movie or television show by 20th Century Fox. Ever.
Please don't do this to me Fox. I really want to see the Wolverine movie.
Just find it in your hearts to not be such ass holes. Please.
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