Showing posts with label views. Show all posts
Showing posts with label views. Show all posts
too many people subconsciously believe that a public rephrasing of the national consensus on a topic will be viewed as new, relevant, or important information, and expect that it's worthy of recognition and praise. the sad thing is that, because there are so many people like them, they do get that attention and it encourages either elaboration or self-declared new material. i wish more people were honest with themselves
the criteria from which i judge people on facebook
what the favorite books section says if it says "fuck reading," i probably won't have very much respect for you; if it says "books?" i'm fairly sure that i won't grant you the solitary chuckle you were hoping for; if it says any book that you had to read for school, i will respectfully cringe, unless it actually is a good book
if there are any pictures of the person flaunting an energy drink i think a lot of people are under the impression that caffeine somehow makes them cooler so they try to let the world know that red bull is the best evar and it's a regular part of their diet. also, any still-life style picture with an assortment of energy drink cans is equally embarrassing. a picture with a person holding an energy drink casually is just like any other picture, but when they point at it and treat it as if it's supremely benefitting them, it starts to go downhill
the number of quizzes someone has taken i understand that you're curious to learn about yourself, but arbitrarily assigned quiz results won't push you down the path of self-realization
if, under favorite music, someone puts the music they don't like example: 'anything but country (interchangeable with classical).' not that i'm a huge proponent of either style of music, but i am a proponent of trying things out, and i can almost guarantee that the majority of people who negatively outline their taste in music have not given either (or both) genres a chance
regardless of one's facebook contents, however, if i like you in person i won't judge what you do on the internet
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When I was little, I used to think that a strike consisted of a bunch of people marching around an area of interest, which is correct, and that they had signs that read "STRIKE!" which is, to the best of my knowledge, incorrect.
i've been watching movies
Today: Zack and Miri Make a Porno
It's pretty straightforward. Nothing spectacular, but good film, holistically. There are funny parts.
Slumdog Millionaire
It's good. The ending is what I hoped it would be. Wasn't really sure what it was at the onset, but it was worth the watch.
Yesterday: The Wrestler
A lot better than I thought it'd be. It's hard to market; there's no good name for the movie and professional wrestling probably isn't everyone's foie gras. It's sad in the sense that all stories about has-beens who used to be the best at what they do and are now struggling to keep the dream alive are. Good acting, good film.
Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist
Michael Cera (Nick) does a good job. Not incredibly believable that all that would happen in one night to a group of highschool friends, but anything's possible in New York City, right?
Elephant directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Gerry, Milk)
Weird. I had absolutely no clue what it's about when I watched it (a columbine-esque event from several perspectives), so it caught me off guard. Bad acting, but clearly a low-budget film. I feel like half the movie is shots of the characters walking. Didn't really make sense at some points and seemed generally unbelievable (not in the 'fantastic' sense of the word). It did make me think about how hard it would be to shoot someone. Maybe I'm just not violent, but you have to be pretty fucked up to be able to look someone in the eye--someone you know and have gone to school with, someone who is completely harmless, someone who you have never interacted with--and shoot them in the stomach from ten feet with a 12 gauge shotgun.
Tuesday: Doubt
Better than I thought it would be. Maybe I'm a negatively judgemental person, this seems to be a trend. There are some characters who make me want to have the ability to be in the movie and thus be able to punch them in the face. I guess that means that they're good at acting. Meryl Streep's character is one of those people. Good, good movie.
The Reader
Has more in common with Zack and Miri make a Porno than I predicted. It's about a man retrospectively examining the events that lead up to, occur during, and then after an affair with an older woman during the 50s. It's definitely a drama. Good acting, though. Takes some unexpected twists and turns. I think the erotic aspect of it makes the viewer interested on a personal level with the outcome of the story.
Monday: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
It's predictable. Obviously, it's predictable; a man born old grows young, done. But there's more to it than that. It's long, kind of tedious, but interesting. Definitely makes you think when it's over. It was very well-written and had great actors. I liked the way a topic would be introduced and then it would recur throughout the film.
Sunday: Tropic Thunder
Not really worth the hype. I thought it was somewhat boring; it seemed too much like the terrible movie parodies that are out now. It was better than those, but not by much. There were some funny parts, but it didn't live up to my expectations.
Pineapple Express
Made me want to be a pot dealer. Better than I heard it was, I thought it was hilarious. There isn't really much to say about it, it wasn't deep, it didn't make me think, but it did make me laugh. Very different side of James Franco in this than in Milk.
Saturday: Milk
About a gay guy's attempt to climb the political ladder of California in the 70s. Kind of uncomfortable. Made me aware of the suppression gays face[d]. Sean Penn does a great job as Harvey Milk, as, to a lesser extent, does James Franco as whoever his guy was.
Gran Torino
The ending isn't predictable at all. Wasn't really what I wanted to see, either. At first. After a little bit I saw that what Clint Eastwood's character does is probably better than what I'd hoped for. Clint Eastwood is one of the most versatile actors in the biz.
Australia
The plot isn't what I expected. It's not bad, it's just not what I expected. The trailors make it out to be a lot more actiony than it is. It's a story about a lady from England whose husband lives in Australia on a cattle ranch called Faraway Downs. When the husband dies, she goes down to bury him and figure out what to do with the property, but finds that there are people that she rather fancies down under (no innuendo intended). It's good. Just good.
I can't wait to wake up tomorrow.
It's pretty straightforward. Nothing spectacular, but good film, holistically. There are funny parts.
Slumdog Millionaire
It's good. The ending is what I hoped it would be. Wasn't really sure what it was at the onset, but it was worth the watch.
Yesterday: The Wrestler
A lot better than I thought it'd be. It's hard to market; there's no good name for the movie and professional wrestling probably isn't everyone's foie gras. It's sad in the sense that all stories about has-beens who used to be the best at what they do and are now struggling to keep the dream alive are. Good acting, good film.
Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist
Michael Cera (Nick) does a good job. Not incredibly believable that all that would happen in one night to a group of highschool friends, but anything's possible in New York City, right?
Elephant directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Gerry, Milk)
Weird. I had absolutely no clue what it's about when I watched it (a columbine-esque event from several perspectives), so it caught me off guard. Bad acting, but clearly a low-budget film. I feel like half the movie is shots of the characters walking. Didn't really make sense at some points and seemed generally unbelievable (not in the 'fantastic' sense of the word). It did make me think about how hard it would be to shoot someone. Maybe I'm just not violent, but you have to be pretty fucked up to be able to look someone in the eye--someone you know and have gone to school with, someone who is completely harmless, someone who you have never interacted with--and shoot them in the stomach from ten feet with a 12 gauge shotgun.
Tuesday: Doubt
Better than I thought it would be. Maybe I'm a negatively judgemental person, this seems to be a trend. There are some characters who make me want to have the ability to be in the movie and thus be able to punch them in the face. I guess that means that they're good at acting. Meryl Streep's character is one of those people. Good, good movie.
The Reader
Has more in common with Zack and Miri make a Porno than I predicted. It's about a man retrospectively examining the events that lead up to, occur during, and then after an affair with an older woman during the 50s. It's definitely a drama. Good acting, though. Takes some unexpected twists and turns. I think the erotic aspect of it makes the viewer interested on a personal level with the outcome of the story.
Monday: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
It's predictable. Obviously, it's predictable; a man born old grows young, done. But there's more to it than that. It's long, kind of tedious, but interesting. Definitely makes you think when it's over. It was very well-written and had great actors. I liked the way a topic would be introduced and then it would recur throughout the film.
Sunday: Tropic Thunder
Not really worth the hype. I thought it was somewhat boring; it seemed too much like the terrible movie parodies that are out now. It was better than those, but not by much. There were some funny parts, but it didn't live up to my expectations.
Pineapple Express
Made me want to be a pot dealer. Better than I heard it was, I thought it was hilarious. There isn't really much to say about it, it wasn't deep, it didn't make me think, but it did make me laugh. Very different side of James Franco in this than in Milk.
Saturday: Milk
About a gay guy's attempt to climb the political ladder of California in the 70s. Kind of uncomfortable. Made me aware of the suppression gays face[d]. Sean Penn does a great job as Harvey Milk, as, to a lesser extent, does James Franco as whoever his guy was.
Gran Torino
The ending isn't predictable at all. Wasn't really what I wanted to see, either. At first. After a little bit I saw that what Clint Eastwood's character does is probably better than what I'd hoped for. Clint Eastwood is one of the most versatile actors in the biz.
Australia
The plot isn't what I expected. It's not bad, it's just not what I expected. The trailors make it out to be a lot more actiony than it is. It's a story about a lady from England whose husband lives in Australia on a cattle ranch called Faraway Downs. When the husband dies, she goes down to bury him and figure out what to do with the property, but finds that there are people that she rather fancies down under (no innuendo intended). It's good. Just good.
I can't wait to wake up tomorrow.
rad
either i'm getting sick or developing allergies
people rarely do things with no purpose
which is why everyone takes everything much too seriously
well, most people
i've been talking about people a lot lately, huh?
winter seems like a long time ago
i want to be cold again
people rarely do things with no purpose
which is why everyone takes everything much too seriously
well, most people
i've been talking about people a lot lately, huh?
winter seems like a long time ago
i want to be cold again
i don't get why everyone's so bent on being the best and first. if anything it will be a detriment a lifestyle to constantly try to outdo others. why not do things because they're what you want to do? why not be satisfied just with the experience? fer realz.
'quidditch through the ages' and 'fantastic beasts and where to find them' came in the mail today. i'm one step closer to hogwarts.
it definitely doesn't seem like the twenty-fifth of august.
'quidditch through the ages' and 'fantastic beasts and where to find them' came in the mail today. i'm one step closer to hogwarts.
it definitely doesn't seem like the twenty-fifth of august.
i hate:
seeing people who are clearly uncomfortable with who they're trying to be, yet too infatuated with an abrasive lifestyle to be themselves.
over-hyped overrated musicians.
sweltering heat.
organized religion.
but mainly the first one
over-hyped overrated musicians.
sweltering heat.
organized religion.
but mainly the first one
i hate how people get mad at you for something you did wrong. it already happened, what do they expect you to do about it? the only reason that would be applicable, to me at least, would be if you muffed up on purpose. but still, why waste being mad about something that's irrepairable?
i miss cycloning my bathtub
i want my own font made out of my handwriting. you might think why not just write? that's dumb. you're dumb.
i've noticed a couple things about people:
-some are naturally creepy
-some look funny
-i feel bad for fat people [i can't help that i lose weight even when i try not to (which makes me feel bad for anorexic people)]
-underestimation of the burning powers of steam
i went to bed relatively early last night.
when i consider two am early, it affirms my suspicions of a sleeping problem.
i've noticed a couple things about people:
-some are naturally creepy
-some look funny
-i feel bad for fat people [i can't help that i lose weight even when i try not to (which makes me feel bad for anorexic people)]
-underestimation of the burning powers of steam
i went to bed relatively early last night.
when i consider two am early, it affirms my suspicions of a sleeping problem.
i have no room in my heart for mayonnaise
i don't even know what's in it. i don't think anyone does. you could embalm someone in that shit.
shouldn't television be abbreviated as t'v' and not tv? it's a contraction. capitalizing it doesn't make it any different from lowercase tv, does it?
shouldn't television be abbreviated as t'v' and not tv? it's a contraction. capitalizing it doesn't make it any different from lowercase tv, does it?
hitler had a pretty emo haircut
when you think about it, grapes have to be the easiest fruit to harvest. all you have to do is pull the top of the bundle. there's no challenge in that.
punctuation is more serious than i want to be
periods have a definite finality to them. question marks are ambiguous: to those who rarely punctuate, they create seriousness behind the question; for those who frequently punctuate, they're a necessity. periods are similar, but they show more emotion, especially when compared to the effervescent exclamation mark. for example: thanks. vs. thanks! the period in the former makes it seem as if the bearer of thanks is not completely genuine. the exclamation mark, however, shows the user's apparent appreciation.
then there's the mighty apostrophe. if you're going to type with proper punctuation and capitalization, the apostrophe is a must-have. as you may have noticed, i don't capitalize my sentences or proper nouns. that would seem doubly serious, coupled with my punctuation. i'm not writing a novel. but i do everything else correctly [or i think i do]. one can't claim to be proper when they use then instead of than, their instead of they're [or there], or thats instead of that's. thats isn't even a word.
contractions also make things less serious. even if i were to write a novel, i would still use contractions. the only instance in which i would shun the contraction is if i were writing a decree or something of the sort.
i think i'd make a good analyst [at least with my own syntax].
then there's the mighty apostrophe. if you're going to type with proper punctuation and capitalization, the apostrophe is a must-have. as you may have noticed, i don't capitalize my sentences or proper nouns. that would seem doubly serious, coupled with my punctuation. i'm not writing a novel. but i do everything else correctly [or i think i do]. one can't claim to be proper when they use then instead of than, their instead of they're [or there], or thats instead of that's. thats isn't even a word.
contractions also make things less serious. even if i were to write a novel, i would still use contractions. the only instance in which i would shun the contraction is if i were writing a decree or something of the sort.
i think i'd make a good analyst [at least with my own syntax].
gobbledigook
existence is a memory. the only thing you can vouch for is that you were here, you had a past, you existed. once you say "i am" you're already in the past. what does it even mean to have a past? old photos? forgotten emotions? letters? memories. that's all we have.
by the way, gobbledigook is sigur rós' worst song to date. for some reason they chose it as their single.
by the way, gobbledigook is sigur rós' worst song to date. for some reason they chose it as their single.
unorthodoxy is endearing
i hate when people steal someone else's material or ideas. take comedy, for instance. i can't count how many comedians have said "i'm just waiting for ashton kutcher to come out at the state of the union and be like 'you got punked america!'".
