The representative has the floor...

It's official, I'm killing the song lyric titles, but good. It wore out its welcome long before the first one ever made its appearance. So, we're done with that.
I would like to take an aside to address the members of the audience who are not from the USA, perhaps instead residing in countires known for their wine, their cheese, and their women with hairy armpits. I have a feeling that certain citizens of this unmentioned country are poking fun of me in their weblog, to which I say: knock it off. jerk. heh.
Now that that's done, we move on. In an earlier post I had mentioned the circles of hell. What I was talking about is this: Famed author Dante wrote a very long, very epic poem called "The Divine Comedy". The most famous section of this poem is the section known as "Dante's Inferno". In the Inferno, Dante passes through hell to reach heaven. As he passes through the netherworld, he discovers that depending on the sin, the punishment is more severe, and the inner circles are worse then the outer circles. So, kick a dog, you might hover in the outer circle, fornicate with a goat, you move further inward (sorry, damien). Now, using this model, my dad would often refer to different, erm, "difficulties" in life as a different circle. So first circle a minor inconvenience, the seventh circle being something horrific (country music for example). Using this I will now and in the future refer to my personal circles of hell. My first circle being asparagus, 3rd circle being Westbound traffic on the turnpike. etc, etc.

One side note, while I was recently looking over notes on the Inferno, one thing I noticed that people having their heads on backwards was a WORSE punishment then the people who had to STEW IN HUMAN EXCREMENT. Ok, this is just wrong. I mean, yeah my head on backwards would be a bummer, but I could still function, and man would I be able to clean my back. But chilling out in a jacuzzi full of shit? NO THANK YOU. I'm just not into that.

So there, that's out on the table now. I just got back from vacation, though I am using the word loosely considering my vacation was getting up at 5AM(!) to go fishing for two days. Still, we caught many many croakers and had a very relaxing time over all.

And now I wrap this up, I'm pretty tired (i.e. hung over) and am going to go sprawl out on the floor and be turd-like. music, books, lusts, etc. are all the same, so see a pervious post.

A break in the action for some random thoughts...

So, some random thoughts...

1. Just saw a commercial in which a bunch of miniture athletes were competing against each other, especially with karate. And I wanna know, when are we gonna get that? when are we going to be able to go the store, buy little genetic people in capsules, take them home, shake the capsules (to irritate the contents), then dump the little people into a seperatly-purchased fighting arena where they duel to the death. Maybe you can throw a toothpick in there every now and then to whatch the fun. Imagine it, who wouldn't buy this? Aren't we there yet, technology-wise? I'm sure somewhere in the middle of Area 51 this is happening, but the scientists are having too much fun fighting each others' genetic constructs to advance the technology for mass-production. But one day my pocket gladiator will be a champion.
And while they're at it, they should make the pocket warriors out of gummi, so we can eat the loser.

2. Everyone knows the "Sherminator", the red-headed kid from American pie, right. Well, I imagine that he's somewhere in Hollywood looking at Seth Green's career and just saying, "what the fuck did I do wrong?" I mean, he's probably at some hot LA club, coked up and getting down, when all of a sudden Seth Green steps in and takes all his bitches away. I really pray that this fued is actual and not a figment of my imagination... I just see Seth Green coming out of a voice-taping of the Family Guy and finding two of the tires on his Porsche flat. In anger he shakes his fist as the Sherminator speeds away in his Fiat.

3. I did have a third thing to say, but it's gone now.

Anyway, that's all for now, I suppose, plus Family Guy is coming on, so I'm out of here... I'll be back with my normal commentary on all things Geek very soon.

The we'll see it, we'll see it, we'll see it...

Ok, the title is from the first song on Bright Eyes' album, just so you know.
I noticed 4 days have passed since my last post, so much must have happened!! Well, erm, nope. not really.
I have been frustrated with not only my total lack of energy, but also how I am using my time. See, like all good geeks, I have three big interests: Videogames, Comics, and Music. not necesarrily in that order. Anyway, by the time I finally make it home on any usual day, I then have to decide how I'm going to divide my time (besides the making/eating of dinner and various chores I tend not to do). The biggest concern of lately is to cut into my ever-growing pile of to-be-read comics or play some of my precious PSP. I know, I know, there are starving kids in India who would love to have such concerns, but - dammit - I work my arse of to afford my comforts, so humor me. I've actually been going on to the comic side of time use (I do add my cyurrent books into this time as well). I think I choose this, as I feel it is a much more "worthy" use of my time. I mean, at least comics involve READING. But I have to realize, who the hell do I have to answer to? Am I really that high-strung that I feel my personal enjoyments must be vindicated?
Another reason is that I STILL have the goal of accomplishing some sort of quasi-professional writing at some point in my life. I always told myself that I'd write things that were good when I got older... well, aren't I getting older already? the answer to that is a big yes, so I guess I should get to work.

Ok, anything else to report? Hmm... nope. let's wrap this up.
Current Lusts: Doira Baird, Jennifer Connelly, a 1GB memory stick for my PSP, a grill Current Reading: The Know-It-All, The Otori book 2, Chronicles of Narnia, an abundance of comics. Current Listening: My Chemical Romance, Sleater-Kinney, Coldplay. Current color: Glossy Black.

POST SCRIPT

Just to point out, the past few Title lines have been lines from songs. I don't know if I'll keep this up or not. (technically with this one, I've all ready not kept it up).

And yes, I do know how lame/stupid it is, but this is my fucking blog anyway.

All that noise, and all that sound...

Well, it is 1:25 in the AM Friday night/Saturday Morning. So that means I'm typing whilst intoxicated. wrong. Instead I just spent the past two and a half hours AT THE BOOKSTORE. Yes, tonight the new Harry Potter book hit the streets. Wow, you say, I didn't know you were such a big HArry Potter fan. Oh, I'm not. The g/f is. I haven't read one book of the series, and yet I still have went to midnight sales for the last two books. freakin' crazy.
Overall, this trip wasn't that bad, as - though the bookstore was teeming (that's right, TEEMING) with knee-highs - the crowd really wasn't that bad. Think domesticated cows in a full barn.
I did make two purchases, the latest copy of Wizard (because the only thing I like more than reading comics is reading ABOUT comics), and the next installment of the Naruto manga. You know, I love me some oriental culture, and I love me some comics, but I haven't really gotten completely into the manga scene. I fear that, especially with the younger generation gaga over manga, this may be the first slight sign of my inevitable march into uncontrolled adulthood. I wonder, this time next year, will I even know what the kids think is cool? (Hell, do I even know now?) Not that I care, but I use it as a barometer to see just how far removed from pop culture I am. It fascinates me.
The good side is that once I've made it into FULL adulthood, senility is next, and that's when the REAL fun begins. I may even skip adulthood...

Saw the new Charlie and The Chocalate Factory tonight. In IMAX. Which makes the second IMAX movie this week, as I saw BAtman Begins in IMAX last night. As far as Charlie goes, it was enjoyable, Johnny Depp was a really weird/crepy Willy Wonka (modeled after Micheal Jackson?), and the squirrels were FREAKIN' AWESOME, but I still have a special place for the original. I mean, no one sang a crappy song in this movie (I've got a Golden TIcket).
As for Batman Begins? Wowza, I loved it. LOVED IT. I can't decide if it is better then the ORIGINAL, but I have a feeling it is. Ra's Al Ghul was great, but the Scarecrow stole the scene. They should make a spin-off just for him.
Anyway, that's it for now, need to go sleep. Or videogame, whichever. Might stop in tomorrow, want to do some serious discussion about the circles of hell. Trust me, when I get around to that, it will reveal a lot about myself.
Ok, later.

So Darling, Darling stand...

Just saw something VERY disturbing. Before jumping on over to partake in a little posting action, saw a bit of the Family Guy in which four of the main characters drink that drink that makes you puke. They all then spend the next 5 minutes puking all over each other. True, it's animated puke, but bothersome none the less. If you didn't see, it's something like the scene from "Stand By Me". The movie, not the song.
PSP goodness is still going on at a very high rate. Some truly, truly amazing people managed to create what they are calling "homebrew", which is the ability to run emulators on the handheld. So, all that technology, and I use it to get my old-school game on. I'm talking Super Mario Brothers, the first. AND - best. NES. Game. Ever. - the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I suppose some people would think it a shame that I spent all the money to play games from the 80s, but these games are classics for a REASON. And, as if that's not enough, I also get some SUPER NINTENDO action in the form of FINAL FANTASY III and CHRONO TRIGGER. CT holds a special place in my heart as I spent many hours NOT in class at Albright beating the HELL out of that game.
So, yeah, yesterday was spent playing videogames and reading comic books. In other words, one of the best days I've had in a long time. I had intended taking time to watch a movie, but fell asleep with HGTV on the tube. I imagine my mom would read that last bit and nod her head approvingly, tears in her eyes.
Oh, yeah, speaking of MOVIES, saw the Fantastic Four Friday night. I was expecting the worst, as this was Fantastic FREAKIN' Four, my favorite comic of all time, and was well aware that Hollywood cares NOTHING for the history of franchises like this. Well, after the first half hour, I couldn't help but convulse a little with how they butchered the characters and origins. I mean, Reed Richards looked like an F-ing buffoon. And Doom up in space with the four? BAH! Still, once I got over these issues, the movie did proceed to get some things right. Over all, I actually have a positive outlook for the inevitable sequels. even though they made Doom a METAL MAN. jesus.
OK, I realize now I should have put some sort of disclaimer at the top of this post, warning about the total geek-tone of the thing. Oh well.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention, Jessica Alba, who plays Invisible Girl (Sue Storm), has an underwear scene in FF. INVISIBLE GIRL IN HER SKIVVIES. yeah, my dreams are good for a while. BAsically until the WOnder Woman movie comes out.
Ok, time to wrap this pig up. Lusts: Sue Storm sans underwear, Jennifer Connnely, the new George R.R. Martin book, Pirates! for Xbox (out this week), more time to geek out. Current Reading: The Know-It-All, The Otori book 2, Chronicles of Narnia, an abundance of comics. Current Listening: Maximo Park, Sleater-Kinney, Bloc Party. Current color: Orange.
Tune in next time for more ramblings gauranteed to wastew your time...

Hey Hey You, What's that sound?

Could it be the sound of a blog actually being updated? Lo and Behold, it be!!! So, looking back through the posts, I see the last one was on 6/30... where the hell have I been? Hmmm... it usually would be a simple answer of slacking, but I REALLY want to keep this up to date(ish), so what else would do it? MAYBE, just maybe, could it be some new-fangled piece of technology, which is absorbing all of my time and waking thoughts (the sleeping thoughts still belong to the gnomes. DAMN YOU GNOMES, DAMN YOU!!!)? Could it be, ugh, gasp, a PSP???
Yes, it is true, I am now a proud owner of a beautiful new piece of technology. One that handles videogames AND music, to boot. Arousal level is full-on right now. I'm on the verge of tears. Dusty Springfield is singing "Just a Little Lovin'"
Life is good.

I was lucky enough to get a small bonus after my trip to Orlando, and turned the digitally-wired money into something real and tangible. Thank YOU Best Buy! On top of that, I got DOUBLE Reward Zone points! I now understand why the neigborhood men have been trying to kiss my feet. I must be emitting phermones akin to a roman gladiator. And I make that comparison in a completely non-gay manner.
So, after dropping a LOAD of cash on this thing, is it worth it at all? Well, I took it home, layed out the contents of the box on the floor, and proceeded to get the thing set up. Just pushing the switch for the first time kicks out an amazingly bright and clear display. Plug in the demo disc to watch the previews and I'm witness to some truly impressive visuals. I'm talking better than my freakin' TV visuals. (note: I have a Hi-def set). I turn to the girlfriend, pride-filled, teary eyes, andtry to share our newest addition. She turns away, unimpressed. I retreat to the corner of the room for alone time. The girlfriend sits on the couch and watches with disapproval out of the corner of her eye, as if the PSP was not technological perfection, but rather a topless brazillian 21 year old exchange student - you know the kind. I hear my Game Boy Advance sobbing loudly, not caring to even pretend to hide the truth.
Ok, well, that was a bit sketchy... but it gets my point across. I actually should have thought this post through, but I would just end up staring at the PSP screen instead, so here's my post in all it's crappy glory.

Anyway, more later on other things. and the PSP.
Currently listening to: My Chemical Romance, Dusty Springfield. Currently PLAYING: Untold Legends and Lumeines. Currently reading: catching up with some back issues of comics. I mean, with a PSP, what time do I have for a novel?? Current lusts: Jennifer Connelly, the new George R.R. Martin novel (I have to wait until NOVEMBER!?), a 1GB Memory Stick Pro Duo - tasty.