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Saturday, July 26th, 2008
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8:19 pm - Short entry
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Nothing real new to report. Got a cell phone recently. It's convenient, shared minutes with my Dad so I don't have to spend too much on it.
Here's a link to me playing Excaliber Pinball at SS Billiards in Hopkins with some friends. I'm the skinny guy in the black shirt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YOSki7v3eU
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| Sunday, April 20th, 2008
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1:54 pm - Kraftwerk concert
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I have a short bucket list of bands I want to see before I die. Kraftwerk, Daft Punk, Ministry, Prodigy. So when a friend of mine emailed me about a month ago that Kraftwerk was coming to Milwaukee, I was totally stoked. At first I thought I couldn't make it - too much of a drive, the cost of gas is high, and I'd have to take off work. Bummer. I looked online, and much to my surprise, they were coming to Minneapolis the day before. "No Way!!" I thought to myself... Kraftwerk NEVER comes to MN. The closest they've come is Chicago. I was in awe when I learned they'd be coming to Mpls. I bought my ticket on ticketmaster post haste.
Below are some pics I took of the concert.
This is them first emerging onstage at the beginning of the night.
This is a pic of them playing Autobahn. It was a noisy song that rocked me inside when listening to it. Very aggressive and noisy.
This is the 2nd song they played. I can't remember which song it was, but the visuals were impressive, reminding me of playing Rez.
Here they are early on in the set playing Man-Machine. They scrolled the lyrics in German throughout the song. They also put the logo of them album across the screen like on the album cover.
Here they are playing numbers, one of several tracks from computer world.
Just when we thought the show was over, the curtain fell, and they came up again. The band re-emerged on screen as robots playing The Robots.
Here's a clear picture of them playing Showroom Dummies, singing it in German.
Tour De France was another song that got played. They showed some black & white footage of the tour de france.
To close the night out, they played Music Non-Stop in glowing neon green jumpsuits.
Overall, it was a fun time, and a once-in-a-lifetime concert for me. The crowd was older than I expected. Lots of men, and a few women dragged in by their boyfriends. Many people there were in their 40s and 50s. There were younger people, but not that many. Toward the end of the night, I saw more and more people in their 20s come in.
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| Saturday, February 16th, 2008
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7:19 pm - Gig: Americans talk about their jobs fake entry
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I remember when I was at Anoka-Ramsey Community about 3 years ago taking a class in human relations in the workplace. To get an "A" or a "B," you had to either do community service, read certain books, or some combination of the two. One of the books I read was Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs by John Bowe, Marisa Bowe, and Sabin Streeter. It's a candid, raw study of people and their jobs. In that vein, I've decided to try my hand at my own fictional entry. Enjoy!
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Work to live. Don't live to work.
Temp worker
Josh Walker
Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: I don't care too much for work. It's not the people, usually - I get along with most of them fine. It's not the work, I can handle just about anything. It's the fucking time-sink commitment of it all. You see, I'd rather be doing other stuff, like watching TV and movies, playing video games, reading, talking on the phone to chicks and my friends, writing stories, playing the guitar, or fishing. I did the 9-5 office thing chained to my desk for 8 fucking hours a day, 5 days a week, and I just couldn't handle it. Sure, I work in offices now and then, but it's usually easy work, and if I don't like it, I can say "fuck you," and my agency will find me something else. I love the variety of it all. Sure, I'm not a big-shot with a pension, a corner office, and a 401(k), but I can come and go as I please. I don't need much in life. I don't go to fancy restaurants, I don't have high-speed Internet, I have a land line, and I watch broadcast TV, I've got a old-ghetto-ass laptop I do my writing on. I entertain myself with my creativity. You see - I like things simple. That's the best part of these jobs I take is that they are simple. Sure, some people might call it bitch work - alphabetizing files, making copies, entering social security numbers in a database. Sometimes I even do manual labor in factories by counting parts and packing them or de-flashing plastic off of cups and paint trays. It's all simple and easy. It's no stress and no responsibility. Most of these assignments don't last more than a few days. The longest I've worked at one place is 5 months, but that was because I actually liked the job and they let me slack off. Most of the time, the agencies will call me that morning if they need me that day. I can take it or leave it. I work as little as I can. If I work for long periods, I do it so I can save up money to last me awhile so I don't have to work for a few weeks. I work when I need to.
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| Monday, January 28th, 2008
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8:01 pm - Pics of the gathering
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| Sunday, January 27th, 2008
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4:35 am - 2008 MN Neo-Geo.com Winter Gathering
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Twice a year, we have gamer parties for the message board I've been a member of for 7 years, Neo-Geo.com. It's a group of people who have an interest in the Rolls Royce of video game systems, the Neo Geo. It started out as a tight-knit group of people who got together at people's houses, or apartment party rooms, hung out, and played games. What started as a group of 8-10 people has blossomed into a group of 50-60 in 6 years. Not bad for niche games and a niche system.
In recent years, however, so many more people have showed up that we've had to rent out hotel meeting rooms. Recently, we've expanded and included shoryuken.com. They're a group of gamers who play the now niche and somewhat antiquated 2D fighting games. These games have made up a good share of the Neo Geo library, so it's only natural that these two groups get together. Early on, different games of various genres were played - puzzle, shooter, party, fighting. Now it's mainly dominated by fighting games, 2d fighting games in particular. It makes sense, since 2D fighting games are very competitive and fun, almost played like sports for the truly devoted. I used to be huge into 2d fighters myself; I played all the major ones - Mark of the Wolves, 3rd Strike, etc. But I got sick of them about 3 years ago. I still play Samurai Shodown 2 and KoF 98, but everything else I pretty much stay away from. They're not as fun to me as there were in the late 90s and early 2000s.
That's why I try to encourage and focus on non-fighting games at these gatherings, but it's difficult. People don't seem to be interested in playing Nintendo games on the Gamecube and Wii, which are natural party games. You'll see people play puzzle games now and then, but it's a rarity compared the the early days of these gatherings. One thing that did go over pretty big this time was Rock Band which I brought to play. Practically the whole time it was on, people played it constantly. The only other non-fighting games that were played were an import shooter "Muci Muci Pork", Taiko Drum Master (Japanese version), and a little Puyo Pop on the Gamecube. The guy who brought Taiko Drum Master forgot his drumsticks, so we were improvising with folded up cardboard, pens, and Rock Band Sticks.
Something that really surprises me is that nothing people bring to these gatherings ever grows a pair of legs and walks away. People bring systems, sticks, games, and other gaming accessories and nothing is ever lost or stolen. This is probably because we're still kinda small, and somewhat limited to closed invites.. I have a feeling as time goes on, this thing will explode and become a huge event. Only time will tell.. One indication that this might happen in the future is that is the first gathering where we've had a sponsor. Local car dealership Denny Hecker's Scion backed us. I thought it was a nice touch and kind of cool. They provided trophies for the 1st-3rd in the tournaments of Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike, and Twinkle Star Sprites. I happened to place 2nd out of 8 in the Twinkle Star Sprites tournament. Here is a picture of my trophy:
Quite unique.. I've never won anything like that in my life, certainly not a trophy.
Well, that about wraps it up. Can't wait till the summer gathering. Hopefully they'll do Tetris DS tournaments and KoF '98, we can only hope. Thanks go out to all who attended, Nick for bringing some fighting alternatives to play, DJDelly for setting everything up and all his hard work and planning, Four points sheradon for the endless supply of water, and Denny Hecker's Scion for the trophies.
Interested in attending future gatherings? email: mnneogathering@gmail.com for information. Also check Neo-Geo.com's gathering threads for upcoming gatherings. Gatherings are usually held in January and June-July. Feel free to Private Message me on Neo-Geo.com for information and questions. My name is GregN. there.
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| Saturday, June 16th, 2007
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8:34 pm - Loners Represent
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Whenever I go anywhere in public I'm reminded that people are social animals - or at least SUPPOSED TO BE social animals. Suburbian movies theatres seldom see individuals seeing movies alone. Everything in grocery stores is "family size," or packaged for more than one person to eat. Dinner theatres are set up for couples. When you win sweepstakes, to a trip somewhere, it's never a plane ticket for one, always for two.
It's always refreshing to be reminded that the whole world isn't always this way. Whenever I see a movie at an art theatre, I'm reminded that they is the "first person singular" out there. Why do you think there are those little baskets at the grocery store? It's for the "first person singular."
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| Sunday, May 27th, 2007
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2:11 pm - Boring Saturday
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Bored as hell yesterday. Went to cheapo and turned in a bunch of old, junk cheap punk CDs I'll never listen to again. Got $14 for them, not too bad. Picked up Leftfield's Rhythm and Stealth, which isn't too bad of an album. I've only listened to it once, but I seem to like it so far. Searching through the stacks of CDs at Cheapo, I could seriously only find about 2-3 used CDs that I was faintly interested in. Their selection over at the Moundsview one is somewhat catching up with the Uptown store. Too bad their prices on new CDs is ridiculously high. FOund a She Wants Revenge CD for $3, but passed it up because I don't want some scratched up piece of shit to fix. I still haven't fixed my scratched Dido or Katamari Damacy 2 CDs.
While I was in the neighborhood, I went to Savers to see what weird T-shirts I could find. Found this one:
Thought it was so goofy that I couldn't pass it up for $2. Looked it up online, and it turns out it's a local woman wrestler/rocker. I also saw a 70s style Pac-man shirt, but it didn't have a price on it, so I turned it down.
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| Friday, May 25th, 2007
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11:06 pm - Quickie
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Another lonely Fri. night. Watched Art School confidential. That really is a great movie. The Clowes/Zwigoff team up is always awesome. I enjoyed Crumb and Ghost World just as much. They have a knack for witty dialogue and engaging, eccentric characters.
I don't know what I'm going to do for Memorial day yet. Probably just chill. I might go sell off some old punk CDs I don't listen to anymore. I haven't been in the mood to write or play my electric drums lately. Maybe tomorrow.
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| Saturday, May 5th, 2007
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11:13 pm
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Wow. Been awhile since I've written in here. Was gonna hang out with a friend, but he wasn't around today. No big loss, I wanted to go to the library anyway. I was going to go to a nearby library, but I went somewhere a little further away. It had more shopping and a few other places I haven't been to in awhile. Besides, I was bored and it was raining. One place I totally forgot about in this area was half price books. THe last time I was there, it was still growing and fairly new. This time, I was amazed by the amount of shit they had. What was even more amazing was the "vibe" I got from the place. I felt like I could stay there all day and browse and read, and I did. My friend borrowed me a book called Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. It's a study not about the art of comics, but the soul of them. What goes into them. It ties art history and fine art to comics and goes behind the storytelling of them. THis book got me into graphic novels and comics again, and that is what I found at this Half-Priced books. Saw the graphic novelisation of A Scanner Darkly, but decided to pass on it. I had already seen the movie. I picked up "The Year's Best Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga." Nevermind that it was published in 2004. I figured it would be a good way to get me back into the world of comics.
I saw several other books there, but decided not to buy anything else. I happened upon a book about overlooked movies called something along the lines of "Movies Not Coming to a Theatre Near You." It ran down some movies that would be at home at a theatre like the Lagoon or any independent theatre. One of the movies mentioned was Crumb, one of my favorite documentaries. On the next page was the name of a movie I had never heard of before. Dark Days was the name of the movie. Why hadn't I heard of this one before? After reading the write-up of it, I absolutely HAD to see this movie, but my options for seeing it today were slim. Best Buy wouldn't likely have it, and sure enough - I checked, and they didn't. The only other options were the outside possiblity of a used store having it in. It didn't seem like something you'd find. I mean - what are the chances of any store carrying an obscure 7 year old documentary? I was going to go to CD warehouse anyway. After browsing the shelves, I couldn't believe it, but there it was!!! This must be a sign, I thought to myself. What was I so excited about? It's a movie about a filmmaker who heard about the homeless living underground in the subway tunnels of New York City. He spends I don't remember how long living with them. He has them work with him to film his story. Spends so much time and money on the film that he eventually runs out of money for the project and has to live among them as a homeless person for awhile. It really opens your eyes to homeless people. You think all of them are stereotypical dopers and drunks, and most of them are, but they are human like the rest of us, with thoughts, ambitions, and a sense of humor. Originally, he was going to make the documentary and use the money to help these people off the street. At the end of the movie, most of the homeless people made out pretty good toward the end, but the film wasn't clear whether or not this was because of the money the movie made or not. I'm assuming that was why. Another thing that made the movie was that DJ Shadow did the music. He is one of my favorite electronic musicians, and his music fit the mood of the movie, especially the UNKLE tracks. I was glad I was able to see this movie.
Two weeks ago, I finally got around to picking up these electric drums:
I had been lamenting buying these for like 9 long years, and a friend finally convinced me to buy them and play them. I bought them 2 weeks ago, but didn't get around to hooking them up and playing them until today. I figure that if nothing else, it will inspire me out of a rut to do other things besides message board posting and gaming all the time.
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| Sunday, November 19th, 2006
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12:29 pm - Ticket # 39
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Got off work @ 10pm last night, so I headed over to Wal*Mart, saw about 16 people in line. (fuck waiting out in the cold, they'll be enough to go around.) So I sat in my warm car and played Final Fantasy 3 DS and Meteos for about 1 1/2 hours. Looked up at 11:40pm and noticed the line wasn't there. Went in and people were lined up in layaway. They were holding tickets. I didn't get a ticket because I didn't wait (probably wouldn't of gotten one anyway). Turns out that store only got 20. Waited in line, with about 20 people behind me. (Maybe they'll have more or a check will bounce.) People bought all the systems and there were none left. Not wanting to leave empty handed, I picked up a retro controller and Wii points.
Fast forward to 6:30am Sunday morning. Went over to K-Mart. (Nobody will buy it here). Parked in the lot. Only people were there were the mexicans overnight janitors. Great. 5 min. later, one other car pulls in. (Probably a guy that's gonna buy a Wii). 5 more minutes, a lady knocks on my window. "Are you waiting for a Wii?" (Yea.) "We only got one, and we handed out the ticket." "But heres a coupon for $5 off accessories." (Ok, thanks.) A shock, but not a surprise.
I high-tail it to Target. I had checked the leaked launch # site, and they said they'll have 60. I pull in, and there were about 25 people in line. I walk up to the line and a semi-hot lady asks me, "Did you get a ticket?" (No.). "We got 60 in. Here you go - you can pick it up until noon, you don't have to wait in line outside, you can wait in your car." I look down at the ticket, #39. Hells yes.
The Wii launch was very efficient at Target. They had the window lockers wide open, with tons of copies of Zelda. There was a small display with maybe 6 motes and chucks left, a bunch of games (a few copies of Trama Center, excite truck). I saw maybe one Retro controller. I handed my ticket to the guy behind the electronics counter and he handed me a wii. They had 6 checkout lanes open + 2 in electronics to check people out. It went smooth and quick, and I didn't get any hassle about service plans from anybody.
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| Saturday, September 2nd, 2006
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| Thursday, August 31st, 2006
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10:49 am - Intuition
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These scores surprised me - I've always known I've been an intuitive, but it's too risky to use it in social situations. If you make the wrong call on someone, it can backfire and make you look paranoid.
More Emotional
You have:
62% SCIENTIFIC INTUITION and
77% EMOTIONAL INTUITION
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Your Emotional Intuition score is a measure of how well you understand people, especially their unspoken needs and sympathies. A high score score usually indicates social grace and persuasiveness. A low score usually means you're good at Quake.
Your Scientific Intuition score tells you how in tune you are with the world around you; how well you understand your physical and intellectual environment. People with high scores here are apt to succeed in business and, of course, the sciences. |
Try my other test!
The 3 Variable Funny Test
It rules.
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| Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
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2:25 pm - Falling into games
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Whoa, it's been awhile since I've written online. This is primarily due to the fact that I've been taking my journals off-line in the old school notebook paper and pen style.
There's a shitstorm of games coming out in the coming months. Okami, Ultimate Ghosts n' Goblins, Yakuza, Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Guilty Gear Judgement, Loco Roco, Cooking Mama, Final Fantasy III, Card Fighters Clash DS, Phantasy Star Universe - Whew! The rush of games for the holiday season is daunting. Why can't developers and publishers release games in the summer when people have the time and disposable income to spend on them? Wouldn't it make more sense to space out releases? I mean, with all these games coming out at the same time, that's a lot of competition for people's money. It doesn't effect me, because I rent all my games, but I feel sorry for some other gamers out there with discerning interests; their wallets will be screaming this fall.
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| Monday, June 12th, 2006
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4:03 pm - DS Lite Review
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(+)
Brighter screen justifies buying a new DS.
Buttons and D-Pad are small, but comfortable.
Friend codes and information are intact in the new system w/o doing anything extra.
Stylish, sexy iPodish design.
Like the big, thick stylus stick.
I like where the stylus holder is.
Speakers sound sharp and crisper than original DS.
Nice empty cartridge to keep dust out of the GBA slot.
Volume control slider has better resistance and is easier to use than the original DS.
Power switch is nicer than the button on the original DS.
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Shoulder buttons seem thinner and are harder to hit.
Can't use the same charger as Original DS/SP. (Probably due to the new brightness)
Isn't significantly thinner than original DS.
Don't like placement of the Mic in the center.
Don't like placement of start and select buttons; buttons are too small.
No strap included.
Stylus is hard to remove from the holder.
Needs a brightness button like the SP did; having to set brightness from the boot screen is a hassle.
Charge lights aren't as easy to see as original DS.
GBA and Option packs stick out of the slot, but not as bad as GBC games did on the SP.
Should you buy a DS Lite if you already have an old DS?
If you use your DS quite a bit and can benefit from a brighter screen, this system may be for you. It's convenient to have an extra DS, and it's always good to have an extra DS if a friends visits for multiplayer games. If you're new to the DS scene, this is definitely worth the money. Otherwise, try a friends Lite or play a demo in the stores. Many of my negative comments are just nitpicks.
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| Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
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9:43 pm - On movie theatre audiences
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Went to see The Omen today. I heard bad reviews of it, but I figured - what the hell, it was a Tuesday night, I had been cooped up inside all day, and all I had to do otherwise was level up in Shadow Hearts 3, so I went and saw it. This isn't a blog entry reviewing a movie. I'd like to go into movie theatre audiences a bit. The crew that saw this must've been as bored as me, cuz this time out, all that showed up were rambunctious teenagers.
It's always a surprise what you're going to run into when it comes to seeing a movie in a theatre; I guess that's part of why you go to see a movie in the theatre anyway - Part of the entertainment is the reaction of the crowd. When it comes to bigger theatres, you're more likely to run into folks who behave themselves; They don't make noise, don't get up and walk around and come back, rarely cheer, holler, clap, or laugh exuberantly. Same goes with early shows; I guess I'm too spoiled by early afternoon show with fewer or older audience members. They behave themselves and you can enjoy the movie.
At smaller theatres and later shows, you're more likely to run into a crowd that laughs, cheers, and claps and gets a little more into the movies. This annoys and excites in equal measure. Thankfully, the jubilant applause doesn't distract too much because the movies' speaker system drowns them out. You still hear it, and it still makes you feel part of the human race, I guess.
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| Friday, May 12th, 2006
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6:24 pm - Art School Confidential
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While, after waiting for like two weeks since Ebert's review for Art School Confidential, it finally came out, so I decided to check the paper where it would be playing. I would assume it would have been in the arty theatres like the Lagoon, but much to my shock and amazement, Elk River of all places was playing it. That made be let loose a collective sigh of relief as I would have to waste as much gas and dodge traffic around the lagoon.
The shows were 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, and 9:25. For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to go to the earliest show. I would save money by going early, wouldn't have to deal with bratty, obnoxious teenagers (like this type of movie at a small theatre would attract them anyway).
Left a little early because I had nothing else to do and I thought I'd catch lunch at Burger King. Went to Burger King and had the typical obnoxious demanding customers ahead of me with the most annoying, spoiled, bratty kid I've seen in awhile. Ordered some chicken fries because I wasn't really hungry and didn't get any sauce with them. WHen I sat down, I didn't notice that my seat was near the bratty kid. I had to listen to him scream and yell and stare at me while he was standing up in his chair. There was an even brattier kid with his dad and one of the dad's friends in the seat kiddie-corner from us, but he was too far away to be noticed. Now I see why people go to fancy restruants where kids aren't welcome.
I finished my lunch early, and had another 1/2 hour until the movie started. When I walked in, I noticed this was a wi-fi zone. That was a nice bonus. I had just happened to bring my DS with Tetris to kill time, so I fired it up and looked for a signal. I got a signal, but couldn't connect to Nintendo Wifi. Either Nintendo Wifi was down or the DS somehow wasn't compatible with their network. I played a few single player games of tetris and played till about 10 to 1 and went to the movie.
When I arrived at the theatre, I was amazed by the number of cars in the parking lot. Most afternoon movie audiences resemble a ghost town, tumbleweeds and all. Either there were a ton of people for noon shows, or the lot was used as a commuters parking lot. I assumed that latter was true.
WHen I walked in, a family and an older couple bought tickets to movies at the same time as I did. I didn't see many people in the theatre, but most of the clientel consisted of older people with no doubt too much time and money on their hands. I peered into the arcade. It was about average as far as today's arcades go; 3 pinball machines, a deer hunter game, a time crisis, and a DDR machine. Surprisingly enough, I noticed the DDR machine was a Japanese Import. Either times are changing, or this area was less hickified that I expected.
I walked into the movie about 10 minutes early and sat in the back. The usual lame local ads were shown on the screen. At least I was spared of the lame pseudo-pop they usually play at the theatres. Speaking of ads, there weren't as many at the start of the movie as I was used to at other theatres. For the life of me, I can't figure out how they can get away with lots of stupid ads at the beginning of the movies. You'd think people would complain, or at least these ads would bring ticket prices down. Instead the prices to movies go up and we have to sit through ads. I remember not 5 years ago where previews was all you'd see. One of the ads was an over-driven commercial for a Nikon camera. It showed a sexy broad modeling to reference how sexy the camera was. Typical for a commercial, but not exactly normal for a digital camera commercial.
By this time, it was myself and one other person in the theatre; I couldn't make out what the person looked like, but from what I could see it was an older lady carrying a bag or something. From what I could tell, she almost looked like a homeless person or a bag lady. After 15 minutes of the movie, she took off and never came back. Which made me wonder if she snuck in. I didn't care. I was perfectly happy having the theatre to myself. It wasn't the first time I sat in a theatre watching a movie by myself.
The movie I saw was Art School Confidential. It was an indie movie with a limited audience. I wondered why this theatre took a risk on this movie. Like I said up above - movies like Napoleon Dynamite must have paved the way for big theatres to take risks on smaller movies. That and the locals must be more culturally sharper than I give them credit for.
It was a good movie. It was directed by the guy that did Crumb and Ghost World, two off-beat films I had enjoyed in the past. It was also an underground comic by the same guy that did Ghost World. That, and it had Angelica Houston, Steve Bachemi, and John Malkavich, which made it instantly awesome. It starts out as a coming of age tale mixed with some of the artist cliches. It also ends as being a kind of murder mystery. I'll admit, the murder mystery part of the plot keeps you engaged and interested, but it's completely out of tone and inconsistent with the rest of the movie. I was coming in expecting to be gleefully drown in the stereotypes of characters and art-world cliches only to be somewhat disappointed with how the ending was handled and mixed with the story at the end. It kept me entertained enough to recommend it to indie movie fans and fans of Ghost World. B
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| Friday, May 5th, 2006
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1:09 am - Another personality test
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You scored 24 Sanguine, 44 Melancholy, 44 Choleric, and 90 Phlegmatic!
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You are the life of the party. When you enter a room, everybody knows. You love telling jokes. You say to your friends "have I told you the joke about..." and they often say yes and roll their eyes. You feel the urge to fill silence in conversations. You make friends easily and have a childlike outlook on life that is exciting and inspiring and charming.
Tip: When you get interupted while talking, wait for somebody else to ask you to continue what you were saying. Becuase sometimes what you ate for dinner and your bowel movements that ensued are not as exciting to others as you may think.
Choleric:
Wow, you love to work! You love to accomplish something, anything, as long as you can look behind you at the end of the day and say, "Gee I did a great job today!" Like the Sanguine you are extrovert and you are a great talker in social situations. But unlike the Sanguine, being popular isn't your main drive. The only thing better than arguing with somebody is somebody that wants your precious words of wisdom. Because lets face it, you know it all, and how it should be done. Right?
Tip: Every time you speak you need to ask yourself, does this sound bossy, self-righteous, and cold hearted. Using tact can be the most effective method of getting a message across.
Melancholy:
You can be quite outgoing for an introvert. You like parties if you know everybody there, otherwise it's a bit scarey. Unlike the sanguine you are senstive to others personal space, and others feelings in general. A movie can move you to tears and when you're depressed you need the company of a best friend to be depressed with you. You have visions of neatness and everything in your house being tidy. You're quite the perfectionist and want everything in its place. But you procrastinate if the circumstances aren't ideal, and they never are. So nothing perfect ever gets done, and this depresses you.
Tip: Don't get too offended when the extrovert personalities are blunt and rude or invade your personal space. They are doing to you, what they would be happy for you to do back to them. It's who they are. Don't hate.
Phlegmatic:
You're so mild mannered, who could possibly have a beef with you? You don't get upset or excited. You can be lazy sometimes, but it's not as bad as being a bossy over-sensitive show-pony right? The other personalities might say Phlegmatic isn't a personality but a lack of one, but they don't have the inner peace of a phlegmatic. You will do anything to end an argument, you might even find yourself mediating other peoples problems.
Tip: You don't have a problem following a list and completing tasks, the problem is making the list. Get a peice of paper write down: take out the trash, wash the car, clean up the house. Now tell a choleric to hassle you if you havent done them by the end of the week. (it won't be a bother to them, their eyes will light up like you're giving them candy) | | |
My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 24% on Sanguine | | You scored higher than 48% on Melancholy | | You scored higher than 48% on Choleric | | You scored higher than 96% on Phlegmatic |
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| Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
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9:21 pm - ...
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Gas is way up to 2.72 a gallon up here, and it's not going to get any better. It's not like we can ride mass transit out here or walk to work. That's what sucks about living in the country like I do. You have to drive so fucking far no matter where you go. I used to like to take rides with the window down, listen to radio/CDs/think out loud. I can see those days are all over for me. I'll have to find something else to do.
Oh well, at least I'm keeping myself busy with rented games, trips up north, and magazine reading. Soon I'll be done with school (I just have to take an Internship, and I'll be ready to move on). I think I'll do some extra curricular activities like drum lessons and other stuff just to mix things up a little bit when I'm working full time again.
I tried out Samurai Champloo today for PS2 and I was semi-impressed with the story, but as far as the graphics and gameplay go, I thought it was very meh. Played it for like 1 hour and then put it back in the envelope to send back. Hoping to get Brain Age in the mail, which I'll probably end up keeping. I get like 5% off + a coupon to use for it, so I won't have to pay full price for it.
Gonna head up to my buddy Rich's place this Fri. all day. It's his birthday, so we'll hang out with him and some of his buddies. They'll drink, but I'll lay off cuz I have to drive home later that night and work the next day. Fine with me. Hanging out with my friends for more than a day isn't what it used to be. I dunno.. I guess I just am used to being on my own by now.
current mood: indifferent
current music: Surrender - Chemical Brothers
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| Friday, April 7th, 2006
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8:30 pm - School and stuff
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Wow I haven't written in a while. Probably because there's nothing to write. Still working the weekend shift mornings, which really screws up my social life, not that I had much of one to begin with. I've been very bored lately. Friday nights like tonite are very dull TV wise; there's stuff on Sci Fi but that's about it. I would be playing a rented RPG from Gamefly but they are slow as hell so I probably won't get it until tomorrow. Picked up Beatmania in the mail the other day. I'm a sucker for those ultra tough music games with funky controllers; this one is even more extreme when it comes to these types of games. It's something that's meant to be played quite a bit because it has an extremely steep learning curve. Next week brings promises of Odama for Gamecube, which is a wacky RTS/pinball hybrid.
At least the weather is getting more realistic so I can go take walks. I've been walking every day for something to do, for some exercise, and just as an excuse to be outside. I vowed this spring that I would go outside more often, but, like going places, I just don't have a reason or an excuse to be outside. I guess I should make up excuses.
School is going ok. It reminds me of last semester in that I had one class that was over like 1 month before all the other classes. Last semester that class was Medical Terminology; this semester the class is career development. It makes for a much easier Thursday for me. Instead of having class from 11am-9pm, I only have class from 2-9pm. The year is going extremely fast; it seemed like only yesterday that I started school, now the school year is practically over. I still haven't found out whether or not I have to retake speech; The advisor was supposed to get to the dean and email me about it; I'll contact her next week and see what's going on. I hope I don't have to retake it. If I don't I only have my internship to take and then I'm finished.
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| Saturday, February 4th, 2006
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7:27 pm - Quick Note
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Well, I'm back at school. It is easier than I thought for the most part; The Anatomy class isn't that hard and there isn't as much material in it as I expected for a 4 credit class. Thursdays really drag on though; I have class off and on from 11am-9:30pm. It's cool though, because I usually keep myself busy by doing schoolwork or playing Mario Kart on the DS online. Looks like I might have to re-take a speech class; I wouldn't mind doing it all that much. I still have a semester to go for an Internship (I decided not to take it this semester.)
Speaking of Mario Kart, I'm starting to burn out on it online. I haven't hung out @ the coffee shop for about a week, and I'm not missing Mario Kart at all. If they would have supported it for up to 8 players and made the cool tracks playable, It would still keep my interest. Hopefully Tetris DS online will be good.
Yesterday I was really bummed out. I don't know if that was because I didn't get any sleep two nights before, or because I just had the winter blahs. I guess it's prone to happening now and again. When you're in a funk mood, everything seems to look bad, you can't think positively, and you see everything in a negative light. I'm glad to be out of that.
Other than that, nothing much has been new or gone on with me. I'm still working 8am-2pm on the weekends, and I really like that schedule. It gives you the perfect balance of work/play.
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