progressive stages

miscellaneous, movies, writing

review four.

07.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

man, i should do more of these, i watch a shitload of movies.

you don’t mess with the zohan: funny. well, half funny. adam sandler’s getting very formulaic now: funny movie, rob schneider in it in some fashion (he is an awful actor, stop fucking giving him work.), cutesy ending where everything is a-okay. the first half was actually really good, pretty funny. i was laughing. but then the plot actually came back into it and it turned into a huge “ugh god just end the movie already.” festival. i wasn’t expecting punch drunk love, but shit, enough with the same old crap.

5/10 - half of a good score for half of a good movie.

harold and kumar escape from guantanamo bay: neil patrick harris makes this movie. i couldn’t give a flying fuck about the other two. it’s funny to see the situations they get into, but they were going after some girls that, again, i couldn’t give a fuck about. this is a turn your brain off movie, i know, and maybe if i smoked pot i’d get it. i’ve done my share, but maybe you have to be on it to really laugh.

3/10 - i’d go out with neil patrick harris, no shit. all three points are for him.

king of california: now this is the kind of movie you’d expect me to watch. michael douglas pulls off batshit insane perfectly. really fits in the dramedy kind of field, as it has its funny parts, it’s also that awkward funny. not as bad as curb your enthusiasm or anything, just barely. i’m torn between really wanting to have a resolution at the ending and leaving it up to my own brain to dwell on as to what really happened. i like resolution, and this just barely gave me enough to go on.

8/10 - i’m gonna go dig under sam’s club for shits and giggles.

in bruges: another ‘my’ kind of movie like the above. and another dramedy. god, i hate that word. from now on it’s drama/comedy. anyway. this was a tough movie to watch, especially near the end. it’s the kind of grit-your-teeth ending. not an action movie, though. also, midgets are hilarious. there goes my credibility as a real reviewer.

7/10 - ralph fiennes is still dreamy. also, “back off, shorty!”

the onion movie: holy shit, this was AWESOME. a bit late in its delivery of most of its ‘current event’ jokes, but blame that on the studio that held it back, then sent it direct to video. in any case, knowing the real outcome of the situations that spawned these jokes really only help to further the comedy. the fact that steven seagal can poke fun at himself makes it even more enjoyable. it’s not perfect, far from it, but it was funny, and while it may not be as dry and witty as the onion usually is, i’m sure they had to dumb it down to appeal to (what they thought was) a movie theater audience.

8.5/10 - “i don’t think you’ve got the BALLS.”

these reviews were pretty weak. they probably all are. but it’s writing, and i love doing that.

hurricanes

keep moving, please.

07.06.08 | Permalink | Comment?

turn, turn, turn.

sorry bermuda. better you than me.

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Burned parts.

07.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

My feet are burned. What the crap. I was out for, what, two or three hours on Tuesday and they’re burned? Christ, I need to get out more. Granted, I didn’t put sunscreen on them, but still. Who the hell burns their feet?

Now after the second day, my shoulders and back of my neck are burned. I figure I’m just working on burning each body part a day at a time, and when I go home, I’ll be the color of a tomato.

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Zen sunning.

07.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

It’s funny how much the beach drains your energy when you’re doing absolutely nothing.

Then again, I haven’t been exercising as much as I did when I went swimming today for.. an hour?

Also, I had a great idea for an invention while I was out there. With my luck, though, someone’s already patented it.

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There are scars on my eyes.

07.01.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Nothing quite like walking into the master bathroom of your dad’s house and seeing his wife’s THONG on the floor in front of the toilet.

I know it’s their house and all but come on. Damn.

Also calling her a stepmother sounds really fucking creepy, so no dice.

miscellaneous, whine

i can convince myself.

06.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

it takes a lot of willpower to step in the opposite direction from something you want.

photography

the world is burning us off.

06.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

i live in silent hill.

electronics, family, friends, miscellaneous, photography

picture dump 11.

06.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

we’ll start off with what i see when people on my phone’s contact list call:


mom


mark


katy


joe


ace


paul


dad

those are all the local people anyway.


building our cornhole boards.


mowing.


dusting my room. it was bad.


these are the two ducks that hang out outside my window all the time.



bonfire at joe’s.



on the way to atlantic beach for..




my cousin’s wedding.


mark at subway.


nerdy shit in raleigh.


following dad back from raleigh.



this is our new thermostat. fuckin’ thing is bright as hell and never turns off. it does look awesome though.

and that’s all for now.

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hacking, and not the computer kind.

06.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

At the goddamn doctor’s office. This cough just won’t go the fuck away. I’m sure this will cost me an arm and a leg. And I’M FUCKING HUNGRY. Ugh.

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All highways here look the same.

06.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Driving east, driving west. Flatlands equals highway hypnosis. I hate Raleigh, but I’m here because I’m a good person. Maybe

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