Wednesday, February 1, 2006

deadFORUM
Visit deadFORUM or perish!!
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

I'm At Least Eight Things
I'm a civilian again! :O
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Saturday, December 17, 2005

Free Music!
50 Foot Wave - "Free Music" EP

That's a link to an entirely free five song EP that anyone can download off of 50 Foot Wave's website. All that I ask is that if you end up liking it, then spread the word as much as possible. Put links on your website, in your signatures on message boards, etc. I'll be doing the same thing. 50 Foot Wave could use as many fans as possible, because they rock. Hopefully you guys will think so, too!
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Thursday, December 1, 2005

Reading Is Fundamental
I decided to post here right now, since I can't do anything with my site right now. Hopefully that will be fixed soon, but hey. I've got plenty of time to wait. :P

So here's the post...

Reading keeps me going. More specifically, reading outside of class keeps me going. Whenever I have to read a ton of pages for all of my classes at once (which is often), another little part of me dies inside. Most likely one of the parts with a tiny bit of optimism still wriggling around. Afterwards I just wise up, skim through the pages, take some notes, and hope for the best. Hasn't failed me so far! But, still, doing all of that reading for school, even when it's for a subject that interests me, is not very much fun at all. I'm pretty sure that I've mentioned it before several times (and I know other people have mentioned it before), but in high school that nonsense nearly killed my love of reading. It's true, it's true. I think that's what schools do. Instead of teaching kids that reading is a wonderful thing, they teach you that reading is a horrifying, boring tool that should be feared above all others. What the hell else are you supposed to think about most of the crap that you have to study there? Yes, sir, I'll read these facts about U.S. History (note: I actually enjoy history...), and regurgitate them to you when it is needed. Do I need to remember them afterwards to get a good grade in this class? No? Well then.

I think that Calvin and Hobbes put it best: "As you can see, I've memorized this utterly useless fact long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever. You've taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations." Sounds pretty accurate to me. (Side note: Thankfully there do exist teachers who made learning very fun for me, and I'll always be grateful for them. I do very much dislike the teachers that just toss a book at you and expect you to learn only from that, however. That's the way to get kids to learn!) I only remember a lot of that stuff, because my mind soaks up tons of random facts (it comes with being a big geek), but I forget shitloads of boring crap, too. I guess that in college you have the added incentive of learning stuff that will help you become proficient at a certain job, but let's be honest here - you know and I know that we'll likely forget a lot of what we learn in college unless we use the knowledge directly when we work. I don't think that I'll be recalling obscure Statistics equations any time soon.

Anyway, reading for pleasure has kept me from turning into a dull, droning zombie (right?). Recapturing my love of reading basically saved me during my senior year of high school (when I idiotically chose the absolute hardest schedule I could have taken... yes, I took it really easy), and it's keeping me afloat these days. I want to ask you guys something, though: How many of you have similar reading habits to me? Sometimes I'll go a really, really long time without reading anything at all, and then I'll read one novel and that'll snowball into me becoming an insanely voracious reader and going through tons of stuff in a relatively short time. I know that I can't be the only one who does that. Out with it already!

Right now I'm in the phase where I'm reading tons of stuff, and it is very fun. So far I've read through three of Haruki Murakami's novels... I mentioned Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World before, and I also read Norwegian Wood and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Don't know whether or not I could choose a favorite if asked, but I enjoyed all three of them. Yesterday at the library I checked out Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury*, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, and A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. I also put in requests for some of Philip K. Dick's novels... Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (the novel that Blade Runner is based on), A Scanner Darkly (which is getting a film of its own soon), and The Minority Report: And Other Classic Stories. Both libraries I go to have tons of other great novels that I'd like to get to eventually, as well... I swear, I haven't been this excited about reading in a long time lol. Great timing, too, since I only have a week left in the quarter, then finals, and then I'll be free~

So, yes. The basic message is that reading for school = the suck (most of the time, though admittedly there are exceptions), and that reading for pleasure = the own. So go, my children, read! Read until your eyes explode from within their sockets! If you refuse, well, you're just a little wuss then. Do you want to be a wuss? No? Then go curl up in front of a fireplace and read your heart out! If you don't have a fireplace (you wuss), then set something on fire and curl up in front of that. A couch will do nicely. Your horrible neighbors would also be acceptable if you need something to set ablaze in a pinch. Now get the hell out of here.

Also, Tony, I checked out Vol. 1 of The Walking Dead from the library, and it freaking owns. The ending was pretty damn crazy... I wish I had some spare money so that I could get the other two volumes. :(

*In between the time I first wrote this post and now, I finished reading Fahrenheit 451. I liked it. Was a bit weird going from Murakami to Bradbury, but I got used to it eventually lol.
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Thursday, September 29, 2005

The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton
Nice little movie survey thing I nipped from Pyro. Let's see if I'm a MOVIE WHORE~!

(Simple enough, just check the ones you've seen.)

(x) Pirates of the Caribbean (Johnny Depp carries this on his back.)
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) The Mexican
(x) Fight Club (Good movie.)
(x) Starsky and Hutch (Okay movie... watched it with a bunch of people after orientation last year.)
(x) The Neverending Story (Haven't seen it in years.)
(x) Blazing Saddles (Hilarious. Everyone should watch it.)
(x) Garden State (Only part of it, though...)
(x) The Princess Bride (Inigo Montoya~)
(x) Young Frankenstien (My favorite Mel Brooks film. :))
(x) AnchorMan (Funny movie.)
(x) Napoleon Dynamite (Funny, but I can't watch it too much or it gets less and less funny.)
(x) Saw (I liked it.)
( ) White noise
( ) White Oleander
( ) Anger Management
Total here: 16
My Score: 10.25, I guess.

( ) 50 First Dates
(x) Jason X (I like watching Jason kill people, I guess.)
(x) Scream
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
(x) Scary Movie 3
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
(x) American Wedding
(x) Harry Potter
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
( ) Resident Evil I
( ) Resident Evil 2
( ) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
Total here: 18
My Total: 10

( ) The Village
(x) Donnie Darko
( ) Lilo & Stitch
(x) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) 13 Ghosts
(x) Signs (I wish I could throw water on this movie.)
(x) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going On 30
(x) I Robot
( ) Dodgeball
( ) Universal Soldier
(x) A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came A Spider
( ) Deep Impact
Total here: 18
My Total: 7 (What a bizarre mix of movies. O_o;)

( )KingPin
( ) Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
( ) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumb & Dumberer
( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
(x) Halloween (Michael Myers scared the hell out of me when I first saw this.)
( ) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
(x) Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
( ) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
(x) Bride of Chucky (Yes, I admit it.)
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
(x) Se7en (Lust. Yikes.)
( ) Ocean's Eleven
( ) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Identity (Liked it until the big twist... then I couldn't get into it again.)
Total here: 41
My Total: 12

( ) Lone Star
( ) Predator II
(x) Predator (You can't not love Predator.)
(x) Independence day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Boss' Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) Frailty
( ) Best Bet
( ) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
(x) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks (Sarah Jessica Parker gets her head transplanted onto a chihuahua - more than enough reason to love this movie.)
Total here: 19
My Total: 5

( ) Event Horizon
(x) Ever After (Ugh, I was forced to watch this EVERY DAY for a fucking week back in middle school; more than once per day, too. It's okay after one watch... but over ten times in five days?? No. Just no. Only time I've ever wanted to kill myself. I guess that's what I got for not going on the stupid science field trip, though.)
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) X-Men 1
(x) X-Men 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
( ) The Others
( ) Freaky Friday
( ) Ring of Fire
( ) The Hot Chick
( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle
(x) Old School
(x) Ray
( ) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
Total here: 17
My Total: 7

(x) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(x) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (I want that half hour back that the ending stole from me.)
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Boogeyman
( ) Hitch
( ) Back Door Sluts 9 (Ha.)
( ) Anal Acres 1
( ) Anal Acres 2
( ) B-Cup Divas
( ) The Fifth Element
(x) Star Wars episode I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars episode II Attack of The Clones
(x) Star Wars episode III Revenge of The Sith
(x) Star Wars episode IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars episode V The Empire Strikes Back (!!!)
(x) Star Wars episode VI Return of The Jedi (I like Star Wars in case you couldn't tell...)
( ) Troop Beverly Hills
( ) Swimming with Sharks
(x) Air Force One (Harrison Ford would like you to please exit his flying machine.)
( ) For Richer or Poorer
( ) Trainspotting
( ) The People Under the Stairs
(x) Blue Velvet
( ) The Sound of Music
(x) The Parent Trap [Old version]
( ) The Burbs
(x) The Terminator
( ) Empire Records
( ) SLC Punk
( ) Meet Joe Black
( ) Wild girls
(x) A Clockwork Orange
( ) The Order
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
(x) Amelie (So much fun that even Mr. Grumpy Shinmaru has a big grin on his face when watching it.)
Total here: 37
My Total: 17

( ) Mean Girls
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
(x) The Incredibles
(x) Collateral
( ) The Fast & The Furious
( ) 2 Fast 2 Furious
( ) Sky Captain Of The World Of Tomorrow
(x) Closer
Total here:9
My Total: 5

( ) Titanic
( ) Saved!
(x) Bowling For Columbine
( ) Farenheit 9/11
(x) The Sixth Sense
( ) Artificial intelligence (AI)
( ) Love Actually
( ) Shutter
( ) Ella Enchanted
(x) Princess diaries 1
( ) Princess diaries 2
( ) Constantine
( ) Million Dollar Baby
( ) Envy
( ) Eurotrip
( ) Malibu's Most wanted
( ) Big Daddy
(x) Black Sheep
(x) The Breakfast Club
( ) West Side Story
Total here: 20
My Total: 5

( ) A Christmas Story
( ) Spanglish
(x) Pulp Fiction
( ) Sleepover
(x) The Evil Dead (Some of those deaths are just wild.)
(x) Killer Klowns From Outer Space (Haha, never expected to see this pop up on here. I've actually seen this more than once, too.)
( ) The Seed of chucky
( ) Vanilla Sky
(x) Nightmare Before Christmas
(x) Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Jim Carrey as a serious actor > you.)
( ) Interview With The Vampire
(x) The Crow
( ) Purple Rain
(x) Reservoir Dogs
(x) Wayne's World
Total here: 15
My Total: 8

(x) Wayne's World 2
( ) 21 Grams
( ) Blow
(x) Edward Scissorhands
(x) Clerks
(x) Beauty and the Beast (Bonjour.)
( ) Guess who
( ) Monster In-Law
( ) Elf
(x) Stuart Little
( ) Stuart Little 2
(x) Mall Rats
( ) Chasing Amy
(x) Dogma
(x) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Total here: 15
My Total: 8 (If someone could tell me how all of these movies in these groups are related to each other... well, you'll get nothing but whatever.)

(x) Beetlejuice (Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton!!)
( ) The Last Samurai
( ) The Amityville Horror
( ) The Aviator
(x) Romeo Juliet (original and Baz Luhrman's version) (I have no idea what version I saw. But it was old.)
( ) Barbershop
( ) Beauty Shop
( ) Legally Blonde
( ) Legally Blonde 2
() The Forgotten
( ) Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen
( ) The Grudge
Total here: 12
My Total: 2

Out of these 237 movies, I've seen 96 of them. A whopping 41%. I wouldn't touch a lot of these movies, though, unless it were to beat them to death with a nice club. A bunch of these movies I watched due to extreme boredom... you know, when you have absolutely nothing at all to do, you flip a channel, see movie, and you're like, "...eh, why not?" And then you realize later that you made a huge mistake, but it's too late. Damn movies.

Oh well. Nice time waster, I guess. For your sake, I hope you haven't seen more of these than I have. Unless they're all of the good movies.

EDIT: By the way - hail Satan! Hail hail!

EDIT 2: "America, Fuck Yeah" is hilarious.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

To Live Is To Die
Stolen thing to amuse myself with. Answer it if you like. Be honest. As evidenced by the last post, I have no measurable feelings so vent your vast hatred of me here. (Also visit The Shinmaru Zone where Shinmaru hatred is down by 3%!)

I _______ Shinmaru.
Shinmaru thinks a lot about _______.
When I think of Shinmaru I think of ________.
If I were alone in a room with Shinmaru I would _______.
I think Shinmaru should _____.
Shinmaru needs ______.

If I could describe Shinmaru in a word: _______.
Shinmaru will never ______ .
Shinmaru can ______ my _______.
I hope Shinmaru never _____.
I _____ Shinmaru because _______.
Shinmaru ______ rabbits.
Shinmaru eats _______ for breakfast.
Shinmaru has no ______.
Shinmaru likes to dance the _______.
Shinmaru can't stop buying _______.
I would ________ in Shinmaru's face.
I would lure Shinmaru into a trap with ________.
I would feed Shinmaru to _______.
I think Shinmaru's closest relative in the animal world is the _______.
I would hit Shinmaru with a _______.

If your reply sucks, I'll make fun of you. If you make a horrible comeback, I will cease to waste my precious time with you. Instead, I will teach myself to play the banjo.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

I hate you all.
Made you look, dumbass.

Now stop hoping beyond hope that I'll update this thing.

Because I won't.

Asshole.
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Monday, May 23, 2005

Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles
My last update here on myOtaku. It's been a good one.
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Saturday, May 21, 2005

Yay.
Episode III nonsense.

My update tomorrow will be the last time that I update this site. I figure that by now everyone who cares knows that I have a new site. And I figure that if they don't know, they'll check out this page when they see that I haven't updated in forever to see what happened. My plans rule like sodas.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Abigail Williams
An actual good update from me, will the wonders ever cease?
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