Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
oFF THE PLANe: DAS VINAL GUT
I am currently enrolled in a creative writing class at the college. On paper it sounds like it would be right up my alley, sit around and creatively write.
Well not exactly. Every class our teacher, who isnt bad but I just dont click with her, creates new exercises for us to create characters. We dissect poems, which is very interesting at all. Its like explaining a joke, after your done it is no longer funny. And these exercises consist of things like "coin flip characters, drawing from a hat plot situations, the person next to you gives you three things that must be included in the story".
So color creatively kids, just within the lines of the class. Bullshit. Absolute Bullshit.
This class has its function. It is great if you dont have a first gear, because it brings about methods to find your characters. I am not bragging but I have always had that first gear, and the second and the third. Just it starts to stick in fourth and the bottom fell out of the fifth. Been meaning to get that fixed.
Whats with attending classes and either sucking it hard and getting my ass kicked by the subject, or it being so relentlessly easy and I feel tethered by it.
Whatever. The movie class has absorbed most of my waking attention and I have since used the CW class as a dumping ground for odds and ends of my Dallas Ross Kicks ASS! Doc folder in my computer. Its about 42 docs strong so I dont see me running out of steam. (mind you most of them are half fleshed ideas, mostly just conversations between nameless characters)
Recently I unloaded my opus "oFF THE PLANe" on the class, and for some reason it got positive remarks. Either its good, they didnt want to hurt my feelings, or they just didnt care. Then again they gave my list of haikus I did in 5 minutes and printed out in class nice remarks too.
Although I feel the mood of the class has shifted against me recently. When ever we do box submissions, thats where we put all of current writing in the box upfront and grab at random and read & critique. During this exercise I have taken on an alter ego. In the civilian world I am Dallas Alexander Ross, but in the world of room 203 Lit critisism I am Edwin G. And as Edwin I write things like "this poem should be about Jesus, not your cat. He is our lord and savior." "Or I also like bowling". Sometimes I get deep and write "I want to live until I die, no more no less". Not exactly criticisms, well I think I made a girl cry but I couldnt be sure.
But man Edwin could be a real prick sometimes. He also has a crush on the girl that sits next to him. She is puerto rican and her name is Laura Badaros, and when he tries to pronounce it comes out sounding like "potatoes". She laughs and Edwin feels manly...
So I decided that it was time to unload the clipped trimmed and now lean and mean "oFF THE PLANe". You may have read it on myspace, but if you didnt then here it is. That is if you care.
i.e.: there is a reason for no number 4, hidden within the rest
1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1
It is the word to describe it, because there is no other word
"IT" is the word to describe it, because there is no other word
Starting, Stopping, In and ouT, Back and fortH, Beating, Throbbing, Pulsating, Growing, Expanding, Inhaling, Exhaling, Extending, Covering, Growing...
Its too big to see first hand, too big to comprehend, the elephant in the room if we were a flea- a twitch- a notion.
It plunges, It knows, It seeks, It grows, It sucks, It needs, unsatiated, It bleeds, Its cold, Its warm, It sinks, It squirms, It ripples, It knows, seeking, It grows, expanding, It flows...
1 in2 to, three into- 5
linking, exchanging, expelling, rearranging, pulling, And needinG, pushing, And bleedinG, Fusing and usinG, Holding and knowinG, Feeding and growinG...
Pulling up from it's reigns, breaks free:
collides, divides, It bleedS, It crieS, It growS, then sTuNts...........................................................................
it rises, then falls, it covers, then cracks, it stands, then sinks, buoyant, then broken, sinking and cold, swallowed whole.
USED AND SUBDUEd.
2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2
A Flood
[never mind how *fast* i am going, where the hell are you- just ignore everything i am doing/ its for your own @@@@- losing interest **, there is too many things just too many things- shaking it off all day, giving into it/ i can no longer be around it/ its too much.
surrounded by the cops, eaten by dogs, tried to escape out the back, but caught in the fog- i am out the back but caught in the fog.
if you run it hides/ if you run you die- dont stand or it lies/ dont believe it, just dont believe it
its all we got/ dont take it away- its all we are/ dont take it away- you have come for us/ dont take me away- dont leave them here/ just take them away
where were you, you were where? i was with them, but they are gone... i was with them but they are gone]
3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#
on the other side.
in the tubes in the post on the way.
squeezed thru shipped out and then sold again. hold it down/ or it ** will get loose/ they have her/ dont move. where are **/ ** cant see **/ ** need to go and get out/ its all jumbled/ its a freakin' fruit salad, ** hurting/ ** wont make it/ tapping out/ blinding black/ swirling twirling hurling it in the air and landing it again/ this time ** ... this, ** made it out/ better now/ gliding thru/ the rails are slick/ screaming everywhere screaming needing wanting hoping praying/ ** grab **r arm/ drag ** out/ pull ** along/ lets get out here.;.
dust ** off/ fix ** up/ get ** name/ it was Denise/ ** turn around and ** was sold again.:.
5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5
(say as fast as you can)
Turkey-Lurky, Henny-Penny, Loosy-Goosy, Penny-Lurky, Goosy-Loosy, Turkey-Henny, Penny-Loosy, Goosy-Penny, Please dont hurt me, or desert me, or convert me, Penny-Lenny, it-y bity, small and sweaty, let me out, Jerky-Lurky, Loosy-Turkey, Olly-Urky, Chains and Pliers, Milk and Flowers, Have no air for several hours, Ooey-Gooey, Looey-Chewy, Give it to me, I said give to me and hurry-curry, jury-leery, Harry-Larry, Fat and Scary, Painted Black and tastes real sour, can't feel me my face for half an hour hour hour, falling thru the floor at a thousand miles an hour hour hour.
6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^
the sweet spot
Spiders display their ingenuity/ while lawn mowers sound in the background
Rubber ducks sit on the roof/ my right glows red while my left does everything
dark clouds cover the already retreating light/ and the trees
the trees glow another unearthly earthy shade of green; i am gone again::::::::
thunder stifles a blunder- like shoes in a dryer--------------------------
but there is still time/ the flies announce the curtain call/ i wish this day
I Wish this Day will never end, I Wish thIs day will NEVer end>>>>>>>
)*&and oh yes Taints aRe FuNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN&*(
7&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&77&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&77&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&7
there is no subject! there was nothing to say
.;.treading water because it is raining/ not like there was windd when it was sunny
CS past-1 enter seadrip 905 dash twelve... not even that ended up well______
"coming over there is longer than you think", the words crackled like potatoe chips in a bag.
the long awaited holidays pass faster than it took to wait for them, why do *insist on this sort of behavior:::::
hold it down and give it the spike, ever mindful of the rain...>
their fog still looms, heavy in thought of what has just transpired, hold it down, give it the spike, set it on fire///// into the desire an d look up for rain>>>>.
nothing has happened yet, not there is much of a search going on, no way to go about it, just cut it half and peel away, till the core then you cant go on, treading water, otter 3 zero five heyback lefty DI 68 one O four.;.
8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*
i hit a wa;;
Lansky-for-townif gone/ ton of fun it is none/ heard alot no more of a face?
thanks a bunch in a crunch/ cant begin to see or whats of you/ its hurls itself?
whole mole tool top/ upppppp/ sssssstoooreeeeeeee it in the back and forget it?
what the fuck. ti si on esnes y????/ ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?
write it out write it out write out/ this iisi $ ak a?
Tection elp dielll uddioos/ i cant heloit i a dont know waht else to do/no words?
i hav eit a wall a nd now i mus tl be in stenstionally wavague and snon sensical.
ndondne////////
9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(
Notice
they pay closer attention to you when you speak softer, and they are put off when you go faster, but its when you go slower, they can @@@@ harder...
drop in to it quicker, make your decision faster, the more you need sooner, the chances start to become slim...
now its much tougher, regretting it is easier, hurting you will you will be a sinch...
but letting go... well its nearer/ the feeling is clearer/ and things i said were true...
the hurt i hold is dearer, the stains of time lurk in nearer, the last few broken phrases fall thru:
" the way i used it was hurtful, the things i said regrettable, the life i lived so far unbearable, times i spent with***uncomparable... but i never know what ^ mean when these thing s get written, they just get written and that is it././.././
Well not exactly. Every class our teacher, who isnt bad but I just dont click with her, creates new exercises for us to create characters. We dissect poems, which is very interesting at all. Its like explaining a joke, after your done it is no longer funny. And these exercises consist of things like "coin flip characters, drawing from a hat plot situations, the person next to you gives you three things that must be included in the story".
So color creatively kids, just within the lines of the class. Bullshit. Absolute Bullshit.
This class has its function. It is great if you dont have a first gear, because it brings about methods to find your characters. I am not bragging but I have always had that first gear, and the second and the third. Just it starts to stick in fourth and the bottom fell out of the fifth. Been meaning to get that fixed.
Whats with attending classes and either sucking it hard and getting my ass kicked by the subject, or it being so relentlessly easy and I feel tethered by it.
Whatever. The movie class has absorbed most of my waking attention and I have since used the CW class as a dumping ground for odds and ends of my Dallas Ross Kicks ASS! Doc folder in my computer. Its about 42 docs strong so I dont see me running out of steam. (mind you most of them are half fleshed ideas, mostly just conversations between nameless characters)
Recently I unloaded my opus "oFF THE PLANe" on the class, and for some reason it got positive remarks. Either its good, they didnt want to hurt my feelings, or they just didnt care. Then again they gave my list of haikus I did in 5 minutes and printed out in class nice remarks too.
Although I feel the mood of the class has shifted against me recently. When ever we do box submissions, thats where we put all of current writing in the box upfront and grab at random and read & critique. During this exercise I have taken on an alter ego. In the civilian world I am Dallas Alexander Ross, but in the world of room 203 Lit critisism I am Edwin G. And as Edwin I write things like "this poem should be about Jesus, not your cat. He is our lord and savior." "Or I also like bowling". Sometimes I get deep and write "I want to live until I die, no more no less". Not exactly criticisms, well I think I made a girl cry but I couldnt be sure.
But man Edwin could be a real prick sometimes. He also has a crush on the girl that sits next to him. She is puerto rican and her name is Laura Badaros, and when he tries to pronounce it comes out sounding like "potatoes". She laughs and Edwin feels manly...
So I decided that it was time to unload the clipped trimmed and now lean and mean "oFF THE PLANe". You may have read it on myspace, but if you didnt then here it is. That is if you care.
i.e.: there is a reason for no number 4, hidden within the rest
1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1
It is the word to describe it, because there is no other word
"IT" is the word to describe it, because there is no other word
Starting, Stopping, In and ouT, Back and fortH, Beating, Throbbing, Pulsating, Growing, Expanding, Inhaling, Exhaling, Extending, Covering, Growing...
Its too big to see first hand, too big to comprehend, the elephant in the room if we were a flea- a twitch- a notion.
It plunges, It knows, It seeks, It grows, It sucks, It needs, unsatiated, It bleeds, Its cold, Its warm, It sinks, It squirms, It ripples, It knows, seeking, It grows, expanding, It flows...
1 in2 to, three into- 5
linking, exchanging, expelling, rearranging, pulling, And needinG, pushing, And bleedinG, Fusing and usinG, Holding and knowinG, Feeding and growinG...
Pulling up from it's reigns, breaks free:
collides, divides, It bleedS, It crieS, It growS, then sTuNts...........................................................................
it rises, then falls, it covers, then cracks, it stands, then sinks, buoyant, then broken, sinking and cold, swallowed whole.
USED AND SUBDUEd.
2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2@2
A Flood
[never mind how *fast* i am going, where the hell are you- just ignore everything i am doing/ its for your own @@@@- losing interest **, there is too many things just too many things- shaking it off all day, giving into it/ i can no longer be around it/ its too much.
surrounded by the cops, eaten by dogs, tried to escape out the back, but caught in the fog- i am out the back but caught in the fog.
if you run it hides/ if you run you die- dont stand or it lies/ dont believe it, just dont believe it
its all we got/ dont take it away- its all we are/ dont take it away- you have come for us/ dont take me away- dont leave them here/ just take them away
where were you, you were where? i was with them, but they are gone... i was with them but they are gone]
3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#3#
on the other side.
in the tubes in the post on the way.
squeezed thru shipped out and then sold again. hold it down/ or it ** will get loose/ they have her/ dont move. where are **/ ** cant see **/ ** need to go and get out/ its all jumbled/ its a freakin' fruit salad, ** hurting/ ** wont make it/ tapping out/ blinding black/ swirling twirling hurling it in the air and landing it again/ this time ** ... this, ** made it out/ better now/ gliding thru/ the rails are slick/ screaming everywhere screaming needing wanting hoping praying/ ** grab **r arm/ drag ** out/ pull ** along/ lets get out here.;.
dust ** off/ fix ** up/ get ** name/ it was Denise/ ** turn around and ** was sold again.:.
5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5%5
(say as fast as you can)
Turkey-Lurky, Henny-Penny, Loosy-Goosy, Penny-Lurky, Goosy-Loosy, Turkey-Henny, Penny-Loosy, Goosy-Penny, Please dont hurt me, or desert me, or convert me, Penny-Lenny, it-y bity, small and sweaty, let me out, Jerky-Lurky, Loosy-Turkey, Olly-Urky, Chains and Pliers, Milk and Flowers, Have no air for several hours, Ooey-Gooey, Looey-Chewy, Give it to me, I said give to me and hurry-curry, jury-leery, Harry-Larry, Fat and Scary, Painted Black and tastes real sour, can't feel me my face for half an hour hour hour, falling thru the floor at a thousand miles an hour hour hour.
6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^6^
the sweet spot
Spiders display their ingenuity/ while lawn mowers sound in the background
Rubber ducks sit on the roof/ my right glows red while my left does everything
dark clouds cover the already retreating light/ and the trees
the trees glow another unearthly earthy shade of green; i am gone again::::::::
thunder stifles a blunder- like shoes in a dryer--------------------------
but there is still time/ the flies announce the curtain call/ i wish this day
I Wish this Day will never end, I Wish thIs day will NEVer end>>>>>>>
)*&and oh yes Taints aRe FuNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN&*(
7&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&77&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&77&7&7&7&7&7&7&7&7
there is no subject! there was nothing to say
.;.treading water because it is raining/ not like there was windd when it was sunny
CS past-1 enter seadrip 905 dash twelve... not even that ended up well______
"coming over there is longer than you think", the words crackled like potatoe chips in a bag.
the long awaited holidays pass faster than it took to wait for them, why do *insist on this sort of behavior:::::
hold it down and give it the spike, ever mindful of the rain...>
their fog still looms, heavy in thought of what has just transpired, hold it down, give it the spike, set it on fire///// into the desire an d look up for rain>>>>.
nothing has happened yet, not there is much of a search going on, no way to go about it, just cut it half and peel away, till the core then you cant go on, treading water, otter 3 zero five heyback lefty DI 68 one O four.;.
8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8*
i hit a wa;;
Lansky-for-townif gone/ ton of fun it is none/ heard alot no more of a face?
thanks a bunch in a crunch/ cant begin to see or whats of you/ its hurls itself?
whole mole tool top/ upppppp/ sssssstoooreeeeeeee it in the back and forget it?
what the fuck. ti si on esnes y????/ ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?
write it out write it out write out/ this iisi $ ak a?
Tection elp dielll uddioos/ i cant heloit i a dont know waht else to do/no words?
i hav eit a wall a nd now i mus tl be in stenstionally wavague and snon sensical.
ndondne////////
9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(9(
Notice
they pay closer attention to you when you speak softer, and they are put off when you go faster, but its when you go slower, they can @@@@ harder...
drop in to it quicker, make your decision faster, the more you need sooner, the chances start to become slim...
now its much tougher, regretting it is easier, hurting you will you will be a sinch...
but letting go... well its nearer/ the feeling is clearer/ and things i said were true...
the hurt i hold is dearer, the stains of time lurk in nearer, the last few broken phrases fall thru:
" the way i used it was hurtful, the things i said regrettable, the life i lived so far unbearable, times i spent with***uncomparable... but i never know what ^ mean when these thing s get written, they just get written and that is it././.././
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Golden Question
"We cast this message into the cosmos… Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, some — perhaps many — may have inhabited planets and space faring civilizations. If one such civilization intercepts Voyager and can understand these recorded contents, here is our message: We are trying to survive our time so we may live into yours. We hope some day, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of Galactic Civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination and our goodwill in a vast and awesome universe."
-Jimmy Carter
This was the message that Jimmy Carter put on the Voyager spacecraft before the shot it balls into the outer reaches of the cosmos. Can you imagine being the guy that puts the official message into the spacecraft thats going to leave our solar system. I mean those were some good words to put if I do say so myself, but really if you had a chance what would you say?
I doubt mine you would be as well put. I mean talk about an oppurtunity to get something of your chest. You could say anything and nobody on earth would read that shit. Cut to 500 years later when a spacefaring civilization lands on earth, knowing all of my personal shit.
I mean its no different than reading Kurt Cobains journal. Bet he didnt suspect that shitty notebook he wrote all his personal garbage would be sitting on a Books-A-Million shelf 10 years after he shoots himself. Just like this blog will be famous when I become the first man to get every question wrong a true false test.
Anyway, it wasnt just a message from the most ineffective president in the 20th century that was put on board the Voyager. There also was a set of golden records that contained nature recordings, music from different cultures and eras and spoken word greetings in over 50 different languages.
Music. I wonder what exact music was stuck on there. I wonder what it would be like to be that guy who got his record stuc...
So lets get to the question. If you could pick one act, one band, one singer, etc... to give the golden treatment and stick on the Voyager to be shot out into space where odds are that no one will ever see or hear from aga... where other civilizations will prosper from and learn... the group that kicks the most ass!
And yes I understand this question is the nuclear bomb of all geek questions.
My pick, which at the end of the day I knew in my heart of hearts would be, is the Chemical Brothers. They just are the end all to be all bee knees 23 skido.
I would also put the rolling stones on there as well. Not a recording though mind you the actual band. Anything to get them the fuck off this planet and the fuck away from the stage.
So no pussing out, now is the time to man up. No top 5, no specifics, no multiple launchs. You only get one Voyager. SO ANSWER BITCHES.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
It's Micheal Lehman's Grab Bag Day!
For those who dont know who Micheal Lehman is... well he is movie director. He is really cool as evidenced in his interviews and his commentaries. Some of his movie's will definately get the nod this coming November, and today I will pay more respects to him.
http://www.trailersfromhell.com/trailers/167
http://www.trailersfromhell.com/trailers/206
http://www.trailersfromhell.com/trailers/166
yes i do love this movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBvwueGobMk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r77tta6HPw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ-3rikUQ34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8AUj424ujE
http://www.trailersfromhell.com/trailers/206
http://www.trailersfromhell.com/trailers/166
yes i do love this movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBvwueGobMk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r77tta6HPw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ-3rikUQ34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8AUj424ujE
Editorial Note
The 365 has officially been broken in as far as its daily constraints and getting its feet wet. So all of us (Dallas, Dallas and Dallas) feel that the deadline of 12 midnight every night should be dropped. 1 post a day is sufficient. This was the promise I made to the fine people of Cody, North Dakota and myself.
Thank you
Thank you
Monday, October 27, 2008
The G4 ladies
If anyone has seen the G4 in the past 3 years you probably couldnt escape this:
and who would want to really? I mean this seems tailor made to my tastes exactly. Hot women, news on the latest video games and upcoming technology, and some of the funniest and most interesting shit that never seems to make onto the lower channels. Sure the programming is not perfect in my eyes, I know a lot of people dig on Cops Cheaters and of course Star Trek. These shows have avid followings are among the most successful on television. (well maybe not Cheaters, that just comes across as one of those "guilty pleasure" shows). I love the unbeatable banzuke almost as much as I loved the old Iron Chef.
But I am straying from the point, this article isnt about my preferences, its about this:
I take it back, preferences may have something to do with this.Okay enough with the pictures, this article is about these women because for the most part this is all the channel seems to do with them. And I know Morgan Webb has a brain in her skull, and I buy the fact that she loves video games. Plenty of women do, and she is not only smart when she writes her reviews but also insightful. Now like the ladies on the channel she has done some model work, but as far she goes thats all the sex appeal she puts out. Now of course on the show she insists on playing up her comedic image with the equally smart, more or less unfunny Adam Sessler.
But its depressing to think that all the women on the show have to be hot. Even Blair Butler has it going on, and she is still an adjunct as far as the line-up goes.
Layla Kalie...
is short and buxum, and while she reads the news the only thing I seem to retain is shortness and her buxomness.
Now I hate the Cheat bitch... well thats not fair I have never met her. Okay I hate how she portrays or is portrayed on the channel. Her jokes feel like she read them off a prompter and she is as vacuous as the deepest reaches of vacuums. She is boring. So all I can surmise is that she plays video games and looks trendy. I seriously doubt she is nothing more than a sta....
Now of course I am leaving out someone. The one woman who generates the most heat on the channel. Miss Olivia Munn. I have no idea where to begin with her, because I have a feeling that there is either nothing other than this:
Or she is trapped by how the channel thinks she should act. Look I know she is pretty, but just like the rest of these women who are also easy on the eyes and she has some wit. Plus she is fun: But so far she just feels like pandering. Her primary subjects seem to be sex talk on "In your pants" or favorite articles on "Olivia's rack". They all lead to the same old shit. But maybe this is her comfort zone, and this is what she has to bring to the table. Thats fine, but so far thats all. I mean Kevin Perrera is genius. He is really. He is not only smart like most of the guys the inhabit the channel, he also has the ability to talk passionately about his interests and conduct reasonably intelligent interviews. I enjoy watching him. Women like Olivia should take the lead and represent the girls who I know love this stuff as much as the guys.
And these are some of the changes being made to channel that depress me. Its intelligence level is being lowered, and I am sorry Cops doesnt need to be on there. Nor do I need to hear the Olivia is going to wear a Leia slave girl outfit for three weeks before she does it and when she does its a huge deal. Nor do I need her in pumps and little black dresses every show. Okay she can wear those, I actually really like that.
But wait no thats the point, even though Olivia is hot it doesnt mean that should be the selling point. I am sure she is smart because otherwise she would not have gotten the job. Believe or not folks a talking head position is harder than it looks. If you dont believe me sit in front of camera in a studio and read clearly to the prompter as if it were spontaneous. Its not for the faint of heart.
And even though these women are smart, most of times we would never know it because they are advertised for sex appeal instead of their insight into the subject matter that they are supposed to be covering. I mean Morgan's video game reviews in FHM came attached to these:
Maybe thats the reality of Television. In order to get more viewers and stir up buzz you have to aim low... below the belt.But these guys are a cable station, and shouldnt have to be pressured into the network format. Cable is a paid service, they could go wild and show some crazy shit. Cover some crazy shit. Their core demographic would love it. So dont be afraid to stick a narly looking dame on the show who knows her shit, I would love to hear from her. Or cover up all your girls in garbage bags and lets see who the first one to have a clue is. I know the men were rigourously screened. I mean Kevin is on the pretty side, and the trendy side, but he has got the knowhow to back it up.
I have said my piece and even though I eagerly await the day that these women are portrayed for more than just one quality, I guess I am just stuck with this:
Peace out bitches.Sunday, October 26, 2008
My Up My Own Ass Blog
I was chatting with my BFF Shane last night on the interweb. It has become a ritual to share shit while we chat, me usually shoving YouTube shit down his throat. While I do this he updates his Flickr with new shots, on a damn near daily basis i would like to add. Upon perusing his new shots I came upon a photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/shane_guy/2966346388/sizes/o/ of the chandelier from the Wyndom Hotel Lobby in Tampa. This really made me sad. I know that chandelier quite well, it had been there when my Dad still worked for Richland at the upstairs offices. And when I visited I wandered around this fucking amazing Hotel.
And even after my father quit Richland, he still got his haircuts and other things done at the hotel and soon so did I. I eventually took Shane there, and he quickly fell in love with the place and took several pictures of it, this included. I remember it being taken. The reason I felt sad was that was a hard year for a lot of people I knew, including myself. Also I missed my home. I missed Tampa.
And now I have Shane fucking Guy running around reminding me what a wonderously beautiful and vibrant place Tampa really is. It may not be a unique beauty, I say several parts bear resemblance to several Texas cities and other areas around the south that I have either driven thru or stayed in, the only difference is that its on a bay. But thats not why I love it, because its not the uniqueness that matters, its that I have been to most of places those photos were taken. There is no mysterious haunting qualities, just memories. Tampa, the place where I grew up.
Also when I was talking to Shane I realized something: everytime he adds new photos he loses some at the other end of the list. Seeing is how he doesnt have a Pro account he gets a maximum of 200 posts. And this would be enough to the point and shooter, but Shane has turnout close to 20 a week, on a good week. Upon searching for some of my favorites I realized that some were bumped off to make way for the new. So Today I write this blog to preserve some of the best that are still available and present them in order that I have come to organize and view.
So without further a due I present $hane Guy's Tampa: SuBurbi@ to DOWNtown.
Open these links in a new window as you cruise down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbA24Rn6TLQ&feature=related
And even after my father quit Richland, he still got his haircuts and other things done at the hotel and soon so did I. I eventually took Shane there, and he quickly fell in love with the place and took several pictures of it, this included. I remember it being taken. The reason I felt sad was that was a hard year for a lot of people I knew, including myself. Also I missed my home. I missed Tampa.
And now I have Shane fucking Guy running around reminding me what a wonderously beautiful and vibrant place Tampa really is. It may not be a unique beauty, I say several parts bear resemblance to several Texas cities and other areas around the south that I have either driven thru or stayed in, the only difference is that its on a bay. But thats not why I love it, because its not the uniqueness that matters, its that I have been to most of places those photos were taken. There is no mysterious haunting qualities, just memories. Tampa, the place where I grew up.
Also when I was talking to Shane I realized something: everytime he adds new photos he loses some at the other end of the list. Seeing is how he doesnt have a Pro account he gets a maximum of 200 posts. And this would be enough to the point and shooter, but Shane has turnout close to 20 a week, on a good week. Upon searching for some of my favorites I realized that some were bumped off to make way for the new. So Today I write this blog to preserve some of the best that are still available and present them in order that I have come to organize and view.
So without further a due I present $hane Guy's Tampa: SuBurbi@ to DOWNtown.
Open these links in a new window as you cruise down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbA24Rn6TLQ&feature=related
Saturday, October 25, 2008
The YouTube blog
As many who have had the distinct privilidge to talk to me online know, I am an avid YouTuber. While I have yet to contribute to the community, I log on everyday and cruise thru video after video searching for whatever crosses my mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHSPVNbF5lY
It has proved to be quite an amazing tool for finding music, music videos, commercials in their full length, clips from movies, and even movies. I watched both seasons of Spaced on YouTube before I got the boxset.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zjRylrZ_0w
It also is a place where you can view original material from other YouTubers. The vast majority of its crap, but you get your nuggets of awesome...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4IMVtL01Dk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utGXF5orynk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp1v3LNglOQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9VENpikujs
most of them are music videos and recut movies, but I know the work and love that went into each of these. It is everytime I log onto this site that I find a new found respect for it. Its bullshit that everytime they mention YouTube its always about a guy who gets hit in the balls. Well even though those videos rule and getting hit in the balls is considered a high art in some countries...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt4DwVkHfhQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7p-lwTIExk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bviAqrulQwM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohjaxSTp_zw
etc...
And although the Porn sucks, i mean...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYU2J06PuMk
This website is amazing. Its the new revolution in moviemaking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHSPVNbF5lY
It has proved to be quite an amazing tool for finding music, music videos, commercials in their full length, clips from movies, and even movies. I watched both seasons of Spaced on YouTube before I got the boxset.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zjRylrZ_0w
It also is a place where you can view original material from other YouTubers. The vast majority of its crap, but you get your nuggets of awesome...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4IMVtL01Dk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utGXF5orynk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp1v3LNglOQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cYWfq--Nw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9VENpikujs
most of them are music videos and recut movies, but I know the work and love that went into each of these. It is everytime I log onto this site that I find a new found respect for it. Its bullshit that everytime they mention YouTube its always about a guy who gets hit in the balls. Well even though those videos rule and getting hit in the balls is considered a high art in some countries...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt4DwVkHfhQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7p-lwTIExk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bviAqrulQwM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohjaxSTp_zw
etc...
And although the Porn sucks, i mean...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYU2J06PuMk
This website is amazing. Its the new revolution in moviemaking.
Friday, October 24, 2008
5 minutes
I have just topped my record. Just got home again, left at fucking 7 in the morning... 5 minutes
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