Friday, February 12, 2010
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Life In Technicolor
I need to find a way to combine my loud drunkenness with my quiet shy soberness (without the hangovers and crippling narcolepsy)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Finish Your Collapse and Stay For Breakfast
Do you ever meet someone and you get along great?
And then you start to imagine how it might end up, all the things that could go wrong, how in the end you won't even be able to have nice conversations like you have now because of an attempt at romance.
And after that thought, you decide to keep things as they are?
No.
So it is just me.
And then you start to imagine how it might end up, all the things that could go wrong, how in the end you won't even be able to have nice conversations like you have now because of an attempt at romance.
And after that thought, you decide to keep things as they are?
No.
So it is just me.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
The Law Of Diminishing Returns
So I sprained my left ankle playing football. Last year,I sprained my right ankle playing kickball.
Guess which story sounds better?
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Beginning After the End
So I was walking through Harlem on the way to the subway and I don't know what sparked the thought (most likely whatever song was playing on my iPhone at the time) but it crossed my mind that more than four years ago, I was looking at engagement rings.
I can't imagine this current version of myself being married, getting engaged or even getting to the point of thinking, "Do I want to spend the rest of my life with this person?" (I can barely tolerate people for more than 2 hours).
But four years ago, I was that guy.
In retrospect, I wish I blogged more about being that guy. I did in the old version of this site (that was more in the early going/lovey-dovey shit) but I usually avoided it because she would read this blog and so I censored myself.
Now I would love to remember what it was like.
Oh well.
I can't imagine this current version of myself being married, getting engaged or even getting to the point of thinking, "Do I want to spend the rest of my life with this person?" (I can barely tolerate people for more than 2 hours).
But four years ago, I was that guy.
In retrospect, I wish I blogged more about being that guy. I did in the old version of this site (that was more in the early going/lovey-dovey shit) but I usually avoided it because she would read this blog and so I censored myself.
Now I would love to remember what it was like.
Oh well.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Sunday, September 07, 2008
100 (or so) Graphic Novels I Recommend
Okay, this was supposed to be a straight list but then I overthought it and now you have what you see below. I tried to avoid listing any titles that are still ongoing (this list would never end). Anything with an asterisk is still going.
This list actually made me realize how many great graphic novels I haven't read (Maus, From Hell, V For Vendetta).
Otherwise, enjoy and I hope you at least read one of these books.
This list actually made me realize how many great graphic novels I haven't read (Maus, From Hell, V For Vendetta).
Otherwise, enjoy and I hope you at least read one of these books.
- 300
- 12 Reasons Why I Love Her
- Alex
- Alias series
- All-Star Superman series*
- The Amazing Joy Buzzards
- American Virgin series
- Astonishing X-Men
- The Authority, Vol. 1
- Batman: The Killing Joke
- Batman: The Long Halloween
- Batman: Year One
- Batman: Year One Hundred
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
- Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity
- Birth of a Nation
- Black Hole
- Black Orchid
- Blankets
- Bone series
- Vol. 1: Out of Boneville
- Vol. 2: The Great Cow Race
- Vol. 3: Eyes of the Storm
- Vol. 4: The Dragonslayer
- Vol. 5: Rock Jaw
- Vol. 6: Old Man's Cave
- Vol. 7: Ghost Circles
- Vol 8: Treasure Hunters
- Vol. 9: Crown of Horns
- The Books of Magic
- Box Office Poison
- Breakfast After Noon
- Chosen
- Chronicles Of Wormwood
- Criminal series
- Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller
- DC: The New Frontier
- Death: The High Cost of Living
- Death: The Time of Your Life
- Deep Sleeper
- Demo
- Desolation Jones
- Doctor Strange: The Oath
- The Escapists
- Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
- Fell*
- The Fountain
- Fray: Future Slayer
- Fun Home
- The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect
- The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk
- Infinity Gauntlet
- It's A Bird
- JLA/Avengers
- King David
- Kingdom Come
- League of Extraordinary Gentleman
- Lex Luthor: Man of Steel
- Little Star
- Local
- Lost At Sea
- Lost Girls
- Love & Rockets series (The Locas Stories)*
- Part 1: Maggie the Mechanic
- Part 2: The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S.
- Part 3: Perla La Loca
- Ghost of Hoppers
- The Education of Hopey Glass
- Love Fights
- Lucifer series
- Vol. 1: Devil in the Gateway
- Vol. 2: Children and Monsters
- Vol. 3: A Dalliance With The Dance
- Vol. 4: The Divine Comedy
- Vol. 5: Inferno
- Vol. 6: Mansions of the Silence
- Vol. 7: Exodus
- Vol. 8: The Wolf Beneath the Tree
- Vol. 9: Crux
- Vol. 10: Morningstar
- Vol. 11: Evensong
- Marvel Zombies
- Marvels
- Mouse Guard*
- Nat Turner
- Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E
- The Other Side
- Planetary*
- Book 1: All Over the World and Other Stories
- Book 2: The Fourth Man
- Book 3: Leaving the 20th Century
- Crossing Worlds
- Preacher
- Vol. 1: Gone To Texas
- Vol. 2: Until The End of the World
- Vol. 3: Proud Americans
- Vol. 4: Ancient History
- Vol. 5: Dixie Fried
- Vol. 6: War In The Sun
- Vol. 7: Salvation
- Vol. 8: All Hell's A-Coming
- Vol. 9: Alamo
- Pride of Baghdad
- The Pro
- Promethea series
- The Punisher: Born
- The Punisher
- Re-Gifters
- Rose
- Runaways
- The Sandman series
- Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
- Vol. 2: The Doll's House
- Vol. 3: Dream Country
- Vol. 4: Season of Mists
- Vol. 5: A Game of You
- Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections
- Vol. 7: Brief Lives
- Vol. 8: Worlds' End
- Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
- Vol. 10: The Wake
- The Sandman: Endless Nights
- The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
- Scott Pilgrim series
- Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
- Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
- Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness
- Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
- Shortcomings
- Sin City
- The Hard Goodbye
- A Dame to Kill For
- The Big Fat Kill
- That Yellow Bastard
- Family Values
- Booze, Broads, & Bullets
- Hell and Back
- Sleeper series
- Sleepwalk and Other Stories
- Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane*
- Spider-Man: The Death of Gwen Stacy
- Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
- Spider-Man: Reign
- Stardust
- Summer Blonde
- Superman: Red Son
- Supermarket
- Tricked
- The Ultimates*
- Vimanarama
- Watchmen
- We3
- Will Eisner’s The Spirit (2007)
- Wolverine
- Wolverine: Enemy of the State
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills
- X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga
- X-Statix (X-Force)
- X-Force vol. 1: New Beginnings
- X-Force vol. 2: The Final Chapter
- X-Statix vol. 1: Good Omens
- X-Statix vol. 2: Good Guys & Bad Guys
- X-Statix vol. 3: Back From the Dead
- X-Statix vol. 4: X-Statix vs. The Avengers
- X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl
- Y: The Last Man series
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Movie of the Week: Death Race
Mindless, testosterone-y fun.
Emphasis on "mindless."
Sadly, 80% of the best scenes were in the trailer, just less graphic.
On another note, I expect to see Jason Stratham and Tyreese in movies like this, but JOAN ALLEN?!? C'mon, Joan. I understand the need to have some fun but Joan...Joan, no.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Don't Call Me During...: Fall 2008 Edition
I know it's a a little early especially considering a lot of shows aren't returning until October (WTF?) but I've been lacking blogging inspiration.
Here is last year's list for comparison purposes (if you are interested).
New shows are in yellow.
Sunday:
8:00 - 8:30 PM: The Simpsons (FOX) - I should probably take this off because I only watch it when I'm in the mood and it's only good half the time.
9:00 - 9:30 PM: Desperate Housewives (ABC) - Every year, I say I'll drop it. Sometimes I actually do. But I always get sucked back into it
9:00 - 9:30 PM: True Blood (HBO) - Alan Ball (creator of Six Feet Under) and vampires. 'Nuff said.
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
10:00 - 10:30 PM: Entourage (HBO) - This show needs to redeem itself more than USA Basketball needed to in the Olympics
10:30 PM - 11:00 PM: Little Britain USA (HBO) - I loved the BBC version but I have no idea how this is going to work
11:00 - 11:30 PM: The Life & Times of Tim (HBO) - I really don't know much about this but it's animated and it's on HBO so I'll give it a shot
Monday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Gossip Girl (CW) - It was between this, Chuck and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles but the latter two I can watch on Hulu the next day
8:00 - 8:30 PM: The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - This show grew on me with it's geekiness
8:30 - 9:00 PM: How I Met Your Mother (CBS) - PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOW SO IT WON'T GET CANCELLED! PLEASE! PLEASE!!!!
9:00 - 10:00 PM: Heroes (NBC): Another show in need of redemption. I used to recommend that people get the season one DVD but I'm afraid they'll want to watch season two and be mad at me.
Tuesday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM: 90210 (CW): C'mon! Who's not curious?
8:00 - 9:00 PM: House (FOX)
9:00 - 10:00 PM: Fringe (FOX): Yay, Jasika!
9:00 - 10:00 PM: The Mentalist (CBS): Sounds like Psych but serious. I'll give it a shot.
10:00 - 11:00 PM: The Sheild (FX): Ok, who DOESN'T think Vic Mackey goes down this season?
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Eli Stone (ABC): It started corny but definitely closed out their short season strong.
Wednesday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Bones (FOX)
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Pushing Daisies (ABC) - PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOW SO IT WON'T GET CANCELLED! PLEASE! PLEASE!!!!
9:00 - 10:00 PM: Private Practice (ABC) - I'm a glutton for punishment
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Sons of Anarchy (FX) - Every show on FX gets a shot
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) - As does every show starring Peter Krause (Six Feet Under almuni)
Thursday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Ugly Betty (ABC) - I wonder how this show will look now that it's set in New York
8:00 - 8:30 PM: My Name Is Earl (NBC) - It hasn't been very good lately
8:30 - 9:00 PM: Kath & Kim (NBC) - Ehhhhh, we'll see
9:00 - 10:00 PM: Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - In my opinion, they shouldn't give Izzie a brain tumor. Give her oral herpes.
9:00 - 9:30 PM: The Office (NBC) - I hope Amy Ryan never leaves
9:30 - 10:00 PM: 30 Rock (NBC) - Have they done away with the constant Rachel Dratch cameos?
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Life on Mars (ABC) - I tried to watch the BBC version and really couldn't get into it. We'll see if it works better for me here.
10:00 - 10:30 PM: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FX): This is probably the funniest show you aren't watching
10:30 - 11:00 PM: Testees (FX) - See Sons of Anarchy
Friday:
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Life (NBC): I started watching season one on Hulu and it's growing on me. Plus it stars Sarah Shahi (featured in my short list of famous women I'm attracted to)
Saturday:
11:30 PM - 1:00 AM: Saturday Night Live (NBC) - Who's the new head writer? You mean they didn't get a new one? Uh oh
Shows I'll Be Watching Via Other Means: Dexter (SHO), Chuck (NBC), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX)
I'm not counting how many hours of TV this is total. I already know I have a problem.
Here is last year's list for comparison purposes (if you are interested).
New shows are in yellow.
Sunday:
8:00 - 8:30 PM: The Simpsons (FOX) - I should probably take this off because I only watch it when I'm in the mood and it's only good half the time.
9:00 - 9:30 PM: Desperate Housewives (ABC) - Every year, I say I'll drop it. Sometimes I actually do. But I always get sucked back into it
9:00 - 9:30 PM: True Blood (HBO) - Alan Ball (creator of Six Feet Under) and vampires. 'Nuff said.
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
10:00 - 10:30 PM: Entourage (HBO) - This show needs to redeem itself more than USA Basketball needed to in the Olympics
10:30 PM - 11:00 PM: Little Britain USA (HBO) - I loved the BBC version but I have no idea how this is going to work
11:00 - 11:30 PM: The Life & Times of Tim (HBO) - I really don't know much about this but it's animated and it's on HBO so I'll give it a shot
Monday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Gossip Girl (CW) - It was between this, Chuck and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles but the latter two I can watch on Hulu the next day
8:00 - 8:30 PM: The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - This show grew on me with it's geekiness
8:30 - 9:00 PM: How I Met Your Mother (CBS) - PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOW SO IT WON'T GET CANCELLED! PLEASE! PLEASE!!!!
9:00 - 10:00 PM: Heroes (NBC): Another show in need of redemption. I used to recommend that people get the season one DVD but I'm afraid they'll want to watch season two and be mad at me.
Tuesday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM: 90210 (CW): C'mon! Who's not curious?
8:00 - 9:00 PM: House (FOX)
9:00 - 10:00 PM: Fringe (FOX): Yay, Jasika!
9:00 - 10:00 PM: The Mentalist (CBS): Sounds like Psych but serious. I'll give it a shot.
10:00 - 11:00 PM: The Sheild (FX): Ok, who DOESN'T think Vic Mackey goes down this season?
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Eli Stone (ABC): It started corny but definitely closed out their short season strong.
Wednesday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Bones (FOX)
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Pushing Daisies (ABC) - PLEASE WATCH THIS SHOW SO IT WON'T GET CANCELLED! PLEASE! PLEASE!!!!
9:00 - 10:00 PM: Private Practice (ABC) - I'm a glutton for punishment
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Sons of Anarchy (FX) - Every show on FX gets a shot
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Dirty Sexy Money (ABC) - As does every show starring Peter Krause (Six Feet Under almuni)
Thursday:
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Ugly Betty (ABC) - I wonder how this show will look now that it's set in New York
8:00 - 8:30 PM: My Name Is Earl (NBC) - It hasn't been very good lately
8:30 - 9:00 PM: Kath & Kim (NBC) - Ehhhhh, we'll see
9:00 - 10:00 PM: Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - In my opinion, they shouldn't give Izzie a brain tumor. Give her oral herpes.
9:00 - 9:30 PM: The Office (NBC) - I hope Amy Ryan never leaves
9:30 - 10:00 PM: 30 Rock (NBC) - Have they done away with the constant Rachel Dratch cameos?
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Life on Mars (ABC) - I tried to watch the BBC version and really couldn't get into it. We'll see if it works better for me here.
10:00 - 10:30 PM: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FX): This is probably the funniest show you aren't watching
10:30 - 11:00 PM: Testees (FX) - See Sons of Anarchy
Friday:
10:00 - 11:00 PM: Life (NBC): I started watching season one on Hulu and it's growing on me. Plus it stars Sarah Shahi (featured in my short list of famous women I'm attracted to)
Saturday:
11:30 PM - 1:00 AM: Saturday Night Live (NBC) - Who's the new head writer? You mean they didn't get a new one? Uh oh
Shows I'll Be Watching Via Other Means: Dexter (SHO), Chuck (NBC), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (FOX)
I'm not counting how many hours of TV this is total. I already know I have a problem.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Late Reviews: Pineapple Express & Tropic Thunder
I've been slacking. This isn't a reflection on how I felt about the movies but I just didn't have it in me to write comments about a movie. Anywho...
Pineapple Express
I was kinda disappointed. I enjoyed it and laughed alot but it was clearly a movie written through a series of puff-puff-pass sections as there were parts where the plot just disappeared. Plus, any movie that can't find anything funny for Gary Cole to do has committed a crime against comedy gods.
That said, Danny McBride is quickly becoming the guy who steals every scene he's in.
The best thing for me was seeing James Franco get a comedic role. just because he's a pretty boy who looks like James Dean doesn't mean he should be doing dramas. Anyone who watched Freaks & Geeks knows how funny he could be in a laidback way.
Tropic Thunder
Now this movie was hilarious. There were definitely parts where it dragged but when it was funny, it was asthmatically hysterical.
If Heath Ledger doesn't get Best Supporting Actor for The Joker, I hope Robert Downey Jr. does (although I'd like to think Hollywood would flinch at nominating a guy in blackface no matter how inoffensive I found it). Better yet, Tom Cruise should get the nomination
Pineapple Express
I was kinda disappointed. I enjoyed it and laughed alot but it was clearly a movie written through a series of puff-puff-pass sections as there were parts where the plot just disappeared. Plus, any movie that can't find anything funny for Gary Cole to do has committed a crime against comedy gods.
That said, Danny McBride is quickly becoming the guy who steals every scene he's in.
The best thing for me was seeing James Franco get a comedic role. just because he's a pretty boy who looks like James Dean doesn't mean he should be doing dramas. Anyone who watched Freaks & Geeks knows how funny he could be in a laidback way.
Tropic Thunder
Now this movie was hilarious. There were definitely parts where it dragged but when it was funny, it was asthmatically hysterical.
If Heath Ledger doesn't get Best Supporting Actor for The Joker, I hope Robert Downey Jr. does (although I'd like to think Hollywood would flinch at nominating a guy in blackface no matter how inoffensive I found it). Better yet, Tom Cruise should get the nomination
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
All Points West Music Festival '08
Who I Saw: (click name to see photos)
- Metric
- Sia
- Kings of Leon
- Radiohead (yes...again)
I also got a video of her singing "Breathe Me."
Lowlight: Before the Radiohead set, this group of people were SNORTING OXYCONTIN PILLS. One of them annoyed the living shit of me during most of the set by jumping into me, elbowing me in the eye and singing loudly and offbeat. I tried to elbow him in the ribs but of course, it meant nothing to him.
Another Lowlight: They had this stupid policy where you got a bracelet with five tabs. That was as many beers as you were allowed to have the entire day. Wait...it gets worse. You were only allowed to drink in these three "beer gardens" (they looked more like concentration camps for drunks) and couldn't walk around with your beer.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
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