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10.28.03
– Hi, my name is Brian, and I’m a fan of camp…
Recent
Movies: Dumb and Dumber, The Mask, a
little bit of Bull Durham
Music: Poison’s Greatest Hits
Literature: If Chins Could Kill: Confessions
of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell
Games: Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
(Genesis), Berserk (Arcade), Stampede (Atari 2600)
Theatre: Way out West in a Dress
First, Katie
told me that Way out West in a Dress might suck and that
I might get bored watching it. Then Brett said it was just okay,
and pointed out numerous flaws in the production. So what did I
think of it? It was brilliant. Possibly one of the goofiest things
I’ve ever seen, but brilliant, nevertheless. From what I knew
of this particular western musical, I was afraid it was probably
too big of a production for the Drama Club (or Council of Thespians
of Doom or whatever they’re called now) to convincingly pull
off. But, I think they proved me wrong. The most entertaining part
of the show was obviously the cross-dressing. I guess that means
I’m supposed to move to England or something. Whatever; I
think men in dresses are funny. And the girls dressed as guys were
hilarious, as well. The name of the game was camp, and I loved every
last bit of it. To any cast member who sees this, you did an excellent
job. This Saturday, I get to see A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
which I hear is good. Since Cole Jenkins likes to laugh at tragedies,
I assume he’ll cry when he sees this. Malevolent cherub.
Halloween is
coming up on Friday, and for the first time in a long time, I’m
actually doing something on my second-favorite holiday other than
staying home and watching scary movies on TBS. My costume is not
very inspired… I’m a reservoir dog. I don’t really
know which one, yet… Mr. White and Blonde are pretty much
my only choices. I can’t be Mr. Pink, Brown, or Blue since
I don’t have any facial hair, and I can’t be Mr. Orange
because I can’t get gallons of blood on the suit coat I borrowed.
I do plan on making a fun game out of the night, though (and I think
Shayphr plans on doing this also): Keep track of how many times
I am mistaken for something other than a reservoir dog. I expect
to be mistaken for a Men in Black agent and an agent from The
Matrix the most.
So my dad and
I took the top bunk out of my room, since it hasn’t been used
on a nightly basis since 1992. My room has so much more space now,
which means there are more places to throw crap on the floor, even
though I got two new shelves out of removing the bed. See, one of
the supports for the top bunk is a bookshelf, and taking the bed
portion off made the shelf of the top bunk available, and left room
for another one to be added. Anyway, now all I need for my room
is a decent chair… meaning a chair that has a back that doesn’t
fall out, and an antenna connection for the television (so I can
get more than KFVS).
School still
sucks. If there were any more than eight weeks left in this semester,
I’m not sure if I could do it or not. One thing about next
semester is certain… no 8 AM classes. I’m not doing
it, not two semesters in a row (three if you count last spring).
Luckily, I have plenty of options that will keep me out of that
time slot. I need to get rolling on this English major, and I can
probably knock off a good nine hours or so next semester. The only
problem is, I’m still undecided on a minor, and I’m
getting a little antsy about it. Theatre is looking pretty good
and is probably my preferred choice right now, but I’m still
not completely certain. I might want to do art or something, but
I think I will end up going with theatre in the end.
The Florida
Marlins beat the evil empire, but will the empire strike back? Coming
in April…?
All right, I
think I’m done here for the time being. Everyone have a safe,
but scary Halloween. See you next time.
10.20.03
– So, halfway through the semester… I think I can make
it…
Recent
Movies: Say Anything…, The Bad News
Bears, Major League, Batman (1966)
Music: Poison’s Greatest Hits
Literature: If Chins Could Kill: Confessions
of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell
Games: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
(GBA), Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis), Mike Tyson’s
Punch Out! (NES), Captain America and the Avengers (Arcade)
Make one derogatory
comment about Poison, and I will cut you…
An update on
the USB drive situation: I was truly humbled. USB drives don’t
work on original Windows 98, apparently, just Windows 98 SE. I didn’t
read the packaging closely enough. But, they still let me return
it, and I got a new camera battery instead. I still felt really
stupid, though.
Midterms are
over. I got a 98 on the French one and a 95 on the economics one
(neither of those were official midterms, but they did fall during
midterms, so I’m counting them). I’m still waiting for
results of the American Lit midterm and the Exploring the Universe
“midterm”…
A bit of progress
was made on ninja movie filming over fall break, enough to give
me a confidence boost. I’m looking forward to finishing filming
once Midsummer is over.
“Coach”
Joe Gibbs defeated Andy Sandwich in the milk-drinking competition
this weekend. Andy filled in for Lucas Walker, who was not feeling
particularly well. Due to a stipulation in the competition, Matt
Shayphr must wear a shirt that says “I love Derek Jeter”
because Joe won. It was an exciting match, but I think Lucas possibly
puked more than both of these guys. The event was filmed by veteran
puke photographer, Brett Price. No one was injured. Ferg threw up
a little, a yard was puked in, and the Women’s Auxiliary barfed
all over the Benevolent Order of Antelopes, but that was it.
Earlier that
day, while shopping for video camera tapes and bananas, Lucas and
I found the 1966 Batman in the $6 bin at the Jackson Wal-Mart.
Ladies and gentlemen, buy this DVD if you can find it, for it is
quite a wonderful movie. I know a lot of Batman fans don’t
like this movie or the 60s TV series because it is so corny and
loses the dark aura that has forever surrounded Batman, but I personally
don’t care. Batman has always been my favorite DC Comics superhero.
I know he doesn’t have super powers; I like him because he’s
sort of the thinking man’s superhero: dark, brooding, very
intelligent, doesn’t need powers to fight crime, and just
plain awesome. Nevertheless, I don’t lose any respect for
the Batman franchise after seeing this. When you watch this movie,
don’t be a sourpuss and dislike it just because it’s
goofy, because that’s what makes the movie/show what it is.
Adam West and Burt Ward even mention that in the commentary, how
all the actors camped it up and just had fun making the movie and
the show. And for six measly dollars, it’s worth it.
One last, sports-related
note. Does anyone remember back in 1988 when “Million Dollar
Man” Ted DiBiase tried to buy the WWF title from Hulk Hogan?
Then, on the Saturday morning show, WWF Superstars, Hulk Hogan screamed
into the microphone, in front of all the little four-year-old Hulkamaniacs,
“Hell… Noooooooooo!” I say this, of course, in
protest of the New York Yankees’ ridiculously high payroll,
which I just read is three times larger than that of the Florida
Marlins. It is obvious that such a high payroll is not necessary
to make the playoffs (see: 2000-03 Oakland Athletics, 2002-03 Minnesota
Twins) or win the World Series (see: 2002 Anaheim Angels). So whenever
George Steinbrenner tries to buy the World Series every year, why
can’t more Major League Baseball players scream “Hell…
Nooooooooo!” like the Hulkster did? I know it’s some
players’ life-long dream to play for the Yankees, and I know
they don’t all do it for the money, and I know I’m biased
against the Yankees. In all honesty, I just thought the Hulk Hogan
allusion was cool.
I’m going
to go now.
10.09.03
– “Do the limbo?!” “No no, you’re
in Limbo.” “Oh… that’s much worse.”
Recent
Movies: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Music: Varies greatly, but includes a lot of video
game music… again (Nerd)
Literature: On Writing Well by William
Zinsser (finished), If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B
Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell
Games: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
(GBA), a small amount of King’s Quest I (PC)
I bought one
of those USB drives the other day. Y’know, they’re like
a floppy disk, except they’re small, look neat, and hold about
100 times as much stuff. Well, it works fine on my Windows XP computer,
but I couldn’t get it to work at all on the older, crappier,
Windows 98 computer. See, I bought it because the scanner is hooked
up to the 98 computer, and I have no real means of scanning large
files and getting them to my main computer without having to carry
the giant printer/scanner/copier/fax upstairs. The USB drive was
supposed to alleviate this, but alas, Windows 98 sucks and so does
PNY or whatever the hell the brand of the drive was. I knew I should
have bought the Fujifilm one, and I plan to when I return this one.
I’m quite upset because it even came with drivers that are
supposed to make in work on 98, but they don’t work. Even
after following all the troubleshooting, I have had no luck. Compatibility
issues make me want to break your face… yes, your
face. Unless you happen to be a girl, but there’s only about
four of you out there… probably because I am prone to complaining
about such things as USB drives. But hey, all the cool
guys have them!
I am thoroughly
enjoying the Bruce Campbell book, though I haven’t had a chance
to read it for almost a week now. Reading it really makes me want
to produce movies for a living, even though that will not necessarily
happen. The book really is much more than a how-to on how to get
into the biz, however. In fact, it’s not really a how-to at
all. You don’t even have to know who Bruce Campbell is to
get a kick out of this book, and that’s always a good thing.
I keep almost
dying on the road. Two days ago, a Camaro almost pulled right into
my passenger side while it was making a left onto Kingshighway.
Yesterday, some idiots in a red… car, were going way too fast
on the gravel road near my house and very nearly sideswiped me.
I never understood it when I heard kids say, “We drove around
on the county roads this weekend. It was so awesome!” Maybe
it’s because I live on one or something, but there’s
nothin’ special about gravel roads, especially when you’re
trying to kill me on them. But seriously, they’re dirty, bumpy,
and they generally suck. I figure it was some guy over in Shawneetown
who just got his license or the car was new or something. In conclusion,
I hope they pave this road soon. But they won’t.
I found Rodan
and Godzilla versus Mothra in the cheap DVD bin at Wal-Mart.
They had the original Godzilla, King of the Monsters, as
well, but it was the short version, so I didn’t get it. Anyway,
check out that bin. You may find a couple of six dollar DVDs worth
getting.
Fall break is
next week. I could use it… this week has been a mess when
it comes to homework. And I have… four midterms next week,
so that should be fun. I guess I’m going to Columbia for the
break… who’s with me? Someone with a decent car?
Hello?
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