So I tried something this weekend: seeing a movie twice on the same day. Here's the twist, I had half a bottle of Jack in me for the 12:35 AM showing of Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang, and I probably still had some, but relatively little, in me at the 7:35 PM showing. Try it. I'm telling you. Granted, this was a particularly amusing movie to see because of Robert Downey, Jr's abrupt, spastic approach to his role and the way Val Kilmer treated him was kind of the way the guy sitting in front of me treated me through the movie, but hey. No seriously, I found that I appreciated the comedy tremendously the first time through and I appreciated the nuances of the plot the second time through. Anyways, it has to be said: Robert Downey, Jr. is just too cool, and everyone needs a Santa's helper costume.
On another note, I finally saw Napoleon Dynamite. At least twice in the same day. I'm practicing the dance routine. I also now understand the Vote for Pedro shirts. When the movie came out, I was up in Boston and the Red Sox had just won the World Series and it was presidential election time, so I was fuming because all these people were walking around with Vote for Pedro shirts and I thought they were saying "Pedro Martinez should be President of the United States of America because he helped lead our team of degenerates to a World Championship--and because the two people running for office are even bigger degenerates". Turns out, they were just referencing a HILARIOUS movie. Yeah, I know, I'm dumb. So dumb. Personally, I think Kip's character had the funniest lines in the whole movie. It is masterful.
I've started watching a little bit of television and have decided that Boston Legal is hilarious because of William Shatner. Also, Everybody Hates Chris is quality. Beyond those, I'm still exceedingly disappointed that baseball season is over, Mo didn't get the Cy Young, Cano didn't get Rookie of the Year, A-Rod won't get MVP, and the list goes on. But whatever, let thes White, Red, Black, Blue and Purplish-Green Magenta Sox get their wins in and out of the way for the next century. The Giants have given me new hope that I'll watch football into January, and the Knicks--well, who knows.
Central Park was gorgeous this past weekend. Kudos to those who ran the Marathon. I think I'll actually make my dream of running one happen next year. And I'll be shooting for something around 3:30. It's doable. If I start training tomorrow.
Anyways--here comes Old Man Winter, never was a good friend of mine, like Jeremiah the Bullfrog. Hopefully, he'll be a little more chill about natural disasters around the world. It's kinda nuts what has happened over the past year: three or four unprecedentedly major earthquakes, an unfathomable hurricane season, tsunamis, reshaping of coastlines, the wiping out of an entire city, a population on the verge of freezing in Kashmir, and the list goes on. In the meantime, we and every other country around the world keep fighting wars. and Jon Corzine and Doug Forrester are the types of people we are chosing from to...what? Lead us? Avert disaster? Better our lifestyles?
We're exceptionally apathetic and complacent as a populace right now. Our two party system is horrendous. We've lost sight of the values that made America the promised land. That said, I don't think people have gotten worse or more immoral or anything like that. We are just too embedded in our comfort to imagine doing something like protesting and actually enacting a peaceful revolution. We're all too factioned and can't find that common interest to get us to work together. We've had our attentions diverted with real issues like abortion, homosexuality/homophobia, church/state, which are actually largely irrelevant when all they serve as are cripplingly divisive issues. W. accentuated the division in the country and the disconnect. The Dems haven't been totally innocent in this regard either and have managed to divide their own party in the process not to mention finalizing the rift with anything Republican by lashing out at republicans as unintelligent and irrational because they don't see things the same way. We need leaders who know that America is about doing good, about raising people up, about freeing the oppressed, about defending the weak and giving people opportunities. We need people who respect their entire constituencies and are willing to see that they should throw a lot to a 49% minority and something to a 20% minority too. The alienation and division is brutal.
When I see a bipartisan ticket like McCain/Obama or two no-names on top of the parties' ballots, I'll have hope for the political system and the future of our country. As it is now, things look pretty bleak.
So turn off the election results (if you even cared to vote--i don't blame you if you didn't, but you should have) and go get involved, or rent a movie and enjoy the Fall of the Latest Roman Empire.
On another note, I finally saw Napoleon Dynamite. At least twice in the same day. I'm practicing the dance routine. I also now understand the Vote for Pedro shirts. When the movie came out, I was up in Boston and the Red Sox had just won the World Series and it was presidential election time, so I was fuming because all these people were walking around with Vote for Pedro shirts and I thought they were saying "Pedro Martinez should be President of the United States of America because he helped lead our team of degenerates to a World Championship--and because the two people running for office are even bigger degenerates". Turns out, they were just referencing a HILARIOUS movie. Yeah, I know, I'm dumb. So dumb. Personally, I think Kip's character had the funniest lines in the whole movie. It is masterful.
I've started watching a little bit of television and have decided that Boston Legal is hilarious because of William Shatner. Also, Everybody Hates Chris is quality. Beyond those, I'm still exceedingly disappointed that baseball season is over, Mo didn't get the Cy Young, Cano didn't get Rookie of the Year, A-Rod won't get MVP, and the list goes on. But whatever, let thes White, Red, Black, Blue and Purplish-Green Magenta Sox get their wins in and out of the way for the next century. The Giants have given me new hope that I'll watch football into January, and the Knicks--well, who knows.
Central Park was gorgeous this past weekend. Kudos to those who ran the Marathon. I think I'll actually make my dream of running one happen next year. And I'll be shooting for something around 3:30. It's doable. If I start training tomorrow.
Anyways--here comes Old Man Winter, never was a good friend of mine, like Jeremiah the Bullfrog. Hopefully, he'll be a little more chill about natural disasters around the world. It's kinda nuts what has happened over the past year: three or four unprecedentedly major earthquakes, an unfathomable hurricane season, tsunamis, reshaping of coastlines, the wiping out of an entire city, a population on the verge of freezing in Kashmir, and the list goes on. In the meantime, we and every other country around the world keep fighting wars. and Jon Corzine and Doug Forrester are the types of people we are chosing from to...what? Lead us? Avert disaster? Better our lifestyles?
We're exceptionally apathetic and complacent as a populace right now. Our two party system is horrendous. We've lost sight of the values that made America the promised land. That said, I don't think people have gotten worse or more immoral or anything like that. We are just too embedded in our comfort to imagine doing something like protesting and actually enacting a peaceful revolution. We're all too factioned and can't find that common interest to get us to work together. We've had our attentions diverted with real issues like abortion, homosexuality/homophobia, church/state, which are actually largely irrelevant when all they serve as are cripplingly divisive issues. W. accentuated the division in the country and the disconnect. The Dems haven't been totally innocent in this regard either and have managed to divide their own party in the process not to mention finalizing the rift with anything Republican by lashing out at republicans as unintelligent and irrational because they don't see things the same way. We need leaders who know that America is about doing good, about raising people up, about freeing the oppressed, about defending the weak and giving people opportunities. We need people who respect their entire constituencies and are willing to see that they should throw a lot to a 49% minority and something to a 20% minority too. The alienation and division is brutal.
When I see a bipartisan ticket like McCain/Obama or two no-names on top of the parties' ballots, I'll have hope for the political system and the future of our country. As it is now, things look pretty bleak.
So turn off the election results (if you even cared to vote--i don't blame you if you didn't, but you should have) and go get involved, or rent a movie and enjoy the Fall of the Latest Roman Empire.
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