Have you seen this new program? It's a bad rip-off of that CBS show The Amazing Race.
Well tonight's episode proves it:
Boys are stupid, girls are smart!
I concede.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Shake Your Groove Thing Baby
Are you in the mood to dance?
Well I'm terrible at it, I'm the worst dancer in the world...don't believe me?
Check THIS out and tell me what you think!
Well I'm terrible at it, I'm the worst dancer in the world...don't believe me?
Check THIS out and tell me what you think!
Sunday, July 30, 2006
We're gonna get TiVO
I'm so excited, when we move we're going to get a TiVO. Typically I'm a "cutting edge" kind of guy, but I've been putting off getting a TiVO because I don't have cable.
Yes Boys & Girls, lock up your children - cover your eyes, I don't have cable!
Long story short, when I moved in this apartment the phone/cable thing didn't pan out so I never got cable installed.
But don't worry, I get to watch plenty of TV, we have the four major networks, two PBS stations, a couple of independents, I think at least 2 spanish channels, all in all, there's a lot of TV on....not quality TV but TV.
Since I don't have Cable I wouldn't buy a TiVO because you can't experience it without cable...and I was not going to get cable just for TiVO.
But when we move, we're going to get cable....and cable modem.....AND a TiVO!!!!
The Boyfriends room-mate got a TiVO as a present last year for X-mas, and it is the best thing in the whole world. I just go over to The Boyfriends house to watch TiVO now....
Some of the first shows I'm going to program are going to be:
That's So Raven
Phil of the Future
Alright, who wants to fess up to watching TV programs that they know they shouldn't?
Yes Boys & Girls, lock up your children - cover your eyes, I don't have cable!
Long story short, when I moved in this apartment the phone/cable thing didn't pan out so I never got cable installed.
But don't worry, I get to watch plenty of TV, we have the four major networks, two PBS stations, a couple of independents, I think at least 2 spanish channels, all in all, there's a lot of TV on....not quality TV but TV.
Since I don't have Cable I wouldn't buy a TiVO because you can't experience it without cable...and I was not going to get cable just for TiVO.
But when we move, we're going to get cable....and cable modem.....AND a TiVO!!!!
The Boyfriends room-mate got a TiVO as a present last year for X-mas, and it is the best thing in the whole world. I just go over to The Boyfriends house to watch TiVO now....
Some of the first shows I'm going to program are going to be:
That's So Raven
Phil of the Future
Alright, who wants to fess up to watching TV programs that they know they shouldn't?
Saturday, July 29, 2006
The Apartment is rented
I'm so excited - I found someone to rent my apartment and I also set up my move date with the movers! Yes, Movers!
A long time ago when I was a mere child, I had a wise old friend give me two pieces of advice. He told me that I would not understand the advice at my tender age, but when the time was right and I had become the "proper age" it would all make sense to me. I would like to share that advice with you:
When you reach the proper age: "You will no longer drink "well" cocktails. Although it was cheap when you were in your twenties, you will no longer drink the Popov Vodka in the decorative plastic gallon bottle. You will forever after only drink Premium Blend Liquors."
When you reach the proper age: "You will no longer move your own belongings when changing living situations. Although it was fun in your youth to spend a hot Saturday afternoon moving to a new fun filled house, when you reach the Proper Age you will realize that was just stupid you will forever after realize that's why you hire movers."
Please use this advice wisely! It may come in handy next time you're ordering a cocktail or moving in with your S.O.
A long time ago when I was a mere child, I had a wise old friend give me two pieces of advice. He told me that I would not understand the advice at my tender age, but when the time was right and I had become the "proper age" it would all make sense to me. I would like to share that advice with you:
When you reach the proper age: "You will no longer drink "well" cocktails. Although it was cheap when you were in your twenties, you will no longer drink the Popov Vodka in the decorative plastic gallon bottle. You will forever after only drink Premium Blend Liquors."
When you reach the proper age: "You will no longer move your own belongings when changing living situations. Although it was fun in your youth to spend a hot Saturday afternoon moving to a new fun filled house, when you reach the Proper Age you will realize that was just stupid you will forever after realize that's why you hire movers."
Please use this advice wisely! It may come in handy next time you're ordering a cocktail or moving in with your S.O.
How Much Is Gas?
I just walked back from breakfast and BOY is it hot out there, supposed to be in the mid-90'sF with heat indices of 100+F.
I did my grocery shopping and eating for the day and now I'm gonna sit in front of the TV and/or the Computer and do nothing, just like I do in the winter when it's -35!
On my walk back from breakfast, and before I turned into a piece of bacon myself, I saw that gas at my local "high end - because I'm in the city" station was charging $3.44 a gallon.
How much is gas where you are?
I did my grocery shopping and eating for the day and now I'm gonna sit in front of the TV and/or the Computer and do nothing, just like I do in the winter when it's -35!
On my walk back from breakfast, and before I turned into a piece of bacon myself, I saw that gas at my local "high end - because I'm in the city" station was charging $3.44 a gallon.
How much is gas where you are?
Just Heard
As I'm sure you are aware - gasoline prices are stupidly high and the oil companies are making huge profits.
On the news today I heard this quote:
"Oil companies make more profit in 30 seconds than the Average American family makes in a YEAR"
Is that just not ridiculous!
On the news today I heard this quote:
"Oil companies make more profit in 30 seconds than the Average American family makes in a YEAR"
Is that just not ridiculous!
Friday, July 28, 2006
Popularity is Fleeting
Well I guess the old adage is true....popularity is fleeting!
As you may recall, earlier this week I posted my apartment on Craigslist to see if I could find someone willing sublet my apartment. I thought an innovative way of doing that would be to build a blog page - pictures, text all the gory details.
Along with that I used my Site Meter to track the traffic.
I posted the ad about 8:00 pm on Tuesday and got 33 hits that day. The following day I 90 hits with 7 return visitors, WOW! But by Thursday the excitement had faded, I had dropped to only 28 hits, and only 4 return visitors, today I'm sad to report that it's only been 9 - and one of those was me showing it to someone here at work.
Oh well, at least I can say "I WAS popular" at one time!
Thursday, July 27, 2006
A Comment that deserves it's own post
Early today I was regaling you with tales of having to wake up in the middle of the night and reset my circuit breaker (or just scroll down it’s the next post).
I got this hilarious comment from The Big Finn, please read along with us:
During the hot weather (we being w/o air condo), I drink liters of liquid during the day to keep from dehydrating. Inevitably, that means that I'll have to wake up between 2:30 and 4:00 A.M. to "squeeze the weasel". I actually enjoy that time of night. I struggle out of bed, do the old-man waddle (bad knees) out of the bedroom to the toilet, sit there (I was raised to sit when I pee) thinking am I really on the toilet or am I stille asleep and dreaming and really peeing in the bed, and then doing the one-minute shake to avoid leaving a trail back to the sweet-ass-sweet bed.Wow! All this takes place in the middle of the nigh, and I manage not to wake up Mrs. TBFt? Who knew?
Is that not the funniest thing you’ve ever read? I guess I find it funny because it sort of describes me a little bit too….I guess we are all the same?
If you’re not familiar with TBF please stop by and pay him a visit LINK
I got this hilarious comment from The Big Finn, please read along with us:
During the hot weather (we being w/o air condo), I drink liters of liquid during the day to keep from dehydrating. Inevitably, that means that I'll have to wake up between 2:30 and 4:00 A.M. to "squeeze the weasel". I actually enjoy that time of night. I struggle out of bed, do the old-man waddle (bad knees) out of the bedroom to the toilet, sit there (I was raised to sit when I pee) thinking am I really on the toilet or am I stille asleep and dreaming and really peeing in the bed, and then doing the one-minute shake to avoid leaving a trail back to the sweet-ass-sweet bed.Wow! All this takes place in the middle of the nigh, and I manage not to wake up Mrs. TBFt? Who knew?
Is that not the funniest thing you’ve ever read? I guess I find it funny because it sort of describes me a little bit too….I guess we are all the same?
If you’re not familiar with TBF please stop by and pay him a visit LINK
4 AM Drama!
Sometimes, if I drink too much before I go to bed (WATER I mean, not booze) I may have to get up in the middle of the night to relive the built up tension, so I always try to limit my intake of liquids after 7 pm, just to make the night go more smoothly.
Well this morning at 3:55 am, I woke up and knew I had to go to the bathroom...damn! As I'm walking to the bathroom in a daze I realize that it's awfully quiet in the apartment....as I'm walking back to bed I suddenly realized WHY it was so quiet....The A/C had tripped the circuit breaker!
Damn Damn Double Damn!
Now, I've got a big A/C unit in my window, about 6000 BTU, that puppy keeps my apartment cooled down to comfortable temps for me. The only time I've ever flipped the circuit breaker is if I try to run the dishwasher and A/C at the same time (which makes sense) and one time when I turned the AC off and didn't wait the requiste 3 minutes to do so (when it says wait three minutes before turning back on, they mean it).
The problem is, the circut breakers are not in my apartment....no, I've got to go down four flights of the back stairs, break into our grimy basement and find the breaker box...but to do all of this, I had to put clothes and shoes on!
Fuckity fuck fuck fuck! So now was I not only awake, but I was dressed and awake at 4:00 am. I knew I had to go reset the circut breaker otherwise it would be stifiling in a few hours.
So I threw on the clothes, grabbed my flashlight and trudged down the back steps. My neighbor on the 2nd floor was in the shower, so at least I wasn't the only one that was awake - I wonder if he gets up that early everyday? I entered the basement and cried out and did a little dance to scare any possible rats away (you never know, it is a basement afterall) found the breaker box and reset the circuit.
By the time I got back to bed I was fully awake, I'm gonna wake up in 2 hours, should I just stay up? Fortunately I was able to get back to sleep.
So I wonder, did I really have to pee or did I wake up because the A/C went off? Oh and guess who slept through the whole mess?
Well this morning at 3:55 am, I woke up and knew I had to go to the bathroom...damn! As I'm walking to the bathroom in a daze I realize that it's awfully quiet in the apartment....as I'm walking back to bed I suddenly realized WHY it was so quiet....The A/C had tripped the circuit breaker!
Damn Damn Double Damn!
Now, I've got a big A/C unit in my window, about 6000 BTU, that puppy keeps my apartment cooled down to comfortable temps for me. The only time I've ever flipped the circuit breaker is if I try to run the dishwasher and A/C at the same time (which makes sense) and one time when I turned the AC off and didn't wait the requiste 3 minutes to do so (when it says wait three minutes before turning back on, they mean it).
The problem is, the circut breakers are not in my apartment....no, I've got to go down four flights of the back stairs, break into our grimy basement and find the breaker box...but to do all of this, I had to put clothes and shoes on!
Fuckity fuck fuck fuck! So now was I not only awake, but I was dressed and awake at 4:00 am. I knew I had to go reset the circut breaker otherwise it would be stifiling in a few hours.
So I threw on the clothes, grabbed my flashlight and trudged down the back steps. My neighbor on the 2nd floor was in the shower, so at least I wasn't the only one that was awake - I wonder if he gets up that early everyday? I entered the basement and cried out and did a little dance to scare any possible rats away (you never know, it is a basement afterall) found the breaker box and reset the circuit.
By the time I got back to bed I was fully awake, I'm gonna wake up in 2 hours, should I just stay up? Fortunately I was able to get back to sleep.
So I wonder, did I really have to pee or did I wake up because the A/C went off? Oh and guess who slept through the whole mess?
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
I continue to out gay myself
Every day I say to myself "Michael, how gay can you be today without being too gay?" And every day I answer back, "I don't know, let's find out!"
Well I continue to out gay myself with my addiction to office supplies. Wow, two posts here talking about addictions and fetishes, what kind of blog has this become?
Seriously though, I've always always had a soft spot for Office Supplies I don't know why that is?
Recently my team won a contest at work and the prize was an American Express Gift Card, since I won it in a contest I figured that I should buy something that I wouldn't normally buy. So I got to thinking, what could I buy....oh I know....A Whiteboard!
Do you have any idea how expensive White Boards are? It's outrageous, the office size ones are in the hundreds of dollars and the more economical ones are like 2'x3' I can barely get my thoughts on a piece of paper there's no way I could brainstorm on something so small.
Then I remembered that when I went out to the trade show in Pennsylvania in May that the Post-It lady was there and she had a roll-up White Board. I remember looking at that and saying "Wow, that's a great idea."
So that's what I got...it's a 3M Post-It Self Stick Whiteboard Sheet, it's got the black border on it so you don't go screaming along on your notes and end up writing on the wall...and it's got that Post-It glue on the back to hang it....apprently it keeps the sticky a long time.
My other recent Office Supply Whore purchase was a Dymo Labeler, not the cool manual one like I had growing up but a real electronic labeler. It was on sale at the Red Dot Boutique I'm so excited about it that I haven't even used it yet...I wonder what I'll label first?!?
So I've already asked about your fetishes....so let's go one step further, what's your addiction?
Well I continue to out gay myself with my addiction to office supplies. Wow, two posts here talking about addictions and fetishes, what kind of blog has this become?
Seriously though, I've always always had a soft spot for Office Supplies I don't know why that is?
Recently my team won a contest at work and the prize was an American Express Gift Card, since I won it in a contest I figured that I should buy something that I wouldn't normally buy. So I got to thinking, what could I buy....oh I know....A Whiteboard!
Do you have any idea how expensive White Boards are? It's outrageous, the office size ones are in the hundreds of dollars and the more economical ones are like 2'x3' I can barely get my thoughts on a piece of paper there's no way I could brainstorm on something so small.
Then I remembered that when I went out to the trade show in Pennsylvania in May that the Post-It lady was there and she had a roll-up White Board. I remember looking at that and saying "Wow, that's a great idea."
So that's what I got...it's a 3M Post-It Self Stick Whiteboard Sheet, it's got the black border on it so you don't go screaming along on your notes and end up writing on the wall...and it's got that Post-It glue on the back to hang it....apprently it keeps the sticky a long time.
My other recent Office Supply Whore purchase was a Dymo Labeler, not the cool manual one like I had growing up but a real electronic labeler. It was on sale at the Red Dot Boutique I'm so excited about it that I haven't even used it yet...I wonder what I'll label first?!?
So I've already asked about your fetishes....so let's go one step further, what's your addiction?
The Apartment
Wow, I guess it may be easier for me to find someone to sublet my apartment than I originally thought.
I've not had the site up 24 hours and I've already gotten 116 Hits! Hell that's more than I get on this site in a couple of days...but then I guess here I'm not a hot commodity like an apartment : -)
I was seriously thinking that this was going to be a mind boggling experiment which would have me pulling out my hair in the end, but it's turning out pretty well so far.
I have 8 people interested in it already. One person emailed me about an hour after I put it up, she and her boyfriend should be here in about 15 minutes (I hope he's hot!). Another girl is coming at 7:15ish and I've got two people that want to come tomorrow.
I have a feeling that this first girl might be the one....she seems very enthusiastic, I'm guessing that she just moved here from California (because that's where her cell phone is from) and she's looking for a safe place to live.
Well keep your fingers and toes crossed!
This might actually work out!
**NOTE*** I just looked further into the stats, she's been to the blog 14 times today, I think she likes it!
I've not had the site up 24 hours and I've already gotten 116 Hits! Hell that's more than I get on this site in a couple of days...but then I guess here I'm not a hot commodity like an apartment : -)
I was seriously thinking that this was going to be a mind boggling experiment which would have me pulling out my hair in the end, but it's turning out pretty well so far.
I have 8 people interested in it already. One person emailed me about an hour after I put it up, she and her boyfriend should be here in about 15 minutes (I hope he's hot!). Another girl is coming at 7:15ish and I've got two people that want to come tomorrow.
I have a feeling that this first girl might be the one....she seems very enthusiastic, I'm guessing that she just moved here from California (because that's where her cell phone is from) and she's looking for a safe place to live.
Well keep your fingers and toes crossed!
This might actually work out!
**NOTE*** I just looked further into the stats, she's been to the blog 14 times today, I think she likes it!
Melissa Etheridge
The Boyfriend and I went to see Melissa Etheridge on Saturday Evening.
Let's just say, we were some of the few boys that were there....I swear it was an estrogen event...Missy is gay and she's got a big dyke-o-licious following.
Now I love my girls...but you have to understand...Lesbians are the same as Gay Boys. Gay Boys are the "girls" of the gay world and the Lesbians are the "straight men" of the gay world. It all evens out see.
The Lesbians were the ones that used to pick on the Gay Boys in school because they were bigger than we were.
Regardless, we saw her at The Auditorium Theater which is amazing, to give you an idea of it's size....we walked up two flights of stairs to get to our seats....there were two more flights ABOVE us! We were in the last row of the first balcony all the way on stage left almost up against the wall. Not good seats for a show, but great seats for a concert.
I'm not a huge Melissa fan...The Boyfriend gave me a few of her CD's but she's not my full cup of tea. she's sort of like Rufus Wainwright - I like him, but I can only listen to him for a short time. She's the same way....now don't get me wrong, I like her, but I don't seek her out.
She is an amazing live performer......I must say though, those lesbians are good on the time, the concert was supposed to start at 8:00 and she came out at 8:10, I guess she wanted to get it over with so she could go home and drink a beer.....unlike Madonna who we recently saw and made us wait 75 minutes!
She came on at 8:10 and sang and sang and sang for more than two hours straight, without a bathroom break, without a costume change, without really taking any kind of real break in between songs other than to chat with the audience.
She's a chatter.....she comes across as though if you met her in real life, she would sit down and just start chatting with you, she seems totally down to earth.
Her voice is great, but it's sort of an acquired voice.....I actually found it easier to close my eyes and listen to her sing instead of trying to watch her perform....The Boyfriend thought I was sleeping but I wasn't, I was concentrating. She has one of those voices that you have to focus all your energy on to process, but when you do you're rewarded with a beautiful sound.
I only know the "popular" songs and she sang a few of those, but most of the others were lesser known hits.
I really enjoyed her, in fact I enjoyed her more than Madonna....whereas Madonna feels the need to put on a huge show with fireworks and videos and dancers....Melissa is quite the opposite...she has a very plain stage, only one moving piece of the set, no back up dancers, no video's...just her and her band. In that regards, I think that Melissa Etheridge gave a much better performance because it was just about her, she wasn't trying to distract you with everything else.
Go see her...go buy her music.....but if you become a lesbian, don't blame me - you probably had it in you all along!
Let's just say, we were some of the few boys that were there....I swear it was an estrogen event...Missy is gay and she's got a big dyke-o-licious following.
Now I love my girls...but you have to understand...Lesbians are the same as Gay Boys. Gay Boys are the "girls" of the gay world and the Lesbians are the "straight men" of the gay world. It all evens out see.
The Lesbians were the ones that used to pick on the Gay Boys in school because they were bigger than we were.
Regardless, we saw her at The Auditorium Theater which is amazing, to give you an idea of it's size....we walked up two flights of stairs to get to our seats....there were two more flights ABOVE us! We were in the last row of the first balcony all the way on stage left almost up against the wall. Not good seats for a show, but great seats for a concert.
I'm not a huge Melissa fan...The Boyfriend gave me a few of her CD's but she's not my full cup of tea. she's sort of like Rufus Wainwright - I like him, but I can only listen to him for a short time. She's the same way....now don't get me wrong, I like her, but I don't seek her out.
She is an amazing live performer......I must say though, those lesbians are good on the time, the concert was supposed to start at 8:00 and she came out at 8:10, I guess she wanted to get it over with so she could go home and drink a beer.....unlike Madonna who we recently saw and made us wait 75 minutes!
She came on at 8:10 and sang and sang and sang for more than two hours straight, without a bathroom break, without a costume change, without really taking any kind of real break in between songs other than to chat with the audience.
She's a chatter.....she comes across as though if you met her in real life, she would sit down and just start chatting with you, she seems totally down to earth.
Her voice is great, but it's sort of an acquired voice.....I actually found it easier to close my eyes and listen to her sing instead of trying to watch her perform....The Boyfriend thought I was sleeping but I wasn't, I was concentrating. She has one of those voices that you have to focus all your energy on to process, but when you do you're rewarded with a beautiful sound.
I only know the "popular" songs and she sang a few of those, but most of the others were lesser known hits.
I really enjoyed her, in fact I enjoyed her more than Madonna....whereas Madonna feels the need to put on a huge show with fireworks and videos and dancers....Melissa is quite the opposite...she has a very plain stage, only one moving piece of the set, no back up dancers, no video's...just her and her band. In that regards, I think that Melissa Etheridge gave a much better performance because it was just about her, she wasn't trying to distract you with everything else.
Go see her...go buy her music.....but if you become a lesbian, don't blame me - you probably had it in you all along!
How Projects Work
Someone sent this to me, so I don't know who to give credit to, but it's Brilliant!
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Do you have a song fetish?
Do you get hooked on one song? Do you have to find as many different versions of just that one song? Do you have to look to obscure websites to find a different version of that one song?
Well I admit it, I've got a song fetish. There are just a few songs that I really really really enjoy and I'm always on the lookout for a new version of it.
A few of my big favorites are:
Send Me An Angel - originally by Real Life in 1983. Right now I have 10 different versions of this song, everything from a hard hard rock version to a girl rock version to a techno trance version.
The Neverending Story - originally released in the movie of the same title, this one I have fewer of - only 5 different versions.
A Put A Spell On You - by Nina Simone (I think I'm not sure) in 1964 the song was written in 1956, I've got 10 versions of this one as well. This is an easy one to find though because it's old and EVERYONE who does blues/jazz does it! It's a great song!
So I know you've got a fetish.....come on....fess up.....you'll feel better.
Well I admit it, I've got a song fetish. There are just a few songs that I really really really enjoy and I'm always on the lookout for a new version of it.
A few of my big favorites are:
Send Me An Angel - originally by Real Life in 1983. Right now I have 10 different versions of this song, everything from a hard hard rock version to a girl rock version to a techno trance version.
The Neverending Story - originally released in the movie of the same title, this one I have fewer of - only 5 different versions.
A Put A Spell On You - by Nina Simone (I think I'm not sure) in 1964 the song was written in 1956, I've got 10 versions of this one as well. This is an easy one to find though because it's old and EVERYONE who does blues/jazz does it! It's a great song!
So I know you've got a fetish.....come on....fess up.....you'll feel better.
Did I tell you.......
I'm MOVING! So if you know anyone that lives in Chicago and is looking for an apartment...send them my way.
I'm going to be moving about 4 blocks away from where I live now. A great opportunity has come up and I'm gonna jump on it......No The Boyfriend and I are not moving in together : -)
My friend that I work with and I are going to move in together. His brother has this great duplex apartment available and we're gonna take it.
So I need to be out of my apartment no later than 9/30/2006....perferably 8/31/2006 so tell all your friends....link to this post if you wanna give me some free advertisements...LOL!!!
Well if you do send someone my way, I made a blog so I could post pictures and stuff...I'm going to go out and plaster the city this weekend with flyers.
If you're interested in the apartment CLICK HERE (or if you just wanna check out where I live)
I'm going to be moving about 4 blocks away from where I live now. A great opportunity has come up and I'm gonna jump on it......No The Boyfriend and I are not moving in together : -)
My friend that I work with and I are going to move in together. His brother has this great duplex apartment available and we're gonna take it.
So I need to be out of my apartment no later than 9/30/2006....perferably 8/31/2006 so tell all your friends....link to this post if you wanna give me some free advertisements...LOL!!!
Well if you do send someone my way, I made a blog so I could post pictures and stuff...I'm going to go out and plaster the city this weekend with flyers.
If you're interested in the apartment CLICK HERE (or if you just wanna check out where I live)
Monday, July 24, 2006
Lady in the Water - A Review
Since Rob said that I’m such a tease when it comes to my recent movie reviews I figured I should set the record straight….you’re right Rob, I am a tease!
I went to see Lady in the Water Saturday afternoon, in fact I caught the second screening of the day so whoopee for getting matinee prices. I got there in plenty of time, I was the first one in the theater….so I found the perfect seat: high up, but not all the way in the back, in a chair that “rocked” and directly under the projector – almost the exact middle of the theater – the best for sight and sound!
All of the previews they showed – SUCKED – I honestly can’t remember any of them and none of them were worth remembering, they were all about movies coming out at Christmas time…uhm hello….it’s fucking summer here!
I’ve been wanting to see this movie since I heard M. Night was making another movie. Now granted his last two movies (Signs & The Village) were a little shaky, but they were still good movies – original concept – not such great scripts – but still original idea that I could wrap my head around and say “yeah that’s possible” plus he always has that trick in the end that’s gonna screw everything up and make you watch the movie over again to catch the secrets (you know what I mean – “I see dead people”).
I didn’t read any of the reviews, I didn’t see any of the preview shows, I was going only because it was M. Night Shyamalan AND Bryce Dallas Howard. I was figuring that perhaps she’s his new “muse” since she was in his last movie….let’s see what he’s gonna have her do now! Sort of a la Alfred Hitchcock.
Oh, I should say this:
******** S P O I L E R S F O L L O W *******************
The movie starts out with a prologue explaining the basis of the story….one set of people, split into land people and water people….land people greedy, want things, cause war..forget about sea people. Sea people still remember land people and want to help them out they send people from their water to the land people…blah blah blah.
I would LOVE to say some nice things about this movie – oh wait, one nice thing – the special effects on the creature were pretty cool. I can’t say that it was beautifully filmed – it was set in one locale (an apartment building that looked like it had been built in the 60’s), a majority of the action occurs at night (dark), there were no memorable scenes – the only cool camera shot that I recall is where he did a “vertigo” type pull out/zoom, other than that it was rather boring visually.
Oh just fuck it, I can’t even go on to write a review of this movie – it was utterly unbelievable, there was no way in my mind I could play this so I could believe it would happen. It just didn’t make sense.
The story was too convoluted but at the same time it never explained itself, and why the hell did he cast himself as a pivotal role in the movie? WHY?
The whole movie revolves around M. Night’s character but you never would have guessed that, he spends all the time looking dazed and confused, I thought he was high, because I was and I still didn’t understand what he was trying to do.
Basically – The Lady in the water is there to meet someone – a writer, she doesn’t know who it is but she only has to look at him to “awaken him.”
Well she does this and then tries to “go home” but something is preventing her from doing it. Blah blah blah
They figure out what they need to do, get mixed up, set things right and poof she’s gone…and that’s the END OF THE FUCKING MOVIE.
There was no follow-up, there was no explanation, there was no “showing what would happen in the future.” It just went cut to black and house lights up…whoosh!
The pivotal “idea” is that M. Night’s character will right a book, that book will be published and a little boy will grow up and read this book over and over, he will get into politics and become President of the United States and he will start a new evolution in government based off of the book he read growing up. Uhm – hello – did you ever think that since this was the major plot device people would like a little follow up? No flash to the future?
It sucked people, don’t waste your time. There was twist at the end to turn the story around, there was no “symbolism” used (believe me after the last few movies, you look) when you do something well (Sixth Sense & Unbreakable) stick with what you know!
I give it 1 out of 5 Stars, only because I can’t give it a Zero.
I do have a final thought though: Story tells Vick “Your sister will have 7 children, you will see the first two.”
I have a thought for you M. Night “You will make seven more films, but no one will watch after the next two.”
Fool me once, shame on you!
Fool me twice, shame on me!
I went to see Lady in the Water Saturday afternoon, in fact I caught the second screening of the day so whoopee for getting matinee prices. I got there in plenty of time, I was the first one in the theater….so I found the perfect seat: high up, but not all the way in the back, in a chair that “rocked” and directly under the projector – almost the exact middle of the theater – the best for sight and sound!
All of the previews they showed – SUCKED – I honestly can’t remember any of them and none of them were worth remembering, they were all about movies coming out at Christmas time…uhm hello….it’s fucking summer here!
I’ve been wanting to see this movie since I heard M. Night was making another movie. Now granted his last two movies (Signs & The Village) were a little shaky, but they were still good movies – original concept – not such great scripts – but still original idea that I could wrap my head around and say “yeah that’s possible” plus he always has that trick in the end that’s gonna screw everything up and make you watch the movie over again to catch the secrets (you know what I mean – “I see dead people”).
I didn’t read any of the reviews, I didn’t see any of the preview shows, I was going only because it was M. Night Shyamalan AND Bryce Dallas Howard. I was figuring that perhaps she’s his new “muse” since she was in his last movie….let’s see what he’s gonna have her do now! Sort of a la Alfred Hitchcock.
Oh, I should say this:
******** S P O I L E R S F O L L O W *******************
The movie starts out with a prologue explaining the basis of the story….one set of people, split into land people and water people….land people greedy, want things, cause war..forget about sea people. Sea people still remember land people and want to help them out they send people from their water to the land people…blah blah blah.
I would LOVE to say some nice things about this movie – oh wait, one nice thing – the special effects on the creature were pretty cool. I can’t say that it was beautifully filmed – it was set in one locale (an apartment building that looked like it had been built in the 60’s), a majority of the action occurs at night (dark), there were no memorable scenes – the only cool camera shot that I recall is where he did a “vertigo” type pull out/zoom, other than that it was rather boring visually.
Oh just fuck it, I can’t even go on to write a review of this movie – it was utterly unbelievable, there was no way in my mind I could play this so I could believe it would happen. It just didn’t make sense.
The story was too convoluted but at the same time it never explained itself, and why the hell did he cast himself as a pivotal role in the movie? WHY?
The whole movie revolves around M. Night’s character but you never would have guessed that, he spends all the time looking dazed and confused, I thought he was high, because I was and I still didn’t understand what he was trying to do.
Basically – The Lady in the water is there to meet someone – a writer, she doesn’t know who it is but she only has to look at him to “awaken him.”
Well she does this and then tries to “go home” but something is preventing her from doing it. Blah blah blah
They figure out what they need to do, get mixed up, set things right and poof she’s gone…and that’s the END OF THE FUCKING MOVIE.
There was no follow-up, there was no explanation, there was no “showing what would happen in the future.” It just went cut to black and house lights up…whoosh!
The pivotal “idea” is that M. Night’s character will right a book, that book will be published and a little boy will grow up and read this book over and over, he will get into politics and become President of the United States and he will start a new evolution in government based off of the book he read growing up. Uhm – hello – did you ever think that since this was the major plot device people would like a little follow up? No flash to the future?
It sucked people, don’t waste your time. There was twist at the end to turn the story around, there was no “symbolism” used (believe me after the last few movies, you look) when you do something well (Sixth Sense & Unbreakable) stick with what you know!
I give it 1 out of 5 Stars, only because I can’t give it a Zero.
I do have a final thought though: Story tells Vick “Your sister will have 7 children, you will see the first two.”
I have a thought for you M. Night “You will make seven more films, but no one will watch after the next two.”
Fool me once, shame on you!
Fool me twice, shame on me!
My very first movie
I was going through some of my things, and I came across the very first movie I made.
Three of my friends had decided to participate in a Triathalon....so a group of us (8 total) went along to show our support and to get out of the city for a weekend.
This movie showcases our adventures. It's a little long and you're probably not all that interested in the people...but the first three minutes are FABULOUS (if I say so myself) and especially if you like Wonder Woman!
Three of my friends had decided to participate in a Triathalon....so a group of us (8 total) went along to show our support and to get out of the city for a weekend.
This movie showcases our adventures. It's a little long and you're probably not all that interested in the people...but the first three minutes are FABULOUS (if I say so myself) and especially if you like Wonder Woman!
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