Stuology

I did go see The Others. I really liked this one, and recommend that people go see it. There are a couple of parts that will make you jump, but it will in no way give you nightmares.

Today I’m going to catch Startup.com–a documentary about the fall of govWorks.com. I’m sure it will encapsulate the majority of the people during our history’s latest goldrush who thought, “I know some stuff about computers! I can have a business too!” and failed.

I’ve suddenly become allergic to my socks. A strange thing…

Tomorrow’s movie is going to be The Others. I really, really, really, really, really want this movie to be good. I love scary movies. Please let it be scary.

I feel myself saying that more and more when it comes to big studio movies. I go, cluthcing my ticket, chanting, “please let it be good, please let it be good.” More often that not, my reaction is “it’s not bad.” The best description I’ve heard of the recent movies (can you say “Planet of the Apes” and “Jurassic Park III”) is F/X Porn: movies comprised of “half a dozen or so
isolated, spectacular scenes — scenes comprising maybe twenty or thirty
minutes of riveting, sensuous payoff — strung together via another sixty
to ninety minutes of flat, dead, and often hilariously insipid narrative.” You can read the rest of the F/X Porn article here.

I was going to come up with something quirky to say with this link that I got from NPR the other day, but I’m too tired to think of one. So, go listen to the Frank and Fritzy show on The Wiretap Network. It is a series of phone conversations between two Genovese crime family soldiers from FBI wiretaps in 85-86. They talk about everything but mob business. Like the site says, “It’s Seinfeld meets The Sopranos.”

Yesterday, without any relief to our 100+ degree weather in sight, I decided it was time to go ahead and mow. I could put it off no longer, and even around 10:30 am, it was already over 90. It probably wouldn’t have been that bad, but I have a desk job. I sit inside in air conditioning all day. I’m a wuss.

So for a nice break, I headed out to see Jurassic Park III*. On the way to the theater, I passed by a shop with paper jack o’ latterns in the window. I went to the store today, and bought my first bag of Halloween candy. Now, Halloween is my favorite holiday (next to Stu day), but I can’t get into it this early. There just isn’t anything scary about the sun beating down on you at 100+ degrees, my flowers in full bloom, and the squirrels and rabbits playing in my yard.

Speaking of Halloween, check out this picture that my mother and I dug out of a box. Now that is the face of a future Jayhawk.

*You know, with the “this is a bad idea” and the running and the screaming and the dinosaurs. William H Macy was the saving grace that turned that movie from “horrible, not again” to “not bad.”

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More time consumption brought to you by Jason whose page is out there somewhere waiting to be discovered. Actually, I just don’t remember where it is. I used to know. I’m babbling because I don’t have anything else interesting to say. And I’m tired.

Today Stu serves up a small batch of entertaining time consumption. Enjoy!

Ah, a beautiful start to my three day weekend: sleeping in three hours, waking up to a nice comforting thunderstorm, temperatures that will not reach up to 110 – 120, and a mysterious monkey t-shirt delivered in the mail.

“Beavers, by teamwork family life!”

What does that mean? I have no idea, maybe you can read these soap labels and tell me.

Go Spaceship Earth!

Another request: I’m putting together a playlist of songs. Not just any songs, but songs that add excitement to an otherwise mind-numbing, spirit-crushing, cubicle-bound day. I mean real crotch-kicking excitement*. Yes, dear readers, if you know of songs that fit that theme, drop me a line with the song name and artist.

*I know to some of you that “crotch-kicking” is not a term that you would relate to “excitement,” but I wanted to get two Trainspotting allusions in one post. Of course, are they even allusions since I’ve just referenced where it came from? Probably not…