the latter

some thoughts:

-what wrong w/me liking justin timberlake's music? okay - the gay part of
it is that he was part of n'sync and he's like the national coverboy for
bebop/tiger-beat magazine. however, if you break down the aesthetics of
his last album, he worked with a major hip hop music producer - timbaland.
his work is somewhat parallel to michael jackson of the 70's/early 80's
(off the wall, thriller) which are by far the best albums and i believe is
still the biggest selling album ever. and the shiet is danceable, chill,
and pushes further than his boy band period. all i'm sayin is that -
sometimes you shouldn't have to play into your mind what other people think
about your likes and dislikes. if you like justin, a past american idol
winner, or any reality television show - f*ck it....admit it and let it be
your guilty pleasure, BUT don't rag on somebody for having the taste that
they have. respect opinions man.....

-how much should you play into your decisions based on "feeling bad?"
sometimes it's annoying when people "feel bad" about not doing or doing
something that someone else would find offensive or rude. gimmie a frickin
break! so for the most part - things depend on the situation - and to this
I do consider weighing options and yes, "feeling bad" can play a role.
however, when you come to two ill advisable paths or moments of confusion
where nothing seems to be correct no matter which way you go - well, f*ck
it! just choose what you WANT to do! seriously! if friends are friends,
they should understand your choice and no - you should not have to feel
like you're sneaking behind them with your choice nor should you have to
lie for the sake of looking like a bad guy. again - i do consider weighing
the option of playing to the situation at hand - whereas circumstances
could mean that lying is a safe way to avoid non-needed confrontation or
future awkward moments. but in a magical world where no there is no
polical correctness and being blunt is actually speaking the real truth
instead of beating around an invisible bush - then you should just do what
you want to do in life without having to take into consideration of
"feeling bad."

and yes - that magical world does have a bad side where i'm fat, bald, have
bad skin, and am a bad writer (cause everyone's blunt). but you know what
- if people told me this in a blunt way a long time ago, my problems may be
being vain and acting like an over perfectionist hhmmm.....which ones are
worse traits?

oscars are coming? who do you think is winning?

what we do for electronics!

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California radio station has fired 10 staff
members after a contest to drink as much water as possible to win a new
Nintendo Wii game console resulted in a woman's death, a company spokesman
said on Wednesday.

Jennifer Strange, 28, a mother of three, died from water intoxication after
taking part in a "Hold your wee for a Wii" competition on a morning radio
show on Sacramento station KDND-FM Friday.

She was one of about 20 contestants who tried to outdrink each other
without going to the toilet and was reported to have drunk about seven
quarts (6-1/2 liters) of water in a bid to win the Wii for her children.
She was the runner-up.

dreamweaver

you know what trips me out sometimes? when you're having a bad day but
still say or write in an email - "have a great day!"

i always thought it was natural instinct to wish badful ventures to someone
when you're having a bad day, so you can at least feel better than someone.
(sarcastic thought)

so in good fashion of a wannabe screenplay writer/filmmaker, i watched the
golden globes last night. anyone else see this? anyone think brad and
angelina had a little spat in the limo before getting unto the red carpet?
angelina looked sorta pissy. maybe she misses that good billy bob lovin
pre-red carpet. brad seems to be more conservative in that fashion.
probably cause billy boy knew he couldn't get anyone that hot again.

i'd like to give big ups to my idol - the filmmakers filmmaker - marty
scorsese. the man's a genius and has yet to get his hands on that baby
oscar. with this golden globe win and in comparison to the frontrunner for
babel....his chances are way higher than the past couple of years. my only
vice is that dirty harry is still playing the strong cards. i'm tellin ya
- if you told me after watching clint eastwood work it with a chimpanzee in
the 80's that he would go on to be this award winning director - i'd ask
you where you got those air jordan's and how much you're sellin your crack
for....cause seriously, in the past couple of years, that man came outta
nowhere.

warren got his hands on the cecil b. award last night. my only comment -
why? no offense - i think the dude's cool and he did have his moments, but
seriously, i think y'all gave it up to him cause he's been outta the game
for a long time and y'all wanted an upright citizen to give the award to.
warren even said in his speech that he hasn't been in that many films and
it really is true. the handful of films that were featured last night
were probably all the ones that he's made. there's probably been 20 films
total in a career span of over 30 years. maybe it is quality over
quantity, but the guy isn't dead...maybe it should've gone to someone else
more deserving during a time period that movie making has been in a low.
even this year's oscar race seems somewhat weaker as past years. but with
this award show becoming history....watch...you'll see the hype by all the
movies. it's like waterworks when the corporation takes control now.

i can venture to say that dreamgirls will pick up some extra viewing this
weekend. this movie will definitely put eddie murphey back on the map that
he lost awhile back. he's been playin it safe with all those kiddie
movies, but nothing has returned to him since coming to america. hopefully
this'll be his ticket to better written roles.

this is all......

in other news....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unbowed by public doubts, President George W. Bush
plans to announce on Wednesday that he will send about 20,000 more U.S.
troops to Iraq as part of a long-delayed shift in strategy in the unpopular
war. Bush's plan may represent his last best chance to salvage the U.S.
mission in Iraq and turn around frustration with his handling of the war.
Administration officials said Bush will announce plans to deploy about
20,000 more U.S. troops to join 140,000 already in Iraq -- most to Baghdad
and 4,000 to volatile Anbar province.

AND

Many of Bush's own Republicans expressed unease and a USA Today/Gallup poll
said Americans oppose the idea of increasing troop levels in Iraq by 61
percent to 36 percent.

ME THINKS:

are you kidding me dude?? Here's a common theme from the documentary
aspect of cinema. From all the documentaries that I've watched for the
past year (fahrenheit 9/11, who killed the electric car, when the leeves
broke, enron: the smartest guys in the room, etc., etc.) the common theme
all have to do with how bush is f*ckin up. NOW - whether you're a donkey
or an elephant - you gotta admit that this war thing is going just a bit
too far and we need those kids back here. it's reported that 3,000 lives
have already been sacrificed in that relived vietnam fight. is there even
an answer to this long debate? come on man....think for a little bit about
what's going on here and listen to the people. we're a democracy - aren't
we?

IN OTHER THOUGHTS (non-political):

let's talk about sports. mcgwire doesn't make it into the baseball hall of
fame because of the steroid era?? gimmie a break....it's the past already.
work toward making the future better! don't hinder the people that
might've or might not have f*cked up in the past. let me tell you
something about that specific time in social culture when baseball watchers
and non-baseball watchers were on their toes everytime sammy sosa and mark
mcgwire were at the plate. i would be watching a television show and the
network would do picture-in-picture to show their specific up at the plate.
it was an unreal time. and when either one of them smacked it outta there,
it was unreal! bars would go crazy and jaws would drop on how far that
shiet would go. they picked up baseball to another degree where i've never
seen it. and yes, steroids was at question even at that time....but they
did something for baseball back then and when you think about it, they're
really harming themselves for doing it.

i dunno - maybe i'm just a softy and maybe i thought they did something
great for the culture of baseball, but don't deny the guy from getting into
the baseball hall of fame. didn't you let pete rose in there for
gambling?? this is just my opinion and that's that.....

those were the days

you know what i don't get about regular joe movie watchers? these days,
they're so ready to critique a film - saying whether it's good or bad and
if it's worth their money - instead of trying to understand what the
director or the writer is saying. before films, there was television and
even before that there were these things called books. and wouldn't you
know it - those things called books held stories. words on pages that
people read to try and learn something that someone was saying. AMAZING!
now - people take the cgi graphics and vast technology for granted to only
say what's good or bad without walking away with the barebones of what a
movie is trying to say. hey - even the bad movies have cliche lines and
trite situations that are still trying to tell you what's good and bad in
the world. the more sad part is that if i were to write up a movie about
what i'm saying, it'd be too cliche. a movie about a screenplay writer
trying to figure out what movie goers like and dislike....every first
screenplay writers fallback. too bad none of them were ever that great....

uh....maybe except Adaptation with Nic Cage and written by Charlie Kaufman.
Check it out.

that's my rant for today......(well, at least on here...)

where are y'all??

ugh - i have a lot of anger in me lately. don't know why, just do.

sometimes i can't take "stupid people." now don't get me wrong, i do have
tolerance and patience for people and i must say that it is at a very high
mark to which i can deal with most. however, sometimes you know someone
for so long that you know what they're capable of and what they're not
capable of. what i'm starting to pick up on about some that is starting to
annoy me is how people will use their "innocence" for granted.

initiative people!! a lot of times in life, you just need to grab the bull
by the horns and run with it. take a chance and make some executive
decisions. do NOT always ask questions and seek approval of everyone.
again, don't get me wrong, as there are times where unanimous consent is
needed or feedback is in order so that improvement can help move forward.
BUT our world is mixed up with people that either don't give you any
valuable input OR push your thoughts away while waiting for something
better to come along. that right there is when you move it along yourself.
all you baby!

it gets super-duper annoying when you know someone is capable of making an
executive decision in a situation, but is not firm, has no spine, and a lot
of talk is what it is - a lot of talk!

i guess i'm just looking for some substance around me......