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April 21, 2004A Tuesday night update...
I saw "The Punisher" last Saturday afternoon. Frankly, consider me punished. I don't often get this vibe, but I really felt like the movie suffered more from bad directing than anything else. The script was no gem, admittedly, but it seemed like the variety of things that were going wrong (from shots framed in a confusing way to acting choices) all pointed to a poorly-helmed project. Too bad, since I think Thomas Jane could do well for himself under better circumstances.
Luckily, the day was redeemed with a Taiko concert at UCR. At $6, it was a steal, and now I'm all fired up about Taiko drumming. I can't take the class, as it overlaps my screenwriting workshop perfectly, but I'm going to try and get involved with the on-campus club. It's too late for this year, but I might be able to join them during the summer. At any rate, this will have to be a more successful venture than my attempt to teach myself to play the standard rock-band drum-kit back in college. I couldn't manage to play the drums and pedals at different rhythms, and ended up selling the drum-kit to another guy who worked at the Highlander.
I was doing my usual bippin' and boppin' around the internet earlier today, and stumbled upon the news that Falco of "Rock Me, Amadeus" fame had died in a traffic accident in 1998. Not only didn't I know that Falco was the name of an individual instead of the name of a band, but I had no idea that Falco (however many of them) had died. I don't know jack about Falco, obviously enough, but the idea that they were a he--and a dead he, no less!--without my knowing disturbs me.
Apropos of nothing, April 28 (next Wednesday) is Free Ice Cream Night at Baskin-Robbins. The Ben and Jerry's Free Cone Day seems to shift around the calendar, so I'm not sure when to expect it. If you know, please share the info; we'd all be grateful.
According to IMDB.com, Sarah Michelle Gellar was banned from McDonald's as a kid: "When I was five I did a commercial for Burger King. McDonalds were so outraged, they sued Burger King and named me in the lawsuit. I wasn't allowed to eat there. It was tough, because, when you're a little kid, McDonald's is where all your friends have their birthday parties, so I missed out on a lot of apple pies." Um...did she think McDonald's had mailed her photo to all the restaurants? They're not Checkpoint Charlie, Sarah. It would have been okay to just slip in and buy your damn Happy Meal.
You know who else has been missing their greasy fries? Me. I've started going to the gym. Granted, this experiment only started on April 10th, and I've only been to the gym five times so far, and I only do the exercise bike and treadmill because I want to start small. Any time I've tried making the gym a good habit in the past, I've gone, hurt myself by being way too gung-ho, and never returned. This time, I'm trying to err on the side of caution.
I will leave you with Strindberg and Helium, the funniest thing I've seen all week. I was introduced to it during a break in my VO work yesterday, and felt duty-bound to share it with the world.
Posted by patrick at April 21, 2004 12:32 AM
CommentsThanks for the heads-up on "The Punisher". I think it's really neat that all these Marvel comic movies are now coming out, but at the same time I know way more effort could be put into them. I had a real beef when the first live action X-Men movie came out. I grew up reading the comics and watching the Saturday morning cartoon that use to air on Fox. It was unnerving for me to get all excited about finally getting to see a live action movie, only to find out those big wig hot shots decided the original characters/story lines weren't good enough. "Let's changes a few things here. Oh, and how about a couple things there." That's not the only issue of course, but I'll leave it at that.
You know, I've done exactly the same thing before when getting all jazzed up about exercising and getting back into shape again. I'll get into total fitness mode, over-do-it with all the exercising, and wake up so sore and stiff the next morning it's almost impossible to get out of bed. Luckily, because of my arrangement of classes this quarter, I don't have to worry about not getting enough exercise. Each class is in a different building, so I get to walk my way from one end of campus to the other throughout the day. Plus, I've got volleyball during the evening.
BTW, Ben and Jerry's Free Cone Day is April 27 (next Tuesday) incase you haven't found out yet. Hmmm...two days of free ice cream in a row...you might have to double up your time spent at the gym. ;)
Steph
Posted by: Steph at April 21, 2004 10:04 PM
Hey! I was at the Taiko concert as well. Once again life sees fit to insert us into a situation wherein we could nearly have rubbed elbows, yet never once meet.
That being said, It would be great to have you over for dinner some time. It is, after all, a rather short walk.
P.S. That concert was great, by the way. The club has comea long way since I was in it. It was great to see them still using the drums I helped make!
Posted by: Voards at April 22, 2004 05:41 PM
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