Current mood: flirty
So I think I may have lost my mind - and my regular sleep patterns. The XBox 360 is like crack (or insert your drug of choice here). I allow myself to spend hours shooting people online for kicks - what the hell? I guess it could be worse, I could really have a drug habit.
So completely unrelated to the Crack-Box, I have started the interview process for the replacement position what was so hastily vacated last Friday. I hate interviewing - I just want to hire the right damn person, already! People tend to talk out their asses or lie and tell me what I want to hear...DUDE! Tell me the truth, dammit!
I'm an honest person, I expect honesty around me (this is probably why I remain single). I don't play games (except on the XBox, apparently) and I just want to get to the f*ing point! Okay - mini-vent complete.
Otherwise, I don't have much to report. I'm happy right now (except for being insanly crazy at work) and I think that is a good thing. I'm feeling bold - I think I may do something rash...Stay Tuned!
Currently listening:
Closer to God
By Nine Inch Nails
Release date: By 19 May, 1994
Friday, June 30, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
A Super Leap of Faith
Current mood: impressed
Movie Review: Superman Returns
Let me start by saying one thing - I am the little sister of a comic-book-hero fan and therefore am one by extension. I don't know the lore like the boys seem to, but I know enough to be dangerous...there is no comparison to Superman-lore here - so deal with it! Also, I am doing my best not to put any major spoilers, but beware one and all!
Where to begin with this review...? It is hard not to mention that is probably the most anticipated summer movie in a couple of years and that there will be a lot of reviews flying around (pardon the pun). So for those of you that truly care, there will be no fluff here - I tend to have very specific expectations when it comes to movies.
The overall feel of this movie was great! This movie played homage to the first two Superman flicks of almost 30 years ago. Brandon Routh did one of the best "impressions" of Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent I think I have ever seen - but when he becomes Superman, I felt a sense of transition...the torch has been passed folks and I really didn't expect to enjoy his take on such an icon. Sure, he could have been better, but c'mon they had Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane! Just about anything could have been more impressive than her flimsy portrayal of this crack-reporter. As for Kevin Spacey, he did an excellent job...most of the time. He took Lex Luthor to some very dark places, but also allowed him to be more of a cartoon in some scenes - there was room for improvement.
As for the movie itself, I was taken back to my formative years and enjoyed 2 hours of nostalgia...that's right folks, I said 2 hours. Yes, this movie is 2 hours and 34 minutes, but the final 30 minutes of this film should be lopped off with a kryptonite scythe. Having pondered this for the last 7 hours, I really think that the final stage of the film was written for all the girls being dragged to the theatre by their "boy-at-heart" mates. Look, I don't mind the forbidden romance - the love lost and gained between Superman and Lois - but please! This seems to be a disease in Hollywood right now - beating a dead horse. Movies can be 2 hours and we, the audience, still get satisfaction.
If you watched all the trailers as I did, you will not be disappointed in the Superman rescues in this film. The airplane scene alone was worth the price of the ticket! As for the hero versus villain scenes - they just were somewhat non-existent. As always, Lex gets foiled in the end, however, where was Superman...oh right, he was overcoming his one weakness to save humanity and could have died (now that would have been an ending!).
To the movie-makers: Thank you for basically ignoring the doppelgänger and the nuclear disarmament bullsh*t that were a complete waste of film stock in the 80's.
I enjoyed this movie - I really did. I think it is well worth the cost of the ticket (and maybe some popcorn) to drag your butts to the movie theatres and enjoy a blast from the past. I did go into this with some low expectations, but Bryan Singer rarely disappoints. Go see this movie, I think you will enjoy yourself (at least for 120 minutes) and at the end, project your own "TO BE CONTINUED..." onto the screen - I think they left that off in the editing room! Just no Superboy please - that would just depress me!
Currently listening:
One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & the Wailers
By Bob Marley & The Wailers
Release date: By 22 May, 2001
Movie Review: Superman Returns
Let me start by saying one thing - I am the little sister of a comic-book-hero fan and therefore am one by extension. I don't know the lore like the boys seem to, but I know enough to be dangerous...there is no comparison to Superman-lore here - so deal with it! Also, I am doing my best not to put any major spoilers, but beware one and all!
Where to begin with this review...? It is hard not to mention that is probably the most anticipated summer movie in a couple of years and that there will be a lot of reviews flying around (pardon the pun). So for those of you that truly care, there will be no fluff here - I tend to have very specific expectations when it comes to movies.
The overall feel of this movie was great! This movie played homage to the first two Superman flicks of almost 30 years ago. Brandon Routh did one of the best "impressions" of Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent I think I have ever seen - but when he becomes Superman, I felt a sense of transition...the torch has been passed folks and I really didn't expect to enjoy his take on such an icon. Sure, he could have been better, but c'mon they had Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane! Just about anything could have been more impressive than her flimsy portrayal of this crack-reporter. As for Kevin Spacey, he did an excellent job...most of the time. He took Lex Luthor to some very dark places, but also allowed him to be more of a cartoon in some scenes - there was room for improvement.
As for the movie itself, I was taken back to my formative years and enjoyed 2 hours of nostalgia...that's right folks, I said 2 hours. Yes, this movie is 2 hours and 34 minutes, but the final 30 minutes of this film should be lopped off with a kryptonite scythe. Having pondered this for the last 7 hours, I really think that the final stage of the film was written for all the girls being dragged to the theatre by their "boy-at-heart" mates. Look, I don't mind the forbidden romance - the love lost and gained between Superman and Lois - but please! This seems to be a disease in Hollywood right now - beating a dead horse. Movies can be 2 hours and we, the audience, still get satisfaction.
If you watched all the trailers as I did, you will not be disappointed in the Superman rescues in this film. The airplane scene alone was worth the price of the ticket! As for the hero versus villain scenes - they just were somewhat non-existent. As always, Lex gets foiled in the end, however, where was Superman...oh right, he was overcoming his one weakness to save humanity and could have died (now that would have been an ending!).
To the movie-makers: Thank you for basically ignoring the doppelgänger and the nuclear disarmament bullsh*t that were a complete waste of film stock in the 80's.
I enjoyed this movie - I really did. I think it is well worth the cost of the ticket (and maybe some popcorn) to drag your butts to the movie theatres and enjoy a blast from the past. I did go into this with some low expectations, but Bryan Singer rarely disappoints. Go see this movie, I think you will enjoy yourself (at least for 120 minutes) and at the end, project your own "TO BE CONTINUED..." onto the screen - I think they left that off in the editing room! Just no Superboy please - that would just depress me!
Currently listening:
One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & the Wailers
By Bob Marley & The Wailers
Release date: By 22 May, 2001
Monday, June 19, 2006
They Call Me...Oracle Chick!
Current mood: mellow
Yes folks, it is true...I have an XBox 360 now. Commit me to the Geek-funny farm now and get it over with!
So I caved to peer pressure and the electronic pull of technology and went out last Wednesday and bought one of these blasted devices. Sure, they only cost $400, but then you need the extra controller, the rechargable battery for both controllers, a wireless adapter, the plug to recharge the batteries...and of course, GAMES! Luckily, I am only obsessed with 2 games to date.
Also, to my benefit, Mike was willing to come over and set up the whole thing for me like I'm a dumb girl (I like to play that role occasionally). Could I have set it up myself, YES! But, then I would have gotten annoyed and much less likely to play with it for a couple of days.
Mike set it all up while Dani and I chatted. Next thing you know, we have to come up with some sort of online handle for me on this blasted thing and Dani told me I could not use Brently49! Damn her!
So 25 minutes later, we finally settled on Oracle Chick. There were better ideas, but other people had them too because those names were not available. This name took care of 2 things - it announced that I was a girl to all the guys (at Dani's insistence) and it took into account my work persona "The Oracle," which everyone here at EarthLink calls me (mostly because I have been here SO long, I know everything).
After Mike and Dani left, I stayed online and played Call of Duty 2 (I have to get out my frustrations somehow) for a couple of hours. I met some cool guys and had fun getting killed A LOT. There seemed to be a fascination about me being a girl and having an XBox 360 AND playing a WWII game.
Fast forward to Thursday night - I spent a little more time on the damned thing, but still not too much. I think I was on until a little after 1 am, and met more cool guys - and they know who they are!
Now, I have to address a few things here - if I don't Dani will - I am NOT an XBOX slut or 'ho or any other trashy name you can come up with. Guys seem to take anything I say as sexual, so why not play it up, right? I have fun with it and so do they, so who cares...and maybe I can distract them a little :) It isn't like I intend to use my "sexy phone voice" (as Angie dubbed my online/on phone persona) - it just kinda happens!
So while some of my new "friends" are just come-n-goers, others are really cool guys and are quite fun to talk smack with and shoot! Look, the point is thing - I am having fun! Besides, it could be worse...I could be sucked into EverCrack, right?
Anyway, here I am at work, for another hum-drum week of reading, writing and attending meetings. Hopefully, The Oracle will help others as they seek advice and counsel. It's a mellow Monday...but, I'll be back on the XBox flirting with all the boys tonight ;)
Currently listening:
Daniel Powter
By Daniel Powter
Release date: By 11 April, 2006
Yes folks, it is true...I have an XBox 360 now. Commit me to the Geek-funny farm now and get it over with!
So I caved to peer pressure and the electronic pull of technology and went out last Wednesday and bought one of these blasted devices. Sure, they only cost $400, but then you need the extra controller, the rechargable battery for both controllers, a wireless adapter, the plug to recharge the batteries...and of course, GAMES! Luckily, I am only obsessed with 2 games to date.
Also, to my benefit, Mike was willing to come over and set up the whole thing for me like I'm a dumb girl (I like to play that role occasionally). Could I have set it up myself, YES! But, then I would have gotten annoyed and much less likely to play with it for a couple of days.
Mike set it all up while Dani and I chatted. Next thing you know, we have to come up with some sort of online handle for me on this blasted thing and Dani told me I could not use Brently49! Damn her!
So 25 minutes later, we finally settled on Oracle Chick. There were better ideas, but other people had them too because those names were not available. This name took care of 2 things - it announced that I was a girl to all the guys (at Dani's insistence) and it took into account my work persona "The Oracle," which everyone here at EarthLink calls me (mostly because I have been here SO long, I know everything).
After Mike and Dani left, I stayed online and played Call of Duty 2 (I have to get out my frustrations somehow) for a couple of hours. I met some cool guys and had fun getting killed A LOT. There seemed to be a fascination about me being a girl and having an XBox 360 AND playing a WWII game.
Fast forward to Thursday night - I spent a little more time on the damned thing, but still not too much. I think I was on until a little after 1 am, and met more cool guys - and they know who they are!
Now, I have to address a few things here - if I don't Dani will - I am NOT an XBOX slut or 'ho or any other trashy name you can come up with. Guys seem to take anything I say as sexual, so why not play it up, right? I have fun with it and so do they, so who cares...and maybe I can distract them a little :) It isn't like I intend to use my "sexy phone voice" (as Angie dubbed my online/on phone persona) - it just kinda happens!
So while some of my new "friends" are just come-n-goers, others are really cool guys and are quite fun to talk smack with and shoot! Look, the point is thing - I am having fun! Besides, it could be worse...I could be sucked into EverCrack, right?
Anyway, here I am at work, for another hum-drum week of reading, writing and attending meetings. Hopefully, The Oracle will help others as they seek advice and counsel. It's a mellow Monday...but, I'll be back on the XBox flirting with all the boys tonight ;)
Currently listening:
Daniel Powter
By Daniel Powter
Release date: By 11 April, 2006
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Peace, Love & Understanding
Current mood: giggly
What's so funny, you ask? Not so much, but I do have to say that my friends are pretty hysterical. It never fails, no matter what my mood may be, one of my friends is able to get me giggling - that is a gift.
Today was pretty crappy - I felt like I was going to die, but a nice man named Robert worked out all the kinks - literally. I am cursed with bad bones and joints (thanks mom & dad) and my back and neck were killing me. So - I went in for a full body massage and I have never felt SO renewed! Suddenly, I felt like I could run a marathon...okay, maybe not really.
So I went to dinner with the girls - we had a decent meal that had a few kinks in it. Note to self: Mussels are not in season in June! Anyway, we had a blast and Dani and Mindy kept me in stitches - both on the way to dinner at during the meal. What would a gal do without great friends, I ask? Not a clue, but I am glad I don't have to find out.
Anyway, this weekend is the shin-dig for Steev and Gina and their bundle of joy on the way. I am looking forward to seeing all the friends I don't get to see very often - it should be good for some laughs, for sure.
Otherwise, I am planning a trip to San Francisco for July 4th - 4 or 5 days with the kiddies should be good for relaxation and lots of giggles. I just need to get the heck out of dodge for a few days. I need a break from work and a chance to do something I really want to do!
That's all for now - maybe more tomorrow!
'Where are all the good men dead, in the heart or in the head?' -- Debi Newberry, Grosse Pointe Blank
Currently listening:
The Very Best of Elvis Costello
By Elvis Costello
Release date: By 17 April, 2001
What's so funny, you ask? Not so much, but I do have to say that my friends are pretty hysterical. It never fails, no matter what my mood may be, one of my friends is able to get me giggling - that is a gift.
Today was pretty crappy - I felt like I was going to die, but a nice man named Robert worked out all the kinks - literally. I am cursed with bad bones and joints (thanks mom & dad) and my back and neck were killing me. So - I went in for a full body massage and I have never felt SO renewed! Suddenly, I felt like I could run a marathon...okay, maybe not really.
So I went to dinner with the girls - we had a decent meal that had a few kinks in it. Note to self: Mussels are not in season in June! Anyway, we had a blast and Dani and Mindy kept me in stitches - both on the way to dinner at during the meal. What would a gal do without great friends, I ask? Not a clue, but I am glad I don't have to find out.
Anyway, this weekend is the shin-dig for Steev and Gina and their bundle of joy on the way. I am looking forward to seeing all the friends I don't get to see very often - it should be good for some laughs, for sure.
Otherwise, I am planning a trip to San Francisco for July 4th - 4 or 5 days with the kiddies should be good for relaxation and lots of giggles. I just need to get the heck out of dodge for a few days. I need a break from work and a chance to do something I really want to do!
That's all for now - maybe more tomorrow!
'Where are all the good men dead, in the heart or in the head?' -- Debi Newberry, Grosse Pointe Blank
Currently listening:
The Very Best of Elvis Costello
By Elvis Costello
Release date: By 17 April, 2001
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Down In It
Current mood: horny
Wow - how sad it is that the Subject isn't in any way true...just another boring week letting Corporate America suck the life out of me just a little more. At least tonight, I hung out with friends.
So today started out really weird - and actually, it isn't all that weird, just weird for me.
I had PT this morning (still working on my neck) and half way through my appointment, Jen put me on The Rack (usually this torture is left for the end of the session). I came out of the back room post-torture and there was a guy at my table. That's okay, I'll move down a couple of stations - no biggie, right? Well, for some reason, this guy seemed fascinated with me.
It took until the very end of the appointment to realize that he was actually flirting with me (I was thinking he was a stalker or something, albeit a hot one). And honestly, I didn't realize it at all...I had to be hit over the head with it. Anyway, not like he will actually call, but a girl can hope.
Starting out with such wonderful attention, put me in a giddy mood all day. Basically, I dared anyone to dampen my Happy Friday! It made it hard to focus on work, but somehow I managed.
So after work, it was time to hit Ipp's for dinner with friends and do a little shooting on the XBox (I just love blowing away 12 year-olds in WWII Russia and Germany). As with any time spent with Dani and Mike (and this time with Surfmunk, too), I found that our topics of conversation tend to stray from the normal and we ended up discussing who's hot and who's not at work - we pretty much stuck with the who's hot topic.
So I have had a "thing" for one individual at work for years (6, I believe) and I have shamelessly flirted with him all this time. We are good friends and I have always considered it harmless, but today was the day I needed to do some good flirting with him...but I could not seem to track him down. I have to think back, but I believe at this point, Angie would remind me that I nicknamed him "Pants" some years ago. Let's face it, to have a real conversation about someone at work, they have to have a code name. Therefore, from here-on-out, he will be referred to as Pants!
So why Pants, you ask? Well, in our early exposure to him, Pants did some training for the local call center. He would be at the front of the room, wearing sweat pants, which highlighted all the right assets he had. Now these weren't the sweatshirt-all-cotton-material pants - these were the shiny-somewhat-parachute-type-material pants - you always knew when he was walking up behind you!
All the ladies used to swoon (Deals, Peaches, maybe even Shannon know what I mean). Well - as with most things - he has just gotten better with age!
Again, not that I would ever make any move or do anything about it, but this is one of the ones I would often have dreams about and then blush when I would see him in the mornings. I can be SUCH a girl, sometimes!
Anyway, my thoughts have been on Pants today, and it cannot be helped. So with the blond hottie and thoughts of Pants, I was apparently in High-Flirtation-Mode and I didn't even realize it. So for anyone I flirted with today - oops, sorry!
However, to my shock - just an hour ago - Surfmunk told me I flirted with him. I was unintentional - believe me. Not that there is anything wrong with Surfmunk, but it is that whole "fishing in the company pond" deal. I try really hard not to even consider the guys at work (even the hot ones). So sorry - I'm not exactly sure why it happened, but apparently, I am hopeless.
Oh well - I say blame it on the Pants! (I'll have some yummy dreams tonight, I bet!)
Currently listening:
Pretty Hate Machine
By Nine Inch Nails
Release date: By 22 November, 2005
Wow - how sad it is that the Subject isn't in any way true...just another boring week letting Corporate America suck the life out of me just a little more. At least tonight, I hung out with friends.
So today started out really weird - and actually, it isn't all that weird, just weird for me.
I had PT this morning (still working on my neck) and half way through my appointment, Jen put me on The Rack (usually this torture is left for the end of the session). I came out of the back room post-torture and there was a guy at my table. That's okay, I'll move down a couple of stations - no biggie, right? Well, for some reason, this guy seemed fascinated with me.
It took until the very end of the appointment to realize that he was actually flirting with me (I was thinking he was a stalker or something, albeit a hot one). And honestly, I didn't realize it at all...I had to be hit over the head with it. Anyway, not like he will actually call, but a girl can hope.
Starting out with such wonderful attention, put me in a giddy mood all day. Basically, I dared anyone to dampen my Happy Friday! It made it hard to focus on work, but somehow I managed.
So after work, it was time to hit Ipp's for dinner with friends and do a little shooting on the XBox (I just love blowing away 12 year-olds in WWII Russia and Germany). As with any time spent with Dani and Mike (and this time with Surfmunk, too), I found that our topics of conversation tend to stray from the normal and we ended up discussing who's hot and who's not at work - we pretty much stuck with the who's hot topic.
So I have had a "thing" for one individual at work for years (6, I believe) and I have shamelessly flirted with him all this time. We are good friends and I have always considered it harmless, but today was the day I needed to do some good flirting with him...but I could not seem to track him down. I have to think back, but I believe at this point, Angie would remind me that I nicknamed him "Pants" some years ago. Let's face it, to have a real conversation about someone at work, they have to have a code name. Therefore, from here-on-out, he will be referred to as Pants!
So why Pants, you ask? Well, in our early exposure to him, Pants did some training for the local call center. He would be at the front of the room, wearing sweat pants, which highlighted all the right assets he had. Now these weren't the sweatshirt-all-cotton-material pants - these were the shiny-somewhat-parachute-type-material pants - you always knew when he was walking up behind you!
All the ladies used to swoon (Deals, Peaches, maybe even Shannon know what I mean). Well - as with most things - he has just gotten better with age!
Again, not that I would ever make any move or do anything about it, but this is one of the ones I would often have dreams about and then blush when I would see him in the mornings. I can be SUCH a girl, sometimes!
Anyway, my thoughts have been on Pants today, and it cannot be helped. So with the blond hottie and thoughts of Pants, I was apparently in High-Flirtation-Mode and I didn't even realize it. So for anyone I flirted with today - oops, sorry!
However, to my shock - just an hour ago - Surfmunk told me I flirted with him. I was unintentional - believe me. Not that there is anything wrong with Surfmunk, but it is that whole "fishing in the company pond" deal. I try really hard not to even consider the guys at work (even the hot ones). So sorry - I'm not exactly sure why it happened, but apparently, I am hopeless.
Oh well - I say blame it on the Pants! (I'll have some yummy dreams tonight, I bet!)
Currently listening:
Pretty Hate Machine
By Nine Inch Nails
Release date: By 22 November, 2005
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