Thursday, July 31, 2008

Today seems like Tuesday

What a super day today. *happy smile*
:D
I bought another Sin City graphic novel and I bought Batman: the long halloween. Well, that is not the main reason why I had a super day today.
No more details, ok?

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Rating the movies I saw this week

The Machinist: 8.5/10
Very good story and strong acting by Christian Bale. Besides the surprise ending, it was very well paced without a dull moment.

Memento: 7.5/10
I have never seen this movie since it was released in 2000. I found this movie similar to The Machinist: I will not say how or why because then it would spoil both movies. If you see both movies, then you will notice the similarity. Good movie overall, though, it was quite confusing the first 20 minutes.

The Dark Knight: 9.5/10
Awesome.

Romper Stomper: 6.5/10
Well, I have been told too watch this movie for a while. I have also been told that it is better than one of my favorite movies, American History X. I did watch Romper Stomper, but in my opinion, it is not better than American History X. Though, Romper Stomper was made nearly 10 years prior American HIstory X, it did have one good actor, Russell Crowe. However, Edward Norton was just a better and more convincing actor. American History X had a better scripted story, acting and a stronger sense of the skinheads in the world.

Can't stop it

Holy Shit!!! I am in love with the One Day As A Lion album. Seriously. Damn, this is unbelievable. Aggressive beats with one of the best angry, passionate and bold voices ever. Oh My God. The four years was worth it. Definitely. I have been playing this album non-stop. I'm probably driving my neighbours crazy, but who cares. Fuck, nearly every saturday there's loud dance music due too parties on my street. Fuck it, let them hear some 'good' music. Ha ha ha ha.
The thing is there is only 5 songs on the EP record. Hopefully there will be another album released with more tracks. That's my only beef with the record: not many songs. Only 5. Either than that, there is nothing wrong with it. No Complaints. Oh, man I love it.

Monday, July 28, 2008

One Day as a Lion

It has been talked for years, far too many years. Over 4 years. Ever since the band Rage Against the Machine parted ways in 2000 there were rumours that lead singer Zack De La Rocha was making plans for a solo career. Nothing was confirmed. However, within a couple of years Zack De La Rocha performed music with known singers such as Trent Reznor of NIN in the song, March of Death, as well as C.I.A with KRS-1. It took a while. RAGE fans have been waiting for a long time. A Long, long time. In 2004 it was confirmed that Zack De La Rocha was indeed working on a solo album. 4 Years later, July 22 2008, that solo album was released.
Zack De La Rocha and Mars Volta drummer, Jon Theodore form ONE DAY AS A LION. We all know that famous quote (I cannot remember who said it, but I will get back to you on that), "I'd rather live one day as a lion then a thousand days as a lamb."
When I first heard about the album released I got so pumped and hyper. Awesome shit. Vintage De La Rocha.

The weekend

Yesterday was the first time I went to see a Montreal Impact (soccer) game in about 4 years. Watching a game with 2 beers and a shitload of close goals (about 10!) makes it, no doubt, a hell of a time. After the game my friend and I headed down to downown (ha, that sounds funny, 'down to downtown') for some Subway and some more beer. Umm. We ended up sharing 6 liters! 3 Liters each!!!! The day before I had 2 Tequilla Sunrise (my new favorite drink after Jack & Coke), 1 Gin & Tonic (too dry) and 1 Jack & Coke.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

X-Files or Sex-Files?

Tonight should be fun. Key word: should. Attending a wedding hall......well I do know the person through cousins and uncles, but I'm not going to stay long because I have plans to go to a club/bar later that night. Nevertheless, my cousin and I are planning on crashing it. Yes, like Wedding Crashers. HA! I'll say my hello's and congratulations, but I will most definitely drink :D *wink*
Hopefully I won't be back home too late. I'm thinking of 1-2am because the next day I'm going to watch a soccer game with a friend in the afternoon. More beer there. And, yes, I will be watching the X-FILES, not to be confused with the SEX-Files. That will be tuesday. Obviously, not by myself. Ha!

Friday, July 25, 2008

Façade

Everything is nothing,
Everyone is an imagination,
This disaster never happened,
Every cloud is going to fade tonight.

What am I here for?
Am I part of this imaginary destruction?
Is this nation divided and conquered?
Why is it hard to understand her?
All these questions, but very few answers.

Nothing is real anymore,
Everything is nothing,
Everyone is an imagination,
This disaster never happened,
Every star is going to fade tonight.

I don't know why this horror keeps happening,
Is it real or is it all in my head?
Another correspondent, another unpredictable woman,
Keep the troubles coming,
Pour me some unsatisfaction,
A world filled with hope is a world filled with disaster,
This disaster.

Everything is nothing,
Everyone is an imagination,
This disaster never happened,
Every star is going to fade tonight.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

La La La

Oh yeah. Rolling down the street with my (insert). Alright. Kicking the jams to Taking Back Sunday, some Serj Tankian and some catchy Nirvana. OH LA LA LA LA OHHHHHH LA LA LA.
OH LA LA IM GOING LA LA LA LA INNNNNNNN-SAAAAANNNEE LA LA.
I need a break from all of this.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Tainted Boulevard

Lying outside on dry land,
Watching all the stars disappear,
With all this movement inside,
I feel alive with you by my side,
Sometimes I feel like the hunted one,
Sometimes I need to think about what I have done,
Under the stars,
Under the crescent light on Tainted boulevard.

The fear slithers inside me,
Through my skin piercing my heart,
But not all alone, I got you by my side,
The moon is dark tonight,
The light is dimming, while bullets are flying,
The night is wild,
The summer is dawn on Tainted boulevard.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Insane

Alright, this time I promise a longer post. Though, I am unsure what I will talk about in the next couple of lines, words or space for that matter. You know what, my next post will be a poem. Yes, sir! Ok, back to my promise. I have too much on mind right now, but I know that writing something on this blog will release a little of what's on my mind - not that I will reveal it (it's not family matters that's for sure). *irritated* Fine! It's about a damn girl. Happy?! Fuck.
*clears throat*
-So, Claudio how have you been doing?
-Oh, I'm alright. Kind of going nuts in this cubicle, but alright I guess.
-Anything interesting to note?
-To note? Am I fucking being interviewed? Well, I guess I am Smith. I guess I am.
-Any illnesses you would like to express, talk about?
-Illnesses? What the fuck is this? Dr. Phil show.
-No, no. No Dr. Phil show. I assure you. Let's skip that question.
-No shit, huh?
-Have you been reading anything interesting as of late?
-Jesus Christ. What is this twenty questions? Can you make some interesting ones at least? To answer your question, I am currently reading House of Sand and Fog.
*takes a huge sip of water*
*spits it out*
-Who the fuck put vodka in my glass? Son of a bitch!
-Claudio, umm. That must be mine.
*stares*
-Alright, cut the crap this instinct. What the fuck is this, huh? These idiotic questions that you know about already. What's next? What's your name, sire? What does your shirt mean, Rage Against the Machine? Are you an alcoholic? Jesus.
*exits studio*

Sunday, July 20, 2008

The Dark Knight 2 : One more time

The Dark Knight. How can I put it? Best film in a LONG time. Hands down. Literally. I think I want to watch it again. NO. I WILL watch it again. It's worth it. Normally I do not watch the same movie twice at the theatres - actually, I do not think I have ever down that or even thought about doing so - but I really want to see it again.
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SO GOOD. 10/10

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Summer Read Complete list

My goal is to read at least, minimum, 8 books this summer. So far I have read 6.

Something Wicked This Way Comes (289 pages)
Metamorphosis and other short Stories (88 pages)
The Martian Chronicles (182 pages)
The Shining (683 pages)
Live and Let Die (282 pages)
Heart-Shaped Box (351 pages)

I have been trying to read We The Living by Ayn Rand, but too dense at the moment. Argh. I might leave it be for now and start House of Sand and Fog.

The Dark Knight

In about 6 1/2 hours I will be watching The Dark Knight. Hopefully I will get a seat at the edge of the row so that my knees to give out. Hopefully.
And, yet, another short post.

Friday, July 18, 2008

ARGH

Tired. Dead. Bored. Numb. *Falls asleep*

-what a pointless post-

Unknown

Time ticks slowly
Killing any momentum commencing,
Every drop of tear of rain,
Brushed away throughout elimination,
And all the fear inside ignites,
And all our hard work destroyed,
Everyone we knew shot and buried,
All the plants that grew
Dead like us,
Any momentum they put to rest.

Exploring any solution,
What we have left is not much,
One way out,
Revolt!

We cannot brush the history behind this stone,
We cannot die without a fight,
These hands cleanse the world but also destroy,
The hard working slaves were pushed and killed,
There's no respect, they only care about the profit,
We need Change! We need Change!
Would you rather be dead, but save the world?
Or rather dead and gave up your soul?

Revolt!
Exploring any solution,
Revolt!
What we have left is not much,
Revolt!
One way out, one solution,
Revolt!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Hellboy II : I said I would

1 Guinness and 1 Oatmeal Stout beer. That was last night, of course. I could have gone for another, but I did not want to push it. I guess. This was all before watching Hellboy 2, which was a sweet, slick-ass movie by the way. I am so not in the mood to write a review, at least not a long and detailed one at that. Though, I will say this it was an awesome blend of humor and stylish action sequences. Sweet blend. It is rare to see a movie have such a good - actually strong - blend of both humor and action, and still creating a great overall movie. The last movie I can remember having a good blend of both - though, one must acknowledge that today it is not so good - was Lethal Weapon 1 and 2. Well, the second Lethal Weapon was good, but it did not have a good balance of both - in other words, best of both worlds. Hellboy 2 did. It seems that a lot of sequels have been getting better, which has been a surprise. Mind you, there has not been many. However, there has been more than those of the 80s and 90s. Obviously, the best sequel would be The Godfather: part 2, but that is my opinion. We have seen number two movies being better than the first one: one may think of Spider-man 2, though, the third one did not match up to par with the first, sadly, the Bourne trilogy, brilliant, Harry Potter - keep in mind that the second one was not as good as the first, but the third and fourth were. Hellboy 2 can be added to that mix as well.
Overall I would give this movie a 9 out of 10. 9/10

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Hellboy II

Tonight ladies and gentleman - if there are any left - I will be seeing Hellboy II at the theatres. Please no spolers. Not that there is anyone reading this - at least not before I will be on my way to the theatre. Ha. Ha. . . . Ha. *crickets* Fuck. Maybe there will be a review on the movie. Maybe. Maybe. Do you care? Would you read it? maybe. maybe. low caps. nice. very. very. Fuck. I lost track of what I was about to say. Trance. Going into a trance. Oatmeal beer. Oatmeal. Beer. Yum. What. The. Fuck?

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

A pause and a quick coffee break: a smokin' hot one

That girl is smokin' hot, I tell ya. She's got a smile that will eat you up and melt your cold heart. The eyes on that one. Smokin'. It ain't weed or any drug, I tell ya that. Smokin' red hot. Who am I talking about? Christ, if I would tell you everything there is too know than life wouldn't be priceless or a surprise or breathtaking or something along those lines. What I am really getting at is that I finished reading Heart-Shaped Box. Yeah, great read. But not as smokin' as the girl. Yup, that one. Gorgeous. She's on my mind that I cannot think about the next book to read. *thinks* Sweet Jesus!

Blaze

Chillin'.
A toast to the wicked. A toast for the hungry. A memory faded and burned. The light flashing on and off. The end of the procedure? A wicked sense of humor. The disguise: we hide behind closed doors, behind our true identity. Scared, shaken and shattered. The true identity of the world.
Chillin'.
Music blaring in the room. Circles and circles of smoke filling the corners. The old plant adjacent to the television and the book shelf. Flames blaring. Fire. The curtains, the sheets, the cupboards, the clothes, underwear, shirts, everything, everyone. Gone. Rain of fire (??).
Chillin'.

Geez, I have no idea what I was trying to write. Sorry for wasting your time.

Screw You Oreos

That is right. Screw You Oreo's. Screw You! Damn it. Screw You for making this delicious Oreo fudge cakes called Cakesters. You know I have been trying to stay away from sweets and read more books. You know it! But NO, you had too make something so delicious and full of sugar and fat. I had two and I want another. Another! You hear me? But I cannot. This I refuse to give in. I refuse. I will not. No, I shall not eat another Cakesters.
*Looks at the Cakesters snack pack*
Fuck YOU!!
*Pauses*
FUCK---
*Takes a pack of two Cakesters out*
*Pauses*
I'll be right back. *walks away*

Day 2: Movies, buses and automobiles

It is my second day at home free from work. Yes, free. For a short time, I guess. Once again I woke up late despite being awaken by my brother who for some reason had to sit on the edge of my bed and give me a creepy look. Well, that was 2 and a half hours before I got out of bed and brushed my teeth. Yes, I am not dirty beast. Wow, shit, it is close to noon and all I have done is rent 2 movies. Yes, I am sometimes active. And sometimes not. We all are. . . Right?
Twenty minutes after I awoke I took the bus to the video store and rented The Bank Job and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Don't get angry at me, please. I have not watched the Harry Potter movie. I did enjoy reading the novels, but only stopped at The Goblet of Fire, which was an interesting novel. Hey! I have been busy reading. . . . other stuff. HEART-SHAPED BOX, OK!!! Oh, yeah, and I walked for 30 minutes from the video store to my house. Talk about being active! Bang.
I guess this is movie day. Oh, and tomorrow I will be seeing Hellboy II. Yup, movies, movies, movies.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Short, cut & sweet

Woke up: 11:43am
Went back to bed for another 30 minutes. Yup.
Took the dog out. 45 minutes.
Lunch. Sandwich: capicolo & mustard.
Nothing.
Nothing to do.
1:35: Heart-Shaped Box
Now. Nothing. Stopped reading for break.
What a beautiful day.
!!!!
I like writing like this. Brief. Bang! Bang!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Heart-Shaped Box

A novel.
Paranormal.
A gothic former musician buys a dead soul (which is inside a heart-shaped box) online only too realize that the dead soul controls the minds of the gothic musician and whoever he encounters in the house (the musicians home, of course).
A novel.
Chill.
Author: Joe Hill
Son of: Stephen King
My type of novel.
Sure I love reading novels concerning politics and history, but horror stories as well as ghosts/spirits told be none other than Stephen King, and also now his son, Joe HIll, are also very intriguing.
I have read 1/3 of the novel, very short 351 pages, and so far so good. Joe Hill tends to go back and forth in the plot, both character and ongoing dilemmas.

It's been a while . . . a long while

It feels dead in here. Seriously. It has been a while since I have really gotten into writing on this blog. Most of it due to the 10 day vacation. Alright, not all of the blame can be attributed to it. 20 percent? 15 percent? Alright! I have been reading more, if that interests you in any way. During my 10 day vacation I read two novels: The Shining by Stephen King and The Martian Chronicles by my present favorite author, Ray Bradbury.
I read. I read a lot. The Shining, which was 683 pages, took me 6 days to complete it. That is an average of 114 pages per day. I sometimes read 180 pages in one day and another 150 pages on another day. Nevertheless, I read the novel in 6 days. Should I get a reward? Nope. Am I asking for one? I would say yes, but i'm sure there are some nuts out there that would read a 700 page book (aprx) in a day. Bunch of nutballs. Seriously. The other book, The Martian Chronicles, a 182 page novel dwelled upon the horrors of earth and man's fascination to take over territory and Mars and dress their own values to it while destroying the present ones. A light read. Light.
On the other hand, the Shining was fucking with me. Perhaps I read too much. Yeah, that is what I keep telling myself. But the book was making me go nuts. Not angry nuts. Not psycho nuts like Jack Torrance. More of a "I see things" nuts. I was reading so much that at times certain items (couches, chairs, walls) would seem blury. I would start going nuts, thinking about what I should be doing, if I closed the door, if I shut off the stove, if I did this, if I did that. I was being a little hysterical. Now, keep in mind that I was not shouting, yelling and making sure others were aware of this. They were not. At one moment, I was so into The Shinning, that the room would become so quiet that the softest noises would creep me out.

The Return

The ROCK has come back from Puerto Rico. *Turns up The Rock anthem from wrestling*
Kickin' and jammin', burnin' and fightin'.