Complaining About Books I Don't Read

I was going to watch Ninja Assassin today but changed my mind since the cinema was crowded. The ticket lines were long as was the line to the cinemas. It formed a ring around the floor of the mall. It was full of people, mainly girls and hey, maybe a few gay guys, who wanted to watch that new Twilight movie. Its a movie based on a book series of the same name.

Twilight. I don't read it but I know enough about it to say that it sucks. It say it sucks not because I'm a hater but simply because I'm not in its target demographic. Its just not for me. Let's just say that its marketed to screaming fangirls who like boys, read candy magazines and have slumber parties or whatever. The interesting thing is that for all the flak men get for being supposedly shallow, egotistical sex freaks it seems women like ogling male torsos and reading dangerous books like Twilight.

Dangerous? It is. I read the summaries (I don't want to touch the book) and all I can say is that it teaches young teens questionable lessons. Just google it yourself because I can't be bothered with such a long list. Also the plot is so lovey and syrupy that I get diabetic thinking about it.

But one thing that really pisses me off is that Twilight killed vampires. Its over. Vampires aren't scary anymore. There was hope in the Underworld saga but no. DEAD. They just play baseball and sparkle now. Seriously.

Man, I felt bad for those poor guys in the cinema, looking at their somber faces as they were being dragged by their girlfriends to see the chick flick. Poor bastards...

Massacre

There was a really big massacre recently. Some guy wanted to file his candidacy for governor or something. He was challenging the ruling clan of the area. He knew it was trouble so he sent his wife, some women and journalists to do file it for him thinking his enemies were above killing defenseless men and women.

According to witnesses, they were stopped by goons, someone slapped the wife, there was a spat, someone stabbed them back and now everybody is dead. Men's faces smashed in, women raped and decapitated, real gangland shit. Sheer brutality. Front page news. They uncovered two more buried cars with even more dead bodies in it. The death toll is up in the fifties now.

I guess election season is in full swing now.

MadTV - 3 Minute Meals

I miss MadTV. Why is it that the cable company always takes away my favorite channels?

Living

On a serious note, It was bad times last week because Grandpa wouldn't eat. It got so bad that the doctor had to put a special dextrose drip. It was bad.

Yet, over the weekend my Mother and Aunt managed to coax him out of his grumpy and lethargic mood to go to the mall. Surprisingly, he perked up as if nothing had happened. He drank coffee, ate a sandwich and was wide awake. Mom said that it was like his past weakness disappeared. Grandpa has to be taken out on trips everyday now if only to get him to work up an appetite and eat.

I guess the reason why I write about this is because I really find it amazing how Mom cares for Grandpa so much that she kills herself with worry about it every day. She loves him. I can't help but think that what if Mom's time comes? Will I be able to take care of her? I will but will I have the means? What about me? What about when its my turn?

It kinda reminds me of that Benjamin Button movie. The beginning of life, even in Benjamin's bizarre case is ultimately irrelevant. I can't even remember being born. Death is irrelevant. We are all going to die someday nobody can stop that. What matters is the here and now, the moment we share with others still living in this fleeting period between bright and gloom.

I found the movie boring though and couldn't even finish halfway but still... you know?

Nothing Special

Just another Sunday...

You know, I never thought I would write this but playing World of Warcraft... is a lot of work. Seriously, waking up in the morning to do daily quests to earn imaginary money to buy fast cars/dragons, checking in on the auction house or market like people in Wall Street or something is pretty scary. I feel like a sucker yet I can't stop somehow. One of these days I guess I'll have to just sever my hand...

Today was the day of the big boxing match/curb stomp between Manny Pacman and some guy named Cotto who didn't even try to look intimidating in the posters. Man, Cotto was one tough bastard. It wasn't pretty but he went twelve rounds of being just punched in the face. His offense was terrible but in the end, he's millions richer. Anyway, what is it about these hyped-up matches? It seems everyone is suddenly a boxing aficionado and a fucking expert commentator. "Oh, Manny must leverage his speed." No shit, which restaurant placemat did you read that from you armchair moron?

Everyone watches it. Even criminals and terrorists shut in to watch it as evidenced by the low crime rate on such days. It seems the joy of watching two strangers beating each other to a bloody pulp for our amusement brings out the best in all of us and rekindles our common humanity.

Jaco Pastorius - Portrait of Tracy

I like bass.

Fun Time is Over...or is It?

Its time to go back to school. Its a good thing too. I'm still addicted to World of Warcraft. In fact, I think I'm developing a "WoW claw" where my right hand is always curved to the shape of a mouse. My left hand is still twitching from pressing hotkeys and keybindings that make no sense to any sane person but myself.

Help me Jesus!

This Is It

I went to watch that Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" with my mom last weekend.

You know, it was impossible to enjoy the movie since the ending is a forgone conclusion. It was a documentary style thing featuring Michael Jackson's rehearsals for his big finale concert.

It was impossible to enjoy. No matter how danceable the songs are or how awesome the concert would have been, all I was thinking was, "Oh man, he's dead." All the songs became ironic. It was just morbid when they got to the "Thriller" song.

The concert would have been awesome. A lot of work went into it. It's a damn shame. I can see why all the dancers and crew were heartbroken.

The concert also included a new song and a bit about global warming. Whatever.