Kidney Stones and Social Distortion

I know I haven't posted in a long while. Trust me, I've looked at this page every day and wondered what the hell should I say? Then I ended up not saying anything at all. But today I finally mustered up enough boredom to actually write something.


Andy's been bed-ridden for the past three days with a painful case of kidney stones. Which means lots of worry and distress for me. I've been forced to go to school, without him, and it's certainly been an enlightening experience. More importantly, he should pass them within' the next couple days. In the meantime he has to drink enough water to drown a horse and just keep peeing. But that's not a subject anyone really wants too hear too much about, when it's not painful it's a little gross.


So today and Monday I've been at school all on my lonesome. Well sure there's Alex and Pedro, but I only see them for about an hour then it's more waiting, then more boring class. My life drudges by, slow as molasses. As I sat in a mostly empty cafeteria, I watched and listened, and felt increasingly more lonely by the second. A group of students at the table beside me spoke awfully loud about their classes and how much they hated and loved certain teachers of theirs. Across the room, I watched a table of boys with long hair and t-shirts playing a game of Magic: The Gathering on the dirty cafeteria table. And another table had a gathering of adults, possibly teachers, all sipping their coffee and chuckling. I, a lonely in-betweener, with no group, much less a single friend to converse with, sat in the back corner and ate my Subway sandwich in silence. In conclusion, I need more friends.

A week has passed and, surprisingly, I can't seem to think of something to talk about for this week's blog update. I mean, plenty has happened. But it feels like extended cable. Five hundred channels and nothing to watch.


I got depressing news. I interviewed for a job last Thursday, they waited until this afternoon to finally call me and tell me I didn't have a job. More depressing news. No job means I won't have the money to buy a new trombone anytime soon. So I guess I'll have to stick to my old boring hobbies.


On a lighter note, I've started working on my Christmas list (because I heard that family members were already asking for one). Like last year, my X-mas list will be on www.amazon.com. Just go to the Wishlists tab in the upper right corner, click wishlists, and type my name in the provided bar. I know I have some odd things on there, but what else do you expect from an odd girl like me.


For those of you who don't want to bother with my list, I suppose I could put a few favorites down here for ya to use as a sort of reference.


Favorite Bands
Rush
The Seatbelts (and Yoko Kanno)
Motion City Soundtrack


Favorite Movies
Fight Club
Inglorious Basterds
Hot Fuzz


Favorite Books
The Name of the Wind- Patrick Rothfuss
The Zombie Survival Guide- Max Brooks
Howl's Moving Castle- Diana Wynne Jones


Favorite TV Shows
Batman: The Animated Series
Excel Saga
Read or Dream

Happy Tuesday... Er... Wednesday

Guess what, kiddies? It’s Tuesday! Y’know what that means? That’s right, blog day on Ballyhoo! As I sit here blissfully munching on a frozen Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup and listening to the heavenly melodies of the London Symphony Orchestra on my computer, I find myself wondering what kind of wisdom I could bestow on you today.


Of course my dear readers would not want to hear about the daily tedium of my life. How yesterday dragged on, despite some odd encounters with some people I’m sure were on drugs. How while walking barefoot outside, I managed to step on something sharp and now I walk with an awkward limp. Nor how I found some adorable jars and I’m planning to start a little jar garden along the side of my house. No, these moments hold no wisdom for you dear readers, so I will kindly skip over them.


Speaking of Tuesday though, I’m currently reading this cute little book called the Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff. The book tries to describe Taoist principles through that lovable little character, Pooh Bear, and his pals. Being a childhood fan of Pooh Bear and also being easily intrigued by foreign religions/ways of life, I often found myself thumbing through this book in the back of my local Borders book store. Well I finally bought it on Saturday and I’m glad I did. The reason I say “Speaking of Tuesday” is that there is a chapter in the book called Spelling Tuesday. The purpose of this chapter is to explain that how Tuesday is spelled is not important, not even the fact that it is Tuesday is important. No, what’s important is that today is today, and today is very important indeed. So, forget how Tuesday is spelled. Is it Twosday? Or Toosday? Who cares anyways? Enjoy today, because today is always beautiful. Happy Tousday everybody!


Yes, I know it’s Wednesday. I wrote this post yesterday morning, and as the day went on I found myself with less and less time to actually post it. Before I knew it I had fallen asleep on my English textbook, with only 3/4 of my homework done, and an unposted blog entry. So you get it today, on Wednesday, whatever.

Zombieland

Just saw Zombieland, midnight premiere, at Mira Mesa Edwards. Good theater, comfy seats. I ate too much popcorn and candy once again. I probably won't be feeling too great in about an hour. One of my little flaws, I just can't resist eating all of my movie concessions every time. Anyways, on to the movie.


First things first, pre-views. I do love pre-views. This time the pre-views were for The Wolfman, Shutter Island, a new remake of Nightmare on Elm Street, Legion, and 2012. The Wolfman looks like it's going to be an excellent movie and I'm very excited to go see it. It's got Anthony Hopkins playing some deviously creepy old guy (when is he not?), and Elrond/Mr. Smith as a cool detective-type guy, and various other actors and actresses I've seen before but I can't quite remember their names or characters. It looks like a decent thriller/drama, not too much gore, but enough "creepy effect" to give you that satisfying twist in your tummy, or maybe that's just the popcorn. Shutter Island looks a little too creepy for my taste, not in the gory sense, just a few too many crazies in one place for anything good to come out of it. Recognizable actors are Leonardo DiCaprio as the investigating cop, and the Jewish mobster guy from Lucky Number Sleven as the warden. Nightmare on Elm Street, it's hard to tell if this one will be worth squat. It could be a good remake, but their not using the original Freddy actor. As I said I couldn't really tell.


I'm not a big fan of the horror genre, I get paranoid and jumpy very easily. I can't leave my door or window curtains open for extended amounts of time, I'm phobic of mirrors and various other reflective surfaces, needles or anything similarly shaped, and when I turn out the lights my overactive imagination often plays hell on my sleeping pattern. Organs and such make me nauseous, dentistry makes me nauseous, heck anything remotely medical gives me creeps, chills, and nausea. So when it comes to horror films there's only a few I dare to venture through. These films are: 1. Horror comedies, I can pick up on cynical humor just as well as the rest of us. 2. Drama and Suspense with very little gore, if it has a good plot and not very many sudden scares I can handle that. 3. Three steps or less to kill it, vampires, werewolves, zombies... If they have a way to kill the monsters, then I can prepare myself instead of scare myself.


Anyways, back to the previews. Legion, another movie I'm not so sure about. Cool plot idea, but I've seen the pre-view a few times now and every time I'm a little less impressed. Sure, it seems like a completely action driven thrill ride, which I have nothing against, but I can just see the lack of storyline from the pre-view and some of the characters also seem a little underdeveloped. But that's what some people want in a movie, basic plot and lots of action. Lastly, 2012, another movie I'm not really looking forward to. The graphics look awesome, I'll give it that, but what kind of a plot can you have with the end of the world? It just looks like another movie with little thought and a lot of mass destruction. Oh well.


Now on to our feature film, Zombieland. I'll start it off by saying frighteningly hilarious. I'm still antsy from the adrenaline (and a little paranoid). Like a more upbeat version of Shaun of the Dead. Cleverly scripted and filmed to add in the main character's "rules of Zombieland". The characters are quirky and well-developed, flashbacks make for a more conclusive story-line, and the zombies (although frightening in appearance) are also quite comical in their walking and expressions. Lots of action, romance, drama, suspense, comedy, and zombies, lots of zombies. So grab yourself a twinkie and head down to the theater for a good adrenaline packed fun ride, but keep your shotgun close at hand. And a caution to those faint of heart, if you fear clowns there are a few moments that may give you a start.


I suppose that is all for now. I'll head to bed now and try to get some sleep, if I can turn off the lights...