i miss...

engrish classes. really. fer rizzo mah dizzle bah shizzo. nizzo.
i've taken to analyzing movies. it does provide an added level of enjoyment, or disdain, depending on the movie. for example: spiderman 2. as i watched, i noted how dr. otto octavius and his wife quickly took on parental roles to peter parker, made especially effective since we knew he would become the villain of the movie. any more and i'd be giving stuff away. but seriously, watch that movie. it's flipping deep for an action movie. but not plot complicated like memento. unfortunately, i cannot analyze cinematically as competently as i would like to due to lack of knowledge and training in the field.
the same thing happens with books too, the noting of rhetorical devices, clever assonances, subtle metaphors that i would very much liked to have coined myself (yay atwood! - thanks jacqueline) and groaning painfully at any use of deus ex machina. seriously, the worst plot device EVAR!!!!1111oneone. even worse than "he woke up and realized it was all a dream. he climbed out of bed and went to brush his teeth." books with deus ex machina get dropped at that very spot. too bad it always appears late in the book.

people my age. for now, i hang out with kids who are always tittering or giggling about body parts and bathroom phenomena. like 'dildo pickle'. try explaining to a ten yr. old why that is inapporpriate. just try. and cry... "herman, why would anyone need a fake dick? is it for people who get their's chopped off?" guh. people my age usually also don't ask me, "do you have a girlfriend?", "who's your girlfriend?", "is she your girlfriend?". actually, i'm sort of glad i can say, "nope", "i don't have one", "nope". otherwise there would be, "can i see a picture of her? eww, she's ugly." then i'd get fired for beating a kid up.

our long midnight conversations.

slow goings

not much blogging as of late due to general busy-ness with work. i missed potw. i'm sure you all did too. in other news, i can see-see my playmate come out and play with me... so please, someone, instead of saying hi, hook a brother's pinkies up... my jamaican Jesus-fish friendship bracelet doesn't itch or chafe or ride up in the crotch.

note to self: drop out of school.
note to other self: sit down, play quietly, or get out.
note to self again: break up now and you can still keep the george foreman grill.

Movie Review: SPIDER-MAN 2

starring: tobey maguire, kirsten dunst, alfred molina, james franco

*mild spoilers*

this is how all sequels should be done. new and improved!

'spider-man', that blockbuster summer smash back in 2002 was charming, moving and way cool. 'spider-man 2' is all that and more.

there were some scary moments, some hilarious moments, some moments in which peter parker: the nerd shows up, the obligatory blurry glasses and burning house moments, a mini-shoutout to tobey's seabiscuit back injury, and some real tear-jerking scenes.

spider-man 2 is mainly character driven, complimented by improved CG (still obviously fake at times, but what are you expecting?). tobey plays the much-maligned geek to the hilt, catching no breaks - there is some serious pathos. kirsten dunst, i felt, did alright. james franco was looking all kinds of hot (!!!), but was a rather minor character (more of him in spider-man 3, of course). alfred molina, usually a background character, is put in the spotlight and he delivers, so whatever fame will now come his way now is much deserved.

things of note: glynnis from joan of arcadia makes a few appearances, korean guy on the board of directors of wolfram and hart from angel also appears. of course there's jockser from xena. are new yorkers really that friendly? awesome headline: "(New York) crime rate up 75% - the daily bugle". the first song played for the credits: vindicated - dashboard confessional!!!!

4 1/2 out of 5

heart up my sleeves

Jamaican Jesus-fish friendship bracelet

Pokémon of the Week

POKEDEX name: ARON number: 304 type: Steel/Rock height: 1'4"/ 0.4 m weight: 132 lb./ 60.0 kg characteristic: rock head - prevents recoil damage; sturdy - protected against one-hit KO attacks evolutions: aron --lv.32--> lairon --lv.42--> aggron Ruby: This POKéMON has a body of steel. To make its body, ARON feeds on iron ore that it digs from mountains. Occasionally, it causes major trouble by eating bridges and rails. Sapphire: ARON has a body of steel. With one all-out charge, this POKéMON can demolish even a heavy dump truck. The destroyed dump truck then becomes a handy meal for the POKéMON.

base stats: HP:50 AT:70 DE:100 SA:40 SD:40 SP:30

POTW was late and no one noticed...
cute pokémon get more commentary attention. cute pokémon it is.
ARON!!! the cutest ball of swiss metal and rock around.

unevolved pokémon are generally weak, yet aron boasts a formidable defense, coupled with the generally highly defensive rock and steel type, and a decent attack. alas, the hit points, speed and special defence are woeful to the max - or min, as it were.

its move selection is nice and diverse, generally offensive attacks. unfortunately it also learns all the good special attacks that are rather not useful on a pokémon with such a low special attack stat. however, it does have a nice surprise effect when a graveller is trying to earthquake him but gets wiped out by a water pulse instead. note: arons are all slower than gravellers, save for paralysis and quick claws.

you know what's awesome? the rock head characteristic. it prevents recoil damage from attacks that are saddled with recoil, i.e. take down, double-edge. and aron can learn both. take down blows, but double edge is totally sweet. 120 power, normal type, 100% accuracy, 15 PP, but deals 1/3 of the damage dealt to the opponent to yourself in recoil damage. but with rock head, recoil is negated! yippee!!! thus, rock head + double-edge is a must on aron and all it's evolved forms.

Movesets

aron @ scope lens
characteristic: rock head
personality: adamant (+ATT, -SPA)
double-edge, earthquake, aerial ace, metal claw
adamant is one of the most useful personalities, skewing offensive stats to one end (physical). which is why all the attacks listed are physical and run off the attack stat. double-edge has already been explained. earthquake is a solid and accurate attack (100 pwr, 100% acc., 10 PP, ground move). aerial ace is a reliable attack that never misses so long as the opponent is on the screen (60 pwr, 20 PP, flying move) to nail pesky fighting types that aron happens to be 4X weak to. metal claw (50 pwr, 95% acc., 35 PP, steel move) is the only attack that runs off STAB, multiplying its power by 1.5, and has a wonderful 10% chance for the side effect of an attack boost. scope lens raises the chance of a critical hit, which doubles the attack power of that move.

next week... mmm... i don't know. someone pick one.