by Matt | Dec 8, 2001 | Imported Entry
Well. Last night was fun. I got to hang out with Chip and Big Dave. I hadn’t seen Dave in a while and it was cool getting to “shoot-the-shit” for the evening. Dave is one of those cool people that understand that “artistic motivation” isn’t exactly something you can explain and that art isn’t just bullshit. Anyway, we got a bit to eat and then sat around Valvcon talking about everything from graphic design to paying for college.
As for this afternoon. I finally got to see the end of Behind Enemy Lines. I’ll be fair in saying that the story was ok and the acting wasn’t half bad, but to be honest, this movie sucked. Now, it did have it’s good moments, but it wasn’t good enough. This movie failed in the same way that Three Kings failed. Shitty cinematography. Period. The DP and the director pulled out all the “trick shots” humanly possible. Slow-mo, tilt and swivel, quick cut, everything. Even down to the “inside something” shot used in, you guessed it, Three Kings. One scene stands out in my mind. Our main character is trying to get away from the bad guys and is wondering through an industrial/warehouse section of town. There is no danger, he’s eluded the bad guys, yet the camera follows the action as if they were hunting down criminals in an episode of Cops on TV. They couldn’t borrow a friggin’ steady-cam for the afternoon? No, of course not. The problem wasn’t with the shot, I suppose that “style” has it’s place, but this wasn’t it.
Anyway, it was “ok” in the end but it left me fairly disappointed. I should have gone to see Spy Games instead. I’m told it’s better, but then again, I was also told that this movie was good. Go figure.
After the movie I stopped to get some gas, a bite to eat and then headed up to Nashua to continue my exhaustive search for “the perfect gift”. I don’t think it exists. I was given $100 to spend on myself but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I did pick up a cd but that’s hardly $100. I snagged Deep Dish: Moscow over at Newbury Comics. I had been meaning to get it for a while and never had the money. Since I was told to buy my own birthday present, I figured that would do. Happy almost birthday to me. I’m not big on buying myself “presents”. Don’t get me wrong, if I’m out and I see something I want I’ll probably get it. But the concept of “giving” to myself seems very foreign. Whatever.
So, it’s Saturday night, and I’m chillin’ on the couch, waiting for Chip to give me a call back. Allegedly it’s “fun night” so they may be doing something. Who knows. I’m going to go listen to my new CD now. Later.
Current tunes: Deep Dish: Moscow
Current mood: sleepy
by Matt | Dec 7, 2001 | Imported Entry
Wow… if I was planning on being here for New Year’s… I’d definatly find my way to Boston. Avalon has DJ Micro, John Debo, Michael Whalen, Dave Ralph, DJ Nailz and Mario Lima… plus a couple of local guys who aren’t very good… but I’m not going to be here, I’m going to be in TX with Lauren, which makes me happier. I think I’ve already seen the best DJs on the planet this season, I don’t think any show, New Years or not, could top it. So I’m pleased to be spending my New Years with someone I love. Actually, this will be the second New Years in a row that I’m in TX.
Ok, for lack of a better topic, I’m going to mention the weather. Yes, the weather. Or lack there of. It’s been consistantly warmer than usually in the eastern parts of the country this winter. Thank goodness that’s about to change. Two affilates in Boston plus those bastards over at the Weather Channel are predicting 2-4″ late Saturday night and into Sunday. Further south, around Boston, it’s predicted to change into rain by dawn but that the snow further north (here) would probably stay. HUZAH!!! Finally some freakin’ snow! I hate green Christmas’, I really do. To make me happy there must be a good foot or so of snow on the ground while I’m opening presents. It’s just the way it has to be. Hopefully we’ll get some more and it won’t warm up again. I guess we’ll see.
Software:
I just stumbled across QCD (Quintessential Audio Player). It’s actually kind of interesting. It’s not going to replace WinAmp when it comes to MP3s but it’s a very stable, very clean and easily skinnable player with all of the audio format options of Winamp. I really like a few of the skins so I might use it for playing WMAs or CD audio. It’s pretty cool. Check out the program here. And then check out some cool skins under the “applications” section of DeviantArt.
Last but not least. Trillian was finally updated. The instant message program I’ve been using which covers AIM, ICQ, MSN, YAHOO and IRC. The only downside to it was that it didn’t have file sharring. Well, fear no more. Trillian v0.70 finally has file sharring. Woot! Plus I think it’s the first program to have cool skins already there instead of having to download more… which of course I did anyways 🙂
that is all.
by Matt | Dec 7, 2001 | Imported Entry
If I were a work of art, I would be Sandro Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. I am a beautiful and alluring composition, not afraid to show off a good deal of bare flesh. People surround me and gaze at me with the adulation due a goddess and friendly breezes gently push me along my path in life. Which work of art would you be? The Art Test
snoogans 🙂
by Matt | Dec 7, 2001 | Imported Entry
Well, I never quite made it to the movies last night. Chip came over around 7:30 and we ventured off towards Nashua, stopping at Applebee’s for a quick bite to eat and then over to the mall for no real reason whatsoever. I had originally wanted to get a little x-mas shopping done but when I checked my balance it was -$0.91, which is not a good thing. I do have $250 to deposit tomorrow, so it shouldn’t be a problem. I guess shopping will have to wait until the weekend. Oh well. We did meet up with Jason but he wasn’t able to go to a movie so we compromised and went back to Jason’s apartment to watch a DVD instead. That was about it.
We did have a long chuckle about the stupidity of some people nowadays. I’m speaking of course about the author of this. I can’t honestly believe that this could be legitimate. I’m fairly sure it’s not. If it is, then its a sad example of how out of touch some people are with reality. Anyway.
As for today, I’ve got a few options. Obviously I should probably go to the bank before I get zapped $25 for having an overdrawn account. After that I was considering going with my folks to a hockey tournament but I wouldn’t be back until 9 or 10. I don’t know if even I can put up with high school hockey for that long. My other option is to hang out here and work on ideas for blogproject.com, which I’ve been wanting to do all day, that and finish off some new Photoshop projects I was working on. I’m considering getting a hair cut too. My hair is almost down to the tops of my shoulders. I was going to get it shortened just slightly and layered a bit, a la Richard Gere or Obi-Wan Canobi (episode 2 style). Who knows. I’d just like to change things up a bit but I’m not happy with any haircut I’ve had in the past year. Oh well. Ok, sleepy time. Later.
by Matt | Dec 6, 2001 | Imported Entry
Ok, I mentioned an article about “how to tell if your son is a hacker” in the past post and if you’ve read it, you’re probably dying from laughter just like me. I figured it was funny enough to warent posting some of the more stupid bits:
“Your son will probably try to install some hacker software. He may attempt to conceal the presence of the software in some way, but you can usually find any new programs by reading through the programs listed under “Install/Remove Programs” in your control panel. Popular hacker software includes “Comet Cursor”, “Bonzi Buddy” and “Flash”. “
hehe… he thinks Flash is evil.
“Computer hackers are often limited by conventional computer hardware. They may request “faster” video cards, and larger hard drives, or even more memory.”
oh sweet god… my son wants a new video card! he must be the devil!!!
“AMD is a third-world based company who make inferior, “knock-off” copies of American processor chips. They use child labor extensively in their third world sweatshops, and they deliberately disable the security features that American processor makers, such as Intel, use to prevent hacking.”
should be tell him that AMD is in San Jose, CA?
“There are, unfortunately, many hacking manuals available in bookshops today. A few titles to be on the lookout for are: …. “Neuromancer” by William Gibson; “Programming with Perl” by Timothy O’Reilly; “
ahahahahah! *cough*
“Quake is an online virtual reality used by hackers. It is a popular meeting place and training ground, where they discuss hacking and train in the use of various firearms.”
well shit… if I had know thats what I was doing, I would have done it more often… idiots.
“BSD, Lunix, Debian and Mandrake are all versions of an illegal hacker operation system, invented by a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos, before the Russians lost the Cold War.”
umm.. ok.
and my absolute favorite one… listen to this…
“However, you neglected to mention one of the most obvious signs that your son/daughter is spiraling towards self destuction: Electronic “Techno Music”. … one important sign which you seem to have missed is if the child in question begins listening to “electronic” music. music made with computers is very popular among the hacker subculture, for obvious reasons. any music that is not created with real, natural instruments – such as the tuba or the piano – is particularly insidious, because it causes the listener to enter into a dangerous fantasy world, leaving their mind open to destructive influences. “
I’m going to go laugh some more now… hehehehe. stupid peoples.
by Matt | Dec 6, 2001 | Imported Entry
Shit, I almost forgot. Last night Chris registered blogproject.com. I’m sure we’ll be finding more ways to annoy the general public than ever before. hehehe.
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