moved

so i moved my blog to tumblr, i like it better. click here to see it, after this post, i don’t plan on updating this any more.

moving?

i’m really considering moving this blog to tumblr… I figure, new school year, refresh the blog, maybe start a dailybooth. it’s time for a new start.

Meet Ryan…

His hobbies include drifting, working on his car, doing tricks on his motorcycle, and jumping on a pogo stick….

it usually doesn’t end this way. Also, notice the medics there behind him… no, they did not get out of their vehicle. I went up to them and got the things I needed to clean Ryan up. Stupid medics, completely not paying attention to what’s happening right next to them.

Life Update

So I’m taking a break from the movie series, as you may have noticed mostly for two reasons:

1) I don’t really have the energy to sit through another 2 1/2 hour movie at once by myself; and

2) there has been a lot of life altering occurrences going on in my life, and I’m not really sure how to handle them.

I feel like I have a HUGE decision to make, but it’s kinda already been made for me, which sucks, in a way, but in another way it opens the door to a whole new wave of opportunity in my life. I donno if this is good. I donno if this is bad. I don’t really know what’s going on. All I know is that I want to go back to Slippery Rock in a couple of weeks and make the best of it there. This semester is going to be a lot of hard work, and you can bet anything you want I will be working my ass off doing school work, working, in extracurriculars, and making the best of the time I’m hanging out with friends. This will be my best semester yet.

Boogie Nights

So I know I said I would start the challenge after the weekend, but my shift on Friday night was shorter than anticipated and what else are you gonna do on a stormy Friday night?

So this movie is two and a half hours long, and I did not realize that when I started watching it. That aside, the movie left me with mixed feelings at the end. You can read a brief overview of the movie here. This movie is about the porn industry, also something I was unaware of before viewing it. I guess that made it better that I wasn’t expecting it. There were moments when you realize that these people are just trying to make it, to get by, to survive, and because they’ve been told that they’re rotten in life have they chosen this industry. There are several moments when you really connect with the characters and feel what they feel. Some of the things you may have experienced, and that’s what makes it even more real. For some reason, I get the impression that the population thinks of the porn industry as people who aren’t necessarily real. These people tend to have loose morals, so people assume that they don’t have emotions either, and all they care about is getting some, but in reality, they’re just human. And they want exactly what every other human wants: to belong and to be loved.

Conclusion: watch if you have the time; interesting film; left me with some mixed feelings, some are still present. Overall, good movie. Would I say it was a “Heart in Throat” for me? Not by means of me being really emotional during or even after the movie, so I’m still questioning that.

Mine

Just got this!

Stacie Challenge

One of my friends has posted a blog series called “Heart in Throat” about films. As he describes it:

Heart in Throat: A one week series of scenes from films that have consistently given me pause, choked me up, or pinned me to my seat.

So, starting after this busy weekend of mine, I’ve decided that I would take on the challenge of watching all these “Heart in Throat” movies and posting my reaction to them. Here is the first movie that I will be watching. I haven’t read the reactions that Stephen has had to these movies, so this should be a fun experience reading them after I watch the movie!

Dexter

So I know I’m hopping on the “Dexter” train a little late, considering 4 seasons are now out and the 5th will start this fall, but my friend Ana would not stop talking about it, so I figured, why not? I’m not really doing much else with my time, might as well add another show I’ve watched in it’s entirety to my summer.

I just finished watching the first season and all I can say is: I’m addicted. Basically it’s a show about a serial killer who kills serial killers. So that makes him a good serial killer, right? It’s really interesting and not gory, I mean yeah there is blood, with all the murders and all, but it captivates you and makes you want to know more, and see more. It’s just so addicting. Well, since I have 3 more seasons to watch, might as well get to it! (By the way, I highly recommend this! It’s a thrill to watch!)

Difference

Drummer Boy

Friday night, a friends’ band called Call Me Constant (check them out here) played at a local bar/coffee shop. Being into that whole scene I went to go see them with some of my girl friends, and we had a blast! Of course I enjoyed my friends’ band, but I also really liked the band that was there from New York, Red Light Departure (check them out here). The drummer was just so incredible! It was amazing watching him, he was really into it, just really passionate about drumming. I don’t actually think I can describe in words what it was like to see them. The other band that played was pretty good as well, though I arrived half-way through their set (Jim from Portland). Anyway, fun and exciting Friday night here in Cleveland! Check out the bands, they’re really awesome kids!