Thursday, January 24, 2002 :::

good news...JJ is back safe and sound. her internal organs were replaced, but she's the same old beauty on the outside, and she serves me with more efficiency than ever before. three cheers for jj...

absent has an important gig tomorrow night...i can't remember the last time i was this nervous about playing...primarily because my voice is being threatened by some bitch-ass sickness, but also because it'll be Will's first show. Additionally, we're planning on performing a song we finished at our last practice, which seems like forever ago...hell, our last performance literally seems like a year ago to me. so yeah...i feel unprepared. maybe everything will go off fine...but i'm definitely gonna drink as much green tea with honey as i can stand beforehand.

there was this girl in my Film as a Narrative Art class that i was immediately attracted to...but she was only there a few days. she's gone now. she'd seemed really smart...and has a fabulous name: Tatiana Bengochea (just...say it. it flows so nicely...) and i fully intended to ask her to join me and some friends to a movie...but she vanished before i had the chance. there's more support for my absolute fucking need to STOP PROCRASTINATING, and make use of each moment i can get ahold of.

further support became evident today in Film. we have an essay due on Tuesday, and we were able to choose which movie it would be based upon - as long as he approved it. so...weeks ago, i proposed a few suggestions, including The Godfather, Requiem for a Dream, and American Beauty. He only approved American Beauty...but i decided later that i wasn't interested in writing about it. so...i took down the list of movies that others had suggested and he had approved...but still, none really hit home. so...today, after he told the class that no more movies could be added to the list for the first essay, i asked if there was any way i could squeeze in two other suggestions. he asked which ones. i offered Almost Famous - immediate negative response. i tried again with Unbreakable. he paused...and said that if i had suggested Unbreakable a week ago, he would have said yes. he then walked off, adding comments like "You should already be started," yadayadayada. so...yes, the essay should be in progress already, but...bah. i dunno. i couldn't think of any movies when i needed to, reason being...maybe i was too tired...ugh. i dunno. but i'm sure it was my fault, because today, i've been coming up with several movies that would likely meet his approval, such as Dark City and The Crow. btw...the assignment is to analyze the "Setup" of the movie, which is usually expressed within the first 30 or so minutes of the film. Unbreakable, The Crow, and Dark City each have excellent setups, and...BAH. i just wish that i had thought of them earlier. so now, i'm stuck with either Nurse Betty, The 6th Sense, or Fight Club, as no other movies on the list of suggestions interest me. i'm leaning towards the 6th Sense, since its Setup seems well defined, and not as ambiguous as that of Nurse Betty or Fight Club. they each still have the whole "twist" element that arises at/near the end of the story, which annoys me (with regard to this essay topic)...but...ugh. frustration.

never watch the news. ever. it's the most depressing shit on television...and in general. i swear...fuck the media. that's all i've got to say.

it'd be awesome to see you guys tomorrow night...we go on at "10 sharp," and it's $7 for anyone under 21, $5 for 21 and up. Ignid is decent, but i'm not that big a fan of the Ox Project, so...in my opinion, u won't be missing too much if you only stay for Absent.

Movie/Music Recommendations:
Hi-Fidelity, starring John Cusack and Jack Black
Grosse Pointe Blank, starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver
Dark City
Virgos Merlot: Signs of a Vacant Soul

"the only thing i need: kiss my disease, and make it all better"

::: posted by AJBrotz at 12:30 PM

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