5.29.09
11:59 am
Recently:
Finished the fourth to last published Discworld book - Fun as ever. Worried what I'll do once I've craved though the last three... Phil has suggested a series by Joe Butcher or something along those lines, the Dresden Books? The man hasn't steered me wrong yet.
Finished Battlestar Galactica - Have quite a few questions. Three actually. But, in case anyone who reads this is watching or planning to watch the show, I will not raise them here. Overall, a great show, but the ending felt a bit lacking, but like most things that are massive and amazing, it's hard to get an ending that reflects, retains and etc. all the epic glory of the show itself. Unless you're the Shield or the Wire. In which case you do it and do it well.
Finished the Simpsons Game - Some pretty damn hilarious stuff there (bosses include Will Wright...the actual Will Wright, creator of the Sims and Spore, Matt Groening and God...who challenges you to a DDR Showdown), but nothing about the gameplay really makes me want to go back through it. Good game though.
Reached the point in the Simpsons television show where I can see (without any argument) what people are complaining about. It was a series of THREE SHITTY EPISODES IN A ROW towards the back half of the 19th season. One was a badly written and disjointed episode sort of kind of referencing Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the next was a shoehorned 90's story that just felt odd and incongruous with the ENTIRETY of the show thus far and the third was another disjointed election '08 themed episode which seemed more to be a collection of gags without any through line. Then there was one of those let's-Simpsonize-three-stories-that-share-a-theme episodes about Valentine's Day and love. Just shit. And last night, there was actually an anti-smoking episode. They tried to be irreverent and etc. with it, but an anti-smoking episode starring the Simpsons is as transparent as an anti-drug episode starring a team up between G.I. Joe and Cobra.. On the other hand, show me something that lasts 18 years which is more good than bad. Asshole.
Watched The Promotion, an hilarious movie starring John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott. It's a subtle (at times) comedy which makes you understand why Seann William Scott keeps getting work and why people are always going off about how awesome John C. Reilly is. It also features the first off-screen gay banjoist jokes I have ever heard. God, I'm sheltered.
Watched The Amazing Screw On Head. Fucking excellent. I wish there was more.
Downloaded the Wolverine movie as well.
Why is Deadpool Cyclops?
Started reading the third to last Discworld book. Not too far into it, but it's pretty much exactly what I've come to expect based on the previous twenty four.
Started playing the new PS3 game, Infamous. This game...it's going to keep me up... Hopefully it heralds the coming of the Age Where Playstation Is No Longer Xbox 360's Bitch. Apparently there's a slew of really truly enjoyable games coming out exclusively for the PS3 this year and it may actually put a slight damper on Xbox 360's towering sales disparity. Uncharted 2, Infamous, Project Trico (although that's probably 2010), God of War 3 and Heavy Rain to name a few. You can do it Sony, you can do it.
Found out on Tuesday, in an oddly State heavy day that the comedy album they recorded back around the show had leaked (it's as brilliant and stupid as the show itself) AND that finally, the goddamn DVD is coming out July 14th. Day One motherfuckers, Day One.
Had a few weeks with the new Marilyn Manson album.
Meh. Not as horrible as the most recent, but hardly memorable. Here's a hint, when you have the guy who did programming for Nine Inch Nails for two albums and then went on to create Tweaker...let him go nuts. Manson is done. And, incidentally, there is a line on the new one where he calls the listeners "rapists werewolves".
"Rapist werewolves".
Think about that.
Ah...so poignant.
BUT the new eels is up on their Myspace and a lot of it is already growing on me. Obviously I'm going through the same kind of withdrawal I did when NIN took six years to put out a single disc after taking five years to put out their double album, but these things happen.
Unless you are Prince.
However, I must not listen to the new eels until after tomorrow night. For tonight is Cake (was feeling pretty mellow about this until I started listening to them today) and tomorrow is TMBG. I'd be more excited if I weren't so tired. To get to the show tonight, I have to work early today. All in all, not a bad trade off, the more obnoxious employees aren't here until three or so but it still knocks the shit out of me. Another problem is the building excitement over the two NIN concerts next weekend. That shit is going to be off the hook, to use the parlance of our times.
There's rumors that Bowie is going to join them for a song or two.
Jesus Fucking Christ.
There's also some new hotness up on RSPS and Dead Ends.
You should take it.
Oh, and there's a barbeque this weekend at Colin's new place.
That's bacon.
