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Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll
Clor - Clor
The Futureheads - News and Tributes
Interpol - Antics
Metric - Live It Out
The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
We Are Scientists - With Love and Squalor
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell

You only get nine. I've been busy the past six months.

So: my favouritest remixes:

Bloc Party - Banquet (Phones Disco Edit)
Bloc Party - Plans (Replanned by Mogwai)
Bloc Party - Two More Years (MSTRKRFT Remix)
Death From Above - Little Girl (MSTRKRFT Edition)
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (Naum Gabo Re-Version)
The Futureheads - Decent Days and Nights (Max Tundra Remix)
The Futureheads - Meantime (Echo Channel Polite Mix)
The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It (Fischerspooner Remix)
Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)
Moving Units - Available (Junior Sanchez Remix)


YVAN EHT NIOJ


~parker. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/7377621/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/7377621/ Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:13:05 PST

Caesars - Paper Tigers
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Moving Units - Dangerous Dreams
The New Pornographers - Electric Version
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
The Rakes - Capture/Release
Razorlight - Up All Night
Stars - Set Yourself on Fire
The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site
Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary


Also pretty sweet:
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm Remixed
The Kills - No Wow
Shout Out Louds - Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (both versions)
Bloc Party - Two More Years (Single)
Razorlight - Somewhere Else (Single)


Deelightful.

~parker.

The Rakes - Animals ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/7295916/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/7295916/ Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:34:30 PST
The main theme was self interest. The nations involved, and the people involved, were all self interested, as we all are, and the movie was mostly about that. It didn't say that the U.S. should stop interfering in the middle east, it just shows us that it does, because of its self interests.

I also enjoyed the visual style, and the performances were as far as I can recall quite excellent. I really want to see it again, as soon as possible. Which will probably be after christmas.


Anyway, also new are the teasers for X3 and Mission: Impossible III, both due in May 2006. X3, I wasn't really expecting too much from, because I don't really trust Brett Ratner, but the teaser looks promising. And: it's got Ken Leung! M : I : III, as they seem to be calling it, doesn't look as promising, and I'm hoping it's just because the teaser isn't that well cut. Most of it's too quick to really see much, which just made it incoherent. I did like PSH in the teaser, so am looking forward to that, and hopefully, a better trailer in time. Looks like the Matt Todd Experience just got a whole lot more... impossibler.





So, that's all I can think of. One exam down, two to go, then Toronto for four days, and Stars while we're there. Yay!


~parker.

The Rakes - Retreat (Phones Remix) ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6962956/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6962956/ Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:52:27 PST

Constantine
Be Cool
The Pacifier
Sin City
Sahara
The Interpreter
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
XXX: State of the Union
~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6939535/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6939535/ Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:16:29 PST
I've been thinking about horror movies lately. As a genre, they're a subset of "thrillers," and then break down into a few more categories. They're a genre, because there are elements that only make sense within the context of a horror movie, most notably the specific techniques that are used to frighten (music, loud noise, visual effects, etc.).

The first sub-category would be gore horror (or, "horror" henceforth, as in horrifying, as in "an intense, painful feeling of repugnance and fear") where the threat is against your body in a physical sense. That is to say, it's unsettling because it's disgusting, because it makes you consider being horribly mutilated. Ew. With this sort of movie, you might decline viewership because "you might like to eat later tonight."

The second is what I would call "terror" movies, because, being terrifying, they "instill intense, overpowering fear." They're the movies that prevent you from sleeping later. They're disturbing, but it a different way: they suggest a threat to you as a whole, as in, something could "get" you sometime somehow.

The first (horror) category is more of a specific threat. The second (terror) is a deeper threat, but does not need to present a specific type of horror. Many movies from the horror genre include elements of both. ANyway, this has been a short musing on the topic of some thing I was thinking about one time.



Right, so that's that. 'Night.


~parker.

The Streets - Fit But You Know It (featuring The Futureheads) ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6867149/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6867149/ Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:57:29 PDT

[edit #1]

Firefly's pretty good. I enjoy the humour. I think that if it took itself too seriously, it would be less awesome, but doesn't, so it's pretty sweet. I find it strange that there are no asian people in the crew, given everything, but that's cool.



~parker.


The Futureheads - Banquo ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6497005/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6497005/ Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:09:44 PDT
It's not out until early October, but it has finally hit the net.


The best way to describe it is to call it All Ears, All Eyes, All The Time to their debut's We Are The Only Friends We Have. It's more complex, but not quite as catchy. I was worried that it wouldn't be all that great, but it's pretty awesome.


Just thought I'd get that out there.

~parker.


Franz Ferdinand - What You Meant ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6150251/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/6150251/ Sat, 06 Aug 2005 13:18:21 PDT
Norm, you should, uh, see it. Also: Peter.


Movies with guns and stuff are fun, but without more depth, they don't really amount to that much, and depth is hard, because then we need to act and screenwrite and stuff. Also: movies about people our age disinterest me, because I don't like us, or consider our problems especially important. Well, those last two things aren't true. But I don't really think our problems are film worthy.

So what's left is stuff that doesn't require acting, but isn't about us.

I like two things: one, the movie about pointlessness, which is the six or seven vignettes about things that have no inherent positive value (as in, are simply means to some end). Also: some kind of movie about taking photos downtown that is dialogue free, and probably sound free (but with sound specifically recorded and placed over top), and which features livingish photos. I think it could be fun, because it'd be pretty low maintenance.


Anyway,




~parker.

Razorlight - Vice ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5776825/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5776825/ Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:45:44 PDT

The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Autolux - Future Perfect
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Blonde Redhead - Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
The Bravery (self titled)
The Futureheads (self titled)
The Hidden Cameras - Mississauga Goddam
Louis XIV - The Best Little Secrets Are Kept
Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
Wolf Parade - 6 Song EP


Mmm, delicious.

~parker.

The Unicorns - Unicorns: 2014 (Demo Version) ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5739164/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5739164/ Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:29:35 PDT
With expecting the worst you can never be disappointed, but when something is awesome, it's even more so, because it wasn't expected. For example: Spider-Man 2. But with high expectations, you will frequently be disappointed, because things either don't or can't measure up. For example: Spider-Man 1. This also applies to everything that isn't a movie, but that's the most direct example I can come up with. (FYI, I didn't really care for Spider-Man 1.)

Better yet, I suppose, would be not really expecting anything at all, and just going with the flow, but that clearly doesn't gel with my personality (which, by the way, turns out to be the one where you are more sensitive to punishing stimuli, as opposed to that cool personality where the rewarding stimuli are emphasized. Woo).

In summation, I'mmm Sssaaaaddd!


~parker.

LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5622634/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5622634/ Sat, 11 Jun 2005 22:17:34 PDT

Anyway, that was one hot god damn trip to Toronto. I do so love central air. But we did see Wolf Parade and some other band ("Tangiers") which was awesome, despite one of their members being gone for tree planting (awesome), and their drummer was one of the guys taking tickets and stamping hands.

Anyway the second, I feel like crap in about nine different ways, but I'm glad to be able to sleep in a real bed. Woo. Cya later.



~Parker.

Better Than Working Out - Lifting Tons ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5537887/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5537887/ Thu, 02 Jun 2005 23:32:59 PDT

But, I'm perhaps loathe to admit, I haven't completely wasted it. We finished filming on Brizzawl 2, and I got half of it edited (though it turned out to be a much larger undertaking than expected). Though, I have gotten almost zero photography in. Well, it's kinda too bright most of the time anyway. Except there seem to be a few interesting shots on Jourdain's camera from Toronto, that I need to get off him.

I am also now half done two half credit courses, at least one of which I quite enjoy, the other being at least okay. And I have learned a fair amount about international relations, philosophy, and classical civ. All of which I should put toward some kind of science fiction story. Yes... it's all coming together.

Anyway, so far, go summer 2k5.

~mergenbergen.


Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5204116/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5204116/ Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:34:36 PDT
Mood: Not Cynical.
Listening to: Massive Attack - Teardrop
Reading: The DaVinci Code
Watching: Sideways

Yay, summer is finally here. Sort of. It's cold and rainy. Mmm, April.

Anyway, tonight we're going down to Arnprior for cheap wings and expensive-ass fries, then tomorrow, goings on with Ali since he's done, and headin' to Montreal on Sunday, then on Friday either the hill or the market, once everyone's done. Then, work on Saturday afternoon, but then apparently a BBQ at Alex's. Mmm, ribbits.

Anyway, here's to a fun, and delightfully trauma free summer.

~Parker. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5158001/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/5158001/ Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:29:04 PDT
Mood: Enthusiastic.
Listening to: The Futureheads - The City is Here for You to Use
Reading: The DaVinci Code
Watching: The Interpreter!

Last night was the Louis XIV/The Futureheads/Hot Hot Heat concert.

All three were excellent. Very good live, very intense, though less nuanced. Also, the singer from Hot Hot Heat has creepy carrot-top hair.

After the show, we saw the Hot Hot Heat drummer outside, and Jette congratualed him on a "killer show".. to which he retorted, "no, it was a hot hot heat show!"

Ha. Ahaha. Haha. Ha.


Anyway, it was overly delightful. I got me a Futureheads shirt. And some beers! And there was a robot-guy in front of us, who didn't move once! Creeepy!

~Parker. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4929344/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4929344/ Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:30:49 PST
This follows news that Peter Berg, who did The Rundown, is going to direct the Splinter Cell movie.

On the one hand, I know that both have a nice visual style. On the other hand, it's a very precise style (think Fincher, but not as leet) which isn't necessarily the best way to go about Rainbow Six, but probably would work well for Splinter Cell.

Yay! Neither is being done by John Woo! Or Baz Luhermann! (Eat it, Alex!) ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4666953/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4666953/ Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:56:45 PST
However, it had quite possibly the stupidest main title sequence that I've ever seen (the ones at the end, the titles at the beginning were pretty awesome).

Just watch the movie, if you want to know what I'm talking about. Or, if you're Norm, just laugh a lot right now.


~parker.

Moving Units - Melodrama ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4266484/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4266484/ Sat, 08 Jan 2005 00:44:43 PST
The Beta Band - Heroes to Zeros
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Fedinand
Gob - Foot in Mouth Disease
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Metric - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Muse - Absolution
Piebald - All Ears, All Eyes, All the Time
The Postal Service - Give Up
Weezer - The Blue Album

yes, that's 10, that'll do nicely.


This summer didn't have as specific musical accompanyment as last summer, but notable were the Gob, Piebald, and Weezer albums.



~parker.

Piebald - The Jealous Guy Blues ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4217498/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4217498/ Sun, 02 Jan 2005 01:22:24 PST
The first question, and perhaps the most important, asked what I did in 2004 that I hadn't ever done before. Well, I don't really think anything much. I mean, there are a number of little things that have been added to my life over the course of 2004, I saw new movies, and got new things, and listened to new music, but the only way that this varies is in the actual titles that I added to my library. I mean, while it's nice to know that I've got that printer issue resolved, it's not really resolved, and it's not really anything new.

Perhaps getting a legitimate camera is one of the more significant events of 2004, except it just facilitates photography, it didn't spawn this interest or this form of expression. I've learned new things, but most of them are academic, and not really of any consequence. Besides, I slowly learn new things every year; I don't think that there have really been any significant evolutionary steps that I've really taken in the last twelve months.

Anyway, I may touch on this again later, but for now I'm moving on. I didn't make any resolutions either last year or this year, so I didn't really, like, keep any. As far as I can recall, nobody close to me gave birth or died, and I've spent the whole year firmly rooted in Canada, as best as I can remember. Maybe I visited family in northern New York state, but that barely counts.

What I would want in 2005 that I didn't have in 2004, is perhaps negative-anxiety. In that that's what I had in 2004, and don't want in 2005. But maybe that's defeating the purpose of the question. I would also like some sense of what it is that I'm doing here, that wasn't really too clear in '04.

I'm not sure if the events "etched upon your memory" are really meant to be highlights or not, given that trauma is probably more memorable than a 'good time', but the following things were pretty memorable:
-Reading Week (Feb 18-21)
-Post Exam Three Parties (Apr 29-May 1)
-First Hill of the Summer (June 11)
-Day Before Canada Day (June 30)
-Canada Day (July 1)
-Camping (July 9-11)
-That Day We Went Downtown for Sean's Birthday (July 24)
-The Day After That (w/Bourne Supremacy) (July 25)
-Carty's Cottage (Aug 8-12)
-Garden State (biking down, hanging out)/Anne's party (Grosvenor!) (Aug 20)
-That time in the Market (Aug 31)
-The Day Everyone Came to Grand & Toy (Sept 7)
-T-Dot (Adrian, Kim, Will) (Sept 24-26)
-The Killers/Wandering Around All Night (Oct 9)
-The Carty Christmas Party (Brent, Todd, Children) (Dec 4)
As for the song that will remind me the most of 2004, I think maybe Weezer’s Only in Dreams, and certainly that whole album, it was definitely around this summer. Also, The Killers’ Somebody Told Me, which is specifically entrenched in late summer 2004, that time we listened to it in Adrian’s car, specifically.

Next up: my biggest success and biggest failures of the year. Well, that may be a bit too objective for me to know, but if the question is what am I proud of and ashamed of, the answer is, well, not really anything. Nothing really happened. No real successes or failures, as far as I'm concerned, from this vantage point. And if you're wondering, no real illnesses or injuries. I don’t really think I wish I’d done any more or less of anything, except maybe more feeling good, and less feeling shitty. But overall, one’s level of happiness remains pretty much constant no matter what, so what difference does it really make?

Hmm, as for the best thing I bought, I think that's something that will be answered with time. I mean, I got a camcorder, and a still camera, and a whole bunch of fun consumer electronics, but what ends up being the most useful is something that we'll find out, I guess. And that's where my money went, consumer electronics. Consumer electronics and alcohol.

On that note, that which I wanted and got was a television connected to a computer. Well, that’s maybe a dumb thing to have topping my list of wanting and getting, but that’s pretty much all I can remember wanting and getting, without a number of bumps along the way, that just kinda soured the whole experience. Also, it’s something I’ve been hoping to get for quite a while, and now I have it. I rule? On the other side of that, there have been a large number of things that I wanted and did not get, but fortunately for me, a large portion of them I was able to stop caring about pretty quickly... yay cognitive dissonance.

I do believe that The Bourne Supremacy was my fa... ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4201091/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/4201091/ Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:11:07 PST

Dawn of the Dead
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Super Size Me
Spider-Man 2
The Bourne Supremacy
Collateral
Garden State
The Incredibles
Kinsey
The Aviator


There's been a lot of really good adventure movies this year, and I haven't seen the dramas yet. Also, the comedies were really awesome too, with Dodgeball and Anchorman. Interesting.



~parker.

Interpol - Evil ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3991717/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3991717/ Sun, 05 Dec 2004 00:26:01 PST ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3986855/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3986855/ Sat, 04 Dec 2004 11:32:15 PST ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3951860/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3951860/ Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:16:03 PST ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3846438/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3846438/ Tue, 16 Nov 2004 02:07:29 PST
Not that the firearms are really defacto symbols, but it's why a given character carries that gun.

The Colt 1911 signifies a kind of classic, old fashioned-ness to a character, sort of a throwback to older times when mystery film noir was more popular than the action adventure film. This character would more or less be more interested in detective work than gunplay, as Sloan was, in Snowblind.

The USP is a more dangerous gun, more aggressive. It's not often used by characters in movies, the main examples of which being Tom Cruise's character from Collateral and John Travolta in Swordfish. It's not particularly compact, and as far as I know it's not used by law enforcement in North America, making it sort of a renegade's gun, like Park in Snowblind, and like [Norm's character] in The Wall.

The Sig 226 is reasonably common in movies, used by law enforcement. A notable example is all the FBI Agents in Hannibal. It too is not particularly compact, meaning it's a visible presence. Unfortunately, it's not available in cheap(er) airsoft, so we'll have to make do without, but it's the gun that doesn't really carry much meaning anyway, given that it's probably what everyone would be carrying by default, so maybe it doesn't matter.

The Sig 228, being the compact version of the 226, gives an air of legitimacy, but also of secrecy or stealth. It's used by the Secret Service in X2, by Bourne in Bourne Supremacy, and by Bauer in the first season of 24 (though it was nickel plated - ugh). Given the context of spy thrillers, this one makes a lot of sense, everyone trying to be discreet. Also, it made sense for Hunter from Snowblind, who never shoots anyone except for the person who he killed (secretly) in the past, and for Terry, whose use of a gun at all is surprising. [Tim] and Turring, at least, will carry them in The Wall.

The Cougar (small Beretta) would also work as a secret gun, but one carried by criminals or whatnot. But since we don't have any of those, we don't really need any of these.

The Beretta, a classic cop or military gun from movies such as Die Hard, would signify exactly that. McNeill from Snowblind was kind of a wanna be McClane, so he was to carry a Beretta. But they also kind of suck, so we won't be needing any in the future.

The Glock is known for being exceedingly reliable, meaning that the character who uses one either doesn't know much about guns, and doesn't want to have to worry about it, or is exceedingly rugged, as Tommy Lee Jones from U.S. Marshals. An example of the former would have been Gruden in Snowblind, who would not have used guns much, and Hamilton in The Wall (who is primarily a strategist).

The Glock 18 (the auto-Glock) is basically a ridiculous gun, which has no business in a spy thriller. Nobody's going full auto on anybody.

The Combat Delta, which is a Delta Force version of the Colt 1911, is basically a gun that says "military", because anybody else would simply be carrying a 1911. It sorta looks like a modernized 1911. Nobody in Snowblind would be carrying one, but Elby and Gibbs, Delta-esque characters in The Wall, would, and incidentally, are.

A SOCOM would be equally useful as a military weapon, but I've chosen to go with the Combat Delta for now.

The Sig Pro 2009 would be nice to have, it could supplement the 228, also a small gun, except it doesn't really look small, because of its proportions. The only place I can recall seeing it in a movie is in the safety deposit box in Bourne Identity, but it would be pretty leet. It I were willing to spring for a GBB, I'd probably get it.



Anyway, I've ordered a Combat Delta, a Glock, and a 228, so we've got enough stuff for The Wall or whatever we end up attempting in the summer. Woo.



~parker.

The Beta Band - Rhododendron ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3837773/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3837773/ Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:55:38 PST
It's kinda like the long-awaited arrival of Garden State, (August 20th, as I recall), where I knew it was coming for a long time, and it kept not coming out, and so forth, except I was a lot more invested in that, so I was actively seeking out information about it.

With HL2, it's just sort of 'finally here,' after so many delays, that it's surprising. Well, I hope it's worth seventy of my dollars.


Anyway, as for other sequels that kinda snuck up on me, The Bourne Supremacy is still super awesome. I recently downloaded the original score; it also is super awesome.


~parker.


John Powell - To The Roof. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3675496/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3675496/ Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:38:30 PDT 2. 21 Grams // Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
3. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World // Peter Weir
4. 28 Days Later // Danny Boyle
5. Phone Booth // Joel Schumacher
6. X2 // Bryan Singer
7. Matchstick Men // Ridley Scott


Special Mentions:

Goodbye Lenin! // Wolfgang Becker, which is a 2003 film but released here in 2004, so I'm confused, also it's foreign.

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamera // Errol Morris, which is a documentary, so it doesn't really rank up there, but is really really good.

Buffalo Soldiers // Gregor Jordan, technically a 2001 release, but delayed because it's unpatriotic.

The Corporation // Jennifer Abbot & Mark Achbar, both Canadian and a Documentary, also it's a 2004 US release.


Anyway, that's hopefully that.


~parker.

Danny Elfman - Preparing for Battle ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3599644/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3599644/ Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:15:40 PDT
Anyway, I've got a cold, and it's midterm season. Yeehaw.

The Bourne Supremacy is exceedingly leet, still. Matt Damon. I like his use of being a really cool spy.

I find that I have depleated my supply of things that I care about. Toodles.


~parker.

The Killers - Mr. Brightside ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3491565/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3491565/ Fri, 01 Oct 2004 22:22:28 PDT
I'm tired.



Yay not working tomorrow.


~parker.

Radiohead - Karma Police ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3402857/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3402857/ Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:01:30 PDT
Well, not really. Just work and school.



And work is certainly delightful. That one girl won't shut up about going to Europe, and despite being "in charge", she made me stop working to help her map out a path across Europe. Note: she is dumb, and not good a "lines."

This does make me wonder when I decided that travelling was dumb. When I was young I was really into the concept of travelling, sort of, but that may have been more being into the concept of maps. Maybe it was just because we (teh family) never went anywhere that I decided that it was a positive rather than a negative. I've never left this time zone, even though I'd be so very good at jet lag.

Anyway, I'm passing out membership forms for the "Shut up, Rachel" club, I exepct to see you all soon.


~parker

The Weakerthans - Left & Leaving ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3305006/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3305006/ Tue, 07 Sep 2004 00:59:29 PDT
Well, on thursday. That's soon enough. I'm working tomorrow/today/tuesday, have wednesday off, and then classes from 10 am to 10 pm on thursday. Yay?

I'm not sure, I think I'm looking forward to classes. I do like psychology, as far as I can tell, and my classes have so far been quite good. Maybe not the seminar and stats classes, though. Either way, it's a nice change of pace.

Anyway, pretty much everyone's gone for school already, but we're gonna go visit Adrian this weekend. Should be fun.


Ugh, I was hoping to write more than this, but it's too late, and I've run out of stuff.



~parker.


The Weakerthans - Without Mythologies ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3120785/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3120785/ Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:10:57 PDT
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American


The Cartage is done, and now I'm downloading the photos. Go Alex's webspace. I should get his new mix too.. hmm.. The Cartage was a lot of fun, but it's nice to be back. I like showers, and not sleeping within a 5 metre radius of anybody else. This also means nobody's documenting my life in photos.

DJ Kandaio - Club Mix 5 - Break the Distance


There's seriously nothing like being drunk four days in a row to make you appreciate not being drunk. I'm glad I kept the Tequila on a tight leash. But that was counteracted by beer, anyway. We forgot to do any Vodbasko, that was upsetting. Also upsetting: hangovers. I'm out of no headaches, and will to live!

The Living End - West End Riot


I've gotten my microphone, a Canon DM-50. That stands for Directional Microphone, I suppose. I doubt there have been fifty of them so far, tho. Anyway, should be useful once I get a camera. Also accomplished while I was away: class registration. Yay! All but that philosophy class that only allowed 47 people into it. Murder. At least everything else worked out.

The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl


Damnit, we haven't gone back to see Bourne Supremacy again. I really wanted to at the time, I suppose it's still a good idea. Perhaps Sunday afternoon again? We're planning on breakfast anyway. Also, in case you haven't heard, Harold and Kumar is quite excellent. Definately a Dirkchase. In case you haven't heard, that means that we've decided that Dirk should purchase it.

CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings


Anyway, H&K was elevated by the audience. It was very active. Also, we had KFC, which was useful when they started talking about KFC in the movie. And, there was an Asian club. That was a good night. We also visited Penny and Gord, out in Kanata, after triangulating their position. You may be surprised, but middle-aged parties are where it's at. I definately recommend either going to one, or throwing one, when you are appropriately aged.

Weezer - Only in Dreams


Man, that was fun times when we sung along to the whole self-titled Weezer album. And by that, I mean we sung along to the parts that we knew. Which was about 20-43%. Either way, that was quite enjoyable. Then we enjoyed some Gob and Piebald on the way back. Which we spent in mostly fifth.

Weezer - Surf Wax America


No matter what you think, you must acknowledge that this is an awesome song. Even if you don't like it. ESPECIALLY then. You take your car to work, I'll take my board! And when you're out of fuel, I'm still ah-bah!

Less than Jake - Look What Happened


In case you're wondering, yes, I'm spastically changing song every fourty seconds. But they're all good songs, and I enjoy it. Fewer than Jake! Pause to listen... Wow, I just looked at the other side of the screen, and that's a serious number of journal entries. I've gone back over them on occasion, and they're mildly interesting. A lot of the time they're just inside jokes and movie reviews, but it's nice to remember things that you don't anymore. It seems kinda like a waste to bother experiencing things that just fade away instantly. Like half of the cartage...

The Offspring - Head Around You


Which is interesting, because I find that a lot of my memory is contextually based. Like, when I'm at the cartage, I remember more about the previous cartages than anything else. This is more prominent with Work, because it's so very foreign (in terms of place,... ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3061415/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3061415/ Fri, 06 Aug 2004 21:54:02 PDT


- Acting
- Cinematography
- Music
- USP
- Screenplay


- Low Shutter Speed


Anyway, in conclusion, it is leet.



~parker. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3053015/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/3053015/ Thu, 05 Aug 2004 20:55:49 PDT

Things that are
- Comedy


Things that are
- Meh



Well, that was fun. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2967510/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2967510/ Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:53:28 PDT
Both movies are thoroughly enjoyable, and Supremacy was very well done in terms of being a successful sequel. Go white man kung fu! Anyway, it was definately darker than the first film, which I can certainly get behind.


Aside from that, we went downtown for Sean's birthday last night, and we hung out at Peter's the previous day. Both hangovers were fun times.


~parker


Piebald - All Ears, All Eyes, All the Time ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2858951/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2858951/ Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:57:07 PDT
Also, Shattered Glass is quite excellent. Peter Sarsgaarde is very good, so's Hayden Christensen, and all those fun people.

~parker.


Weezer - Only in Dreams ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2744211/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2744211/ Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:16:38 PDT
Anyway, of course, there's some problem, but it's not that big a deal, it's just that the wide angle lense deal (definately awesome) is not attaching properly, and the screw's stripping, so I expect I'll be taking it back. Hopefully I'll not have to pay the extra $50 I saved by getting the out of the box (not display) model.

Anyway, I also dropped my class (complicated), am getting more hours at work, and got a bike. Everything's going really well, so I'm just waiting for whatever it is that's about to blindside me.

Go team!


~parker

Nine Inch Nails - The Mark Has Been Made ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2289955/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2289955/ Sat, 24 Apr 2004 16:01:17 PDT
First semester, BIO 1108* (OA bio) and PSYC 2110* (Social).
Second semster, PSYC 2303* (Personality) and PSYC 3305* (Personal Development).


That sounds cool. Hopefully they'll let me into the Bio course as an exchange student. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2237888/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2237888/ Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:08:21 PDT

BIO 1109*
PSY 3101*
PHI 3125*

...you see, you can differentiate them from Carleton credits, because the course code is only three letters. Seems a little gay to me...


Anyway, it's basically OA Bio plus, which is nice, cos I never took it and wish I had. It will also allow me to take the 2nd year Evolution and Etcetera course at Carleton, which requires OA Bio.

The Psy(c) class is the Psychology of Death and Dying, which sounds cool. I was looking through the rest of the courses, and most of them are the same, but seem kind of ordered strangely and randomly. I think I'm glad I'm doing this at Carleton, overall.

Finally, Phi(losophy) 3125, the philosophy of psychology, which is reserved for psyc students, so I don't know if I'll be able to do it. Oh well.

Anyway, I guess I'll be spending 3/5th of a semester at Ottawa (1st semester 3rd year) if this works out.


~parker. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2212058/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2212058/ Tue, 13 Apr 2004 02:11:58 PDT
On the other hand, it's got Personality, Motivation and Emotion, Cognitive Development, Abnormal Psychology, Perception, and Social Psyc. (Good things)


Also, I'ma take 1st year Bio, or at least half of it, and maybe a weird Geology course that doesn't have labs. I mean, how the crap do you people stand for 3 hours of lecture, an hour of tutorial, and three hours of labs a week? Sweet Jesus!

...of course, the real question would be how can you spend that much time caring about chemistry and bio, but that's for another journal.


I'm just waiting for my weird audit thingy, so I know what I need to take. Boourns.


Stupid university.



~parker. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2020597/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/2020597/ Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:44:47 PST - I may glean some small bits of inspiration from classes.
- It's film.
- No thesis.
- Status Quo.

Advantages of Psyc:
- I'm competant therein.
- I want an A- average.
- I like the courses.
- I can still take some Film, as a minor.

Neutral:
- Both have good profs.
- Both are present.

Disadvantages of Film:
- It's likely fairly useless.
- It's probably not important to have a degree therein for anything.
- I don't like movies.

Disadvantages of Psyc:
- Thesis.
- I don't want to be a psychologist/whatever else this leads to.


I do like the idea of an average that can get me into a masters program or into law school. Film won't provide that, I don't expect, with grades of B+ and likely C/C-. Now, I don't have to care, because it won't count towards my CGPA. But that also means that my psyc marks will probably take a turn for the worse in an ironic, spiteful manner.


~parker.

I want to see Spartan. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1901612/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1901612/ Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:58:21 PST

Also: this place is stupid. No one uses it anymore. Bye!


~parker.


The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1813156/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1813156/ Sun, 08 Feb 2004 13:33:02 PST

A Guy Thing // Chris Kock
- Best Use of Daydreams in a Musical or Comedy

The Recruit // Roger Donaldson
- Best use of Glock

Shanghai Knights // David Dobkin
- Best Owen Wilson getting dunked in Water Repeatedly

Daredevil // Mark Steven Johnson
- Best Murder of Octogenarian

Old School // Todd Philips
- Best Streaking

Tears of the Sun // Antoine Fuqua
- Best Bruce Willis

The Hunted // William Freidkin
- Best Old Guy Director

Dreamcatcher // Lawrence Kasdan
- Absolutely best Shit Weasel Of All Time

The Core // Jon Amiel
- Best The Core of the Earth Has Stopped Spinning

Basic // John McTiernan
- Best Shameless Twists

Head of State // Chris Rock
- Best Super Whores

Phone Booth // Joel Shumacher
- Best Phone Booth

Anger Management // Peter Segal
- Best Monk

Confidence // James Foley
- Best Edward Burns/Paul Giamatti/Brian Van Holt Triumvirate

Identity // James Mangold
- Best Really Slick Camera

X2 // Bryan Singer
- Best Really Fucking Awesome

The Matrix Reloaded // The Wachowski Brothers
- Best Slow Motion Car Flip

Bruce Almighty // Tom Shadyack
- Best OOOOlololoeeeeeewwwooooooaoaaooalkllll.. .

The Italian Job // F. Gary Gray
- Best Why Are You Encouraging This

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines // Jonathan Mostow
- Best Use of Coffin

Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl // Gore Verbinski
- Best Use of Disney

American Wedding // Jesse Dylan
- Best Stifler

S.W.A.T. // Clark Johnson
- Best Use of Guns

The Medallion // Gordon Chan
- Best Interpol

Matchstick Men // Ridley Scott
- Best OCD

Underworld // Len Wiseman
- Best No One Can Aim

The Rundown // Peter Berg
- Best Ensemble Cast

Foolproof // William Phillips
- Best Use of Canada

Kill Bill volume 1 // Quentin Tarantino
- Best Killing of Everyone Except Bill

Mystic River // Clint Eastwood
- Best I'll Get You For This Clint Eastwood

Scary Movie 3 // David Zucker
- Best Lamp

The Matrix Revolutions // The Wachowski Brothers
- Best Smith Goes Insane

Elf // Jon Favreau
- Best Jackassery

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World // Peter Weir
- Best Golopogos Islands

Timeline // Richard Donner
- Best Cast Aside From the Damn Leads

The Last Samurai // Edward Zwick
- Best Last Samurai

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King // Peter Jackson
- Best That Only Counts As One

Paycheck // John Woo
- Best Core Alumni

House of Sand and Fog // Vadim Perelman
- Best Nice Try by Russian Guy

Cold Mountain // Anthony Minghella
- Best PSH

Big Fish // Tim Burton
- Best Imagination

Lost In Translation // Sophia Coppola
- Best Japanese



...and we're done. That was longer than I expected.

~parker. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1753983/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1753983/ Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:02:07 PST

1. 25th Hour
2. Minority Report
3. Insomnia
4. Signs
5. Panic Room
6. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
7. Narc
8. Solaris
9. Road to Perdition
10. The Quiet American


Done. I like these movies. They're all amazing, in one way or another.


~parker.

Barenaked Ladies - All Their Greatest Hits (1991-2001) ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1751871/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1751871/ Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:46:12 PST Actor in a leading role.
Expect: Sean Penn in "Mystic River"
Want: Sean Penn in "Mystic River"

Actor in a supporting role.
Expect: Tim Robbins in "Mystic River" / Benicio Del Toro in "21 Grams"
Want: Ken Watanabe in "The Last Samurai"

Actress in a leading role
Expect: Charlize Theron in "Monster"
Want: I don't care, I haven't seen any of this.

Actress in a supporting role
Expect: Renée Zellweger in "Cold Mountain"
Want: I just don't care.

Art direction
Expect: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Want: "The Last Samurai"

Cinematography
Expect: I don't know.
Want: "Girl with a Pearl Earring" cos then I'll actually see the damn thing.

Directing
Expect: Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Want: Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation" for spite.

Film editing
I don't know, I didn't really like any of the nominees.

Music (original score)
None of these were particularly sticking out to me.

Best picture
Expect: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Want: "Lost in Translation", that I haven't even seen, cos I don't really like any of the nominees that I've seen.

Visual effects
Expect: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Want: I don't care.

Adapted Screenplay
I don't know.

Original Screenplay
Expect: Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation"
Want: Sofia Coppola for "Lost in Translation", assuming I actually like the damn thing.


~parker.

STILL AFI - The Celluloid Dream. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1741833/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1741833/ Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:19:18 PST
However, the main question is, how do we really judge "drunk"? In the Century, it's when you bail, and probably throw up. Now, that's not really a measure of your alcohol tolerance, its a measure of how well you can not throw up. And I'm much better at not throwing up than I am at being tolerant of alcohol.

So far, the list has been established as:

-Jourdain (lowest)
-Norm
-Matt Todd (maybe)
-Peter (maybe)
-John
-Andy
-Adrian
-Carty
-Dirk
-Sean (highest)

See, I'm not really sure where Matt Todd or Peter rank, these are based on the thing where we were discussing this (Peter, Matt, and I) in Peter's SUV that time. Further research is clearly required. However, the main question is: Sean vs. Dirk, it'll be quite the contest (a seperate event, this summer).

What we can be fairly sure of is that Jourdain is the lowest, that Andy, Adrian and I are somewhere in the same middling ballpark, that Carty's a bit higher than us, and that Dirk and Sean are the powerhouses. I'm not sure where the girls rank, nor do we really need to know. Also, testing it would be very difficult, because they'd have to consent to some kind of test. I don't think they would. But I'll say somewhere below me, Andy, and Adrian, but higher than Jourdain, as per his request.


I'm upset, in that my favourite class this semester is once again Psyc (Developmental, now, replacing Cognitive). Like, even better than James Bond class, which is pretty food. But it's definately better than Film 2000, or Stats, and Law, which is turning out better than I thought.

Merg. I don't want to be a psychologist.


~parker.


still AFI - The Celluloid Dream ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1741579/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1741579/ Sun, 25 Jan 2004 20:00:27 PST

-get AFI CD's from Carty.
-get Nerf Herder CD's from Andy.
-register Regicide, once el VISA frees itself up.
-get Kingston photos.
-turn some digital photos into prints.
-figure out this reading week thing.
-see 21 Grams.
-go rent Lost in Translation, probably right now.
-watch Rushmore.
-read email I just got from Susannah.
-go to the JIJ on Friday, cos I'm not freaking working!!
-watch Psyc lecture on little TV at school.
-wake up for class tomorrow.
-stop hitting "back" button on mouse and nearly losing this whole fucking journal.
-print out some good PA's.
-put my whiteboard to good use.
-list things more.
-get that TruNuff shirt... mmm-esque, Canadian beers.
-get Alien and Alien3 on DVD, eventually.
-get pissed off at some stuff.
-figure out a good way to acquire a Beretta and Glock springer.
-figure out a good way to acquire a new video camera, ASAP.
-enjoy this song.
-cease and desist.


~parker.

AFI - The Celluloid Dream ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1677331/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1677331/ Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:45:26 PST
Just to sum things up:


X2!
Film 2601/Spy Thrillers/James Bond Class!
Developmental Psyc Class sort of over TV!
Probably not Psyc Stats!
Getting past Laws 1000 eventually and doing more interesting stuff!
Murder!
I am your neighbour.
Winamp!
MSN!
Tim Hortons!
Minority Report 2 Disk thingy!
Uh, Adrian!?
Bleaching his hair at Gunpoint!
Wes Andersen!
Fincher!
Alien Quadrilogy broken into four individual parts!
Airsoft!
Nightcrawler attack!

Uhm, yeah, I'd say I'm feelin' positive. Weird. Anyway, forget this ever happened.



~parker.

John Ottman - Suite From X2 ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1637729/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1637729/ Tue, 06 Jan 2004 10:40:58 PST

Anyway, I'll have to delve into that thing, but not freakin now.


Yeah, I just checked, it's not the sysreq, I don't think. I do find it funny that they "recommend" the best PC available ever. But "required" is, like, a crap-ass-pile-o-crap.


Enjoy the navy, fools!



~parker.

SWAT OSA - Time Is Running Out ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1608002/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1608002/ Wed, 31 Dec 2003 10:11:59 PST Best Movie Involving a Phone Booth
- Phone Booth // Joel Shumacher

Best Wolverine
- X2

Best Con Man Movie that's Even Better than Confidence
- Matchstick Men // Ridley Scott

Best Canadian Feature... Ever...
- Foolproof // Some Canadian Dude

Best Movie That's Actually from the Late Seventies
- Alien: The Director’s Cut // Ridley Scott

Best Best Movie of the Year
- The Last Samurai // Edward Zwick



~parker.

Hans Zimmer - Red Warrior ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1580215/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1580215/ Thu, 25 Dec 2003 00:18:40 PST

Anyway, I've finally gotten winamp back from the depths of the other half of 2304x864 dual-monitor resolution, after a short experiment with it. I don't know if it's really that great a plan. Mergenmurder.


The hill was cookass. Pizza pizza was okay, too. And the slumber party was, as always... present... and the infamous email continues to confuse. Well, not so much "infamous" as "also... present..."


Anyway, Denny's is funtastic, when you spend the hours of 1-4 am there, getting free hot chocolate, and eating mozerella sticks. The Orange Monkey has now been totally supplanted, as far as I'm concerned.


murderesque.ca ? Perhaps. We're still looking into it. But I do want a "FAQ" page.



Also: enjoy Christmas, all.


!parkertk.


Coldplay - God Put a Smile Upon Your Face ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1523796/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1523796/ Fri, 12 Dec 2003 01:17:54 PST
2. Gob. I like their songs, but they also hurt me. So... I'm stopping thinking about/listening to... them.

3. Getting a job. I have a job. So I don't need to worry about getting one, until they fire my ass. Cos the only thing I'm gonna try for anymore is Blockbuster, and there's no pressure to succeed if I've got the fall back.

4. Freezing rain. It's gone, for the time being. It was here, yesterday evening. I'm gonna be happy, for as long as its not making me fall down.

5. Fonts. Don't even start with me.

6. The Snowblind main titles. I've got a good idea, and hopefully it will stick. (P.S. It's not about evidence. That was the wrong route all along. It's mostly about a blank screen.)

7. Final Psyc test. I loved the course, it was probably the best class of all time. But, that test wasn't the bestest, on Monday evening, cos I may have still been hung over from Saturday while writing it. And DEFINATELY while studying for it. Merg.

8. Milk. I don't think I've had a glass of non-chocolate milk since Grade 10. Seriously. Cos I remember quitting milk, cos it tastes gross, and then busted my arm a few months later. However, my cereal intake has gone through the roof. I just thought of that a few hours ago. 5 years, wow.

9. ...oops, no, couldn't quash that.

10. Bejewelled. Perhaps the foulest invention in the history of time.

11. Solitaire. Nope, still doing that.

12. Being hung over. I'm not, right now. It's FUN.


~parker.

American Hi-Fi - The Art of Losing. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1492087/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1492087/ Thu, 04 Dec 2003 23:39:03 PST
- We rented this one in the summer, but its technically at 2003 release! Who knew? Anyway, it was really funny, though not enough to make me really want to see it again.

The Recruit
- The first theatrical event of the year, and it was not bad, but not great. Hence the one thumb up, and one down. I'm not making two reviews, I just have mixed feelings. It was not bad, as it was, but it wasn't really all that good.

Shanghai Knights
- We watched this one on Jourdain's computer. It was devoid of any intelligence, but it was funny, and had Jackie Chan style weird action.

Daredevil
- I did genuinely like this one, but I'm not crazy about Daredevil himself. If Spider-man had been done in this style, instead of the crap-ass one it was done in, it would have been awesome. Good movie, wrong comic book, though almost two thumbs up.

Old School
- Hello, this is Frank Ricard. I was wondering if you might want to get together for some frozen yogurt, or perhaps a full meal of food.

Tears of the Sun
- This just bored me, and didn't hold together. It kind of seemed like what everyone who didn't like Black Hawk Down was describing. In the end, it was an action movie that I didn't enjoy.

Laurel Canyon
- This is something my sister rented. It's not terrible, but not particularly good. It has Kate Beckinsale and Christian Bale. It's basically a character piece, but I didn't feel that it really went anywhere.

The Hunted
- It was okay. It's basically an old school action chase movie, with fairly good acting and all that jazz, but in the end it's really unimportant.

Dreamcatcher
- All I liked was the four friends. They were good, until things got all weird and mystical. And that was pretty early in.

The Core
- As natural disaster saving the world movies go, it's adequate, and I do like the 'Core Alumni.' But, it was also The Core.

Basic
- This movie was fatally flawed, at the screenplay stage. It focused on the wrong main character. I did like a number of the characters, tho. I want to see i... ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1467415/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1467415/ Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:17:55 PST
I've read the book, which was fairly good, and I think that this was a very effective adaptation. It basically moviefied the book, taking the general ideas and concepts, and simplified the hell out of the plot and technical details, though maybe a bit too simplified in parts.

There were complains from certain " pundits" who missed all of the historical information about Castlegard, Frace of the 14th Century, but since I got all that jazz from the book, I didn't miss it. They also cut the fairly too long plot of the book, into a nice, neat 1:30 of action in the past.

The action was not overdone, and fairly well played. It seemed real, not super-anything. The plot was interesting, and didn't drag on. The only problem, was that it was maybe too fast, but considering what the movie was, it worked well.

It's not a great, or even a particularly good movie. But I enjoyed my time in the theatre, and I enjoy looking back upon it, unlike a fair amount of what I've seen this year, namely Reloaded, Revolutions, and The Italian Job. It's not true that there are only 4 movies that I've liked all year, but there certainly a lot that I don't care about, or at least, generally was unimpressed with, but do want to see again.

Basically, it fits into that category of films with stereotypical, simple characters, and a crazy, complicated action-plot. And it added the time travel thing, which was fun. But mostly, I was overjoyed that I didn't hate it, as the 14% favourable reviews would have lead me to believe.

Anyway, here we go:


André Marek
Gordon! (aka Eninem)
Lord Arnaud (Merovinged!)
Lord Oliver (aka evil/good Werewolf guy who was married to Kate Beckinsale)
Robert de Kere/Deckard, and his stabbing ways.
Kramer
Claire, Stern, François, the Bald guy, and the rest.
NIGHT ARROWS!
Kung-fu Ninjas. Oh, wait...

The main problem, was that the three supposed principal characters (Chris, Kate, and the Professor) were less than stellar, except they weren't really all that principal. But Paul Walker was able to pull of his role as "the village chud." I liked how they changed his character to this from the book, where he was actually an archaeologist, especially because Walker would have destroyed the role. This, and the addition of Gordon as an important character, were two changes that I liked a lot, and that probably saved the movie, given the way they were doing it.


Flash-to-white-whoosh-cuts.


Seriously, that's the only thing that bugged me, enough for me to remember it. All in all, it's not great, but I liked it.


~parker.

Everlast - So Long ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1430113/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1430113/ Thu, 20 Nov 2003 21:10:54 PST
---
DINNER OUT PICTURES PRESENTS DVD (2001-2002)
A DVD compilation of old stuff, like TIYL, Indiana Jones, and Team Gotcha. Also: Krwlng, Basement Brizzawl, and whatever else we can find. We've already started on it, at Carty's. Hopefully we can finish it up during the break.
---
O N E T W E N T Y O N E (2002)
Been done post for several years. Need to do the baleeted scenes, tentatively featuring Toby's overbearing upstairs neighbour, played by Andy Giffen. Also to be on DVD in summer 2k4.
---
E L I R E (2003)
Nearly done post, seriously. We'll have a Divx version at Christmas, and do a DVD in the summer, or something.
---
S N O W B L I N D (2004)
Longer than Elire, but with mostly small roles, and few people per scene. Features such humourous events as Carty getting arrested, and Jourdain getting shot three times in the back. Anyway, this'll be for May/June 2004, with post hopefully done by the end of the summer. Then, DVD whenever the hell we get around to it.
---
R O A D H O M E (2004)
The hobo movie. We'll do it, along with the 121 deleted scenes, when Grosvenor's not in Japan, in the Summer, as long as we get a script hammered out, and get it cast effectively. It'll only be like, 15 minutes, max.
---
E P I S O D I C (2005)
The memory movie. Episodic is a system of memory, where the events of our lives are stored. It's part of the Long Term Store. Also, the movie's going to be cut up into episodes, six of them, I think. They'll be interrupted by fades into, and from, black. Anyway, doo.
---


Doo.


~parker.

Coldplay - Clocks (Cosmos remix) ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1416556/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1416556/ Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:57:55 PST

Anyway, I need to stop dragging my heels on Snowblind, and actually finish the damn treatment. I've been thinking about it a lot, but need to get it down. I've worked out the final action, too. Jourdain, you're gonna get shot four times in the back by a girl.


Uhm, there was something to put here. I can't remember it anymore. Oh yeah, the webcomic TrueNuff owns. COOKASS!


As for the Memory movie, it's still percolating. I suggest we do it. Peter, you know what I'm talking about. I'm thinking of cueing how much he really remembers to the amount of saturation in the video... black and white to full, dark, colour.


~parker.

Bowling for Soup - Girl All the Bad Guys Want ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1371322/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1371322/ Fri, 07 Nov 2003 22:03:12 PST

Anyway, aside from a few scarce elements (like the Captain of the Hammer, and Seraph), it either made me dislike it intensely, or just not care. I also commented that it was both over- and underwhelming.


But Smith was good, when he was funny. Which was too much, considering it was supposed to be a real movie. But just enough, considering it was not.


~parker.

Rob Dougan - I'm Not Driving Anymore (lyrical) ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1355626/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1355626/ Mon, 03 Nov 2003 20:14:22 PST
1. Insomnia - Christopher Nolan
2. Minority Report - Steven Spielberg
3. Signs - M. Night Shayamalan
4. 25th Hour - Spike Lee
5. Panic Room - David Fincher
6. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - George Clooney
7. Narc - Joe Carnahan
8. The Bourne Identity - Doug Liman
9. The Quiet American - Phillip Noyce
10. Solaris - Steven Soderbergh



~parker. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1355383/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1355383/ Mon, 03 Nov 2003 19:10:23 PST

Dirty Ikea furniture that doesn't fit together properly.




~parker. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1339322/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1339322/ Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:14:32 PST Apparenly the "sound blub" went out. We're still puzzling over that one.


I have a midterm on Saturday, and I have to eat my mom's trick-or-treat candy on Friday. Should help, uhm, studying. It's for psyc, and I'm hoping it's easy, like the last midterm. It'd better be.

Ironically, "Cognitive Psyc" is turing out to be my favourite class. Irritating, in that my film classes aren't quite as good as it, and good, in that I almost never took it. Film is good too, tho. The movies we watch are actually fairly interesting, and don't make me hate all life.


The "Alien" rerelease is scheduled for this weekend, but I'm not sure when it's really going to happen. Whenever it does, I hope it's good.

In summation, etcetera. And I may have the Snowblind plot hammered out.



!parkertk.

Juno Reactor/Don Davis - Navras
(likely the song from Neo vs. Smith at the end of Revolutions) ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1314228/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1314228/ Thu, 23 Oct 2003 16:05:47 PDT
Besides, everyone who reads my journal has already read the Projektzes one, and now knows. Everyone else, who, y'know, wouldn't read it anyway, will be informed in due course.


JEROME vs. JEROME.com seems to be picking up again. Fun.

SNOWBLIND is, I think, barring strategic error, finished with plot development, and will be moulded into a screenplay sooner or later. Also: storyboarding is beginning, which is a lot of fun. Seriously. Well, maybe not if you don't enjoy making "Ridleygrams."

Lessee... stuff is... existant. And I think I'm done with this journal.


Just remember, Revenge is a dish best served while hiding behind a wall of children.


~parker.

No Doubt - I'm Just a Girl. ]]> ~van-wedge http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1301680/ http://van-wedge.deviantart.com/journal/1301680/ Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:17:40 PDT ---
The "Elire" of Summer 2004, essentially, in that it has a large cast, involves guns, and we're already working on it. Especially because of newfangled screenwriting software, sort of. In that it's still the demo.

Anyway, this one I'm not going to look for money for, because we don't really need it, and it's not really worth it. But, it may be a good idea in the future, for something else.

It's sort of an action movie, in that there are guns, and people shoot other people, and people die, but it's also a lot of not cool, and not action-y. I'm going for quick and simple choreography, but not necessarily simple cinematography. While the plot is somewhat cliched, at least outwardly, in that it draws on cliches for setup, I don't think it goes where it would be expected to, and seems to have something in the way of "themes", maybe. Either way, it's going to be character driven, not plot driven, like Elire was.


ROAD HOME
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El filmo delos el hobo, which is still sort of in development, in that it's not dead. It's not fully cast, and we've not got a screenplay yet, and also, Grosvenor may end up being in Japan in the summer, I'm not sure. But it's once again an August project, but we'll need a screenplay before August, and preferably, before summer. I'll be in touch.

This one is fairly simple, it should be about 15 minutes long, whereas Snowblind should be at least 25-30. Maybe more, if we take it slowly, which I'm seriously considering.


(LTS)
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LTS is short for Long Term Store, or long term memory, and is a temp title. So far, it involves a guy who "loses" his memory. It could be cool. This one I'll go into more depth later on.



So that's, I think, what we're looking at, at least, currently, for anything in next summer, or beyond. The developmental curve seems to last at least that long.


~parker

Stong Bad - Techno Song. ]]> ~van-wedge