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July 26th, 2006
08:56 pm - Donnie Darko Ramblings
WARNING: GEEK RAMBLINGS AND SPOILERS AHEAD
Alright, so I was watching Donnie Darko on Showtime today, and I got to thinking. Some of my many questions after watching the original movie for the first time in about a year:
-What's up with Cherita? She seems to almost have a purpose, but doesn't. I know she's one of the Manipulated Living, but she, unlike other characters, does not have the obvious purpose of pushing Donnie towards his destiny. She does not give him any hints (such as Pomeroy's "Cellar Door" hint), nor does she do anything that affects Donnie at all (like Mrs. Farmer asking Rose Darko to chaperone the Sparkle Motion trip). But she does seem to have a reason, and Donnie does seem to give her a little bit of hope, even in the real Universe, because she remembers what he said to her in what would have been a dream to her.
-How did Roberta Sparrow (or Grandma Death) know all the stuff she put in "Philosophy of Time Travel"? She isn't a Living Recevier, if she were she would have died by the Artifact of her Tangent Universe (the full "Philosophy of Time Travel" explains that the Living Reciever must always die by the Artifact.). Was she one of the Manipulated Living, or even one of the Manipulated Dead? Could Roberta Sparrow be the jumping off point for a prequel? I would like that one.
-According to "The Philosophy of Time Travel", which are basically the rules for the psudoscience in the SciFi universe of the movie, Gretchen would also be one of the Manipulated Dead, like Frank. So why does she not have the powers that Frank has? She acts much in the same way as the Manipulated Living, gentlely prodding Donnie towards his destiny and unknowingly giving him little hints ("What if you could go back and take all those hours of pain and darkness and replace them with something beautiful?" ... okay, I'm paraphrasing), but she doesn't appear to him as Frank does. Maybe it's because her purpose was better served as someone with a strong connection to Donnie. Also, wouldn't Rose and Samantha Darko also be Manipulated Dead? Because their plane hit that portal? So why, exactly, is Frank so special? Is it because Donnie didn't have as much of a connection with him?
-Did Donnie laugh at the end of the movie because he thought that the Tangent Universe was a really freaky dream, or because he knows that he's done what he had to to save his mom, sister, girlfriend, and Frank? I like to think that he knew what was going to happen in a few moments, because that makes a more heroic character out of Donnie
-Why did Frank honk his horn at the end of the movie and not the beginning, did he remember?
Alrighty then, I've been asking all the questions I wonder about, but that's only if you interpert this movie as a SciFi picture. But we do see the events from the perspective of a severely mentally ill (at least according to the theatrical cut, if you take into account deleted scenes or the director's cut, which half the time I don't because it makes it too linear and not as interesting) teenager. He is supposedly psychotic... possibly even schizophrenic, so how much of his point of view can we trust. There's a term for narrators who's perspectives that are skewed, I learned it in English class. However, I retain information from classes for far less time then I do weird questions about movies. Now if only I could find a way to work Donnie Darko into an essay for a class. Hey, I was able to work the book Battle Royale into one of my highschool sociology papers, I might be able to figure it out.
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October 2nd, 2004
03:16 pm - Questions for you
01: What is your first memory of me:
02: How long have we been friends:
03: Tell about one memory we share together:
04: Describe me in four adjectives:
05: If we could spend a day together what would we do:
06: Name one thing you really don't like about me:
07: Name one thing you really do like about me:
08: If you could give me a gift what would it be:
09: Have we ever gotten in a fight & about what:
10: Have we ever hugged or kissed:
11: Have we ever danced with eachother:
12: Have you ever seen me cry:
13: Have you ever seen me with my shirt off:
14: Have I ever offended you:
15: What is something embarassing that I've done:
16: What do I usually look like when you see me:
17: What do I say all the time \ whats my catch phrase:
18: Do you think we will be friends in 10 years:
19: Do you think I am honest:
20: Do you think I am bitchy:
21: Has there been anything you wanted to tell me, but didn't:
Current Music: "This Love" -- Maroon5
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September 17th, 2004
06:56 pm - The Good News and the Bad News
The Good News: I got the special tenth anniversary DVD set for "Clerks"! Everybody should buy it, at least for the restored addition of the movie, that and the IFFM extended cut of the film, with the alternate ending, which I've always liked. I don't know, I mean, It's obviously a good thing that the alt. ending got cut, or there wouldn't be a sequal, which there's going to be WOOT! But I like the idea of Dante getting shot, maybe not dying, but getting shot.
The Bad News: I'm going to have to go in for surgery, the results of the MRI came in today and the cyst has gotten bigger and now has a twin on the other side, so they're going to operate. So yeah, I'm not very happy at the moment. I don't like the whole idea of being cut open. I don't like hospitals, or doctors for that matter (Aunt Eileen is an exception, she's family, not a doctor >_<) I'd love to say I'm not scared, but I am. It's some scary shit. It'll all go okay, I'm sure, but I still can't help but be a little frightened by the idea of surgery.
Yep, I'm being melodramatic about this.
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September 5th, 2004
11:59 am - Addiction To Bad Drama and Sci-Fi Television
I've become addicted to reruns of "ER" on TNT. The show started sucking major dick after uh... what season did they kill off Greene? Because all the eps afterwards are watched just for Noah Whyle's INSANE AMOUNTS OF HOTNESS. Forgive me, but OMFG I wanna have Noah Whyle's illigetimate love children.The decent plots died right along with Greene, but the episode where he died was a really good one, I cried.
Sept 8th better get here soon, before I snap completely and start watching "Passions" again. That wouldn't be good. At least I'm back in school, so I don't have to worry about it after then.
At least "ER" has some redeeming qualities, "Passions" has got to be one of the worst shows ever. And yet it is oddly addicting if you stop on the channel long enough to watch.
Also, they've started playing "Roswell" on Sci-Fi Channel. I'm sadly drawn to the show, although the books are slightly better. The earlier seasons, the ones that first aired on the WB, were WAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY better. But I remembered that from when it first aired. But yeah, I'm addicted ot that too.
While we're on the subject of Sci-Fi channel reruns, "Lexx". Does anyone remember "Lexx"? I mean really, why'd they cancel that? Canceling "Lexx" was almost as bad as canceling "Farscape." Don't get me started on "Farscape" because I will go full out sci-fi freak on you, so back to "Lexx"... I thought Kai was like the definition of cool, all "The dead do not have needs" and shit, Kai was great. Stanley annoyed the piss out of me, but I'm pretty sure he's supposed to annoy the piss out of people. I loved that the Lexx was kind of stupid, and the whole world that was built was just really cool, and plus the theme song! THAT THEME SONG!! With the whole song from Kai's people (I know what they're called, I'm just not going to try and spell it). And besides, any show that has a robot head on a tinkertoy-looking scooter as a main character is cool.
Another good thing about Sci-Fi channel, re-runs of "Quantum Leap", now that was some good entertainment. Just don't try to hard to think about the plot holes or your brain just might explode in your head. That show should be watched for one reason, and one reason only: Scott Backula. Also a subcategory of that: Scott Backula in drag.
Give me too much time and nothing to do, and this is what happens, waaaaay to much television viewing, at least I've read some good books too. "Dangerous Angels" by Francesca Lia Block being the one that really sticks out in my mind. I really liked that one. I'd read the first of the Weetzie Bat series and now I got to read the rest of them. I liked "Baby Beebop" a lot because it seemed much more surreal then the others in a way. In the end you really don't know what the deal is in a way, it's like Dirk experienced his whole life up to the night of the lamp, all in one premonitiony dream when he was little or something, which is really kind of a cool idea. My favorite, though, was "Witch Baby" the thing with the articles that Witch Baby does? I could see myself doing that. Her additudes about not belonging in her family? I get that one. At least she had an excuse, because she wasn't related to all of them, but me, now I'm related to my family and still I feel like I don't belong. Bleh, that's just my shit though. "Dangerous Angels" is a good buy for anybody who's going to the bookstore soon. Or, if you're going to just look for the series on it's own, here it is:
1. Weetzie Bat
2. Witch Baby
3. Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys
4. Missing Angel Juan
5. Baby Beebop
Good books, check 'em out.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/blah.gif) blah
Current Music: "Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes" -- TLC
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August 8th, 2004
10:18 pm - Obsessive... uh... yeah. Where have you been?
A new icon! Donnie Darko all buggy eyed from sticking his head in the watery things that come out of people's chest (Forgive me if they were named, I forget) . If you can't read what it says... which is a shame and very possible because I have ZERO icon making skills... at least not any with the software I have. Is it says "Either time travel is possible or this shit just kicked in." I thought it was funny... but maybe you'd have to have seen the movie to get it.
I made more, I have one of Frank in the theater, I wish I could have found one of him maskless in the last scene, touching his eye, that was what I really wanted, but instead I went with one of him still garbed as a six-foot satanic rabbit. It has the quote I use for the word part of one of my Yahoo screen names. "Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?" "Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?". And I have one of Donnie about in his Halloween costume about to go through the cellar door (I'm being cryptic for a reason people) that says "Time's almost up". Next I want a picture of Jim Cunningham's house... anyone who's seen the movie knows what I'll put on there.
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August 7th, 2004
05:12 am
Yes... I've found that to be true in many cases.
Why Nya, you could have told me, I would have believed you XD
"Money paid for sex" What... am I some kind of whore... apparently I'm some kind of VERY expensive whore, but still, that's insulting.
That's not so bad..
Lately that's not so true, I've been eating less since I went on my meds.. they make me not hungry and very pukey. I don't think I've eaten anything in days actually...
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/bored.gif) bored
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03:39 am - Stupid friend quizthingys
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/giddy.gif) giddy
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03:28 am
Mmmmm as long as he doesn't try to do that French accent from "Queen of the Damned" I'm fine with this one.. when I put in my real name I got some wrestler... Ew. That's all I have to say, ew.
What's with the hot pink pillow? The hot pink pillow is seriously annoying me.... it doesn't match the bedding underneath him.. it's irking me.
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03:17 am - Post of the pure whining
I have to return the Donnie Darko DVD I rented tomorrow. I DUN WANNA RETURN IT. I DUN WANNA DUN WANNA DUN WANNA DUN WANNA DUN WANNA!!! I saw it for sale at Hot Topic for like ten bucks, but Annie Annie's like "The Director's Cut's coming out soon, don't waste your money" Sound advice, I must say.. but I DUN WANNA GIVE UP THE MOVIE!!! Do you think Hollywood Video would miss a copy of a movie that it seems like NOBODY'S ever seen? I mean Blockbuster doesn't even have a copy or I'd steal their's, because Blockbuster SUCKS. If Blockbuster had a copy of Mallrats on DVD I'd steal that too... I hate Blockbuster, I hate them with a passion, and it would be a way to use the gift card Kris gave me and getting more for my uh... gift card?
Parting Quote: "Tell me, how exactly does one suck a fuck?"
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August 6th, 2004
08:40 pm - Lmao!
::Grabs Pete and heads towards the backseat of a car:: ^_~ heh heh heh
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/amused.gif) amused
Current Music: "Going Under" -- Evanescence
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August 5th, 2004
02:54 am - Me vs. Pete: The Poem-Off
Me and Pete have started a little game. You see... I wrote a poem, in which Pete was mentioned. He felt the need to respond with a poem of his own, two which I, naturally wrote a poem to counter. I think this is going to be a lot of fun.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/bouncey.gif) bouncy
Current Music: "Bring me To Life" -- Evanescence
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August 4th, 2004
04:59 pm - Cysty profile XD
"I don't have cysts on my profile" XD XD XD XD XD
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: "Eight Easy Steps" -- Alanis Morisette
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July 30th, 2004
10:13 pm - Bah, Shrink
I have to go to a shrink on Monday. Sucks, right? I'm so going to quote "The Sixth Sense" at the guy. I'm also wearing my hoodie to make the hiding of headphones easier. I'm determined to make the man's job hard on him. Unless he's cool, which I sincerly doubt, since not many shrinks are, and I've seen quite a few. They're all psychobabble and annoyance mostly.
Speaking of "The Sixth Sense," I'm going to see "The Village" on Monday too. I have to spend the whole day at the Monmmouth Mall, so some good'll come out of this. I'll get to see a movie, and probably save any leftover cash so that I can buy the Donnie Darko Director's Cut DVD when it comes out (is it out already?). I was reading on NewsAskew that Kevin Smith is on the commentary, which is a little wierd, since he had nothing to do with the movie, I don't think. I know that the director and him are friends, so maybe that's why. Sweet deal either way. Donnie Darko's awsome, Kevin Smith is awsome. I so want that DVD. I also want the Golgathan inaction figure I saw on the View Askew fansite, and Mooby hat, and a Nails lighter. I found this picture you can print out to turn your cigarettes into Nails. I'm going to print two out, one for me and one for Kris, though Kris'll probably be like "obsessed much?" And laugh at me. LAUGH ALL YOU WANT GIRLIE! I'm used to your laughter, it doesn't phase me anymore!
Current Mood: Inchorent as all Hell
Current Music: "El Farol" -- Santana
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July 24th, 2004
10:54 pm - Family Reunion
Well, the long-dreaded family reunion was today. I didn't stay long though. I started talking to two of my.... uh... third cousins, I think. They're cool as hell. Their names are Steve and Jimmy. Steve lives in Seacaucus (how the fuck do you spell that?), and Jimmy is, as I like to call him "A crazy Piney". We ended up ditching and we went to Atomic Cd, and then to the boardwalk. JIMMY IS A FUCKING CHEAPASS! He was nice enough to share his soda with me though. My aunt was like "REMEMBER THEY'RE FAMILY!!!" I was like "o_o I'm not a fuckin' hick, ew. I don't pick up guys at family reunions." We were watching "100 Most Metal Moments" on VH1 for a while once we came back. It was a blast. Cousin Barb's pissed at me though. She's angry that I didn't do what I said I would do. That was when I thought it was only going to be old people and little kids. So I'll smoothe things over with her tommorrow before she leaves to go back to Arizona, I hope. I don't want her to go home hating me. But right now she's acting like Martha Stewart died and made her queen bitch, so I'll just leave her alone for a while.
Current Mood: blah
Current Music: "Put Your Lights On" -- Santana feat. Everlast
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July 20th, 2004
04:24 pm - I wouldn't really grope you Petey, unless you want me to ^_~
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: My uncle's sister (not related to me) lives in Portland. Next time they go to visit her I'm going to try and tag along, under the pretense of looking at colleges around there XD.
Chia: ^___^
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: Then I'm going to find Windam, track down you and Mac, and scare you to death with my scary IRLness ^_^
Chia: hahaha, so no heads up?
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: Nope
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: Just one day the doorbell will ring and I'll glomp whoever answers, be it you or your family or a friend of your's or something ::evil grin::
Chia: haha
Chia: don't grope my dad, he'll have a heart attack ~_^
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: Naw, I'll make sure it's you before I grope.
Chia: glomp*
Chia: oh joy
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: XD
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Current Music: "Uninvited" -- Alanis Morissette
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July 19th, 2004
05:26 pm
Erin is the #160 most common female name. 0.141% of females in the US are named Erin. Around 179775 US females are named Erin! source namestatistics.com
Whoa, I would have thought my name was a little more popular, but there are a bunch of DUDES with my first name (Spelled the same, not "Aaron") too.
Also, I made a new icon! ^_^ Movie!Lupin, if anything I liked the way he looked ^_^. The words are from the song "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls. I thought it was fitting "I don't want the world to see me/ 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand". But then again, that's just me, and I have strange logic. I have to say that it's not very good, since I'm still trapped by my use of paint for lettering and size-alterations. I got to use spiffy fog effects from PhotoSlam, which is a freaking pro-wrestling photo editing program. I got it from some stupid family member one christmas, I can't remember who.
Speaking of family members, the dreaded reunion draws ever closer. I'm going to die, I swear to God.
Current Mood: bored
Current Music: "Iris" -- The Goo Goo Dolls
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02:49 pm - Me 'n Greg talking about stupid stuff, and New Yorkers are mean
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: My cousin is still here... ::Swats at her like fly:: go 'way!
Greg : lol
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: Damn her and her freshman-ness
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: She's talking ebonics again... help me...
Greg : lol
Greg : sorry
Greg : ::runs away::
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: Heh heh
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: I will attempt to shoo her away so I can get on with my evil plan to ravish you
Greg : lol omg
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: eh... my cousin's still pissed about us insulting cowboys by saying that Bush is one.
Greg : remind me why i should give a shit
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: You're mean.
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: Sometimes ^_^
Greg : lol
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: What did I expect, though? You're a New Yorker
stupid_man_suit28_6_42_12: New York = axis of rude
Current Mood: amused
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July 17th, 2004
07:25 pm - "Too good to be true" huh?
Current Mood: blah
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July 16th, 2004
09:54 pm - Better quizzes
Take the quiz: "Method of Suicide"
Drowning
Like the darkness that consumes you, your method of suicide is Drowning.
Take the quiz: "Are you really suicidal??"
cant wait to die
you really are suicidal, and i suggest that you talk to a close friend or a guidance councilor or teacher. believe it or not there are people in this world that would miss you if you died. :)
I'm not right now... and the person in the picture's got the knife going the wrong way if they want to slit their wrists properly, everybody knows that you cut deep, downwards from wrist to elbow if you really want to be sure.
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