My mind is a swirling miasma of scintillating thoughts and turgid ideas

I feel strange.

2009-05-05T09:36:00.002-05:00

Well I'm no longer free. There is a girl at my church and I really, really like her. Just like almost every other guy. She is always happy and full of energy and I don't know, but I like her. And we have a lot in common like a love of British accents, writing, books, all kinds of crap. But my life has been different since I started liking her.

You see, we had this church youth thing with dance from people all around our stake (a regional church area. I'm Mormon). I don't like dancing that much even though I am supposedly good at it. And she said she would make me dance. So we did. And I felt some kind of feeling I have never felt before.

But on another hand, I am mad. Mad at the world. For lying to all of us. For making up stuff. You see, mathematics, science, and some (yes, a few) religions are just false answers. Man lives to answer the questions that bother him the most, and if he doesn't find some sort of answer, he will go mad. That is what I believe. Ever since I saw the wonderful, wonderful musical Les Miserables on stage in Houston, I have had a sudden desire to overthrow society. Especially when I listen to "Do You Hear the People Sing" and "Red and Black". I hate the people at my school. My teachers and fellow classmates slam me for my beliefs, political, religious, pyschological, sociological. I have thought a lot for someone my age. They are all stupid. They believe in a face, but nothing more. Same with people at my church. Most of them hate Obama and I want to just burst out and scream that I am a Democrat. I am sick of the horrible way the world works.

So at the same time, I am happier than ever, but I am also sad.

Hormones are screwy things.

Free at Last, Free at Last, God Almighty I am Free at LAST!

2009-04-15T17:19:00.002-05:00

I am not in love with ANY girls ANYMORE! YEAH! (The rest is in 3rd person) Therefore, he is a free man, not governed by any of the horrible laws that govern such bodies of love and desire, etc, etc, ditto, ditto. Therefore, he has, as previously, regained his FREE WILL and is a FREE MAN ONCE MORE! CLARIFICATION: This means I don't like "You Know Who" anymore. But I might like someone else. Crap. You are never free.

What the World Has Become

2009-04-15T16:37:00.002-05:00

Money, Sex, and Booze

The three things Americans care about.

We evaded the warnings of Upton Sinclair, George Orwell, George Lucas, heck even Homer Simpson and WALL-E.

Now look what has happened.

We are a world of fat, excess, and self-centeredness. No one cares about his fellow man.

No one.

We are hypocrites, all of us. Everyone in churchs, government offices, and schools is a hypocrite.

Especially Republicans.

That is all I have to say for now, but I will be posting more stuff (sort-of) like this in the future.

My nominations for Oscar

2009-01-23T16:24:00.003-06:00

Well with the .Oscar nomination list coming out and disappointing me, I decided to make my own. (I have not seen all of these films, I am just basing this on my bad judgement.) And I didn't do all the categories, I am just doing a few main ones.

Best Picture:
Gran Torino
WALL-E
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon

Best Actor:
Sean Penn (Milk)
Frank Lagella (Frost/Nixon)
Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)

Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)
Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Best Director:
David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Andrew Stanton (WALL-E)
Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon)
Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Animated Film:
WALL-E
Waltz with Bashir
Bolt

Best Original Song:
Down to Earth (WALL-E)
The Wrestler (The Wrestler)
Gran Torino (Gran Torino)

That's all for now folks, though if I get over my lazy spell I may post more nominations.

This is the stuff you've been looking for.

2009-01-15T16:46:00.003-06:00

Right now this is what I really want:

Deluxe Stormtrooper crowd control

I'm Sulfurix

2009-01-15T16:42:00.001-06:00

Rock Monsters Quiz

What the heck did I just do?

2008-11-08T16:29:00.001-06:00

I'll tell you. I just joined NaBloPoMo. I have to blog every day for a month. Sounds easy, right? Um... I signed up on the 8th if you noticed. And I can't get on my PC on Sundays. Crap. This is not good. Whoopdedoo. Okay. But right now I feel like watching Young Guns 2. Cause I'm listening to Blaze of Glory. Even though Young Guns 2 sucked. Horribly. Sucked as bad as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom fo the Crystal Skull. Which sucked as bad as Spider-man 2. Which sucked as bad as well, pretty much a lot of sequels.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the next president of the United States of America!

2008-11-08T16:02:00.004-06:00

Barack Obama!

Recently, my school held a mock election. I voted for Obama, but sadly, McCain won. The entire day I was ridiculed and on my last count, recieved 21 death threats, 17 dirty looks, 5 people said I should go to Hell, and I was called such things such as traitor, Communist, Soviet, criminal, etc. ,etc. I also heard many racist comments directed towards the President Elect. I think we have learned something of the nature of some Republicans. In my frustration, I wrote a letter to the editor of my newspaper, which I will post when it is published.

This event shows the rudeness, intolerance, and inmaturity of some voters.

Over the past few days my mostly-Republican church has begun (or so it seems) shunning me. I even saw a flag hung upside down. I will no longer tolerate this. It is wrong. Very wrong.

The Infrequency of my posting

2008-10-21T17:38:00.003-05:00

I apologize for the infrequency of my posting. For the past few months, I have found I have had less and less time to do, well, anything. I have several posts on the way (hopefully) if time allows. So yeah. That is all I really have to say.

Her

2008-08-29T18:54:00.002-05:00

So guess what world. The girl I am in love with is in two of my classes. She was assigned to sit on the opposite side of the classroom. She hasn't said anything yet. I have e-mailed her somemore but she hasn't replied. Maybe about 9 or 10 times I saw her looking at me and when I looked at her she looked away. And plus we had to be in a group together in science. Which wasn't as awkward as it should have been. But is was a little bit. And she sort of smiled at me in the hallway. Sort of.

Well school is okay. Not that great but okay. I hate Algebra even more than I already do. But school is okay.

...

2008-08-13T14:54:00.002-05:00

Today was the day that I picked up my schedule for school. It was supposed to be a joyous day, but it was not. First of all, I have only one class so far with a friend. Second, I already lost my ID card for school. Third, I saw the girl I liked. When she walked passed me, I was afraid she would slap me or something, but she must of not recognized me without my glasses. Fourth, I had to sale t-shirts, which was boring. Fifth, a lot of preps are on my team. I think I will go and cry now.

All I want is you.. and to waste 3 minutes of your time.

2008-08-11T15:43:00.002-05:00

So about 1 year ago I discovered the absolute amazingness of U2 even though my friends think Bono sounds like he is a crackhead. The only album I own is the Best of 1980-1990 even though I have a lot more on my iPod. So I noticed that on the back it says the song All I want is you is like 6 minutes, but it turns out that there is 2 minutes of nothingness and then at the 9 minute mark, a piano starts playing and Bono starts singing about something that I can't remember right now. I wanted to know if this was a bonus or something or if that is actually part of the song.

Is anybody there? Does anybody care?

2008-08-07T19:17:00.003-05:00

I owe the title of this week's post to the wonderful musical 1776. Over the past few days, my life has been silent. No e-mails, no one in town, no one online. No one is there. Its just so empty and silent and cold. Right now I'm listening to U2. I'm in my own little world but now I think of her. That girl. The one. She hasn't talked to me. She probably hates me and is ignoring me. Or she could possibly be on vacation. I hope it's the latter. I know I am writing to no one. It's just that I wish some one was there. I've only had two comments and that just seems so sad. Is anybody there? Does anybody care? Does anybody see what I see? And I'm just waiting for someone to walk through the door, the Dr. Lyman Hall of my life, that someone who will say "I do".

(If you don't know what I am talking about, rent 1776.

Bah humbag!

2008-08-02T13:12:00.003-05:00

I have now nominated August for the most depressing month of all time. School starts in exactly 23 days and I have to begin my favorite (can't you feel the sarcasm?) part of the summer: school supply shopping. Everything seems to go wrong such as the 3-inch binder I want to get because it will actually hold all my crap doesn't fit in my backpack and the calculator I need to get for school costs a lot. And also I will have to face the girl I blogged about in my last entry (no word from her yet, she must be on vacation or something). Also I will have to face the endless onslaught of criticism and bullying that for some reason my sharp wit will not slay. So I am pretty much going to implode. And I doubt the new Star Wars film will be much comfort, since it looks like it will be very childish and dry. Bah humbag.

My life has become a very complex U2 song

2008-07-29T14:49:00.002-05:00

Well first off, I apologize for being on vacation and not being able to blog. Sorry about that.

Well now I guess I'll start on my first really personal entry. Now I know nobody reads this blog and nobody cares about my personal problems, but I'm doing this anyway.

So there is this girl at school who was in my science class. The first time I saw her I almost at that moment fell in love with her. And then my teacher made us sit next to each other. And began to love her more. The day school ended, I told her that I was in love with her. She said that she wanted to be friends and said some other stuff that made me realize that she was a person who could actually see inside of me and who could see past the geekiness that envelopes me.

Well we e-mailed each other back and forth and I really don't know what happened but the next e-mail she sent me made it sound like she hated me. And I've been on my knees begging for forgiveness from her, but all she is giving me is hurt. But what makes it harder is that when I see her or think about her, I feel that she is the one. Yes, the one and that she is right. Right now, she is hurting me because I care about her and love me but she acts like she hates me. And for one moment, one small moment when we sat next to each other that she liked me too. But now I know that was probably just wishful thinking. All I want is her to just talk to me. So if your reading this please talk to me. And if anyone else is reading this, please try and help me, because I need it more than you think.

Lots and lots of Lego

2008-07-02T13:35:00.000-05:00

This week I bring you lots and lots of Lego, courtesy of Brickworld. Last week was the biggest convention for adult Lego fans, Brickworld. With it brings lots and lots of news of new custom Lego parts from 2 big Lego customizers: BrickArms and BrickForge. First up, BrickArms.

One of my favorite new customs is the Lewis Gun. And yes, the magazine is removable.

Also coming at you, the machete and KA-BAR, which allow you to make a cool Rambo mini-fig.

The M21 Sniper Weapons System is also very, very cool.

The baseball bat and cleaver make it easy for your ApocaLego mini-figs to own zombies.

2 new James Bond weapons have also been released- the Spy Carbine and Golden Gun.

Here is the official lowdown on all the upcoming weapons, straight from the horse's mouth.

Cleaver - Prototype only. Design is finalized. Will eventually see mass production.
Machete - Prototypes only. Two versions were distributed in a variety of colors: one with a lip on the handle and one without. The design is still being finalized. Will eventually see mass production.
KA-BAR - Prototype and included in a special BA custom Commando fig. Existed in a variety of colors including trans-colors. Will eventually see mass production.
Golden Gun - Prototypes only. Existed in a variety of colors including trans-colors. Unlikely to ever see mass production, but may be available beyond the Spy Contest prizes at some point in the future. Design is final.
Spy Carbine - Prototypes and included with a special BA custom White Tuxedo Bond figure. Decision regarding mass production still in flux as is the design of the accessory.
Needler-inspired accessory - Only included with a special BA custom Marine fig. Will never see mass production due to the complexity of the process to produce the item (multiple molds and over-injecting).
Baseball Bat - Available for purchase in a variety of colors. Design is finalized. Will eventually see mass production.
Lewis Gun - Prototypes only. Design still in flux. Will eventually see mass production.
Brodie Helmet - Prototypes only. Design is final. Will eventually see mass production.
MGL - Prototype only. Design still in flux. May or may not see mass production given certain design difficulties.
M21 Sniper rifle - Prototype only. Design still in flux. May or may not see mass production.

For more images, go here

Also, since I'm to lazy to write up all the BrickForge stuff, I'll just give you the link

We hope to see more of these awesome prototypes in the future.

Guitar Hero World Tour

2008-06-19T08:49:00.000-05:00

So I just recently found out that a new Guitar Hero game is coming out. No, it's not Aerosmith; I've known about that for a while know. This one is Guitar Hero World Tour. It continues to use the guitar, but adds drums and a microphone. You may think that this is stealing from Rock Band, but this is better. Besides the snare pad, tom pads, and pedal are two cymbals. Another new feature is being able to create your own songs in real time. But due to copyrights, you can't add lyrics. You can also upload these songs to the web.

During Career mode, instead of having setlists, the player has a gig to play for with a choice of songs. The player can also drop to a lower difficulty if needed without having to start over. The Boss Battles will return with new bosses.

Their is also a new feature called "Create-a-Rocker", where you can customize your rocker. It is very similar to the system of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games. Drums and guitars are also customizable.

A new guitar is being developed because of changed gameplay mechanics and according to RedOctance, to "make the guitar as expressive as a real guitar."

The play is able to create their own songs in the "Advanced Studio" mode. The songs can be uploaded on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii to "GH Tunes" where other players can rate the songs. The player can upload five songs at first, but the better the rating, the more songs you can upload. The highest rated songs will be included in a Showcase alongside popular artists. New licensed songs will be available for download for the first time on the Wii.

According to the companies developing it and info leaks, some of the artists who's songs will be featured on the game are Van Halen, The Eagles, Linkin Park, The Answer, Sublime, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Foo Fighters, Def Leppard, Smashing Pumpkins, Korn, System of a Down, Ozzy Osbourne, Interpol, and Muse, as well as others.

The game will be released on October 27th in the US and the 28th everywhere else for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo Wii.

Also announced recently, Guitar Hero Metallica, and Guitar Hero Carbine for Mobile Phone.

Viva La Vida or Death and all His Friends

2008-06-17T09:58:00.000-05:00

Viva La Vida or Death and all His Friends, Coldplay's most recent album, is awesome! It turns to a little more crunch and seems a little more exotic than Coldplay's previous albums. This album sounds a little bit more like U2 or Radiohead. Coldplay sounds much better this way. The tracks on the album are "Life in Technicolor", "Cemeteries of London", "Lovers in Japan", "Yes", "Viva La Vida", "Death and all His Friends", "Violet Hill", "Strawberry Swing","Lost!","42", and if you buy it on iTunes, it comes with a bonus track, "Lost?", which is just "Lost!" except with just a piano and Chris Martin singing. Coldplay never disappoints. This in my opinion, is one of the best of their four albums. On a scale of 1 to 5, I give it a 4.9. I would seriously suggest you check it out.

All Hail Star Wars!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-16T08:36:00.000-05:00

This week is awesome for Star Wars! A new trailer for the upcoming animated movie and show has been released. IT IS FLIPPIN' AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here it is.

And also, Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice, whom I blogged about earlier, is set to be a playable character along with Yoda and Darth Vader in Soulcaliber 4!!!!!!!!!! All hail Star Wars! We are groveling before you George Lucas! This is awesome!

Weezer-The Red Album

2008-06-04T14:19:00.000-05:00

Weezer's sixth album, The Red Album, has just been released. In goes in a little different direction than Weezer's previous albums. In my opinion, "Pork and Beans" and "Cold Dark World" are the best songs on the album. "Heart Songs" is a boring, long, horrible, love song. "Troublemaker", "Dreamin'", "The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived", and "Thought I Knew" were also bad. "The Angel and the One" and "Automatic" are okay, I guess. The iTunes version includes 5 bonus tracks: "Miss Sweeney", "Pig", "The Spider", "King", and "It's Easy" I really don't like any of these either. On a scale of 1 to 5, I would probably give this one a 3.346789. I mean it's okay, but I'm really picky. I suggest you listen to it, but Weezer has done better in the past, just to let you know.

Starkiller Unleashed

2008-06-02T14:28:00.000-05:00

I apologize for continually posting numerous posts in one day but I just had to put this. This years big Star Wars game 'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed' let's you play as Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice. The game uses revolutionary technology and has incredible graphics and a great plot. But until now, any details on the apprentice's name has remained unknown. I just was reading an article that said his name is rumored to be Starkiller (I think that's his last name, but I'm not sure.) For those of you who don't know the significance of that name, it was the original last name of Luke Skywalker in the original script of Star Wars. So right now I am having a geeky spastic moment of randomness. So yeah. This is pretty cool for me.

The game will be released on September 16 for PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Wii, PSP, and DS. Unfortunatley, us PC gamers just have to play with our friends.

Your daily dose of music videos and my playlist

2008-06-02T14:12:00.001-05:00

Today I have two music videos for you. The first is Grace Kelly by Mika which is weird song but cool.

Cool isn't it?

And the second is Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might be Giants, they masters of indie rock. Yes it is about a nightlight.

And now on to my playlist. I found this website called imeem where you make playlists and stuff. I've put the link to mine so you can see what songs I like. I add songs every day or every other day or every week so keep checking to see. Here's the link: http://www.imeem.com/people/toelWP/playlist/tatyuCCc/my_songs_music_playlist/

Running

2008-06-02T13:20:00.000-05:00

Today I started off on my long summer of running. Yes running. I do have very bad asthma and get bad cramps but actually greatly enjoy running. So my dad and I got up at 4:30 in the morning and we went and ran till about 6:00. It's actually quite beautiful and interesting to see the emptiness of the world when no one is awake. The world isn't screaming in your face. The lingering smell of exhaust fumes from the day before mix with the smell of the embers from the fires of barbeques from the night before. You can hear the birds singing, the woodpeckers pecking, the chirping of the crickets, and the ocassional woosh of a motorist passing by. The world is empty and abandoned. The world is yours to own. The only time when concrete, steel, and rebar are beautiful is very early. So I challenge you all to wake up tomorrow morning and go running. You will then see the true beauty of the world.

Did you know that before 7:00 that the stop lights don't change colors?

Steam Wars: Steampunk Star Wars

2008-05-31T14:38:00.000-05:00

In the world of custom action figures, Sillof is an expert at creating original characters. He has just recently given us his "Steampunk Star Wars" line. Steampunk, for those of you who don't know what it is, is a genre of science-fiction, usually set in Victorian Britain, that uses steam-powered technology. Films, books, and comics such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Difference Engine, The Wild Wild West, and Steamboy have made it sort-of famous. I would also suggest checking out Sillof's Star Wars Revisioned, Star Wars: 1942, Gaslight Justice League, and Victorian Avengers league at sillof.com

Raiders of the Lost Brick?

2008-05-31T14:34:00.000-05:00

Here's a video I found on the blog the Brothers Brick. These guys used 5 million Lego Bricks to create a mock-up of one of the most famous scense in movie history from Indiana Jones.

I wonder what they did with it afterwards?