i still have yet to see i, robot...but the terminal is a good movie
FROM: Lang Whitaker
TO: Omar Mazariega
O:
I know you said you were "tight" at me yesterday because I think I, Robot was better than Spider-Man 2. And I still feel that way, for a few reasons:
-- While the special effects in SM2 were good, they were better in I, Robot. Admit it. Sure, it's partly because it's easier to animate a robot than a man with spider qualities, but it's the truth. It was so dope when they had the scene with all the robots lined up in that warehouse and jumping out of that truck on the highway.
-- SM2 had waaaayyy too many slow parts. We know he's upset his uncle died. We know he blames himself. Now can we get on with it? How many times do we have to see Peter Parker sitting around staring into space. I wanted to see more fighting and webslinging.
-- Why didn't his webs work sometimes and his powers fade? We never got any explanation about this.
-- I can't believe you liked a movie that had a musical sequence with Tobey Maguire being happy to "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head." I mean...come on.
I didn't think it was a terrible movie, but I thought it could have been much better. You thought it was better than I, Robot. Explain...
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FROM: Omar Mazariega
TO: Lang Whitaker
Lang:
On the reals son, I, Robot couldn't hold a torch to my man Spiderman. The effects in I, Robot was cool and all, but that don't mean nathans! I'm sill tight that you thought that punk movie about a robot that dreams was better than my man Tobey's joint. Aiight, the robots jumping out the truck was hot, but the fighting scenes in SP2 was hotter than a--you know. The building fight with Aunt May and the train fight and the fight on the clock tower was off the banga son. The part with Peter being himself with Rain drops keep falling was funny and laid back. And you talking about Tobey feeling guilty about his uncle, what about Will feeling guilty about that little girl? I'd feel more guilty about my uncle than a stanger. Especially if my uncle died cause of what i did as opposed to it just being an accident. They had to give time for Peter Parker's character to build up cause he ain't wanna be Spiderman no more. That's why he needed his glasses to see straight, cause he was becoming a regular head again. Then when Doc Ock--the tenticles was hot too--kidnapped his shorty he saw clearly without them coca cola bottle and became spiderman. As far as him losing his powers, it always happened when he felt guilty about being spiderman and just wanted to give it up. He was losing his powers subconsciously cause that's what was in the back of his mind; giving up. do you understand that Lang? Frontin on my man and stuff. I'm tight son. And the part with the rain drops poppin, that was hot too. Funny as hell. I'm sorry that Lang doesn't appreciate good cinema, but that's Lang for you. Movies can't be all about action and explosions son, that's not how real life is. Even in the hood we take time out to stare into space.
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FROM: Lang Whitaker
TO: Omar Mazariega
Y'all don't want it with O, no-oh!
I'll admit that the fight scenes in SM2 were cool, though they looked much more fake than the first movie or I, Robot. I just thought SM2 was too long and drawn out. We know he feels upset. Great. Just don't bang us over the head with it. That's what the first movie was for. If there's an I, Robot sequel, I guarantee there won't STILL be scenes of Will Smith and the girl. And even then, they lasted about 20 seconds, not minutes.
SM2 felt like it was taken directly from a comic book and nobody bothered to adapt it for the big screen. Like, what was up with Peter's anorexic neighbor? Why did she keep appearing and disappearing? What was wrong with Kiersten Dunst's teeth? Why did Doc Oct have to invent that huge back-brace thing to control the experiment? Why did we have to see Mary Jane acting in that play about five different times? Why did it take Doc Oct three days to go get Peter Parker, when he wanted that chemical right then? And why did we have to see Doc Oct standing around his water lair eighteen different times?
Maybe I didn't like it because of your boy Tobey Maguire. He acted like he was high half the time, always looking spacey and confused. And the whole subplot about him being poor...come on! Couldn't he take pictures of himself and sell them to Newsweek or Time for big money? Why was the Daily Bugle the only media outlet interested in Spider-Man?
I preferred I, Robot because the movie zipped along and kept on moving, even though I predicted before the movie started that there would be a scene where Will Smith screams, "Oh no you didn't!"
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TO: Lang Whitaker
FROM: Omar Mazariega
"oh no you didn't", now that's comedy--even though i can't front, i knew he was gonna say something as lame as that. Is that all the ghettoness that Hollywood will allow Will Smith to represent? Something that hasn't been said in the hood since his Fresh Prince days? That skinny chick, yeah, i can't front, what the hell was her purpose in the grand scheme of things? really. I thought she was gonna hit Peter when he was all sad. Gave son cake without the dessert, that was wack. But it's PG-13, so it couldn't get too ill. And Mary Jane's teeth was all crooked and whatnot, probably from her vapire days with Tom "clueless for leaving Nicole for Penelope" Cruise and Brad "the pretty boy" Pitt. The fights looked realer in the first one, but that's one of the reasons the first one wasn't popping like that. The costume for the Green Goblin was corny as hell. Doc Ock's joint was murda. The movement and everything was looking official!
And for real, what the hell was up with the ending in I. Robot? The robot was a revolutionist or something? He ain't got nothing on my boyz Che or Tupac. Where was he taking all the robots? To that half ass bridge? And the leading lady was boring as hell to watch. She ain't have no emotion or nothing. They can't make a sequel to that. And my man Tobey ain't have to show no cheeks in his movie to get the people talking. and what kind of name is that for a movie? I, Robot?
The play in the movie wasn't really necessary, but the writers must've felt that they needed something to play into the fact that Peter couldn't be there for Mary Jane, no matter how hard he tried. You can't knock that. And don't even front on James Jameson, son from OZ was mad funny with his. And there wasn't one scene in I, Robot that was as gangsta as the scene where Tobey got pimp slapped by P.I.M.P. Harry Osborn. Harry was keeping it gully throughout the whole thing. Rolling with security and shit. Even when Spiderman saved sons life he was like "this doesn't change anything" meaning "i'ma still be on yo ass!!"
Come on Lang, you can't front, the proof is in the pudding. SP2 was a comic movie classic. Holla back! Oh yeah, Peter probably was on something, ain't he hurt his back in that horse movie. They probably gave son the MURDA product to forget about the pain.
oh hellllllllllllllll no
http://www.orovillemr.com/Stories/0,1413,157~26686~2275596,00.html
BACKGROUND A bill encouraging schools to teach students about the help Filipino soldiers provided the United States during World War II passed the state Assembly and Senate unanimously.
WHAT'S NEW Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed Assembly Bill 2512 this week, saying it wasn't necessary.
WHAT'S NEXT Shocked by the veto, the bill's author, Assemblyman Jerome Horton, D-Inglewood, may introduce the measure again next year, a spokesman said.
Bill on Filipino war effort vetoed
LARRY MITCHELL/MediaNews Group
SACRAMENTO It's a puzzle why the governor vetoed a bill on teaching about the role of Filipino soldiers in World War II, an aide to Assemblyman Jerome Horton said Thursday.
"We're all shocked," said Jeff Gozzo, legislative director for Horton, an Inglewood Democrat.
Earlier this year, Horton introduced Assembly Bill 2512, which encouraged school districts to include in their history classes the story of the contributions of Filipino soldiers during World War II.
The bill zipped through the Assembly and Senate on unanimous votes and landed on the governor's desk. This week Schwarzenegger vetoed the measure.
In his veto message, the governor said he respected Horton's intention of honoring "the phenomenal contributions" of Filipino troops, but that the bill wasn't needed.
"Current law allows schools to incorporate in their social science instruction the role of Filipinos during World War II," Schwarzenegger wrote. "I believe it is important for the state to refrain from prescribing too much of the details of school curriculum."
But the bill wasn't prescribing anything, said Gozzo. It was "not mandating" teaching about the Filipinos it just made a recommendation.
"Filipinos fought valiantly to overcome the tyranny of Japanese imperialism and Nazi fascism, and their contributions have gone unrecognized in our histories," Horton stated in a news release. "It is our obligation to educate future generations on the pivotal role Filipinos played in defining our world."
Not only have Filipino vets been unrecognized, but also they have been unfairly denied full veterans benefits, Horton's release stated.
"There was a time when schools chose to not teach about the history of African-Americans," Horton stated. "The past has shown us that when histories are chronicled, the narration is often left to the devices of the majority, neglecting the contributions of the minority."
Gozzo noted that a bill similar to AB2512 but referring to the help the United States received from some Southeast Asians during the "secret war" in Laos during the Vietnam War era, passed the Legislature last year and was signed by Gov. Davis.
Horton's release stated that when World War II began, the Philippines was a United States territory, and Filipinos were recognized as United States nationals. About 142,000 Filipinos were drafted and fought alongside American soldiers.
what the fuck?!
neil's accurate portrayal of a typical tower phone call
"Tower Records on broadway, this is Neil"
"Um yeah, hi, I'm lookin for this song that's on the soundtrack of this movie I saw, but it's not on the soundtrack, it's just in the movie"
"What's the name of the movie?"
"Oh hell, I don't remember...it's got Forrest Whittaker in it..."
"What's the name of the song"
"I don't know..I couldn't find it....it goes like this *hums offkey and for a long time*...do you know what I'm talkin about?"
"no..i'm sorry, that doesn't ring a bell"
"you guys are supposed to know everything...that's what the commercial says...you guys are assholes *click*"
month old pictures
i stumbled upon mio's photodex and saw these pictures from about a month ago. more like two months...
jon eric and alfred adventures
jon and mio adventures
What the hell? Blogger has a new layout again?
When I was a little kid, I used to go with my mom to Asian grocery stores/flea markets. I would pretty much stay quiet until I saw someone white. Then I would talk loudly to my mom in my best American accent as if to say, "Hey, I'm American too!" I was also under the impression that everything white was right. The way sitcom families lived seemed to be the correct way to live to me. I had to do things the way Uncle Jesse and Kirk Cameron ran things. Fuckin Full House programming the impressionable young second generation American youth.
Norcal, child...not West Coast. Although Seattle heads have a tendancy to say it...
hey guys.. im hella bored.. when reeva was here, she would say "hecka" instead of "hella" i thot that was funny.. those words (hecka/hella) are west coast words.. which i must say is true.. no one here says hella.. and first time i heard it, it was from jon.. i thought that it sounded awesome.. so i've been using it.. so yeah.. guys, i'm heckka bored..
-Sammy
Tower. No music, no life.
I think my Tower Records paychecks will end up going straight back to Tower. I've bought a lot of cd's since I've started working there, and I don't see the trend stopping.
One of my favorite things about working the register is when people are buying porn. Sometimes I scan things really slow just to see them get kinda nervous. I hold the video up to light as if I'm trying to find the barcode. You can see the middle aged men trembling and looking around. This one guy came in with a fat stack of DVD's. He started telling me about his favorite actresses and such. Didn't seem ashamed or embarassed at all. Except there was one movie where the plastic protector/keeper wouldn't come off. So I had to call backup to the register, and it took forever for the two of us to figure out how to get the keeper off the porno. You could see the line forming behind the dude. But dude was patient and good natured the whole time, and wasn't embarassed or ashamed one bit. Good for him.
There was this HELLA pretty girl who came up to the counter and asked if she could leave some flyers anywhere. I directed her toward the entrance where everyone leaves their flyers. I thought they were rave flyers or something. Later on toward closing, I peep the flyers left on the counter, and there's her picture with her booty hanging out advertising "massages".
I feel hella smart when I can help someone find a CD.
# of people I've known walk into the store while I'm working: 4
1. Verse the Natural Plus: Sacramento emcee and wack ass mini golfer.
2. Matt: A guy I graduated with from high school who downloads albums off the internet and uses his camera phone to take pictures of album covers (with the track listings) in the store.
3. Mr. Shakely: aka Shake-Dogg. English 2XL teacher. Two years out of high school and I'm still intimidated by that guy.
4. Mr. Jordan: First Grade P.E. teacher and Eigth Grade P.E. teacher. He has the blondest hair I have ever seen.
Tower is fun.
Ask Jon!
Q. At what age can you swear in front of your parents? - Verse
A. I think the proper age to start swearing in front of your parents would be when your parents finally start swearing in front of you. It depends on the context though, I don't think your dad would apreciate you calling him a cockheaded fuckface, but probably wouldn't mind you calling his boss that.
Keep em coming!
So other people IM'ed me questions, but my computer turned off while I was sleeping, so I lost those questions.
Q. When is my birthday? - Frances
A. April 17.
Leave the questions in the comments section. Yeah.
Taking a page from Wayne's notebook. Here's today's installment of ASK JON
Q. what would limb would you cut off if you had to? - k1ngmunky
A. I think I'd cut off my left foot if I had to. I usually tap with my right foot to keep the beat when I play music. I'd want both of my hands. My feet seem to be expendable. I can pull a Lt. Dan or something. Next question.
Q. when was the last time you sucked someone's toes? - monkeybarsj5
A. I'm not really a toe sucking guy, although I do hear it drives the ladies wild. I think the answer would have to be when I was 6 and I was flexible enough to stick my foot all the way up to my face. I would always try to pick my nose with my big toe. It proved to be rather ineffective.
Q. would u ever shave your head? - PauLAYFUL
A. "I realized that the reason I was so hot was because of the hair on my head. So I shaved it all off." -Pedro. Probably not. I don't think I'd look good with a shaved head. I have such an oddly shaped head. It's like those basketballs that have the nipples on em. It sucks cause I really like wearing hats, but it's hard to find hats to fit my huge dome. Maybe one day...
Q. can you get me a discount at tower? - GEtOFFmeeeh
A. Technically no. Only supervisors have the pull to give out discounts. I can however purchase an item for you, and I'll get the discount. You can just pay me back the difference. I'm not exactly sure what my discount is. I wanna say it's around 30% off. My last purchase, ?uestlove's Babies Making Babies compilation, was regularly priced at $19.99. However, after the discount, it went down to $12.99. Holler.
Q. whats ur favorite color? - Shenini22
A. Blue.
That's it for this installment of ASK JON. Keep those questions coming!
holla at paula
I jock the flippy.
*cough*FPD*uncough*
Annoying like...
- People who have music on their blogs.
- People who are skilled at Madden 2003.
- People that expect record store employees to be mind readers. (*Sigh* And I thought I was.)
- Girls with boyfriends.
- Boppers.
- Chicken garlic pizza minus the chicken.
- Hangnails.
- Sobe Orange Spice Tea.
- Karl Malone.
- eProps
- Feeling compelled to update yr blog because you spent half the night reading other people's.
Because verse likes it when I copy and paste stuff on here...
I'm so happy because today
I've found my friends ...
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, but that's okay, 'cause so are you...
We've broken our mirrors
Sunday morning is everyday for all I care...
And I'm not scared
Light my candles in a daze...
'Cause I've found god - yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm so lonely but that's okay I shaved my head...
And I'm not sad
And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard...
But I'm not sure
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there...
But I don't care
I'm so horny but that's okay...
My will is good - yeah, yeah, yeah
I like it - I'm not gonna crack
I miss you - I'm not gonna crack
I love you - I'm not gonna crack
I kill you - I'm not gonna crack
"Lithium"-Nirvana
YATCH!
Hello Jonathan,
I am happy to tell you that your application has been approved for your entrance into the University of San Francisco (School of Nursing), beginning with the Fall 2004 semester.
Your official admission packet will be mailed to you shortly. We look forward to your joining us and meanwhile, of course, we welcome any questions you may have.
Charles Skinner
University Evaluation Supervisor &
Transfer Admission Counselor
University of San Francisco
Desperate times call for desperate measures
So I got this in my inbox from the fun folks and friendster...
You're our favorite subscriber!
Seriously. I know we here at Friendster shouldn't play favorites, and our chief operating officer (he's the old guy in the office) told us not to do this, but seriously, you just totally rock. The way you reconnect with old friends. The way you've figured out just how small and interconnected the world really is. The way you discovered people with the same interests as you. We suspect you've even gotten a date out of Friendster, or that if you didn't, you could have if you needed to. Easy. With one of those three suspiciously hot people who keep popping up right above your friends list. For other people, we just use those pictures as cruel, aspirational temptation. But for you, they're totally getable.
We even made Friendster much faster just for you. But hey - don't tell anyone we told you all of this. That old guy in the office will just start lecturing us again and pulling out charts and graphs and PowerPoint displays. He's such a loser.
Thanks,
Your friends at Friendster
Click here to go to Friendster: www.friendster.com
I guess they're losing the battle to myspace, so they have to e-mail users to remind them about their friendster account. hah.