powerade and protein = yum

Currently listening to: Tool - H.

Well I finally got to get out and spend some of my money, since Big Y fucked up my hours again and sent me home when I showed up yesterday. Got what little hair I have cut then shot over to the mall got some nice lifting gloves that were on sale for $10 and spent whatever I had left at AE, got some new jeans and shit. Yeah I enjoy shopping...sue me bitch. And I headed over to Supplement Zone to talk to Langone's mom (who owns it, btw) to check out some energy drinks but ended up suckering myself into getting some more Nitric-Oxide mix. I could have just gotten exclusively NO for the energy/pump but it cost more than the creatine mix, and I guess the creatine formula (unlike monohydrate) doesn't require a resting period so I figured screw it I'll get it while its on sale too. Didn't get NO-Xplode this time, trying out this other stuff Fast Twitch...basically the exact same thing, different label. Tastes god awful though =| Everyone's bodies different so I figured I'd try the other brands, why not. Gonna need to get more whey soon too.

In other news, I was wrestling Chickatelli from Westside today and I seriously fucked up my knee when he went to throw me. I'm hoping it should be fine but the trainer thinks worst case scenario I could have torn part of my ligament (LCL)...seriously sucks balls. Just gonna ice the hell out of, I'm not used to having any type of injury that keeps me out of practicing in any sport, so its wicked frustrating. As long as I'm fine for States I really don't care if my leg falls off afterwards =P. Whatev. I'm bored and I want to go to the gym...damnit I need a car.

to clarify

I do not, never will, never have considered, and never will consider ever taking anabolic steroids or any other unnatural muscle enhancing toxins. I would never do that to my body and I have too much pride to even think about doing that shit. My whole work ethic is based around making myself the best I can be by my own means, and by taking steroids that would totally contradict what I'm working for. I took me 4 years to even start to consider taking any supplements whatsoever (e.g. creatine), and now that I do (not currently if you must know) I take it correctly, which most people don't do. And I work my goddamn balls off.

So spread teh word, Curtis doesn't juice =D Even though the entire Chaug wrestling squad thinks I do haha...

dull day, unwanted eventful night...not really

Yeah today was pretty lame. For one I think I speak for everyone in saying we got shafted of a snow day. Fuck mother nature hard. But yeah whatever...Blake the Snake...haha that was queer...IM'd me last night complainin' about something and we had a lil tiff that lasted about 5 minutes...I know I've been guilty of going back and forth with her but I'm pretty confident I have no (positive) emotions left for her and I think she gets that. Hopefully =P Done with that bullshit for def.

So today was really slow and boring and just about everyone was pissing me off. Josh Unsdefer got chosen "Most Opinionated" over me for some fucked up reason...maybe I should become friends with Emo-faggots and give people free beer so I can be as cool as him...jk. Josh is a cool kid and I really don't give a shit about the Superlative things..but just to note...ya'll are morons for picking "Don't Stop Believin'" as the class song...Joe Cocker would have been way more kickass and would have made my dream of making my life like the Wonder Years that much more of a reality. You selfish bastards. Whatev, still better then "Good Riddance".

So then to top it off I couldn't go to the gym today because my work spontaneously called and told me I was a half an hour late for my shift that I was never informed that I had. So I had to work 'til 10 and got in trouble for being late on a day that I was never scheduled to work...funny how that is...goddamn I hate my job. Luckily it was just Diane working and shes pretty lax about shit and I didn't get berated/decapitated by any of the supervisors.

All in all wasn't too horrible. Hung with Amber/Amanda and with Meg a bit, called them both bitches at one point (and apologized, of course..), which was alright. On a side note, some fajmo is tellin' people I'm trying to steal guys' biddies...I didn't know I was capable of doing anything like that, but let them think that =). Anyway, had a pretty good, short practice. Pretty pumped for States actually, Blyzzle thinks I can place if I wrestle 2 good matches (my 1st round bout shouldn't be too ruff..the guy lost to a kid named Rudy Ramirez...where does a PR family get off naming their kid Rudy? wtf). So yeah that should be uh...an event. I still need a hair cut and I still need to go shopping. Man I'm a slob.

So yeah now I gotta go work out in my basement...again. But I got a redbull or two in me and chewin' some Jolt gum so I better hop to it while I'm still bouncin' off the walls. No sleep + Caffeine + Testosterone = ....no clue but lets assume it something good. Later.

(does anyone read this? >.> ha)

headings are for suckers

Yeah I decided to just use this thing as a blog instead of making a lame ass Live journal and therefore quadrupling the likelihood of me being a latent homosexual (given that I have a myspace and all...).

Yesterday was pretty fun although long, boring, and monotonous. The team did decent at best but we had a few achievers. The obvious Johnny and Ronnie accomplisments of course, but Jay Chenier actually wrestled to his potential and placed 1st in Western Mass after being seeded 6th =P Can't say anyone saw that coming, but I always knew he had it in him. And can't go without mentioning John becoming the 1st ever 4 time Western Massachusetts Wrestling champion. Congrats Johnny you earned it for def.

But being around all that shit just made me regret being such a pussy my freshman year. On a side note, I qualified for states and took 4th (seeded 5th) but in the grand scheme of things if I had wrestled all my highschool career I probably could have been pretty nasty by my Senior year. I just feel like I'm getting into a groove now and the season is already over. I've got states next week but a week isn't long enough to make a mark. Blah...its just depressing. I fuckin' wasted my whole High School career moping about bitches and worrying about insignificant crap and being a slob. So I'm going to try and make sure I don't do anything...or fail to do anything that I will later regret. I feel if I don't even try and play football in college I'll seriously hate myself 10 years down the road when the oppurtunity is out of reach. So I think I'm going to pursue that, even if it means going to a college of even lower caliber then WNEC (i.e. Westfield state)...but I figure college is as good as what you put into it, and no matter where I go as long as I work hard I'll be successful. Wow I sound like a self-help tape. Fuck me.

And I'm taking a rest from takin NOxplode for my lifting regiment. Going to just load up on protein, eat smart, and lift my ass off. People asking me if I'm "juicing" is getting a little irritating, but atleast I know that I'm getting results from working my balls off. O.K. I'm gonna go blow a bunch of money on worthless shit like clothes or something, because as Goner subtly put it, I'm "a consumer whore!". Word.

"Walk the Line" // "Harry Potter 4"

I was exceedingly bored this weekend so I decided to blow a good deal of money on several trips to both Taco Bell (for a combined consumption of six cheesey gordita crunches and one chipolte grilled stuffed burrito, I decided to take a lil break from eating healthy, and what an unhealthy hiatus that was =D) and the cinemas. I made a point of seeing Walk the Line, the new Johnny Cash biopic starring that guy from Hotel Rwanda and The Village (Joaquin Phoenix) and Reese Witherspoon playing yet another blonde southern bitch (though shes pretty good in this actually >_>). Needless to say, this movie kicked ass. I thought anyways. I always really liked the idea of being into Johnny Cash but never really pursued his music until recently. I'm not a fan of country music because I see it as phoney and shallow, but Cash is from a time before all there was to sing about was the Rodeo and "goddamn"ing the Taliban...and of course Honkey Tonk Badonkadonk...that's an entirely different story. So yeah, I dig Cash a lot, and even more so after seeing this portrayal of his life (based off his autobiographical writings). The drama isn't cheesey, you really get a feel for the darker parts of his life of which most of the movie is based around (drug addiction, dur), but humor thrown in the mix lightens it up so its not too depressing. And I actually found myself happy for the guy when he bagged his girl in the end, though I found it kinda funny how the flik pretty much condones abandoning your loved ones if you have the hots for some someone else =P But whatever, Johnny Cash was a pimp. On an unrelated note, it was really amusing to see how many old folk turned out to see this movie, being long time fans I suppose, especially considering it was obvious 90% of them hadn't been out of a nursing home for ages. What topped it off was one disgruntled old man hollering out at a climactic scene "I can't see shit!!" shortly followed by "Oh shit I have to go up stairs now!", completely oblivious to the fact he was in public. Silly old people =) So anyhoo, I highly recommend this movie when it comes out on DVD if you are not a particular fan of J.R. Cash or country music in general (this movie is chock full of it), because it is a very good film with, I think, admirable performances by Phoenix and Witherspoon (whom both sung all of the songs in the film, very well I might add) and overall good direction. If you like Johnny Cash at all, or enjoy country music but are detached from its roots, see this damn movie as soon as you can because it rocks ass.

As for Harry Potter. Eh, anyone who knows me knows that I have a grudge against the whole series. I've read only two installments; detested the first and mildly enjoyed the third (Prisoner of Azkaban). I hadn't seen any of the movies until this point but I wasn't expecting anything too great. I admit it was amusing at times, though I say this with some bias because I'm a fan of several of the actors (Alan Rickman and Ralph Fiennes, Snape and Voldemort respectively). The art direction, CGI, costumes, blah blah all the cosmetic stuff: pretty stunning. The only acting that got on my nerves was that of Emma Watson, which I won't even start on. She just annoys the piss out of me ::cringes::. But yeah, it was a well made movie, but the story line had gaps, and you shouldn't make a movie that if you have not seen the previous installments or read the books you have absolutely no clue what is going on at times. And also I'm convinced the entire British nation has a speech impediment. In conclusion, yeah alright I sort of liked it, though heckling particularly corney scenes was half the fun. =) I might see it again just to see Rickman kill off Dumbledore >_> or is that in the one after that? Fuck I have no idea.

But yeah, $40+ well spent. Movies are expensive =D

House of Wax + Update

Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murry, Paris Hilton
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Tagline: "Prey. Slay. Display"

Ok so this flik came out quite a bit ago and I think it's been out on DVD for a time as well, but I finally got around to seeing it and to my upmost surprise, I enjoyed it a great deal. Despite many things that went wrong in the creation of this film (such as the hiring of the casting director: Paris Hilton and the guy from Cousing Skeeter ftw!), I think it did a lot of things right that are absent in the surge of horror films plaguing the box office recently.

It has a fairly creative story line. The main villain, albeit the archetype horror movie antagonist (torn past, deformed in some way, slight rip-offage of leather face), is one of the more refreshing of the pack of forgettable, faceless (har har, get it?) killers found in most horror fliks. But then again, I may have just enjoyed this movie because it had a lot of the appeal of old 70/80's horror fliks (particularly Texas Chainsaw Massacre). The enemy is not indestructable or supernatural in any way, the lame ass characters are so queer you enjoy seeing them die (in fact, yearn for it), and a plethora of unforgiving, grotesque imagery, unmatched in my opinion in comparison to other films. Many kudos to the prop/effect designers on this flik (my particular favorites being the all to random heaping pile of dead animal carcasses and Paris Hilton being javelined in her puckery, slut face). This movie, like almost every horror movie ever made, is plagued by pacing problems, boring, empty, and needless character development, and about 45 minutes of fluff and conventional "jumpy" scenes before anything interesting happens. No real twists here, just pretty straight forward teenage slaughter fest without trying too hard. This isn't exactly a hidden gem, but anyone who is a fan of horror movies and avoided this film thinking it was just another piece of crap in the larger pile of crap may want to check this one out.

7/10

On another note, I've been playing Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows and will report my thoughts on that soon enough. I haven't touched it in a few weeks, with personal crap impeding my progress to...wait...you don't kill Dracula this time! Score! But anyways, been spending most of my spare time watching DVDs of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which is the greatest show ever concieved by man since Seinfeld (ironically). Check that show out, or I may be forced to rant about it at length, and you'll have to read it. Whoever "you" are >_>. BTW, if anyone really reads this and cares about my personal life, I'm now single, meaning I can devote more time to rotting my brain on video games...erm...and that school thing. I also have a job, i.e. an income to blow on media! Woot! I also am going to be purchasing a new music playing device (not an iPod most likely), so drop me any suggestions if you'd like. I'm leaning towards the Creative Labs products (Zen Micro, Neeon Micro, Nomad). Leave some comments if you actually are getting any of this =D Later.

Movie: Doom

Starring: The Rock, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak (Lethal Weapon 4, Devil's Advocate, Dante's Peak)
Tagline: "Hell Breaks Loose"

Doom was a really confusing experience for me. I was torn trying to point out reasons it sucked, but at the same time I couldn't help but enjoy and appreciate many aspects of it. When I first heard they were coming out with a movie based off of a game series which albeit, is badass, though not particularly my fancy, I was uninterested especially given the leading role of the Rock (big money there). I expected just another seemingly half-assed production based on some director's (who in this case despite his respectable record, has a frustrating lack of vowels in his name) interpretation of a game he probably didn't play until he signed on to the script. But I was fortunately proven wrong.

Up until this point I think it is grudgingly understood that the best movie adaptation of a game would have to be Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, a.k.a. "Plastic actor gets plastic boobies to fill studio's wallets with fan-boy hardons". Thankfully, Doom knocks it off the top of the pile, and leads me to honestly conclude it is the best video-game movie I've seen thus far.

O.K. The beginning is pretty boring, filled with its fair share of corny one liners (not exclusive to beginning of movie) and half-assed, shallow introductions to the main characters. This didn't bother me however since I was pretty sure three-fourths of them would be disemboweled within the next half an hour anyway. But NO! You have to wait a good hour or so into the damn flik before there is any significant bloodshed, save the beginning sequence. On the plus side, the characters, although cliche across the board (tough black guy, conveniently named "Destroyer", comical black guy, timid youngster, troubled lead character with an ambiguous, traumatic past, and...well the Rock), are pretty entertaining. The only two characters that seemed to have potential for some depth end up being blatant plants to drive the B.S. story (get to that in a second).

The props and scenery are straight up rips of Doom 3, which is not a bad thing persay, being as it stays very true to that aspect of the game. But on the other hand, one of the big problems with the disappointing last installment in the series was that the environments felt too dark and claustrophobic, which translates into the film. Now this does add to the creepy atmosphere, but since there is a surprising absence of constant action, it starts to get tedious and boring after they revisit the same closed, clanking metal corridor or inspect the same dark room with conveniently placed ceiling vents every 3 steps for a demon to reach down and rip your head off.
But still, you have to give them props for executing it well and giving it the same feel as the game, whether you feel that is a positive or negative thing. My personal sentiments are, it felt more like a movie based off of Resident Evil (though a far superior one than the actual Resi movies): Too much back tracking and zombies. Now on to the zombies.

So once the action finally picks up, you start to realize this is more of a zombie flik then fighting off a horde of hellspawn demons, which is at the heart of the Doom storyline (erm, or lack thereof). That is what irked me the most, and what really ticks me off about all video game adaptations. The writers/directors try and build their own story line instead of staying true to the plot of the game. In this case, there is too much plot, and it is way off from the games shallow story. However, this is necessary (pfft, I guess...) to make it appeal to both fans of the game and those who don't play games, though I don't know anyone who is a fan of gratuitous violence and hasn't played a Doom game. I won't spoil the sup-par plot for you, but basically there is too many zombie motifs for a movie based on a game about scourging hell-born demonoids. But to be fair, and so I don't get lynched by zombi-enthusiasts who may read this, they also clumsiley tie in this whole "moral selection" dealy, wherein previously mentioned characters that actually had...character turn out to just be quintesential good guy and bad guy models, one that can be infected and the other that can't based on whether they are evil or not. This just comes off as sort of rushed and cheesey and is pretty far fetched even for zombies. Zombies don't care what brains they feed on, they simply MUST FEED!

Anyway, the best part of the movie is definitely the first-person sequence, which I predicted to be just a gimmick, which it is, but one with redeeming qualities. This 5 minute affair is the only part completely true to the game, by actually emulating the gameplay to a tee. I mean, there is laughing zombies wielding hand axes. Where the hell did they get hand axes?! No one knows, and it doesn't matter, and that is what is great about it. There is also a demon wielding a chain saw which, upon being disarmed...well...if you are a fan of the series you know where this is going. I'll also take time to say completely out of place that the B.F.G. was definitely a treat to see and resulted in my favorite line in the movie, which was simply "Big fucking gun...".

If you are a fan of Doom, see this movie. You may be far more critical of it than I, but if you go in it with an open mind and take in the good parts and ignore some of the bad (e.g. plot, shallow characters, pacing, dialogue, etc.) and accept it for what it is, you'll enjoy yourself (after the first 45 minutes or so anyways). Doom the game is about running around and blasting guys that are trying to gouge at every orifice and appendage on your body, which this movie captures quite well at some points, and lets up in others. If only they could cut out the fluff, build the characters a bit more, and...hell who am I kidding, I'd much rather just have 2 hours of the first-person goodness =)

6.5/10