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Fucking Friends

Today sucked. My mom went crazy again, well I don't mean that, just she pissed me off today, which happens. Anyway. So this is gonna be a good daily dose, ive got a few things to talk about.

First I thought I'd share with all you my favorite three songs ever:

1 - Neutral Milk Hotel - In an Aeroplane Over the Sea

2 - a tie between two Pink Floyd song's, On the Turning Away and Comfortably Numb

3 The Pixies - Here Comes Your Man

If I was in a band, I'd make music that was a cross of those songs, which aren't that different. They are really awsome. Everyone should hear them.

A Review of Triple XXX Titled "My Pic for Best Picture of the Year"

I saw Triple XXX last night. Now I am no elitest and this is going to prove it. As everyone knows, I've been watching a hole lot of James Bond this summer. I've actually seen every James Bond movie, official and unoffical, spoof and should be a spoof, ever made. Thats 21 movies that I can count, 23 if you include made for TV shit that I don't include. I have the secret agent formula down pat, as these pictures are formulaic by nature. From the opening title, to the opening scene's theme, to the henchmens' character, to the characterstics of James Bond - and I don't mean what he looks like, but what Gun, Drinks, Casino games, lighters, shoes, cars and such he uses - the different flavors of James Bond chicks, I know it all. And Triple X doesn't meet any of these formulaic aspects. He drinks different things, sleeps with different women, I mean he is everything that a James Bond movie isn't. Now the thing that makes James Bond movies good, or not really good, but establishes them as "classics" or at least some sort of film staple, is that they follow that successful formula which is entertaining. Triple X doesn't follow that formula but it is still entertaining. And it has the same kicks as a James Bond flick, I mean he does save the world in the end, he does save the girl, and he does do it really really cool-e. So while E! says that Triple X sucks, I don't see how they could say that. Its just another spy movie that isnt a james bond movie. Which is my point, it deserves credit in NOT being a james bond movie rip off but still being entertaning in the same "I wish I was triple X" way. That takes skill if you ask me (plus a 1 billion dollar budget or something). I mean I hate seeing these Spy movies that try to be James Bond movies but just fail at following the formula. It was refreshing seeing a spy movie that said fuck the formula, I am going to look scared while saving the world, have sex with the prostitute, and order a different drink every time. So Triple X is entertaining in the same way that respected films such as MoonRaker, Goldfinger, ThunderBall, From Russia With Love, and the like are but in a very different manner, which I think deserves credit, really.

Friends suck. Well I don't know about that, I know I don't like the idea of needing people, which is why I can say I don't need them, but I enjoy having friends, but man do I fucking hate being treated secondary. Ignoring philosopy, I really hate being treated as if I'm dispensible. I build meaningful relationships but I can still be ignored by people who should not ignore me. And that's not cool of them and it really makes me want to do what I can, which is just say fuck them, when they really really want to commit to sticking to plans and hanging out then they can, and if they don't well I am just not interested, which is true, and I can do that. I mean I know that all my friends now are going to be something much different, not to say less important, but will be something of the past. And for this last week I wish I could hang out with the people I care about, but they are just making it impossible and I want to say fuck them, but also think, its only a week. Well for now I am just gonna stop calling people, whoever wants to get me out of the house can, but if no one calls, this is the official goodbye to everyone I wont see. And why do girls pull the "you never called" thing? It makes no fucking sense! I mean they have phones also, if they can call us the day before they leave for israel and be all "your an asshole I can't believe you never called" they couldve just as easily called me a week before that and been "hey, we havent chilled in awhile, lets chill." Man...

I fixed the Dynamic Thumbnail generation script I wrote, and it is fucking awsome. If you notice the pages load quicker now because you are loading a much smaller image than before, but you probably wont notice that. The submit picture thing is working on profiles but there is a security thing I have to patch up, if any of you figure it out, salood, but tommorow I'm fixing it, so you best hurry up. Well that is it for now. I was reading a daily dose I wrote a few months ago, it was really good, I can't believe more people don't read this site? Pixies, Triple X, Relationships, what more is there?

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Avi 2002-08-21
Okay. My computer is all packed up. Luckily, after a few technical glitches, I got my sister's computer online and working, so I will be able to update the site, just wont be able to work on it. No matter, its only a week.