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MovieManOO7
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Country: United States
State: Florida
Birthday: 11/16/1983
Gender: Male
Interests: Making films; watching movies; traveling; meeting new people; enjoying life; etc.
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
4/21/2003
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| Wow! The last two weeks have flown by quite rapidly! You'll all be glad to know that I actually aced all my finals and that I'm now enjoying my one month break. Well, almost: I'll be working quite heavily at Best Buy in the weeks to come (and being the holiday season, retail is not the place you want to be). However, it's good money so I'm not complaining.
All my roommates have departed for the holidays as have most of my friends. Rachel actually left for a two and a half week birthright Israel program so for the first time in my life I can proclaim that my girlfriend is currently in the Middle East. It may get quite boring around here but I have a few new DVDs to keep me company including the extended box set of THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. In fact, I took the time to create a small catalogue of my DVDs. Here are all 71 DVDs I currently own (minus, unfortunately, most of my James Bond DVDs and a few other titles - mostly older, classic movies - that were lost during my last move  ):
1. ALADDIN (1992)
2. BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
3. BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989)
4. BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (1990)
5. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
6. BIG FISH (2003)
7. CASABLANCA (1942)
8. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002)
9. CHARADE (1963)
10. CHICAGO (2002)
11. CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994)
12. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
13. "CROCODILE" DUNDEE (1986)
14. "CROCODILE" DUNDEE II (1988)
15. DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)
16. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988)
17. ENTRAPMENT (1999)
18. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
19. FANTASIA (1940)
20. FANTASIA 2000 (2000)
21. FORREST GUMP (1994)
22. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981)
23. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)
24. FUGITIVE, THE (1993)
25. GALAXY QUEST (1999)
26. GOLDENEYE (1995)
27. GOLDFINGER (1964)
28. GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997)
29. HOME IMPROVEMENT: SEASON ONE (1991-92)
30. HONEYMOON IN VEGAS (1992)
31. HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, THE (1990)
32. INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989)
33. INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
34. INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984)
35. JAMES BOND STORY, THE (2000)
36. JURASSIC PARK (1993)
37. L.A. STORY (1991)
38. LION KING, THE (1994)
39. LIVING DAYLIGHTS, THE (1987)
40. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE (2001)
41. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, THE (2002)
42. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, THE (2003)
43. MARY POPPINS (1964)
44. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
45. OCTOPUSSY (1983)
46. PATRIOT GAMES (1992)
47. PERFECT STORM, THE (2000)
48. PINK PANTHER, THE (1963)
49. PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN, THE (1976)
50. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (2003)
51. RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER, THE (1975)
52. REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER (1978)
53. SALUDOS AMIGOS (1942)
54. SANTA CLAUSE, THE (1994)
55. SHOT IN THE DARK, A (1964)
56. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
57. STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979)
58. STAR TREAK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982)
59. STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999)
60. STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002)
61. STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE (1977)
62. STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)
63. STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983)
64. SUPERMAN (1977)
65. TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997)
66. TOY STORY (1995)
67. TOY STORY 2 (1999)
68. TRAIL OF THE PINK PANTHER (1982)
69. 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954)
70. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988)
71. WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, THE (1999)
A few titles (i.e. THE PERFECT STORM and HONEYMOON IN VEGAS) are not exactly the type of DVDs I would normally purchase but since they were presents from either friends or Pizza Hut, I am grateful to have them in my collection. Let me know what you all think!
Happy Holidays! | | |
| Over the last few days - perhaps with my late birthday present of the Home Improvement
season one box set - I've been thinking about the differences between
men and women as applied to my life. The psychology of it is quite
interesting and I've gotten in a few conversations with Sheana and
Rachel about it (Sheana being a psychology major herself which made her
responses very intriguing).
One of the things I've always
noticed is that men are, generally, much more direct than women are
(unless it involves a subject that addresses a vulnerability). Women,
on the other hand, being a little bit more perceptive in nature, expect
men to be equally perceptive of (and receptive to) their needs. Just
for fun, I've written a few situations where a man and a women make
statements as compared to what they really mean:
FEMALE: "Yes." = "Yes - unless I change my mind."
MALE: "Yes." = "Hell yeah!"
FEMALE: "Maybe." = "I like avoiding the answer until I know what it gets me."
MALE: "Maybe." = "I hope they forget the question."
FEMALE: "Noooo." = "'Maybe,' but 'no' still means 'no' unless it contains more than one 'o' which will make it a maybe.'"
MALE: "No." = "No."
FEMALE: "I need a cough drop." = "I'm sick, but you should know that already."
MALE: "I'm sick." = "Take care of me."
FEMALE: "Look at this new dress I got." = "I need more dresses!"
MALE: "Look at this new computer I have!" = "Hey, look! I can afford material possessions!"
FEMALE: "I like sensitive men." = "I like men that I can control."
MALE: "I hate feminists." = "I don't like losing control."
FEMALE: "I'm horny." = "This doesn't happen as often as you'd think so you'd better take advantage of it, damn it!"
MALE: "I'm having a normal day." = "I'm always horny."
FEMALE: "Does this outfit make me look fat?" = "I feel like I'm fat."
MALE: "Does this outfit make me look fat?" = "I'd like you all to know that I'm secretly gay."
Of
course this is all general and it should be taken in a more
light-hearted tone yet it does raise a few interesting topics of
conversation. A man would never out-right ask a woman to take care of
him due to the fact that he would be admitting he's vulnerable and
he would be relinquishing his control (not that men believe that they
need to control women rather than they need to feel they have control
over all aspects of their lives). Women also feel the need to be
mysterious in what they say to - and especially what they ask - men
just so they can hear their answers and analyze their train of thought
and character.
Then again, this is the realm of discovery and
delight that makes the interaction between the sexes such an adventure.
The mysteries and slight communication deviants make it unpredictable,
fun, and educational because for every misunderstanding and argument a
man and woman have, the more they learn about each others personalities
(not to mention the make-up sex!). | | |
| Wow! This is the first night I've spent away from Orlando in a long time. In a bizarre turn, I'm beginning to miss the frequent travels I used to have; however, this little trip is a perfect break from the norm that I've become quite used to.
This Friday, my friends, is the biggest day of the year for sales. From Wal-Mart to Target to Circuit City (boo!), the day-after-Thanksgiving sales usually attract hoards and hoards of fanatical lunatics (or, as the stores view it, lots of well-paying customers who need service plans with their products). Working at Best Buy, the nation's number one electronics store, certainly does not give me anything to look forward to - I'm going to be working from 2:30 pm to 10 pm.
Now this situation has its own share of pros and cons. First off, I will not be working in the morning at 5 am which means I will, firstly, not have to face those early morning drunk, tail-gating people who have nothing better to do than yell at you because they didn't get their digital camera bag in the color they wanted that matches their favorite beer can. Secondly, I will not have to drive back to Orlando Thanksgiving night. Imagine the hassle if I had to:
"I'm grateful for my health, my family, my friends, and the wonderful meal you all so graciously provided for me. Gotta split! Enjoy cleaning those plates for me! FedEx me the dessert!"
About ten employees work in the digital imaging department and eight of those ten are working the morning shift. The store picked the two strongest employees to handle things in the afternoon which is both a blessing and a curse for me. A blessing because they consider me such a strong employee but a curse because there will only be two of us handling a about 20 people at a time. Nervous breakdown, here I come!
Just for fun, I decided to Google my name and see the first picture that came up in the image search. Here are my results:
"DEMOS"
(This is the first picture that actually still existed.)
"DEMOSTHENES"
"EUCLID"
So I get a big blue M, a sculpture with no eyes, and a weird old man who looks constipated. Interesting...
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| Monday night at precisely 12:01 a.m. (or 0:01 if Chris Lashway is
reading this), I turned 21-years-old. The fact that I'm writing this
proves that I survived the evening and did not go on some drunken
rampage through the city streets of Orlando although that's been known
to happen among college students. I actually wasn't even planning on
drinking Monday night since I wanted to wait for my eventual party the
next evening but after a nine-hour shift at Best Buy I figured that I
owed it to myself. Pontus, Beth, Ferd, Rachel, and I went to Applebee's
where, along with my complimentary birthday sunday, I ordered my first
legal drink in the United States - a frozen margarita, which was well
worth it. It was very good and I was surprised to hear how they used
Triple Sec to add balance to the flavor. I also ordered a Coors Lite
and yet another margarita - this time on the rocks.
However,
the next night was beyond my expectations. Everyone took me out to
Longhorn Steakhouse where I enjoyed a bacon-wrapped steak fillet, a
Ceasar Salad, and a Bud Lite. While we were waiting for dinner, I
received all my birthday presents. Chris Lashway bought me four black
light sensitive shot glasses (alcohol related presents should always be
expected on a 21st birthday even though I was never really partial to
taking shots). Pontus and Beth bought me quite an assortment of
presents in addition to two gag gifts. One was a key chain that read,
"Finally 21 and legally able to do everything I've been doing since I
was 15," which is close to the truth in the fact that I've been doing
all that since I was 13. Spending all those summers in Europe was very,
um, educational. The other gag gift was a big lollipop that read, "Lick
me, it's my birthday." Needless to say, I avoided close contact with
everyone the rest of the night.
However, their "real" gifts were
a total surprise in that I had wanted them very much but I was never
expecting anyone to buy them for me. One was the novel Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Unfortunately, a lot of people do not know the book as well as they do its sequel, The Da Vinci Code.
I'm already 32 chapters into it. The other present was a two-CD package
of 40 years of Best Song Oscar winners (from 1958 to 1997)! In
addition, I received perhaps the oddest, most random gift I could
possibly ever state that I have received - a grow-it-yourself four leaf
clover kit. [Insert clever, groan-inducing pun here involving the word
"lucky."]
For desert, Sheana made me some delicious birthday
cheesecake (something that I had always wanted). I capped off the
evening ordering a mud slide which is quite honestly, not to mention
surprisingly, one of the best desert drinks I have ever had. All that,
along with Scene It?, which Rachel bought for me, and OO7 Scene It?,
which my brother bought for me, made it one of the best birthdays I
have ever had. The only problem with OO7 Scene It?, however, is that
I'm the only one with enough knowledge about James Bond to play it!
Speaking
of James Bond, Sean Connery recently announced that his choice for the
next OO7 was Ewan McGregor. He said, "He's very good. He should do it
if he wants to do it. But it's a bit of a poison chalice. It is
slightly more difficult than people realize because it has to look very
comfortable and very easy and very cool." Rachel and I recently saw
former-James Bond Pierce Brosnan in After the Sunset which was
actually quite pleasant despite a cliched plot. Amidst moments of
cleverness were scenes that were easily retooled from other movies. For
example, there was the remote-controlled car from Tomorrow Never Dies, the ouch-I'm-hurting-kiss-me-to-make-me-feel-better scene straight from Raiders of the Lost Ark, the chase through a Caribbean parade from Thunderball, Brosnan as a thief from The Thomas Crown Affair,
not to mention Brosnan wearing the same watch he wore in all his Bond
films among other things. Nevertheless, for a pleasant evening it was
quite a nice, but uninspired, film.
Tomorrow, Rachel and I are seeing National Treasure. See you all around and thanks for the kind birthday wishes! | | |
| Early birthday presents rock! As many of you may know, I'm turning 21 in 5 days (11/16) and if you did not know, now's your chance to buy presents. I never usually ask for much but here's a small sampling of what I may want:
- A Sony MiniDV camcorder with touchscreen LCD displays and a tripod
- The Sony V3 7 megapixel digital camera with a 512 megabyte memory stick
- The OO7 Edition Scene It? board game
- A 61-inch Sony Plasma Television (59-inch also accepted)
- A GPS tracking unit
- A BMW Z8 (preferably with a full tank of gas)
- Two-four annual passes to Walt Disney World and/or Universal Studios Orlando (and if you're really nice to me, I might let you join)
- One of those nifty recliners with the massage feature
- A replica of the tuxedo Pierce Brosnan wore in GoldenEye
- Night-vision goggles
- A new watch
- A new Dell computer with a 200 gigabyte drive
- And, in event event, cash money will be accepted as well.
So as you can plainly see, I'm not really asking for much this year. I guess I'm just not a very greedy person by nature. Rachel got me an early birthday present the other day - Scene It? Movie Edition. With an interesting blend between DVD movie clips and a classic board game with trivia questions, Scene It? is quite an addictive and enjoyable game. We loved it so much we bought the Disney version (and I'm still hoping to get the James Bond version soon!).
Have a Happy Veteran's Day everyone! | | |
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