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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa

I was listening to the song I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. Is this a cute song about and adulterous mother or a parents kinky sex romp?

The songs pretty unclear about it.

Matt

Lucas and the Two Towers

So I was watching The Two Towers last night. And damn what great film this is. So well told.

Oh yeah and I, uh, I really like Star Wars. It’s this kid thing in me. I got a bunch of toys stored away. I have played, at least once, almost every Star Wars video game out there. I’m playing the MMORPG Galaxies. Which I love. I have finally reach Bounty Hunter with a bit of Ranger and Artisian along the way.

But this new trilogy is kinda disappointing me. I’m they are good, they’re Star Wars. End EP II was better than Ep I. But what irks me about these films is that they’re poorly told.

For Eps 5 and 6 Lucas hired some guy named LAWRENCE KASDAN to write. He went on to have a good career. And in a HUGE might have been Lucas almost hired Frank Darabont to write EP I. You know the guy who wrote those hack films called The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile (of course two great films and Darabont is actually writing INDY IV.) But George wrote it himself. *shakes head slowly.*

In the EP I documentary Lucas says he likes making parallels to the original trilogy. Well if this is the case, then why not start with Anakin on Tatooine. Poor farm boy gets swept into galactic intrigue. See the parallel. But no. And instead of telling interesting parts of the story Lucas spends 20 minutes on a pod race. “How are we gonna top the pod race?” he says in the doc. Why is this the most exciting thing in the movie to him?

Boo.

Lucas has gone on record and says that the Lord of the Rings movie are great and he’s a big fan. Considering he wrote the trilogies with these epics in mind, I wish he could have been smarter than the writing of this trilogy. At least he’s getting better.

Notice how Two Towers tells the important bits of the story. The battles that need to be shown. Not Aragon stuck in Helms Deep trying to escape a sword making machine. (I hate the droid machine from Ep II. So unnecessary.)

Lucas has a great story to tell. That’s the only things that make these watchable. We all love Jedi and wee se them at full force (pun intended.) And they rule. We’re dying to see the fall of Anakin. That makes his redemption so much bigger at the end of ROTJ. But why does he tell it so sloppy.

In a recent interview Lucas says that the stilted acting in three is on purpose in conjunction with the genre. He’s over thinking this stuff. Hayden Christensen said that his monotone performance was due to Vader’s monotone. Probably a Lucas note. But did anyone notice Vader talked through a machine? Maybe that’s why its monotone.

Luckily the acting is gorgeous in LOTR. ‘Specially Viggo Mortenson that guy is a machine.

I just wish Lucas wouldn't have surrounded himself with so many yes men. Why not a few people to say, "George hand it to Frank." Or "this is it?"

But nothing will ever ruin the Original Trilogy no matter how much George tries. (That Jabba in ANH:SE is horrible.)

So maybe he'll redeem himself with EP IV. All involved say it's the best. We got 2 years to wait and see.

Hopefully Lucas is taking notes for EP III.

The Way I'd Have Ended Joe Millionaire

I'm a bit of a sucker from time to time. But you gotta watch the final Joe Millionaire. It's the only episode of this crap worth watching.

This guy, from Austin, I might add, was probably a little too sweet for this show. He really liked this woman. A lot. And he told her. And she cried. Then he tells her he's not rich. And at first, it didn't phase her but then.... she had the decision to make whether or not to show up at dinner. Well, she didn't. He almost cried. All right he did. He stood there for a long time. Violins, cellos all ready. Champegne. For nothing.

Here is where I'd have just lost it. Looked at the Butler guy and said, "Can I open that champegne? Where's the beer, I want to get hammered! I look like a fuckin schmuck here!" When butler then disappeared and I would have gone after the band.

"Well, I guess, you guys are dismissed. Unless you got a funeral durge you can play! Go on. Get out. Take you fancy little guitars with you!"

Just for the hell of it.

And then, they met him back here in Austin. With her. She's crying. Pissed more about the lie then the money. She says.

And they subtitle every thing she says. She's not that hard to understand. Her accent is not THAT thick. Another reason to make Americans look like idiots.

And they gave the patented 1/4 million for her and for him... the ranch. This whole thing seemes quite contrived. She came around. Really. And if he wasn't such a schmoe it'd be harder to believe. But he's believable. Perhaps... too believable. *raised eyebrow*

In other reality news, Paris Hilton.... *cough* you know what I think of her, is going to live on a farm with Lionel Richie's daughter for a TV show. It's like a real life Green Acres. And they're both Eva Gabor. I think basicallu it's 12 hours of them going "oooh it's so early. " "That's gross." "I've done some sick things in bed but that's far worse." I can imagine what it's like without watching.

Only keeping your nose pressed to this blog will you find out if I break down and watch.

Here's all you need to know without watching the show. http://www.fox.com/simplelife/

For a laugh, go here and see drunk celebs. http://www.befuddle.co.uk/celebs/
Here's Paris, for instance.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...

Well, winter... finally.

I started life in Artic Chicago. I moved south to Missouri. I now live in Texas. So weather consistantcy is pretty foreign to me. But at least, by November, it was cold. It was looking like Christmas kind of cold. But not in Texas.

Yesterday it was 80 degrees. 80. There's a was a wild wind in the air. But not a creepy October Something Wicked This Way Comes kinda wind. But more of a this would rip my kite apart kinda wind. And it was cloudy today, and windy with a slight chill in the air. And tonight it's dropping to 25 degrees.

We droppped 60 degrees in a day.

I had to bring in my plant. It was a crazy temperture change that alomst killed the last time. I'm not letting it happen again. I don't think it recovered from the last time.

So I do have Turkey Day plans. We bought a Shi*t ton of food today. Jeff, Amy and I are cooking turkey and mashed pots and sweet pots and corn and bean casserole and punkin pie and peanut butter pie and we have champegne and like 10 different kinds of beer. It's going to be quite a feast. We're being joined by a mutual friend, Jenn. And we're also cooking stuff for some very pregnant friends.

I've been wondering about family holidays. This bean casserole thing. My sister doesn't eat it, but she insists it needs to be on the table. It's a tradition. I thought we were the only people to do this until Amy stated the same. AND THEN there's a whole commercial about it. And it's a commercial for those fried oinion things. As if this is the only recipie these things are used for! So maybe we're not so odd. We played cards. Well... we always played games. With aunts and uncles it started with Monopoly. My mom's sis and her husband started showing up with new card games every year. Uno, Skip-Bo, Peanuts (also known as Nerts,) and eventually, Hand and Foot. I love this game.

It will probably rear it's ugly head this Thanksgiving as well.

And for Turkey Day:

http://www.turkey.org/intro.html

Who'd a thuhk it?

All Messed Up

I went back home to Springfield over the weekend and I'm sort of out of place. I felt there like I never left. Everything was the same. 3 months away and it's still the same. Odd. But nice. Something to come home to. It was good seeing everyone, though I wish I had had more time to spread around. But on a schedule and still need to make money.

Speaking of home, I did visit Jeff City and my dad. Felt oddly like Christmas, since for years that's one of the assurred times I'd make it to the old place in Lohman. And since technically this was my Thanksgiving the crisp air and good food made it much more so.

But now that I'm back here, being at work, so similarly shaped and decored I felt like Toby was a phone call away, or Ricquel was at Bently's or Sauce was out in the parking lot waiting for a talk or Kristen was out of the kitchen with a hug. But instead I walked out... not into the Target parking lot, but in Austin, drove to my quiet home played some games and decided to write my blog.

Boy, the life of a single guy living alone. It's life in the fast lane.

Incidentally. I'd like to mention that my comments are up to 60. I'd like to thank everyone keep up the good work. 'Specially since I've only written 19 or so entries myself.

Oh, and since Ricquel begged and pleaded in the commments below to get a mention I'd like to say that her appearance in the above paragraph had nothing to do with it. However this mention is the kind of saracastic repsonses people will get when they beg to be in the blog.

Ricquel. Ricquel. Ricquel. Ricquel. Ricquel. Ricquel. Ricquel. Ricquel.

There! There's your big mention!

I 'spose I could have told some other stories but I'm sure you want no written record of that anywhere. Except for when Ricquel! The Movie shows up.

And it's too bad I had to taint such a nice little piece, but some people's ego need to fed!

/end sarcasm

Well let's hope that stops any of that. I know some of you are thinking that may have been harsh but most likely Ricquel is laughin loudly in her cubicle or she's staring coldly at her screen popping her knuckles with one hand.

Either way I've done my job here.

And a moment of Zen.

The End Of Britney

I've sort've been back and forth between Britney and Christina. They are obviously both hot. You can't be a guy and not notice. I've always liked Christina's music mostly because she's a better a singer and her songs are more visceral. You get more out of them then Britney who mostly uses hip beats and her thin vice to get her through.

But fro a while Christina was just overt. She was too DIRRTY. So I became about Brintey who kept her sexuality to a Victoria's Secret Level, unlike Christina's Hustler-level. And you know, Britney's blonde and nice biggity bamn body. But it quickly turned on me again.

First of all, I think I have a way of seeing through the phony in people. People have told me their scared by how much I "get" people. So on a talk show or in "exclusive" 20/20 interviews I have a pretty good eye and determining what it is real and what is a line of Bull-crap.

So with that said, My view of Christina changed. (I should also mention I'm a bit wary of her use of Xtina. It just doesn't seem right.) I watched some good stuff on her. I think she's sincere. Now, she does dodge a few questions, mostly sex related, I might add, but it's better than out and out lies. And I think is why her music is in the end so much better. She actually connects through her songs to her emotional base. You don't believe me listen to Beautiful. It's such a great song. So this inner beauty softens her image in my mind. Those Stripped photos are just prevocative they're how she wants to be seen. All pretense stripped away just her emotional side.

But Britney it's lies. LIES I SAY! I perhaps judge a bit too harshly. But I watched the making of Limp Bizkit's new CD and we watch Fred Durst receive e-mails and phone calls from her, beggin for him to come to Sundance and go on Vacations. Then we see her on TRL lie about the relationship. We see her release press bites saying there's nothing. And we see him GET PISSED.

She refused to answer a question about it on a recent interview. And now she's snippy. She doesn't appreciate her celebrity. It's a nuisance to her. How long was it before she admitted she DID have sex with Justin. Not that I ever believe her anyway. I mean first of all if your Justin and your not doing Britney... well who are you? Secondly, Justin never made a comment about NOT doing it. He always sidestepped that question.

The most telling quote from Britney in a recent Entertainment Weekly article is this: "These parents, they think I'm a role model. That's not my responsiblilty. I'm not responsible for YOUR kid."

I'm not disagreeing with her quote necesarrily but what she has to realize is that her actions are followed by 20 million screaming teenagers. So if she smokes then it must be okay. If she wears little to no clothes, they think they should too. No somewhere there's some parents responsibilty but they're course of action could be no-more Britney. Then how's she gonna keep her caper up. In all actuality she needs those kids. She should take more care.

In the end Britney is just a Jive Records product who they occassionally can't control. If Britney was a robot they would feel better. But she's not and occasionally she makes out with someone she shouldn't and the press releases fly into overdrive. She's says she can't take a rest. She tried. But couldn't. I'd disappear for a while if I were her. Get out of the controversies let her expierence something real in life. You know so she has something to sing about.

The fact that this follows on the heels on Madonna's end is interesting. There's no connection that I see but it's just maybe too much press is a bad thing.

Most sad in all of this is that I could write so much about this. :)

I guess technically THIS is the END of Britney. *rim shot*

Madonna

Start here by clicking the word here.

I used to love Madonna. I was 10 when Like A Virgin came out. Ratty hair, a little birthmark, slutty clothes... my kind of girl. Even at 10.... I guess I should have known.

Anyway, after that she was the Matrial Girl, Marilyn Monroe outfit, looking hot like from the fifties. Innocent looking but it's Madonna so not so. And I always thought it was "Some boys Kiss me Some Boys HUMP me" when it's really some boys Kiss me Some Boys hug me." But no matter what she was she was hot and so I followed her like millions of adoring fans. Through Dick Tracy through
True Blue Through her Sex Book then Erotica and even through Ray of Light. But after that she was .... boring.

She swears the kiss to Britney and Christina was her passing the torch. As well she should. Since then... American Life only an okay song. A horrible stint in the New Bond Film and Swept Away which no one ever saw. It's the only film that beats Gigli to the worst movie that could have been a hit.

But tonight on Letterman she was finally made it on my "way past her 15 minutes of fame list."

Why?

What made Madonna great? Cutting edge? Hell yeah. Despite the punk influence of 1980's music she was really the first girl to give GIRL POWER a name. She made an empire out of doing things few other women had dared. She found not only her music but her image out of the culture that she grew up on. She found a new way to use and twist pop culture into her beautiful persona. And whem Hip became the New IT thing, she adjusted bringing Baby Face on her Bedtime Stories cd.

But now. She's lost her edge. Her pop culture knowedge is practically extinct. Madonna on Letterman tonight says she doesn't watch TV her kids watch TV from DVD's so no news filters in. Even worse.... she doesn't want her kids seeing the commercial because they're "bad influences." THIS IS HOW SHE MADE HER MILLIONS!!

She doesn't read magazines or newspapers. Herself. She calls it a ban.

How can craft something new unless you see what's past? It's why filmmakers watch movies. It's like the old saying "Those who do not follow history are doomed to repeat it."

She says she's watching out for her kids. I say she's oversheltering them. She's sending her daughter a convent store in Ireland.

Let me repeat this... HERE!
Worst of all now, she's boring. She didn't tell fun stories. She told a boring story of pheasent hunting.

I'm not looking for a swearing fest like the last time but how about a interesting story about your kids. Don't want to talk about them.... how about ANY funny story. How being slightly interesting. I was bored and disgusted by the entire show.

Sorry I got a little pissy about that. But I always believe that you have to stay current. OH and if your on a talk show you have to be a good guest.

And now some Zen.

It's SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

And actually not much is going on. I've been fairly good about posting Sunday night/ Monday morning so I don't want people going to work on Monday morning without a dose of Matt. THAT would be horrible how would their life go on!

Maybe I'm overdoing it a bit.

Anyway I'm working on a video blog so if you thought the voice thing was cool wait til you see this. But til then.... well, you know. You'll wait.

Aj has left the state and well.... yep by now, out of the country. He'll be back over Christmas and in March for our annual Vega$ trip. Which will be in March. We're working on exact dates this week so that announcement will be soon. So clear your calendars.

Sydney, you know, Jeff;s little one is starting to smile in the cutest way when you make faces at her. So mom's gone for a movie w'ere short on milk and pull out all the rubberfaced ones I got. And she giggles and smiles a big toothless grin.

It's more than just an annoying little creature who cries a lot. It's a little human who is becoming aware of her surroundings. And thinks it's all too fun. Then poops a smelly poop in her diaper.

In other news, after a horribly sad, sad, sad last week, my fantasy team has come back strong. Odd how one week you can score 12 and then the following week score 63.

And finally, the new Simpsons game Hit and Run is a laugh riot. Written by Simpsons writers and voiced by all the gang this game is just a riot and plus fun. I'm on LIsa's level and let me just say these races are dang hard. If we have one more Marge Level I can't even imagine how much it'll suck.

I think this is plenty long if not completly uninteresting.

I'll be in Springfield starting Thursday so I'm sure I'll have plenty to say.

Or maybe not.

I think I'm wishy/washy sometimes but I may not be.

Matt

ANCIENT HISTORY- triolbites Fossils of ancient creatures. Fascinating. These things actually existed.

Words Words Words

Words.

I like words. I enjoy the way they roll of the tongue. Off the keyboard. The way they can actually perfectly say what your trying... assuming you understand it yourself.

A few entries ago I made up the word Celebular. Two reasons; number 1, it's funny. It sounds funny. It's FUNNY! Reason 2, I think we as a society like to make up too many words.

Today in the Austin Journal they had the word Appitecture. It's the acrhitecture of restaraunts. Did we need this word? Did we?

I didn't. Firstly I don't think about the acritecture of much. Maybe a nice building here and there.... but I certainly don't think about the architecture of resturaunts. Maybe their decor.

Please feel free to leave me with more unecessary words.

Go here to look.

Wierd

In other news.... Last night we were bored and little drunk watching Wild on E!. Brooke Burke, who I love, was saying that's it's hard work being a model.

I have to draw the line on this. It's hard work having any job. I'm sure the actual time you spend in the make-up chair doing the 10-12 hour shoot is avtually pretty tough. But I'm sorry. I love your boobs, but listen when I say my serving job is not in Porto Viatare. The guy at Dell doesn't get to fly off and do IT work in Hawaii. Making a movie is hard work but what about the three months you get to do nothing.

Any job that makes you money but gives makes you spend a week in the Carribean is better than the plumber who has pull crap out of a sewage pipe in the middle of a winter in Detroit.

But with that said.... Brooke.

Matt

Aj in Town

Aj's in town. Don't have much else to say. We got a pretty full week planned. Some Bed Bath and Beyond maybe some Home Depot. I don't know if we'll have the time.

We DID hit Dave and Buster's tonight. Played some games. Ate some food. Drank some beers. Good times.

Should be a quick week. Lots to do. Matrix opens on Wednesday. Got tickets to that already.

Just watched Old School. how funny is this film. It's a guy film. It's a turning thirty, why am I married kinda film.

I love it.

Matt

This is a dream I had the other night. It was good.