I went and saw United 93 this evening at the new Rave. Thanks to Paul GreengrASS‘s overuse of substituting motion blur for dramatic effect, the rank-amateur use of handheld/stedicams and the inability to correctly edit, the movie did not hit an emotional cord with me. In fact, most of the duration of the film, I was thinking about what production must have been like. While that is normal for me, I found it odd that both thinking of production and the viewing of this film would both be so dry, especially since I was very apprehensive about watching the movie to begin with. I didn’t like United 93 nearly as much as I did Flight 93. Flight 93 was so intense that I almost vomited despite the overacting on the part of the family members on the ground. What I did like about United 93 was getting to be inside the flight control rooms. We’ll see what Oliver Stone will deliver, but just from the plot description, I’m willing to bet that World Trade Center will be sappy and infuriating. It’s not right create historical fiction based on 9/11. Let us remember, grieve, and defeat the enemy.

Kudos to Eric who has provided me with three of the four scores I listed that I wanted from Amazon.com. I’ve fallen in love with the Requiem for a Dream score. Also, I’m really liking the last six tracks off of the Kong score. Especially using the last two tracks to create a mood in me gearing up for the script that Reggie and I are working on. I just hope that I can show the anguish, pain and suffering that connects us as human beings. He’s dragging his ass getting me the material I need so that work can commence, but this too shall pass.

Because of Kong I’m starting to take interest in the Empire State Building as an American accomplishment. This, combined with the films about 9/11 got me to thinking of the most beloved American icon, namely, the Twin Towers. I mourn their/our loss.

Freedom Tower sickens me. We should just rebuild the original towers, perhaps re-engineering materials, construction, etc. to withstand plane attacks, if so possible.

It’s getting worse. The whole women thing. I’m very seriously considering total seclusion and hermitagehood. I hate not having friends to do activities with. I hate not doing activities. On the flip side, I’m applying for a full time Desktop Publishing position right on the heels of Domino’s loosing 6 drivers. If the position were given, my schedule should look something like this:

Monday

0700: Wake
0800: Arrive DTP job site
1700: Depart DTP job site
1730: Arrive Domino’s
0100: Depart Domino’s

Tuesday

0700: Wake
0800: Arrive DTP job site
1700: Depart DTP job site
1730: Arrive Domino’s
0100: Depart Domino’s

Wednesday

0700: Wake
0800: Arrive DTP job site
1700: Depart DTP job site
1730: Arrive Domino’s
0100: Depart Domino’s

Thursday

0700: Wake
0800: Arrive DTP job site
1700: Depart DTP job site
1730: Arrive Domino’s
0100: Depart Domino’s

Friday

0700: Wake
0800: Arrive DTP job site
1700: Depart DTP job site
1730: Arrive Domino’s
0200: Depart Domino’s

Saturday

1600: Wake
1700: Arrive Domino’s
0200: Depart Domino’s

Sunday

1600: Wake
1700: Arrive Domino’s
0100: Depart Domino’s

That brings us to a grand total of 100 hours of work a week, providing +/- $3200/mo. The thought is that I would owe about half of the car in three month’s time, provided that nothing goes wrong with credit card spending.

I’ve been musing here a lot lately. Thoughts to follow shortly.

America has made history today. Today was the beginning of a new era. Today was the first recognition and celebration of Insured Motorist Day in the United Sates. You may be asking yourself, “What is insured Motorist Day?” “What is its history?”

Because all the illegal immigrants were out protesting and marching, that means that they weren’t out driving. This means that if you were to have gotten in an automobile accident on this day, you’d have a higher probability of being hit by an insured motorist. Therefore, on this day, and this one day alone, statistically, the cost of the wreck should be lower because both motorist would be insured.

Illustrating Absurdity by Being Absurd
Before the day and festivities even ended, there were plans already underway for the anniversary gala. Agendas included such activities as street racing and “live” bumper cars. Hotdog vendors considered a buy one, get one free promotional if you could provide proof of coverage. Brothels considered one free orgasm per insured vehicle and a general discount on services for holders of so-called fleet policies. Filling stations contemplated giving discounts on octane, but the EPA quickly condemned the notion, saying that it would lead to “raising a nation of irresponsible pollutants.”

Boycotting America
A new era in history not even minutes old and the holiday had already been bastardized. Boycotting America is what some have called this holiday, an atrocity indeed. Illegal immigrants march on the United States in protest of not having the rights equal to that of a lawful citizen. Nation wide, law enforcement officers stepped up security to keep the protesters protected from citizens lacking self-control; however, turnouts were far less than anticipated.

It was “predicted that 2 million to 3 million people would flood the streets of Los Angeles alone.” Of note, the mayor (Antonio Villaraigosa, son of an immigrant) was not present to lead the city due to plans that “had been in the works for a long time” to talk to the NFL in Dallas in an effort to secure a team for the city. Critics lambasted Villaraigosa, claiming that he had left the “ship without a captain.”

Despite the enormous estimates of people at the protest, there was little mention of the possibility of terrorist attacks. Conspiracy theorists have suggested that this is a ploy by the Communist nations to garner free propaganda by showing oppressed peoples how American is protesting itself. Other theories involve the reference to the bygone days of the USSR’s May Day parade.

There was no surrender by the American government today, despite France’s precedent with both their labour and anti-smoking laws. The uniting theme amongst the protesters did seem to come from France, however, namely, it is not the duty of the employees to show up and work. It’s the duty of the employer to pay.

Protesting the Protestors
Eyewitness reports in the great town of Juanita (central Blount County for those of you in deportation lines) claimed that it was “business as usual” hidden away in the subdivisions. One Cullmanite at ground zero said that “300 people assembled to protest the protest.” Upon further interview he added, “We’re holding down the fort.” When reminded that the last time the Americans tried this they failed (Remember the Alamo?), he went in search of immigrants to deport.

Analysts are still pouring over incoming data trying to determine whether or not the sharp rise in the stock market today was due to the sale of green cards. Other think tanks considered what the ramifications of the institutionalization of Insured Motorist Day would be to the black market and whether or not green card sales were any longer viable.

When asked to comment on the issues, one Huntsville man said, “I’m sick of all this protesting and marching. Therefore, I’m organizing a one man march against women.” According to this source, who did not have the competence to give a name, his one-man march was protesting his inability to have sporadic, orgasmic sex with beautiful women. He encouraged sexually frustrated lesbians to join the march. No word yet as to when the march would take place or if heterosexual males could join.

When I was a kid, I often found it hard to know what to say to girls I wanted to ask out. Most of the time, I just got slapped in the face. I think it was to help me spit out what I was trying to say.

Let’s pretend that you’ve been given an assignment from God: you have to convince me to go on a date with you.

What would you do to try to seduce me into going out on a date with you?