Such a Basket Case

Go see Crash. Don't ask questions, just go see it. This blog is totally totalitarian, alright? You have no say. That "comments" section is just there to keep the facade that you have something to contribute. So deal with it and see the movie.

Yeah, not sure why I just wrote that. Mr. Hyde moment. But seriously, Crash was a really well written movie. And the thing I like about it is that it doesn't offer any answers. It's like a movie about how people's lives affect each other, and it just so happens to be racially charged. And honestly the writing just blew me away. It's funny because there are so many race jokes that everyone in the theatre laughs at because they've heard them all before, even though it's like.. bad? I don't know how to explain it. But you sit there laughing when these people are mouthing off at each other. So! In short, it's got a lot of funny moments, but a lot of intense moments, too... which basically makes it my kind of movie. Intensity rocks.

Then I saw I Heart Huckabees. I liked it, but I can see how a lot of people didn't. It's a modern day farse for sure, which I think is pretty cool. I feel like you don't see many farses these days. But it has that existentialist theme, which I just love. Because I'm all about that. So if you can get through the confusion and get the humor, then yeah it's a quality flick. Wow, didn't mean to turn this blog into a film review thing, but I've got to live up to the film major stereotype every once in a while. Ok, honestly this summer is all about catching up on movies I missed. I still have soooo many to see... ahhhh. But can I afford Netflix? I wishhhh. That's why I need that job.

SPEAKING OF. I'm still crossing my fingers on the cafe dealie. I talked to the lady and she said they'd start calling people this week.. so. um. CROSS THE FINGERS. and the toes. mm hmm. that's right.

Tomorrow the sun is supposed to come out again. This makes me happy. I think I will go for a long bike ride. Because I can. I wish I had some funny story to tell you. OH! Here's one. The kids in the ghetto housing next to my apartment building are starting to sell lemonade. I'm pretty sure they do this all summer. And yesterday Neda and I were held at WATER-GUN point and were told "buy our lemonade or we'll shoot!" So now I pretty much hate walking that way. Lousy lemonade stand. I'm gonna get soaked every day.

And this is just the beginning. It's not even June yet. Something tells me that this is going to be an adventurous summer. And that's just my style, baby.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
(you're gonna need some back up info)
NovaStar K = my brother, Mike
Megan = our super religious cousin, age 21
Brandyn = her super religious new HUSBAND, age 20

NovaStar K: im driving down with megan and brandyn
NovaStar K: so that should be fun
NovaStar K: im getting my topics of conversation together now
NovaStar K: im trying to decide if i want to stay away from the controversial topics or hit on them intentionally

i love it.

You Had Time To Waste And I'm Not Sorry

So I think I still have a shot at working The Other Side Cafe. I finally got up the nerve to call them today and the woman I'm supposed to talk to is going to be in tomorrow so I'll call back then. This is my CHANCE people! I better rock it hard. Think positive thoughts for me. POSITIVE THOUGHTS!!! DO IT! please?

Ok so the rain can kiss my finely-crafted behind. It is making me exhausted, but oh it hasn't gotten the best of me yet. I'll show you Seasonal Affectivenessorwhateveritscalled Disorder. I'llll show youuu.

Wow am I void of interesting topics or WHAT? Let's talk about my weekend. It has come to my attention that there are SO many movies I have to see. Guide to the Galaxy, Crash, Star Wars Episode III, and like every other movie I missed last year. I finally saw The Incredibles while cuddling up to my favorite blanket and sucking on some peppermint patties. Great movie. Loved it. I actually might go watch it now. But what I'm reaalllly exited for is BATMAN BEGINS which comes out June 15. It honestly makes me feel dirty just thinking about it. Check out what Boston's Metro had to say about it.
"The word around Hollywood is that Bale is hands-down the best "Batman" of them all. No word yet on what Michael Keaton thinks about that assessment. We'll ask him at the "Herbie" premiere."
Amazing. I've got nothing against Keaton, he was great. But my long-term obsession with Christian Bale defeats my respect for Keaton. This movie is going to rock. It's also got Cillian Murphy which just has my name all over it (hah.. get it? cuz it's like my name -Cillian is pronounced like Killian- and my mom's maiden name, Murphy.. cuz.. i'm.. so.. clever..) Anyway I'm pumped.

I went to MIT to see Kyle's swim meet on Saturday morning which was a fun little excursion, ended up walking all the way home, which was nice too. BUT the story here is that as I was getting lost trying to find the pool at MIT (who knew they had athletic facilities..) I saw a sign that said "This way to KILLIAN COURT" and I was like "rock!" but alas, that was not the right way to go. Bummer, right? Depends on how you look at it. Anyway so later I was telling Josh and it turns out he totally stole me one of those signs when he was at MIT like three weeks ago. How CRAZY is that? I just thought it was one of those weird coincidences, but totally fun because now I have a sign from MIT hanging in my room.. with my name on it. (wow what are all these puns about my name today?)

Alright well I'll update again soon, I'm sure. Especially if I get this job. I need this job. GIVE ME THIS JOB. Ok i'm done, sorry. No more spaz attacks. Well, no I can't make that promise. BUT WAIT before I go, since I'm about to go watch round 2 of The Incredibles, here is my favorite quote from that movie thus far.
the mom: "Everybody's special."
Dash: "That's just another way of saying no one is."
Oh Disney and Pixar, you've created a masterwork of consumerist art.

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
HiSpeedLoDragAF: killian
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Auto response from KyllyansRed: so idle right now.
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HiSpeedLoDragAF: I'm wearing nothing but a towel
HiSpeedLoDragAF: take me
HiSpeedLoDragAF: I'm ready

HiSpeedLoDragAF: killian
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Auto response from KyllyansRed: so idle right now.
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HiSpeedLoDragAF: I'm wearing a band shirt and khaki shorts
HiSpeedLoDragAF: ankle socks too
HiSpeedLoDragAF: I'm ready and willing
HiSpeedLoDragAF: take me to bed or lose me forever
HiSpeedLoDragAF: yea, I quoted Top Gun
HiSpeedLoDragAF: meg ryan's role
HiSpeedLoDragAF: fuckin' when Goose died I cried, seriously
HiSpeedLoDragAF: you can blog that
HiSpeedLoDragAF: all of it
HiSpeedLoDragAF: DARE YOU

He dared me... and I cried too Tony, don't worry.

Walk This Way

stacey345: for my class today, which sucked by the way, we had to say who we would have dinner with, if we could have dinner with anyone dead or alive
stacey345: and guess who i said!
KyllyansRed: haha who?!
stacey345: you!
KyllyansRed: ahhhh!!! i love it!
stacey345: haha
KyllyansRed: i feel so honored
stacey345: as you should
stacey345: i mean you got picked over PICASSO or other such artists/writers
KyllyansRed: haha i know i was going to guess Gertrude or something cool like that
stacey345: well you are cool like that

Wow, I am cool like that. I love best friends. And may I mention that I IM'd her at the EXACT SECOND that she returned from being away? (I timestamped it, bitches) YEAH, we're awesome. I want to see the girl whose middle name is Perry. So visit me damnit. And we can go out to dinner. And fulfill your classroom wish thing. Haha, man, Stacey is like the funniest person to pick me over Picasso. That's so hardcore to embarrass yourself in front of your class by just rejecting the idea of dining with an art genius to dine with your best friend. But I would do it for her, too. When she does visit I'm going to have to make sure I dine her better than Picasso would. Maybe I'll prepare a 3D food sculpture of some kind and dye it with blue food coloring and call it "Blue Food." GET IT?! It rhymes with "Blue Nude!" Oh man, maybe I AM a genius. Yeah, one day people who don't know me are gonna wish they could have dinner with me. UHH!

Anyway so not being home in Chicago for the summer is weird. But not weird at the same time because it's kind of like out of sight out of mind. Except that I know that as soon as it gets hot I'm going to wish for cool nights by Jon's bonfires or 4th of July trips to the city or.. or... oh no.. I'm gonna miss out on RAVINIA! Well, I'm going to stop right there and just not think about such things before I go crazy. Boston is a nice place to be in the summer, and if I figure out a way to get this car in July, I'm so going to be driving up to the beaches all the time. All. The. Time. This summer has so much potential... especially if I get some VISITORS! Hint hint wink wink. And a job. That might be good. Hint hint wink wink (to the gods of employment)

I had a really good story for you guys today but in my vanity about this whole dinner thing I forgot it. But can I just mention before I go that Jeff won an electric guitar in some raffle and he doesn't know how to play it yet? Luck is such a good thing to have, Jeff. Don't lose it. Hmm.. what was my story about? Shite. Last night I was watching some stand-up on Comedy Central and this one guy was talking about how the Apollo missions always go down when there's a black guy on board, so he was like "I'm starting to think NASA stands for Niggers Ain't Supposed to be Astronauts." I thought that was funny. So clever, so clever. Sigh. Still can't remember that awesome story I had lined up for you. Looks like you guys are OUT of luck. Except for Jeff, who still has that electric guitar.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
Loller Hockey: cuz you're my laaaaaaaaaaaaday!
Loller Hockey: yeah, i'm new at this REAL job thing, i always used to work at this kiddie day camp
KyllyansRed: hahah thats fun
KyllyansRed: did you lead the arts and crafts section?
Loller Hockey: and what if i did?
Loller Hockey: p.s. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050516/D8A3V3381.html
Loller Hockey: THEYRE TRYING TO KEEP US APART

Wow, not allowed to HUG? But hugging is like my favorite pasttime activity!
Well, sorta. ...You know what I mean.
Hugging is awesome.

Oh My Whoa

Ok so everyone is officially leaving me! Actually, not everyone. I've still got Nicole. And Danny. And some other people... but only those that I sorta know but don't really know. So I'm cleaning my room because it absolutely collapsed under the stress of finals. Then I got tired of it and started blogging.

I am tired of talking about me all the time. You are tired of it, too. I can tell. So I am going to talk about other people. Today I am going to talk about the really annoying girl I had to work with. I hate to stereotype, and in all honesty, I always thought I was really easy going and chill with just about anybody. But this girl, she was an honest stereotype. The daddy's girl CGSer who is going to transfer into COM to major in PR. It was like talking to a wall. A wall who could spit all sorts of knowledgable facts out about celebreties and the truths and falseties behind their rumors. Not because she knows the celebreties, but because she just knows. I don't know why I wanted to choke her when she started talking about how amazing Jane Fonda is, but I did. I just did. Normally I don't think it would bother me, but she was so damn retarded about it. If you disagreed with her about how amazing Jane Fonda looks, she would get mad. MAD. She was honestly sad for me when she realized I didn't have a dining plan. I think she doesn't understand that people can cook for themselves. She interrupted all of my conversations with the other girl I was working with, who was really cool, to toss medicine balls back and forth so that we could get an upper body workout while on the job. She wasted no time talking about fat and ugly people and justifying how her dad refuses to hire either. And listen, that's fine. But you, my single serving work friend, are kinda chubby and not the best looking plate in the china cabinet. So I just... I don't... it... I don't underSTAND! People like this breed so often.

And don't get me wrong. I don't hate people. I just hate most of them. And it's not really hate as much as it is confusion and disgust. But really I mean, hey, we've all got glitches. It's just that I know so many cool people out there, and sometimes I lose myself in the thought that everyone is cool, when in fact, very few people are cool. I think I'll just stay in my bubble and ignore all of those weirdo annoying folks. They all have one thing in common: raging insecurity, covered up with over-confidence. Talk about destructive.

I'm already missing all of the cool people from around here that I love.
Here's to the start of something new. ahh, i hope it's a good one. I have a feeling it will be, once I get over the intial transitional shock. So good luck to everyone dealing with transitional shock. Gooooood luck.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
lzhang323: walk around in the underwear and such

DUNZO

High on the fact that my stress is flying out the window, but nervous about the fact that it will come back as soon as I realize that I have to get my shit together for summer, I've decided to post. Because I have this problem. And I think it's serious. I have this inability to nap during the day. It all started way back when I was still sleeping in a crib. I refused to nap. In fact, once, I refused so much that I threw up all over the carpet in a fit of rage. (actually, that wasn't just once, that was a strategy I adapted over time) Pretty cool, I know. And granted like every once in a blue moon I'll fall asleep when it's light out, I just can't do it whenever I want to. So I've thought a lot about it, and I think I have a phobia. A ridiculous phobia, yes, but a phobia nonetheless. I think I have this random fear that if I sleep during the day, I'll be missing out and one day I'll look back and realize that I have slept through most of my life. I mean come on it's bad enough we sleep for like 1/3 of our lives. But to use the DAY time to engage in hermit-like activities? No thank you.

I kind of want to burn some of my study notes. Anyone have a fireplace?

I think this race to study for finals, and my incessant camping out at the GSU had turned me into the most bitter person ever to have set foot in... well.. at least in this apartment. And it really doesn't help that all of these random circumstances that were out of my control kept repeatedly kicking me in the ass. Listen, WORLD, when I'm freaking out about one aspect of my life (aka finals) I really don't need other aspects of my life showing up and wreaking havoc. But thanks, life, thanks for adding that in there, I know I'm a lot of fun to fuck with.

It's all good. Now that finals are over, I really don't care about those other havoc-wreaking things. Instead, I'm looking forward to SUN and maybe a beater CAR with bumper stickers and the windows down and BEACHES and... in the more short term sense, my film screening. Actually, it's funny. I'm like way happy to be in the screening, but I hate watching my stuff in front of people. Not to say I'm the only one who gets like that. BUTTTTT it still blows. I get all grimacy and overly critical and sink down into my chair until it's over, and then I'm fine. But I just think it's funny because I've been told that I always look disgusted when I'm watching my stuff on screen, and that's not really good PR, is it? No.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
CamusMcHugh: my class is scheduled for 12:30
CamusMcHugh: and yet, mysteriously, the final is set for nine.

You'd think the people who plan this stuff would realize that the kids in the 12:30 class picked 12:30 because their brains can't function properly any earlier. I think it's a sick joke that the administration likes to play. Finals shouldn't be allowed before 11am.

Sweet Temptation: Thong Tha-Thong Thong Thong

Before you read beyond this point, it is crucial that you understand how amazing I am. I totally finished my 12 page term paper BEFORE 11pm on the night before it was due. That means I can go to sleep and actually SLEEP and feel rested for tomorrow's festivities (ie: classes). Listen, if you didn't already know that I was somehow capable of being a winner, know it now.

So I'm just sitting here thinking of a title for my brilliant work of intellectual art (that's sarcasm there, incase you aren't picking up on it) and I figured I'd post. Because let's face it, we're all really sick of the Fall Out Boy post. Don't try to humor me. You hate it. Let's get over it and move on.

This leads us to a funny segway. I saw some kid walking down the street today, and recognized him as "falloutboy boy" -a label we gave him last year because he was wearing a falloutboy t-shirt. Anyway, the point is, he was wearing girl's jeans, which, okay, it's a fashion trend, I get it.. but WOW it made him waddle like a friggen DUCK. If you're GOING to wear girl's jeans, boys, wear girl's jeans that FIT you. Yeah I'm addicted to CAPS... big whoop, wanna fight about it?

I interrupt this program to explain that Megan is currently throwing expired Calcium Chews at Neda, who was JUST hit in the head and is now actually proceeding to pick up the chews and give them back to Megan. Neda is now suggesting titles for my term paper. So far "Thong, tha-thong thong thong" and "Sweet Temptation: Super Moisturizing Lotion" have been offered. This is why Neda gets things thrown at her all the time.

The amount of laughter that has occurred in this apartment tonight is incredible. I'm not even going to go into it because you would totally not think it was funny because it's not that kind of funny. BUT I think you should all know, and some of you already do, that I have major spaz attacks... and if you're ever lucky enough witness one, you WILL fall to your knees laughing.
Example: Loren's first account of the adrenaline-rush-scream had her on the floor in under a second.
Tonight it was the "oh my god I'm waiting for the scary climactic moment of your clown story and I'm already freaking out from the possible scenarios that I've already cultivated in my head" spaz attack. The adrenaline one is the best, and most embarrassing, but wow the pre-freak-out spaz attack is good. It's too bad I can't control it.

So now I'm gonna go celebrate my productivity with some FINDING NEMO with Neda and Sharyn.
"I am ashamed." -best line EVER. And the way Jaques WALKS with his little legs.. oh my god amazing.

P.S. Ed Norton was on TV today and it sparked memories of American History X and how frigging amazing he was in that movie, and how badass he was... listen, I don't care if he was a neo-Nazi, he is a total turn on and it really just reaffirms my summer goal to seduce a guy with sleeve tattoos. ahhhh random goals are too much fun. See BiH? The summer of sexy is ON.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
MjoegoldIZ: then i can teach you!
MjoegoldIZ: and not be mean about it like you once were to me
KyllyansRed: haha i wasnt mean!
MjoegoldIZ: ha you were too! you were yelling at me and i still have a scar on my back from when you slashed me brutally with your belt which was leather and had been conviently been soaking in water for 2 days prior

I'm feeling gutsy and over indulgent...

KittinMitn: baby I'll give it to you better than you could ever hope to dream
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Auto response from KyllyansRed: give it to me good
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