weak weekend

summer slam

my weekend actually started as early as wednesday when my dad offered me “special tickets” to the 2008 pulp summer slam. let me state that i had no plans of going to that event. so why am i uninclined to going to one of the biggest music evens of each year?

1. i think pulp has evolved into this advertisement monster magazine where most of their pages display ads instead of actual magazine content. they moved from covering great indie bands to pop sensations who can pay the space. it’s really sad, what happened to that magazine. to think i collected that when i was young.
2. my cousin’s band wasn’t playing despite them being a crowd favorite when they played there two years ago. talk about music politics.
3. i wasn’t gonna pay 200 bucks for standing up waiting for mediocre bands who i can barely hear, who’ll only play two songs, behind a net specially designed for;
4. the annoying predominantly emo boy/fag crowd which really annoys me. they have taken over the music scene and i feel really sad about it.

so when my dad offered me the free “special tickets”, i said yes right off the bat. hey, it’s for free. it’s different when you have to pay. it made me feel less obligated about going. because if i bought the tickets myself, i set an expectation for myself that i should watch the band, else i wasted money on nothing. especially when they are “special tickets”

when i got the tickets from my dad, i learned that the “special tickets” were just like every other ticket. 200 bucks, with little consolations like a 50-peso discount on a souvenir shirt and free beer. it just wasn’t worth the endangerment of my life. if maybe i had vip tickets like the ones me and my friends had in the second summer slam, i’d give it a go. my girlfriend was itching to take band photos with her new D40. however, because of the predictably unsettled crowd, we decided to not go because it was too dangerous.

cco team building

after months of waiting, my department finally had a summer outing. it was kind of late given the loss of two teammates who were unhappy enough to leave the company. what a bummer. while we were planning for a good getaway, they were planning for real getaways. a funny and bumming experience.

let me tell you again that i am not the kind of person who likes to be in beaches, outdoor activities or whatnot. however, i still went because it was free. free, is a very big word for me since i had to get everything that i own right now for my self. it’s kind of sad if you think about it. but i’m just nobody and nobody should feel bad about nobody.

the team building went great except i hurt majority of my body. hips, arms, feet, hands, anything you can probably see was aching. now. i’ve been hurt before. but not this way. i’m even surprised that i can move my fingers.

finally, some sleep

so after hours of clashing with the wind and waves, we went on a 4-hour drive back to the office. my back was already longing for my bed. my hair, crying for my pillows. and my eyes crying for the dark. my whole body is weak, beaten up like a karate underdog.

too busy slacking off

last friday, i picked up some movies to watch for the long weekend. i had an extra day off, so i planned on just staring at my tv.

i started with the office’s 4th season which was f*ckin awesome. i think it has eclipsed friends as my all-time favorite sitcom. seriously, it kills me. there was one episode where they argue about which is the correct word to use between “whoever” and “whomever”. man, i thought i was gonna die laughing. jenna fischer is so cute. which reminds me, my latest celebrity crush is michelle monaghan. see, after watching a movie, i often visit its imdb page. and everytime i get to the imdb front page, i see a picture of this very attractive woman. turns out her name was michelle monaghan and she was on the last few movies i saw including heartbreak kid. she’s so adorable. she’s like one of the people who enjoys laughing – just like cameron diaz, only michelle is way cuter.

anyway, after the office, i had 30 rock, something which i have been hearing a lot about. the amazing thing about this show is it stars tina fey, who created the show based on her experiences with saturday night live. besides creating the show, she also writes and produces most of the episodes. absolutely amazing. although i think kel mitchell would be a better fit for tracy morgan’s outrageous character, tracy jordan. they have other hilarious characters there. there’s this black dude they call twofor, which stands for “two for one” because you get a black guy and a harvard graduate. plus there’s this other writer played by judah friedlander who always wears a trucker’s cap with crazy words on it like “done deal” or “hand held”. the show, however is not entirely funny but it has its moments.

i also got clerks, kevin smith’s first movie about two clerks going through “another day in the office”. the comedy depicts how some people who serve you, might now like you. much like people who work in fast food restos.

speaking of fast food, i also saw supersize me. i always wanted to see that documentary, but i guess i never really had the chance or the best mood to see it. however, i came across it’s cd when i was shopping for the two latter mighty ducks movies (i know, i know. but i’ve been wanting to see it again since last week when i had nothing to watch but the first mighty ducks. i think i’m on a phase where i want to re-watch some movies i’ve seen before but it doesnt necessarily mean that the movie is great. like the jason bourne trilogy which i also saw again this weekend). i told my girlfriend that the reason i was watching it was because i wanted to scare myself – which worked. at the end of the movie, i immediately texted her saying i badly needed to go to the gym (she has always opposed the idea of me going to the gym because she doesn’t like guys who have strong muscly bodies. she always doesn’t like for me to get dental braces because it makes one look like a rich kid). and it had me thinking of posting ads in our cafeteria about fast food and its effects (right now, our office pantry constantly shows facts about aids in africa (i’m not against the idea but i think everybody already knows everything about it since 1999).

so all in all, my weekend was a success but it had its shortcomings. like right now, i haven’t slept enough to get ready for work and i am spending the last few minutes of my supposed sleeping time by writing about it.

donnie’s gone

for 11 weeks, i’ve been watching one of the funniest DIY series on youtube, you suck at photoshop hosted be donnie hoyle. however, because of marital and legal problems, he went away to a nice place.

#11: vanishing point

sn4tchbuckl3r’s tribute to donnie

i am one critical b-word

i was trying to get the program listing for RPN 9 when i noticed that they changed their website. usually, when you change something, it gets better. however, their website got worse. luckily, they posted the email addresses of their marketing executives so i gave them a piece of my mind.

Good day sirs:
I would like to start my email by throwing the argument that the truth will almost always hurt and that the truth will set you free. Which in other words, mean that you must cherish any frank remarks that people throw at you.
With that said;
I think the new RPN 9 website design has been atrociously done. It’s very slow to load and I think your network wasted a lot of money to pay this dirty minded company (pun intended). The marquee text on top is a lame way of putting content to the website (we are not in 1998), the background theme of the page is corny, and did I mention it’s too slow?
Why am I all concerned?
If you want to play a role in the local network wars (I think bringing in C/S is genius. You give opportunity to a lot of people who don’t have cable and are craving for more than the usual things they see from ABS-CBN and GMA), one big step is to build a nice, cool website that everybody can use – not something that a 13-year old can do.
Suggestions?
You should put money in independent web designers. Try searching the web. Browse deviantart, or check out this designer I just found, http://www.reynan.com/. These indie artist would be more than happy to make your website for you and they’ll do it using their outrageous minds. Also, a blog-type website could be useful for you. You can put in daily updates, thoughts from the newscasters themselves, the news you want to show, whatever you could think of. Be creative (unlike this thing that you call your website).
All I’m saying is that we’re living in fast times nowadays, and being old-school is not gonna cut.

i’m not saying that i am credible or anything, but it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that their site looks stupid. all i want is for it to be faster than it is right now.

circadian madness

so i wasn’t able to sleep most likely because my circadian clock is messed up in just two days. i started sleeping at night last friday and then slept for around 8 hours on saturday night. i consider 8 hours too long for my lifestyle which is practically doing nothing and practically awake all night. then when my days off come, it messes up my internal clock again like when katrina happened to nawlins.

one of the probable reasons i can’t sleep is because i keep thinking about this job i applied for. i think i already talked about that in the previous post, but i’m just tad excited about it. if i get it, it will probably be one of the biggest challenges i’d have to face in my corporate life. and that’s what really excites me.

you see, i lead a really boring life. i practically do nothing even on my own time, i don’t like travelling, i don’t like hanging out with my friends if i don’t have to, zero music scene for the past month and only once (incubus concert) in probably 4 months. and the worst part is, i am fine with that. notice how i didn’t shorten the words “i am” like i use to – just so you understand the gravity of the matter.

so getting this new job would most likely spice things up. because i am bored, and i need something new.

something in the air

last friday, i had an interview with this company where my friend referred me to. i got kind of excited because i really liked the company and it was one of the first ones i tried getting a job with, only i didn’t get in. but now that i have a friend there and they are looking for an hombre for the job (when i say hombre, i mean somebody who can handle the job). another reason why i got excited is because it had a loose environment there and i know that i’m more productive with that kind of environment unlike the one that i am in right now. even more excited because i think i have a good chance at getting this job because one of the people who’s recruiting is my friend and she already knows me and how i handle my job. excitement is in the air – i think about it all the time.

hey have you read this article about 6 teenager girls beating up 1 teenage girl? apparently, this girl said some negative things about the other 6 over myspace. then, they invited her over and beat her up while having two other guys guard the door so nobody would come in. and while they were beating up this girl, they were filming it for myspace and youtube to gain popularity by means of viral marketing (it was posted in youtube but was scrapped off, all you can watch now are video comments and replies about it). i know the times are awful, but this really is pathetic. 6 to 1? have a little dignity for goodness sake. i say that kind of retaliation that only stupid people make. what you can’t think of a smarter way of revenge? why not say something that will hurt the girl? in my experience, words give the best damage. it makes you do a lot of crazy and boneheaded stuff. when people physically hurt you because of what you said, it only means that those words are true and nothing else. see how the 6 teens reciprocated from the girl (i intended to put the words “poor little” before “girl” here, but she did something bad that she probably deserved getting beaten up), stupid and dumb written all over. the girl, after getting a concussion and other injuries, should learn the lesson to not use myspace anymore. it’s too popular which means everybody can see what she says which could lead to things like getting abducted and beaten up so bad that you will poorly from you left eye and hear a buzzing sound from your left ear.

literal two-face

have you read about the baby who was born with two faces? yes, that’s two faces and not two heads. which means, 4 eyes, 2 noses, 2 mouths, basically double everything you see in a normal person’s face except for the ears which she has only two. apparently, both faces are working fine. the baby, named lali by her parents, is drinking milk from her two mouths. the parents decided to keep her with the notion that she’s a reincarnation of a hindu goddess. plus, their village chief plans on writing the indian government for support. and when i say support, i mean making a shrine for the baby and helping the parents bring her up.

not to be mean, but did the other so-called “gods” get special treatment from the government? although this baby is really special, you just can’t have a shrine for her. i mean yeah, support for the parents who are reportedly poor. support so she can be brought up normally. things like that. but a shrine?

after reading the article, my head had a couple of questions. like, does she have two brains two control both faces? seriously if she also had two brains, she’d be like a superwoman or something. will both faces get their own face? how will you know who you’re talking to? they only have one neck which means only one voice. what if each face was a different gender? i’m sorry but these questions will bug me unless the parents agree to a ct scan and answer questions.

reality television

back when i was in college, i loved reality television. survivor i think was the only one i watched religiously but there were also others that i saw almost regularly. i remember this show posing as a reality show for this one guy who thinks he really is in one of those tv programs. it was big brother style, everything that was done was seen, everything that was said was heard, typical reality tv. but everybody in that show were actors acting in front of the guy who thinks he’s in a real reality tv show. it was an amazing idea, specially because this guy was a really nice dude and the show wanted to just reward the guy for being an amazing person.

so why am i talking about this?

i think relationships are like reality shows. when you see it on tv, you’ll tell yourself, “man, i can do that”. but somehow, you’ll end up getting kicked out midway through the show. an episode are almost always surrounded by people or things that constantly want to take you down – coming up with the most heinous plans and devices.

however, when you all get past these, you’ll win the million dollars. and nothing is sweeter than something that you’ve worked hard for.

celebrity status

i think my blog is gaining popularity. i got linked from a website, go to this cyberspace: http://tv-movies-soaps.in-the-mall.com/2008/04/01/hot-hot-heat/

celebrity status? i don’t think so. nobody clicked a link from there plus i think that page is machine made. lol

first day skunk

if you read my previous post, you know that it’s my first day back from a long rest. i told you how much the going to work on your first day back stinks. now i’m gonna tell you why it craps on your face a bit more when you get to the office.

you don’t know sh*t when you come back. a lot of things change when you get back. a team meeting happens. executives visit your office. a person leaves the company for reasons you have no idea about. a person arrives because of the person who just left. no more free coffee. and a whole lot of things that makes you wonder if coming back to the office is worth the trouble of getting up from bed.

then there’s this problem with your email which almost always happen when come back. which brings me to the conclusion that everytime you get back to the office after a long break, it will always seem that you’re starting all over again. like you’re new in the company or something. like it’s a rookie wall or some sort.

which makes you think if you ever want to get on a vacation again, because you know what you’ll be coming back to. which makes you think if you should ever come back. which makes you think of things or ways on how to not ever come back to this dead-end, lifeless thing you call work. makes you want to just stare blankly at the computer screen for five minutes which feels like forever.

i’m not making any sense here i know. but the salary pay is still two weeks away. which means it will take two weeks for me to become happy again.