Just Off Center

Well, it’s only because Grace tagged me that I’m doing this. Not that anyone would notice. It was about three days ago, and she’s posted about seventeen times since then. Anyway, since this was a combo tagging, I’ll just put them both here.

Total volume of music files on my computer:
8.0 GB

The last CD I bought was:
Depesche Mode – Violator: I bought it over Amazon for Nina because she’s wanted it for a long time and says that nobody ever gets her anything from her wishlist. But it was scratched and one of the tracks skips so I’m pissed and sending it back. Here’s the email I wrote to the fucknuts that sold this one to me.

To Whom It May Concern,

The audio CD purchased through amazon.com in the above order number is faulty. I would like your assistance in remedying this problem. The CD was purchased as a birthday present and that date has since passed. I want to have the CD replaced at no expense to myself at the minimum. For the inconvenience, a line of credit or refund equal to the amount spent on the CD ($6.29) would be appropriate and would aid the feedback I will leave.

Please contact me to confirm that you have received this notification. If you wish to speak with me in person, I can be reached at 480-223-****. Thank you for your time.

Song playing right now:
Michael Jackson – Beat It (specifically, guitar solo by Dweezil Zappa)

Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me:

1. What a Wonderful World – Louis B. Armstrong: My favorite song. No, this is not my softer side. It’s beautiful , well built, and perfectly done. Despite (and partially because of) the world’s atrocities, I believe that this world is precious and full of beauty.
2. ‘Til I Collapse – Eminem: This one always gets me ready to fuck up anything that comes in my way. I grind my teeth, start breathing heavy, focus my eyes, and roar as the lion upon it’s bluff.
3. I’m Just a Bill – Schoolhouse Rock: I have this on my Ipod. Anytime I get a shitty song stuck in my head that can’t stand living with, I can always replace it with this. C’mon everyone! I’m just a Bill. Yes, I’m only a Bill. And I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill.
4. The Planet Is Fine – George Carlin: Ok, it’s not a song, but it is an audio track. It’s about ten minutes of material about entropy and the futility of conservation, and it never fails to make me swerve from my lane.
5. Bye Bye Bye – N’ Sync: It’s a guilty pleasure, truly. But I can jam out to this shit. And no, you can’t watch.
   
   

And now, the next tagging.

Total number of films I own on DVD/Video:

I’m at work so I can’t count right now. Off the top of my head I’d say I personally can claim about ¾ of our movie collection, though at least half of the VHS are Nina’s. I’d say the count is about forty or so. But then there are really only about fifteen that I must have.

The last film I bought: I think the last movie I bought for myself was Kenneth Branaugh’s Henry V. I first saw it in English Lit class my Junior year in high school. Brother John was big into Shakespeare. I then read the story and to this day it’s my favorite. It makes me want to take up a great cause of some kind.

The last film I watched:

Revenge of the Sith, motherfuckers! The Emperor is the MAN! I’ll probably go see it again. But that was in the theater. At home the last movie I watched was The Passion of the Christ. Satan was the MAN!

Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me:

1. Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb– My favorite film of all time. If you haven’t seen it, watch it. If you didn’t get it, watch it again. If you didn’t like it, kill yourself. “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here. This is the War Room!”
2. Pi: Faith in Chaos – Yes it will give you a headache, but then headaches are a part of the movie, so it’s like 3D in a way. “Mathematics is the language of nature”
3. Raising Arizona – I love most Coen flicks, but most people would agree that this was one of the very best. “Son, you’ve got a panty on your head.”
4. Legends of the Fall – Man meets girl. Girl belongs to man’s brother. Man, brother and other brother go to war. Girl’s man dies. Other brother loves girl. Man steals girl from dead brother’s brother. Man goes crazy, scalps Germans, does opium, hunts lions, bootlegs whiskey. Man’s brother marries girl. Man marries other girl. Man’s brother’s girl kills herself. Man… brother…oh fuck it. What a flick. “Because you love her I will forgive you once. You say that again and we are not brothers.”
5. Predator – One of the only horror films to stand the test of time. This movie really set the bar for action and carnage. Plus you get to see a man’s head ripped from his body with the spinal cord still attached. How can you resist? “You are one ugly motherfucker.”

Tag five people and have them put this in their journal:

No, instead of keeping this in our cute little clique, I’ve had an idea. Check the comments at the end of this post. If there are five or fewer then I’m tagging you. You click Next Blog and leave a comment on whoever comes up, regardless of their blog type, language, age, etc. Then copy the blog’s url and comment on this post to tell me who you tagged. GO!

# posted by Mike @ 2:12 PM