only human
welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the latest entry in the most talked about, most revered and reviled, most controversial livejournal in the whole of cyberspace! seriously, who would have thought that someone as inconsequential and ill-informed as i could generate such a buzz? oh well, i guess all i can do is thank you, dear reader, for fuelling the fire, and letting me know that despite your best efforts to inform me otherwise, you will still no doubt read, and be upset and maligned and caught offside by, these musings of mine.
so. where to start. i guess mtv is as good a place as any. i'm not going to dwell on this too long, and i guess i deserve it for even bothering to switch over to that channel every now and then, but i don't believe i have seen an actual music video clip on mtv for a good month. every single time i look at it, i'm seeing some bottle blond from california in some low-budget trashy reality show that looks like it has been inspired by the pages of cleo magazine whinging about how little time she has to organise a party, or trying to be insightful about how 'enriching' her experience has been while trying to hook up with that cute guy in front of a television crew, or acting as if she knows the first thing about the music industry, music itself, or anything. seriously, there must be twenty different reality shows on mtv right now. each more offensive than the last.
next on my list of things i hate, is the movie bad boyz II. it's official: worst movie i have ever seen. in the ten minute bracket that i stumbled across when i was eating my lunch in the proximity of my brother and his tv, i saw: some bad guys stashing drugs in the hollowed-out bodies of corpses, a van containing said corpses getting involved in a car chase, said corpses being flung from said van on to the road, one of the corpses being subsequently run over by martin lawrence's car and having it's (already dead) head torn off, a fight on a monorail culminating in the bad guy being trapped on the traps and (presumably) severed at the waist, and will smith and martin lawrence loitering nonchalantly in the wake of their post-mortem massacre dropping countless f-bombs. my list was longer but as you might imagine, the post-traumatic stress after having endured such tasteless bullshit my memory is a little hazy. i'm not usually one to advocate censorship, or criticise the state of 'entertainment' or pop-culture, but seriously, this was just too much. the worst part? it's meant to be a comedy. this movie is utterly unforgivable in every possible sense. please, save your soul and don't ever watch it. any of it. (i read that elsewhere in the movie, martin lawrence pulls a gun on a 17 year-old boy for the heinous crime of turning up at his doorstep to take his daughter out on a date. how hilarious!)
i have, thankfully, been saved from eternal damnation by seeing some rather good movies recently, namely sin city. i watched pulp fiction again afterwards, and the parallels are undeniable. yes, i know tarantino directed a scene, but on top of that, i dunno. just something i noticed. also, the life aquatic is so awesome, if you haven't seen it, imagine rushmore + tenenbaums + adventure and a longer running time and you're getting close. i don't care if it seems somewhat like a patchwork, or if it seems forced, or anything. it's fantastic. and the $35 i paid to get it imported was worth every cent.
i was gonna whinge about how those british police shot and killed that innocent brazilian guy after the london bombings. i could (and probably should) go on for ages about how this is the most atrocious thing that has ever happened, but it's futile. let me just summarise by saying that this proves definitively that we are NO BETTER than any terrorists when stuff like this can happen. every policeman and government agent involved in the entire thing should be on trial for cold blooded fucking murder.
on another somewhat political note, if VSU gets introduced next year...let's put it this way. i won't want to go back to university after i've finished my degree if VSU gets in. having experienced uni life with the student union, i don't think i could bare it without. not to mention how many people this will put out of work, how many people will not have access to services they depend upon, how many clubs and societies and livelihoods will be jeopardised, and how completely boring uni will be. i suppose most importantly, though, is the fact that dating back to the ancient greeks, universities are supposed to be a forum for opinion and learning. VSU abolishes this tradition by making universities a hardline, rigid institution with no room for the fostering of political opinions. after all, university students are arguably among the most well-informed and socially conscious members of any society, and it is at universities that politics are born and nurtured; where protests are organised, where seminars are sponsored and attended, etc. VSU leaves no room for political discourse of any kind, which is precisely what our current government wants. because, after all, if people don't know any alternatives, who else can they vote for? i don't like it one little bit.
this entry is getting long enough. trust me, i had a list as long as my arm of things to put in here, but i'm pretty much exhausted from being pissed off. so there you have it folks. this one has had it all - intellectual posturing, me thinking i'm right and you're wrong, criticism of art...the only thing missing has been a healthy dose of emo drama, but lord knows we've all had enough of that for one day without me having to give you an extra helping. feel free to redeem your 'one free cheap shot at darren' coupons in the comments section, i promise not to censor or delete you. that is, unless i don't like what you have to say. your patronage has been most appreciated and we look forwards to seeing you again in the near future.
till next time!
edit: googlism
darren is great on the fridge
darren is the nicest guy you'll ever meet
darren is recording solo now
darren is also against the transportation of nuclear material
darren is proud to announce the partnership with cydonia films
darren is interested in all aspects of maritime law
darren is able to generally respond well
darren is not strong
darren is becoming increasingly drunk
darren is special guest on tonights monday dump with roy and hg
darren is generally pretty quiet unless you start talking about guitars
darren is detained by police
darren is 16 games short of 200 league appearances
darren is quite capable of entertaining adults with his comedy
darren is the wild one in the band and they are totally different from each other
darren is now a half
darren is currently working towards mcse certification in windows 2000 administration
darren is a writer at heart
darren is one of the construction industries success stories
darren is living proof that humor is a skill that can be learned
darren is checking into a suite overlooking the pool
darren is a licensed cosmetologist
darren is currently working as a criminal investigator for six flags amusement park in largo, maryland
so. where to start. i guess mtv is as good a place as any. i'm not going to dwell on this too long, and i guess i deserve it for even bothering to switch over to that channel every now and then, but i don't believe i have seen an actual music video clip on mtv for a good month. every single time i look at it, i'm seeing some bottle blond from california in some low-budget trashy reality show that looks like it has been inspired by the pages of cleo magazine whinging about how little time she has to organise a party, or trying to be insightful about how 'enriching' her experience has been while trying to hook up with that cute guy in front of a television crew, or acting as if she knows the first thing about the music industry, music itself, or anything. seriously, there must be twenty different reality shows on mtv right now. each more offensive than the last.
next on my list of things i hate, is the movie bad boyz II. it's official: worst movie i have ever seen. in the ten minute bracket that i stumbled across when i was eating my lunch in the proximity of my brother and his tv, i saw: some bad guys stashing drugs in the hollowed-out bodies of corpses, a van containing said corpses getting involved in a car chase, said corpses being flung from said van on to the road, one of the corpses being subsequently run over by martin lawrence's car and having it's (already dead) head torn off, a fight on a monorail culminating in the bad guy being trapped on the traps and (presumably) severed at the waist, and will smith and martin lawrence loitering nonchalantly in the wake of their post-mortem massacre dropping countless f-bombs. my list was longer but as you might imagine, the post-traumatic stress after having endured such tasteless bullshit my memory is a little hazy. i'm not usually one to advocate censorship, or criticise the state of 'entertainment' or pop-culture, but seriously, this was just too much. the worst part? it's meant to be a comedy. this movie is utterly unforgivable in every possible sense. please, save your soul and don't ever watch it. any of it. (i read that elsewhere in the movie, martin lawrence pulls a gun on a 17 year-old boy for the heinous crime of turning up at his doorstep to take his daughter out on a date. how hilarious!)
i have, thankfully, been saved from eternal damnation by seeing some rather good movies recently, namely sin city. i watched pulp fiction again afterwards, and the parallels are undeniable. yes, i know tarantino directed a scene, but on top of that, i dunno. just something i noticed. also, the life aquatic is so awesome, if you haven't seen it, imagine rushmore + tenenbaums + adventure and a longer running time and you're getting close. i don't care if it seems somewhat like a patchwork, or if it seems forced, or anything. it's fantastic. and the $35 i paid to get it imported was worth every cent.
i was gonna whinge about how those british police shot and killed that innocent brazilian guy after the london bombings. i could (and probably should) go on for ages about how this is the most atrocious thing that has ever happened, but it's futile. let me just summarise by saying that this proves definitively that we are NO BETTER than any terrorists when stuff like this can happen. every policeman and government agent involved in the entire thing should be on trial for cold blooded fucking murder.
on another somewhat political note, if VSU gets introduced next year...let's put it this way. i won't want to go back to university after i've finished my degree if VSU gets in. having experienced uni life with the student union, i don't think i could bare it without. not to mention how many people this will put out of work, how many people will not have access to services they depend upon, how many clubs and societies and livelihoods will be jeopardised, and how completely boring uni will be. i suppose most importantly, though, is the fact that dating back to the ancient greeks, universities are supposed to be a forum for opinion and learning. VSU abolishes this tradition by making universities a hardline, rigid institution with no room for the fostering of political opinions. after all, university students are arguably among the most well-informed and socially conscious members of any society, and it is at universities that politics are born and nurtured; where protests are organised, where seminars are sponsored and attended, etc. VSU leaves no room for political discourse of any kind, which is precisely what our current government wants. because, after all, if people don't know any alternatives, who else can they vote for? i don't like it one little bit.
this entry is getting long enough. trust me, i had a list as long as my arm of things to put in here, but i'm pretty much exhausted from being pissed off. so there you have it folks. this one has had it all - intellectual posturing, me thinking i'm right and you're wrong, criticism of art...the only thing missing has been a healthy dose of emo drama, but lord knows we've all had enough of that for one day without me having to give you an extra helping. feel free to redeem your 'one free cheap shot at darren' coupons in the comments section, i promise not to censor or delete you. that is, unless i don't like what you have to say. your patronage has been most appreciated and we look forwards to seeing you again in the near future.
till next time!
edit: googlism
darren is great on the fridge
darren is the nicest guy you'll ever meet
darren is recording solo now
darren is also against the transportation of nuclear material
darren is proud to announce the partnership with cydonia films
darren is interested in all aspects of maritime law
darren is able to generally respond well
darren is not strong
darren is becoming increasingly drunk
darren is special guest on tonights monday dump with roy and hg
darren is generally pretty quiet unless you start talking about guitars
darren is detained by police
darren is 16 games short of 200 league appearances
darren is quite capable of entertaining adults with his comedy
darren is the wild one in the band and they are totally different from each other
darren is now a half
darren is currently working towards mcse certification in windows 2000 administration
darren is a writer at heart
darren is one of the construction industries success stories
darren is living proof that humor is a skill that can be learned
darren is checking into a suite overlooking the pool
darren is a licensed cosmetologist
darren is currently working as a criminal investigator for six flags amusement park in largo, maryland