long time
Well, I figure I should write something now. It's been WAY too long, and it might get others thinking of writing too, considering only one listed friend has written any journal entries in the past month, and most haven't even written in the past 6. And besides, the last journal wasn't showing such greatness in writing or attitude, so I guess I should speak (or write, rather) optimistically, especially since things have been going well, and since the future is looking better.
The new year has arrived... always a great time for reflection. I have been with Greg for well over a year now, and it surprises people when I say that. It surprises me too.
Christmas was a time I found that... I've changed, and I think for the better. I've gained weight and filled out a little bit, which I needed, but now I'd like to get my body into a better shape. That likely won't be a goal I'll be working on too soon, mainly because I'd rather spend my time doing other things, or at least I have other interferences that... well, no need to go on too much about that, I suppose.
Anyway, as I said, lots of change in the past year, and that's noted by my Christmas presents. From my family, I mainly received clothes, which is great. I've only got a small supply of clothes for work, and now I have a few more nice things to wear. I got some little stocking stuffers... candy and film (odd combination, I know). Also, my sister got me the most original gift anyone in my family gave me, a video of Evil Dead 2. I was confused when I knew I was getting a video from her. I don't know what gave her the idea, but when I showed my dad a movie... Burial Ground (such a GREAT awful horror movie), maybe that gave him the idea to tell her to get me some awful horror movie. I haven't watched it yet, however, but soon I will.
By the way, if you really are in the mood to watch an awful dubbed Italian horror movie with a strange looking incestuous boy, certainly this movie should be your pick. It is a classic, as made by its final scene.
Greg got me most of my other gifts. These gifts can reveal the new things that Greg had exposed me to during the past year. Two things I had become acquainted with are John Waters' movies and the books of David Sedaris. Greg got me an audio tape of John Waters reading parts of his book, Shock Value. I also got this book as a gift.
Shock Value would certainly describe a purpose of John Waters' movies, especially the earlier ones. Later ones, like Hairspray, are good in their own way, but the shock is present more so in movies like Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Desperate Living. I wouldn't suggest delving into those, though, until seeing something more subtle, like Polyester. Just over a year ago, I wouldn't have known about any of these movie, but now I've got bits of them stashed into my mind. These movies are strong enough to stick these lines into your head for further use, hehe.
I've actually gotten to see a lot of movies that I may have only heard about until I met Greg. It's nice that I've been able to see so many of these things, but now it's made other movies that are around seem less spectacular. There have been a few, but most likely few in my age group would watch any of them...
The last few movies I've seen were Secretary, Autofocus, Sex and Lucia, Talk to Her, and Far from Heaven. I also saw Red Dragon, which wasn't much compared to Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. It became even worse when I read what the director of that movie had to say about himself and his life. He directed movies like Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2, and he says he likes directing movies about the heart. That's what he's all about, he says. He also says that he wanted to go to the same college Scorsese went to. He was almost turned down because of his mediocre grades and test scores, but when he went back to say something along the lines of, "If you don't let me in, I'll become a drug addict in Miami," the dean of that school let him in. It's certainly a consideration, eh?
I also got a box set of excerpts of David Sedaris books on CD. His stories are very entertaining, especially when you hear him and his sister, Amy, read them... or actually, I should say act them out. David Sedaris was performing in Miami, and though I would've loved to have gone, there were things preventing me. First, I don't really like Miami. Second, it was on a Thursday night, so I'd have work the next day. Those would be the 2 main reasons.
I also got a Simpson's t-shirt with Ralph Wiggum on it. He's probably my favorite character on that show. He always has something interesting to say. This is the "I bent my Wookie" shirt.
I also got a DVD of The Life of Brian, among other things.
Greg got a collection of video discs for Strangers With Candy, a TV show a while back on Comedy Central starring Amy Sedaris. This show has... well, humor that can, in ways, be much like a John Waters' movie... at least that's the closest comparison I can think of.
I guess this is, more or less, a way for me to mention a lot of things I've never told about myself on here. There are so many other things to note, but maybe they could wait for another time. I'm just glad that I've grown so much over the past year, even though, at the same time, I feel I've either alienated others ot been alienated by them. The thing that has changed, however, is that I tend not to feel as hurt as I once did about losing some of my friendships. I guess it's mainly because they haven't tended to end as painfully. I also have been able to keep some people as acquaintances... mainly online people, only because I don't spend nearly the time I used to (maybe tonight would be excluded, however) being online. I think the internet was a VERY important thing to me in the past. It still holds importance, but in a different way. The internet helped me connect with people that, though in many cases didn't end up as much of anything (there are exclusions, for certain), helped me get through some tough phases in my life. Without it, I may not have been able to keep what is left of my sanity due to depression over lost friends (friendships that, in their ends, could parallel a messy end to a relationship... a bad divorce, etc.), among other things. My life is getting better. I've got some important goals now, most important being to get things together in order to get a place of my own with Greg by the end of the year. Everything else now is pretty secondary. It's just time in my life to move on, and to allow myself some freedom from my current home life.
Wish me luck, and thanks for reading a long and long overdue journal entry.
The new year has arrived... always a great time for reflection. I have been with Greg for well over a year now, and it surprises people when I say that. It surprises me too.
Christmas was a time I found that... I've changed, and I think for the better. I've gained weight and filled out a little bit, which I needed, but now I'd like to get my body into a better shape. That likely won't be a goal I'll be working on too soon, mainly because I'd rather spend my time doing other things, or at least I have other interferences that... well, no need to go on too much about that, I suppose.
Anyway, as I said, lots of change in the past year, and that's noted by my Christmas presents. From my family, I mainly received clothes, which is great. I've only got a small supply of clothes for work, and now I have a few more nice things to wear. I got some little stocking stuffers... candy and film (odd combination, I know). Also, my sister got me the most original gift anyone in my family gave me, a video of Evil Dead 2. I was confused when I knew I was getting a video from her. I don't know what gave her the idea, but when I showed my dad a movie... Burial Ground (such a GREAT awful horror movie), maybe that gave him the idea to tell her to get me some awful horror movie. I haven't watched it yet, however, but soon I will.
By the way, if you really are in the mood to watch an awful dubbed Italian horror movie with a strange looking incestuous boy, certainly this movie should be your pick. It is a classic, as made by its final scene.
Greg got me most of my other gifts. These gifts can reveal the new things that Greg had exposed me to during the past year. Two things I had become acquainted with are John Waters' movies and the books of David Sedaris. Greg got me an audio tape of John Waters reading parts of his book, Shock Value. I also got this book as a gift.
Shock Value would certainly describe a purpose of John Waters' movies, especially the earlier ones. Later ones, like Hairspray, are good in their own way, but the shock is present more so in movies like Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Desperate Living. I wouldn't suggest delving into those, though, until seeing something more subtle, like Polyester. Just over a year ago, I wouldn't have known about any of these movie, but now I've got bits of them stashed into my mind. These movies are strong enough to stick these lines into your head for further use, hehe.
I've actually gotten to see a lot of movies that I may have only heard about until I met Greg. It's nice that I've been able to see so many of these things, but now it's made other movies that are around seem less spectacular. There have been a few, but most likely few in my age group would watch any of them...
The last few movies I've seen were Secretary, Autofocus, Sex and Lucia, Talk to Her, and Far from Heaven. I also saw Red Dragon, which wasn't much compared to Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. It became even worse when I read what the director of that movie had to say about himself and his life. He directed movies like Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2, and he says he likes directing movies about the heart. That's what he's all about, he says. He also says that he wanted to go to the same college Scorsese went to. He was almost turned down because of his mediocre grades and test scores, but when he went back to say something along the lines of, "If you don't let me in, I'll become a drug addict in Miami," the dean of that school let him in. It's certainly a consideration, eh?
I also got a box set of excerpts of David Sedaris books on CD. His stories are very entertaining, especially when you hear him and his sister, Amy, read them... or actually, I should say act them out. David Sedaris was performing in Miami, and though I would've loved to have gone, there were things preventing me. First, I don't really like Miami. Second, it was on a Thursday night, so I'd have work the next day. Those would be the 2 main reasons.
I also got a Simpson's t-shirt with Ralph Wiggum on it. He's probably my favorite character on that show. He always has something interesting to say. This is the "I bent my Wookie" shirt.
I also got a DVD of The Life of Brian, among other things.
Greg got a collection of video discs for Strangers With Candy, a TV show a while back on Comedy Central starring Amy Sedaris. This show has... well, humor that can, in ways, be much like a John Waters' movie... at least that's the closest comparison I can think of.
I guess this is, more or less, a way for me to mention a lot of things I've never told about myself on here. There are so many other things to note, but maybe they could wait for another time. I'm just glad that I've grown so much over the past year, even though, at the same time, I feel I've either alienated others ot been alienated by them. The thing that has changed, however, is that I tend not to feel as hurt as I once did about losing some of my friendships. I guess it's mainly because they haven't tended to end as painfully. I also have been able to keep some people as acquaintances... mainly online people, only because I don't spend nearly the time I used to (maybe tonight would be excluded, however) being online. I think the internet was a VERY important thing to me in the past. It still holds importance, but in a different way. The internet helped me connect with people that, though in many cases didn't end up as much of anything (there are exclusions, for certain), helped me get through some tough phases in my life. Without it, I may not have been able to keep what is left of my sanity due to depression over lost friends (friendships that, in their ends, could parallel a messy end to a relationship... a bad divorce, etc.), among other things. My life is getting better. I've got some important goals now, most important being to get things together in order to get a place of my own with Greg by the end of the year. Everything else now is pretty secondary. It's just time in my life to move on, and to allow myself some freedom from my current home life.
Wish me luck, and thanks for reading a long and long overdue journal entry.