Jayv's Journals

Hurry, boy, it's waiting there for you

Here's a song I did because I requested, on Twitter, songs to cover. (If you don't follow me, comment below and then request to follow me)

It's called "Africa" and it's by Toto and the original is kind of amazing.

About 12 Minutes podcast: 3x07

Jay invited Joe to do some podcasting and found out that he'd never podcasted before! Nick joins the two and something ensues. Check out the show, entitled, "Joe's First Time."

There are a few tangents here and there, like Nicholas getting in his two cents on Angels and Demons, and Joe wanting Chinese food, and Twitterbots, but the main thing to remember about the show is this:

Jay says: It was fun having these guys on, even though Joe kept making weird noises that I had to delete or whatever. And no, this show is not edited. Also, big thanks to @jontilton and Shazz for their calls into the show.

Nick says: We went off-track from the very beginning, and that’s pretty fun. Random chaos is just how I like to roll. I also like how Jay beeps out his one swear, but me and Joe cuss with impunity.

Joe says: (nothing yet)

I saw the Curious Case of Benjamin Button!

I didn't want to disturb the other movie patrons around me, but if I could have live-twittered The Curious Case of Benjamin Button it would have gone a little bit like thisâ�”and mind you Iâ�™m telling you almost a week after I saw the movie, so the time stamps for the tweets may be a little off:

7:00pm â�“ okay the movieâ�™s about to begin! I canâ�™t wait!
7:01pm â�“ oh great, itâ�™s one of those life-stories framed around a dying person.
7:06pm â�“ I wanna ask this old guy next to me if WWI was really like that.
7:12pm â�“ holy crap was that Jason Flemyng?
7:14pm â�“ I thought babies generally look kinda like old men, but this one really does!
7:24pm â�“ I like how Brad Pitt even plays the old/young version of himself. I wonder if he plays the young/old version, too?
7:31pm â�“ Young Daisyâ�™s voice is overdubbed. Wtf??

7:45pm â�“ Wow that Benjamin sure can sex it up as an old man! Also, while Iâ�™m on the topic, I like how heâ�™s dressed like an ancient Indiana Jones.
8:18pm â�“ Great. WWII. Shoulda seen this one coming.
8:23pm â�“ Yeah, this movie is nothing like the short story. I like this version slightly better but it feels like theyâ�™re just cramming a random â�¦
8:24pm â�“â�¦ life into this guy just to make it seem interesting.
8:39pm â�“ Some kids just left the theatre. I guess this is too much for them?
8:49pm â�“ If thatâ�™s Jason Flemyng heâ�™s got a good Southern accent for a Brit.
9:02pm â�“ Oh wait how long IS this movie?
9:04pm â�“ Well that seemed like a â�˜Sliding Doorsâ�™ moment.
9:08pm â�“ Yay for Brad Pitt looking his age. And Cate Blanchett gets more beautiful as she ages.
9:10pm â�“ Okay the movie can end any time now.
9:13pm â�“ Surprise surprise. At least you werenâ�™t born an old woman.
9:20pm â�“ I get it. Katrinaâ�™s coming. Now end this movie, PLEASE!
9:27pm â�“ Elderly/teenaged Brad Pitt doesnâ�™t look too shabby.
9:28pm â�“ Scratch that. I found problems with the effects.
9:42pm â�“ I think this is the endâ�¦ and I really like how theyâ�™re wrapping it up.
9:43pm â�“ THANK GOD! CLOSING CREDITS!
9:43pm â�“ ZOMG It IS Jason Flemyng!

Benjamin Button is very long, kind of boring, but still has moments. However, if youâ�™re thinking about it, donâ�™t see it in the theatre. Youâ�™ll end up having to go to the bathroom halfway through and then youâ�™ll missâ�¦. Oh wait, nothing much happens in the movie, so you could go pee and come back and not have missed much. But still, itâ�™s so long youâ�™ll want an intermission, and while DVD and Blu-Ray offer intermissions, movie houses do not. And also, Brad Pitt does not play himself as an old man who looks like a child.

Paula found dead outside Abdul's home??

More news from the Hollywood Land! Paula Abdul (pictured, left) had an obsessed fan named Paula Goodspeed. The thirty-year old wannabe American Idol contestant was shot down on the show, and next thing you know, she's overdosing in front of Abdul's home.

ABC News reports, and I commentate. I sit here wondering how one can be so messed up in the head that she would die in front of Paula Abdul's own house.

(read on)

Yet another Coffee Lawsuit

So some lady spills coffee on herself and thinks she can sue Starbucks. I'd repost/crosspost the article I wrote at here but that's just too much work. So go there, comment there, have fun, knock yourself out!

Well, don't really knock yourself out. I'd feel guilty or something.

talkatif

(WARNING: don't read this if you have a weak stomach or didn't see the movie "Teeth")

AM REBEL 171 (8:28:00 PM): like

AM REBEL 171 (8:28:02 PM): whenever we wanna smoke

AM REBEL 171 (8:28:03 PM): we'll say

AM REBEL 171 (8:28:04 PM): NO

AM REBEL 171 (8:28:06 PM): and make out instead

AM REBEL 171 (8:28:17 PM): i plan on there being a lot of making out

AM REBEL 171 (8:28:22 PM): over the weekend

NessaLH (8:28:22 PM): but what if we need a cigarette after we're done making out?

NessaLH (8:28:32 PM): oh yay. i like that plan

AM REBEL 171 (8:28:37 PM): more making out

AM REBEL 171 (8:28:37 PM): DUH

NessaLH (8:28:40 PM): oh okay. cool

NessaLH (8:28:56 PM): but, unless you want me to bite someone's head off....maybe literally, you should let me smoke

AM REBEL 171 (8:29:06 PM): HEAD HEAD?

AM REBEL 171 (8:29:07 PM): OR

AM REBEL 171 (8:29:10 PM): (points)

AM REBEL 171 (8:29:11 PM): HEAD?

NessaLH (8:29:12 PM): um...ow

AM REBEL 171 (8:29:16 PM): nom nom nom

AM REBEL 171 (8:29:20 PM): BAD MOVIE REFERENCE

NessaLH (8:29:22 PM): the one with the face, baby

NessaLH (8:29:23 PM): ha ha ha

We're awesome

[11:35] AM REBEL 171: two more weeks
[11:35] NessaLH: ME TOO
[11:35] NessaLH: YAY!
[11:36] AM REBEL 171: my foot is in the door
[11:36] AM REBEL 171: yeah
[11:36] NessaLH: lol
[11:36] AM REBEL 171: i can't sleep
[11:36] NessaLH: i was singing that song yesterday
[11:36] AM REBEL 171: in the wake of saturday
[11:36] AM REBEL 171: BABABAHAHABAHAHAHAHAHAH
[11:36] AM REBEL 171: i'm listening to it now
[11:36] NessaLH: ijust put it on my mp3 player
[11:36] NessaLH:
[11:36] AM REBEL 171: it just randomply played
[11:36] NessaLH: i love that song
[11:36] NessaLH: the first time i went to philly was to see them live.

Yes. I am horrible at typing in chat.

First category: Appearance

(just to give you an idea of why i chose the format for this entry)

I'm not perfect. And only sometimes do I have a problem with my appearance. I feel odd talking about it, both the good and the bad. Because if I ever say anything, someone else says, "yeah whatever, you're awesome!" or something silly and trite like that. But hey. We all have our monsters, right?

Activate interlock. Dynatherms connected, infracels up. Mega-thrusters are go!

FORM FEET AND LEGS:

In case you never knew, my feet are tiny!!! And sometimes it freaks me out because I have zero sense of balance too. I'm wondering if it's because of the small feet or the fact that my left leg is slightly longer than my right? It's not noticibly longer (I don't think), but sometimes I tend to walk funny. And, also, you know, I did some stupid stuff in high school like ROUNDHOUSE KICK MY FRIENDS and LEAP DOWN ENTIRE FLIGHTS OF STAIRS and I kinda messed up my knees a lot. And I have bad posture too. But I guess this isn't the place to bring that up, is it?

FORM ARMS AND TORSO:

I like how my arms just have all these little scars. Most of them from mishandling a pet cat. One of them from falling off a car. I have no problems with my arms. They're the things that allow me to play guitar or bass or piano, and most of the things on the drum set.

What I don't like are how my shoulders seem to bruise easily. My backpack that carries my laptop and camera are heavy. There's red where the straps cross over my collar and my shoulder blade. I have a couple random lines straight across my chest. Where do these come from?

I have no abs. I don't have a six pack. I just have this sorry excuse for a keg. My shoulders aren't very wide. I look like I have a giganticâ�” oh wait.

AND I'LL FORM THE HEAD:

When compared against my shoulders, it looks like I have a big head. Actually, I think I have a big head and a small body, now that I have a better look. Or it could just be all the hair.

My nose is kind of flat. I have these spots on my face that just love to get pimples. My teeth are no longer the shiny bright white. I'm getting old. Bags line my eyes, these dark circles, indentations that I just can't do anything about, can I? Just another sign of age.

I don't really have a whole lot to say, good or bad, because I generally don't think about my appearance. I can complain about certain things because they're things I tend to think about a lot. But this is me. My appearance.

Remind me to like it more often.

wheee

sometimes i get really giddy when i come home and find a myspace message waiting for me
melissa says, "hit it."

God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

I got electronic drums and a kick pedal tonight. The drums didn't come with a rack, so now I have to get a rack too. I'm setting up this half-assed thing and I have no clue what I'm doing in the first place. My first night with these drums is ultimately fruitless. Fran went with me and played around on the drums. He's left-handed, like me, but he can play a regular drum kit; he plays what he calls "open-handed." I don't know if I want to play as well as he; it's a pretty high aspiration. I watched him play some music he'd been working on with his band, his odd meters. And then I grabbed a set of Roland electronic drums.

I'mw atching Ghost Hunters by myself and it's totally freaking me out. Cuz you know me, I'm a real wuss when it comes to this. I wonder if I'll be able to sleep just fine. The dudes upstairs are hearing knocking noises and a flashlight gets turned on. And then two women are downstairs talking to ghost children and I'm just freaking out or something! They're now in like an office or something and these two guys who had the knocking and flashlight thing are going around with EVP machines.

"Turn that light out."

"Hold on a sec. I thought I saw something move."

"What?!"

I bet it was just a rat.

I've been in a Modest Mouse mood. They're on my laptop, and one of the CDs in my car. I always want to listen to Modest Mouse in the spring. I wonder if it means anything.

I'm sorry I haven't been around to coment much. It's just that time of life.

My eyes are falling shut. But I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep. I'm such a wuss.