It turns out I'm a lurker/contributer. Sweet, NuTang.

Anyway, I'm alive... Black Friday didn't end my life, although it probably should have. A couple of notes from the shift from Hell:

-I sold nothing but iPods and other mp3 players all day... kind of boring at times, but if I were working on commission, I wouldn't be writing this right now, I'd be in Aruba with my new friends.

-Whilst wearing my BRIGHT RED circuit city shirt, standing with a key to the iPod case, and helping other people out... at least 30 people came up to me and asked "do you work here?"

-I think this will improve my morale at the Cocaine Industry, I've seen how busy it can get, and really I don't care about it... I've seen the worst of that store, and now I'm past it. So that's fantastic?

But on to things I could actually care about.. I'm going out to Millersville next weekend. It's gonna be a big weekend, and very fun for me.. while not fun for some others... moohahahaha.... but one thing is certain... there will be booze.

And I can't wait.

Alright, so that's all for now.. I'm gonna just sit alone drowning in my dementia so that I can provide more humorous entries for all of you in the future.

Love,
Chris

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Negative.

Negative on it being the most wonderful time of the year. Here's why.

And yes, all of it relates to work.

I went in to work today... finished up around 10 PM... and I'll be back there tomorrow morning at 8 AM... awesome. I love closing and then opening the day after... it's probably my favorite thing in the entire world.

Oh wait... nevermind that. My favorite thing in the entire world is BLACK FRIDAY. You know, that time of year where thousands upon thousands of people get suckered into going shopping because it's the "heaviest shopping day of the year".

Yeah, bullshit -- anybody who has ever gone to a mall on Christmas Eve (like I do every damn year) knows that is the busiest shopping day of any year.

Anyway, the higher-ups at the Cocaine Industry decided that the best possible thing to do on Black Friday is to open the store at 5 AM... as opposed to the usual ... 10 AM.

Are we seeing where this is going yet?

Yes, I will be at that God-forsaken hell hole filled with electronic evil from 4:30 AM until 1 PM... on Black Friday.. and, while it may not be the busiest shopping day of the year, it is certainly the second sleepiest day of the year for me.... seconded only by January 1st... because that = hungover sleepy... which leads to the best sleeping EVER...

And that brings me to another point.

Is passing out not the greatest thing the human body does?

Sure, a lot of people will offer up the idea of the immune system, or giving birth... but if you get HIV or AIDS.. see ya immune system... and if you're not able to get pregnant.. see ya birth...

But with either of those conditions, drink enough booze -- and you're passing out... it's fun for the whole family, even grandma.

Other than the few times in my life where my body successfully fended off alcohol poisoning (without the help of bitch-ass hospitals) passing out, no matter how long for is like a super-healing process. Your body decides "hey champ, you had a good night... it's time to cut it out." And bam... you're asleep... and it can be in a variety of places such as:
- a couch
-maybe a bed
-next to a toilet
-in your running car with the windows down and your pants undone... while the condom in your pocket from last night is now missing.. and you vaguely remember going back to the car with a girl
-next to your bed
-in prison
-next to a friend who has mysteriously fallen and is now bleeding from just above his eye
-in a cemetary
-or if you're really lucky... next to a horse.

All of these are possibilities when you pass out.

It adds adventure to your life, and I think it's a good thing.

Anyway, the point of this whole thing is I hate work... and I need a sweet job as a janitor somewhere.

Love,
Chris

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My mood might control the weather.

I woke up at like 6:30 this morning.. couldn't get back to sleep, so I was a bit groggy.

The sky was grey outside.. it was muggy looking.

Around 8 I started to wake up and feel energy. The weather got more peaceful looking... so I went out job hunting, since the Cocaine Industry should surely fire me by this point.

Driving about, stop at one place, and I'm told I have to come back a bit later to apply, so I go to back out...

bam. Right into another car. I hate when I fuck up anything, but when that fuck up causes my insurance to go up, and my car to look like shit, I get rather upset.

Anyway, whilst giving my information, I was calm and personable, and the lady didn't seem too upset, especially since her car only got scratched and my side looks like shit now.

But once I got into my car, RAAAAGE was pouring out of me. So I started driving, and couldn't really take note of the weather. So I stopped over at David's.. got out of the car, still pissed... and the wind was blowing like a motherfucker... there was a storm coming in. And I wasn't even annoyed by the wind, because I was certain my mind was doing it.

And now it's raining.. and I'm sad because I looked back on this day and how bad it has sucked...


....except for the 2 hours spent at David's playing Battlefront, haha.

But yeah. That was my Thursday.

And to think, if I were at Millersville.. I'd be drinking tonight.

Love,
Chris

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I'm going to be a Godfather.

No, not like an italian.

Like a "if we die, here's our kid" type deal.

I got the invitiation today to my nephew and Godson's christening. I had been asked by my brother months ago to do it, but it didn't really set in until today. This kid is somewhat my responsibility now. Jesse Frietas Dorman... the poor little bastard. He has me as his non-father guy to look up to. And I'm gonna be seeing a LOT of him since I'm going to Massachusetts for grad school. In the formative years, too... should be fantastic.

Anyway, at least one things for certain. He's a Dorman who lives in Boston.

He'll be a Red Sox fan.

But on to the now. Currently I'm doing.. nothing. I'm gonna collaborate on some songs with this guy in the next couple of days. Hopefully I'll get some good ideas so I can add to the weak repertoire I have. I just don't know if the band I've been talking to currently is willing to play what I want to write. And that's faster more upbeat alt rock. Don't get me wrong, I love their stuff. I just think a lot of it is too slow for me. I don't know, we'll see what happens.

Oh man. I thought a lot about Millersville today, and how much I wish I was back there. But that's already been said, so I won't go into it too much. I just REALLY wanna go back.

Also, now I'm gonna try to figure out who's gonna be running for President in 08 and see if I can't work on their campaign. I'd prefer it if Hillary Clinton didn't get the Democratic nod. If she does she'd have to be running against Newt Gingrich for me to want to work for her. But if Giuliani or McCain go for it, I'll be with them all the way.

Anyway, that's my life for the moment.

Enjoy.

Love,
Chris

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So I went and played basketball this morning for the first time since my surgeries.

Shit, it's almost been two years. I never even noticed how much of an effect destroying my leg, being wheelchair bound for 3 months, and then learning to walk for the third time in my life would have on my mind.

It was almost sad having to teach myself every bit of technique involved with a jumpshot or left handed layup again. I used to be a hell of a basketball player. I could play strong defense, had good inside offense, and could shoot three pointers with relative ease.

And I'm a pretty athletic man... I have played a LOT of different sports and all of them came to me with relative ease. So it was astounding to me how much I'd forgotten in my two years of absence from basketball.

I don't know, maybe today needed to happen. Maybe it'll be my kick in the ass that'll make me want to overcome my piece of shit ankle... freakin' so much metal in my leg I'm more machine than man anymore.

And yes... I have been watching way too much Star Wars lately.

SEE IF THAT STOPS ME, BECAUSE IT'S ON ALL DAY TODAY, TOO!!!

Anyway. Cheer me up, folks. If it weren't for this great series of movies filling my life for the next 15 and a half hours I'd be a very, very, very depressed individual.

Love,
Chris

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So Cinemax has done it.

They are playing all six episodes of Star Wars.. back to back... all weekend.

This is insanity for me. I am on sensory overload right now... why? Because I am a HUGE nerd and Star Wars means a lot. And seeing all six episodes back to back brings a new respect for Episodes I,II, and III.

Honestly. It makes you realize just how shitty of a director George Lucas is.

In Episode I, he had Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Kiera Knightley, Sammy L. Jackson... the list goes on and on.

Let's break it down here.

Episode I: The Phantom Menace:
Pro's:

-A Cast to be reckoned with
-Darth Maul
-The introduction of Darth Vader, perhaps the most evil sonuvabitch in the history of film as a child, innocent and wise beyond his 9 years, but in the end still a child.
-Symmetry between it and the original Star Wars
-What do I mean? The Duel of the Fates sequence shows Darth Maul slaying Obi- Wan Kenobi's master, Qui-gon Jin. To which Obi-Wan let's out the distressed "NOOOOOOOO!!!!!" that Luke Skywalker will give years later after watching Darth Vader slay Obi-Wan.
-The Pod-Racing sequence, over done as it may be, is still freakin' sweet.
-The introduction of Senator Palpatine, the man who would be the Emperor, and it shows a light side of him, until you look back and see that he is merely setting himself up to be the mover of the pawns in the chess game in episodes II and III.

Cons:
-Gungans. They are to Episode I what the Ewoks were to Return of the Jedi the only difference is that they have a fucking spokesman in Jar Jar Binks. Or as fans like to call him- "The Anti-Christ".


Episode II: The Attack of the Clones

Pros:
-Take the juggernaut cast from Epsiode I and add Christopher Lee
-The development of Anakin Skywalker from an innocent child to a teenage Jedi apprentice, full of angst and the pent up frustration of being a slave from when he was born.
-The turning point, where for the first time you see what will become Darth Vader in Anakin. He loses his mother, and then goes and slays an entire village of Tuskan Raiders. They may be sand people, and they may deserve it, but the Imperial March playing in the background as Anakin sees what he has done is simply brilliant.
-YODA LIGHTSABER FIGHTING ASFHJWHGIKBNVSN!!!!
-The first showing of strain in the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin. You can tell that they love and respect each other like brothers, but Obi-Wan is of the old school and wants Anakin to show patience, for he knows that he is the chosen one who will bring balance to the force. However, Anakin is itching for something more, and wants to speed the process along.
-Boba Fett as a child, developing his hatred for the Jedi when he watches Mace Windu behead his father, Jango.
- The romance between Padme and Anakin grows, which is totally necessary to show why the transition from peaceable Jedi to evil Sith is had.
Cons:
-Darth Tyrranus (Christopher Lee) replacing Darth Maul. Although it was a necessary action, who wouldn't want to see more of Darth Maul?
-Jar Jar Binks is given responsibility.
-Lucas starts to overdo it with the epic battles (the first sign that he knows he's in too deep).
-He also starts to overdo it with symmetry.

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Pros:
-Darth Vader, people... Darth fucking Vader.
-Jar Jar Binks says one thing, and he's sad about it. The only way that could have been better is if in the opening scroll, after the story was told it said "P.S. Jar Jar Binks tripped over his own stupidity and broke his neck".
-The complete and total emotional struggle it shows Anakin going through. He doesn't want to betray his mentor Palpatine, but he doesn't want to betray his Brother from another mother Obi-Wan, he is frustrated with council, but knows if he is patient his work will pay off sooner than it has for any Jedi. Yet at the same time, the most powerful Sith ever is manipulating his mind to believe that the Jedi are out to get him.
-Mace Windu fucking the Emperor's face up, so we understand why the hell he looks like that.
-THE FINAL BATTLE BETWEEN OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN.
-THE FINAL BATTLE BETWEEN YODA AND THE EMPEROR. And here's why. While they are fighting, the platform they are on rises into the middle of the damn Senate with Duel of the Fates (the best of any of the songs from the series) playing in the background.
-Irony. Anakin tries so hard and does everything he can to make sure Padme survives childbirth... but then he freakin' kills her. I love it.
....Nothing on the Irony?
... see Irony is an incongruity between what was expected... and what actually happened.. see by him killing Padme when he was trying to save her it's actually quite different....

....movin' on!
-Closure. Freakin' closure. The series comes to an end, and we know why Darth Vader is so evil. Because when it comes down to it, the series is ALLLL about him, not his slimy offspring that sucks at aging (Luke).

Cons:
-Juggernaut cast increases with Jimmy Smits.
-The acting, good God the acting. Everybody in this damn movie is good at what they do for a living, but George Lucas must go up to them after they did a scene like an actor would and say "okay... now that was great.. but try to say it like a special effect would".
-Darth Vader: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO". Fucking stupid.
-Not to mention the movie tries way to hard on a whole.

Episode IV: A New Hope

I would do Pros and Cons. But the Pros are way too many to count, it was a revolutionary film. And the only con is that it left people in suspense for years before Empire was released.

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Again, not going into pros and cons because cons would merely be nitpicking.

This movie is incredible, and when you watch the movies from I-VI, it's better because Yoda is introduced again, you missed him through Episode IV, and you know it. Not to mention Lando Calrissian.

Oh by the way, Han is frozen in carbonite and Vader is Luke's father.

....ouch. I wanna strike back like that one day.

Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi

Finally one we can do Pros and Cons.

Pros:
- Almost the whole damn movie. Lando is back in full force, Han is unfrozen and Luke is finally showing what it takes to be a Jedi. Strong body and mind.
-Ewoks dying.
-Yoda dies. Ushering away the old-school of Jedi, and thereby ushering in Luke's new-style.
-The entire scene with Luke, the Emperor, and Vader on the new Death Star. "Strike me down and your journey to the dark side will be complete!"
-The end of the series. And yet it's still a cliffhanger, because SOOOO MUCH MORE HAPPENS IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE. Yet at the same time, it gives you the closure you needed. Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Yoda stand there and Luke sees them all.. because he can control the damn force!! Seriously, I still think that Qui-gon and Abe Lincoln should've been standing there. But whatever.

Cons:

-Ewoks. I fucking hate Ewoks.


Anyway, I love these movies. So much. The original three make you think it's all about Luke, when really it's all about Darth Vader. Tricky, tricky senile Lucas.

And yes I'm a nerd.

P.S.-
Wedge Antilles.

Love,
Chris

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