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Darth Maul
Many people argue that Darth Maul should have survived Episode I, but here's my theory.

Darth Maul had to die to show two things:
1) Obi Wan is a hard ass
2) Symmetry.

Now, the only thing that stops me is that Darth Maul does not look the way he does because it's his genes... no, those marks are tattooed onto his head... almost like George Washington, who had his face that we see tattooed on, when really he looked like Adrian Brody.

Darth Tyrranus may have sucked ass, but Maul needed to die. End of story.
dare I say I have no idea how this money thing works? But I have a feeling it's gonna rip my heart out at more than one point...

love, chris
SO! Just where in the hell have I been?
Wednesday. 2.3.10 3:54 am
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, etcetera, etcetera....

It has been over a year and a half, but here I am.. in the flesh....y word processing, I'm fucking here, deal with it.

Anyway, I'll try to give a brief synopsis since my last time here... although a lot of things happened.

Let's try and start at the beginning:

Financial Aid failed me again, and I was out of school for a semester and the summer. During this time, I lived it up, worked as I could, and found a way to get back into school. I owned face at school, and hit up the Dean's List two semesters straight. Which was pretty great.

However, the ultimate down of my life took place over this time period. I lost my best friend in the world, in a tragic accident. I don't think I will ever go through a harder time in my life than I have for the past five months, trying to fill the void that is left by a loss so great. After five months, the reality is starting to set in, RIP Eric.

But, not to be cliche with this, it is always darkest before the dawn. My life has new purpose, I have realized that picking a career is not the way to handle this whole college thing. I have a couple of ideas in mind, and I am actively pursuing them. All I know, is that I am working as hard as I can to do everything possible to be great.

What does that mean? Who the hell knows. All I know is that whatever it is I end up doing in this world, I will be damn good at it. Whether it be acting/filmmaking, or teaching, or working for the government, finding love, starting a family, etc. My interests are solely in becoming the best that I possibly can. And, frankly, that means a new commitment to this blog. I learned that if you search a certain phrase on Google, this site is the first to appear on the results... maybe that is what reinvigorated me...

Regardless.... I'm back.... and I'm here to stay. Deal with it.

Love,
Chris

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Well, You Can't Win 'Em All
Monday. 10.20.08 1:19 am
So, the Sox battled back from a dreaded three games to one deficit against the upstart Rays, only to lose tonight in the decisive Game 7.

I swear to you, people. 4 years ago, I would be curled in the fetal position, whimpering about why God doesn't love me.

Two championships later, I'm actually typing on a computer when it happens. Now don't get it twisted, I wanted the Red Sox to win. I wanted them to go to the World Series, beat the Phillies, and win back to back World Championships. There's always the basic sports fan's instinctual need for their team to win.

But I'm looking at it differently now. The Sox have a lot of prospects and a good amount of money freed up this offseason. There are a lot of guys that could be picked up to put them over the edge into the realm of "Juggernaut Team".

They need:
-A starting pitcher: this drives me nuts, because I don't know if Beckett's going to come back next year and be Josh Beckett. Lester is a garunteed 15+ game winner. Dice-K just wins baseball games, he could push for 20 next year. And if Tim Wakefield is going to be a starter next year, I will settle for nothing more than the fifth spot in the rotation. I love the man, but it just can't be any other way. So they've got 2 potential aces, a somewhat-washed up ace, and a guy who could never be higher than a team's third starter, who is now in his 40s. And of course, Masterson could start, but if he does, he should be the five over Wakefield, and you still need another pitcher to have a threatening staff.

-A catcher: This kills me to say, but Varitek is getting old. He's got no stick at the plate anymore, and is just good for being the captain. He calls a great game, and is above average defensively, but his offense is just so down and has been for a couple of years now. I like the idea of Taylor Teagarden, currently with the Rangers. 6 home runs in 47 at-bats while maintaining a .319 average this year. Impressive, and I think now's the time to go get that kind of player.

A valid middle reliever: I'm sick and tired of games where the starter just does not have his stuff. And so he gets shelled and within three innings the Sox are trailing their failpen out onto the field. These guys could be good someday, but they get too many innings: Manny Delcarmen, Javier Lopez, Paul Byrd, Timlin's gotta give it a rest soon, and Bartolo Colon was unforgiveable. Terrible.

But these are just little wishes that probably won't be granted. But, all I can do is say let's go Phillies, and hold out until April for more Red Sox baseball.

Plus, hockey's starting, and basketball's right around the corner, I'll be fine.

Love,
Chris

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Fuckin' serious?
Friday. 10.17.08 2:07 am
I can't believe they're doing this to me again.

Four years ago they come back from 3-0 to win the ALCS.
Last year they come back from 3-1.
This year, they win game 1, then proceed to get slaughtered and outplayed for three games and 6.5 innings.

Then they tie it in the bottom of the eighth, then they freakin win it in the bottom of the ninth.

The Boston Red Sox, ladies and gentlemen, are trying to kill me.

Tito started crying.

I'm not getting too excited. The Rays are pretty god damned good.

Beckett's pitching game 6, he's looked like shit this postseason.

It's in Tampa Bay, just the factors aren't there.

But don't let them win game 6. That's a serious warning.

Love,
Chris

PS: bt-dub, I don't know if I'll be like backs for realsies here, it depends if I can get into a groove with it, really. We'll see, stay aware, you never know what I may do next.

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So...
Saturday. 4.12.08 4:16 am
I'm a ridiculous liberal. Like... insanely. But, knowing history, I just have to say...

Reagan... was a hardass.

Honestly, the man made Eisenhower look like a sissy. Prove me wrong.

Love,
Chris

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The Show Must Go On
Sunday. 2.24.08 6:56 pm
Well here we go with my predictions for the 80th Oscars Ceremony, of course I will tell you the nominees, who will probably win, and who I think should win:

Best Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Tommy Lee Jones - In The Valley of Elah
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Probable Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Who Probably Should Win: Dead tie for me between Danny Day-Lewis and George Clooney

Best Supporting Actor
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War

Probable Winner: Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Who Probably Should Win: Javier Bardem, I thought maybe Tom Wilkinson for Michael Clayton, but c'mon. "You Can't Stop What's Coming"

Actress in a Leading Role:
Ellen Page - Juno
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Laura Linney - The Savages
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotillard - La Mome

Probable Winner: Julie Christie - Away From Her
Who Probably Should Win: Ellen Page for Juno. She covered a huge range in that film, but Julie Christie is over 60 and British, so start chiseling her name in the Oscar. But then again I'm secretly in love with Ellen Page.

Best Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Ruby Dee - American Gangster
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Probable Winner: Ruby Dee - American Gangster
Who Probably Should Win: Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone. Watch her performance and tell me otherwise.

Animated Feature Film:
Persepolis
Ratatouille
Surf's Up


Probable Winner: Ratatouille
Who Probably Should Win: Nobody because this is a ridiculous catagory. If Beauty and the Beast got a best picture nod, there shouldn't be an animated catagory.

Best Director
The Coen Brothers - No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Jason Reitman - Juno

Probable Winner: The Coen Brothers - No Country for Old Men
Who Probably Should Win: Toss up between The Coen Brothers and Paul Thomas Anderson with Jason Reitman back there in third.

Best Original Screenplay
Diablo Cody - Juno
Nancy Oliver - Lars and the Real Girl
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Tamara Jenkins - The Savages
Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco - Ratatouille

Probable Winner: Diablo Cody - Juno
Who Probably Should Win: Diablo Cody, she was a blog writer who was told to write a movie and she came up with Juno. However, a huge argument could be made for Tony Gilroy for Michael Clayton.

Best Adapted Screeplay
Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Sarah Polley - Away From Her
Christopher Hampton - Atonement
Ronald Harwood - La Vie en Rose

Probable Winner: Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Who Probably Should Win: The Coen Brothers or Paul Thomas Anderson. By the way, does anybody else sense the intense rivalry between these directors coming up?

Best Picture:
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Juno
Atonement
Michael Clayton


Probable Winner: No Country for Old Men
Who Probably Should Win: No Country for Old Men. I refuse to see Atonement, but all of the other flicks were dynamite. This will go down as one of the best nominee lists in Oscar History.

All of the other catagories don't mean much to me. So, I'm gonna go ahead and predict Transformers and The Bourne Ultimatum coming away with Oscars at some point in the night, and beyond that, I got nothing.

Now all that's left to do is watch people.

Love,
Chris

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Not fair
Saturday. 2.23.08 2:54 am
So.

In 10 hours, I will be standing at a cemetary watching a coffin that is much to small being lowered into the ground.

The coffin belongs to Jake. Jake is the younger brother of one of my friends from high school. He was seven years old ten days ago when he succumbed to cancer.

There are so many words to describe what Jake was and will remain to all of those who were lucky enough to meet him. He was hilarious, brave, strong, tough, but most importantly, he was a lot older than seven.

I say that, because when Chae (Jake's sister) called me last Wednesday when it happened, she was obviously upset, but she told me that Jake was telling her not to cry, and that he would always be with her.

A seven year old kid, accepted his own fate. Just like that. He was more concerned for his family, when his life was about to be cut way too short. He was such a bright kid, who knows what he could have done?

But now it's over. And I understand that yes, he is in a better place now, and that he is not going to suffer anymore. But somebody will have to explain to me one day how it is fair in the first place for any life to be cut that short.

Jake is the third person I know to be taken by cancer. But it was never this difficult before. My grandfather was first, he lived with me in his last years, and it was almost a relief when he passed because he had deteriorated so much. The disease did a number on him and caused him constant pain. My grandmother was living with it for years and she went into the hospital, and everybody knew what was coming, it was a matter of time. She was the last of my grandparents to go, and still it was not that rough on me.

Jake, however, was just seven years old. And yes, he lived with cancer for a large portion of his life, but things were finally looking on the up and up for him. in fact, Tuesday of last week was a very hopeful day because they figured out a way to treat him, he had a chance, and a damn good one.

But they figured it out too late. And he passed the next day.

I know at this point I'm simply rambling. But I just had to say this somewhere, and this was my best available outlet.

I guess the point is, that though I find it unfair that Jake was taken so early in life... that I am glad I knew him. And, I just wish everybody got a chance to meet the kid with the smile who could light up a room and warm anybody's heart.

R.I.P.
November 6, 2000 - February 13, 2008

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