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January 29, 2003
wonder whys..
been thinkin about who i am lately (who doesnt?), but specifically how ive changed over the recent yrs and how there are things i like and things i do..
- i luv movies (or watchin em) and there use to be a time when i would HAFTA--absolutely HAVE TO--watch a film ive been anxiously waitin for the day it came out. i HAD to be there on the first day cuz thats how badly i wanted to watch that movie. for example, when back to the future III came out (on may 25th, 1990--no joke, right?) i not only saw it the nite before (the "sneak preview") but i also saw it in the theatre five times. yes, F-I-V-E (gawd, that delorean was bangin)......but now, i hardly watch ANY movies much less any in the theatre. the last one i saw was two towers and before that, austin powers 3. i luv steven spielberg, but i only saw his minority report on christmas eve on dvd and only cuz my bro-in-law had it. pathetic, huh? but the funny thing is my desire to watch films is still very much there. i wanna go see this and that: catch me if you can or xxx or big fat greek wedding. but i dont. i will (hopefully) but for now it just gathers dust on my to-do list. partly cuz when i watch films i wanna watch em/share the experience with esther (sappy) and partly cuz i feel like i could waste two hrs in a more productive way. like playin madden..
- which brings me to the next pt: i no longer have the patience to play thru a role-playin game or first-person-shooter. i use to luv those games--zelda and super mario in my prime as an elementary school kid. but now, its gotta be football or basketball or racin. and the games/races hafta be short enough: 3 min quarters. i just wanna play (and enjoy) em while givin up the least amount of time as possible. isnt that weird? im tryin break out of this rut cuz i realize there are a lotta coo games out there--for instance, i just rented medal of honor tonite and hopefully will be able to immerse myself in it (if i dont get motion sick first)..
there are a few other things, but im findin myself disgusted w/ my writin approach to this crap. so im movin on..
- yester was a pretty compellin episode of real world. and at its end, i realized why i particularly enjoyed watchin the show thru its various seasons so much, esp over all other 'reality' shows. i like real world because wut i see are relationships--bein made, bein broken, made physical, tearin hearts apart, resultin into fights, and finally partin. i think wut mtv stumbled onto was a great concept of the audience bein able to observe--and hence, experience--the entire life-cycle of relationship w/o havin to be in one. we see strangers meet, become friends by havin fun and causin trouble, fool around and fall for each other, fight and raise hell, and end. and its so fascinatin to see how different people really are and see how people view themselves. cuz i always find somethin in them that i can relate to or i see likewise in myself. yeah, i believe thats called hittin a nerve. i just realized i dont really know wut im writin about..
- so jordan made the all-star reserves--wut a surprise. i really enjoyed the new gatorade "23 vs. 39" commercial. but i just saw a new one from his jumpman company w/ clips of him in chicago and in washington sayin: "love is playin every game like its your last". theres like a 12-pg ad layout in last wks espn mag that goes along w/ it. gawd, the media and the corporations are milkin him for all his worth..
- wut a superbowl. yeah, not very competitive or excitin (cept for about a five min stretch in the 4th). but i walked away thoroughly content cuz i luv watchin great defenses play and tampa bay is crazy awesome. i couldnt believe how fast they were--of course, thats probly only enhanced by the age of the raiders. still, the defensive players are so athletic and monty kiffin has a great philosophy..
i need to spread my thoughts out more throughout the wk so i blog more often and dont splurge once a wk..
Posted by chars at January 29, 2003 09:38 PM
Comments
i'm tellin ya, you have to rent fifa 2003. it's the greatest game ever. i will get you into the REAL football
Posted by: mungmungdog at January 30, 2003 02:42 PM