Internet stalking on facebook is fun for everyone

Okay it's official.

I've found my wife. On facebook. Now I just need to find a way to make her aware of this new information. Yeah. What? Nah it's not stalking because she's a friend of a friend! So it's not really stalking, right? RIGHT? [crickets]

Don't blame me! My friends need to stop taking pics with their cute friends.

What's the problem? Well, first off she's a friend of a friend, and these are all old UCSD friends that I usually don't keep in touch with. So it's not like I have an "in". And of course because you can't hit on a girl via any kind of digital means. It's creepy. And weird. And FAIL.

That and this is the bay area. And with the ratio of single guys to single girls up here, if I did find a way to go after her, I'd be competing with I'm pretty sure the entire northern part of california. I mean, now that LM is off the market, Darell's gonna need someone else to chase out of restaurants after (Only Shan will get that joke, sorry).

Grrr..I hate facebook! Seriously though, the crappy thing is had I stayed in NSU a couple of years longer I would have met her..in REAL life! hahaha (nerd laugh)

If I ever end up with her though, I will buy everyone reading this post a brand new car.

And, on a related note, I leave you with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8v2HRLs84Q

Enough said

Starting from scratch. Reinventing.

This isn't cryptic btw. I'm starting from scratch. There isn't really any more to say.

Good movie

500 days of summer. Really good movie.

I'm not even sure where to start. I have a lot to say about this movie, and it's not even the typical "OMFG THAT MOVIE WAS SO GOOD" feeling - that "afterglow" that I mentioned yesterday. I honestly felt that it was just a original work that used unique parts, relate able moments, and great casting.

First off, I think the characters were great. Tom, your typical guy who has just enough sarcasm and just enough realism for me to buy as the main character. And Summer, who for some reason, was the perfect girl for this story (The casting was GREAT btw, having Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel as Tom and Summer were PERFECT.) I really like Summer's character a lot and how she was represented. I've always thought that plainer girls are the ones who can really steal my emotions away (a topic for the other blog). I really like her blatant, short statements: like when she goes into kiss him and says "I like you"...wow. But of course, Tom is the main character and the constant roller coaster of emotions we have to see him go through is tough, but is done in a way that the whole movie you'll find yourself nodding in agreement.

Second off is the unique-ness of the movie. Since the story of the 500 days of their "relationship" is offered to the viewer in a non-linear fashion, the juxtaposition of his best moments and his worst moments make for an interesting substance to chew on. The moments in Ikea, the part where he goes into why he loves Summer, then later showing the same shots with the dialogue being why he hates Summer...all really thought provoking and funny. My favorite part has to be where it shows his expectations on one side of the screen and reality on the other. These kind of juxtapositions of the two extremes are used throughout the movie and keep the story interesting.

The music is great. Especially the part with Hall and Oates, and how the world seems perfect after his first night spent with her.

Another great part of the movie is the humor. I really enjoyed how realistic the dialogue was between Tom and his friends. Another one of those movies where you wished you and your friends could eventually have conversations like that (though maybe not on the same topic).

The greatest part of this movie though is how much EVERYONE in this world can relate to the storyline. The greatest part of this movie is how Tom, like EVERYONE in this world, is just in the unfortunate situation where he loves the girl more than she loves him. And on the other hand, it's impossible to see Summer as a cold bitch because EVERYONE in this word has been in the situation where someone has liked you and maybe you didn't like them back or you just realized that they love you more than you love them. On Tom's side, you can't be made if someone doesn't love you back, and on Summer's side, you can't force yourself to feel something that isn't there. In fact, the second time I watched this movie, I was able to understand Summer's actions a lot more, especially when they go to watch the movie "The Graduate". Anyways, that's why this movie is the best - it allows all of us to yell "YES SOMEONE GETS WHAT I WENT THROUGH!" while at the same time getting a perspective from the other side of the river.

I also have to say that I really like the wardrobe in this movie. Weird thing to say, right? Well, I really like Tom's style of dress. Button up shirts, ties, sweater vests, nice jackets, slick suits, etc. Very nice. And I really like Summer's style of dress because...well, because summer dresses on girls are simply fucking hot. Seriously. I don't know see many girls that wear summer dresses but I think every girl should. Seriously. Please.

I really like the part in the movie where he "sees" Summer one last time on this bench he likes going to. I say "sees" because there's been a debate whether Summer is actually there or if it's just a discussion he's having with her in his head. I like both possibilities, but I definitely like the idea that she isn't there better because like one of the screenwriters said, "how often does one get that kind of perfect closure in life?". The other screenwriter disagrees and likes to think that she actually was there. The thing is Summer says everything that Tom needs to hear.

It should be noted that this movie is a "coming of age" movie, and NOT a "romantic comedy". I saw an interview with the screenwriters and they talked about how the ending is should not be seen as a happy ending. Their explanation of that made me feel better about the ending of the movie.

There's still a million things I can say about this movie...I think I'll talk about the more relationship side of stuff I realized on the other blog.

I think everyone should watch this movie. It's a great companion movie to "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" which I consider the only other movie that offers a great metaphor for how relationships are.

500 days of awesome

Wow. Now that was a good movie. Not just the storyline, which was a bit un-unique, but for the small parts of the movie that made it completely relate-able. The "Reality" vs "Expectations" portion was fucking AWESOME.

More than anything though, was the perspective it brought upon my cerebral cortex.

I'll write my entire thoughts on it tomorrow, after the afterglow of movies usually wears off. This "afterglow" usually happens to me after I see a good movie. Like I'll see an action movie and I'll want to go do something active and kick someone's ass. I'll see a romantic comedy and have this new found perspective on love and relationships. I'll watch Ocean's 11 and I'll want to go Vegas.

2010

Well, 2010 has begun and is on it's way, but I haven't really noticed. I made it a tradition in the past to write a kind of summary of the past year, but this time I didn't really have an urge to do it. Or rather it's more like I didn't really have much to say. I feel like I haven't had much to say lately anyways (hence the lack of updates).

2009 came and went. Not much happened really. I worked, I went to vegas a few times, and the rest was as per the usual. The year went by pretty fast to be honest. Uneventful, but not bad. There is, without being said, always the need for things to change and for life to improve, but I'll get to that sooner or later. The quality of ones life is obviously only controlled by one's own actions (or inaction), so it's all on me, and thankfully, on my own timetable.

2009 saw some friends get married, and people move on with their lives. It made for some personal growth and loss (I lost and gained some weight). It made for some good times with friends, but also saw friends disappear. It made for some big purchases (bought a townhouse). It made for some earned maturity, and for some perspective.

Life, as ever predictable and lame (as per definition 1) as life can be, it always seems to throw a wrench in the repetitive industrial line that we all expect. And I think, in some ways, we yearn for it. Sometimes I think that I think we enjoy all forms of unexpectedness, be it good or bad, for the simple reason that it makes us feel alive.

At the beginning of every year, every person jumps up with a sense of vigor, saying "this will be the year!". They jump onto a treadmill and run with a renewed sense of dedication and optimism. I do the same thing. But I think this year I'll just wait to see what happens. I dunno what life has in store for 2010, but I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a drag and fucking awesome, all at the same time.

I just hope I grow up a little more this year - I have a long way to go. Everybody is either wearing a grownup suit and thinking about their 401ks and designing a white picket fenced house, planning their weddings complete with a 1000-dove release the moment they say "I do" and a photographer that costs as much as my mortgage (times 3), and/or chilling in a relationship that is a delicate balance of maturity and fighting the urge to use your "baby-voice" in public as you giggle with each other over pet names and your third dessert of the day. Meanwhile, I'm chilling in the corner eating crayons and wondering why the circle block won't go in the triangle shaped hole. It's about time I grew up - I gonna see if in 2010 my maturity balls will finally drop.

4am is when the party

4am is when the party starts at lax apparently.

feeling like shit. vegas always fucks me up. i must be getting old.

stuck at lax waiting for

stuck at lax waiting for 5 hours due to horrible traffic on15 (missed flight). ill never not fly home from vegas to san jose again.