MMX

I like Roman Numerals. I don’t know what it is about them, but one of my favourite things to do is trying to decipher the long-ass Roman Numerals to figure out what year films are made in.

For those of us born in 1987, we’re MCMLXXXVII

For Louise, she’s MCMLXXXVIII

Now, 2010 is coming and in numerals, it is the exceptionally cool looking MMX. So to commemorate this, I guess I’m going to go out of my way to make 2010 kick incredible amounts of ass. I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, but this shouldn’t be too hard to keep.

All the best, and have a Happy New Year folks!

- Red

Shittiest Christmas Present Ever!

Every year this “family friend” we have gives the shittiest presents ever. It’s not that I’m ungrateful, it’s just that these presents are universally shitty, as in, no one would want this! Not even ‘lil Timmy in the orphanage who will probably spit in your face if we gave him this.

I mean, last year we got expired chocolate that expired about 2.5 years ago. Why even bother giving something like that? Just throw it out, who do you think we are? How did they top that gift from last year? They give us chocolate that expired 3.5 years ago. Is this coming from the same pile? If it is they might as well give it to us all at once, or, better yet throw it all out at once! It’s three and a half years old! What the hell is it still doing in your house? Are you using it to level a table or something?

So now I have a box of expired chocolate, and I don’t really know what to do with it. Part of me wants to drive by and throw it at their house, but that’s a little too extreme. The other idea I had was to wrap it up and re-gift it for next year. I’m still trying to wonder what my family has done to deserve this, because we never ask them for anything or really talk to them that much really. The mom always tries to one-up my family in everything which gets awfully annoying. Everything she has costs more, is worth more, and her son is better than me in every way imaginable. I can deal with that, even though I know it’s not true (I’ll rock his world in essay writing…I think), just, it fries me to see my mom still being nice to this woman. My mom was talking about taking her to the Nike Employee store on her friend’s pass, which I vehemently objected to. I’d rather take one of my own friends to that store, someone who is actually a good friend and will appreciate that shit, and not someone who will turn around and give me expired stuff.

Ah well, what can I do?

Seriously…

When I was a kid, I don’t think I took anything seriously, but, I’m sure it was the same for everyone. As a teenager however, I think I took myself a little too seriously, and ended up sounding like a colossal douchebag at times. Now that I’m in my 20s, I’ve found a balance, and realized that if I want to have fun out there, then I shouldn’t take myself too seriously at all.

And I’m glad to say that the majority of the people in the world have figured this out, after all, it’s a maturation process. It’s just so unfortunate to meet people who haven’t quite grasped the concept of humour or jokes.

It works like this: if you talk trash, you can expect someone to say something back. It’s called “banter”, and if you are unable to handle it, then, well, don’t talk trash. I understand that there are lines that can’t be crossed (namely personal jabs, but as long as you keep it ludicrous, then no one should take you seriously), but man, some people just need to learn how to take it.

Case in point: today I was at a party where Kevin was talking trash to this guy. This was a continuation of something that happened the last time they met, but this time around, the guy was really sensitive and started getting upset. I was there, and from what I heard, I don’t think Kevin said anything out of line. He was just talking smack like he normally does, but most people just take it for what it is: nonsense. This guy felt he was losing face to Kevin and felt that what Kevin was saying was somehow detrimental to his reputation. What? That only works if Kevin was actually saying something legitimately true about him, but, since he wasn’t, I don’t understand how he reacted the way he did, unless he takes himself way too seriously.

So anyway, after this initial confrontation, I get into a small one with him myself. The gist of it was him giving me a warning about Kevin, and how he gave Kevin some warnings too that he never heeded (Kevin thought it was part of the joke, actually, everyone but this guy did), and how I wouldn’t do shit if that was the case. I, of course, reacted with sarcasm and a bit of humour trying to defuse the situation. I explained to him it was a joke, and that no one in that room was taking anything seriously. His reaction?

“You don’t know what happened to me in the last year. I’m a very serious person.”

Then he asks me:

“do you think he’s going to get home safe tonight?”
“Yeah, definitely.”
“How do you know?”
“He’ll get home safe.”

Then he walks off for dramatic effect. Buddy, you are taking yourself way too seriously. You think you’re more important than you are, and I suppose it’s a stage that we must go through to find our place in the world. It’s a big place, and there are a lot of people, and the things we do probably won’t impact the world, but, just because they don’t, doesn’t mean you have to inflate your own self-worth to think that they do. Part of growing up is realizing this, and I think it’s a step he skipped over.

What was worse was he had a friend who thought the same way. This guy was acting like a tough guy too and tried to find out which one was Kevin, but, for what reason? Last year during the whole drinking game episode he started making threats about how he’d “mess up Kevin” for challenging his friend in a drinking match. I don’t know what these guys are lacking in their lives to fiercely defend something so petty, but man, was it ever pathetic to see.

Avatar

I’m a little tired tonight, since I had work this morning and went to Woodbridge to watch it after. I’ll probably finish/polish up this post after, but for now:

- It was ridiculous.
- The 3d was awesome. Don’t even bother watching it in 2d, it’s stupid if you do that. And watch it in IMAX if you can, it’s worth the trip.
- It’s not that I don’t like Michelle Rodriguez, just, I’ve always disliked the characters that she plays. Something about them always trying too hard to look tough. She was, however, good in this film.
- I thought Michael Bay sucked before, but, man, James Cameron just makes him look like such an amateur.
- The story was alright.

I really don’t have much else to add, because you’ve probably all heard it before. Yes, the visuals are stunning. When you get goosebumps watching the movie, it’s a good sign.

Christmas is Almost Here

…and the malls are just chaotic! I went to get something for secret Santa the other day and it was ridiculous how people get. I don’t know why everyone is all so aggressive. I expect more from the Chapters crowd. It also doesn’t help when some asshole makes it to the front of the line, only to go away to find another book because the one he has in his hands has a crease in it. Why did you even line up in the first place? Jackass. Has no shame, really, he doesn’t.

I would also like to add that this is the official final two weeks at my job. I’m finished in the new year! January 1st 2010 is my last day of work. I’m a bit sad to leave to be honest, but, once I’m gone it’ll finally put pressure on me to find another job.

Anyway, off to work! Gonna work the last Sunday shift of my parking career.