| News Time With Jan Rainy Summer Edition |
[Aug. 2nd, 2004|04:12 pm] |
WARNING!!! STAR WARS EPISODE III SPOILER IS INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH. SOME WHO KNOW THEIR STAR WARS HISTORY ALREADY KNOW WHAT I AM CURRENTLY GOING TO SAY BUT FOR THOSE WHO JUST WATCH THE MOVIES, I MAY SPOIL IT FOR YOU.
Current Events: Well, Lucas Arts finally announced the up and coming Star Wars title: Revenge of the Sith (Part III in the series I-VI). The Clone Wars is coming to a close but the once forgotten Sith (once beaten in battle by the Jedi a long time ago...in a galaxy...far far away...) have found an opportunity to resurface and take down the weakened Jedi. Episode III is where young Padawan Skywalker becomes corrupted by the Sith and rejects the ways of the Jedi. Now, I am not a HUGE Star Wars buff, but I have heard rumors that Anakin Skywalker (student of Obi Wan Kanobi) betrays the Jedi and begins murdering them side-by-side with the Sith. And for those who didn’t know this, Anakin is Darth Vader. Sorry, but I warned you.
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New Video Game Reviews:
Spider-Man 2 for XBox – Awesome graphics. Great storyline. Classic, comic book super villains. Good camera angles. Now, although I have not personally played Spider-Man, I have witnessed its glory first hand and was quite amazed by the Amazing Spider-Man. He has awesome, special moves and you can go on side missions and help random bystanders who are victims of simple crimes. I give this game a solid 4 outta 5 stars.
Crimson Skies – WOW. This is a neat but challenging game. For those of you who are not the fast-paced gamers, you may wish to avoid Crimson Skies. But for those who wish for a challenge, ON GUARD! You can play single player but the great fun is in multiplayer, especially ONLINE! This game offers a range of maps of great open expanses to building infested cities that coincide with several different types of versus modes. You can play team player, everyone for themselves, tag, etc. Crimson Skies is to aeronautical gamers as Halo is to XBox. The graphics are sweet, you get special moves, different planes with neat characteristics, and I can keep going on. I give this game a 4 ½ to 5 outta 5 stars.
Hunter the Reckoning Redeemer – Redeemer is the second series of the Hunter saga, where you travel the world killing zombies and trying to stop the evil from infesting Earth. Once again, you can play up to 4 player co-op, a unique trait not possessed by most co-op video games, and there is a new character, Redeemer, who is the little 8 year old you saved from a vicious teddy bear in part I. She gets a powerful close range weapon with a 5 shot (or four, I can’t remember) clip and a wicked ass sword. Her special abilities I have yet to improve upon but the current one is next to useless for you or your teammates. The other characters remain nearly the same but you do get to level up faster in part II. Judge still kicks ass over all the others, in my opinion. The graphics have been slightly improved from plain good to semi-really nice. The controls are still pretty good, too, and you do get automatic aim, a nice thing when you can’t see down certain tunnels. JUST BEWARE OF SPIDERS! 4 outta 5 stars, tempted to put 3 ¾ but I was nice.
The Summer Summation of All Reviewed Video Games!!:
Topping our list is:
HALO: 10 outta 5 Stars!
Crimson Skies: 4 ½ to 5 outta 5 Stars
Splinter Cell: 4 ½ outta 5 Stars
Fusion Frenzy: 4 ½ outta 5 Stars
Spider-Man 2: 4 outta 5 Stars
Grand Theft Auto Vice City: 4 outta 5 Stars
Hunter, the Reckoning Redeemer: 4 outta 5 Stars
Hunter the Reckoning: 3 ½ to 4 outta 5 Stars
Baldur’s Gate, Dark Alliance II: 3 ½ outta 5 Stars
Gladius: 3 ½ outta 5 Stars
Tenchu III: 2 ½ outta 5 Stars
So there you have it! The best games I’ve played in order to the worst games I’ve played. Honestly, I do have some second thoughts while looking back at a couple games but I can generally agree with my ratings. I think I should have given Gladius a 4 outta 5 Stars but it could be pushing it. Fusion Frenzy can get annoying, especially for the more mature crowd. Perhaps I should have made it a 4 outta 5 Stars. But, those were the ratings I gave them at the moment’s I played them!
MOVIES!!!!
The Manchurian Candidate: A spectacular job by Denzel Washington. I feel that he is my favorite, African American actor of all-time and second to my favorite Tom Hanks. The movie itself is quite interesting (especially for those who have not seen the classic Manchurian Candidate) and does indeed draw you closer to screen as the plot thickens. My only serious complaint is how long the plot took to get going. I found myself asking my best friend Mike, “Is there a point to this movie?” I will give this movie a good 4 outta 5 stars. I don’t wish to give anything away about the movie, so, I’ll end it at that.
Harold and Kumar go to White Castle: Well, I have yet to see this movie at all but from what I have read, it gets pretty good reviews. The general consensus among film critics is that H & K go to White Castle is a stoners’ movie and would rank amongst some of the top stoner movies like “Dazed and confused,” “How High,” “Friday,” “The Big Lebowsky,” etc. The movie is not so much about getting stoned but about the stoned themselves and their adventure to find the perfect burger. So far, the ratings have been good, with Entertainment Weekly giving it a B+. Not bad.
Latest Breaking News: If you have been watching the Democratic National Convention, you are either pretty impressed by the all those speeches, or pretty bored. I must say that both Kerry and Edwards have superb backgrounds in law and history and I see no reason why I would not vote for them BUT I have a hard time accepting their words. I can’t vote for someone who says they will do something. As my father likes to say (A LOT!!!!) “Talk is cheap.” There is a difference between talking about righting the wrongs and DOING the right things. But, again, if I were to vote upon their pasts’, I would vote for Kerry/Edwards any day (although I would like Michael Moore to dig up some information on them, seeing if they are the true heroes others claim them to be). I’m skeptical of Kerry/Edwards but NOT skeptical of my vote.
Weather: Rain. It looks like a tropical storm is heading my way….BAH!
The Hero of my Life: Michael Moore. |
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| News Time With Jan Summer Session Take 2 |
[Jul. 25th, 2004|07:26 pm] |
Current Events: When you order Chinese food what do you normally order? Chow Mein, Lo Mein, Duck? How about just plain old pork fried rice? I am convinced that the only reason people order Chinese food is for their different fried rice styles. The other platters are really a side order to the main course: fried rice. Why is that whenever I order Chinese food with someone else, my mom, best friends, etc., they always ask, “Is that all you want?” when I say, “just pork fried rice…. a quart.” I cut right to the good stuff: pork fried rice. And others have trouble comprehending why I do this. I do this because THAT IS THE ONLY THING GOOD ABOUT CHINESE FOOD: FRIED RICE! I do enjoy their other platters, don’t get me wrong; I am well diversified in my Chinese food selections BUT please, don’t ask me if pork fried rice is all I want. I’m tired of trying other platters that just don’t hit the spot the fried rice always can. Remember as a child how you always used to beg for more fried rice with your meal at the family dinner table? WELL FUCK THAT! Just make your main course fried rice and your side dish whatever. I guarantee you will have a good Chinese food-eating day because you have plenty of fried rice.
Latest Breaking News: I, ROBOT have hit the screens and have been viewed by yours’ truly: ME! While taking out my Sweetpea, Jen, for the movies we decided to see I, ROBOT. It is a great movie that takes place in the year of 2035, where robots are man’s new best friends. A non-robot trusting detective (Will Smith) ends up investigating a “suicide” which he believes is caused by a robot, Sunny. All hell breaks loose and it is up to Will Smith to correct the wrongs and investigate what the heck is going on. I give this movie a solid 4-½ outta 5 stars. It is a superb movie that can make you think yet still lets you enjoy big explosions but compared to the ones I personally see as 5 outta 5 stars (Original Star Wars movies, Forest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, The Shaw shank Redemption) it didn’t quite make it. |
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| News Time With Jan Summer Session |
[Jul. 19th, 2004|06:12 pm] |
Current Events: Halo 2, perhaps one of the future’s greatest video game sequels to EEEEVVVVVER hit the store shelves, has been the subject of a release date bump-back (November 9th). For those of you (including myself) who peed their pants in anticipation for the summer (Halo 2’s original release date was slated for July or August) can now return to practicing on Halo 1. But, there is good news for those FPS (first person shooter) challenged players: Jan has bought an FPS controller (only one of its kind, mind you) and it has proven to give him an edge he so desperately needed over the competition (Jan got his ass continuously kicked). The controller (made by Gamester) looks like something out of MechWarriors but don’t let the shoddy looks fool you because this controller kicks ass (http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?oid=94046&WT.mc_n=34&c=1&b=g&u=c&WT.mc_t=U). The layout of the Gamester FPS is extremely helpful. You have the A,B,X,Y buttons placed on the handles themselves (at your middle and ring fingers on both hands, one side A,X and the other B,Y) which allows the user to consistently keep their thumbs on the toggles, never having to remove your thumb during those precious seconds of one-on-one combat to switch views, weapons, etc. ALSO, the left and right triggers have trigger guards, which prevents your fingers from slipping away or from extending too far from the triggers (buying the user a millisecond of response time can help out the ending scores). Now, a human only has so many fingers to use so, Gamester positioned the white and black buttons (flashlight/grenade selection for you Halo junkies) extremely close the right toggle, almost ON IT, allowing for quicker button times and in Halo, that little black button does get hit a lot. The start/back buttons you do not have to worry so much about but those, too, have been conveniently placed close to the left toggle. Just when you thought this controller couldn’t get any handier, you have 3 customizable settings right there on the controller itself with a video screen built in!!! Also, for you funky thumb weirdoes, you can invert the thumb sticks, too. Now, you may say, “whoop-a-‘d’-fucking-do. I could do that on the game itself,” BUT, when you are sitting with multiple friends and they’re all going through their characters ONE AT A TIME to adjust the button functions, all you have to do is push ONE BUTTON on your controller and you can switch settings. It is extremely easy to do. So, for ease of use I give the controller 10 outta 5 stars for excellent button positioning. For build quality (and the fact that it has a 2 year FULL replacement warranty no matter what, which you do pay 5 bucks for, sorry) I give this Gamester a 4.5 outta 5 stars. The feel of it doesn’t seem as solid as the S-Class XBox controller (but it hasn’t fallen apart on me, even through the slamming of the controller on the ground when Jan gets pissed mode). As for looks, that’s where I get turned off by this controller. Like I said, it looks like someone tried to make it look “techno” but didn’t do so good of a paint job. The rubber grips are a nicely added feature and I have noticed it dispels my hand sweat pretty well BUT I would prefer the plain old XBox black finish to …well….their shoddy paint job (BBBUUUUUUT don’t let its looks fool you because your friends will want one when you kick all their butts in FPS-games). Overall though, it is safe to say this Gamester FPS controller gets 5 outta 5 stars, hands down.
Weather: RAIN a lot this week….yeah….
Latest Breaking News of Jan’s Bodily Functions: Stormy weather down in the canyons where huge gusts of winds have ripped the fabrics of time apart, creating a huge “swirling vortex of doom (Invader Zim).”
Things to pass the Boredom by:
Video Games: Gladius- Pretty good
Fusion Frenzy-Extremely Entertaining for all ages where you pick up to 6-8 characters (meaning this game allows system link ;-)) and go-at-it in all sorts of interesting games. For example: Sumo; a game where you are in a huge rolling cage and must knock the other players off the platform and into the water before the platform starts to disappear. Very good game for parties and smaller kids, too. 4 ½ outta 5 stars because in order for greatness, you must top Halo and it just doesn’t do that (sorry, it was an asshole-ish call).
Hunter, The Reckoning- Excellent four person co-op where you travel the city, destroying zombies, ghouls, skeletons, etc and rescue innocents. The explanation for the story line seems a little far-fetched; the writers really tried to hard and ended up farting their brains out. The graphics are pretty cool but not good and the characters have different traits that are pretty handy to have but their costumes (one looks like fucking, BOBO the Clown) could use a makeover. The dual wielding pistol girl looks like a clown and the cop chic should have been wearing her uniform but instead is dressed in civilian clothing. I wish they had kept the cop clothes just because it seems more badass. The “priest” guy looks pretty cool but his one-liners are wimpy during movie sequences. There have yet to be any complaints about the badass, biker guy. He’s just cool. So, a good 3 ½ outta 5 stars, edging towards 4 but just might not make it.
Halo- always a classic
Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City- Excellent games that provide great entertainment for a little while
Splinter Cell- Feel like getting frustrated cuz’ you can’t kill someone yet carry a gun? Try it. Good graphics, though.
TV Shows:
Simpson’s – The standard, classic cartoon show that the future cartoons can’t live up too.
Futurama – Paving the way for the post-apocalyptic Simpson’s era.
Family Guy – Gross, but if you let go of your racial, sexist, moronic inhibitions, it is quite entertaining.
King of the Hill – an innocent comedy that is paving its own street through cartoon history. It teaches you some morals yet gives you a good chuckle.
Fear Factor – you can’t say stupid without the u, and you must be stupid if you watch this show.
Who Wants To Marry My Dad – awe…. how cute, the little sluts are trying to find daddy a good lay…. BAH…definitely one of the dumber reality shows (not that all of todays reality shows are good…)
Clean Sweep – Can you please sweep clean my daily TV watching of such dull drudgery?
While You Were Out – good but gets to be monotonous.
Friends- retarded. Just retarded. Once in a while they give you a good chuckle, but it is clearly marked for our female viewers, not everyone.
Speed Channel – sometimes good…many times bad. NASCAR = redneck. Any racing they have on gets boring but they do have mechanics shows on that are quite educational for everyone. Want to know how to install a Borla exhaust? Or a Turbo Charger? How about learning what oils you should use for your car and what the numbers on the bottle stand for?
Any other reality show – sucks
Movies on the Big Screen:
I, Robot – Getting some good reviews and some excellent TV commercial coverage. I have yet to see if Will Smith has once again proven he is all that.
Spiderman 2 – Perhaps one of the greatest sequels of all movie history has to be Spiderman 2. I know almost everything there is about Spiderman from the comics and paperback novels and I must say, the way “Doc Oc” was interpreted grew to my liking. Excellent graphics although you can clearly see there is a body double in one roof top take. I’ll let you try and find it.
Fahrenheit 9/11 – This movie will make you cry and for a 2-1/2 hour long movie, it flew by, keeping your attention throughout the entire documentary. You will not cry because you paid 8 bucks to see Fahrenheit 9/11 but, you will cry due to the cruelty of our current government; what our soldiers have to go through and what we put the Iraqi/Afghan people through. This film has LITERALLY transformed republicans into democrats and on the fence independents against GW Bush.
Harry Potter III – Although it has been released for a while, I suggest you see it if you haven’t. An excellent movie for the non-Harry fans but don’t take the kids because it isn’t as happy-go-lucky unlike the others.
Movies on the Tube:
OutFOXed – After Michael Moore’s documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 questioned how the hell Bush got into office, Rupert Murdoch’s documentary exposes the Fox News Network for their duplicity in politics. After all, it was OOOOONLY the Fox News Network that declared Bush the winner of Florida while all the other News Networks declared Gore the winner. Why did it declare Bush the winner? Did it have anything to do with the fact that Bush’s best friend was one of the top dogs there? Or did it have to do with the fact that Fox News is predominantly Republican anyway? This is another documentary that must be seen.
Some Words of Learned Wisdom:
“A shit plant by any other name is still a shit plant.” –Me
Remember that quote about a rose? And how it wouldn’t smell any different if it were called by any other name? Well, the rose and my daily job inspired that little quote from yours truly: working at a Wastewater Treatment Facility (WTF, aka what-the-fuck?). My fellow co-workers were having a conversation, which dealt with how the facility is run and how it could be changed. My point was: it’s a shit factory and there is no way around that.
“This job stinks.” -Unknown
You think your job stinks? Do you feel that you have a worse job than the one I go to at 6:30 AM, Monday through Friday? Honestly, I do not think you could top my job. First of all I deal with some of the dumbest fuckers in human evolution. One man can’t even remember who actually works there and he is an assistant superintendent! Another one doesn’t possess any craftsmanship skills of ANY kind and thinks he is the king of the world because he has an “S-1” license. Basically, that means he can drive the Ford 9000’s, which are big trucks but nothing compared to 18-wheelers. He also feels he does not need college to get anywhere today and feels he can go anywhere he wants with this “S-1” license. Upper management truly has no clue as to what goes on at this facility, where workers go to sleep during the day and get paid overtime (one and half times your normal, hourly rate) to do their normal routines and upper management feels they need more workers because nothing is getting done! And I haven’t gotten to the fact that we deal with SHIT, POOOOOP, and CRAP for our jobs. The place STINKS! AND THEN, we deal with hazardous chemicals that have killed a man on the job. We have chlorine SOOOOOOOO pure that if you reached within a football field length and inhaled the smallest amount you could possibly inhale, you would pass out and could potentially die if left there for one minute. That isn’t all that dangerous compared to the Potassium Permanganate or the other acids we deal with that are so powerful, they could eat your eyes out if you even look at it PLUS we deal with Liquid Nitrogen. Now, that stuff is really fun to get on you. Have a bad wart? LOL I think that out of all my friends and acquaintances, I have the worst job of all. |
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| News Time With Jan Post July 4th Edition |
[Jul. 5th, 2004|04:46 pm] |
Current Events: The Fourth of July has finally come and gone. Saddam Hussein is up on the stand, charged with multiple accounts of mass genocide, murdering hundreds of innocents (“gassing” his people, to quote The Press newspaper). Some may truly love the Fourth of July, and I am one in particular who loves the fireworks, but giving the current United States/ EVERYONE ELSE relations, I find myself questioning whether or not we truly deserve the freedom our for-fathers fought the Britain’s for (not that it didn’t have anything to do with money, either. Read “A Country With No Name.” And you will understand some truth to the formation of this “great” country). Now, I love our Constitution and I believe Democracy, both functional and theoretical, has done a spectacular job in the ways of a system of government but it tortures me so to see our government manipulating (especially the White House, BUUUUUUSH in particular) the viewpoints of our citizenry, spewing forth propaganda against those who question the way our government gets things done ( i.e. Michael Moore). What bakes my noodle to a crisp even more is how the mindless monkeys of society’s un-educated, ignorant masses of trash have taken up the slogan, “Love it or Leave it.” I am such a great advocate for the Freedom of Speech and you have every right to say, “Love it or leave it,” but the principle, rather, the hatred behind the slogan towards those who question what our government does, is appalling! How dare you restrict other people’s Freedom of Speech rights in such a hateful manor! I love my country so very much but I do NOT love my government. I care so deeply about our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and our Amendments that I too, would fight for them. But I never thought once in my life that I would have to fight the “protectors” of such a sacred fabric, which, holds our country together and gives hope to other foreigners for a better life both within America, and without. I am especially appalled by Don Williams, Channel 40’s TV/Radio host, who backed up the ideology of “Love it or leave it” on LIVE broadcast and disgracefully shamed Michael Moore for exorcising his Freedom of Speech and declared, “Love it or leave. If he doesn’t like America so much, he can go to France.” IF ANYTHING, you hypocritical sack of shit, Michael Moore is fighting FOR Americans, struggling to get big companies to help out the poor by providing jobs in a town where thousands live and all are without hope. Let me see your FAT FAGGOT ASS do that. AND FOR FREE, TOO!!! I don’t see you seeking justice for a poor crippled boy, shot nearly to death (who’s case did lose against the hypocritical NRA). So, I do not care what day it is, be it the Fourth of July for it is just another day in a week, within a month, within a year, within centuries and millennia where that one day is as important as me cleaning my room (aka, it isn’t important, really).
Quote of the Moment: “My apologies to "Return of the Jedi." We'll make it up by producing "Return of the Texan to Crawford" in November. May the farce be with you, but not for long.”
-Michael Moore upon finding out he out shown “Return of the Jedi” during each movie’s opening weekends.
Super Hero of the Moment: Michael Moore
Movie of the Moment: “Spiderman 2” 10 outta 5 stars.
Video Games:
Well, I defeated Gladius and I must continue on with the next game:
Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance II:
So far, this game is ok but EXTREMELY reminiscent of the Diablo series with a hint of Dungeons and Dragons. It seems to be almost a Roll Playing Game with a hint of first person killer. The camera angles were a bit of a pain in the ass. You view the game from up above, like an RPG (and Diablo) but you fight your enemies like 1st person. You can control when, how, and with what she attacks but you also receive skill points that go towards Strength, Wisdom, etc as-well-as points for special moves and abilities. You do have to talk to towns people, choose what you say, and find out the story line by helping out others in distress. You can earn gold coins, find weapons and armor, and join up with other (computer) characters. So far, the story line has not developed much and you really don’t know what the fuck you are doing. So here we go:
Pro-
Graphics are O.K.
Cool weapons you can trade and barter
Workable characters you can personalize (i.e. skill points, abilities, etc.)
Four different characters to choose from who have different skills
If using a long-range weapon, it will have a guide showing you where you are aiming.
Music is pleasant to listen to.
A slowly developing story line that could appear to have some neat twists.
Co-Op!!!!
Con-
Camera Views SUCK.
Action Play stinks (where you think you are aiming your weapon, you aint doin’ shit)
Only four different character which you can only personalize so much. You don’t get to choose their race and role titles.
Controls are annoyingly placed (although I’m sure they could be remedied by manually configuring them).
Switching weapons is a pain in the ass, too. It does not notify you which weapon you switched too and its properties UNLESS you pause the game and manually switch weapons.
Random save points that you have to look for hidden in the surrounding areas. What ever happened to pause and save anywhere?
No checkpoints that enable you to just shut off your XBox whenever you want too.
Summary: Although I haven’t played co-op mode yet, I’m sure that will be a major added “pro” to the game, which could swing my rating scale up a little, but in single mode, its ok.
I give this game 3 ½ outta 5 stars. It is worth renting with your Blockbuster flip card but I don’t know about paying 3-7 bucks straight out is worth it. If you and a friend are looking for co-op, then go for it. JUST REMEMBER I have not played this game all the way through, so it could get better (except the camera views :-P) when the story line decides to pick up the pace. |
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| Summertime Edition!!!!!! |
[Jun. 29th, 2004|06:27 pm] |
News Time With Jan Summer Edition
Current Events:
The summer season is in full throttle, burning rubber towards the Fourth of July. It is hard to believe that the time to celebrate our nations independence has finally arrived so quickly. I think back in recent memory to see what stands out the most and several issues hit my senses: college (to go or not to go, that is the question), the up and coming Presidential Election (thank GOOOOOOD Bush isn’t leading in the polls!!!!), Michael Moore’s latest film Fahrenheit 9/11 (I can’t wait to hear the true truth behind it all!! And that is NOT sarcasm), my current job situation (working at the Wildwood MUA has opened my eyes to a whole new realization of stupidity to be found in the masses of America’s rejects), and the random do-dads of everyday life (like buying a new boat! Getting a NEW truck! And playing as many damned video games possible during the summer!).
Michael Moore’s Latest Film: Although I have yet to see it, I can assure most of my readers that it will be yet another excellent documentary by Mr. Moore. I am a long time admirer of his persistence on helping out the needy and exposing the frauds. I am extremely interested in seeing what the White House has been up to (especially about the parts we DON’T see). What does aggravate me about his film are his CRITICS and, to be perfectly honest, most of his critics are REPUBLICANS. If you truly wish to get angry in the morning (like, if you want to punch your boss in the face but need an anger-warm-up) watch Channel 40’s TV/Radio talk show host. Here is a man who exemplifies everything that is deteriorating our country. First of all, he is a Republican (no offense guys, but you suck) and not only is he a Republican BUT he is one of those ANAL Republicans. I consider myself more of an Independent than a Democrat, but I HATE anal Republicans. This TV/Radio talk show host slanders Michael Moore and declares him a fraud but does NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTT give reasons WHY he is a fraud. If you can produce STONE COLD EVIDENCE that Michael Moore is wrong in his findings (MOST OF THEM FACTUAL) then by all means you have the right to declare Michael Moore a fraud. But this host has no facts behind his arguments (like most politicians) and says that Fahrenheit 9/11 is propaganda aimed at discrediting Bush. FIRST OF ALL, if this DUMBASS knew his ass from his elbows he would realize that Michael Moore even went after President CLINTON and let the public know Clinton’s deceitfulness. And this talk show host has the audacity to charge that Michael Moore should leave this country if he doesn’t like the way things are, “go to France,” to quote him exactly. “I heard that Michael Moore said ‘hateful’ things about America.” –Host. OH NO! Michael Moore questioned our country’s going-ons!!! HEAVEN FORBID HE EXERCISE HIS FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!! Oh please, Mr. TV/Radio host, go to hell. It is people like you who would ruin everything we sought independence from back in 1776. ALSO, go see the FUCKING FILM YOU FAGGOT! And btw, you aren’t such a lightweight yourself. Stop eating donuts you pudgy bastard.
Quote of the Moment: “A young bull and an elderly bull were sitting atop a hill looking over the young, female cows. The young bull goes, ‘let us run down there and fuck one!’ The old bull goes, ‘let us WALK down there and fuck ALL of them.’” –Co-Worker.
Summertime Blues: Flying High Now –Rocky Theme Music
Summertime Boredom Killers:
Videogames- Gladius is one of those games you have never heard of yet still is a decent game IF you like RPG’s. Based around Roman Gladiator battles, you are in charge of a gladiator training school and travel the country recruiting new members, fighting battles inside the arena and out, and following a semi-interesting story line where there is a great evil coming back to Imperia (the land which you are from). Some parts seem cheesy and a little below the standards of entertainment value held by someone at my age or up. BUT, it is a challenge to equip your characters with the right weapons and skills. Overall, a SOLID 3 outta 5 stars, if not 3 ½.
Grand Theft Auto Vice City is still on my radar for good summertime gaming. If you want to see mindless death yet progress in the virtual world, then this game is for you. It is a first person shooter, where you are Verscetti (a mobster) sent by your family to deal revenge upon some people who have stolen important money from you. The story line is pretty sweet and the game incorporates side-missions that can still coincide with the storyline. You can gain money and buy random buildings, companies, mansions, etc but that is where the downfall is. It takes FOREVER in the game to get to the point where you can buy the big stuff, i.e. the Film Studio, Boat Yard, Ice Cream Company, Car Dealership, and gain the Verscetti Estates. BUT, once you do, the game starts rolling even FASTER and you have even more fun.
I would give this game 4 outta 5 stars due to the long wait to buy good properties and you get bored just randomly killing civilians to get quick money. If there was a money cheat, I wouldn’t even have mentioned that, but there isn’t.
Tenchu III – It STINKS. The first Tenchu rocked but this one just isn’t that good. You have the same brother and sister duo who have to defeat similar enemies in a similar scenario just like the past Tenchu’s. I will give the game credit where it is due, though. They have improved the graphics BIG TIME from the last Tenchu and now it has Co-Op play mode. This game is a good game for those who like Co-Op modes with friends and are looking for simple game entertainment. BUT, don’t play it on your own. You’ll get bored. 2 ½ outta 5 stars (cuz I was nice).
Halo (Halo 2 should be out SOON!!!!) – This game put Xbox/Microsoft on the christmas list of all gamers. There is no beating its graphics, control styles (MMMMMANY to choose from), story line, and Co-Op, multiplayer, internet multiplayer, and system-link multiplayer modes. In multi-player mode you have at least 20 different maps to choose from (more online if you sign up) and with 16 people, its KICKIN’. You are a super soldier (SPARTAN) called Master Chief, who is aboard a space ship (forgot the name, brainfart) when it encounters the enemy alien race. You crash land upon a MASSIVE ring-like satellite known as the Halo. As I do not wish to give away such an AAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWSOME story line for those who have not played Halo 1, I will refrain from any further details. Just know this 10 outta 5 stars (yes, it is possible in the News Time With Jan’s grading scale).
The Latest Splinter Cell is quite an awesome game. The controls are pretty good, graphics WROCK, story line is solid and entertaining, multiplayer mode has yet to be figured out (sorry), and you have many cool missions with neato weapons to choose from. The first few levels may be frustrating to some due to the fact that you must infiltrate a place WITHOUT killing ANYONE. For trigger happy games such as myself, this is torture and there are PLENTY of enemies all around. BUT, once you successfully infiltrate the …place… you are permitted to kill thy enemies (but sometimes you can’t, so pay attention!). I can’t hold this against the game, but only myself. The only drawback to this game is figuring out the multiplayer. There could be a co-op but you need to system link for multiplayer mode, 1 gamer per console (at least this is what I have come to believe, but don’t quote me on this, I could be wrong). Seems retarded and half-assed backwards to me and others. That is why it gets 4 ½ outta 5 stars.
Return to Castle Wolfenstien is a quick starting, DIVE into the action, first person, co-op killer game. Although there are several difficulty levels, there really is not much to the game. Graphics are not a problem yet not tantalizing and the story line is well…….the same as most other shoot-em’ up games : you have an evil do-er, kill them with a gun. This game is ok in 1 player mode but more fun in co-op. It is definitely a co-op player game.
3 outta 5 stars for good co-op, quick killing, death fun, but not such an entertaining story line (the ending sucked ass, btw).
MOVIES!!!!!!
The Day After Tomorrow was ok. I’ve seen better. It has neato graphics, semi-decent action, “eh” story line, and no research what-so-ever. The writers and producers needed to do more research on ice-ages and how many years they occur, and the fact that we are LEAVING an ice age….NOT going into one!!!!!!! Morons. But, if you feel like seeing a movie about hope and survival, see this one. Otherwise, don’t waste your money like I did.
2 ½ outta 5 stars
Harry Potter III was yet another REALLY good Potter movie just, don’t take the little kids to it. This movie was well done, well written, graphics were good, good acting, great story line (if you read the book you may not like how the director changed it. I did NOT read the book so I enjoyed the movie even more) just a little bit more dark and dreary than the other two. You could literally see the difference between the first to Potters and the third one visually. The movie had no exciting, bright colors AND if it did, they were covered in rain or fog. There was one EXTREMELY BIG mistake in the movie that I will AAAALWAYS hold against the editors: Harry’s scar switched sides!!!!!!! Look for it, and you will see what I mean. Not to give anything away, I will go no further. 5 outta 5 stars, solid.
Shrek 2 was iffy to me. I enjoyed the first one tremendously but they had no lead, no following point, or reason for the second one. It is still an extremely enjoyable movie, especially for kids, and the story line (although to me it seemed like the writers were reaching for a reason to give Shrek 1 a sequel) was pretty good and the adventures faced by Shrek and his friends were extremely entertaining. Perhaps if Shrek 3 were to come out, I may change my viewpoints on creating a second Shrek but, then again, I saw no point for a second. 3 ½ outta 5 stars, solid (if you are debating whether to wait to rent, or just go to see, just go and see it).
COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!! SPIDER-MAN 2 review!!!!! |
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| News Time With Jan Summer Realizations Edition |
[Jun. 11th, 2004|03:20 pm] |
The Realization:
At the middle of May I was tired of everything: school, life, having no car on campus....etc etc. I wanted to try something new, so I failed all my classes figuring I wasn't coming back at all...EVER. I was going to get a full time job and learn welding, mechanics, and electronics. My summer job is specifically similar to what I would be doing as a full timer. And let me tell you something: I have seen the repurcussions of having no formal education and it scares me. The ignorances of those whom remain uneducated around me is baffling. What little these people know of life outside of this little town and what truths have passed them by in their lifetime. College isn't just a place to help you better your knowledge; its a place of truth and realization. It is a place where you find out about the real world. |
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| News Time With Jan Summer Days |
[May. 17th, 2004|12:36 pm] |
Current Events:
Its the summer again. The year went by faster than we had ever experienced and you must be thinking to yourself, "what now?" Some, like myself and others, have that summer job they can turn to while others are still looking in hopes that they won't get beat out by some high school punk with a pimple problem. I have changed jobs this summer though, and I am glad. My boss from last year turned into the ultimate asshole after 7 summers of working for him with no problems. Now, my past summer job was a no brainer. You did not have to think calculus to work here! All you needed to do was listen and figure out the controls on a lawn mower (and that was as difficult as it got). But for some reason my boss had to become intolerant about how things got done when his motto used to be "as long as it gets done, then its all good." Somehow that changed when I was away. Then, you had the other two workers (both MUCH older guys who probably can't get their dicks up) trying to put all the blame on myself (and Andrew, who worked with me, too). So, it was a lose-lose situation with no winners on my side. I talked with my cousin Marc about it and his theory was, "well, see? There lies the problem: they're all older guys who can't get laid by a decent woman and if they could their dicks wouldn't work." And when I come to think about it, he's right! Especially concidering my boss' physical state of everything-isn't-working. So, I wouldn't be surprised that their emotional aggrevation towards Andrew and myself were direct results from their physical ineptitude! Now, only if they had access to my livejournal and could read this! But don't worry, revenge is a dish best served cold and I plan on hitting them with fine china!
Latest Breaking News!!!: My new email addy is rutgersdropout@yahoo.com LOL
Weather: It is soon to rain. Too many nice days here. I think our luck is going to run out.
Quote of the Summer Moment: "No no no, you cook dinner and we'll throw it out. I don't want you to get rusty." -Peter Griffon.
Music of the Summer Moment: Telepopmusik -Breathe
Moron of the Summer Moment: George Wussy Bush
Hero of any Season: Michael Moore
Replies to the Editor:
Send your replies to: rutgersdropout@yahoo.com |
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| The Big Fond Farewell to Rutgers Edition |
[May. 9th, 2004|06:14 am] |
The Big Fond Farewell to Rutgers Edition
Latest Breaking News: Some may or may not know, but I will not be returning to Rutgers for at least a year. In an effort to find where I belong I am going to enlist myself into a Vocational School, VoTech, and learn such trades as welding, mechanics, and small engine repair while simultaneously attending a community college as a part time student AND attempting to gain a full time job. I have gained the support of my parents, although my mom is upset about it, which has certainly helped out a lot. I have spent many a sleepless night pondering whether this is my path that I must take and I have expelled all doubt in my mind that it isn’t the right choice. I know I want to do this and I know I can do this. I am not an individual who seeks knowledge through the studies of books but, rather, a person who wishes to learn through experience and not from the experience of others in books and lectures. I know I can be an intellectual individual if it so compels me to be one like, philosophy for example. I love dabbling into the arguments of our conscious being and existence of the mind but it is not always my cup of tea. I also feel that if one knows the direction into which they are heading, they should not be responsible for learning “fields” that of which have no affect upon their intended major. Take calculus for example: Livingston requires that everyone take pre-calc in order to graduate BUT what the fuck does pre-calc have to do with philosophy (philosophy was my intended major which, can be linked to mathematics if you are a math philosopher but that was not my intention and is NOT a popular field in philosophy)? Apart from these minor nuances, I have also gained a feeling of not belonging here. I do not believe that I was mature enough to handle being on my own at this stage and that a T3 internet connection is doing me more harm than good (namely playing video games online rather than using this awesome connection to research crap. WHY THE FUCK would you waste your kick-ass T3 LAN connection on simple reading when you can kill shit online and get an adrenaline rush?! HUH? WUT THE FUCK MAN?). Also, the dual fraternity wielding isn’t helping at all and then you have faggot TGAss asking you to come play for the band, wasting even more of my precious T3 time isn’t exactly helping. So, my reasoning has compelled me to conclude that if I tear myself away from these distractions I may be able to “buckle down” and get my life together by doing something that involves only my interests and NONE of the side crap.
I think my decision has led to find three future regrets which I can predict myself mourning after: 1) My best friends and Brothers of both frats. I don’t know what the hell I’m going to do for sanity’s sake once I’m back at home without you guys. It just won’t be the same. 2) The T3 LAN connection. Anything else sucks monkey cock compared to a T3 LAN. Even though I have cable internet back at home it has yet to touch the realms of godly speeds to which the T3 can attain. I will suffer sever withdraw from great speeds and it will cause great regret. 3) Thirdly but certainly not last to anyone else, my girlfriend, Jen. She’s going for her master’s degree here at Rutgers and it will prove tough to see her as often as we are used too. BUT, love will prevail and I know we can do it. She has shown me great support in my decision and I can never thank her enough for that :)
Current Events: Finals are here! w00000t! The great thing is, I’m not coming back to Rutgers so I don’t give a shit! LOL MWUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
Weather: The weather has been getting better and better everyday. Go out and enjoy it but do not complain about the rain. The rain is beautiful in this weather, too.
Sports: Is hunting the bitch from upstairs who constantly bitches at the slightest sounds you make considered a sport? It should be! But the rules are:…there are no rules!!! EXCEPT - just use a shotgun. LOL you can’t go wrong with a 20 gauge stubby, short throw, semi-automatic shotgun (i.e. what the SWAT Team uses: -D). I wish I could lynch that bitch from upstairs. She plays her goddamnaweful crap-rap music so goddamn loud and I never say anything BUT if I’m laughing with Brian while watching Family Guy or Christian is playing a video game, she comes RUSHING downstairs with the R.A. and starts complaining about the noise. And ANOTHER THING! I’m going to beat the living shit out of our R.A. who fined Brian and I for having a table in our room but NEVER did anything to the fucker down the hall who: 1) had 16 people in his room WITH alcohol and got alcohol poisoning, 2) had a table in his room, 3) smokes pot in his room, 4) had more than 10 people in his room again, 5) plays his FUCKING SHITTY ASS “MUSIC,” aka RAP, so fucking goddamned loud that I want to choke the skinny, black ass fagot till he turns asian! And you know why he gets away with it? Because our RA is black, too! SHE IS RACIST!!!!!! If I were the RA and caught that fucktard in his illegal activities, I would have booted his sorry skinny black ass out of Livingston because THAT IS THE RULE!!!!!!! WTF happened to the two strikes system of Livingston? Of course if IIIIIIII, a WHITE person, get in trouble again, according to the RA, I will be severely punished and could have my housing taken away from me! BUT DOES ANYTHING HAPPEN TO THE BLACK POT SMOKING ASSRAG DOWN THE HALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????? NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. If he got caught for doing HALF of the illegal activities he participates in he’d be in jail for half his life. But this isn’t reality here. I must still be in some weird nightmare where nothing seems to go by the rules except that Brian, Christian, and Jan get tortured by everyone else for doing nothing. As for the bitch upstairs, its hunting season BITCH. RUN!
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE TO HAVE EVER TOUCHED THE EVOLUTIONARY SCALE OF THE UNIVERSE: G.W. Bush
NEWS TIME WITH JAN’S ALL TIME HERO OF ALL EXISTANCE, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FAILS AND YOU HAVE NO HOPE, TURN TO THIS MAN: MICHAEL MOORE. Follow faithfully; he speaks the truth.
Latest up-to-date- News of Jan’s Bodily Functions: The winds are kicking up again BIG TIME as another one just passed through the gates…
All the Quotes from News Time With Jan:
“Ever notice that when Dick Cheney takes a sip of water, Bush stops talking? Check that shit out man.” – Robin Williams.
“After having searched for a humorous quote on the web, I came up with one given to us by Captain Obvious (GW Bush): ‘Most of our imports come from other countries.’ Well HOLY SHIT this man might be on to something here.” – Jan Michael
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions" -Bible
Comedian, “You know how the saying goes: Once you go black?” Crowd, “You never go back!” Comedian, “NO!!! your family kicks you out of the house!” -Famous comedian who starred at Daingerfield’s.
“How would you like my foot connecting with your ass!?” –Red Foreman
“Skywalker? SKYWALKER?!! I’m sick and tired of hearing about that fruit!” –Red Foreman from That 70’s Show.
“Got Questions? We got beer.” –Coors Light
"Something's going on with that Skipper. He's too fat for just eating coconuts." -Red Foreman
"Start this car or I'm going to pack you into a crate, take you to port, and trade you for bananas!" -Red Foreman to Fez
"I'm becoming a boner" -Sarah J.
"And don’t think I don't know I'm doing a Scottish accent!" –Comedian
“Without Sports, who would cheer on the Nimrods?” –ESPN
“They’ll be putting dirt over my head before I stop learning something new.” –Elaine Gordon (my boss)
“Anybody but Bush. I’d vote for the devil.” –Charles E. a voter from Falls Church, VA
"Mexico’s largest exports are Mexicans." -Tough Crowd
“I think I flashed you last night.” –Sarah J
"May I show you the highest honor and lick your nuts?" -Me on discussion of how dogs great each other.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein
“I had one of the scariest nightmares ever: I dreamed I was a Vegan.” –Christian Vivas
All the Songs of News Time With Jan:
“Hey Ya,” by Outkast
Rutgers University Alma Matter
“Insomnia” –Megadeth
The Chicken Dance
Kansas-“Dust in the Wind”
Jaws Theme Song
Static X’s “Push It”
A Flock of Seagulls – “I ran”
Ozzy Osborne’s “Crazy Train”
Kansas-“Carry On My Wayward Son”
ACDC’s “House of Jazz.”
Beatles “Real Love.”
Any type of music whose performers do NOT support the SHIT HEADS of the RIAA.
“Free as A Bird” –The Beatles
“I believe in a thing called love” -The Darkness
“Show me the way to go home.” –Unknown?
"Celluloid Heroes" -The Kinks
"Ohio" By Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
"Sweet Home Alabama" By Lynard Skynard
"Fortunate Son" By Creedance Clearwater Revival
"Helpless" By Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
"Too Young to Fall in Love" By the Motley Crue
"All Along the Watchtower" By Jimmy Hendrex
"Lola" By The Kinks
"Rebel Rouser" Duane Eddy (SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET Sax in there)
"Turn Turn Turn" By The Byrds
"Land of 1000 Dances" By Wilson Pickett
"Everybodys Talking" By Harry Nilsson
"Ms. Robinson" -Simon and Garfunkel
"For What It's Worth" By Buffalo Springfield
"California Dreamin" By Mamas and the Papas
"Take Five" By Dave Brubeck
"The Man Who Sold the World" By Nirvana
"Wonder Boy" By Tenacious D
"Kryptonite" By 3 Doors Down
A Message From the Editor:
I would like to thank all those who have made an impact upon my life during my time at Rutgers University. I will never forget those who have helped me along my travels and in my decision to move on with my life. I have had so many good times here with so many great people and have made so many great friends that I cannot express the overwhelming feeling of hope. As some of you may or may not know, I am NOT coming back to Rutgers next year. It is not a permanent decision to never come back but I do wish to try other things in life. I am going to take 30 weeks of welding courses at a technical institution where I will learn arch welding, torch welding, plasma welding, tack welding, underwater welding etc. Also, during this time I will be taking small engine repairs and mechanics courses AND going to community college AND getting a job. It may sound a little nuts but I finally feel like I’m going somewhere. Here at Rutgers I have felt lost and tossed into a giant sea of indecisions. Now, I know where I am going: home, and it feels good.
Please do not think that you will never see me again because I will come and visit every weekend that I can (or weekday depending upon my schedule).
Wish me the best of luck and I love you all,
Jan Michael Dmytrach |
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| News Time With Jan |
[Apr. 24th, 2004|03:40 am] |
Latest Breaking News: Jan has found a VoTech school in Cape May and will be signing up for a welding class, small engine repairs class, AND mechanics class! Three, FULL semester classes were I will recieve a mechanics license and a basic welders license.
Current Events: Support Ag-Field Day!! EAT BEEF!
Muffin's Rants:
Boobs,
We all love them.
These sacred and mysterious objects hold great sway over the male population of this world. They have been around since the beginning of time, but just like everything else that's naturally beautiful we have found a way to shape them to our will. That's right, this rant is about plastic surgery, or specifically breast implants. Now, I'm not talking about breast reduction because if your breasts are big enough that they would wind up breaking your back, you can stand to lighten the load and still be plenty popular with the guys. Also, this rant is not addressed to the girls with smaller breast than most men (meaning A cups and below). However, if you do not fall into these extremes, I have one thing to say to you, “What the hell are you thinking?”
There are plenty of beautiful women out there that have scarred themselves up, and for what? A man? A job? For one thing, men are scared of fake boobs; they scare us! Sure they'll grab our attention on the beach, or when you wear that low-cut shirt, but once we get our hands on them, they can turn into guy-kryptonite. Not only that, but if your boobs are too large for your chest, you will seem off balance, as if any wind could tip you over. And finally, the scar, no matter how well you hide it, eventually it will be discovered during "explorations", and it's always a big turn off. One last thought, how would you explain it when your 80 and your tits are sagging down to your waist and then suddenly come out at a 90-degree angle? Not to mention the increase in sag-age you'll experience over the years.
The only other foreseeable reason (that I haven't already mentioned) is to secure a job as an exotic dancer. Yet, scarred up, as you would be, you probably couldn't get into a decent place anyway. However, if you had the money to get a decent boob job, then you wouldn’t need to work as a stripper to support yourself financially in the first place. So then, if you want to do it as a hobby, by all means, go ahead. But never claim that you NEED to do it. Also, remember that your man may want it now, but when they scare him away, the 3 of you will be all alone. My advice to you, go natural, be proud of what you got. Trust me, show them to any guy, and you'll realize how much we appreciate them.
Weather: It has been EXTREMELY nice outside this past week BUT beware of rain...its coming again...we all know it.
WORLD SAVING SUPER HERO OF ALL ETERNITY: Michael Moore
WORLD MURDERING VILLAIN WHO WAS THE RESULT OF AN UNSUCCESSFUL ABORTION: GW Bush
Quote of the Moment: "Start this car or I'm going to pack you into a crate, take you to port, and trade you for bananas!" -Red Foreman to Fez
Musicians of the Moment: Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Songs of a Couple Moments: "Ohio" By Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
"Carry on my Wayward Son" By Kansas
"Sweet Home Alabama" By Lynard Skynard
"Fortunate Son" By Creedance Clearwater Revival
"Helpless" By Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
"Crazy Train" By Ozzy Osborne
"I ran" By A Flock of Seagulls
"Too Young to Fall in Love" By the Motley Crue
"All Along the Watchtower" By Jimmy Hendrex
"Lola" By The Kinks
"Rebel Rouser" Duane Eddy (SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET Sax in there)
"Turn Turn Turn" By The Byrds
"Land of 1000 Dances" By Wilson Pickett
"Everybodys Talking" By Harry Nilsson
"Ms. Robinson" -Simon and Garfunkel
"For What It's Worth" By Buffalo Springfield
"California Dreamin" By Mamas and the Papas
"Take Five" By Dave Brubeck
"The Man Who Sold the World" By Nirvana
"Wonder Boy" By Tenacious D
"Kryptonite" By 3 Doors Down
There are MANY MANY other songs that I feel are vastly superior to anything of RAP orient and almost ALL country except for Willy Nelson's "On the Road Again" which I hereby include as one of the Songs of a Couple Moments. If you take notice that there are no songs listed by the Beatles, BTO, Fleetwood Mack, Billy Joel, Foghat, Doobie Brothers, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Beach Boys, Blue Oyster Cult, The Doors, The Eagles, The Hollies, The Who, Thin Lizzy, Tommy James, The Yardbirds, The Yes, Rolling Stones, Steppenwolfe, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Dire Straights, Foreigner, Grandfunk Railroad, Jethro Toll, Grateful Dead, Journey, Chicago, Cheap Trick, Boston, AC DC, or any others whose music is remotely related to this genre it is because I do not have my complete list on my computer any longer. I have recently downloaded almost ALL my music to MP3 CD for my car. ALSO, I WILL NEVER include Elvis Presley because he has been over-popularized by the uneducated masses of rednecks who believe he was the "King" of rock and roll. NUMBER 1) THE BEATLES are undisputedly the KINGS of Rock and Roll. They have sold MORE records than Elvis and have affected the lives of MANY more peoples throughout THE WORLD. NUMBER 2) His music lacked the full sound that you can find in better rock bands. NUMBER 3) All he really ever did to advance society he did by accident: his hip movements. Those movements that seemed like "dancing" were really caused by him being nervous and trying to stand up! NUMBER 4) REDNECKS. The vast majority of Elvis fans are HICKS, REDNECKS, or any other persons of the incestuous types. If you like Elvis and have now been offended, TOO BAD! HE SUCKS. Get over it.
Moveis of a Couple Moments:
ANYTHING by/with Tom Hanks. Ever notice he has never produced or starred in a rotten film? Although he has had a movie that was meant to inspire but hasn't fully completed its task (Road to Perdition, in my opinion, was that movie BUT this in NO WAY means that he didn't do a good job or the movie wasn't inspiring. It was a HELL of a lot better than other films that came out around its time AAAANNND it was still enjoyable). Three Tom Hanks' movies rest in my mind as the BEST films you could ever see by him.
From greatest to the best in the whole fucking world's history:
NUMBER 3) The Green Mile.
NUMBER 2) Saving Private Ryan.
NUMBER 1) Forest Gump.
It was hard to choose between Saving Private Ryan and Forest Gump. The Green Mile sent a POWERFUL message to its' viewers about the prison system, faith, etc, BUT Saving Private Ryan and Forest Gump had DEEPER impacts upon society. S.P.R. broke down filming taboos by TRULY showing the "glory" of war with its EXTREMELY GRAPHIC gore and HARDCORE no-holds-back intense realism of war. BUT Forest Gump had to have been Tom Hanks best performance EVER to this date. For those who have watched it will know why I chose this movie over the other two. I just can't explain it in words.
I have also concidered Crouching Tiger; Hidden Dragon to be one of the greatest films to watch. It broke new boundaries in the ways of stunt fighting with its use of "fight by wire." CTHD did NOT, however, go overboard like Jet Li's action films (worst asian EVER who is a Bruce Lee POSER and knows NOTHING of martial ARTS). This film held its artistic values and remained just that: ART. I believe that acting is an art and the film is the painting. If you could draw CTHD it would be a beautiful mosaic of love, passion, culture, and history. The music is inspiringly matched perfectly to what is happening in the film and when the soundtrack is listened to by itself, an inner peace feeling begins to well up from within.
Also to be concidered: The LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY. Awesome...just pure...AWESOMENESS.
That's it for the movies. I know there are PLENTY of great movies I have yet to touch on, but I have written enough for this News Time With Jan. |
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| News Time With Jan |
[Apr. 16th, 2004|02:23 pm] |
Latest Breaking News: News Time With Jan’s Email List Server has been growing! We now have 11 members! We have been growing at a rate of just over 1 per day! This is not to say we will continue to grow like this but that we have been growing pretty well. We are looking for more members…hint hint….
Current Events: MYA’s Formal is tonight and Jan finally got his suit back! Thanks to my late Grandfather, I now have a very nice RED tie! Now, according to my cousin “Little” John (he’s 6 foot 3 inches and a professional body builder) there’s a website that tells you how to tie a tie. Tonight should be fun.
Weather: BEAUTIFUL
My Opinion: Did you go to school on your own accord? Or did your parents say, “You don’t have a choice. Pick the school you want and go. No, pick a different school.” That’s not exactly the lines my parents used but similar in feeling. I had never wanted to go to college right after High school. I wanted to get a full time job, bum around, and see where my feet led me. If they did lead me to Rutgers (where I did truly want to go….just not at that time) I would go to Rutgers but if my feet led me to somewhere else, that’s where I’d be. Now, miserable, I don’t know if I’m returning to Rutgers next year. I partially do not want to return next year and the other part of me is scared to leave. All through out life we had set goals and when you finally reach a destination where the goals aren’t set in front of you but, rather, you must decide your own goal, you get lost. For example: In Elementary school you had one goal: Get to Junior High. In Junior High you had one goal: Get to High School. And in High School you had one goal: Get to college. Now in college, where do you go? More college? What do you want to major in? They say you aren’t forced to decide your life’s sentence (lol its almost like prison where your fate is decided once you pick a major) but in the back of your head you still worry. Some people fall right into place with their majors, others know exactly what they wanted to do from when they were 6 years old, and still some get lucky and just go wherever. I’m none of those. I’m not lucky, my childhood dreams have been smashed due to my inability to handle math, and I can’t keep taking 101 classes just to see what different majors are like over and over again. I’m floundering in a giant sea of high flowing currents, lost to wherever the tides take me…not where I take me. So, I decided to take control of my life and quit school. And I know where I’m going this time. At least this time, something in my current life is determined: I’m going home, getting a full time job, and then seeing what I want to do. And from here, I know where I want to go: Technical school. I want to learn welding. I’m tired of books. Books suck nuts. You read about people living their lives, which is all you’re doing. Some say, you read so that you, too, can do what those authors have done. If they already did it, why do you want to repeat it? And can you seriously wait that long? Some of those authors never even got recognized till after the days they died. Whoop-a-dee-fucking-do. I want to do something NOW. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of reading about someone else’s success. I want to lead my life and shouldn’t you? Aren’t you tired of waiting? Reading bullshit and doing work that has NOTHING to do with what you want in life? If you want to be a philosophy major do you think you need calculus in your life? HAH! NO. Unless you want to be a Math Philosopher (which I can guarantee you won’t need calculus STILL) you have no need for math BUT still you must take those math courses. And what about Rutgers’ beautiful writing program, EXPOS? FUCK THAT TOO. If you get a B+ on the first paper, do you honestly believe you should still be in that class where people who don’t even SPEAK English belong? It is ridiculous. I’m above those other idiots. My writing style is fine when I put effort in to it. And my parents say, “Well, if you’re above those in that class, why did you fail?” Because it is honestly disheartening to know you are better and have the school you love put you in there and force you to do this bullshit. You get tired of it. Perhaps, then, I am the child who could have succeeded on higher levels of education but didn’t due to them holding me back. Perhaps I would have succeeded in math if not for my elementary school teacher not putting me into the advanced math courses. Perhaps if they did that I wouldn’t have failed my algebra class in 7th grade and put into a remedial math in 8th grade and start behind those in High School. Perhaps after High School, I could have accomplished my dreams of being a mechanical/design engineer, working on automobiles. Now, all I can hope for is being able to put break pads onto a car…never knowing how EXACTLY they slow the car down. Never knowing the physics behind the car….all because of that one Elementary teacher who HELD ME BACK. FUCK YOU TOO! So, I will lead my own life…learn on my own time…and live how I WANT to live…NOT according to those who surround me. That’s my advice for all you sheep still here at RU: Go to Rutgers because you want to. Learn what YOU want to learn. Do what YOU want to do whenever the HELL you want to do it only if you can wait a long time for things to happen for you. I’m outta here. Peace.
Back by popular demand (actually, it was only Bonnie who expressed her support for it but she’s the only reason we need )
THE BIGGEST WASTE OF SPERM IN HUMAN EVOLUTION: G.W. Bush.
The Greatest Hero to Have Ever Lived: Michael Moore.
Music of the Moment: “Carry On My Wayward Son” –Kansas
Quote of the Moment: “It’s time to bend over and receive my destiny” –Bart Simpson.
Music Video of the Moment: Static-X “Push It”
Replies to the Editor:
4/16/04
“Hey Mr. Editor, Id like to know why I haven't been added to your list of faithful readers. cause I am one. Glad to hear you are back. See you at the formal> =)”
-Natie
( Dear Natie, I can only add people to News Time With Jan’s List Serve if you send me your email but, since you want to be on, you are added! That’s 12 for News Time’s Email Lister Server! Check your email tonight and hit reply! –Ed)
“AND UR BACK! WOOOOO!
so glad ur back and okay... u were quite missed.”
-Tieygerlilly
(Yeah, I’m back and in charge! … not really but its nice to dream. –Ed)
“I feel sorry for your loss Jan, i too have lost 3 grand-parents over the course of my life and never had a chance to talk to them, or even learn about their history or how they survived and had continued to survive severe poverty in war torn countries of Nicaragua and Colombia...I sympathize greatly and hope that you come back 100%...if you need someone to talk to, I'm here for you Bro :) always!”
-Shadowfire415
(It’s all good man. All you have to do is just talk to your remaining family and see if you can get any information out of them. –Ed)
“First off, I give you my deepest sympathy for your loss. Being that my grandfather recently passed away over Christmas, I want to condone my sympathy for you and offer my thoughts from that experience in an attempt that sharing this may provide you with comfort in a time of sorrow.
The realization that a loved one, being my grandfather, passed away without knowing much of anything about him left me searching for answers. His name was Alvin, fought in WWII, and developed Alzheimers Disease while I was only 5. Memories of him are faint, and any information about his life and his family are hidden under a vail of secrecy and family distraught. I'm quite into the geneology of my family, but now I have nothing. It's quite a loss for myself. The best that I could do, and what I can do now is to ask my family for stories about his life. Everyone has something different to share, and can provide light at all different perspectives. My suggestion to you is to ask your relatives everything and anything they can think of about your Grandfather. In memory, can one live forever.”
-Flyingonhigh
(That’s exactly what I did with my cousins. Since they were older than me, they had more conscious memories of my grandfather. I was to young to remember anything of importance. –Ed.)
“Nice poems, especially the last one, that one's really good... although the first one could use some work :p”
-Muffin
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[Apr. 15th, 2004|01:44 pm] |
Latest Breaking News: JAN IS BACK IN TOWN! The Jan is back in town and feeling great! The funeral went well and it was good to see family.
Current Events: The weather. It sucked. If it wasn't raining it was about too! Luckily, the funeral went by without it pouring on us but just as we left, God said, "OH CRAP! I forgot!" and it started to rain again.
Weather: FINALLY SUNNY! A little wind but overall pretty damn good.
Sports: Wait...what? Sports? at this time of the season? BAH!
My Opinion: G.W. Bush is fucking up again and I'm loving it. Perhaps he'll be found guilty of war crimes and committed to a life's sentance in a Vietnam POW camp so he knows what war is really like, none of that "weekend warrior" bullcrap his daddy got for him. G "Wussy" Bush's lies are starting to unfold. The 9/11 committee is actually doing a good job at discovering evidence disclaiming that Butthead Bush knew Al Queda was in the U.S. and that Al Queda was going to hijack a plane and bomb the US BEFORE it actually happened. SOOOOOOOO....the FBI WAS DOING THERE JOB? What's that Bush? You LIED AGAIN to the American people and put the blame on the FBI and the CIA? You could have prevented thousands of deaths? BUT YOU DIDN'T? GEEEEEEE....hows that for a FUCKING MORAL president? You morons who support that faggot because he has morals think so now? HOW MORAL DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO SEND INNOCENT YOUTHS TO THEIR DEATH FOR AN UNJUST, UNREALISTIC, UNTRUTHFUL WAR? Answer me that you stupid, ignorant masses of sheep shit?! You wanted a "moral" president now you got one! FAGGOTS! enjoy your moral president...I'm moving to Canada.
BIGGEST WASTE OF HUMAN SPERM: THE BUSH FAMILY.
Hero of Eternity: Michael Moore
Quote of the Moment: "Something's going on with that Skipper. He's too fat for just eating coconuts." -Red Foreman
Music of the Moment: "Celluloid Heroes" -The Kinks
Music Video of the Moment: Porn has music to it...and its a video...does that count?
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The Editor would like to thank everyone for writing in and giving their condolences. It is good to know people still care about others in this world of today. It is truly a rare thing to find. Thank you. -Ed |
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[Apr. 12th, 2004|02:14 pm] |
My Beautiful Asian Porcelain
She plays a bamboo flute,
My Beautiful Asian Porcelain.
Her music sings sweet sorrows only those who listen can understand
My Beautiful Asian Porcelain.
Her music washes over me like waves of the Pacific Seas
My Beautiful Asian Porcelain.
If I dare to look away she crumble in my midst
My Beautiful Asian Porcelain.
Her pose is statuesque and her eyes look into the distance
My Beautiful Asian Porcelain.
Her face is pale and her physique is delicate
My Beautiful Asian Porcelain.
The music stops but her song seemingly goes on forever
My Beautiful Asian Porcelain.
I still feel her passion playing within my soul
My Beautiful Asian Porcelain.
Let me never forget My Beautiful Asian Porcelain.
On Top Of My Mountain
I awake to the sun peaking over great mountains!
And how beautiful they are!
Let me follow the paths through the gardens
Of cherry blossoms and pink flowers.
I look up to the sky to my amazement
And I can still see the Heavens!
A stream flows beyond the village,
Bringing sweet, melodic tunes bounding through the winds.
A small bridge crosses over the stream
The architecture giving respects to its heritage.
I bound up the path
It leads me to my destination.
Once there I can survey the entire world
On top my beautiful mountain.
Song of the Herdsmen
I watched as the sun rose above the morning mists
Sparkles of light dancing off the waters’ edge
Where Heaven and Earth convene.
The wind brings earthly sensations running over my naked body.
Like god is taking me into his arms
The wind wraps around me in a divine cocoon.
A sweet tune fills my soul of a delicate consciousness
And for that split second
As the sun peaks over the horizon
I see Heaven.
My breath escapes my lungs as I perceive what man cannot.
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| News Time WIth Jan's Easter Memorial |
[Apr. 11th, 2004|04:01 am] |
Dedicated to my Grandfather, Didush, who passed away Saturday afternoon, April 10th, 2004.
Latest Breaking News: HAPPY EASTER! Easter was the big holiday for my family.
Current Events: EGG THROWING! Show your friends that you celebrate Easter by tossing those beautifully colored eggs at…ANYTHING!
Weather: Its dark out at 4:17 PM… but earlier the sun was out…and it appeared to be sunny…I couldn’t tell…stayed inside all day….
My Opinion:
“Didush (pronounced in my family as gee-dush),” is Ukrainian for Grandfather. His REAL name is Jan, or in Ukrainian YANI. His wife’s father’s name was Michael, or Mikhail in WHITE Russian. So, this is where I got my name. I was NEVER named after that said sack of shit performer Jan Michael Vincent and I was NEVER named after the month of January (which I was born in). My name is pure family heritage. Although only two other people know this (Andrew, my best friend, and Jen) my mother and I broke off ties with her family because they were…. assholes (too much of an understatement). So, my father’s side of the family is where I make all my connections. My Grandmother (Baba, Ukrainian for Grandmother) and my Grandfather were placed in forced-labor camps in WWII by the Nazis. Once they were liberated, they fled to the United States, hoping to go to Australia. But, as fortunes would have it, my Grandmother became pregnant with my Aunt Vicky so, they stayed in the U.S. My father, being the only male in his family besides his father, was born in Germany, second oldest only to his deceased sister. They grew up in New York City and then Newark. My Grandfather ran his own foreign auto repair shop (where my love of cars comes from) and put all his children, four total, through college. Didush firmly believed that education and hard work was the key to success in the future. He wasn’t always a pleasant man to be around, as my mother and father could tell you, but he had certain qualities that I admire. I admired his work ethic as he got things done right away. He worked for himself and saved his money. He quit smoking by going cold turkey. How many people can say they did that? He bought everything he owned with CASH. ALWAYS CASH. If he was going to buy something, he saved his money and bought it all at once. That’s how he bought his cars and that is how he bought his houses. He was also an EXCELLENT craftsman and built his own additions onto his house. He was an EXCELLENT gardener who grew these MASSIVE sunflowers and peppers and delicious pickles. No one knew how he did it, but he got the pickles to taste even better than those Clawson Pickles or those really big pickles you can buy out of those barrels. He grew tomatoes, too, I think. There were all these neat paths that wound through his garden into the woods and I can remember when I was child, myself and my cousins going through the woods and adventuring. It was usually my Grandmother who kept the family close but Easter was my Grandfather’s holiday. He kept the Ukrainian traditions alive in our family when it came to Easter. I can’t say whether my Grandfather was a very religious man, but I know he did stick with Ukrainian traditions and heritage. He was very adamant about retaining his heritage amongst the “melting pot.” He lived in a Ukrainian village and attended a Ukrainian church and would speak only Ukrainian to his son and daughters. My father claims to have forgotten the language of Ukrainian, but I know he hasn’t. I only wish he would have taught me Ukrainian. I remember that HUGE, plastic, white Christmas tree he would set up with blue lights that would make the tree glitter and look spectacular.
This is my family. I always thought of it as one big family that got together during holidays and sat around a big table with a big turkey in the middle. Kind of cheesy but sometimes that’s what it was exactly like. But since my Grandmother died those couple years ago, things have died down. We didn’t get together and spend a weekend with our family like we used too. Soon it just turned into one night…stay…and leave early…or sometimes the same day….nothing special. Now I fear we will never get together. And who is going to take charge of our traditions upheld by my Grandfather? My dad!? My Grandfather’s only son taking charge of our family heritage and traditions? I can’t fathom that ever happening. My father and my Grandfather never got along. You could say my father was too liberal for his father. My Grandfather would think his son lazy and unappreciative of the things he did for his son. Sometimes that is the truth and sometimes it isn’t. I cannot really tell the difference anymore. My Grandfather got upset once, about how my father would never call him and see how he was doing or how my father didn’t “care.” My father got angry and so did my Grandfather. My Grandfather violently (with whatever strength the old man could muster) pushed my father and my dad was going to deck Didush if it wasn’t for my uncle holding him back. That was the worst I had ever witnessed it get and I don’t think things ever got better since then. My mother said things like this have happened between the two before. I guess my Grandfather wanted my dad to teach me more about being Ukrainian and my father just wanted to be an American. I can’t rightly say yes or no because my father doesn’t ever talk about it. My father is to liberal for my Grandfather, I think. My Grandfather had very antiquated morals compared to my father: the man was the head of the household, the woman stayed at home and cooked and cleaned, the man went to work and came back to a full cooked meal and then did nothing, etc, etc. My father, although he did catch some of that crap from his father, never truly believed in it. My father was also not a very religious man. My dad was a stone cold example of a hippie in his day. So, some political and moral beliefs were NEVER shared between my Grandfather and my father and I think that caused a LOT of friction. I could write a novel trying to figure out what happened between the two, but it isn’t worth it. Save all the crap for later. I only wish I could have gotten more information about my family history before my Grandfather died. I really did wish to see him before he passed away. Now I’m stuck with nothing… So, for those who still have grandparents or great grandparents I urge you all to listen to their stories before its too late. FUCK SCHOOL and FUCK WORK. Make the time to listen. Because I wish I had. I do not regret not being able to say goodbye. I do not regret missing him this Easter. I DO regret not know what his life was truly like; how he survived the forced labor camps, how he met my Grandmother, how he helped hunt down and kill Nazi officers responsible for the deaths of Jews and Gypsies and Russians and Ukrainians, etc, or what were his first thoughts when he arrived in America, or how come he didn’t continue on to Australia after my aunt was born. So many questions I had…. never to be answered until God calls for my attendance. So, if you are still lucky enough to have grandparents who are still alive, take the time to learn their history and your family history. Because they will be glad to tell you everything. And that is My Opinion. |
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[Apr. 10th, 2004|03:59 pm] |
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I dedicate this News Time With Jan to my Grandfather, Didush, who passed away this afternoon, Saterday,the 10th of April |
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[Apr. 9th, 2004|04:48 pm] |
Latest Breaking News: At last we talked News Time With Jan was going to establish an Email List Server! Well, that time has come for our faithful readers to sign their souls away (not literally) and send News Time With Jan their email addys because, the List Server is up! The main function of the list serve is to bring our readers closer to us and let them know when updates have happened and when guest writers are appearing.
ALSO! News Time With Jan is looking for more guest writers! We have the main News Time With Jan and now we have Muffin's Rants. If you wish to be a part of the News Time Crew, let the Janinator know ASAP with your idea of a good article!
DON'T FORGET: FIGHT THE POWER OF THE RIAA AND SHARE YOUR FILES WITH EVERYONE!!!!!
Current Events: Rutgers students may be drinking only Pepsi on campus! That's right folks! The Coco-Cola contract is ending soon and Pepsi is eyeing Rutgers for their next big buy! Which is an extremely good thing, too! Coco-Cola is WORLD RENOUND for its harsh treatment of workers, illegal activities, and crimes against humanity! That is not a lie! News Time, however, has yet to hear of anything negative with Pepsi which, is not to say there isn't anything negative but that we haven't heard anything.
Weather: "EXCELLENT OUT" -Brian Poirson
My Opinion: The “Man” or “Fat Cats” or “Big Corporations.” What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear those similar terms representing the same people? “Revolution” is the first thing that enters my mind. The second thing is shotgun and the third is “The Who,” with their famous lyrics “and the shotgun sings the song,” from “We Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Revolution. Is that what we need to turn around this backwards system? People die in the streets because they can’t afford health care. Fat Cats get fatter from firing people who need that minimum wage to survive. Students can get into college and they STILL don’t know how to read. And does the government, whose soul responsibility is to protect the freedoms, liberties, and lives of its people, do anything to stop this pillaging of our souls? NO. It doesn’t. In fact, things have only gotten worse with the current President in office who is trampling our Bill of Rights and lining his pockets with dirty money given to him by the big corporations. If News Time With Jan comes up on the government’s search engine for terrorist thoughts, so be it. I don’t care who knows what my thoughts are on the government because IT IS MY RIGHT TO VOISE THEM OUT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT! IT IS MY RIGHT TO QUESTION MY GOVERNMENT AND ITS DOINGS!!! THE FIRST AMMENDMENT PEOPLE!!! Above all other things in this country, the most valuable of them all is the First Amendment. Freedom of Speech: the right to choose your own religion! The right to question whether our government is doing the right thing! And it isn’t. IF YOU DON’T QUESTION OUR GOVERNMENT THEN YOU DO NOT DESERVE THE FIRST AMMENDMENT!!! When your President starts infringing on your moral values, telling you what you can and cannot decide to do with your life, then alarms should be ringing in your head. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! The President is telling you how to live YOUR OWN LIFE. When the President starts letting his moral values get in the way of his office duties, then he should be removed. I believe we should have an extremely morally conscious President, but NOT one who enforces his ideas onto others; like the right of Gays to marry Gays and have the title of Marriage. LET GO OF THE RELIGIOUS BULLSHIT PEOPLE! ITS GETTING OLD. Religion and State should be kept separate!!! And religion is slowly taking hold of our government. Remember the crusades? Yeah, the CHURCH caused that. Remember Hitler? You cannot argue that he wasn’t influenced by religion…KILL ALL JEWS? So do we need a revolution? I say YES. Bring down the tyranny of our government. Reform is done with. FUCK REFORM. THE SHOTGUN SINGS THE SONG here people. VIVA LE REVOLUTION!!!! (this is in no way meant to actually cause a revolt. Only MY OPINION WHICH I HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOICE!)
NEWS TIME WITH JAN’S GREATEST SUPER HERO OF ALL ETERNITY: Michael Moore. Keep fighting for the American worker. Keep investigating the politicians’ dirty deeds. Keep pushing the boundaries of political “correctness.” With out you, Michael, mine eyes would be blinded and my soul left in the dark. Because of you I now know more about my country and how it REALLY works. Michael Moore is like the Martin Luther King, Jr. of today. Thank you.
Replies to the Editor:
2004-04-07
“*SQUIRT* Got you in the eye!”
-Shadowfire415
(awww man…it dripped onto my new kakis –Ed.)
2004-04-07
no, I'm pretty sure I don't like the Beatles. My father played their music entirely too much when I was younger, and I am hardly the hippie that I would need to be to appreciate their "messages" which are hidden in convoluted lyrics that hardly even sound like English, but more like someone spilled the magnetic poetry (usually, that wouldn't be a problem for me: I love Madonna's "Ray of Light", but for its pulsing backbeat and definitely not for the lyrics...).
I'm much more of a fan of music with a heavy beat, both modern D&B, older Disco, and even older Middle Eastern and African Tribal music.
But of course, we always go back to "de gustibus non est disputandum" (Regarding taste, there can be no argument)... So I guess I'll live and let live... or, "Live and Let Die."
-Ariestar
(You are entitled to your opinion and I will never stop you from voicing yours. Plus, I LOVE Disco, too. I also love Funk. You have to love the driving bass. As for a heavy beat, I like hard rock with sweet guitar riffs etc. –Ed.) |
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[Apr. 7th, 2004|01:43 pm] |
Latest Breaking News: There will be a new section added to News Time: My Opinion. Its almost like Muffin's Rants but I get to choose what I want to say lol and there's no discussion and I don't need to prove anything to you. MWUAHAHAHAHAHA Welcome to the supreme power that is JAN. Also, Muffin will be writing another article for News Time that should prove to be, in his own words...interesting.
Current Events: New York City Auto Show. HOLY SHIT. That is all.
Weather: It is another BEAUTIFUL day today. For some reason we are being thrown for a loop here and the weatherman upstairs decided we should have a warm, sunny day today.
Sports: "No noose, is good news!" -The Hangman from Robin Hood, Men in Tights.
My Opinion: So here it is. The new section in News Time. We here at News Time are hoping to stir up some anger and responses from our readers. So, without further interruption:
The New York Times Wednesday Edition posted right on the front cover "Up to 12 Marines Die in Raid on Their Base As Fierce Fighting Spreads to 6 Iraqi Cities." And under that headline you see a marine carry his fallen comrade in a body bag. It is a sad sight to see. Some argue that going after Saddam was a good thing and that his capture would mean the end to tyranny. Others argue that we had no business going into Iraq (and for the reasons Bush listed, we DIDN'T). Well, I say we have evidence that Saddam was indeed a mad man. He murdered countless innocents. His sons were freaks! BUT, for the reasons Bush gave us, we had no reason to go in there. IN MY OPINION we should just NUKE THE DAMN PLACE. I mean, after all, we did cut ties with every friendly country the United States has had. We gave a big FUCK YOU to Russia, Germany, France, Spain, and other European countries when we began work on Star Wars (the knick name given to the Missile Defense Program because it was all bunk) and then we blamed Britain for OUR mistake of going into Iraq. Oops. Our bad. We knew Saddam had no links to Al Queda or had NO WMA's but we'll still never admit it...wait...we just did. SO, to clear up our mess and end the stupidity that is the Middle East: NUKE THE PLACE. They're a bunch of shit diggers anyway. All they do is argue about where Jesus took a shit or if Jesus even existed and they argue with AK-47's and rocks. SO, if they're killing each all anyway, why not just send a multi-multi-multi (this isn't a typo) -kilo ton nuke over and lay waste to their rubble. Cuz that is all they have: rubble. There are no buildings in the Middle East anymore. Where Jesus took that famous shit there lies dust and rocks over the sanctuary. I say kill them all, wait several hundred years, and then inhabit the area. That my friends is My Opinion.
Quote of the Moment: “No noose, is good news!” –the Hangman from Robin Hood Men In Tights.
Music of the Moment: “Show me the way to go home.” –Uknown?
Music Video of the Moment: Anime: “Ghost in the Shell” Music: Daft Punk “Aerodynamic”
NEWS TIME WITH JAN’S BIGGEST FUCKING MORON IN THE HISTORY OF HUMAN EVOLUTION: G W Bush
NEWS TIME WITH JAN’S GREATEST SUPER HERO OF ALL ETERNITY: Michael Moore. Keep fighting for the American worker. Keep investigating the politicians’ dirty deeds. Keep pushing the boundaries of political “correctness.” With out you, Michael, mine eyes would be blinded and my soul left in the dark. Because of you I now know more about my country and how it REALLY works. Michael Moore is like the Martin Luther King, Jr. of today. Thank you.
Replies to the Editor:
2004-03-29
Feel lonely no more! yay Jan
~bonnie
(YAY –Ed.)
2004-03-29
"Free As a Bird" isn't exactly a Beatles song... it was John Lennon's voice with the other three remaining (at the time) Beatles basically making money off of their dead ex-compatriot.
But I just suffer from extreme Beatles poisoning in my youth, so their music holds no joy for me.
( The Beatles rule man. They were the greatest rock band to ever exist. Elvis isn’t the king. His records are plastic compared to the Beatles platinum. You can’t be “poisoned” from extreme Beatles exposure in youth. That just doesn’t happen. You have to look past all the political jargon and see how they truly affected people’s lives and see the strong statements against violence that they made. The Beatles [John Lennon in particular] stood for everything that is great in life. Their music [A LOT written by Paul] touches everyone who has a heart and made people believe in love, question the government, and overall just happy. I know you like the Beatles. Everyone does man. –Ed.) |
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[Apr. 6th, 2004|09:19 pm] |
Latest Breaking News: News Time With Jan is moving to an email list serve!!! Send your email you want us to use at News Time With Jan (PRIVETELY at doom@eden.rutgers.edu) so that you may sub scribe to the poorest entertainment news…website?…ever known to man.
Current Events: Pizza Hut is having a “Buy any pizza at regular price, get up to 5 medium pizzas at 5 bucks each.” It’s worth it. Jen, Brian, Christian and myself got 5 pizzas and enjoyed them very much.
Weather: Windy…but nice…but still windy
Sports: None. All-important sports are done with.
Quote of the Moment: “Got Questions? We got beer.” –Coors Light
Music of the Moment: “I believe in a thing called love” -The Darkness
Music Video of the Moment: Anime: “Ghost in the Shell” Music: Daft Punk “Aerodynamic”
News Time With Jan’s Biggest Fucking Moron of the Century: We will get straight to the man wearing the pointed hat in the corner (aka a dunce) G. W. Bush
News Time With Jan’s Man of the Moment: The Asian guy who saved my cell phone. Thanks.
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| News Time With Jan |
[Mar. 29th, 2004|01:21 pm] |
Latest Breaking News: The Targum sucks. We all know it. The Targum has yet to print anything of value except for the Sports page and minor nuances concerning RU’s politics. It is a biased newspaper that does not push the boundaries on speech and establishes no direct link between itself and the Rutgers students. It prints uninteresting articles that no one gives a crap about. For example: Monday March 29, 2004 edition - “Fraternity auctions brothers to benefit charity” or “Bill Gates leads fight against spam.” Whoop-a-dee-fucking-do. What fraternity DOESN’T do an auction for charity? Who gives a fuck if Bill Gates is STILL fighting spam. They’re both old news. And what is this “Inside Beat Extra” bull crap all about? Oh, you mean they test out video games and rate them? They go see movies and describe them? Whoop-a-dee-fuck-a-doo. That “Inside Beat Extra” is a massive rip off of tv shows and they probably don’t even write their own articles. It is probably all stolen off of internet/gamers magazines. It is a biased newspaper, where our beloved President McCormick can do nothing wrong (like drink and drive), worthless articles litter the pages, and the only thing it does for this community is suck our money away. I don’t even need the Targum for my sports news anymore. You can access sports news through the Rutgers website.
Current Events: School has started full swing again, Spring Break was never long enough, and let the exams role on! News Time With Jan will once again be incorporating some help from fellow editor Muffin on yet another heated topic (to be announced later this week) so that we may make News Time With Jan a more serious (yet totally silly) read.
Sports: Somehow our men’s basketball team is doing extremely well in the NIT. We have now surpassed the final 24 and are moving up in the world! If you haven’t been paying attention to them, now is the time.
Weather: Stepped outside lately? Flew any kites these days? How about that golf swing? Is it improving? For the past four days and including today, now has been the time to play tennis, soccer, football, have a picnic, and just take a walk in what I consider to be the most beautiful weather god could ever create. Although today proves chillier than the others, its still a shorts day. Go out and enjoy!
THE BIGGEST FUCKTARD IN HUMAN EVOLUTION: GW Bush. He has been a constant winner, and a gracious one, and here again is GW: “President Asked Aide to Explore Iraq link to 9/11” (NY Times Monday Morning Edition). Huh…that’s funny…all of sudden we come back to what we THOUGHT our whole reason for going into the middle east was: the 9/11 terrorist attack. Well I have news and knowledge for that extremely pot ridden, crack addicted brain of yours Bushy-Boy: THERE IS NO CONNECTION YOU STUPID FUCKER! It has already been proven by the FBI and the CIA AND British Intelligence that Iraq had no ties with Al-Queda and nothing to do with 9/11. Oh, and if your lax memory has caused you to forget: THERE WERE NONE, AND NEVER HAVE BEEN, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ! People, this is just another ploy by G.W. Buttfucker to get more votes and prove that he still “cares” about ending terrorism even though he had no intentions of going after bin Laden or helping Afghanistan. He wanted oil people. Mr. Clarke already told the public the lies you assholes shoved down the throats of so many ignorant peoples: you never cared about bin Laden. You wanted Saddam. Admit you are wrong you lying, no good fucking piece of shit eating bastard.
Quote of the Moment: “Skywalker? SKYWALKER?!! I’m sick and tired of hearing about that fruit!” –Red Foreman from That 70’s Show.
Song of the Moment: “Real Love” –The Beatles
Also consider: Free as A Bird –The Beatles
Music Video of the Moment: “Real Love” –The Beatles. It is an extremely beautiful music video and I will gladly show it to you if you wish.
News Time With Jan’s Group of the Moment: The Glee Club. We want our robes back you bitches…. beware…BEWARE!!!
Replies to the Editor:
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| 2 AM Hoagies |
[Mar. 26th, 2004|02:16 am] |
Just more poetry crap
Untitled
Burdened is my laden heart
Tired is my weary soul
Worn out are my frayed shoes
From much travel down Life’s path.
Learned lessons of love
Contemplated scholars’ labor
Studied works of art
I am still finding out Life’s teachings.
Walking to my daily job
Riding to my appointed class
Flying to my next conference
Always catching up to Life’s daily routines.
Crying when someone fails
Praying for others’ success
Fighting to keep my head above water
I battle Life’s Hardships
Experience the Path of Life.
Learn from the Teachings of Life.
Follow the Daily Routines of Life.
Never give up when facing the Hardships of Life.
Leaving This Earth
I feel the heat rise up in me
I feel the cold slide into me
I watch the fire leap out in force
I let the cold take its course
I let the pain slowly die
I take the consequences without a cry
I see the dark slowly rise
I watch the light leave my eyes
I notice all the things I had
I hope you all aren’t mad
I had to take this final action
I had to complete one last transaction
I leave you all to your lives
I shall watch over you with mine eyes
I to once again feel the mirth
As I Ascend From This Earth
Only But A Dream
I can see the can on the desk,
But all sensation has left my physical being.
The world shifts around me,
I feel it’s thin existence.
My breath breathes out the room,
And vacuums it back in.
My soul resists the “reality,”
What no man can yet explain.
Something has me holding on,
I struggle to let go.
My bed beckons to me,
“Come and sleep,” it says.
And I think to myself,
“Will I fall into yet another dream?”
Silence
Sometimes it plays the most befitting song
It fits your mood just right.
It knows how you feel inside and out
Reading your mind like a book.
It neither shouts at you nor curses
But certainly draws your attention.
It gives you a piece of mind
When all sanity has left you.
It can also give you fear
Not knowing what will happen next.
But it neither does you harm or good.
Instead it leaves you tranquil
Mute as the heavens.
All you have to do is listen
To nothing.
All you have to search for
Is Nothing.
All you need to discover
You already have.
Do you hear it?
Have you found it?
You already have it.
Silence.
Just wait…
A Four AM Quote
"Sleep is good I guess....hard to sleep with so much shit on your mind...oh, the troubles that plague the soul into the dark of night. They keep you up to all odd hours, slowly devouring your consciousness while depriving you of the subconscious. Stress is all but naturally your companion when sleep is your enemy. But don't let the stress get to you...things will work out in the end. Every beginning has an end and things seemingly solve themselves if you let life take its course...but for now...get some sleep." -Yours Truly |
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| News Time With Jan's I Feel Like A Douche Edition |
[Mar. 24th, 2004|02:22 pm] |
A correction must be made from the previous News Time:
That jumbled up mess (that cost me A LOT OF TIME) of slashes and "I's" is a big middle finger. Apparently, LJ doesn't like including spaces when I save....so FUCK THEM TOO! |
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