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December 23, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
Even after all these years I am still entertained by that oh so cute and adorable Snowcraft. For those of you who haven't heard of it. You control three kids who wage a war against other kids in green parkas. Although it is easy to beat once you figure out the trick, it still provides a good 5 minutes of entertainment after all these years. It seems only yesterday, I was plotting the demise of the green-hooded ones in my Grade 9 Info Tech class. Ah the memories! I'm hungry.
December 22, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
Of all the no-good dirty tricks to pull! During Christmas even! How could God disappoint me so by making 1984 such a poorly made crap-festival. 3 weeks of downloading. Searching for users, leaving the computer on all night in hopes of a connection being made, and it has led me to shit town. I’m sure I’m just over-reacting. This isn’t happening. How is this movie this bad? John, I’ve heard so many good things about you, but why? Why’d you have to hit on Sofia? I mean Julia. I have come to the b...
December 21, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
Well it is the yuletide season and that means two things. One, it is time for some christmas spirit, involving christmas songs, trees, shopping, parties and the whole nut. Two, it is also time for the absolutely painful christmas specials, and the trials and tribulations that are endured, trying to prevent them. Now before you call me Ebenezer, I have to voice my opinion. For the last five years, give or take, Christmas, for me, has been the Olympics of sucking. If sucking was a person, it woul...
December 20, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
Well the experiment is complete. I decided to test my uncanny ADD. Normally, something comes along, I get a whiff of it and I run after it, scraping at whatever I can get my hands on, while drooling profusely. (Hey, I just went to look up profusely in the dictionary to make sure I don’t sound like a COMPLETE moron, and the book randomly opened to the word pornography. Is this a sign from God?) Now before we jump to conclusions, I’m talkin bout FADS baby! Not my crack days. Those are over. Those ...
December 13, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
I didn’t even have to watch Vanilla Sky to have another “purpose of existence” mind-melt today. Every time I sit down and think about this movie, I always end up asking myself the same bloody question over and over. “How do I know there isn’t some David Aames in Tokyo, and I’m not just part of his complex, multi-layered lucid dream?” For those of you out there who think I’m a nut, I am. Good for you! You get a cookie! Ultimately, this is my desired end result of a movie. I want to be able to kee...
December 13, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
After sleeping in all week, I realized that eventually I would have to go back to school. Seeing as how today was a short day, I figured it wouldn't be so bad, then i woke up. I’ve been meaning to make a few entries in the last while, but found myself too tired to go downstairs and turn on the computer. So firstly, I am in absolute awe (check out that alliteration) at how quickly it took to see a response to my blog. MY BLOG! Who would have ever thought someone would read it. Well, you’ve made a...
December 12, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
Well, it's that time of year for me to make a list of items that I will never get, and work my ass off after christmas to afford. We start with the most cherished possessions. THE FILMS: (in no particular order) 1984 Equilibirum Duck Soup Horse Feathers Day at the Races Night at the Opera The coconuts Anybody seen my gal? Sailors Beware Fixed Bayonets East of Eden A Clockwork Orange Wizard of Oz Yellow Submarine Full Metal Jacket Se7en 12 Monkeys Snatch Half-Baked The Foll...
December 11, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
7 goddamn months!!!! I’ve been letting my hair grow for 7 bloody months, as a pact with my best friend. He was at my present stage when I began, so he was always “ahead” of me. MWA HA HA HA HA! BUCK BUCK BUCK! Well he showed up at my house to pick me up for some pool at our pool hall, which I will not divulge because I am happy with it’s current lack of crowds. (I hate waiting in line for a goddamn pool table.) Well he shows up and I don’t even make a double-take. I just stared blankly, like a d...
December 11, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
Well finally, I find myself typing in my blog. I now know the trials and tribulations of using a precreated blog. Although joeuser is a fine site, and it's only subpar in my opinion because i don't know html, i still hate this site. How come when it's late at night and I want to write a short review of The Directors: Cameron Crowe, I CANT GET ON THE GODDAMN SITE!!! Well looks like the storm has passed, and now i can review. uhhhh, what was that line? FUCK! Well it was good, but it wasn't what I ...
December 10, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
I have finally done it! Ever since I fixed the update patch on my Half Life: Opposing Force, I have been staying up til around 3 every night killing endless hordes of mutant freaks. Oh but staying up all night wasn’t good enough for me, I still thought about how I was going to kill that mofo behind the crate, or how to get the hell out of that goddamn room before the radioactive ooze swallowed me up. But now, my journey is over. I have free time again. Or so I thought. (Watch out! Here comes th...
December 10, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
I decided that it was not fitting to include this mention with the other videos. If you have Kazaa, you must download a file called Pink Floyd - Echoes with 2001: A Space Odyssey SCARY.mpeg its about 245 megs. But every sweet, sweet pixel is worth it!!! The music cues up so well, it is quite disturbing. Now this might just be me. I happen to love 2001, with all it's hidden messages and nuances, and think HAL is one of the best villians in movie history. Now if you have not seen the movie, this m...
December 10, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
After catching up on the American Democratic Election I decided to watch my Rage Against the Machine's Testify video. If you haven't seen it. It is absolutely hilarious, and creepy at the same time. It is at this time of music video talking that I would like to pass on my love of psychadelic eye-candy visuals. For those of you out there who think Neon is the best thing since The Wizard of Floyd, (NOT THE DARK SIDE OF OZ!!!!!! WIZARD IS JUST TOO COOL, TO NOT SAY!) I would highly recommend: Red ...
December 10, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
Well, after staying home for two days, I finally went to see a doctor. I was afraid that my pneumonia might have returned. At 18, I’ve already gotten pneumonia 3 times. Once you get it, it makes you more susceptible each time. Damn March Break and it’s wonderful 7 Day High!!!!!! I slept in until noon to provide ample time before my appointment at 2, but after installing a supposed Strip Poker game, which turned out to be Delta Force: Task Force Dagger, which sucked, and beginning my download of...
December 10, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
Well. I'm not sure whether to embrace the blog or to feel like a wuss. The main reason for this blog was fueled by a much better blog. www.tederick.com. Not only must I type with this shadow cast over me, but now I am being forced to compete with other blogs. I have not even entered my first...uhhh....entry, and I am already ranked 1493 in the world. ranked in what? I don’t know. All I know, is that school will be over in February and I am going to be mighty bored. And who better to endure my ...
December 10, 2003 by Phantom of the Night
Thank you! Thank you! I finally have a blog!. I'll keep this brief...