I See High People

I found his article is from thesmokinggun.com which may just be too good to be true:
Actor Haley Joel Osment was charged with drunk driving and marijuana possession after he crashed his 1996 Saturn station wagon while returning home from a Los Angeles concert in July 2006. The 18-year-old Osment, who starred as the boy who saw dead people in "The Sixth Sense," suffered minor injuries in the accident and was briefly hospitalized. Osment, who posed for a mug shot snapped by an L.A. sheriff's deputy, was released from custody after posting a $15,000 bond.

Not that driving drunk and crashing your car is a good thing at all, but when did the kid you wanted to slap across the room in Pay it Forward suddenly turn into someone you want to party with? And a 1996 SATURN? Must have blew all that Hollywood kid cash at Chuckie Cheese's. Or maybe just pot.

With Only Three Words

1. Where is your cell phone? on the table

2. Your girlfriend/boyfriend/hubby? will be foreign

3. Your hair? slowly falling out

4. Where is your father? sleeping at home

6. Your favorite thing to do? party with friends

7.Your dream last night? nightmare about school

8. Your favorit drink? ice cold beer

9. Your dream car? i can't afford

10. The room you’re in? cozy living room

12. Your fears? snakes mustard birds

14. Who did you hang out with last night? me, myself, I

15. What aren’t you good at? not buying shit

16. Muffins? Israeli Palestinian Conflict

17. One of your wish list items? trip to Peru

18. The last thing you did? prepared for school

19. What are you wearing? blue swooshy pants

20.Your pet? dead Beta fish

21. Your computer? thin Dell laptop

22.Your life? never ending comedy

23. Your mood? a little anxious

24. Missing? my summer vacation

25. What are you thinking about right now? I need laid

26. Your car? love my aztek

27. Your work? currently in jeopardy

28. Your summer? where'd it go?

29. Your relationship status? happily living single

30. Your favorite color(s)? yellow, blue, green

31. When is the last time you laughed? thirty seconds ago

32. Last time you cried? because it hurt

33. School? is my life

Travel Tuesday

I sucessfully completed my first day back to work in 3 months, and for some selfish reason I can't help but think about the summer vacation coming next year. This, coupled with the fact I haven't gone anywhere truly exotic or exciting in several years, has inspired me to create "Travel Tuesdays" where I'll share a photo and maybe something about a location where I would like to travel every Tuesday. Please feel free to post your own travel wishlists as well!

Today's destination: TAHITI



I think this picture is explaination enough, but besides the awesome Pacific beaches, I believe Tahiti would have the perfect combination of paradise and culture. As a person with a degree in French, the language factor also has an appeal for me. Plus, when I teach about this island, everyone always gets a kick out of the capital Papeete.

When The Moon Is In The Seventh House...

For anyone who cares, there is a full lunar eclipse early tomorrow morning. Surprisingly, I'm usually a sucker for lame things like this. And besides, what the hell, I'll be up for work anyway. If you're a dork like me, check it.

All The Same But Different

Moved by the recommendations of several people (mostly strangers) I recently rented the 2006 Alejandro González Iñárritu film Babel. I had wanted to see the film for a while, mostly because one of my favorite actors, Gael García Bernal , is in the cast. (I later found out however, his role is pretty minor and doesn't get much screen time, but he's there nonetheless.) I'm not going to pretend to be a movie critic and go on about the intricacies of the plot, but I will say that Babel is a very well directed and cast "think film" that will leave you going "Huh...".

The plot takes you through four seemingly unrelated interweaving plots all around the world from Morocco, to Tokyo, Mexico and the US. It begins with an American couple, played by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchette, who are vacationing in Morocco when tragedy strikes. Jump to Tokyo and follow a teenage girl carrying more baggage and personal challenges than a normal teenager should. Then cross the Mexican border to a traditional wedding and an untraditional return to the states. All four different plots could be created into a movie all on their own, and it can be hard at times to understand why we are seeing all these scenes in one DVD. However, González Iñárritu melds them beautifully.

The resounding theme to take away from this movie is how similar everyone in the world is despite being so very different. Another consistent theme is the need for communication and shows just how many barriers there are to complicate communication, either spoken or emotional.

The title, which is so ingenious in my opinion, comes from the Hebrew verb balal which means to confuse or confound. Also, according to the Bible, this is where everyone ended up after the great flood. Long story short, they decided to build a tower to Heaven, God got real pissed at them for this, and made everyone speak a different language as a punishment. (Temper, Temper...) This is also where we get our word babble. Anyway, because no one could understand each other, they scattered all over the world, which is why we have so many different languages today. It couldn't possibly have anything to do with the evolution of several languages which were spread by nomads and conquerers. Oh wait, evolution of anything is just a made up theory.

If you get the chance, NetFlix Babel. You may have to watch it more than once, and you may have to think, but it's worth the two hours of your life.

For The Furry On The Go...

To add comment to an entry in a friend's blog; what the hell is up with commercials? As I sit here watching a horrible made for TV movie with undertones of racism, I am consistently interrupted in the middle of a scene that would only happen in the South with more ridiculous scenarios. The one that is pissing me off the most right now is from AirWick air freshener. (To be fair, ALL air freshener commercials are either disgusting or unrealistic) The family is animals, and the mom is a busy on the go soccer mom giraffe who is too busy to get the stink out of her house caused by her two teenage porcupine sons. I know this seems like a ridiculous rant, but who is the ass that thought this was a cute or funny scenario? Here's a similar commercial with a pretentious British bitch bunny who keeps a fresh smelling home despite the fact that she and her bump on a log smelly jock husband can't quit popping out little British bunnies all over the living room. NEAT! And, with a little reluctant searching, I found out there are also monkeys, elephants, raccoons (not to mention the ones with flies flying around a toilet) Why am I so annoyed by this, and why do I have to bitch about it? I'm not sure.

Everything I Need To Know I Learned From The Bathroom Wall

You know you're in a real top-notch place when they actually encourage you to write on the bathroom walls. Here are some wise little bits I came across last night written by sleazy drunk men who think they're clever. Enjoy!

• Your mom told me to tell you "hi".
• She drink the cum out of the condon
  
• SlUT*
• Talk to the Darmy
• How do you make the ugliest baby?
• Let's ask your mom and we'll find out
• FUCK U R DAD
• Shibby
• LOYALTY
  

Thank God Almighty I'm Blogging At Last!

As the summer draws to a close, I have finally decided to share with all of you my rants, raves, quirks and basic bullshit that makes up my daily life. Keep reading for entertaining tidbits!