Being a former Journ. student, that shouldn’t be too hard to conjure.  Wish me luck?  Thank you, thank you all

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To go beyond the obvious, and untrue, generalizations surrounding a task of this sort, I found this list rather annoying. The greater majority of the movies I haven’t seen on this list are B, C, D, and 80’s horror flicks — yes, I was totally shooting for all 239 movies. The list looks like a tale of pop culture, and a bad one at that, rather than an exercise in cinematic quality. But maybe that’s the point, to place a large amount of filler movies into the list to insure that those who’ve seen a large amount of these films are the lifeless bunch of the world. I happen to be a huge fan of cinema, so I’m obviously proud of the films I’ve seen and own. That said, if the crafters of this list were aiming to include a majorityinto this list, they did a poor job of that as well.

The films missing from the list are so obvious it’s disgusting. It almost completely lacks in dramas; there is no Shawshank, no Star Wars, no Goodfellas, or Pulp Fiction, Citizen Kane, Psycho, Fight Club, Taxi Driver, Se7en, etc, all of which would fit into the lists general themes (I could have gone on for days). Yet, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, etc make it on to the list. If we’re going to add classics and cult classics how about a Godfather, Goonies or Full Metal Jacket? The problem lies in the actual amount of quality films on the list.

Don’t get me wrong, the idea that you’re “not” supposed to have seen many of these movies has not been lost on me. However, in my humble opinion, it is nearly impossible for someone who grew up in our era (80’s-2000’s) to not have seen at least 85 films on this list of popularity. To be frank, if you haven’t seen at least 85 films on this list, I’m not sure you have a life or friends that live in this century. It is not however, my charge here to generalize or judge, nor do I place any clout in random postings stating they are aficionados on what “living” is. I almost feel bad for the film critics across the world, who dedicate themselves to watching and reviewing movies just for them to discover they have no life, job or not, hah.

In any case, the following is my list; though i would have been more proud of my final number had this been an IMDB top 250 movies of all time list. But hey, maybe that’s just the non-life of a loser who still needs an education in the art of living. ;)~s

(X) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(X) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
(X) Boondock Saints
(X) Fight Club
() Starsky and Hutch
(X) Neverending Story
(X) Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
Total: 9

(X) The Princess Bride
(X) AnchorMan
(X) Napoleon Dynamite
(X) Labyrinth
(X) Saw
(X) Saw II
(X) White Noise
() White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
(X) 50 First Dates
() The Princess Diaries
() The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 18

(X) Scream
(X) Scream 2
(X) Scream 3
() Scary Movie
() Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
(X) American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 24

(X) Harry Potter 1
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Harry Potter 4
(X) Resident Evil 1
(X) Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
() The Village
(X) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 32

(X) Finding Nemo
(X) Finding Neverland
(X) Signs
(X) The Grinch
(X) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(X) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
() White Chicks
(X) Butterfly Effect
(X) 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot
(X) Robots
Total so far: 42

(X) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(X) Universal Soldier
(X) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came Polly
(X) Deep Impact
(X) KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
(X) Eight Crazy Nights
(X) Joe Dirt
(X) KING KONG
Total so far: 53

(X) A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
(X) Dumber & Dumberer
(X) Final Destination
(X) Final Destination 2
(X) Final Destination 3
(X) Halloween
(X) The Ring
(X) The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
(X) Flubber
Total so far: 64

(X) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(X) Practical Magic
(X) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
(X) From Hell
(X) Hellboy
(X) Secret Window
(X) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
(X) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 73

(X) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child’s Play
(X) Seed of Chucky
(X) Bride of Chucky
(X) Ten Things I Hate About You
(X) Just Married
(X) Gothika
(X) Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
(X) Remember the Titans
(X) Coach Carter
() The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 85

(X) Bad Boys
(X) Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
(X) Lucky Number Slevin
(X) Ocean’s Eleven
(X) Ocean’s Twelve
(X) Bourne Identity
(X) Bourne Supremecy
() Lone Star
(X) Bedazzled
(X) Predator I
(X) Predator II
(X) The Fog
(X) Ice Age
(X) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George
Total so far: 98

(X) Independence Day
(X) Cujo
(X) A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(X) ET
(X) Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
(X) War of the Worlds
(X) Rush Hour
(X) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 108

() Best Bet
(X) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(X) She’s All That
() Calendar Girls
(X) Sideways
(X) Mars Attacks
(X) Event Horizon
(X) Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
(X) Big Trouble in Little China
(X) The Terminator
(X) The Terminator 2
(X) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 120

(X) X-Men
(X) X-2
(X) X-3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
() Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
(X) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
(X) Freaky Friday
(X) Reign of Fire
(X) The Skulls
(X) Cruel Intentions
(X) Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
Total so far: 134

() Swimfan
(X) Miracle on 34th street
(X) Old School
(X) The Notebook
(X) K-Pax
(X) Krippendorf’s Tribe
() A Walk to Remember
(X) Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
(X) The 40-year-old-virgin
Total so far: 141

(X) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(X) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(X) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(X) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(X) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 147

(X) BASEketball
(X) Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
(X) House of 1000 Corpses
(X) Devils Rejects
(X) Elf
(X) Highlander
(X) Mothman Prophecies
(X) American History X
() Three
Total so Far: 155

(X) The Jacket
(X) Kung Fu Hustle
(X) Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
(X) Titanic
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(X) Shaun Of the Dead
() Willard
Total so far: 162

() High Tension
(X) Club Dread
(X) Hulk
(X) Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
(X) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(X) 28 days later
(X) Orgazmo
(X) Phantasm
(X) Waterworld
Total so far: 168

(X) Kill Bill vol 1
(X) Kill Bill vol 2
(X) Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
(X) Kingdom of Heaven
(X) the Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
(X) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 174

(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(X) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 180

(X) The Matrix
(X) The Matrix Reloaded
(X) The Matrix Revolutions
(X) Animatrix
(X) Evil Dead
(X) Evil Dead 2
(X) Team America: World Police
(X) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
(X) Hannibal
Total so far: 184

• # No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times. (This was proven false by a 16 year old girl I believe)
• # The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.
• # Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.
• # A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother’s first flight.
• # Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
• # Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning
• # The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
• # All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn’t like being seen wearing them in public.
• # Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
• # The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper.
• # The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites.
• # Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the U.S.A.
• # Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which containing the letter “e.”
• # The largest pumpkin weighed 377 pounds.
• # The largest cabbage weighed 144 pounds.
• # Pinocchio was made of pine.

~s

1. I’m terrified of body defects, especially if I think I could have or get them. Acne, moles, skin discoloration, bodily deformation or diseases (I used to think I could have scoliosis when I was younger)

2. I have a secret desire for an uber flexible and agile body — and though I’m fairly flexible, my current body isn’t half of what I’d like. The day I can do the splits is the day my life might be content and complete.

3. I can never read one book at a time; I always have to have 3 or 4 books that I’m reading alternately in any given week. (Current: Sophies World, Getting Past No, “Hey Whipple, Squeeze this”, No Logo, Beyond the Brand)

4. I’m anal about the meaning of words so I always look them up, sometimes the same word multiple times throughout the day, just so I remember them (even simple ones and ones I already know — most recent: diamond, irony, alliteration, minstrel, sever, willpower, disaffirmation). I do the same thing with facts.

5. I wish I could sing — it’s the one of the few natural talents I wasn’t blessed with — so I do it privately everyday just to remind myself how bad my singing voice actually is. But I will dance anywhere, bowling alleys, grocery stores, on the street, and especially when shopping — you need to see clothes in movement be for you buy them — or whenever my body feels like moving.

6. I’m bipolar about cleaning, on any given week my room can be a pigsty with food, dirty plates and glasses, empty juice cartons, piled clothes, scattered cds/dvds etc, or an immaculately sparkling room that’s been dusted, win-dexed, vacuumed and reorganized.

I tag: Archie, Ruby, Tina, Joe, Katie, Chalanea.

Anyway, as of now, this is little more then a test…. sooo, test test test.. ~s

Since about Christmas time I decided, on another whim like this one, that I wanted to change the way I dress. Much of this is thanks to two things, hanging out in downtown Chicago for days on end and a few of my friends looking better then me — no, really, I’m not that anal, I just don’t like feeling or looking outclassed. Regardless, the second I put on clothes that *fit* me, my body style and my personality, it was like getting an instant surge of joy.

You can chalk this up to being superficial, but I could really care less, it feels damn good to look damn good, so good that you impress yourself just for wearing it. There’s only one problem, looking good is expensive, and it takes time. Far more time and money then I’m used to spending on clothes (this was obviously when I thought clothes were just clothes though, and they most certainly aren’t and have never been ‘just’ clothes). I’m quite sure that it was my acceptance of spending an excess in both of these two categories that I realized I think I’ve become addicted to it, but the transformation really wasn’t that surprising (more on that later). I’ve always valued money through what it truly is, a means to make your life happier; therefore, placing an importance on buying things that make you look and feel good is not being “superficial,” it is called living, and living for your own happiness. Fuck anyone who hates on people for doing that, then again most of my friends aren’t even close to being that naive, so it’s not something I’m concerned with. Simply felt I’d quickly address that misnomer before judgment began to kick in.

So after presents at Christmas time, and my birthday, and a few crazy shopping trips, all of a sudden I’ve got a new wardrobe, yet it’s still not enough. It’s like once you start looking for the next hot thing you’re going to wear, the search becomes endless. Never completely satisfied with everything you have, you always want more — gotta’ love that American ideal, I think I hold it highest above all others.

I’m not rich, never have been, but I will be, but I have to be in the future, with the way I like to spend money. Example you say? How about walking into the Armani Exchange store and spending 400 dollars on a jacket (a really crazy dope perfect jacket in color and fit for my body) and two pairs of jeans (ridiculously trendy, but again, look damn good). This was on a day I wasn’t planning to spend money, so imagine the days I intend to, such is life; I mean “difficult,” by that.

Now me liking fashion is nothing new. I place a large amount of importance of aesthetic beauty, then impression and quality of it. Now most humans have some amount of desire for fresh looking things, but not all of care about that aspect in everything. My brain studies and analyzes things that look good, it’s like complete playtime for me when I see something that looks so attractive to me, be it: art, people, pictures, clothes, interior designs, architecture, furniture, cars and the like. In fact, to a point, I crave beauty, color coordination, proper accents, accessories and proper placement. So when you apply this ideal to clothes, you can see where the ideal can transform into obsession. Maybe obession is too strong of a word, I shall replace it with ’serious hobby’.

People often say, it’s not the clothes but how they’re worn, and actually, it’s both. You can put the hottest clothes you’ve ever seen on a person, and if the person isn’t confident enough to ware it, they go to waste and can often look ugly. So there is a level of mental preparation that goes in fashion that is rarely even mentioned or talked about. This is partly what has started annoying me about people telling me what I can wear to different places or events. If I’m confident and comfortable enough to rock my clothing the way I like, to the places I like, how can you say an outfit is inappropriate for the occasion? (No i’m not talking about extremes, no tuexedos to the theme park, and no shorts and t-shirts to board meetings)

As many of my friends know, I feel no shame in public, it often takes something close to a nuclear bomb to dent my level of confidence in myself. Yes, I can wear a tie bowling, yes I’ll rock a $500 jacket to simply chill at my friend’s house, and no, I don’t mind wearing a hat during dinner.

But it’s all good fun. If you think I look good, I appreciate it, if you don’t, you’re entitled to your opinion, and I simply think you’re wrong. So if you see me on the street, mentioning the threads isn’t a bad idea. :-P Until part II, holler at cha’ boy. ~s

Enjoy for now, much much more to come, i might actually have all the concepts finished this week. ~s

This is a rating test, this is only a rating test.

This is a rating test, this is only a rating test.

Last.fm happens to be a full variable system that determines the kind of music you like and listen to regularly then allows itself, with it’s self-proclaimed massive computer brain, the clout to recommend you music that you will like. And to my pleasent surprise that brain must be massive cause my frist impression is dead on, it works great.

More on this later.

Turns out i’m always pleasently surprised when I discover that the simple things to do in webdesign are quite hard and the hard things are simple, i guess it’s all in the execution.  In anycase, at the this pace i’ll have the main concept portions of the site done by the end of the week, and nothing makes me happier then a job well FINISHED.  Until then, I shall see you crazy kids later. ~Sterling