The Movie I’ve Been Waiting For

by jason

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When I found out that they (Fox Searchlight Pictures) were turning my favorite book, “Choke” into a movie I was excited. When I found out it was already a movie and that it will be in theaters in mere months I freaked-the-fuck-out. Today I ran across a new official trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/choke/trailer/

I really liked Sam Rockwell in Band of Brothers and in my opinion he’s a great actor. He’s playing the lead alongside Mrs. Adams; Anjelica Houston. I hope it turns out well and I promise not to be a winey fan-boy and complain “The book was better than the movie!!” like I did with “Love In The Time Of Cholera”  I’ve come a long way since then and like to think I’ve matured. </sarcasm>

xoxo -J

The Worst Book Ever Writed

by jason

This review is fantastic:The Shadow God

It’s enough to make aspiring writers want to give up seeking legitimate publishing venues. Please don’t. Just be sure to write better than this guy. God knows it won’t be difficult. Or should I say, God knows it won’t be deficit.

I empathize with the reviewer. I had a similar reaction after someone convinced me to watch “Love Actually“.

Roboooo!!

by jason

Here’s a fun little video I made with some friends a couple years ago. For some reason I thought it was a good idea to buy a Robo Raptor. Cleary it was a huge mistake. Eventually the sight of it in my house became to much to bear so I thought the best idea would be to run it over and destroy it. I’m BEHIND the camera along with my buddy Matt. My friend Brendan was behind the wheel with the wig.

My favorite comments on my video:

“Why did you played with him in the middle of the street?? :/”

“dude why did you buy it if you where going to break it fag”

“its fake that guy did not look OR sound drunk, and the way you talked, it sounded fake, u wouldnt say-it cost like 100 bucks. right there”

“omg i feel so srry 4 u”

Who are these people?

by jason

..because I want to hang out with them. By “them” I mean the people who have found my blog through strange, awesome, and unique search terms using their favorite search engine that led them to my site. Below are my favorite along with how many times unique visitors have used the exact same search term:

  • rear nudity (3)
  • kevin bacon’s penis (3)
  • cheerleader porn (3)
  • movies with full frontal (2)
  • fancy movies (3)
  • movies with nudity (5)
  • kirsten dunst topless (6)

Most of them speak for themselves, but my favorite?  “Fancy movies”  Three people actually typed that into google or yahoo looking for a movie with a little class.  What the hell is a fancy movie? Were they entertaining guests at a tea party? “rear nudity” or “Kevin bacon’s penis”  I can understand, but “Fancy Movie”?

xoxo -J 

The post from my iPhone

by jason

Hi everybody! (Hi, Dr. Nick!)

Anyway, I just wanted to briefly mention that I have some cool stuff on the way and some cool ideas so stay tuned for a real update soon.

Also, I love you… Ok, wow, that wasnt so hard… I feel better now.

XoXo. -j

Liberalism According To Me (2002)

by jason

In an effort to produce some material for my blog I decided to recycle a presentation I gave in International Relations. A class I took in college. Yay! It’s like TV reruns but in blog form! I’m in the middle of moving and finding time to write let alone an internet connection is sketchy at best.

One type of assignment that would strike fear into me during school was the oral presentation.Luckily in college there weren’t many but at that point I had learned to over prepare so I didn’t look like an ass in front of my peers.

This assignment I prepared like a madman. Mainly because we were required to field a Q&A session at the end of our presentation. Probably the only time I approached 100% effort for an assignment EVER, I read up, practiced and even decided to go first. My speech on Liberalism was relatively short and sweet but I set the precedent for visual aides with transparencies I printed out at Staples. Old school yet effective. You’ll notice that it’s written oddly because it is literally my notes. Here’s that speech along with notes and bad grammar circa 2002.. I dare you to read it:

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Liberal philosophers, beginning with John Locke in the seventeenth century, saw great potential for human progress in modern civil society and capitalist economy, both of which could flourish in states which guaranteed individual liberty. Modernity projects a new and better life, free of authoritarian government and with a much higher level of material welfare. The process of modernization unleashed by the scientific revolution led to improved technologies and thus more efficient ways of producing goods and mastering nature. That was reinforced by the liberal intellectual revolution which had great faitn in human reason and rationality. Here is the basis for the liberal belief in progress: the modern liberal state invokes a political and economic system that will bring, in Jeremy Benthams famous phrase, ‘the greatest happiness to the greatest number’.

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300 Words Per Day: Update

by jason

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How are things going with my 300 WPD project you ask? Not super.

I can make excuses: I’ve been sick, I’m in the process of moving and I’ve been “socializing”. Yea.. that sounds good..

But I have to say I’ve been taking notes like crazy in lieu of actually writing. Which is a lot better than nothing. Many ideas have been lost and forgotten over the years and that’s where my trusty notebook/mouse pad comes in. I find it easier and more natural to open it up and jot down a quick idea.

Either way it’s still been good motivation. Now that I’ve mentioned it on here I feel more obligated to getting it done. I don’t want to let the three people down who actually read my blog.

holla @ me    xoxo  -J 

Lovable Rascal’s Bible Corner: #1

by jason

This is my new section to LovableRascal.Com where I’ll devote a short entry to the vast and all emcompassing wisdom of the Bible. These are all true excerpts, passages, or whatever the hell they’re called, and if their wisdom doesn’t speak for itself please feel free to e-mail me for an explanation and how you can apply it to your daily life. So you can get to Heaven. And kick-it with Jesus.

Judges 19:22-29 (King James Version)

29And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.

This has been Lovable Rascal’s Bible Corner: #1.

300 Words Per Day

by jason

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my notes

That’s my new goal; 300 words per day. I haven’t told many people this but I’ve been “writing” a book for a while now. “Story” is probably more fitting because while I have a good idea about what the story as a whole will be, I really don’t know how long or short it’s going to end up.

The picture I posted above is my notebook. For some reason I like to write down my thoughts on paper before I type them out. In fact I’m more comfortable with paper and pen but I plan on doing most of my work in Open Office.

So here we go. 300 words per day at least 5 days out of the week. The idea is after a year I should have enough material for a book if I stick to a 300 WPD minimum. I planned on starting tonight but I’ve been dreadfully sick so hopefully tomorrow I’ll feel better.

xoxo -J

God Told Me To Make This Post

by jason

Christian propaganda will have you believe that our nation was founded on Christian principles by Christians. They’ll say the words of both our Declaration of Independence and Constitution speak of God and specifically mention “The Creator”. Well, fine. I’m not even going to debate that.

But at the same time it doesn’t take away some of the vast wisdom our founding fathers possessed . I have to admit I’ve been watching the HBO Series John Adams. I take everything I see in the show with a grain of salt and subsequently do my own research. This combined with my recent reading of “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins has been quite the eye opener. I’m proud of the ol’ boys and I’ve become quite smitten. Benjamin Franklin is my new hero. Here’s some quotes from our founding “Christians”:

“Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.” - Thomas Jefferson

“Religions are all alike - founded upon fables and mythologies.” - Thomas Jefferson

“History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government.” - Thomas Jefferson

“In no instance have . . . the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.” - James Madison

” The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity.” - John Adams

“Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.” - Benjamin Franklin

Incredible, though it seems our country has lost it’s way. Logic and reason are literally a thing of the past in this country at least among our leaders. Here’s a couple appalling quotes:

No, I don’t know that Atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God. - George Bush Sr.

God told me to strike at al Qaida and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East. If you help me I will act, and if not, the elections will come and I will have to focus on them. - George Bush Jr.

Atheists not citizens? I’m paraphrasing Dawkins, but replace “Atheist” with “Blacks”, “Jews”, or “Buddhists”. Sick, eh? I just threw up in my mouth a little.

I swear I’m leaving this country the day a Scientologist is elected to high office. Don’t laugh. Our current president thinks that god has spoken to him.

xoxo -J

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