Archive for July, 2007

Idiot’s Confession

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4 years ago
by bangbang023 in

Idiot’s Confession (7/12/2007)

What can I do to erase my imperfections?
Reflections of the failings in my collection
Obsession is never really a wise direction
But I guess that I am here for an idiot’s confession
The lessons that I picked up through interactions
The stories that I listened to that proved to be distractions
Refractions of the images I once thought to be real
The cracks and the scars of the wounds that never heal
The leaks that never seal, the weight upon my heels
The doubt inside my head from confusion that I feel
The life force that you steal every time you point at me
Whether done in jest or annoyance grown in me
And I don’t know who to be or understand what I should change
Every other second comes another laugh my way
I lost a half today and another eighth tomorrow
Replaced with disappointment and a self inflicted sorrow
So pick apart my being and shred what’s left of me
My walk falls with my speech, so go and take the best of me
I know you all think less of me than I ever really pictured
My pessimism failed me and I forgot to read my scripture
Cause if I would have read the pages, I would have read the words
I would have learned to play the boy that dropped without his nerve
I would have known to see the truth and never hold a hope
Just see my hand and laugh at me and never throw a rope

Transformers

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4 years ago
by bangbang023 in

This is just going to be a quick one.

Thursday night, I went to see “Transformers” with Joe. I kept hearing that the movie was awesome and I know Michael Bay can put some amazing action films onto the screen, so my expectations were high. I walked out of the theater with the movie exceeding my expectations, by far.

The action is incredible and the Transformers look amazing. Some people have complained that they don’t look like they did in the 80′s cartoon series, but it’s even been noted that they tried making the classic look work, but that it turned out looking cheap and fake, so they went with a more realistic and plausible “transformed” look. It’s absolutely breath taking to watch a car transform into a giant robot and then to leap into battle. To make things even better, they didn’t cheap out and try to hide bad graphics behind a dark rainy environment. Bay took a chance and put everything in the daylight and it worked beautifully.

The story and acting was also put together very well. The lead actor, Shia LaBeouf, has great comedic timing, yet also has the ability to make his action scenes work well. He looks like an average guy, like he one were one us, thrown into a situation where greatness is forced out.

All in all, the movie is awesome. If you’re a fan of the Transformers, you’ll enjoy the nostalgia. When Bumblebee and Barricade went head on in the first bot on bot battle, the audience gave a cheer because they all knew it was non stop from here on out. Optimus Prime managed to get two cheers for when he first appeared and for when he made it to the final battle. His opening and closing monologues also exhibit his classic nobility and honor. You’ll get chills if you know anything about the character.

Go see the damn movie, people.

Short Heroic Dream

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4 years ago
by bangbang023 in

Short Heroic Dream (7/6/2007)

Call me a dreamer, tell me my head’s in the clouds
I want to feel what it’s like to be courageous and proud
Just like you see in the movies, in the face of adversity
I’d have the strength to stand tall against whatever would verse me
Cause the thoughts kind of hurt me, the doubts that I harbor
Belief that I’d fail if this life would get harder
I want to know in the moment that I’d be the right person
I don’t just want to think it, I want to know it for certain
And when they pull shut the curtains and every thing’s finished
People will speak about how I made a real difference
How I went beyond all my limits and saved something or other
And we’ve all come to realize we’re all sisters and brothers

It seems so fantastical to dream like a child
I can’t help how I feel, my imagination runs wild
But what I speak in this style is something that bugs me
These doubts are a burden that weigh down above me
I just wish life would shove me and give me a chance now
To be that lone hero that could do it, all hands down
Letting me stand proud, a man with his courage
Making a difference when the chance makes me flourish
Yet, I feel so discouraged, I doubt I could do it
I hate the damn fact that I wouldn’t fight through it
I don’t want the fame, I just want the sole knowledge
That when the moment is dire, I can say that I got it

What You Know

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4 years ago
by bangbang023 in

What You Know (7/3/2007)

I’m not a mother fucking mind reader, but I can see inside
I can hear the thoughts you think when you think that I am blind
On the edge down in your mind, I’m amazed at what I find
When my back is turned away, the only time you show that side
But I stand soaked in my pride, fuck every one left standing
Don’t feed me your generics while you’re practicing back stabbing
If you have something worth sharing, spill it on the table
Lock your jaw in place and let every word stand stable

I’m a hot head bastard who never shows much patience
Snapping on a whim and in every situation
This here’s a demonstration is what every one will say
Why does he have to say it and say it in that way?
Well, I’m honest and direct, I hate the sugar padding
Don’t judge me for not pandering to your misunderstanding
I won’t back off from a fight when I get to use my wording
How is it that my straight approach can be so damn unnerving?

Then I sit inside my room and I bake beneath the monitor
A geek in every way and he’ll never have a shot at her
A singletary loser with nothing to exhibit
Perhaps a little crazy by a stretch if you could flip it
But I wish that you would zip it and shut it and just listen
I’m not the kind of guy who denies just what is missing
I know that I am distant and keep me to myself
But you only see a fraction of the picture and it’s wealth

I’m not a mother fucking mind reader, I don’t need to see inside
Every thing you whisper gets to me in all due time
The funny thing you don’t get is that every thing I am
Is every thing you think you know and never understand
Cause right here where I stand, is where I find contentment
I’ll make a move when needed, I’ll bask in my resentment
I’m not one to contend with the images you’ve painted
But don’t ever think you really know me and all my faces

Notes: People see one side of me and think they know me. It’s amazing how one slipped joke can really change things.

A Good Weekend

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4 years ago
by bangbang023 in

The weekend started on Friday night when Joe and I went to see “Live Free or Die Hard”. The movie was amazing. Nonstop action and classic sarcastic one liners are delivered by Bruce Willis throughout the film. Quite a few times, the entire theater burst out laughing. The action sequences are equally as amazing. This movie is basically one long series of “wow” and “haha” for anyone watching it. It kicked ass.

Saturday was our first trip on our quest to visit as many Major League Baseball stadiums as possible. Obviously, we went to Philadelphia, PA to see the Phillies play at Citizens Bank Park. The stadium is beautiful. It’s all open meaning you can see the field even when you go to get concessions. Seeing how great it works, I’m very anxious to see the new Yankee Stadium as it’s supposed to incorporate the same concept.

Citizens Bank Park isn’t the only beautiful part of Philly, though. The area near the Philadelphia Museum of Art is equally as breath taking. Unlike NYC where things are a bit spread out, all the cultural destinations such as the zoo and museums are all in one general area. One of the roads we would up on actually runs along side a small river. Along side the river is a beautiful walk way and statues throughout that walk way. It really is beautiful.

One of the most striking things about the city, to me, was how quickly the scenery changes. You can literally go from beautiful big city to smaller urban area (think Park Slope for you New Yorkers) in a matter of 2 or 3 blocks. I guess I’m just not used to a small city like that where everything happens so quickly.

On a side note, I’m glad Joe didn’t have a camera when that crazy ass bug flew into the car. When a bug is that big and that loud and can fly, I don’t tend to have some of my proudest moments.

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