1st Hollywood Crush

Went out to catch Blood Diamond today, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly. The movie was about conflict diamonds, diamonds which are mined in war zones and are being sold to fund the war. I was aware that this film was good -that's why I paid $8.00 to see it- but it has exceeded my expectations.


But the real reason I wanted to see the movie was Jennifer Connelly. I had an instant crush on her -my first Hollywood crush- when I saw The Labyrinth as a wee boy. She was a charmer and a screen scorcher back then, and she still is now -even at 36. Although, in Blood Diamond, she didn't set the screen on fire with her voluptuous figure like she did in Waking the Dead and Mulholland Falls.

Re-Organization

In order to give my twitching eye (see previous post) some time to recuperate, I stayed away from my PC and books for the past two days. So instead of reading, blogging, or summoning the undead to decimate the conformist populace, I re-organized my room...a little bit.

It took me some time to clear my room since I live in the basement (yeah, stereotypical. A jobless 26 year-old with no girlfriend and loves Dungeons & Dragons). Cleaning and throwing things is one thing but it doesn't take time. What takes time is when you sort the crap, find things, and wallow in nostalgia. Like finding an old photograph and letter, you thought lost, caught in between the pages of a magazine. That takes time. First you'll lose your thoughts just by staring at the picture for countless minutes, and then you'll read the letter, or the magazine, and reminisce the good times for hours.

More space for my PC games after clearing out old magazines.

The other thing that takes time is making a decision to throw or keep a certain thing. I hate that kind of conundrum. In my case, I really had nothing important to throw away (I already threw my life away...LOL) except for my old PC game boxes and old magazines (the dirty ones included). Yet for some reason, I really had such a difficult time parting with them. Though part with them, I did (I even had to throw my stuff at night so they won't discover the dirty magazines).

Now, my room and shelves has much more space for the new year. The only thing I must do right now is to get a job, so I can buy many things to fill up my spacious shelves again.

Twitching Eye

My left eye is continually twitching, and it slightly annoys me. It's probably caused by my "hectic" schedule and "strenuous" daily life as an unemployed nuclear medicine technologist. Come to think of it I've been straining my eye 19 hours each day, mostly reading, writing, or playing games. To prove my point, I laid out my daily schedule so you can judge for yourself wheter I'm using my ocular muscles too much.

08:00 am to 08:30 am - Preapare and eat breakfast.
08:30 am to 09:30 am - Watch CNN and local news.
09:30 am to 11:30 am - Surf web (look/apply jobs online,
check/send e-mail, RPG Watch, Friendster.)
11:30 am to 12:30 pm - Cook/Prepare and eat lunch.
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm - Take a shower/bath.
12:45 pm to 05:30 pm - Play PC games (Company of Heroes,
Neverwinter Nights 2, or X3 Reuninon)
05:30 pm to 06:30 pm - Cook/Prepare and eat dinner
06:30 pm to 03:00 am - Write blog, play more PC games,
or read a book ( currently reading The Baroque Cycle)

Well, that's about it, my daily schedule. Just one look at it and there's no doubt I've been punishing my eye, causing it to quiver. By the gods and all their mothers! I'm too predictable (and boring). I need to try out that thing called spontaneity sometime soon.

The Best 6 of 2006

Well, another year has ended and started. But 2006 has been good to me. I finished school and passed my certification board. Though finding a full-time nuclear medicine gig is harder than expected. Nevertheless, my unemployment is a mixed blessing. I don't have income but I had plenty of time to relax. So I was able to watch movies, listen to music, and play a lot of games, and 2006 have birthed many excellent games, music, and films. To recap all of my favorite movies, games, and music that came out last year, I've written a very long list.

Top 6 Games of 2006

1. Company of Heroes
(9.4 of 10)



2. Neverwinter Nights 2
(9.3 of 10)



3. Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords
(9.0 of 10)



4. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
(8.7 of 10)



5. Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators
(8.7 of 10)



6. SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars
(8.5 of 10)



Top 6 Movies of 2006

1. Pan's Labyrinth
(9.6 of 10)



2. Letters from Iwo Jima
(9.2 of 10)



3. The Departed
(9.0 of 10)



4. V for Vendetta
(8.7 of 10)



5. Apocalypto
(8.4 of 10)



6. The Prestige
(8.4 of 10)



Top 6 Albums of 2006

1. Mastodon - Blood Mountain
(9.8 of 10)



2. Muse - Black Holes and Revealations
(9.5 of 10)



3. Isis - In the Absence of Truth
(9.3 of 10)



4. The Blood Brothers - Young Machetes
(9.0 of 10)



5. Tool - 10,000 Days
(9.0 of 10)



6. Portugal. The Man - Waiter: "You Vultures"
(8.8 of 10)



Well that's the list of my favorites from last year. So what your favorite from last year?