Continuing with my affinity to black consciousness in my Hip-Hop, this week is Public Enemy off their newest album “How You Sell Soul To a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul”. There’s a number of outstanding tracks as well as a few throwaways. My favorite being “Long and Whining Road”. “See Something, Say Something” being a very close second. Next week, is something completely different…and white. Everlast of House of Pain fame.
Well, as you may or may not know, I sent my computer in to be fixed. I also had a cracked case. The right hinge had snapped off shortly before it went kaput. Anyway, so I sent it in. They got it, but because the cracked case was due to my “negligence” they needed to contact me on whether I would pay for the repair of it. They called one time and we missed the call apparently. I finally called them to see what was up as it had been awhile. They apparently sat on my laptop for 4 days not doing anything. Not even looking at what might be wrong with it cuz they needed confirmation on if we were covering the costs for the damn casing. So we gave the go ahead and all was well…
…wrong! I got the laptop back about 4 days later. Casing fixed. Look at the invoice. No mention of any problem with the laptop other than the damn casing. I turn it on after we put the hard drives back in(they told us not to send them in) with trepidation. As suspected, they did nothing. I’m pretty sure they didn’t even look at it.
So we call them back. They want us to do the exact same troubleshooting we did on our initial call to them. We refused, we were upset…no pissed. We ask for someone in charge. Longer story, short. They want us to send it back in again, this time with the hard drives. I’m likely gonna lose everything on my hard drive. Luckily I backed it up quite often so won’t lose too much. It went back yesterday. Worse customer service EVAR!11!1!!!
…and I’m a comic nerd. Last week my cousin(Allen) was all kinds of awesome and out of the blue, bought me a Marvel comics poster. All nice and framed. So thanks again! You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. Here’s a pic of said poster…
Also known as “The Protector” to you lame-o’s who are scared of foreign films. Tony Jaa is back breakin’ necks, droppin’ elbows, and knee’s like no other man in cinematic history. If you’ve seen Ong Bak then you know Tony Jaa owns your soul. If you haven’t then you suck…end of story, no argument needed.
Any way, Tom Yum Goong is very similar in story to Ong Bak, but we don’t watch these movies for the story or social commentary. We watch to see Jaa destroy bitches with his acrobatic, deadly, brutal, gravity defying Muay Thai. And he does not disappoint. There’s about 30 minutes of said story before we get our first ass whoopin’, but once it begins you barely get a chance to breathe. The biggest and possibly greatest 1-on-infinite fight in history is in this movie. There’s a one shot take of Jaa’s character ascending about 6 floors of stairs kicking ass all the way. No cuts the entire scene. It was incredible.
Then there’s another 1-on-infinite scene where he’s breaking bones like a madman. Just brutality at it’s finest.
Then one of my favorite scenes(they’re all good) is Jaa versus the Capoeira guy. I love Capoeira, but it’s rarely ever used in movies. Only one I can think of is the painfully underrated “Only the Strong”. Maybe Jean Claude’s “Bloodsport” but it’s been awhile since I’ve seen it. It was done really well in this movie. Great fight scene.
Even the cheesy ending didn’t bother me. It just seemed to fit. Anyway, check it out. Well worth a purchase if you’re a fan of ass-kicking brutality.
I’m thankful I didn’t have to talk to anybody at the big family Thanksgiving. That’s what I’m thankful for. I had my media player on nearly the whole time. Watched me some Boondocks, listened to music and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Food was good as well. Especially the chicken and noodles. Christmas is gonna be f’n packed! I got some pictures but my computer is shutting down like every 2 minutes. It’s taken me 5 restarts just for this, so I’m out for today. I’ll try to get all the pics up tomorrow.
Starting tomorrow I’m no longer gonna live life in bed. I’ll still be anti-social, and won’t go out much(too cold) but will be getting up everyday. It’s a start right? Likely gonna go see “I Am Legend” in December. Gonna try to get the book read before then. Key word…try.
Grandparents tomorrow and it’s gonna be crazy. Gonna be like 38 people(like 5 new babies) in a pretty small area…at least I got my own chair. The more people the more I can blend in and avoid talking to anybody. The plan…get in, eat, avoid eye contact, & get out.
Today, I did nothing but play a couple games…all day. Took a small break for some buffalo wings and an episode of Ninja Warrior, then back to the games. I got John Woo Presents Stranglehold today in the mail and it’s about as fun and mindless as it gets. It’s like Max Payne on crack. If you’ve seen any of John Woo & Chow Yun Fat’s movies together(Hard Boiled, The Killer, A Better Tomorrow) you get an idea of the game. Bullet Ballet at it’s finest…or it’s most hectic.
I spent my Thanksgiving home alone. It was by choice though. I could’ve went to my Aunt’s but I declined due to the cold and having already gotten comfortable in my mind I wouldn’t be going due to unforeseen circumstances. She did send me a plate however. Thus far, all I’ve eaten is the cherry cheesecake
I am going to my grandparents Saturday for the big family thanksgiving. Should be an alright time. I don’t converse with hardly any of the fam. I just kinda keep to myself. We just have nothing in common.
Hope all 2 or 3 of you who actually read this thing had a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
The Priest Holmes experiment is ova! Apparently he re-injured his neck late in the game Sunday. Word is, he’s expected to announce his retirement today. It was a small miracle he was able to come back at all. Glad he’s getting out now, before things get worse.
Side note: That Michael Bennett trade ain’t looking too great. We’re down to just one back now in Kolby Smith…not comforting.
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