live fast, die

It seems a few people missed the point of my Juno commentary. Im not saying i hated the film, cause i sat through it and thought it was ok. My point was just that the way it was packaged and presented was totally predictable and it was meant to be something different. Which lead me to the point that now when you watch an 'indie' movie you pretty much know what its going to be like, in the same way you know what devices an action movie is going to use. The whole aesthetic of indie movies is now just as predictable as a Michael Bay one. Thats all i was saying. I didnt say it was a bad thing, just that the automatic higher plateau indie movies reside upon, is misguided.

I am in rehearsals at the moment. Everyone else has gone on the daily 2hr lunch break. I dont go because i usually wake up late, and have a massive bowl of cereal. So when i turn up late, im full, and then an hr later everyone breaks for lunch. So i stay in the room and either design, try to sort out my lyrics or write this blog. Today i also recieved a few skateboard decks that i ordered. A bunch of limited edition Creature decks, and some old school Powell and Santa Cruz ones. They are nice.

Evolution without the R isn't evolution at all.

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Whats the difference between a post and a blog?

Thats not a joke by the way, more a genuine question. So ive been doing a lot of work lately, a lot of music stuff and a lot of designing, and a lot of posing. I finally got a new mac which is sweet and i updated all my graphics programs. Ive moved completely over to illustrator from photoshop which in essence means im better than 90% of the population.

In other news, I tried watching Cloverfield last week also and got through 10 minutes, then felt sick. I applaud the concept but sometimes what looks good on paper doesnt necessarily mean it will work in actuality. As a movie it sucked. As a concept it ruled. I also watched Juno, and realised that so called hip anti mainstream indie movies are now as predictable as their dumb action movie counterparts. People automatically think that if they watch an indie movie it means they are cooler or somehow more intelligent than someone watching Die Hard, but its just as formulaic.

Meandering spoken word, slightly out of key, lo fi acoustic fey music with lyrics that dont rhyme - check,
Part live action, part kooky animated drawing titles - check,
Overly worldly wise dialogue from someone you know is way too young to say it - check,
References to things from people way to young to get them - check
Basic existential musings and schoolyard social commentary - check,
Cameo from an A lister - check,
Paul Giamatti, Jason Bateman or the other guy with a beard thats in every indie movie - check
Surrealist opening sequence featuring something where it shouldnt be - check
Self aware, sarcastic voice over - check
An air of smug self superiority running through everything - check

Thats pretty much all i could think about whilst watching Juno. That and how theres no way a 16 year old chick would be banging on about Iggy Pop. I may be citing stereotypes here, but why dont we try Paramore. Every device used was as utterly predictable as Jason Statham not pulling off an american accent. But, hey, if you reference that rather than Timecop, people will think you're way cooler. Unless you are talking to me, when the Timecop reference would make me want to marry you.

I also saw Boomer from Battlestar Galactica the other day in Blockbuster, and made small talk with her while i tried to be cool, holding an Empire Strikes Back framed poster.

Ok, thats all for now. Like i said on the LPS blog, lots of big news coming very soon, ive been working on something tasty, so stay frosty.

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i couldnt remember..

..the password to my old blog. Probably because i never used it. So i created a new one. Here it is. Bloggy blog blogger. I'll be updating as and when i have stuff that warrants writing down. Word.