Young Folks: A Story About Friends

COMING NOT SO SOON!!!


Will have to write a lot and interview everyone.

-Embarrassing stories
-How that person got into the group through who?? how??? where??
-Young Folks Family Tree----obviously on top of the chain we will find most of the UTSA people
-Feelings toward each other
-Relationships
-Mistakes
-The Administration
-Nueces Apts
-The DEW
-The summer of 2007


who knows what else. Might take a million years to write. And the worst part of all is that there will be memories being made while writing the whole thing.


Might never happen, but sounds like a great idea.

Oscar 2010 Guess List

Not gonna lie, I've only seen half the films. I'll be happy with a 50/50 score. Don't think I'll beat last years score.

my guesses

Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
• George Clooney in “Up in the Air”
• Colin Firth in “A Single Man”
• Morgan Freeman in “Invictus”
• Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Matt Damon in “Invictus”
• Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger”
• Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station”
• Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones”
• Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” right
  

Actress in a Leading Role

• Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” right
  
• Helen Mirren in “The Last Station”
• Carey Mulligan in “An Education”
• Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
• Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Penélope Cruz in “Nine”
• Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air”
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”
• Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air”
• Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” right
  

Animated Feature Film

• “Coraline” Henry Selick
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
• “The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
• “The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
• “Up” Pete Docter right
  

Art Direction

• “Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair right
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
• “Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
• “Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• “The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

Cinematography

• “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
• “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Bruno Delbonnel
• “The Hurt Locker” Barry Ackroyd
• “Inglourious Basterds” Robert Richardson
• “The White Ribbon” Christian Berger

Costume Design

• “Bright Star” Janet Patterson
• “Coco before Chanel” Catherine Leterrier
• “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Monique Prudhomme
• “Nine” Colleen Atwood
• “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell right
  

Directing

• “Avatar” James Cameron
• “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow right
  
• “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels
• “Up in the Air” Jason Reitman

Documentary (Feature)

• “Burma VJ” Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
• “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
• “Food, Inc.” Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
• “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
• “Which Way Home” Rebecca Cammisa

Film Editing

• “Avatar” Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
• “District 9” Julian Clarke
• “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis right
  
• “Inglourious Basterds” Sally Menke
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Joe Klotz

Foreign Language Film

• “Ajami” Israel
• “The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada)” Peru
• “A Prophet (Un Prophète)” France
• “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
• “The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band)” Germany

Makeup

• “Il Divo” Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
• “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
• “The Young Victoria” Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

Music (Original Score)

• “Avatar” James Horner
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Alexandre Desplat
• “The Hurt Locker” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
• “Sherlock Holmes” Hans Zimmer
• “Up” Michael Giacchino right
  

Music (Original Song)

• “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
• “Take It All” from “Nine” Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
• “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Picture

• “Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
• “The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers
• “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
• “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
• “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers right
  
• “Inglourious Basterds” Lawrence Bender, Producer
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
• “A Serious Man” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
• “Up” Jonas Rivera, Producer
• “Up in the Air” Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

Sound Editing

• “Avatar” Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
• “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
• “Inglourious Basterds” Wylie Stateman
• “Star Trek” Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
• “Up” Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

Sound Mixing

• “Avatar” Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
• “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
• “Inglourious Basterds” Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
• “Star Trek” Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
• “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

• “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones right
  
• “District 9” Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
• “Star Trek” Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• “District 9” Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
• “An Education” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
• “In the Loop” Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
• “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
• “Up in the Air” Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
• “Inglourious Basterds” Written by Quentin Tarantino
• “The Messenger” Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
• “A Serious Man” Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
• “Up” Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

11/21- barely over 50/50 fuck yea!!!

p.s. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin= fail

Urine or You're Out

THE JOB - URINE TEST
(Whoever wrote this one deserves a HUGE pat on the back!)


Like most folks in this country, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck in my case, I am required to pass a random urine test (with which I have no problem). What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test.

So, here is my Question: Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them?
Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their ass - doing drugs, while I work. . . Can you imagine how much money each state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?
I guess we could title that program, 'Urine or You're Out'. Pass this along if you agree or simply delete if you don't. Hope you all will pass it along, though. Something has to change in this country -- and soon!!!!!!!

SXSW RSVPs

Last updated on March 11th 2010

Don't worry about what you are RSVP'ing for, worry about that later.

RVSP:

http://burlesquedesign.com/doittoit/

http://thebayareatakeover.com/wp/

http://iodasxsw.com/2010/rsvp/

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=296043629868 (i don't think this is an official rsvp, but try it anyway)

http://www.pastemagazine.com/app/rsvp/new/20

http://www.standardrecording.com/sxsw/

http://www.britishmusic.biz/SXSW

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGtzaGZnTXhoNTV5UmR5VWpXbjlZcXc6MA

http://do512.com/c/sx2010/event/2010/03/20/do512-presents-the-big-one-2010

http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/4895

http://banyanbranch.com/sxsw/

http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/rsvp/sxsw/

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz1/dancepartyblog/DT_SxSW_BIGupdated.jpg

http://www.iamhighvoltage.com/rsvp.html

http://do512.com/c/sx2010/event/2010/03/16/sxsw-from-the-mind-of-adi-and-couch-professor-entertainment-present

$3, free food and drinks, all ages, RSVP with full name to austin@pegstar.nethttp://www.gigacrate.com/rsvp/

http://fullmetaltexas.com/

http://www.allyourfriendstx.com/

http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/rsvp/dickies/

http://www.britishguestlist.info/

e-mail for rsvp: avclubRSVP@theonion.com

http://stereogum.com/rangelife/ (RSVPs open March 8th)

http://austintownhall.com/rsvp

http://www.purevolume.com/thehouse

http://dancerobotsdance.com/sxsw/

http://knucklerumbler.com/2010/03/nah-right-and-the-smoking-section-present-the-grand-ole-party/

http://caltweet.com/72z

RSVP to: SDSxSW@San.rr.Com

http://knucklerumbler.com/2010/03/my-old-kentucky-blog-presents-pumps-and-a-bump/

RSVP to: megaisagang@gmail.com

http://www.francerocksaustin.com/rsvp.php

http://knucklerumbler.com/2010/03/knuckle-rumbler-with-rhapsody-com-presents/

RSVP email: SXSW@RELIX.COM

http://hypem.com/events/losecontrol2010

http://secure.onlinerock.com/cgi-bin/forms/forms.cgi?form=13

http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/the-austin-imposition-2010

http://this.bigstereo.net/rsvp/

http://www.midwastelandtakeover.com/rsvp.php

RSVP to RSVP@poptartssucktoasted.com

rsvp to rsvp@austinmonthly.com

http://www.fontanadistribution.com/SXSW/sxsw2010.html

RSVP to sxsw2010@smallstone.com

http://www.sanctuaryprintshop.com/coasttocoast/

http://www.dyfo.blogspot.com/p/sxsw.html

http://app.mobilestorm.com/cp/viewRsvpForm.php?q=Njk3OQ==

RSVP to escapesbooking@gmail.com

http://knucklerumbler.com/category/therumblerlounge/

http://do512.com/c/sx2010/event/2010/03/20/theglitoris-hosts-moshi-moshi-records-wichita-records-mixtape-music

http://do512.com/c/sx2010/event/2010/03/20/obscure-magpie-musics-2010-sxsw-two-headed-party

RSVP to RSVP@mpressrecords.com

http://mwtxparty.com/

http://mailer.cornerstonepromotion.com/pages/rsvp/converse-presents-the-get-out-of-the-garage-showcase

http://www.vita.mn/event_detail.php?event_id=90035

http://apps.thefader.com/pages/rsvp/levi-s-fader-fort-2010

http://thesmallbusinessweb.com/sxsbw/

http://gowalla.com/sxsw

http://www.rareaustin.com/fleadh.html

last added:

http://levis-fader-fort-zynga.eventbrite.com/

http://www.smallstone.com/RSVP.php

rsvp to rsvp@hearya.com

http://perezhilton.com/austintome2010/






P.S. This is getting crazy. I keep being told that I am missing some!!! Where are so MANY parties coming from!?!?!

There you go, better RSVP and hang out with me.

Thank you David Burns for the RSVPs.

My Top 25 Albums of 2009

1. Doves- Kingdom Of Rust







2. Kasabian- West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum









3. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart- The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart








4. The Cribs- Ignore The Ignorant








5. Julian Casablancas- Phrazes For The Young







6. The Horrors- Primary Colours







7. Girls- Album







8. White Lies- To Lose My Life...







9. Eels- Hombre Lobo







10. Dark Night Of The Soul- Dark Night Of The Soul







11. The Rifles- Great Escape







12. Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus







13. The Dears- Missiles








14. Pete Doherty- Grace/ Wastelands








15. Morrissey- Years Of Refusal









16. Jarvis Cocker- Further Complications








17. Brakes- Touchdown







18. Arctic Monkeys- Humbug








19. The Enemy- Music For The People








20. Boston Spaceships- The Planets Are Blasted




0 to 99







21. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- It's Blitz








22. Regina Spektor- Far







23. Camera Obscura- My Maudlin Career








24. Steve Cradock- The Kundalini Target








25. Daniel Johnston- Is And Always Was

My Top 5 Animated Films

Now that we welcomed lil' Ava to this world I thought I made a list of my favorite top 5 animated films. No Briana, do not show her Coraline.


1. Lion King

2. Toy Story

3. Wall-E

4. Coraline

5. Finding Nemo

Twilight Breaking Dawn: They need to make it into a movie!!!

So I read this article about the fourth book and OMG!!! They better make it into a movie!!!

********************************Spoiler alert!!***************************************

"With New Moon likely to make yet another metric fuckk of money this weekend we need to find the bright side to the entire Twilight mania. There must be something good that comes from this awful Mormon fantasy that seems to have invaded our culture on every front. That something is the eventual movie version of Breaking Dawn.

Even though New Moon has made a bazillion dollars and even though the third Twilight book, Eclipse, is already filming, Summit has declined to announce the fourth and final Twilight book as a movie. There's a good reason for this: Breaking Dawn is completely f**k insane, and it is probably totally unfilmable. But if they do film it... man, we are in for a treat.

Breaking Dawn opens with Bella Swan, the lacteal heroine of the series, finally getting married to Edward Cullen, the mopey vampire hero. They go off to honeymoon on Isle Esme, a Brazilian island the Cullen clan owns (this is already ridiculous beyond belief. Imagine a vampire going snorkeling; it basically happens in this book), and Edward is afraid to f**k his new bride. The reason: he's super strong and she's just a human - Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex type of situation here. But Bella wears him down and Edward throws it in her - and knocks her the f**k out, leaving her badly bruised.

Let's go over that again: Edward f**k Bella into unconsciousness. This alone should have you running to Fandango to pre-order your tickets, but it only gets better.

Despite being knocked out cold by his sexual style (and having the headboard destroyed), Bella goes back to Edward for seconds. This time he knocks her up. Yes, an undead vampire apparently has enough viable sperm to impregnate a human woman while f**k her off the coast of Rio de Janero. Stephenie Meyer, you fabulous idiot!

The baby in Bella's belly starts growing incredibly fast. And it starts hurting Bella, as each kick it gives has the super strength of a vampire behind it. As it grows, Bella gets sicker, and then the good stuff starts. The baby kicks so hard it breaks Bella's ribs and then severs her spine. Are you imagining Kristen Stewart wearing a fake pregnancy belly and pretending to have been suddenly crippled by her own fetus? Because I am and it's making me laugh and laugh and laugh.

Oh wait, I missed something. Edward is completely freaked out about the baby, fearing it will kill Bella. He tries to convince her to get an abortion (but seriously, how could she? Vampires are tough to kill even in this shitty series), and goes so far as asking Native American wolfboy Jacob to impregnate his wife so that she can have the baby she desperately wants. I'm dizzy with how ridiculous this is, and we're just getting started.

Eventually the baby starts to get born and Bella is dying. The baby has telepathy, by the way, so everybody can read its thoughts while it's in the womb, and it turns out to have an essentially adult mind. Like Alia in Dune; I would accuse Stephenie Meyer of ripping this off, but anyone who thinks that Meyer might have read Frank Herbert has never been within spitting distance of Twilight. The woman is a moron.

In a moment that demands to be shown on the silver screen, Edward gives Bella an emergency C-section with his f**k teeth. It's like something out of XTro, for the love of God. It's so horrible it's brilliant, and this scene alone is why I remain firm in declaring that David Cronenberg must direct Breaking Dawn. This is surely his movie.

Once the baby is out, Bella gets vamped by Edward, as she's about to die at any moment. Then comes the most astonishing turn of events in 21st century literature, and possibly in the entire history of awful fiction aimed at tweens: Jacob the werewolf, who has been madly in love with Bella, sees the new baby girl and immediately imprints on her. What this means, in layman's terms, is that he falls in love with the baby.

I want to pull this out on its own: Jacob falls in love with a baby.

The book makes no bones about this; while Jacob doesn't want to f**k the baby right off the bat, he can't stand to be away from it and visits everyday. His love has been transferred from Bella to the baby (who has the tongue shattering name Renesmee), and because of the science behind imprinting he'll love her forever. So one day he's going to stick his wolf d**k in this girl that he see as a bloody newborn. Romance is not dead, it's just being abused by insane Mormon writers.

There's more in Breaking Dawn - the Volturi come back, for one thing - but these are the main amazing events that demand this book to be turned into a film. I will not rest until I have seen a movie in which a werewolf falls in love with a baby. Hell, once I've seen a werewolf fall in love with a baby I may quit movie watching - I will have seen the ultimate culmination of a century of cinema. The entire film of Breaking Dawn would play like the weirdest exploitation film since Doris Wishman died - brutal sex, bizarre body horror, unbelievable pedophilia.

A werewolf falling in love with a baby. This is why Thomas Edison invented this shit in the first place. So we could see a werewolf fall in love with a baby."