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Hola, again. If you can gain anything from the title, I hope you gain that I am leaving this site. I know people have said this and that about not leaving, but after some incredibly sickening things arose within the past day, I must say that I am leaving this site for good. I'm not saying why, or calling anybody out, but I will say that I am shocked by those who I thought were good friends of mine that happened to be a part of this website, one that I can't believe I joined. Either way, you people sicken me. If you have been a good person on this website, not done anything evil or whatnot and know you haven't, I'm obviously not talking to you. You that know that you haven't done anything wrong are great gems of people. Those of you that are questioning whether you've done anything to hurt other users, whether purposely or not, I hate your guts. Every part of your body, every thought in your small, thick-skinned head, I despise. I put a lot of trust in people, but I know I should have trusted my mom when she told me to not put much faith in those I meet with online. Well, she was right and I've been stabbed in the back. Like so many times before, I realize that as good as I thought I had it, most of it was just a lie. I'm left alone, all alone again. And guess what? I'm not going to blame myself for once, but those who I thought I could trust but took advantage of it. Those that have left this site did so with a good amount of reason. I will be glad to leave here. If you want to keep in contact, I'll give you my e-mail. If not, stay the hell away. Adios, I really wish for once I could be accepted somewhere, and you've proven me that I won't... Ever... Thanks a lot.

Hello Darkness, My Old Friend...

Well, before I get blabbering like an idiot, I'm just gonna say one thing. I'm PISSED!!! Now, this is the freaking second time this has happened to me. This is f*cking ridiculous. I swear to god, someone's gonna be sorry once I go on this killing spree (don't worry, i'm not really going on a killing spree, that's just a hyperbole). So, what's made me so pissed? Well, it's the god damn weatherman on Fox. That's right, Fox, my least favorite of all the main channels. So, last week, no, actually the week before that, I was watching House, one of the shows I've watched since the near beginnning. I get about ten minutes into the damn show, and the weatherman interrupts the show, telling us that the storm may be dangerous. The key word for me was may. Seriously, it's great to know that something may become dangerous. Now, I understand that warning us of a potentially dangerous storm is what you have to do. I get that. Unfortunately, what I don't understand is how this stupid ass weatherman kept saying the same damn thing, zooming in and out, showing us the storm we had been seeing for about the last 20 minutes, and then telling us how in about 30 minutes, he'd be telling us about this on the god damn scheduled NEWS!!!! And, that was just then. I guess I was okay with it, you know, I could always watch the episode online or something. It did get me a little pissed though. HOWEVER, when it came to tonight's House, it seemed that the weatherman must have saw some potential danger yet again, cause he interrupted me while I was watchign House f*cking again!!!! Maybe this guy has something against the show, I don't know. He's just an ass in my book. Seriously, I don't have anything against weathermen and what they gotta do, but this guy is just a plain jackass idiot. Sure, this sounds like ranting, but I think it is justified. And this is the worst part. Right when I'm getting down to the closing ten or so minutes of the show, that damn warning thing starts! Even though the news starts in ten minutes, he feels that it is important enough to protect people from potential danger. Yes, I know that's important, but I think you could wait ten god damn minutes. Seriously, ten minutes is a short period of time. I don't think the storm is gonna go crazy evil and then just suddenly kill half the damn population.

This is my message to this guy if I could send him one: F*ck you! Why don't you screw up stupid ol' American Idol you jackass?!?! Is it because you care about stupid singers more than a good and creative story you peace of sh*t?!?!?! (Yes, I know that's ridiculously evil to say, but I kind of like saying stuff like that, helps me get the stuff off my chest.) So, I missed the ending of House, which was getting emotional. Of all the episodes to ruin, you picked an awesome and emotional one. You jerk. 

Anyways, on a totally different topic, I am giving out a little info on the next Skating Weekly Update. All I'm giving you is the title. So far, I've named it: The Truth About Lying. Yes, you may know the title if you're a LOST fan. In fact, that's what was going to be the name of the episode that is now called Greatest Hits and is rumored to be Charlie's last episode (oh god, that'll be a sad one). Why did I name it that one? Well, I think that it suits what has been going on so far. With a lot of analyzing going on with me, I think that this is the perfect title. Plus, the title just kicks ass anyways. I seriously don't know why the creators of LOST changed it. It's god damn brillliant. Well, Adios for now. I'm done with my ranting for now. And all I can say is that I'm still pissed. That guy's an ass.

THE TOP TEN MOVIES OF SKATEGAME!!!!

10. BRAZIL (Gilliam, 1985)

9. TAXI DRIVER (Scorsese, 1976)

8. THERE WILL BE BLOOD (P.T. Anderson, 2007)

7. PERSONA (Bergman, 1966)

6. LOS OLVIDADOS (Bunuel, 1950)

5. NOSTALGHIA (Tarkovsky, 1983)

4. THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (W. Anderson, 2004)

3. A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY (Yang, 1991)

2. BLUE VELVET (Lynch, 1986)

1. THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Coens, 1998)

TOP 7 OF '07

7. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
6. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
5. Once
4. The Darjeeling Limited
3. I'm Not There
2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
1. There Will Be Blood

PLEASE COMMENT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!

Wow, today has been... interesting. Heck, I thought that my life was boring, today, in some way, proved to me that although my life isn't quite as fun or eventful as it was, it's still got some kick to it. So, let me get started with a unique day, I present...

THE DAY WITH A VENGEANCE!

 Okay, first of all, one of my two friends, Chris, has been wanting me to hang out on this day, Friday, for quite some time. Anyways, I get a call from him on Thursday tell me that he wants me to go see 300 in the IMAX with him and a a couple friends for his birthday, Friday. As the person with nothing better to do, I said yes, and also since I wanted to see 300 on the IMAX (even though I saw it already).

Now, that's just to setup the day, and what a day it was. So, today started off like anyother day. I got up, turned on my shiny Mac, and had breakfast. As I was eating my donut, my dad asks me to go get the mail at around ten or so. Since I love to take a shower everyday, though, I told him I'd get it after I took my shower. As I was setting up the whole shower thing, I thought that the temperature of the water was good, so I got in. When I got in, I guess I bumped a knob or something, and suddenly, the water was boiling hot. So hot, that I fricking jumped out of the shower. And there you go, my day started off with getting burned by the shower. Back to getting the mail now.

As the good kid I am, I go get the mail. While I'm getting the mail, I stand at the mail box, in my robe and boxers and such, checking out to see if I got anything. I didn't, so I shut the mailbox and when doing so, I drop a couple of letters and the wind blows them into the middle of the street. I was dumb enough to just go after them and lo and behold, some idiot is speeding down my street. As I'm reaching for my mail, I notice him  as he honks at me (wow, how nice) and waves at me to get out of his way. On a side note, I gotta say that was a jackass thing for him to do. Now, of course I kind of jumped out of the way, or something. And there I am, nearly run over by some 4x4 truck, with the mail all crumpled up and ruined from that idiot running it all over. Oh, and yeah, I did scratch up my knee and arm while dodging this... idiot. So, I kind of felt like Charlie from Lost, as I find that with more time on my hands, I have been able to connect stuff. I mean, did me typing that stuff about me getting hit by a car have an effet on what happened this morning? I don't know, but as someone who thinks that fate is quite possible, it's almost too coincidental to be called a coincidence.

Anyways, that's not all that happened with me today, there's more. Well, after watching 300 on IMAX and feeling a little weird while watching on the sex scenes and such while sitting next to my friend's dad who might not have wanted his son to see the movie, we drove back to his house. On the way, the car got that little signal that says you need to change your oil. Since we weren't pressed for time at all, we went to the gas station to change the oil. Now, this is the highlight of the day for me in a sick and twisted way, so be forewarned! His dad buys some oil, pops the hood, and attempts to poor it in. Unfortunately, he didn't turn off the engine or anything, the car was still in park with the engine still going. As he attempts to poor the oil, he misses the little hole completely as he gets it all over the engine and lamp and stuff that's hot. The oil started to smoke, and as I sat in the car, I was a little worried. Then, as if fate thought I needed a more explosive ending to my life, the oil caught on fire. My friend's dad ran over to the side door and pulled me, my friend, and his friends out of the car telling us that we needed to get the hell outta the car. I looked back as I saw some flames coming from the hood, and man, can I tell you, that instead of feeling danger and fear, I grinned. Weird, I know, but I was kind of getting this feeling as though I was happy if this were my end. I mean, wouldn't it be cool if you died in an exploding car? IDK, maybe it's just me, but I thought that'd be a hell of a way to go. So, we rush into the gas station and the indian guy in there starts yelling at us as though we were gonna rob him or something. Chris's dad grabs the fire extinguisher behind the counter and runs back out to the car, putting out the flames and everything. And as I watched him put out the flames, I noticed something. Chris's dad looks a hell of a lot like Locke! Damn, he looks like his brother or something. However, his dad doesn't have the same voice or personality, so I guess that's why I never saw him as Locke-like.

Well, that was kind of a weird day.. but it ain't over yet. Nope, fate still had a vendetta against me. After that whole situation, we went to Chris's house and there, we decided to go out to Outback for his birthday dinner. When we got there, we decided to sit in the porch area that was indoors, like a greenhouse. We got there, sat ourselves down, and something smelt very strange. I realized it smelled a hell of a lot like GASOLINE! And there, as if fate had his murderer known to me, was some stupid waiter trying to light some outdoor lamp. He was fidgeting with it and such, and the gasoline smell got stronger and stronger. Finally, Chris's friend, who I think was Derek, asked our waiter what the chances were that we were gonna get blown up (yeah, he was a little... weird) and the waiter realized too that the area smelled strongly of gasoline. Immediately, he had the guy stop with the outdoor lamp thingy and turned off the gas. But, that wasn't the last from that Outback guy, the guy unknowingly trying to kill me via fate. Lucky for us, he tried to turn on another lamp of the same make and such. And what do you know? It had the same damn problem. Only this time, no one stopped him from trying to turn it on. As I watched him fidget with it, I heard a click. Then, I watched as a huge flame of smoke engulfed the whole top part of the lamp like a small explosion. I got off lucky, since we weren't near the lamp. But my murderer, well, his little Outback shirt got burned all over his back, black and all. The guy kind of flipped out and such, and then we got an apology from the manager, and I'm guessing that the little wanna be assassin from fate was fired.

 So, that wraps it up for me.  A weird day, as if someone wants me dead or something. I don't know what it is, but i, somehow, somehting would happen to me, I wouldn't be the least surprised. Since, after a day like this, I realized that anything is possible. 

NOW... onto the 'other stuff' 

Alright, with easter and all, and since I didn't make any New Year's resolutions of the such, I think that I'm gonna change my blogs. Instead of talking about games, tv, or movies as much, I'm gonna talk a little more of what's going on with me, since you guys really don't have a clue about the mysterious and wondruous life of me, SkateGame.  I mean, with lots of stuff going on with me, what better than to get some stuff off my chest than to use my blog, which is really an online journal that people can comment on.

A blog, as I've thought, isn't as pointless as a normal journal, in which you keeped locked up and away from the world. Why keep the crap locked up? Seriously, what good does that do? I never really understood that, so with this blog, instead of talking about me and my feelings and whatever the hell a journal contains and keeping it to myself, I'm gonna do all that journal crap in this blog, and then let you comment on it! Now, just as a note, this idea kind of bloomed through the process of my last blog post from early yesterday, 4/4/07, and after reading some of the blog posts from noahcrash. So, with my thanks to him, and to my own creative mind, I think that you guys will finally be able to figure out what runs me, this machine of a person, and what the hell happens to a machine of a person.

COMING UP NEXT ON: SKATEGAME'S REVAMPED BLOG!

Well, what's coming up? I'm guessing that I won't blog here until next weekend. So, here's what you can expect:

• A re-cap of my week
• My thoughts on Lost and other TV shows
• Anything to do with my life and such
• Any new purchases
• Movie and Gaming stuff

Now, I hope you guys will like the new blog, cause I think I'll enjoy it more than just randomly blogging about stuff that I eventually realize that I don't care about. I hope that you will find my life, as boring as it may be, somewhat enjoyable, as I hope to kind of turn this blog into a show of its own, where the main character is myself, as I journey through uncharted places of who knows what. Plus, maybe if you're lucky, I'll tell you a little bit about my... well, I'll just say: my past. Adios for now, please comment on what you think and stuff. Oh...

AND THANKS TO THOSE THAT READ MY LAST BLOG AND THOSE THAT COMMENTED! IT REALLY MEANS A LOT!

Okay, so, as you may have guessed, I'm getting excited over some upcoming movies that are getting released this year. I mean, last year was filled to the brim with bad movies. However, once fall and winter came around, audiences were treated to a dozen or so great movies that was more than redeemable for the rest of the things that we saw in the summer. Let's see, Pirates 2, for example, was probably one of the biggest disappointments I've seen when I was so excited for it. Now, this year we're seeing Pirates 3. And you know what? I may actually see it even though the second one pretty much ruined the first one for me. Why? Because it seems that instead of these conflicts that we see throughout the movie that really have no effect on the overall story and act like obstacles for the characters even though they don't really change them in any way possible, this time it looks like there may actually be some character development and I think that this could make me overlook the second one.

What else is coming out this year? Oh yeah, GRINDHOUSE!!!! Man, I can't tell you how much I wanna see this movie. Sure, it looks like a crappy Tarantino and Rodriguez schlock film, and that's mainly exactly what it is. As Rolling Stone (the magazine) said, it's not exactly a great movie, just great trash. And I have to say that I would like to have fun with a movie again.  A zombie flick is always something that I look forward to. Shaun of the Dead was a great zombie movie and was the last one I can remember. With some early reviews, it seems as though Planet Terror, Rodriguez's film in Grindhouse, will be entertaining, gory, and pure fun. Oh, and it stars Naveen Andrews as well, so you gotta know that it'll be good! Also in Grindhouse is Death Proof, the movie about a slasher-type stunt man played by Kurt Russel. I've heard that it's his coolest role since he played Snake Plissken, and I think that will be an interesting one as well. Oh, and don't forget the cool fake trailers shown throughout the movies, the one for Thanksgiving looks good and you can find it on IGN or rottentomatoes.

Now about the rest of the batch and trailers... This time around, the trailers look decent, and for me, when I see a trailer that doesn't make me go head over heels for a movie, it usually surprises me. Take Transformers for example. I'll just go see that because I think that it will be better than it looks, plus one of the LOST creators/producers is helping to make it, so it's a must. Also, you can look at Shrek 3. That premise looks rather stupid and may just be extending the plot for more cash. However, with Shrek, you never know with the first being a classic while the second one was only okay.

Oh, and don't forget Spider-Man 3. That movie looks like it'll take the best parts from both movies (the first had great action, the second one had a great story) and mash it together to make a great film, plus the seven minute preview on Yahoo Movies gets me even more hyped for it.

What else is there? Oh, well, there is a Richard Gere movie coming out fairly soon called The Hoax. So far, it's been getting some great reviews and the story seems to look pretty good. So, if that movie's near your area, I reccomend that you see it. 

And finally, a movie from The Simpsons. I think I've been waiting for this ever since it was rumored in '05 or something. The Simpsons show isn't nearly as funny as it was back then, but I think that if the creators, writers and producers make a collective effort to get some good stuff into this movie, it'll go down as a classic for Simpsons fans and those who just love comedy.

Now, I definitely need to go seee Ocean's Thirteen since those are always fun movies to see. Sure, the second wasn't quite as good as the awesome first (which was a remake), but it was still extremely entertaining with a twisty plot and lots of fun to be had. Anyway, I don't think that you can really go wrong with seeing that.Hmm, that's all I can think of for now... I mean, if I haven't listed it here, odds are I'm very iffy on whether I'll see it or not. So, to re-cap...

- Gotta see Grindhouse
- I'll probably go see Transformers
- I'll try and find a theater for The Hoax
- Doh! I'm gonna go see the Simpsons since... it's the Simpsons for christ sake!
- I'll go see Pirates 3 although I don't have high hopes other than I believe that it'll probably be better than that crappy second one...
- And I'll definitely go see Spider-Man 3
- Oh, and I'll go see Shrek 3 based on the reviews...
- And don't forget to pay off your dues to Ocean's Thirteen!

That's it for now. I know that there's more movies that I didn't listed, I only put what I could think of. If you do know any movies I may have forgotten to add that actually have some potential of being a good movie, be free to just tell me through the comments. Adios for now, here's to trying to see Grindhouse this weekend!

Okay, you could probably tell by the title of this blog that I've been catching up on the show, Heroes. If you can't, I really wanna know what you're thinking. Anyway, I just have to say that this show has been simply mindboggling. I mean, I didn't think this show would be as good as it has turned out, but I then discovered that it has actually become my second favorite show, only slightly behind LOST. I mean, I only don't thrust it ahead of LOST just because I can say that some of the things it does aren't quite as good as what LOST does. But anyway, I'm not here to compare shows, simply here to hype up Heroes since it'll be returning this late April and if you haven't seen much of it or any of it, you should go to nbc.com and start doing so. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't.

Odds are, however, that you could fall in love with it after the first few episodes. That's what happened to me. I suddenly started getting into the story and I think that so far, this is the show with the best season spring/last fall. Sure, it does beat LOST this year, but since it's the show's first year, I'm still a little hesitant as if it can be consistant with what it's been giving me. LOST's first season is easily the best season of television witnessed by myself, and this one is up there as well.

Sure, this season isn't over, but I'm still a little confused about some of it. I mean, when they stop this explosion, then what? What about Sylar, no one can stop him and he's killing off one too many characters (*spoiler* Mohinder and several other characters*spoilers*)? What about the company, don't we know mainly all of what they're about, is there anything else left to discover? As you can see, those are the types of questions that keep this show from being the best of the best, however, it still is surprisingly close to LOST's greatness. Either way, if your a fan of games, of TV, or even of movies, I reccomend this show since both LOST and 24 are having weak seasons this time around, and this is the only season of TV right now that isn't disappointing. Oh, and if you already watch it, good for you, you were smart enough to pick up the show before I did. Adios for now, I've got homework to do... damn.

Well, we finally found it out. LOST, the show that doesn't keep the secrets for too long, finally explained the odd couple of Nikki and Paulo. And I have to say, it was one hell of a story.
However, I don't really understand why those two were added in as characters to begin with. If the writers didn't even bother in adding these two characters in the plot... wouldn't have changed. Sure, Sun might not have figured out about her kidnapping, but that didn't really do much of anything. But still, if you weren't a fan of LOST and watched that episode, it would've easily made you a fan. No doubt in my mind that this is what Season 3 has been all about. The main story with lots of the not quite as important stories. And although I think that this isn't exactly the best decision by the writer and creators, I think that the show is still better than the rest of TV right now.
Either way, Nikki and Paulo's story was a great one, but I don't think we needed to know it. I mean, what did that effect in the overall story of LOST... nothing really. Yet knowing the creators, there may still be some meaning behind the conning couple, so we'll have to wait and see as always. If you really want to know what I truly thought of the episode, my review's up there.
Overall, the story was good, but in the overall story of LOST, it was a little bit pointless. I give expose an 8.2. Well, that's it for now. There's nothing much stuff that's happened with me. I mean, yeah, I did see 300, but it was a little disappointing story wise. The rest of the movie was brilliant. Adios for now...

Finally, yesterday, March 24, 2007, marks the day I told windows to go screw itself and got acquainted with my Mac. Thank god. I have been on this thing for a long time since it arrived. Why? Well, I think that's what anyone does when they get something new, they explore it, use it like crazy, and fall in love with it. I'm no exception. In fact, this is probably the smartest decision I've made when it comes to technology.

The whole interface took some time to figure out and get used to, but it is so much more streamlined and seems so much better though out than Windows. Folders are easier to find, files can be found in an instant, media support of all types is plentiful, podcast making, movie making, music making, website making, comic making, photo editing, and even software making work amazingly. If you're creative in a sense of having tons of ideas with movies and such, this is the way to go. Sure, Macs are a little more expensive, but they come with so much software already on them that it evens out well. I've been so happy with it so far. I haven't encountered one problem with it yet (by now, I would've had to troubleshoot twice with my Dell) and all the programs work really fast. Plus, I can have tons of windows up at once without any slowdowns occurring. Oh, and I got a couple of widgets and those are simply the coolest. I did get Microsoft Office 2004 with my mac and I have to say that Word is much better on the Mac software since it has so many more options. But hey, I don't hate Windows, nope, I love it for gaming... and the support it has, and that's it. The rest is all better on a Mac. Oh, and the screen is beautiful. The 64-bit screen looks so amazing it's simply awesome. Another thing is that I have twice the deskspace I had, so that's always cool. Other than that, I don't want to overload with this sort of rant over my Mac, so Adios. I'll be on this most of all day. I love it...

Okay, this is a very complicated blog post. Not exactly in the fact that what I'm saying won't make any sense, but in the fact that in a matter of two days, I've got lots of ground to cover. So, what is scaring the hell out of me? That must be why you actually chose to read this blog, right? Well, since you're cool enough and actually read my blog (which I try to vary) I'll guess I'll tell you.

The fact is, I just finished watching the movies "An Inconvenient Truth." No, this isn't a joke, after hearing what Al Gore has researched along with the aide of scientists from around the world, you'd be a little scared as well. At least, if you're part of my generation. See, if you're in your fifties or even your forties, this probably won't really affect you enough to have a lasting effect on your life. Nope, it's those of us who are still in our twenties or even younger that will mainly suffer. See, with the current way that us idiot Americans are polluting the world and creating a third of the world's pollution, if we keep doing this for maybe even twenty years or less, glaciers will disappear, species will become extinct, the ozone will be more dangerous, the temperature of pretty much everything will raise drastically, the ocean currents will change, and even the water level could raise more than twenty feet, forcing us to re-write our maps as we know it and affecting nearly half a billion people worldwide. Exactly my point, after watching this incredible documentary, I have found that the country that I have felt patriotic for up until the last 2 years has been very ignorant and has let this issue, amongst many others, get worse and worse. I don't want to rant, but to inform, and I feel that you simply won't understand this as well unless you watch the movie. I reccomend that you rent it or somehow watch it by whatever means possible. It is probably the most profound movie since we've entered this new milennium not only because of the information it presents, but the affect this information will have on me, and many others. So, I plead that you watch this movie... You owe it to yourself to find out what has corrupted and what might be the thing that could eventually end human civilization as we know it. No, I'm not overreacting, I am only showing the cause and affect of the science, the stats, and all that I've learned through this movie. Truly, if you don't watch tis movie and think global warming isn't a big deal, you have not only intelligence and ignorance issues, but serious moral issues as well.

Also, I'd like to tell you that the idol I've referred to is obviously Al Gore. I respect him so much after witnessing his experiences in his contributions he making to such an issue It truly is amazing to see what he has done to try and save the world from destroying itself. Not only do you learn the facts of global warming, but you are also convinced that the things that you thought made this issue obsolete are diminished. His life stories and the ways he applies them to the topic is really nice plus, the way he has researched is truly outstanding. I don't think there is a single person as dedicated and as well educated as Al Gore in this issue. Sure, I'm not sure what I think of him politically, but for the path that he has made, I think that I hope that someday I can do something just as meaningful with my life.

Now, this is the off-topic of my post. Seriously, this has nothing to do with the above part. So, I have just been shipped my Mac and will be hooking it up tomorrow. I'm fricking excited. Also, me and my best buddy will hopefully go and see 300, which I think I might have said last blog post, but whatever, I've already seen the majority of it through a friend on his video iPod in school anyways. Hmm... what else... Oh yeah, I hope to have a website up over the next 2 weeks or so with lots of the stuff I promised to do with my Mac, so I'll keep you posted. I think that's it... if anything else pops up in this busy life of mine, it'll probably be said with another blog post. Adios, mis amigos.