I got tired of looking at the Windows Classic theme, so I made some changes.
I just beat Kingdom Hearts II. I didn't get the secret ending like before, but I saw it on You Tube. I wish I would have played this game on Proud so that I can see it clearly, but hey, its only a teaser. Here is a slideshow of the teaser. Pretty sweet quality eh?
Well I finished my cobol program. It was a pretty easy program. What frustrated me was coding the JCL. I spent hours trying to figure out what was wrong. The program wouldn't accept the sorted file, and why, I do not know. I better get started on Program 4 right away.
I also finally figured out what was wrong with my CPU. It kept on spiking every 5 minutes or so. I searched around online to see what is the problem. One person said to look at your CPU processes, and when the spiking happens, I should see the problem. And I did. It was mcsript_inuse.exe. It's a program used by the Mcafee anti-virus software. Crap I tell you. Once I deleted the framework.exe from my services, the problem instantly disappeared. I can now view DVDs without any problems now.
Well, my procrastination is leading me up to a point where I want to explode. Damn. I need to invent something that will instill my dad's fear into my brain so that I'll be able to do homework as early as possible.
I've decided to re-encode all the foreign DVDs I have to xvid. It's just such a waste to put one movie on one dvd. Plus, the quality is still amazing when I convert them to a 2CD size. It's embarassing to see that certain movies weren't done correctly resulting from a video source rather than film.
I watched the newly released Silent Hill. It was directed by Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf) and screenplay written by Roger Avery, so initial impressions shouldn't be that bad.
I would first like to tell you that this mini-movie review is a bit biased. I've played the first Silent Hill, Silent Hill 3 & 4. I haven't gotten the chance to play Silent Hill 2 since I didn't have the money at the time. I love the Silent Hill series. They offered a more atmospheric creepiness that Resident Evil couldn't do (but eventually it did with RE4).
In my opinion, Silent Hill is the best video game adaptation to date. It stays true to the video game's spirit while adding some cinema touches. The story is more in tune with the very first Silent Hill game. The music was done by the same person who does the music in the game, Akira Yamaoka. While it was cool to hear songs and tunes from the games, I thought it would have been much better to create new material for the movie. The new music he created sounded awesome, and I wished he had done that for the entire movie. And my god, Pyramid Head. This creature has the coolest scenes ever. I kind of spoiled one of the scenes during Killzone night, but when you see it, you'll be thinking "That was awesome!"
I've read some critics' reviews of the movie and I do respect their opinions. I think it is because of the experience I have with the game that makes watching the movie much more enjoyable.
If you love the games, definitely watch Silent Hill.
I've just been busy procrastinating. Just doing little bits of homework at a time.
South Park wasn't that funny. The only thing I laughed at was when Oprah's vagina pulled out a gun.
I still on my toes whether or not I got the Tribune internship. I'm still going to look for a job just in case it doesn't work out. Hopefully I can get a job at the Geek squad. I absolutely love troubleshooting computer problems and installing software/hardware. I wonder if they are taking applicants.
Another thing I did today was watching "Running Wild". It was alright. The movie as a whole wasn't too interesting in the first place. The premise is just too flat to start from. You get your cliched "over-the-top" detective and your "by-the-books" cop. The characters are too one-dimensional in my opinion. You don't get to see any change except for the change that the "by-the-books" cop becomes 'wild' like the "over-the-top" detective. So yeah, it was alright. What annoyed me the most was Kenji Kawai's soundtrack. It sounds EXACTLY like the music he used for Seven Swords. Come on dude......do something different for your movies.**/****
Watched a bit of "Takeshis". I can't wait to watch the film as a whole. Just watching those couple of minutes was much more enjoyable than "Running Wild".
Well, it looks like I'll be going home this Easter. It took some light persuading from my mom. I can't wait to eat some good food. I'm still sick. The cold passed already, but now I'm left with a cough. Good thing I bought that cough medicine months ago. I'm not using it now as it'll be useless. My body is better off coughing out the virus in my body. I wouldn't want to stop that.
I'll be slacking off a bit lately. I had to skip class on Friday due to my illness. My nose just kept on running and I needed to rest. But today, I have to make sure to be prepared for my presentation tomorrow as well as finish a couple of assignments. I'm still weirded out by this presentation. Why are we doing "extreme" Asia when the movie we are watching is Howl's Moving Castle? I should have just picked the anime topic. At least, there are journals and studies on that. I can't seem to find anything knowledgeable on "extreme" film.
I'm sick. After so many months, hell, maybe even a year, I finally got sick. And its not even my allergies. It's a cold. I have to blame the godforsaken weather. It rains one day, cold the next, hot the day after, rains again, hot again, cold......motherfucker. At least it is not a flu. Or else I won't get anything done school or gaming wise.
I just finished watching "The Intimate". A good film about a to-be bride who, by fate, comes across what seems like a homeless man. I liked the ending because reality had to step in sooner or later.
It was another thrilling episode of 24. I missed it yesterday because I was taking a nap. But goddamn, those last couple of seconds shocked the hell out of me. Who would have thought.
Well it looks like Felice is partying in the Philippines at the moment. Hell, she should have been there months ago. It was a pleasure to have her over here in the states. She did a fantastic job in my room. I promise not to mess it up. I just wished we could have entertained her more......I think the most fun she has ever had was watching the tension filled episodes of 24. Oh well......good thing you made several months worth of hard earned money. You should exchange it to pesos, toss it up in the air, and have someone take a picure.
