I'm Full of Bourbon/I Can't Stand Up

Otters. Look at him!

Cenote, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
It was good for my soul.

Tomwaitstomwaitstomwaits. <3.

Watchmen was mediocre at best. Some phrases and scenes just don't translate well to Snyder's aspiration to stay faithful to the comic. Shallow, out of context lines such as "Whatever happened to the American dream?" (I'm paraphrasing) made me cringe to even think that Snyder had to spell out this conclusion. The whole Vietnam war sequence was garbage! Tropic Thunder did a better job of recreating the look of Vietnam -- and it was a film about a fake film!
The sex was terrible because of its stylization and soundtrack. It was filmed like a bad porno or some 15 year old's fantasy.
The soundtrack seemed like Zack Snyder remarked to himself, "Hey, here are some 60s-80s songs I like, I'm going to make them fit into the film in any way possible."
The acting was terrible, the dialogue was terribly forced, and the only character who I felt for was Crudup's Dr. Manhattan -- a character who is devoid of emotion!
Not to mention Snyder's completely forgetting to mention Ozy Mandias' (sp?)foray into biological engineering that could have been accurately explained in a less than 5 second shot of Rorshach and Night Owl walking through his bestiary instead of just throwing in Mandias' purple hybrid tiger although it didn't develop the plot at all and caused me to question why it was there.
Unlike many of its detractors, I didn't think it was boring and I did go home and flip through the graphic novel. I just thought it was poorly realized and should have waited for a director who had the cojones and talent to make it instead of giving it to a neophyte whose greatest achievement was Dawn of the Dead.
Snyder would have done far better if he would have gone with a grittier, more realistic style that the Dark Knight certainly had. He should have showed us the possibility and horror of this alternate world instead of being incredibly faithful to the comic book and creating a laughable, poor pop-exploitation, shallow, piece of unspectacular special-effects trash film.
And Nixon's nose!? Come ON. They transformed him into a caricature instead of the man who is supposed to be on a five-term streak of striking fear into America's and Superheros' hearts in the film/comic.
However, I did enjoy the ending of Watchmen more as I thought Rorschach's Journal really tied things together and the allusion to renewed world destruction was refreshing.

I really wish I could have liked Watchmen more.
I really wish they would make some Oscar-worthy superhero films.
I may add more later.

Edit: This guy said it far better than I did.

I eat to keep myself from falling asleep. Failing that, splashing water on my face during a break is the next best thing.

If many members of Congress were twittering when Obama was addressing them, CLEARLY they do not care about him as much as I do.
Mr. Obama in order to serve you: 
I will throw out my cell phone.
I will stay up for 48 hours straight.
I will not call in sick
I will not take breaks.
I will offer you my unconditional love.

You're the best.
Call me.

1. Traveled out of state.
2. Traveled out of the country.
3. Traveled out of town. 
4. Traveled to a state capital. (Toronto!)
5. Went to Ottawa, ON (It's where I live, biiiiitches!)
6. Visited family in another state
7. Had your birthday.
8. Went to a birthday party
9. Went to a sweet sixteen.
10. Went to a graduation party.
11. Went to a sibling's party.
12. Graduated high school.
13. Graduated middle school.
14. Passed the grade (so far...)
15. Failed the grade.
16. Went on a shopping spree.
17. Went shopping in NYC
18. Visited a museum.
19. Went to an amusement park.
20. Went to a water park.
21. Flew on a plane.
22. Rode on a train.
23. Rode on the subway.
24. Rode on a public transportation bus.
25. Had a baby.
26. Knew someone who had a baby.
27. Spent more than 2 hours in a car.
28. Kissed someone new.
29. Kissed an ex.
30. Kissed a boy/girlfriend.
31. Had a fling.
32. Got into a relationship.
33. Cried over someone you had romantic feelings for.
34. Had a break up.
35. Started dating an ex again.
36. Attended/Continued to attend University
37. Stopped talking to someone you had romantic feelings for.
38. Had a crush on more than one person at a time.
39. Stopped talking to one of your friends.
40. Met a new friend.
41. Met a new love interest.
42. Made a new best friend.
43. Made a new good friend.
44. Made a new online friend.
45. Had sex.
46. Had oral sex.
47. Made out with someone.
48. Saw someone naked.
49. Skinny dipped.
50. Threw up.
51. Got really sick.
52. Tried a new food. (octopus & squid... yummm!)
53. Had a big change.
54. Wrote a poem.
55. Wrote a story. (In progress)
56. Drew a picture.
57. Completed university readings. (most of them!)
58. Read more than 2 books.
60. Went swimming in your own pool.
61. Went swimming in a friend's pool.
62. Went pool hopping.
63. Went to the beach.
66. Wore a bikini and/or swim trunks.
67. Wore a one piece.
68. Went on the boardwalk.
69. Got a tan.
70. Got a piercing.
71. Got a tattoo.
72. Dyed your hair a natural color.
72. Dyed your hair an unnatural color.
73. Ordered something online.
74. Had a dream about going back to school.
75. Got a haircut.
76. Got your nails done.
77. Changed your style.
78. Changed your look (hair, makeup, etc.).
79. Adopted a new habit. (eating well!)
80. Had your favorite band come out with a new CD.
81. Went to a show.
82. Went to a concert.
83. Went to a big outdoor concert thing (Bamboozle, Warped Tour, etc.). (Beginning of school year thing. Stayed for about 20 minutes. It was lame)
84. Drank soda. (Only a sip of John's!)
85. Had a bad experience. (Sleeping in for work!)
86. Wanted to go back to school. (... after spending too much time in Parry Sound)
87. Got a job.
88. Lost a job.
89. Went to a job interview. 
90. Filled out a bunch of job applications.
91. Went to a wedding.
92. Went to church.
93. Prayed. (How about voiced a volition out loud in hopes of setting things into motion?)
94. Read a religious text (bible, Quran, etc.). (Only for school!)
95. Found a new religion.
96. Got your fortune told.
97. Saw a ghost.
98. Shopped at a thrift shop.
99. Stretched your ears.
100. Took a walk in the woods.
101. Drank alcohol.
102. Smoked a cigarette.
103. Smoked weed.
104. Did some other drug.
105. Created your own website.
106. Cursed someone out.
107. Been cursed out.
108. Got into a physical fight.
109. Argued with your parents.
110. Spent a whole day on the computer.
111. Spent the whole day reading.
112. Got a pedicure
113. Went to a spa.
114. Bought something over $50.
115. Bought something over $100.
116. Had one of your friends move.
117. You moved.
118. Got sunburn.
119. Got freckles.
120. Had your hair get lighter from the sun..
121. Burned your feet on sand at the beach.
122. Changed dramatically since last year.
123. Fell in love.
124. Fell out of love.
125. Had a one year anniversary.
126. Spent money on something stupid.
127. Felt unappreciated.
128. Spent the entire day chatting on AIM/MSN/etc.
129. Had a death in the family.
130. Went to a funeral.
131. Bought a whole new wardrobe.
132. Bought a new pair of shoes.
133. Painted your room.
134. Went to a bar.
135. Went to a club.
136. Went to a wild house party.
137. Had a hangover.
138. Drank all night but felt fine the next day.

Radiohead pretty much owns my soul after this:

Thom Yorke is so perfectly odd and delicious. He's like an eel onstage.
 

I just love being "left alone" by my boyfriend on christmas.
I'm sure this day can get a lot better yet.

ugh. I feel like shit.

Obviously, my film professor shares my obsession about nuclear war.
He had sent us an email about this Monday's class in which we were to watch Dr. Strangelove. The funniest part of the email read: 

Weaponization

The former Soviet Union reportedly had a large biological weapons program involving Marburg. The development was conducted in Vector Institute under the leadership of Dr. Nikolai Ustinov, who died after accidentally injecting himself with the virus. The post-mortem samples of Marburg taken from Dr. Ustinov's organs were more powerful than the original strain that he had infected himself with. This new strain, called "Variant U," was successfully weaponized and approved by Soviet Ministry of Defense in 1990. ^[13] Bioterrorism grants in the United States are funding research to develop a vaccine for Marburg virus.^[14]

Man. Fuck that.