Ask me what I think, this is what you get

( A rant about politics )

Damn, I feel much better after having gotten that off my chest.

In other news, I'm going to Olivet for the evening tomorrow night (well, tonight actually) to participate in some "first night of pledging activities". I haven't been going for the last few years, mainly because I tend to work weekends. Not so THIS weekend, so I'm going! It'll be cool to meet all the new kids and sing the old songs, and hopefully there will be some alumni there that I want to see. I wanted to order a new house pin, since mine is still at my parents house if they havent' thrown it away or something. But of course I can't afford it right now. I also got a call to interview to manage in a DiBella's sub shop. Mmmm...subs. I'd hate to do food service, but I'm really sick of being out of work. I'll probably take this gig and keep looking.

( to N, regarding your call about drug testing professional baseball players )

Anybody good with custom mood themes?

Movies @bout Serial Killers:

Tonight I sat down and watched my DVD of Gacy in it's entirety. It is one of several low budget and if I'm not mistaken--straight to video B movies about a few prominent American serial killers. The other ones I own are NightStalker, Ed Gein (which has since been given a new title), Dahmer, and Ted Bundy. If there are more in that series, I'm not aware of them. These movies all have some interesting strengths and weaknesses. Dahmer has probably the best performances by the actors. Jeremy Renner is awesome and lends great compassion to the lead character. Ted Bundy has a ton of great over-the-top gore and rage. It is a creepy, yet insightful interpretation of the character. Nightstalker has some cool effects and some really "out there" directing choices, some of which pay off nicely. While Ed Gein is disturbing, unnerving, relentless in its slow pacing, and really just a fabulous watch. Gein is also the most factually correct of these films, probably due in no small part to Steve Railsback. I love that guy...look for him in The Devils Rejects!

Gacy had many things to enjoy. A totally beleiveable lead performance by Mark Holton is the rope that pulls this film together and wraps it around your neck. Holton, in case you forgot, played the bicycle stealing co-conspirator/spoiled rich kid "FRAN SESS" in Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He is very frightening as the self-hating gay killer, John Wayne Gacy. This film has a few factual errors, but not enough to make me dislike it. And there's lots of people smoking pot...because that's what serial killers enjoy in thier free time.