Wednesday, June 1, 2011

I chated with several friends for a bit, then Mark & I finished
the Glee episode we were watching. I converted some Star
Wars files for my collection and Mark figured out a way to
convert deleted scenes to a usable format - which he should
be able to explain to me when he gets home from work
tonight! He already converted the scenes from "Razor" and
I'm going to try editing that once this SW conversion is
finished. I'm super tired though. I might sleep and do it in
the morning - or - just finish Razor and then go to bed. Not
sure. I'm excited to see what kinds of things I can put
together with all this fun stuff :)

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I did end up going for a walk with Mark, after taking out
the trash. We walked to Starbucks (where a cute boy
complimented me on my piercing) and then to Aut Bar
where we ran into our friend Calvin. Mark got food while
Calvin told us stories about his family and friends. We had
to head home because Mark needs to do something online
at midnight. As we were leaving though we ran into my
friend Eric who Mark & I met at a cafe back in
November...then we walked home.

All through this activity Mark traded texts and calls with
Gen and I came to the conclusion that I really don't like
her. This hit me really hard when I could tell she was
pissed off at him and it made me happy. Later I heard
what was going on and I told Mark that I didn't like her
and he agreed that she was crazy. He had told her he'd
call her when he got home and she got super pissed that
he didn't call right away and then later broke up with him
via text in the most TACKY way possible - and for no sane
reason. Earlier I felt almost guilty for not liking her...and
now, thanks to her freaky behavior I'm free of that. I still
feel bad for Mark though because he deserves better. The
thing is...before Friday I really liked her...and then her
freak out and her lack of remorse when she was
sober...was so unpleasant...and then she didn't thank me
for getting her in the bar or for walking home so she could
have the car, or giving them condoms so they could fuck
or anything. I showed her a song on a cd I burned for
myself on Saturday and she asked if the cd was for her
and when I told her it was for me she told me that I
needed to burn her a copy too and I didn't know why but
that bothered me - well, later it hit me that she didn't ask,
she ordered. I really think she didn't respect me at all - in
fact she openly disrespected me several times. Mark's
downstairs having a texting conversation with her...I hope
he's not too upset. Ugh.

I miss Mollie.

I dressed up for the walk but then didn't get any pictures. I
might snap some with the remote camera before I get out
of these clothes. I'll try to call Mollie later.

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Went to bed around 6am. Got up around 1pm. I worked on
Farmtown and read the news. I did the dishes. I emptied the
trash and recyle stuff. I wiped down the kitchen counters,
microwave and refridgerator handles. I put Mark's boost in
the fridge and organized stuff. I washed Mark's towels and
did some of his laundry. I put away Mark's other groceries
and put the new thing of toilet paper in the bathroom. There
were some clothes of mine in the living room which I brought
up to my room. I made my bed and sorted through some
clutter.

Then I worked on the extended cut of "Razor" - which
worked really well in the preview screen, but when I saved it
the sound and visuals were all messed up...which SUCKS!!!
But we're getting close to figuring it out...I can feel it. Mark is
gonna be home late but he'll take a look at it then. I need to
eat. I'd like to take a walk but not sure I'm going to make it
out. We'll see.

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   Thursday, June 2, 2011

I didn't take any pictures last night after all. Mark did
some stuff for work and then helped with some BSG work
- though we called it quits fairly early, as we were both
obviously very tired. Mark fell asleep on my bed while I
watched more BSG deleted scenes from Season 2 - which
are going to rock in the extended cuts. There were some
major chracter / plots bits that just never made it to the
screen. Sad, but exciting that I'll have inclusive cuts to
watch and share with my friends who love the show like I
do.

I later slept well. Got up around 1pm again. I did
Farmtown and then got pounded by a massive migraine
with no warning. I took some Excedrin Migraine and a
scalding hot shower. Later I noticed that Gen had posted
some pretty insulting stuff on her page but chose not to
retaliate.

Yesterday I rewatched X3, though I forgot to mention that.
I still think it's mostly good. I think people disliked it for 2
main reasons. 1: it's sense of closure. Rather than being
part 3 of 100 it chose to be part 3 of 3, featuring the
"deaths" of major characters and the depowering of
several important mutant characters - yet at the same
time, it made it perfectly clear that characters that were
presumed dead may have survived and that the 'cured'
characters powers were likely to return - making a 4th
entry possible - so I'm not clear on why this point bothers
so many people. 2: People weren't happy with the changes
in continuity from the comics to the screen such as the
Phoenix Saga and Juggernaut being a mutant...these
changes didn't bother me though because I think the
Phoenix Saga is overrated, and the movie version made
sense within the movie continuity - and Juggernaut being
a mutant in the movie (and not Xavier's brother) is a lot
more acceptable on screen than Xavier's brother finding a
magic helmet that grants him super powers. There's 1 or 2
things I don't like but it's a pretty cool 3rd part of a story -
and is currently chronologically part 5 of 5 - and I'm cool
with that. I've heard really good things about the new
prequel ("First Class") and I MIGHT go see it in the theater;
I've seen the previous 4 in the theater as well. Here's how
I'd rate the ones I've seen so far:

01 X-Men: First Class ???
02 X-Men Origins: Wolverine ***
03 X-Men ***
04 X2: X-Men United *****
05 X3: The Last Stand ****

"Wolverine" was good though I had 2 complaints - 1
involving a special effects sequence which looked terrible,
and the other being a really horribly stupid line of
dialogue - which in the grand scheme of things are pretty
minor complaints.

"X-Men" was a good introduction to the world and
characters but the storyline is sort of silly, there's a
continuity flub, and the movie is very short.

"X2: X-Men United" is probably my favorite superhero
movie and the best of the sequels in my opinion. It has a
huge cast of characters but uses them well and to great
effect and the story hits several high points I wasn't
expecting.

"X3: The Last Stand" is better story wise than either
Wolverine or X-Men, yet it doesn't quite reach the heights
of X2.

Everything I'm hearing about "X-Men: First Class" tells me
that it's on the same level as "X2". I hope it is too. This has
been my favorite series of superhero movies and I'm
happy that a new entry is getting such high praise and
that future installments are in the works as there is talk of
a "First Class" sequel, a sequel to "Wolverine", a Deadpool
spin-off which may or may not be in the same continuity
as the other films - and there's talk of a sequel to "X3"
which would be very, very welcomed.

When I say the X-Men movies are my favorite series of
superhero movies I should, I suppose, be clear about what
I'm comparing them to. I've not seen most of the Marvel
Cinematic Universe which is building up to "The Avengers"
next year; I've only seen "Iron Man" but I'm excited to
watch the other entries in that series and I have high
hopes for those 6 movies ("Captain America: The First
Avenger", "Iron Man", "Iron Man 2", "The Incredible Hulk",
"Thor", "The Avengers") and the future installments as well
(there are talks of several future installments including
"Iron Man 3", "Thor 2", "Hawkeye", "S.H.I.E.D." & "Black
Widow" among others). Here's how I'd rate the other
superhero films I've seen:

Batman ***
Batman Returns ****
Batman Forever ****
Batman & Robin *
Catwoman *

Batman Begins **
The Dark Knight ****

Blade ***
Blade 2 ***
Blade Trinity *

The Crow ***
The Crow: City of Angels **
The Crow: Salvation *
The Crow: Wicked Prayer *

Daredevil *
Elektra ***

I know people hated Elektra but I thought even with the
horrible miscasting it was far more enjoyable than
Daredevil - plus Jennifer Garner did a much better job with
the character her 2nd time out.

Fantastic Four **
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer ***

Hellboy ***
Hellboy: The Golden Army ***

Hulk ***

The Punisher (Lundgren) ***

Sin City *****

I'm not sure Sin City belongs on this list but it's fucking
AWESOME.

Spawn *

Spider-Man ***
Spider-Man 2 ***
Spider-Man 3 ***

Though the Spider-Man movies are 'ok' I don't love any of
the characters and in fact, most of them annoy me.

Superman ***
Superman II ****
Superman III ***
Supergirl **
Superman IV: The Quest For Peace *
Superman Returns **

Watchemen ****

Watchmen would have gotten 5 stars yet it removes a lot
of the LGBT content from the book and actually inserts
more homophobic crap that wasn't there - it's still
inclusive and it's still a cool movie - it just could have
been more than it ended up being.

I also watched bits of Resident Evil 2. We have Resident
Evil 1, 2 & 4. I'd never seen 4 though I'd seen the first 3 in
the theaters. I thought 1 was good. I thought 2 was kind
of stupid at first because the way the zombies were
presented didn't seem scary at all but then it hit me later
that part 2 isn't so much about zombies but it about Alice
& Nemesis and the fallout of 1 and then I liked it a lot
more when taken on those terms. I thought Part 3 was
bad, but I've only seen it once and might like it more a
2nd time. I'm not sure. I'll probably rent or buy it
someday. I started Part 4 ("Afterlife") a bit ago and so far
I'm enjoying it at least as much as Part 1 and more than 2
or 3. They're working on Part 5 which is supposed to be
out in September of 2012. I'm going to eat and watch the
rest of the movie. I'll comment on it when I'm finished.

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Just finished Resident Evil 4. The first half was better than the
2nd, but it was still better than the 3rd one; about as good as
the 2nd one but for completely different reasons.

Resident Evil ****
Resident Evil: Apocalype ***
Resident Evil: Extinction **
Resident Evil: Afterlife ***

Mark is home. He apparently didn't have to go to the security
conference after all. He's bummed about the bitch. Perhaps
he can help me with some BSG stuff later.

My headache is gone. My stomach, which felt fine, is
definitely not fine. I think I threwup everything I ate. Gross.

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After writing the last entry...and feeling weak from not
having kept any food down I passed out. I had nice dreams
though. I woke up and asked Mark if he'd install some stuff
on my computer but then he went right back to sleep. I
emptied the clean dishes from the dishwasher; scrubbed the
food off the dirty one and put them in the dishwasher. I had
a few gulps of a healthy, vitamin-rich-smoothie and I'm
hoping I can keep that down and get some energy.

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   Friday, June 3, 2011

I've kept some food down. I watched some 'inside the actors
studio' and last week's Nurse Jackie. I chatted. I think I might
try to read a bit. I may have to take this weekend a bit slow
because of some stress and stomach problems. Blah.

Because I was up though I was able to make Mark his
breakfast and get him up for work. He slept a long
time...which I'm happy about, yet I'd hoped he'd help me with
some BSG stuff. Oh well. He needed his rest. I hope he has a
good day.

I can't believe today is Friday. Tonight will be a week since
that horrible night at Necto. Also, tomorrow is Michael's 39th
Birthday. Blah.

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Mark just left for work.

I just remembered that tomorrow is the mid-season finale of
Doctor Who. Crazy. Oh. And the new X-Men movie opened
today. Once I've worked on my farmtown game I think I
might read a bit and then sleep.

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I stayed up longer than expected and I picked up a Robotech
book to read but then I fell asleep almost as soon as my head
touched the pillow. Woke up around 2pm. Read the news.
Gen left a comment on my Facebook page. I'm wondering if I
should delete and block her...and why I didn't do so sooner,
yet maybe this means she's made up with Mark? I don't know.
I've not talked to him since he left this morning. I've been
trying to call Mollie every few hours but so far she's not
responded.

I'm gonna make some cinnimon rolls. It's not that I'm craving
them, but for some reason I often have an easier time
keeping those down than a lot of the other foods I have right
now.

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I burnt my food but made the most of it. I watched some
Rachel Maddow. Hoping my stomach will be ok. It looks
really great outside but I'm not sure I can do much. :(

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So much for me keeping the food down. I'm trying not to be
depressed about this but it isn't easy. Sometimes my illness
just gets worse for a week or two; it doesn't usually last
longer than that. Even when I was medicated there were
cycles where the pills wouldn't help...though if this is a
longer than normal cycle... Or...actually, it just feels like it's
been worse lately too... Maybe I'll have that surgery. I really
wish I could get some relief. :(

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I guess Mark & Gen are speaking again though they might
not date anymore - which I'm hoping for actually as I can't
stand her. A week ago at this time I liked her but now she
just represents crazy awful bitch person in my head - and
reminds me of Michael too much in that I had to always be
careful what I said or did around Michael or he'd go off...and
now we have her and she's the same way, even if her
reactions are different. I deleted my pictures of her; deleted
her from my friend list on Facebook and blocked her. I don't
want anything to do with her.

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   Saturday, June 4, 2011

Mark & I worked on BSG stuff...but we're still getting
screwed. I'm trying something different now, though I'm not
sure I know what I'm doing. We'll see.

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So I've made some BSG progress. I think the problem is with
"Razor" itself. I'm not ready to give up on that yet, but I've
manaaged to nearly finish an edit of the pilot to Caprica,
which is the first chronological episode anyways. My version
combines the sex / nudity of the uncut dvd, the completed
special effects sequences of the television version, and a
deleted scene that wasn't featured in either of the released
versions, which has new footage of Joseph, Willie & the scary
Tauron grandma; nice. :) I still need to edit the deleted scene
and then mix it in with the ending...but if that all goes well,
then I'll have my first special extended cut. Not all of the
episodes have deleted scenes, or useable deleted scenes; the
series finale for instance doesn't have any...which is too bad,
but it ends well enough on it's own I suppose. I've also
managed to keep some food down for the first time in over a
week....which is awesome. But I'm tired and starting to get a
headache. I'd go to bed but Mark is gonna help me with the
deleted scene in a bit so that I can do them on my own later,
as he'll be gone all day.

   posted by Bald Jason at 06:31 AM
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I got Mark up and made him breakfast. I spoke to Mollie for a
bit and might be able to talk to her more once my computer
is finished converting my first completed Caprica extended
cut. I'm calling it the "Complete Version", as it combines the
nudity / sex of the 'Unrated Extended Cut' and the special
effects, dialogue & locales of the televised version, along
with a deleted scene that doesn't appear in either of those
previously released versions. Awesome. Now Mollie & Travis
will be able to see the complete version of the series the first
time out. Fun. Oh, and Carrie's not seen it yet either. :)

There are only 17 more episodes of Caprica, and at least 1 or
2 of them have no deleted scenes I think...yet I may do my
best to include something extra. We'll see. There are also
episodes of BSG with no deleted scenes but I suppose simply
putting them in chronological order is a bit of an extra on it's
own. This is fun. :)

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I fell asleep while my vob file was converting to avi. I woke up
smiling that the first part of my project was done...only it's
messed up like the others. I'm not sure why. As a vob it
works beautifully but as an avi it's frakked up. Hmmmm.
That's still progress as this is the first time I've been able to
create a finished version in any format that DID work. Maybe
that will help point me in the right direction for next time.

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Mark & I had an intense talk about Gen...and Michael, and my
continued recovery of the abuse he inflicted upon me. I wept.
I'm still very broken by the things that Michael did to
me...which I somehow allowed him to do. I don't understand
it myself. Mark was awesome about it though.

It appears that I'm reading Robotech.

I've still not been able to download the finale of Who :(

However - I managed to find a way to make my first
successful complete avi version of a BSG Universe
installment...and since it's the first chronological installment
of that universe, that's sort of cool :) I can now procede with
the other Caprica episodes.

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