Missing Cars and Constructive Anger
Hi humans.
What I’m Watching
A short while back, following a recommendation, I watched a movie called Dude, Where’s My Car? featuring Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott. I got the suggestion so long ago that I don’t remember who sent it to me, or where the copy of the suggestion even is. (Yes, I tried searching through GMail for “Dude, Where’s My Car?” and it found no results.)
This comedy movie is about two young males named Jesse and Chester who wake up one morning from a party and don’t remember where their car is. The problem is that their anniversaries with their girlfriends are that day, and their gifts are in their car. In a quest to find their car, Jesse and Chester retrace their steps to find out what they did last night, which may uncover some clues as to where the car is.
When on the quest, the boys soon realize that they were not up to much good once they realize they’re being chased by a transgendered prostitute for money and some odd space group for a rare, intergalactic device.
I thought that this was a silly and slightly dumb movie, but regardless, it was funny to watch. I would recommend this movie primarily for teenage males who are looking for a funny and light-mooded movie to watch.
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Topic #219: Can anger be constructive?
The easy answer to this would be that yes, anger is constructive because it shows that anger is not very constructive.
The more insightful answer would be that yes, anger can be constructive because even though someone may not be very thoughtful when angry, they still have the experience of being angry, and they can look back on that experience in the future when they want to think about how they could react better if such a circumstances were to come up again.
… then checking back in ten minutes and noticing that the text was changed to:
So apparently there was a unanimous decision by the jury that the former governor is guilty of supplying false declarations to an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, but was no final decision made for the other 23 counts that he was tried for.
What I’m Watching
Earlier today, I watched Knocked Up, a movie featuring Seth Rogen and Katherine Hiegl.
Knocked Up is about a man named Ben Stone who lives in an apartment with four of his male friends. He doesn’t have a job, and aspires to be successful via a website he and his friends are creating called Flesh of the Stars. One evening, he goes to a club where he meets Allison Scott, a reporter for the E! channel. They go home together, have a one night stand, and think that everything is going to be fine…
… until Allison discovers that she is pregnant with Ben’s baby. From that point on, mass chaos breaks out as Allison and Ben’s personalities clash, and the unstable relationship of Allison’s older sister makes the situation worse.
I thought this was a pretty good movie. The relationships between the characters are well developed. The plot has a comical twist to it that takes an emergency-level situation and makes it funny while still having the characters act sincerely towards the problem.
What I’m Reading
After reading and being intrigued by Malcolm Gladwell’s books Blink and The Tipping Point, I went on to read Outliers.
Outliers is a book about the special people in the world – the people that are different enough to be noticed as different when placed in a regular societal setting. These people have gifts and advantages starting from birth that define who they are and how much they will succeed later on in their lives. The main concept of this book is that the fortunate opportunities that affect these people are what makes them so special, not the individual effort they put into their work. Although effort and determination is important, luck is the catalyst for success.
Gladwell goes on and gives examples of how this is true, like the explanation behind why people born in the last quarter of the calendar year should not even bother trying out for professional hockey. He also follows the story of the lives of famous people like Bill Gates, who, due to a bit of luck, was able to fall under the 10,000-Hour Rule for programming and become the successful founder of Microsoft.
Like all of Gladwell’s other books, I recommend this book to everybody, as it gives insight on a facet of life that not many people realize is important. The ideas of this book may explain to some people why they are unsuccessful, and how they could change they way they live to place themselves in the path of luck. The time invested in reading this book could result in massive benefits in the future.
It feels like my fingertips are on fire.
What I’m Watching
Following the recommendation of a friend who wishes to remain anonymous, I watched Valentine’s Day yesterday. My friend recommended it to me because the movie has a lot of actors and actresses that she thought I liked; it ended up that the only one I really liked was George Lopez, and to some extent, Jessica Biel. Regardless, the movie had a lot of talented and familiar actors and actresses, and a new but already-popular one as well (Taylor Swift).
Valentine’s Day takes place on Valentine’s Day, as the title suggests. The main storyline focuses around a young man named Reed Bennett, but there are a handful of other significant developments occurring at the same time. Overall, the movie is about the significance of Valentine’s Day, the true meaning of loving another person, finding the right person, and accepting them for who they are.
Because there were so many main characters, it was slightly difficult to follow along and keep track of all the relationships and connections between and among all the characters. Too many different things were happening all at once, so it was hard to put myself into the movie and feel what was going on. It was nice that some of the connections were made at the end of the movie, but there were a lot of parts that were still not fully developed even after the movie’s end.
And finally, this was supposed to be a romantic comedy. Plenty of romance is there, but the comedy is greatly lacking. To put it into perspective, the funniest parts were a quote said by an old man to his grandson and a few segments of bloopers. The quote was said while they were approaching Moorpark Street: “What’s Moorpark spelled backwards?” The funny bloopers at the end were of Ashton Kutcher trying to get his seatbelt on, but failing repeatedly because it kept locking up take after take. If something like that was the peak of excitement and hilarity during the movie, then the movie itself is not a comedy.
Obviously, if you like romantic movies, this is for you – there’s plenty of love, romance, relationships, cheating, and happy endings. However, this isn’t a movie that I would prioritize to watch, and would only watch it if I was bored on an airplane and had nothing else to do.
Video of the Day
This is from an event in RuneScape that I attended earlier today. Double click on the video and read the description for more information.
