Random Fake Friday Five
I feel like I just did this week’s friday five in a fake five a couple weeks ago, so here is the completely random fake five. Don’t expect any cohesion.
1. What movies have you seen most recently and provide a 3-word review of each.
About Schmidt – Poignantly Funny Abrupt
Punch Drunk Love – Dark Surreal Amazing
25th Hour – Spike Lee’s Best (Ed Norton Rules. Sorry I needed 3 more words.)
2. What is your favorite place to watch movies?
I used to love going to the theater for movies, but now I really enjoy renting the DVD’s for home. Plus you can’t beat my new, huge, comfy sectional couch.
3. What are you doing while TV goes into rerun season?
I have been renting DVD’s for one. I have also been going to lots of concerts, hitting bars too many nights per week, and playing guitar. I really need to find ways to relax this summer.
4. What are you going to do for the 4th of July?
I don’t know for sure. I might stay in Chicago because I am going to be on business there next week. I might come back to Cleveland if something is going on, or I might go to Chautauqua, which is the place where I could probably relax the most. Unfortunately for me, July 3rd is going to be my travel day and it might be difficult to get where I want to go.
5. How do you react when approached by homeless or impoverished people begging for money?
I have always tried to be nice, but my patience was tested last night before the Jets to Brazil concert at the Grog Shop. A man came up and promptly showed my friend and me his track marks. Then he said he wasn’t asking for money but food. Despite him telling me 25 times in 3 minutes that the key to life was to “keep it real, keep it right, keep it true” I couldn’t find it in my heart to give this menace anything. Do not engage me if you are going to beg from me. When you are begging and you engage the beggee, you seem like a con artist and I don’t appreciate it.
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RE: #5 - When I worked in Downtown LA there were lots of homeless/beggers around the offices, basically trolling the “suits” for money. I used to give what I had in my pocket, knowing that the change meant little to me and might help them. I felt good about this.Then one day, I realized that when you give them money, it only encourages the behavior. So I stopped. I don’t feel bad about it, I just think they need to take advantage of some of the services available.The local TV here did some “hard” news about these folks recently and found they made pretty good money standing pitifully by the freeway with a sign.
1. What movies have you seen most recently and provide a 3-word review of each.
Old School- Will Farrels Ass!
Empire- John Leguizamo Gangster?
25th Hour – I agree Craig!
2. What is your favorite place to watch movies?
On the couch with peanut M&M’s and a cup o’ milk!
3. What are you doing while TV goes into rerun season?
Trying to get engrossed in the summer reality shows..Paradise Hotel is sweet!
4. What are you going to do for the 4th of July?
Eat bbq’ed meat somewhere, drink beer and watch stuff blow up
5. How do you react when approached by homeless or impoverished people begging for money?
Usually I try to stage an unsanctioned fight between the homeless people who approach me. Then I sell the footage on E! for 19.95 during the Howard Stern Show
1. Last three movies I saw in the theater, anyway:
1 - The Matrix: Reloaded (To be continued)
2 - X-Men 2 (Unreasonably well acted)
3 - House of 1000 Corpses (Fewer than 1000)
2. I like going to the theater. Specifically, the Loews at Liberty Tree Mall, Danvers.
3. Watching more baseball, playing more video games, obsessing over the coming basketball season, etc.
4. I’m going to be in New York at Yankee Stadium watching the Red Sox lose to the Yankees.
5. If it’s a cool homeless guy, I’ll give him something. There’s a guy in Kenmore Sq. who sweeps the sidewalk, and there’s another who’ll get the door for you at Store 24. There are plenty of guys on Lansdowne St who’ll sing a song for you about pretty much any topic. Those guys, I’ll drop them a buck or some change. Other guys, it’s “Sorry, no.”
My favorite Kenmore square guy was the one who would dance, shake his cup of change like a reggae beat and sing some Bob Marley. I would always give that dude money. He was cool.
1. Chicago: Gere wasn’t bad.
X2, X-Men United: Nightcrawler was cool.
Matrix Reloaded: Zzzzzzzz. Huh? What?
2. Probably one of the two yuppie art house places nearby: The Kendall Cinema in Cambridge or the Embassy in Waltham.
3. Watching reruns. Duh!
4. The Fairlee, Vermont parade is an annual tradition for us.
5. I’m not consistent. Depends on my mood. If they’ve got a line that puts a smile on my face, I’ll likely fork something over. Related story: I’d just driven to Boston (where I now live) for the first time about 15 years ago. I’d just gotten out of the car in Back Bay, when a guy came up to me and asked for $100 for a cup of coffee.
LIAR! You aren’t going to spend the 4th in Chicago. Jen wants me to call you a twatty bitch. (Sorry Mr. & Mrs. Lyndall.) We’ll miss you!
I can’t help it. I always have this effect on women.
You should see what is written by the girls that don’t like me.