"I also shortened your calf muscles. Theoretically it'll give you greater jumping ability."

I'm not huge on TV shows, but I'd been hearing about the show "Arrested Development" for quite some time, and so after catching the last few minutes of it on Television about a week ago I picked up seasons 1 and 2 on DVD.

I've already watched all of season one and all but two episodes from season two.

Two word review: Fucking Brilliant.

I've never laughed so hard in my life, in fact, as I type this my chest is sore as hell from doing just that.

all I can say is that it's a shame the show is most likely going to be canceled (so I hear), because it's the greatest show to ever be broadcast on television, I swear to god.

Excellent writing, directing and acting.

Man oh man. Watch it.

Games

whooo, the past day has been full of pretty much nothing but gaming for me.

I picked up Gun for my GameCube on Monday. It's a very cool western themed game with lots to do. I like games that drop you into the middle of a huge world and let you go about your business.

I've killed a bunch of Indians, collected some bounties and scalped countless people, all in the name of FUN.

Fuck yeah!

I also got Mario Kart for my DS today. It is easily the best Mario Kart game, I think. So far.

I wish I had broadband so I could play online (this is Nintendo's first online game) but even without online, it's a blast, and plays great. They included a bunch of courses from the SNES, GameCube and GBA games, so that's pretty awesome, too.

Oh, and of course there is World of Warcraft, my true love.

I enjoy games.

It's finally over...

I finished F.E.A.R today. I think it is the first PC game in a long time that actually held all of my interest all the way through (not counting WoW of course).

Not only is it one of my most favourite games now, it's also probably the best first person shooter I've played...Maybe...It's a tough call between this and Half-Life 2 (which I've still not beat...)

Anyway, it took a lot out of me. Pretty intense stuff, with a crazy/awesome storyline and bitchin' gameplay complete with some wicked scares and buckets of the red stuff (see below)

It all comes together nicely in the end. If you've got a nice computer and some time to kill, turn down the lights, turn up the sound and pop this bad boy in.

May

I just watched the movie May and decided I had to write about it.

It's about a shy, quiet and ultimately lonely young woman who has never really had any friends and has always been considered "weird".

though the case labels it as a "horror" film it is much more than that. The first 3/4 of the film are heartbreaking and touching in some ways, and then the last little bit is creepy and gory and weird...But I loved it.

It's filled with these awkward scenes that just sort of make you smile, because she's (May) trying to act normal and hold a conversation, but she's not made that way, and so it feels very real and it's kind of sad, but I personally really liked the character...Until she started to get REAL weird, then it's just kind of creepy... But still it's a movie with character that makes you care (or at least made me care) what happens in the end.

It's a great movie that makes you think and feel. I mean really, what is "Normal" anyway, right?

Am I awake?

Still on the subject of sleep/dreams...

At a forum I visit regularly, there was a discussion about dreams. The subject of Sleep Paralysis was talked about.

I have these. Sometimes very often.

And they scare the living fuck out of me.

Basically what happens is I wake up (or feel as if I am awake) but I feel held down and as if someone or something is strangling me. I hear nothing but a very loud "woosh" sound. I always try and yell out for help at the top of my lungs...But no sound comes out, all the while trying to stand up or roll out of bed but being unable to do so.

And so when I read this I got a serious case of the shivers:

"People frequently report feeling a 'presence' that is often described as malevolent, threatening, or evil. An intense sense of dread and terror is very common. The presence is likely to be vaguely felt or sensed just out of sight but thought to be watching or monitoring, often with intense interest, sometimes standing by, or sitting on the bed. On some occasions, the presence may attack, strangling and exerting crushing pressure on the chest."

I can honestly say that nothing in my other dreams or even daily life scares me more than going through that. I know there is no way to accurately describe the terror, but believe me...luckily I've not had one for a few months and I'm SO glad. There was a period of a few weeks or so where I got them every few nights, and I swear to god it literally made me afraid to close my eyes and sleep.

Some people report the experience being sexual (the Succubus) sadly, no dice for me. Instead I wake up in a dark room with my mind absolutely fucked over from fear, and there is not a damn thing sexual about it.

I realized stuff like this absolutely fascinates me, which is why I'm even posting and researching. Sleep + dreams + the human brain is all so amazing...and yet completely terrifying, as I'm again scared to go to bed.

I believe I've told Stephanine about these a few times, and that she said she'd had experiences something like mine. Anyway, I'd just like to know if anyone else out there has these things and would like to offer some personal insight.

Like a bad acid trip, dudes.

I had a strange dream last yesterday, and it's been sort of replaying in my head all night. Well, the parts I can recall anyway.

I was watching a movie...but at certain times it was like I was IN the film. My view would sort of switch over from time to time....Anyway, it had something to do with the devil (this was a seriously fucked up version of Satan, let me tell you) and some other creepy guys with masks chasing two people, one of whom was me at times, and the other who I cannot recall, but turned into a dog every now and then.

I remember the devil looking fellow eventually grabbed the dog and took a bite out of it...and then spit out the soul (which looked like a ghost), which was still able to talk. I remember we (yes, this part was me) were in a hotel room and I knew the bad guys were outside because they were banging on the door and trying to break it down...And I would have been scared for my life if I hadn't then seen myself watching this very scene on my own couch at which point my brother asked what I was watching. I remember picking up the DVD case and trying very had to pronounce the title, which was "Sorena".....

and then I woke up.

Seriously.

I cannot believe the things my mind, or really any mind can come up with. It legitimately creeps me out, I also find it odd that my dreams often play out like films...Literally cutting to different scenes and such...Maybe I need to not watch some many movies, I don't know.

I mostly remember what the devilish guy looked like. He was seriously badass looking, somewhere between what the "Lord of darkness"(seen here) looked like in the movie Legend and Diablo from Diablo II.

I wish I could remember more. Someone get to work on that Dream Recorder™™

Oh, and sadly, the no movie called "Sorena" exists, at least not that I can find. I wish it did, and I wish it was something like that dream...that would have been fucked right up.