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Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in the "Big Gay Wes" journal:

July 14th, 2009
09:50 pm [Link]	[Public] Movie Review: Knowing First the review... One would think that hooking Alex Proyas, director of such interesting and, dare I say, awesome fims as The Crow, I Robot, and (a personal favorite) Dark City, up with Nick Cage, who, despite a LOT of well-deserved big-screen flops, I regard as a pretty darn good actor, would be a good idea. One would, in this at least, be very, very wrong. If you haven't yet wasted 121 minutes of your life on Knowing, don't. Seriously. I mean it. Don't. It's crap. It's very well-done crap, but crap is still crap, no matter how pretty. Now, from the people who brought you, "The chick's a dude," "Vader is Luke's father," and "Kevin Spacey is Keyser Söze," ( the spoilers... ) Current Location: Bartlesville, OK Current Mood: disgusted Tags: [[public]], [intent-fyi], [intent-vta], movies (3 chuckas \| OOGA!)
June 13th, 2009
01:45 pm [Link]	[Public] Murder by Death clips This is a glorious movie. The bit I've been thinking about all morning is at 4:59. ...and if you've never seen it, yes, every single time you said, "Wait! Isn't that <celebrity>?" it was. Current Location: Galveston, TX Current Mood: giggly Tags: [[public]], [intent-rofl], [intent-stray thoughts], movies, quotes (1 chucka \| OOGA!)
09:54 am [Link]	[Public] Quote for the Day "Both optimists and pessimists contribute to the society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute." -- George Bernard Shaw Current Location: Galveston, TX Current Mood: still a bit Tags: [[public]], [intent-posterity], quotes (OOGA!)
June 11th, 2009
08:24 pm [Link]	[Public] Dear LJ_Ads I was recently Friended by <deleted>, which appears to be nothing but an ad. While I'm sure the account's creator was very careful to keep within your technical limitations on such things, I would like to express my displeasure with this account even existing. First, from a standpoint of principle, the LiveJournal service is, in my strong opinion, intended for use as a journal. Hence, the name. Using it for the sole purpose of advertising is, therefore, inherently objectionable. Second, while I am aware the I can Ban "users" that I do not wish to be associated with my own LiveJournal account, there is the very real possibility that, if you allow accounts to be created solely for the purpose of commercial advertising, there will be a flood of them, and if I wanted to spend the majority of my time online clicking on "ban" and "reject" buttons, I'd be on Facebook, not LiveJournal. Third, from the standpoint of LiveJournal's revenue stream, an account created solely to advertise is not likely to be used, which is what Plus accounts (like the one I am reporting) depend on. At the very least, therefore, "users" like this should be required to pay for the accounts they are misusing. ...and I would prefer that it be prohibitively expensive. Thank you for your time. Wes Satterlee LJ Paid User: shkspr13 [Recorded here for posterity. Account name deleted so as not to validate it with more hits.] Current Location: Galveston, TX Current Mood: irritated Tags: [[public]], [intent-posterity], [intent-vta] (OOGA!)
June 5th, 2009
04:25 am [Link]	[Public] Ugh We hates teh earlies. Current Location: Galveston, TX Current Mood: groggy Tags: [[public]], [intent-stray thoughts] (4 chuckas \| OOGA!)
May 30th, 2009
08:57 am [Link]	[Public] Meh I'm sitting in a hotel room with A-Kon going on all around me, and I find myself thinking, "Y'know... I'm only an hour away from a casino." Current Location: Dallas hotel room Current Mood: groggy Current Music: No Doubt, "Just a Girl" (imh) Tags: [[public]], [intent-stray thoughts] (1 chucka \| OOGA!)
April 15th, 2009
04:32 am [Link]	[Public] High School Musical 4? Yoinked from da_diva: People that are willing to mock their own body of work get lots of points in my book. Current Location: Galveston, TX Current Mood: groggy Current Music: Supertramp, "Give a Little Bit" Tags: [[public]], [intent-links], [intent-rofl] (1 chucka \| OOGA!)
April 9th, 2009
11:13 pm [Link]	[Public] Heh... Pat Sajak has always struck me as too smooth and sleazy-friendly to trust, so it really amuses me to see him in an awkward moment. If nothing else, it proves he's human. It also makes a strong case for what I've always said about the irony of putting Wheel back-to-back with Jeopardy, given the contrast in average contestant intelligence. [Note: The video* is totally safe for work, but I wouldn't surf to the site from my work computer, 'cause I'm paranoid. So, it's up to you.]* Current Location: Galveston, TX Current Mood: amused Current Music: Argent, "Hold Your Head Up" [imh] Tags: [[public]], [intent-links], [intent-rofl] (4 chuckas \| OOGA!)
February 23rd, 2009
07:21 pm [Link]	[Public] A Friggin' Awesome (Albeit Somewhat Pathetic) Discovery I happened across a little thing called the On-Screen Keyboard the other day, and it's Friggin' Awesome!! When I'm lying in bed, idly surfing the web in an attempt to relax so I can pass out, the most annoying thing is when I find myself wanting to type something, and that movement ruins all my efforts. Now I can type without moving. Huzzah!! Unfortunately, it's a two-edged sword, because now I can type without moving, and my laziness knows no bounds. Current Location: Galveston, TX Current Mood: lazy Tags: [[public]], [intent-fyi] (8 chuckas \| OOGA!)
February 17th, 2009
02:06 am [Link]	[Friends] 1776 Quote "I've always been dissatisfied, I know that. But, lately I find that I reek of discontentment. It fills my throat and floods my brain, and sometimes... sometimes I fear there is no longer a dream, but only the discontentment." -- John Adams, "1776" Current Location: Bartlesville Current Mood: exhausted Tags: [[public]], [realm-psyche], quotes (OOGA!)
December 25th, 2008
06:40 am [Link]	[Public] It's Christmas!!! Click the pic for a funny. [Totally safe for work, where I hope you're not.] Current Location: Bartlesville Current Mood: awake Current Music: (Orig. John Lennon) "So This Is Christmas" (imh) Tags: [[public]] (5 chuckas \| OOGA!)
November 14th, 2008
06:30 pm [Link]	[Public] "Herding the Stars Forever" Sky -- 1993-2008 -- In Memoriam Even though she was always a bit camera shy, I sometimes caught her. She was standoffish about it most of the time, but she loved her sister. She practically lived outside. The backyard was her turf, and she'd walk the perimeter two or three times before settling down in the middle for a couple of hours. Whenever she got a new toy, she'd take it out there right away. I'll miss the prancing-dance she did when she was excited about something. Current Location: Bartlesville Current Mood: sad Tags: [[public]], [intent-posterity], [realm-hestia], [realm-mnemosyne], pets
October 23rd, 2008
06:36 pm [Link]	[Public] Funny Things I've been rather enjoying Schlock Mercenary, though so far I've only made it to March '04 in their OMGHUGE!!1! archives. The funniest bits are the occasional author's notes. This one had me snickering for about twenty minutes. Then there's Head Trip, which doesn't update as often as I'd like, but has some pretty good gems like this one, this one, and this one. Finally, there's the always funny XKCD... Well, I assume it's always funny. Sometimes it's a little bit too deep in some esoteric niche I'm not familiar with, but when I get it, I always think it's funny. Like this one... Current Location: Bartlesville Current Mood: amused Tags: [[public]], [intent-posterity], [intent-rofl], webcomics (7 chuckas \| OOGA!)
October 21st, 2008
03:20 pm [Link]	[Public] "Latter Days" Quotes "Look at yourself! You're so pretty and colorful on the outside, but on the inside you're nothing but fluff. You're like a walking, talking marshmallow peep. [...] There is nothing about you that's not skin-deep." "Do you ever read the Sunday comics? [...] When I was a little kid, I used to put my face right up to them, y'know, and I was just amazed, because it was just this mass of dots. I think life is like that sometimes, but I'd like to think that from God's perspective, life, everything... even this... makes sense. It's not just dots. Instead we're all connected, and it's beautiful... and it's funny... and it's good. From this close, we can't expect it to make sense... right now." Current Location: Bartlesville Current Mood: thoughtful Tags: [[[todo-quotes-divide]]], [[public]], [intent-posterity], [realm-divinity], [realm-psyche] (2 chuckas \| OOGA!)
October 8th, 2008
07:16 am [Link]	[Public] "Etched in the Landscapes of Our Memory" Star -- 1993-2008 -- In Memoriam She was silly... ...and just a touch lazy... ...but always enthusiastic... ...and on sunny days she loved to scratch her back in the grass. We called it the "Piggy Dance." Current Location: Bartlesville Current Mood: still a bit sad Current Music: Tears for Fears, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (imh) Tags: [[public]], [intent-posterity], [realm-hestia], [realm-mnemosyne], pets
September 14th, 2008
11:31 am [Link]	[Public] New Tulsa Java ATTENTION TULSA PEEPS There is a new coffee shop called The Collective. It is on 11th St., directly across from the TU stadiums. It also has wireless internet access, a bar, and art/performance space. It is a neat place all around, and the people trying to live their dream by opening the place are really cool. Patronize it immediately and often, and spread the word. We want it to be filled with cool people and turning huge profits as quickly as possible for a variety of reasons. [NOTE: No, I don't actually expect my stamp of approval to result in a P.Diddy/Burger King-esque influx of customers, but it would be FREAKIN' AWESOME* if it happened!]* Current Location: The Collective, Tulsa Current Mood: sleepy Tags: [[public]], [intent-fyi] (4 chuckas \| OOGA!)
September 12th, 2008
05:27 pm [Link]	[Public] Benchmarks Current Location: Bartlesville Current Mood: wry Tags: [[public]], [intent-posterity], [intent-rofl], my fabric-covered box (1 chucka \| OOGA!)
August 22nd, 2008
02:35 am [Link]	[Public] Clone Wars Review I promised a longer review, and since I'm up, I'll write it... Animation -- Pretty darn good. Of course, that fact isn't particularly impressive, because there was a big green "Lucasfilm" before the opening credits, so only BAD animation would be something to talk about, really. I wasn't particularly fond of the character design style, but that's just a personal taste issue. My only real beef in this area is that fluid/natural movement for extras was clearly not in the budget (the Twi'leks' tchun-tchin were especially unimpressive). Cinematography -- Average. The epic sequences and battle scenes were pretty freakin' cool, and the level of detail was gratifying, but the bulk of the movie was basically either characters standing around delivering their lines (see below) or obnoxiously protracted establishing shots. Story -- Pretty good up until the drastic shift (see the LJ-Cut), but really badly executed in several ways, not the least of which is... Character -- Not much depth to be had. The named characters barely reached the level of archetype, and everybody else was either "some schlub" or "comic relief." Though, frankly, I think that's more an issue of... Dialogue -- Lame. Honestly, it was terrible. It ranged from stilted to out-and-out stupid, and I lost track of the number of times banal repetition left me thinking, "Right. We get it. Move on, already!" Even if the movie was "meant for kids" (and given the level of violence and the way the trailers were geared, I'd dispute that), the writers must have had a pretty low opinion of kids. I can easily imagine the voice actors standing in the studio with their scripts thinking, "I'm paid by the hour. I'm paid by the hour. I can put Star Wars on my résumé, and I'm paid by the hour." Pacing -- Absolute crap. It felt kind of like they cobbled together a bunch of cut scenes from a really cool video game, which I didn't get the enjoyment of actually playing. Then there's the reason the number of movies I have walked out on now numbers three... ( Could constitute a spoiler... ) Overall -- Very disappointing, but Lucas the Hutt will probably still make a mint off it in much the same way Nintendo does. Current Location: Bartlesville Current Mood: cranky Current Music: Robert Prizeman & the St. Phillips Boys Choir, "Libera" (imh) Tags: [[public]], [intent-vta], movies, webcomics (7 chuckas \| OOGA!)
August 18th, 2008
12:00 pm [Link]	[Public] Olympic Snicker I wonder if it's occurred to anyone else that four years from now will be the XXX Olympics? Current Location: Bartlesville Current Mood: amused Tags: [[public]], [intent-rofl], [intent-stray thoughts] (4 chuckas \| OOGA!)
August 17th, 2008
02:19 pm [Link]	[Public] Clone Wars - Short Review If you haven't already wasted your time & money on Clone Wars, don't. Full review later. Current Location: Tulsa Current Mood: pessimistic Tags: [[public]], [intent-fyi], movies (OOGA!)

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