The Real World and other thoughts...

So last night was the premiere of the new season of the Real World. I have yet to see a good season since they started doing two a year. The last great one (and best season ever) was Return to New York, with The Miz, Malik and my girl Lori. I thought I would offer my two cents on this new cast (i'll go from left to right in the pic). Janelle seems a bit moody and has issues with being mulato (she's half black half white). Look for some very unreasonable arguments stemming from her insecurities about it. John seems like your run of the mill douchebag. He is much too cocky to be of any use, reminds me of Ace (from paris) only not as nice or funny. Jose is my boy, he seems like a cool Jaquise (san diego) type of guy who wont cause many problems and therefore not be in much of the season. Zach seems okay thus far, I have yet to make any judgements about him. Paula seems like an underrated drama queen, you have to feel sorry for her and her eating disorder but at the same time stop crying. I mean she cried the first two times they went out and started hyperventilating the last time. She may be a little too crazy for me to keep liking her. Svetlana is clearly looking to cheat on her boyfriend. She practically sent Zach and John invites to grab her russian boobies. Tyler is tied with Jose as my favorite. He does seem kind of bratty but he knows whats up and tells it like it is and is still funny about it. All in all I am much happier about this cast than the last 4 or 5 which is a good sign. Hopefully there can be some good times like there was in New York. I'm looking forward to the day Svetlana's boyfriend comes down (if he lasts long enough to visit) and gets in a fight with her and everyone else because he realizes his girlfriend is a dirty slut.

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Playing Halo 2 online has not only captured my time over the last year or so but it has also destroyed any scruples I once possessed. It used to be that I never used the word 'faggot' because it is pretty much one of the few words that are used with pure enimty. Halo changed all of that though. While I would never use it outside of playing Halo, it can be found spewing from my mouth every ten seconds or so while I'm playing. It is the most common word that you will hear while playing Halo online. Not only is it okay to use that word but it is the only setting in a public forum where it is only natural for an 8 year old to say something to the effect of, "You fucking suck worse than my little sister." As odd as that may be what is more ridiculous is that people my age are allowed to say whatever we want to this 8 year old and there is not a single person who thinks it's wrong. Can you imagine what would happen if someone saw me in the street telling some little 8 year old kid that after Bill and I tag-team his mom we are going to cut his nuts off? I would go to jail. Anyways, it's a crazy world we live in.

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Lastly I would like to talk about an adventure my friend Jason and I had a few years ago. One day we were wondering what to do for lunch on some Saturday afternoon. We decided on fast food but could not decide which one to go to. We had it down to the big four, Wendy's, McDonalds, Burger King and Taco Bell. After discarding taco bell (it gave Jason a ridiculously bad case of the runs) and much arguing about which one was best we decided to hit the big 3. We were going to craft our own value meal out of the best selection at each place. I believe my meal consisted of a Chicken Sandwhich at BK, McD's fries and Wendy's nuggets. Though the best sandwhich bar none is a spicy chicken at Wendy's, the only thing at BK that I would get is a chicken sandwhich. Anyways to make a long story short, we both had ridiculous cramps and gas for the next 24 hours. I'm not quite sure why since it all seems equally bad for you and I dont understand why mixing the three would be so bad but take my word for it, if you ever want to hit up 2 or more fast food joints: don't. Anyways the genius that came up with that Mr. T ad needs to be elected for president or something because if that doesn't make you want (have) to get a whopper than I don't know what does.

Anyways thats all for today, as always keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.

I'm out

-Marty

oh ps -things not to get at the following places:

BK - chicken fingers and fries are disgusting there

Wendy's - it used to be the chili (as far as health codes go) but now I think it's okay

McD's - it's all pretty much equally stomach pain inducing

Extra Extra...

I realize this is two posts in as many days but bear with me (besides i am pretty sure the whole tv show blog wasn't greeted as warmly as i had hoped). So i got a letter from NYFA saying i got into their school. It wasn't really a surprise since there wasn't much of an application process but it's good to know that I can actually start planning out my life. I mean, seriously, start planning. Plan. It's a tough thing to do to actually go forth with ideas and turn them into solid, concrete, unbreakable plans. Well maybe not unbreakable but definitely something with a piece of paper where I have to sign my life away. I have yet to sign anything commiting myself to any number of days anywhere so I am still a vagabond i suppose (one stationed primarily in east lansing for the last 6 years) but now i must away.

I was talking to Kelsey earlier about the anxiety of yester-year in highschool dreading the arrival of college acceptance letters (or in my case rejection letters) and the rush of relief when you saw your first legal-sized white envelope. Then opening that letter which confirmed the notion that only good news would come with so many other forms and in such a large and heavy envelope. I remember my first school I got into, the University of Pittsburgh. It was actually down to that and Wittenberg (which i chose as few of you may know) that were my top options (not that there were many others to consider (you may think i'm joking but sadly i am not)). That archaic anxiety had been all too real lately. I mean how silly is it to be waiting to find out what you are doing with your life. Like a piece of paper that someone signed can not just dictate my future but my emotions as well. It's pretty silly, i mean i can do whatever the fuck i want to do right? So why do we all need confirmation from a counsel of people who dont even know me to figure out the next few years of my life. It's ridiculous and I wont stand for it (after today).

Anyways, i'm glad i got in is all i really wanted to say. Anyways, keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.

as bill says, i'm out like the fat kid in dodgeball.
-marty

oh ps - if you are a fan of cars and such and liked what i had to say about my WRX then you should read this article. I am glad someone else feel like the rivalry between the Subaru WRX STI and Mitsubishi Evo IX is like the rivalry between the pistons and the lakers circa 1989.

Anyways i just thought i would update you all on what is happening in my life since you all seem so interested.

TV just isn't what it used to be...

So I am sitting here at work watching the pistons on my portable tv waiting for my pizza and I was watching a commercial for some terrible TV show that is so retarded it would make Macgyver forget how to make a bomb. So instead of rehashing the glory days with greats like Mac, Airwofl, the A-Team, Saved by the Bell and about a zillion other shows, I am instead goingto rack my brain to find the 5 best shows on TV right now. Keep in mind that always the best thing on TV is anything Pistons related so the number 1 here actually is a distant number 2.

At number 5 is the best make-over show ever: What not to Wear on TLC. It is a very good show and probably the only show that I really want to be on. Essentially what they do is take someone who wears clothes like they were colorblind and then got dressed in the dark, 15 years prior (this person is usually submitted to the what not to wear website by their loved ones) and are then given advice on clothes shopping and what would look best on them and $5,000 to shop with. All in all it's a great show and you might even learn something about what not to wear yourself. I believe there was a segment on linen short-shorts, just kidding. It's on Fridays at 9 and 11pm (the 11 is the repeat from the previous week).

At number 4 is Sportscenter on ESPN. You have all seen it and know what it's all about. It is my most watched program and usually I am able to watch it twice a day. The only reason it does not place higher is because too much time is spent talking about awful sports such as Baseball and Hockey and there is much too much NFL discussions. Dont get me wrong I love wtahcing all three of those in person but sitting through Hockey and Baseball highlights is like watching a snake digest a mouse. It might sound cool but it's boring as shit. Its on daily at 6,7,8,9,10 and 11 am then again at 6 and 11 pm.

At number 3 is Entourage on HBO. The only thing keeping this out of the number 2 slot is the fact that HBO insists on having short seasons that end much too soon and aren't re-run anough to memorize. If you haven't seen it, go buy season 1. Season 2 comes out soon so buy that too. It is the best show HBO has put out. I never really got into the Sopranos but I loved Sex and the City and it is much better than that, either that or it's more of a guys version of it. Seasons run in the summer.

The runner up is Pardon The Interruption on ESPN, or PTI for short. It is a sports talk show that spends the perfect amount of time on a variety of issues not limited to sports. The banter between the hosts, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, is second only to the banter of the boys on the TNT NBA Pre-game. (The only thing keeping the boys at TNT out of this list is because I dont know if it is conisdered a show since it is sort of in between commercials and at halftime and such. if you do consider it a show then move it into second place and then adjust the rest accordingly.) PTI is hilarious, argumentative opinions shouted by my to favorite sports analysts. It's on everyday at 5:30 and then at 6:30 on ESPN2.

The winner is Grey's Anatomy. This show is the only show since the 3rd season of the West Wing that plants me in front of my TV every time it's on. There are a very limited number of shows that have drawn me in week after week to the point where I can't miss it. It centers around a group of surgical interns and the happenings at their hospital and their relationships with everyone at the hospital. Season 1 came out on dvd last tuesday but it has been sold out everywhere I look. It's on Sunday's at 10pm on ABC. I know it's a little late but it's worth staying up for if you go to bed early.




So there you have it, the list of the 5 best shows on TV. If you disagree then you are wrong.
That's all for now and as always, keep your feet on the ground but keep reaching for the stars.

i'm out
-marty

oh ps - will someone please see Running Scared with me???

And so it goes...

I just submitted my application to the NY Film Academy. I suppose that means the decision is made, though I feel substantially less satiated than I thought I would be. I assume that is because there is still much to figure out besides the obvious, "will I get in?" I am quite sure they accept on a first come first served basis, and when I went to visit my boy told me I had plenty of time so unless he lied to me because he hates brown people I think everything will be cool. Now I just need to figure out were I'm going to live exactly and when I am going to move there. The program starts in mid-September (actually the day before my birthday) so I will have all spring and summer to find a place to live though i would like to move out there sooner than that so i can find a job and get familiar with the area.

I'm not quite sure if i am going to live alone or with someone. I think the school can help you find someone else in the program to live with but i'll be 24 then and I thik that crosses the threshold of being too old to go in blind. The possibility of living with P Diddy has crossed my mind but that dude parties to much for me. Besides those girls from making the band would be all over me and that would get annoying. Then there's my car. I would want it there but I am not sure where I would keep it and whether that is a good idea or not. Speaking of cars; in the 7 years that I have been driving (legally) I have had 5 cars. That is quite a few so i thought i would go over them and rank them from the worst to the best.

Coming in at number 5 as the worst car ever is my black 99 Oldsmobile Intrigue. Given to me after my mom had it for years during my junior year of college, it was a true P.O.S. It was my 4th car and the first car (and last) my mom bought on her own without anyone's approval. It was a terrible car. It was big and actually had decent speed but other than that it blew. By the time I sold it, it only had 132,000 miles on it but acted like it had 3 million. The heat wouldn't work unless the brights were on, the power steering would work maybe 6% of the time, the lights would turn off all the time, it would rarely start on the first 3 tries, the radio would get so hot you couldn't touch it and reverse didn't always work.

At number 4 is my third car, A 2000 Honda Accord LX. It was a very good car, it was probably the best looking car that I had. It was after Honda changed the look of their Accords for the first time and it looked sweet. It had the sport package so it had a spoiler, 5 star rims and it was silver. The only thing keeping it out of 3rd place is that it was a leased car and given to my brother after i got in an accident in it.

At number 3 is my second car, a dark gray Mazda 626 ES. It was actually a very nice car, it just happens to be up against some stiff competition. It was the most luxurious car I had and it was sporty. It was fast and looked good. The inside was fully loaded with leather seats, auto everything, sunroof, premium sound system and a 6 disc cd player. The only reason It doesn't rank higher is because the engine blew up on my on the millenium. I was driving home to Port Huron from Ann Arbor after ney years and it blew up on 94E just south of 8 Mile. I was stuck on the side of the road for hours since no tow trucks were working on new years day.

In a surprising second place finish (it was favored to win first) is my current car, a silver 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX. The best car performance wise and the first stick shift ever in our household. I am actually the only one who can drive it. It is on of the greatest cars built in the last couple decades and has single handedly revolutionized the auto industry. All companies are now making performance based cars based on the success of the WRX.

That makes my very first car, a black 92 Nissan Maxima GXE, as the best car ever. Passed down from my mom to my brother to me, it got around 230,000 miles. It was a warrior. Though dubbed the 'Hidden Hooptie" by kris brown while still under my brothers care, it was still a fantastic car when i got it. Aside from the fact that the cd player ate my DMX cd and that the electrical components occasionally failed and that in the summer the radiator would over-heat so we had to turn the heat on full blast when it was already 90 degrees out, it was a beautiful car. When we got it, it was amazing. It had a keyless entry pad and it was more comfortable than a lazy boy. It's demise came when my parents found out how sad it had become. One time while on the freeway Kelsey had to get out of the car while we were stuck in traffic to run to the back and put up the antennae because the motor on it was broken. I learned to drive in that car and it will forever be the greatest car ever. It drove as smooth as silk and never ever gave any real problems. I even spent a couple nights in it after accidentally locking myself out of my house when no one was home. Saying I miss the car just wouldnt be enough, i yearn for a car like that but i know nothing will ever come close to it...

Anyways thats all for now, as always: keep your feet on the ground but keep reaching for the stars.
Peace out

-marty

oh ps - you should read this "Yep, even in the All-Star game it was the Detroit Pistons who were the best team on the floor."