Life updates and shout out.

Hey Nerdians! Brandon here, and HERE is what has been going down:

I'm in Idaho surrounded by a bunch of Mormons! God help a humble Atheist.

My little cousin, Ella, is three years old, and is very cute. :)

I have to drive ALL THE WAY HOME. O_O

and that's pretty much it!

But the real reason I made this post was for my friend, Rowan. See, I read this little blog called "Marginally Functional" RELIGIOUSLY, and it is run by Rowan. SO she put up her Christmas list, and one of the things was "More Veiwers for my blog." SO, since I know at least a couple people read my blog, go to marginallyfunctional.blogspot.com, and give her some love, make sure to tell her Brandon sent you, because she made a video and didn't give me a shout out, and I want her to feel bad I got her a couple more followers. :) Thanks!

Stay Nerdy All!

Brandon's Movie Reviews

Hey guys! (I don't have a name for readers of my blog... Nerdians? Brandonites?) It's been a while, but I have a triple reveiw for you today! Date Night, Get Him to the Greek, and Predators.

Date Night was a little under-par for Steve Carrel, but it had a couple running jokes that were funny. The SNL stars in it were also hilarious. But a lot of the jokes fell flat, and the conclusion was a little forced, but a fairly solid movie over all. I give Date Night 6/10

Get Him to the Greek was one of the funniest movies I have seen in a LONG time. The acting was incredible, and the jokes hilarious. The fact that a song writer had songs like "The Clap" was also very amusing. I give GHTTG 10/10

Predators. Ah, Predators. Remember that little series from back in the day? Well, they tried to give it a little kick-start, and they actually managed fairly well. This movie was very solid, standard, action movie fare. The suspense of who's gonna die next is kept fairly consistant, but the conclusion won't have you feeling very surprised. Laurence Fishburne played a role, which surprised me, but he managed to do a good job. All-in-all a very standard, slightly-over-mediocre action movie. Predators gets a 8/10.

Tune in next time. Stay Nerdy All!

Chuck Norris Jokes

Me and some friends were in the announcers booth at the Little League Football game running the scoreboard and we got bored and started throwing Chuck Norris Jokes around, so here are some of the more memorable ones.

Chuck Norris counted to infinity. Twice.
Chuck Norris can run Windows 7 on his Etch-a-Sketch.
They tried to invent a Chuck Norris toilet paper, it failed. It wouldn't take shit from NOBODY.
Chuck Norris deleted his Recycle Bin.
Chuck Norris can pop a wheelie on a unicycle.
Chcuk Norris doesn't mow his lawn. He stares his grass down and dares it to grow.
Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down till he gets the information he needs.
Chuck Norris got mad at a horse and punched it in the jaw. Its decendants are known now as giraffes.
A meteor didn't kill the dinosaurs. They were wiped out by the Chuck Norrisaurus.
Do you know what ghosts are? When Chuck Norris kills somebody too fast for Death to comprehend.
There is no chin under Chuck Norris's beard. There is just another fist.
Jesus may have walked on water, but Chuck Norris swam through land.


More coming later.

STITPSKAM pt 2

I'm in love
Not naming names
I get depressed quite often
Even though people would describe me as happy go lucky
I need a style change
but I'm too fat to pull anything off
I need to lose weight.
Like that's gonna ever happen
I hate people
but they keep me amused
Curse your sudden, but inevitable, betrayal.
I would die without the internet
I am THE Guitar Hero
I am emo sometimes
I sometimes don't think life is worth it
but then I realize I am not a Christian
I have one shot.
Better make the best of it.
TBC...

Life update

Lol you know I'm a cynic, so let's get it over with. I am depressed right now. Two girls are on a cycle in my mind. I love them both, but one isn't mine anymore, and one of them never was. I went to a dance yesterday. I promised (I'm not naming names, so we will call her GirlX) GirlX that I would save her a dance, and I did. I sat on the wall and almost cryed because I couldn't call and tell her I loved her. The second girl, we will name her GirlY, was there, but she was with her boyfriend, and she said she would dance with me but never did. She was so beautiful that night, but I couldn't mention it. GirlX won't get off my mind, and I haven't managed to take most of my heart back from her. GirlY won't get off my mind either, and I wish she would take what little is left of me so I can say I love her and mean it the way I want to. I almost prayed last night. ME, the staunchest agnostic atheist you are likely to meet, was in so much mental and emotional pain, I almost prayed. I almost asked Whoever Was Up There to either let me have GirlX back, or let GirlY see how much I really mean what I say. Love irks me.

Stupid Things I Think People Should Know About Me

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I built a gun out of PVC pipe and wood, and carried it around in public.
I have only kissed 2 girls in my life.
One of them was in daycare.
One of them was in a photobooth.
I obssess over Coheed and Cambria.
I own 2 of their CD's.
Just 3 more to go.
I have never been called "good-looking" by anyone.
"Adorable" is always the word.
This slightly irks me.
I don't consider myself as such, but I take what I get.
I'm still a virgin.
No chance of that changing.
Not even a ghost of an idea of a chance.
I'm oddly okay with this.
I am an atheist.
Have been for a while.
Long story.
Contact me if you want to know said story.
I'm an actor.
I'm fairly good at it.
So I'm told.
I like to think I am.
My big dream: Star in a movie with Robin Williams.
I haven't got a hell of a lot of friends.
The ones I DO have are great.
Majority of them female.
I get along better with the opposite sex.
Not on purpose.
People irk me.
My new trademark.
Learn it.
Love it.
If you don't, sorry.
I consider myself a libertarian.
Although I usually shy away from politics.
Marijuana should be legal.
Stupidity should not be.
Nintendo is my passion.
I ran out of ideas.
Not a big deal.
More to come later.
If you read all of these,
and mention to me that flying monkeys ate your cookies
You get a free hug.
Thanks for reading.

Musings on myself (Random thoughts)

Why is life so damn hard? It makes me have to pretend I don't want to rip my hair out everytime she says his name. I have to pretend that I'm ok. Some would say it's just a rebound effect, so I'll get over it, but I don't think I will. Why do I even care? She's happy, I don't need to mess that up by doing anything. She has said she won't date me. She has also said she would. Her two previous boyfriends were both douches, and I hate to think this one is too, but track records show otherwise. He seems like a nice guy. Maybe that's what kills me. He is a nice guy. He won't mess around on her, he won't hit her, he won't do anything to hurt her at all. Neither would I. But she's with him, and not with me, which means she won't break up with him for me. I understand why no one would date me. I would be the first to admit I'm not exactly a keeper, look-wise. I am about a 2. She's an 11. You can't jump more then 2 levels. It's pipe dreams. I wish I could get over it. I'm a teenager. The prime of my life, and I'm spending my days trying to hang out with her every second I possibly can, and my nights dreaming about her. I need to just stop dreaming and put my feet on the ground, get my head out of the clouds, and get the f**k on with my life. But the ground is a scary place. There's shadows and eyes in the dark. With my head in the clouds, there's a chance life can go the way I want it to. But life sucks. It's a fact. Life irks me.

If she reads this, she'll know who she is, and yes, I am a pathetic person.

Seen in Wal-Mart

A book called 23 Minutes in Hell. In case you don't know, some guy had a vision or dream or whatever that he was in Hell for some reason. He wasn't dead, but God showed him the atrocities of Hell to tell the world about. Fair enough. Now, I will proceed to tell you why I think it is either a money-making scheme or the first signs of schizophrenia.
First, he was a devout Christian preacher and missionary. This discounts his word, in my mind, as anything extraordinary. People have religious visions all the time. Every Christian book I have ever read has, somewhere in it, "and Jesus showed Himself and all His glory on Such and such a date"
Second, he had being studying the Bible the night before. On this same subject. OOOH, couldn't be a dream could it?
Third, his descriptions of Hell itself were EXACTLY on par with how 99% percent of the world thinks of it.

The second one was what threw me the most, but lets ignore it for the sake of this arguement. If either of the other two were missing, it would be a whole lot more convincing. If he were an Atheist, and he dreamed he was in Hell, it would be slightly more convincing. If his descriptions of Hell were WAY different then what people believe, but was still rooted in the Bible, it would be more convincing, too. But since he was studying the Bible, I am forced to conclude there could be something more logical then "God Dun It." The mind is capable of many things.

This is also all assuming that he didn't make up bullshit and say, "I have had a vision! Convert to Christianity and buy my book!"

People irk me.

Day in the Life 9/16/10

Comment (RANT) on my day: In U.S. History, I promised a friend of mine I was going to be her partner to make a freehand map and route for a road trip to 5 national parks. THEN the teacher told us that we could work alone. (Weird thing about me: I am a narcissistic prick. It will be done my way, or not at all. Groups aren't usually functional with me in them.) So I said I was gonna work alone. SHE FLIPPED! "Well, now I have to partnered with *name removed* you jerk! Nothing will get done, I will fail, and it will be your fault!" * FAKE TEARS OF HATRED/ANGER/BETRAYAL!* So I say, "Well, just do it alone then. Then HE also has to do it alone, so just he will fail." "I can't do it by myself! I need to work with someone." (Translation: I'm lazy.) "So I just said, "F**k it, I'm not playing this game. I am doing it by myself." So now she's mad at me. La-dee-freakin-dah. People irk me.

FEATURED FRIEND: Tie between Ren and Sean. Ren because she has been such a big help through my breakup, etc., and Sean, because I am hanging out in Puyallup with him.

Stay Nerdy all!

Mini-RANT on Teenage Relationships

You know, love is an interesting beast. I have this friend named Ren. Now, I've known her since her name was Johanna, so we go WAY back. We had our little kid relationship, and then I moved, never went anywhere. Fast forward to 8th grade, we went out for two weeks. Fast forward to present day, she is dating this guy named Jake. I can't stand that. I'm a selfish bastard, at least I can admit it. She isn't dating ME, so I have an issue. I just got out of a relationship with a girl named Ashlee, and I'm kinda bummed about it still, but we still speak, so I'm doing ok. I have really strong feelings for my friend Ren now, but, of course, she can't be single at the same time. Life sucks that way. So now, here I am, wallowing in unrequited like, and, well, what can I say? Life irks me.

BTW: I LOVE WEN 50 times XD

Mini-RANT on Dumb Wal*Mart Shoppers

Do you know what a pet peeve of mine is? When people load their cars after shopping at Wal-Mart, and leave their carts out in the middle of the sidewalk! I had to take our cart out to the car, and they were all in the way! THERE WAS A SHOPPING CART DROP OFF THING 20 FEET FROM ALL THE CARTS! I spent 10 minutes clearing the sidewalk even after I had finished loading my car.


People irk me.

School Rant and What That Means for This Blog

Well, it's that time again. School starts tomorrow. I dislike school, because I dislike homework, because although through NOT doing it, I "prove" I am lazy,  I ace the tests, which means I learned what I was told, no extra work required. Wouldn't that earn me loads of credit? Doesn't that prove I can learn what I have to, FAST, and wouldn't that make me a valuable person in the workforce? Given I'm not really going INTO the workforce, I'm going into the Arts, where homework IS actually useful. If I am doing a theater piece, the more time I spend practicing my lines, blocking, intonation, etc., the better it will be as a finished product. In, to pick a subject at random, math, why bother practicing solving equations 3-25 for the X-variable, when on the test, I only have to solve 3 and 4. If I can do it once, I obviously can do it quite a few times. I appreciate that some people need extra practice to engrain it in their minds, that's their learning style, and therefore homework for them is nessessary, but even then, once you pass addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, you are beyond what the general population needs. I will NEVER use parabolas EVER again, but I was forced to learn how to solve them, transform them, and name them. I got a C in that class. A's and B's on tests. D on homework. Fair? You decide.

Anyway, school is starting and that means something for this blog. I will probably post more, and the posts will be more interesting overall. The comments on my day will be more in-depth, I will see my friends more often for Featured Friend canidates, and, of course, there is ALWAYS drama to rant on.

BTW Featured Friend: Ren, I luv you, since I had no choice in the matter, apparantly.

Stay Nerdy,
Brandon

Brandon's Movie Reviews

In order to gain more traffic for my blog, I am moving my Facebook reviews to here. I watched Clash of the Titans, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Watchmen.

Clash of the Titans was a flashy spectacle. The effects were AMAZING. I mean Medusa and the Kracken were very well done, graphically. BUT, the story was lacking. I mean, they got the myths right, which is unusual, and did a GREAT job with execution, but the story was just boring. We never really see any Titans. I give CotT 5/10.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was freaking AMAZING all around. It was sickening. It was bloody. It was disturbing. BUT, it was Sickeningly, disturbingly, bloody AWESOME. The movie was perfectly cast, it's hard to imagine anyone other then the awesome Depp/Burton duo taking on a story of this caliber. You really feel Sweeney's pain, and his hatred and need for revenge. This movie inspired to me to want to sing. I want to learn breath control, projection, etc. so I can sing My Friends and do it justice XD. I give Sweeney Todd 11/10. Definitely in my Top 10 movies.

Watchmen was a great movie. The characters were all very developed, and well done, the plot is for smart people, the effects for everyone else. It was a beautiful movie. I enjoyed it IMMENSELY. Rorshach was a great character. You have to watch it a couple times to get it all, which is a lengthy prospect, the movie is almost 3 hours long. The only thing that lost this movie points was the borderline-PORN interlude about 2 hours in. I mean, I don't mind sex scenes in movies, they aren't my favorite parts, but they're there to show affection between characters, they sometimes NEED to be there. But, at least be tasteful about it. I give Watchmen a 9/10.

MEGA ANGER RANT! (Excuse my french!)

Do you know what I don't understand? Intolerance. Saying that the Muslims can't build their mosque FIVE BLOCKS away from Ground Zero, is tantamount to saying: Christian or GTFO. One of their major arguements is that the Muslim population around the area makes the mosque "unnessessary." I live in a town of less then 2000 people and we have 5 churches. Are they "unnessessary?" (In my opinion, yes, but that's beside the point.) Other arguements include: Building it there is a victory palace cloaked in a place of worship. OH, but if we built a Church of Christ in the Middle East where the Crusades (Violent, bullshit war for no other reason then they lived near where Jeebus supposedly lived) happened, they would support it, too, even though they don't like to mention the embarrassing black marks on their "peaceful" religion (Crusades, Salem Witch Trials, Inquisistion, etc.) Sorry, everyone who opposes the mosque, but your arguements are bullshit, your position is un-American, and your views are embarrassing.

My Life 8/25/10

Comment on my day: You know, people from other countries can be really cool. This year's exchange student's from Russia. Southern Siberia to be exact. I met her today at about 11, and I can already tell we are going to be friends.

Featured Friend: Zach, who for 20 bucks, drove 10 minutes to pick me up, drove a half hour to take me to locker check out (I got locker 123, guess why I was excited?), got me a Monster and Reese's, got a locker next to mine, took me to his house, we blew stuff up, and drove me 10 minutes back home.

Minor side note: Chain text messages about love from friends: NO. From Ashlee: Freaking awesome.

Hey, a Blog!

Hey everyone. I have a blog now! I think I am now OFFICIALLY a nerd. This will be ME, plain and simple. Don't like ME, then leave, also plain and simple. I haven't decided whether I will have this blog in addition to my Brandon's Nerdy Life vlog I have planned, or if I won't do a vlog at all, or if I will have only a vlog. It is all very confusing. Guarenteed future features (for both vlog and/or blog): Rants, Featured Friends posts and/or videos, What I'm listening to right now, and much more. I wish I had more to say for my first post, but I don't. Sorry, people. Thanks for reading anyway


Much Nerdiness,
Brandon