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I thought I would start out my first host blog with the most emo title I could conjure up.

Mainly, ladies and gentlemen, because I am going to do some whining, bitching and possibly some bleeding in this blogisode.

Recently, as mentioned in our latest episode of Yet Another Gaming Show, I’ve been playing some Major League Baseball 2k8 on the Xbox 360.  (Note:  I know it’s last years game, but I have qualms about buying the latest sports game that I shall blog about at a later date)

The game play is a little odd I think.  Using the thumbsticks, you jerk them in a couple different directions to execute a pitch. If it is not done perfectly, you execute a meatball pitch, which almost always gets smacked for a good hit.

So, either I suck, or these controls are “whack”.

My other issue, is that, after doing some on line research, this is the ONLY Baseball game for the Xbox 360.  MLB the show is on the Playstation 3.  The Wii has Wii Sports (that hardly counts).  But only the 2k game for the 360.  Hell, EA doesn’t even make a baseball game anymore.  (AH, yes, I miss Triple Play.  The game where I could smack about 15 Homers in one game)

I feel this requires further investigation on my part.  But is this a licensing issue?  Is this another one of those issues, like where EA has a license on the NFL, the NCAA (football and baseball), Arena Football, and whatever else?  Or how THQ has the license for the Punisher character, and thus, why he will not appear in a Marvel: Ultimate Alliance game?

I know, I know, game manufactures don’t do things out of the kindness of their hearts.  It’s all about the benjamines in this case.

Still, it hurts my poor little brain a bit.

Oh well, it’s back to some RBI Baseball on that sweet Tengen black cartridge for me.

All-Pro Football 2K8 for the Microsoft Xbox 360 has a total of 50 achievements worth a total of 1000 Gamerpoints.
Click here for the full list.

In which The Gay Recluse revisits the past, both distant and not-so-distant.

As many of you may or may not know, last year we wrote an essay that was published by Gawker on Valentine’s Day as part of a “Gay Modern Love” contest sponsored by Sheila (miss u!) and inspired in part by our rants about the heternormativity of the Modern Love column in the Times.  We thought we’d take the opportunity to reprint the essay this year because a) we’re lazy, b) you never know if Gawker will have its archives up forever, c) we’re still kinda proud of it, and d) it reminds us that life is not always as difficult as it seems, or even when it is (and worse), there’s sometimes a silver lining worth holding on for.

It’s late November 1998. I’m 30 years old and a total closet-case: it’s past midnight and I’m scrolling through the men-seeking-men listings of Web Personals. During the day, I still like to tell myself that—although I’m not exactly a virgin in the same-sex department—whatever homo tendencies I have are basically a minor health problem; in short, as soon as I meet the right girl, I will be “cured” of the desire to say, head out to Prospect Park at 11:30 on a Tuesday night or—as I have been doing more and more as the days grow shorter—take a walk through the virtual hallways of the internet…” There are three categories to choose from: relationship, friends (“as if”) and sex. (Guess which one I go for.) Among the ads that catch my attention (and this being 1998, there are no photographs) is one from a 41 y.o. GWM, 6′3″, 240lbs and hairy. Although I’m somewhat deterred by the “G,” I imagine a strong and vaguely angry-looking man with a buzz-cut and receding hairline. Moreover, he doesn’t use the term “bear” but “linebacker,” which appeals to the hockey player in me. Why this gets me going is an unsolved mystery at this point, but it most certainly does; in an agitated state, I send off of a reply: 30 y.o. GWM 5′11″/175 looking for…(whatever the equivalent of NSA was in 1998). It’s the first time I’ve ever used a “G,” and while part of me doesn’t like it, I figure if it gets me what I want, nobody else will ever have to know.

A few days later, I get a response in my secret “Gay-O-L” account. Stephen suggests we meet at a diner in Hell’s Kitchen. For me, the intervening days and then hours are marked by repeated mental games of “what the fuck am I doing” and interludes of queasy anticipation. When I arrive and look for someone matching his description, I am nervous—what if he lied?—and generally relieved that it’s five o’clock and already completely dark outside. But to my astonishment, when we find each other, he is not only all of the above—as if molded from my dreams—but has the most intense green eyes; one glance leaves me more naked than I’ve felt in my entire life. My head is filled with an onslaught of distortion and melody; for once I am living one of my all-time favorite Hüsker Dü songs. My fingertips—the same ones that have memorized every note of Zen Arcade over the past decade—itch with anticipation. I try not to dwell on the implications of this, and think only of the night ahead.

Inside we order coffee and spend a few minutes talking. It turns out his “linebacker” description was a bit of a red herring; though he looks the part, his knowledge of sports is nil. Moreover he works as an opera director; not coincidentally, he has been out since the beginning of time. I don’t initially respond to this as we marvel at the power of technology, which has brought together such an unlikely pair. We ceremoniously thank the internet and imagine ourselves as circles on a Venn diagram with infinite degrees of separation.

“And what about you?” he finally asks, expressing (at least as I read it) a mix of real curiosity and—if not disdain—coy skepticism. I’m sure he knows that my “G” was a bit of a stretch. For the first time ever, I’m actually bothered by not being out. I feel ignorant to have worked in a record store for five years without knowing one thing about opera besides “Pavarotti.” (And worse, that I have done this in the wake of graduating from NYU Law School.) I think it might not be so cool to share an apartment with 1000 of my Brooklyn friends and cohorts, even if we did build a sound-proof rehearsal room in our basement that’s home to an equal number of indie-rock bands; or so impressive that my own band has five records and tours, or that we made the top-thirty on the CMJ radio charts last summer.

I finally decide to answer him directly: Nobody knows. (That is, except a few anonymous strangers.)

“Not even your mother?”

“Are you kidding me?”

“What about your friends?”

“Nope—no one.”

He nods slowly and I try not to think how this must look. To my relief, his beautiful eyes remain placid, forgiving and even desirous. After all, I remind myself, it’s only sex. I change the subject. “Where did you say you live?”

“Uptown—Washington Heights.” Once again I have no idea what he’s talking about, but decide not to make my usual quip about never going above 14th Street.

I ask him what led him to move there.

“I’m a bit of a recluse,” he says, before explaining that it’s cheap and that he doesn’t mind being an outsider; sometimes he even prefers it. Unlike me, he has only a few friends he sees rarely and is not particularly “close” to his family. As I listen to this, my mind begins to race as I picture myself in his shoes. What would I do without my friends? (Where would I get drunk?) If I came out, would they forgive me for selling so many years of lies? And my family! All of my older brothers and sisters, married with children, what would they think if I ever described our relationship so perfunctorily, with such distance? Equally disgusted and intoxicated, I could suddenly see myself like Stephen—a recluse—obsessively devoted to the most queenly pursuits of silverware, mid-century modern, Schopenhauer and alpine gardening.

He laughs as he considers me, and seems to understand what he represents in terms of both yearning and doubt. “So—do you want to come over?” He places his hand over mine for a second and removes it.

“More than anything,” I say, and now—ten years later—his is a destiny I am happy to call our own.

(Image via Gawker).

Vi varios films este año; ¡y compré también! en DVD y blu-ray, creo no recordar haber comprado películas antes. Creo también que me enteré este año que todas las películas de infancia en Betamax mi mamá las botó, ¡maldita sea! …que golpe tan bajo.

Vi como 43 largometrajes en total, que no alcanzan para un promedio de 1 por semana, lo cual me parece muy mal.

Las películas que me parecieron merecer un 9/10 fueron doce:
Ray (2004), X2 (2003), X-Men (2000), Zeitgeist Addendum (2008), The Third Man (1949), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Planet Terror (2007), Death Proof (2007), Frazetta: Painting with Fire (2003), Cloverfield (2008), No Country for Old Men (2007) y 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Y un poco por encima de ellas con 9,5 fueron cuatro; las cuales me imagino pasan automáticamente a mi top30:
The Dark Knight (2008), Batman Begins (2005), Crumb (1994) y Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Y tuve la suerte de ver la que es probablemente mi película favorita all-time. Al fin puedo responder esa pregunta de ¿cuál es tu película favorita? lo cual me hacía sentir mal, pues no tenía remota idea:
The King of Kong (2007)

A los interesados los dejo con mi listado y cortas reseñas de las películas que vi en el año 2008:
 

Hey: ¿Quién tiene la saga de El Padrino o el Señor de los Anillos original que me preste?

A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
6,5/10 ******’
Ok, el sountrack puede tener 10/10, pero es muy jodido vacilar esto completamente más de 40 años después. Aunque ciertamente es la precursora de Mtv, (the good old one) kudos for that.
[Mk's @ sala] 

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (2008)
6/10 ******
Para niños. El efecto 3D la hace watcheable, en cine seguro sería muy buena.
[BluRay @ sala]

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
6/10 ******
Me quedo con el trailer.
Si eres una mujer en tus días y tienes algún retraso mental, ésta es tu película!
No te pierdas este comercial bonus. Y el original.
[Mk's @ sala]

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
9/10 *********
 Me gustó mas que A Clockwork Orange
 [BluRay @ laptop]

Black August (2007)
7,5/10 *******’
[cable @ sala] 

Ray (2004)
9/10 *********
[cable @ sala]
Muy buena.

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
8/10*********
[Dvd @ Sala]
Ok voy a darle 8 a la 3ra a pesar de que pensaba darle lo mismo a la trilogía. La verdad tiene sus cosas failish fantasmagóricas. Pero para un fan de la serie animada de los 90’s, no seran una decepción en lo absoluto!

X2 (2003)
9/10 *********
[Dvd @ Sala]

X-Men (2000)
9/10 *********
[Dvd @ Sala]

Zeitgeist Addendum (2008)
9/10 *********
[Gallego's Torrent]
Un Must

The Invasion (2007)
8/10 ********
[cable @ sala]
Supuestamente es un chiste comparado con las pelis clásicas de invasiones, pero no las he visto.

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
8/10 ********
[Borlo's torrent]
Documentaloide. Bueno

Sharkwater (2006)
8/10 ********
[cable @ sala]
Documentaloide. Bueno

Infamy (2005)
7/10 *******
[link @ Vimeo]
Un documental sobre graffiteros gringos.

The Dark Knight (2008)
9,5/10 *********’
[@ Unicentro. Campaña Admirable]
Tengo que verla de nuevo
(Por que TDK es mejor que Citizen Kane: Aqui)

Blade Runner (1982)
8,5/10 ********’
[tv @ NG]

The Plague Dogs (1982)
8/10 ********
[68 Torrents @ Ze's laptop]

Citizen Kane (1941)
8/10 ********
[Ze Torrents @ Ze's laptop]

Pi (1998)
8,5/10 *********
[@ Zerch's Cinema]

Batman Begins (2005)
9,5/10 *********’
[J1m's @ Zerch's Cinema]

“The Dark Side of Porn”: Does Snuff Exist? (2006)
6/10 ******
[Ze @ Google Video]

The Third Man (1949)
9/10 *********
Me cuesta creer que la película haya sido hecha en 1949. Esta de numero 46 en el top de IMDb
[68rev @ VideoBin/compu]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
7,5/10 *******’
Sean Connery eres un arruga.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
9/10 *********
La mejor de las 4.

The Collector (2006)
8********
Corto de un francés que colecciona cualquier cosa.
[Ze Vimeo]

GrindHouse*: Planet Terror (2007)
9*********
Menos mal que vi Death Proof primero, porque hubiese quedado opacada por el vestigio de Planet, que estuvo genial. Ahora después de pensarlo un poco, ésta es la que más trasciende de las dos; de hecho pudiera ser un clásico, aunque me pareció que al final perdió mucho.
Las vi en días separados incluso, que por lo que puedo deducir según las votaciones en IMBD, le resta a la experiencia (las 2 por separado no llegan a los 8 puntos y las dos juntas como “GrindHouse” llegan incluso al top 250)
Los trailers ya los había visto back in the days, A-RRE-CHÍ-SI-MOS (menos, capaz “DON’T”) espero poder ver más de ellos algún día. Por lo que sé, “Machete” la van a hacer película y de las “Mujeres-lobo de la SS” pudiera hacerse un corto con el material que grabaron; y el pana de “Hobo with a Shotgun” tiene que aprovechar de sacar esa vaina.
[Mauro's Yamin Center]

GrindHouse*: Death Proof (2007)
9*********
Muy fina la película. Los seguidores de Tarantino pueden alegar que está quemado o que se yo, pero como soy un neófito del cine, digo que no había visto unas escenas con carros tan arrechas. Me parecen par de películas depinga para discutir y comentar.
Esperando GrindHouse 2…
[Mauro's Yamin Center]

Possessed
8,5********’
Un corto sobre gente que guarda cosas compulsivamente. Cabe decir que me identifiqué un poco, jeje. Deberían hacerlo más largo y completo
[Ze Vimeo]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
8********
En mi reencuentro con Indy en mi vejez, creo que me gustó más esta segunda parte que la primera. Igualmente mientras la veía no dejaban de pasarme ideas en cuanto a la producción y la manera en que se llevaron a cabo las cosas desde un punto de vista crítico (que ladilla con eso. De carajito las vainas que hubiera pensado eran del tipo “¿cómo los cocodrilos se lo pudieron comer tan rápido? jajaja”). todavía recuerdo la primera vez que vi la escena de la culebra en la mesa y la del dude que le sacaban el corazón, eran ¡demasiado fuertes! ya hoy no son más que un chiste.
La escena de los vagones en la mina es el significado de entretenimiento cinematográfico, un classic.
[Ze Torrents @ Daddy's Cinema]

Crumb (1994)
9,5*********’
Muy arrecha. Seguramente la veré de nuevo. Deberían hacer otra.
[Ze Torrents @ Ck's Cinema]

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
8********

omg… imagino que cuando la vi de chamo me encantó. Esta vez no fue tan mágica =/ (yep esta de #17 en imdb! ganó 4 Oscars y los comentarios de usuarios son ” The Best Trilogy Made”) la película no me atrapó, imagino la culpa es en parte mía pues ultimamente no soy capaz de ver una película en una sola sentada y con las condiciones adecuadas. Creo que le pudiera dar 7,5 y todo, pero me da pena, ja!

[Ze Torrents @ Daddy's Cinema]

Helvetica (2007)
9 *********
[Cz torrents]

The X Files (1998)
8,5********’
[Ze Torrents @ Ck's Cinema]
Que increible que esta película sea del 98 y yo la venga a ver 10 años después, siendo un fan; no se que pasó =/

Conan the Barbarian (1982)
9,5/10 *********’
[Ze Torrents @ Ck's Cinema]
Este clásico es un top10 for life. Es fino verla 10 años después sin censura, en inglés, sabiendo que el director quería emular un look Frazetta y que el villano es quien hace la voz de Darth Vader (pero Himself!)
Definitivamente Wacheneger es uno de mis actores favoritos, representando papeles ideales aquí, en Depredador y Terminator 2 (otras de mis masterpieces favoritas)
Ja, y viédola ahora pillo que esta debe ser la película favorita de cualquier metalero ever: los malos se parecen hijos de Spinal Tap y Lemmy y al final Conan tiene que acabar al imperio de los hippies comeflor. Escuela en Hog Heaven y Sabana Grande.

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
8/10 ********
[Ck's DVDs @ Sala's Cinema]
Ehm, bien, imaginé que era mostruosamente genial. Pete&Petesca. Creo que Pete & Pete era mejor.

American Splendor (2003)
8,5/10 ********’
[Lr Torrents Cinema @ lapts]
Volví a ver la peli, capaz la disfruté más que la primera vez, me cagué de la risa unas cuantas veces. (Es bueno esto de hacer un respaldo de los detalles, jamás hubiese recordado quien me la recomendó)

Corpse Bride (2005)
8/10 ********
[Mauro's Yamin Center]
El comienzo es demasiado bueno. Verla en 3D con el formato original debe ser un palo.

Frazetta: Painting with Fire (2003)
9/10 *********
[Ze Torrents]
Un must para ilustradores.

Cloverfield (2008)
9/10 *********
[Cine Unicentro]
Sí, me gustó. Nice on ice.

No Country for Old Men (2007)
9/10 *********
[Ze Torrents]

Grizzly Man (2005)
7,5/10 *******’
[Ck Torrents @ Ck's Cinema]
Un must see (para chistes de cultura general)

Control (2007)
7,5/10 *******’
[Ze Torrents @ Ck's Cinema]

The King of Kong (2007)
10/10 **********
[Ze Torrents @ Sala's Cinema]
Top10 movie of all times, me parece.

Haz tus recomendaciones en los comments, de las imprecindibles.
Las películas que vi en el 2007, por aquí.

Superman returned. Batman began. We found Nemo. Spiderman spun 1, 2, 3 films and Star Wars continued too decline with Reloaded and Revolutions also loosing their shine. Indiana came out of retirement and the Simpsons starred in a movie. Bourne battled with Bond and The Lord of The Rings was brought to the big screen.

Good question.

Greece brought home the Olympics. China held them on broken promises. Free Tibet. Free speech. ‘One World One Dream‘. Chelsea ushered in the decade the Premier League became the billionaires’ playground. Brazil won the World Cup followed by Italy four years later. Johnny Wilkinson England won the Rugby World Cup. Lewis Hamilton sang in the rain as he took the F1 World Championship.

The Dreamcast was discontinued. The Playstation 2 was unleashed. Microsoft arrived with their X-box with Master Chief. Nintendo had its GameCube and launched its Gameboy Advance. Gordon Freeman came back in 2K4 and World of Warcraft destroyed people’s lives. Then came the 360 and its RROD. The PS3 brought Blu-Ray and there was the little Wii that could.

Is Wii still a stupid name?

Dawkins‘ extremist atheist preaching hit us in The God Delusion. Airport novels proved a big hit with The Da Vinci Code and Cormac McCarthy showed us The Road. Harry Potter continued and ended while Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell excited.

Preaching to the choir.

What will 2K9 bring? How will the ‘nils‘, ‘noughties‘ – how will this decade end? How will it be remembered?

What are we going to see when we look back at the ‘noughties‘, ‘nils‘, 2K9, whatever you want to call this decade? Is anything new or unique to this decade. Will it be marked by the ending note electro rip on 80s clothing? Random geometric patterns. Topman. American Apparel.

What does it mean?

Chav, Mosher, Indie, New Rave and all the other subculters that make Wikipedia’s list. Wikipedia. MySpace. Facebook. Blogging. The Hype Machine. iPods.

Decade by iPod

Eminem. Kylie comes back. Metallica and Dr. Dre sued Napster. Johnny Cash died. The White Stripes‘ Elephant.  In Rainbows, chose your price. Daft Punk’s Alive 2007. Human After All.

How much are you worth?

Big Brother starts to rot TV. Pop Idol follows. 9/11. Lost. Friends ends, Doctor Who returns. Family Guy got cancelled, came back - twice. Firefly burnt out after one season. HDTV. TV on demand. TV online. Live internet streaming. Batllestar Galactica reimagined.  The Wire.

What TV can be.

There’s more to 2K0-9, a lot more…

This has been a good great year. I don’t want 2K9 here and now. HaTe the future.

2K8: The year I woke up?
2K8: Did anyone ‘get’ me?
2K8: I got what I wanted and needed.
2K8: The year I found Danger.
2K8: 2K7 but better.

2K9: Do I want anyone to ‘get’ me?
2K9: The world keeps on turning.
2K9: Will I get what I want?
2K9: More work//Less work.
2K9: Do I know what I want?
2k9: Post-Human After All
2K9: Do I want what I need?
2K9: More of 2k8?
2K9: The year of new music?
2K9: I need more Carmex.

Self-indulgence

Toda la gente buena onda en 2K8 tiene un FB y un Twitter.

Yo como del 2k6 tengo un nuevo Blog y ya.

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