The Life, Death and Adventures of Chris Allen

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Everything was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt...

I went to Stratford this weekend. I saw the first show I've ever seen up there entitled 'The Tempest'. It was really great, most of the acting was really top-notch. A lot of the performers made it seem so effortless, which is where I want it to be. The guy who played Prospero was practically dead but he commanded so much presence on-state, it was awesome. Their movement also was very minimal, it proves that you don't have to be hopping all over the place to make Shakespeare interesting. Very good, very inspiring.

It makes me really think about what I really want to go for in my life. Do I want to get a masters in film-making? Do I want to get a masters in acting? Do I want to exclusively do film? Do I want to do theatre as well? Do I want to exclusively do theatre? Do I want to write as well? And if I do want to write, why am I writing? Do I have anything relevant to say about anything? Do I want to change the world in some way? Do I want to just have a "normal" life?

It's very confusing. I'm not sure what I truly want yet. I've been reading up a lot more on world issues and asking a lot of people some questions about it. It's way more fascinating than who's going to be Superman or the current box office slump or anything going on in that world (Hollywood). Nothing is real over there, everything is fake. When I think about it too, it's really sad. Because the film world could do a lot more good. They have all the money. Everyone goes to see their movies. They tend to want to waste that kind of exposure on silly, little things.

I finished 'Slaughterhouse-Five' this week. Vonnegut is an incredible writer.

I just got the midnight shift at Meijer! 11 pm to 7:30 am, tuesday through saturday. I think that's good enough reason to quit Mcdonalds but I'm not sure. McDonalds = evil. Meijer = 40 hours a week. I'm at a crossroads here people? Should I exclusively work at Meijer, or should I hold down the McDonalds job as well? I realize nobody reads this because I do not tend to mention other people in it a lot. I don't mind. I didn't really hang out with many people last week so there's no reason to mention anybody.

I'm trying a couple new things in life. First and foremost; tunnlevision. Whenever I talk to someone from here on in, I'm going to totally focus on that one person and nothing else. It creeps some people out, but I think in the long run it's better. If i'm totally focused on them then there's more to suddenly talk about because I have no other choice but to listen to every single word they're saying. It's hard, I'm working on it though.

Second thing; no talking negatively about people behind their back. This is harder than it sounds because sometimes people just annoy you like nothing else and you need to vent some steam to someone. I figure I'll just deal with the problem head on and confront the person if I'm really that annoyed with something they've been doing. This will be hard as well. But I think, in the long run, is important.

It is important to note that Christian Bale's Batman could tear the flesh off any other Batman in history and skullfuck them into oblivion while taking a dump on their face.

Band of the Week: Foo Fighters
Song of the Week: "Best of You" - Foo Fighters
Movie of the Week: Batman Begins
Book of the Week: "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn

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