And to all a good night!
So, as far as holidays go, Christmas is one of my absolute favorites. Its a time of family, friends, and the spiritual awareness of Jesus Christ's birth...oh, yeah. And Hollywood Theaters.
Yes, my amazing holiday was surrounded by WORK and POPCORN and LITTLE KIDS WHO THROW UP IN THE LOBBY!!!!!
But still, it was a good holiday none the less. I managed to survive my shift only to go home and spend time with my family. We ate more than we should, we played on the Wii (which I got for Christmas!!!!!), and we enjoyed each other's company.
I know this post is not only late but very short, but I promise to write again with a truly awkward story where I was mortified in public. For now, happy holidays, and (if I don't get a chance to say it before then) happy new year.
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Shopping and Jazz
Well guys, out of total guilt for my Cloverfield ranting, I am writing you today a bland, boring, normal post....
Out of sheer boredom this week, I decided to go see our high school jazz band perform at the mall. I mean, band is ok, but because I play flute (and I'm not "jazzy" enough AS a flute) I can't be in jazz band. And jazz band, well, is so much more fun than regular old band. They play fun music, they joke around, they do all kinds of shows...you get the point.
Anyways, I decided to go to the mall to watch their Christmas performance and, while standing in the crowd (which was convieniently placed in front of Hollister, with all the snobby jr high kids gawking at us instead of asking us to move) with some other kids from school, I was tapped on the shoulder by a bystander.
Now, before I go on, there are two things in this world I am deathly afraid of: jellyfish (completely understandable, right?) and mistletoe. Both of these items contribute to terribly painful childhood memories, moreso the mistletoe and how it was convienently over me and my friend in 2nd grade at my dad's company Christmas party...I didn't quite understand that concept (the whole kissing thing) that early on, so when _____ tried to kiss me, I turned my head sharply and hit the wall...and broke my nose....
Anyways, mistletoe and I don't get along very well, and for the past ten years I have done very well to avoid it. Until the jazz concert...Ok. First off. What mall even PUTS mistletoe up??? Thats ridiculous, I mean truly....and of course, I am the person to get put under it out of the whole crowd...darn this bad luck./
But needless to say, I was standing under the mistletoe with Ryan (my best friend) and he leaned in to give me a peck....and...I was not ready...and....well it was just awkward. Thankfully, nobody's nose was broken...but I was completely mortified. People were laughing at me in the middle of the mall, and Ryan was about to explode from the laughter.
Come to think of it, it was really funny. But that mistletoe fear of mine, yeah...not going away anytime soon. Haha. well that was entertaining, huh? I actually had a lot of new cloverfield stuff to talk about but I figured I'd spare Ben (since he's such a pansy). Anywho, leave comments!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Out of sheer boredom this week, I decided to go see our high school jazz band perform at the mall. I mean, band is ok, but because I play flute (and I'm not "jazzy" enough AS a flute) I can't be in jazz band. And jazz band, well, is so much more fun than regular old band. They play fun music, they joke around, they do all kinds of shows...you get the point.
Anyways, I decided to go to the mall to watch their Christmas performance and, while standing in the crowd (which was convieniently placed in front of Hollister, with all the snobby jr high kids gawking at us instead of asking us to move) with some other kids from school, I was tapped on the shoulder by a bystander.
Now, before I go on, there are two things in this world I am deathly afraid of: jellyfish (completely understandable, right?) and mistletoe. Both of these items contribute to terribly painful childhood memories, moreso the mistletoe and how it was convienently over me and my friend in 2nd grade at my dad's company Christmas party...I didn't quite understand that concept (the whole kissing thing) that early on, so when _____ tried to kiss me, I turned my head sharply and hit the wall...and broke my nose....
Anyways, mistletoe and I don't get along very well, and for the past ten years I have done very well to avoid it. Until the jazz concert...Ok. First off. What mall even PUTS mistletoe up??? Thats ridiculous, I mean truly....and of course, I am the person to get put under it out of the whole crowd...darn this bad luck./
But needless to say, I was standing under the mistletoe with Ryan (my best friend) and he leaned in to give me a peck....and...I was not ready...and....well it was just awkward. Thankfully, nobody's nose was broken...but I was completely mortified. People were laughing at me in the middle of the mall, and Ryan was about to explode from the laughter.
Come to think of it, it was really funny. But that mistletoe fear of mine, yeah...not going away anytime soon. Haha. well that was entertaining, huh? I actually had a lot of new cloverfield stuff to talk about but I figured I'd spare Ben (since he's such a pansy). Anywho, leave comments!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Monday, December 10, 2007
TAGRUATO EVIL!
This video is number five of those on www.jamieandteddy.com. Watch and enjoy!
Edit:
Ok, so I know that neither one of you have followed this like I have, but I really am trying to get yall interested in it. Basically, its amazing. Tagruato makes Slusho! and TIDO Wave is trying to stop Tagruato...
With me? Tagruato captured Teddy (that bimbo's boyfriend)who was working with TIDO wave. No idea how that relates to the monster, but its an interesting plot...
Goodness, I need some LOST in my system...all of this monster ranting is tiring. But on that note, LOST SEASON THREE CAME OUT!!! Woot, I think I am going to buy it tomorrow!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
aka The girl who rants on her blog about a movie nobody cares about (lol)
Saturday, December 8, 2007
SLUSHO! Commercial
This is the newest slusho! commercial, for those who haven't seen it yet. There is also a contest going on (which I previously mentioned) where people send in a thirty second video commercial about how slusho! is happy! I am sooo entering!
Enjoy!
SLUSHO!
Deneece
aka Lostie108
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
SLUSHO! ZOOM
So this Cloverfield stuff has officially got me hooked.
I was on the computer the other day, when I noticed that all of my "Favorite"-ed Cloverfield sites said that a new viral site was discovered...my friends, after that fateful moment, all of my free time disappeared.
Anyways, school is school, work is work, life is life. But LOST comes on in February, Cloverfield in January, and there have been reports of LOST previews in certain movie theatre chains (although I am pretty certain that my chain isn't one of them). I guess after all of the craziness of having a movie theatre job, the perks are finally visable. All of this hype around cloverfield promotional posters and items, its great, but I am in a position to walk away with so much...I am going to get a poster (I've already made a deal with the projectionists) and hopefully we get tshirts or something good like that for my usage.
For now, with it still being over a month away, I am dealing with the standee. An eight foot tall, amazing cardboard creation dedicated to CLOVERFIELD and all of its glory.
I took pictures. In the lobby. Squealing and singing. People stared.
Its actually kind of funny. I was so excited to see that we got something as big as a standee for the movie; actually, we don't get many standees, so I was pumped that the hype for this movie has gotten us one. The pictures above (taken on my cell phone, mind you, so don't laugh) are of the standee. It was really exciting. In a fanboy kind of way...
Anywho, I'm ordering (or hoping to order) some slusho! gear for Christmas. I am buying myself a tshirt, but the hat isn't likely. For those of you who don't know, when you order slusho! gear, you get Tagruato memos, or japanese newspaper clips, or all kind of stuff. It really depends on the gimmick at that time. It's really just that, a gimmick, but one I'm willing to put money into.
Anywho, if you have no idea what I'm talking about, go to these sites....please...
tagruato.jp
slusho.jp
projectcloverfield.com
cloverfieldnews.com
tidowave.com
1-18-08.com
cloverfieldmovie.com
jamieandteddy.com (password:jllovesth)
cloverfieldclues.blogspot.com
1-18-08.blogspot.com
Enjoy!
SLUSHO! ZOOM!
Deneece
aka LOSTie 108
Sunday, November 25, 2007
IT's COMING!
Well, looks like I've been a little tied up lately, seeing as my blogspot has become increasingly vacant over the past few weeks. However, in order to make that up, I am providing a MEGAPOST (this is where that cute little copyright circle c thing goes) to tell everyone about turkey, bleach, and of course that mischevious JJ Abrams...
So, starting off. Thanksgiving holiday+lots of food+football+CLOVERFIELD=AMAZING! To say the least, I did work the entire holiday, Wednesday being my only day off. But all those days at the theatre proved a benifit....I GOT TO SEE THE NEWEST CLOVERFIELD TRAILER! But more on that on my "Cloverfield Section". Between the popcorn serving, the nacho making, and the money robbing...all was well at work. We hired a bunch of new people, including a set of twins named Trent and Taylor. Trust me, these guys are crazy. Seriously, I wouldn't doubt that one day they pull a nametag switcheroo...the ultimate twin fantasy, right? To switch places?
As far as twins go, theiy weren't the only distraction at work. On Friday, I was assigned to clean out the drains in the concession stand by pouring this chemical-bleach-water mixture down them then reach in with gloved hands to pull out the popcorn, lids, ect out of the bottom....it was disgusting. Worst off, I accidently spilled the bleach mixture all over the front of my shirt. At first I didn't even notice, you know, just continued to work around the stand, helped a few people, whatnot. I probably wouldn't have even known what happened until a lady came to my stand and said, "Did you get into a fight with the cleaning supplies closet? Because, honey, it looks like the closet won...*walks off with popcorn and hysteric laughter*...". Great, huh? But after all, I'd rather have spilt bleach than Mr. Pibb...its less sticky, even if my shirt is ruined.
Anyways, when not slaving away (or getting covered with cleaning supplies) at work, I did have an amazing thanksgiving. We invited my aunt, uncle, and two cousins to come over, along with this British family that goes to our church, the Hughes. They had never had a real thanksgiving before, so we fixed it up nice: every food ever eaten at ANY thanksgiving dinner was present. My mom wanted it to be perfect.
The downside to all that food? No one took any leftovers home...I'll be eating turkey till Christmas! As for the day itself, there was eating and football watching...and Madden playing. My big mouth was going on about how amazing I was (I hadn't played in a year), so Alistair (the oldest Hughes, a senior like me and also in debate) challenges me to a game...I didn't have time to brush up and the random button pushing method didn't help too much.
By the second quarter, needless to say, I was getting dominated...and my accidental 96 yards field goal attempt didn't help at all. All I can say is "God Save the Queen"!
Anyways, I now present to you the real reason I have rambled on and on...
CLOVERFIELD<>1-18-08
In this section, I want to provide my theories and otherwise concerning the second cloverfield trailer. First off, by the looks of the trailer, it seems that a good portion (if not all) of the movie will be on commercial camcorders. If this is the case, my theory suggests that JJ Abrams won't even show the monster in the movie. Sure, we'll get a few brief glimpses of a leg or whatever, but as for a full on Godzilla style showcase of CGI Monster AMAZINGNESS, well, I just don't think that's JJ's Style. Just like with LOST, I feel the movie will lead the viewer on, keeping the mystery, but not in a way where everyone leaves the theatre dissappointed.
On that note, the monster itself is something I just can't figure out. I mean, like all monster movies, I am guessing some sort of giant reptile; however, for all of the many possibilities, let me name a few of the commonly believed impossibilities:
IT IS NOT
Godzilla
Cthulu
Voltron
Pokemon
The Host
or a parasitic monster that has spores that creates littlier monsters...
I mean, really people. JJ himself said this monster was completely different, new. And besides, many of the aforementioned are owned by different production studios, and some (the Host) have remakes coming out next year.
And finally, my favorite part, what everything means. We've seen a loose connection to slusho and tagruato in the movie, however clearly the most popular theory (and the one I believe myself) is that the Chai (sp?) station opening near New york by Tagruato is the thing that wakes the monster. If you look at the massive explosion that occurs in the teaser and the trailer, its clear that whatever caused it didn't just accidently step on something. THat kind of explosion had to have come from something rising from below the ground. All of the evidence on the slusho site makes no sense to me anymore, especially all of the BLOOP references (I did the research, but really, I just can't connect it to the plot of the story).
For what its worth, I seem to have gotten so many of my coworkers interested in the hype. And due to my incessive speaking of JJ Abrams, LOST, and Cloverfield, all of the guys who work projection are going to snag me any form of cloverfield memorabilla, posters, tshirts, ect that we get for the movie...FOR FREE!!!! Many of them are giving their own theories, and some are interesting: for example, this one guy has a theory that the monster despises human...heads. Yeah, not the rest of them, just HEADS. He says the monster could've taken out the whole statue of liberty "but nooooo, he took the head!" Coincidence? I believe so...haha.
Well, I really planned to say a whole lot more on the movie, I can talk about what I believe for hours, but after the Thanksgiving tangent it might be better to just get off now!
Hoping to hear from all my long lost friends,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
*EDIT
Found this while skimming the projectcloverfield.com boards. Interesting, huh?
"I just recieved a very interesting e-mail from The questioner, codename: Q30. He sent me the following theory that he / she thought up! Here is the new theory:
Here goes: The secret ingredient in Slusho is the monster’s blood.
And the rest of it all ties together…
In the begining, they’re at a party. A farewell party for Rob who’s leaving “for Japan.”
What if he got a job working at Tagurato? I’m willling to bet that at the party, there’s talk of the great new product called Slusho and no one knows what gives it its great taste.
The monster attacks, it’s a deep sea creature from below the earth’s crust which has been tapped by Tagurato in secret. Now, there are thousands of tiny parasites riding its body like scales. They suck the monsters’ blood. They fall-off during the attack and become monsters in their own right. But the parasites attack SOME people, but not others. The difference? The ones they attack have been drinking Slusho because they smell the secret ingredient.
The main character with the camera, because of his connection to Tagurato, figures this out. Maybe they’re in a convenience store with a Slusho machine, the parasites break-in and start attacking the machine and he understands, and puts the important message on the tape, maybe yelling into the camera “They’re after the Slusho!” or somesuch. THAT’S why this recovered video tape is of interest to the authorities.
Maybe the monster’s blood carries within it the eggs of the parasites. When you drink more than six, the eggs hatch. That shadow of the woman shows her being restrained by 2 guys in biohazard suits… her stomach was ripping-open because the little parasites were coming-out."
So, starting off. Thanksgiving holiday+lots of food+football+CLOVERFIELD=AMAZING! To say the least, I did work the entire holiday, Wednesday being my only day off. But all those days at the theatre proved a benifit....I GOT TO SEE THE NEWEST CLOVERFIELD TRAILER! But more on that on my "Cloverfield Section". Between the popcorn serving, the nacho making, and the money robbing...all was well at work. We hired a bunch of new people, including a set of twins named Trent and Taylor. Trust me, these guys are crazy. Seriously, I wouldn't doubt that one day they pull a nametag switcheroo...the ultimate twin fantasy, right? To switch places?
As far as twins go, theiy weren't the only distraction at work. On Friday, I was assigned to clean out the drains in the concession stand by pouring this chemical-bleach-water mixture down them then reach in with gloved hands to pull out the popcorn, lids, ect out of the bottom....it was disgusting. Worst off, I accidently spilled the bleach mixture all over the front of my shirt. At first I didn't even notice, you know, just continued to work around the stand, helped a few people, whatnot. I probably wouldn't have even known what happened until a lady came to my stand and said, "Did you get into a fight with the cleaning supplies closet? Because, honey, it looks like the closet won...*walks off with popcorn and hysteric laughter*...". Great, huh? But after all, I'd rather have spilt bleach than Mr. Pibb...its less sticky, even if my shirt is ruined.
Anyways, when not slaving away (or getting covered with cleaning supplies) at work, I did have an amazing thanksgiving. We invited my aunt, uncle, and two cousins to come over, along with this British family that goes to our church, the Hughes. They had never had a real thanksgiving before, so we fixed it up nice: every food ever eaten at ANY thanksgiving dinner was present. My mom wanted it to be perfect.
The downside to all that food? No one took any leftovers home...I'll be eating turkey till Christmas! As for the day itself, there was eating and football watching...and Madden playing. My big mouth was going on about how amazing I was (I hadn't played in a year), so Alistair (the oldest Hughes, a senior like me and also in debate) challenges me to a game...I didn't have time to brush up and the random button pushing method didn't help too much.
By the second quarter, needless to say, I was getting dominated...and my accidental 96 yards field goal attempt didn't help at all. All I can say is "God Save the Queen"!
Anyways, I now present to you the real reason I have rambled on and on...
CLOVERFIELD<>1-18-08
In this section, I want to provide my theories and otherwise concerning the second cloverfield trailer. First off, by the looks of the trailer, it seems that a good portion (if not all) of the movie will be on commercial camcorders. If this is the case, my theory suggests that JJ Abrams won't even show the monster in the movie. Sure, we'll get a few brief glimpses of a leg or whatever, but as for a full on Godzilla style showcase of CGI Monster AMAZINGNESS, well, I just don't think that's JJ's Style. Just like with LOST, I feel the movie will lead the viewer on, keeping the mystery, but not in a way where everyone leaves the theatre dissappointed.
On that note, the monster itself is something I just can't figure out. I mean, like all monster movies, I am guessing some sort of giant reptile; however, for all of the many possibilities, let me name a few of the commonly believed impossibilities:
IT IS NOT
Godzilla
Cthulu
Voltron
Pokemon
The Host
or a parasitic monster that has spores that creates littlier monsters...
I mean, really people. JJ himself said this monster was completely different, new. And besides, many of the aforementioned are owned by different production studios, and some (the Host) have remakes coming out next year.
And finally, my favorite part, what everything means. We've seen a loose connection to slusho and tagruato in the movie, however clearly the most popular theory (and the one I believe myself) is that the Chai (sp?) station opening near New york by Tagruato is the thing that wakes the monster. If you look at the massive explosion that occurs in the teaser and the trailer, its clear that whatever caused it didn't just accidently step on something. THat kind of explosion had to have come from something rising from below the ground. All of the evidence on the slusho site makes no sense to me anymore, especially all of the BLOOP references (I did the research, but really, I just can't connect it to the plot of the story).
For what its worth, I seem to have gotten so many of my coworkers interested in the hype. And due to my incessive speaking of JJ Abrams, LOST, and Cloverfield, all of the guys who work projection are going to snag me any form of cloverfield memorabilla, posters, tshirts, ect that we get for the movie...FOR FREE!!!! Many of them are giving their own theories, and some are interesting: for example, this one guy has a theory that the monster despises human...heads. Yeah, not the rest of them, just HEADS. He says the monster could've taken out the whole statue of liberty "but nooooo, he took the head!" Coincidence? I believe so...haha.
Well, I really planned to say a whole lot more on the movie, I can talk about what I believe for hours, but after the Thanksgiving tangent it might be better to just get off now!
Hoping to hear from all my long lost friends,
Deneece
aka Lostie108
*EDIT
Found this while skimming the projectcloverfield.com boards. Interesting, huh?
"I just recieved a very interesting e-mail from The questioner, codename: Q30. He sent me the following theory that he / she thought up! Here is the new theory:
Here goes: The secret ingredient in Slusho is the monster’s blood.
And the rest of it all ties together…
In the begining, they’re at a party. A farewell party for Rob who’s leaving “for Japan.”
What if he got a job working at Tagurato? I’m willling to bet that at the party, there’s talk of the great new product called Slusho and no one knows what gives it its great taste.
The monster attacks, it’s a deep sea creature from below the earth’s crust which has been tapped by Tagurato in secret. Now, there are thousands of tiny parasites riding its body like scales. They suck the monsters’ blood. They fall-off during the attack and become monsters in their own right. But the parasites attack SOME people, but not others. The difference? The ones they attack have been drinking Slusho because they smell the secret ingredient.
The main character with the camera, because of his connection to Tagurato, figures this out. Maybe they’re in a convenience store with a Slusho machine, the parasites break-in and start attacking the machine and he understands, and puts the important message on the tape, maybe yelling into the camera “They’re after the Slusho!” or somesuch. THAT’S why this recovered video tape is of interest to the authorities.
Maybe the monster’s blood carries within it the eggs of the parasites. When you drink more than six, the eggs hatch. That shadow of the woman shows her being restrained by 2 guys in biohazard suits… her stomach was ripping-open because the little parasites were coming-out."
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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