The Problem With Horror Movies Lately

I see so many problems with horror movies today.  I'm a big fan of these films, but the biggest problem is that they aren't scary.  They try to explain off everything as to what's happening and why it happens and blah blah.  Come on folks, leave us some mystery.  Leave us something to the imagination.  Don't show the bad guy.  That's one way to scare.  Paranormal Activity did a great job leaving things to your imagination.  That movie scared me.

The found footage type films are quite possibly the scariest most eerie things to me.  I mean, you can't see a demon.  You see all this weir activity.  It's all subtle, except for PA 3, which wasn't so subtle.  I've kinda lost faith in Paranormal Activity since the 3rd one, because of that.  I'll probably watch 4, anyway, though.

And the monsters aren't freaky enough to me, if they do show them.  If you want to show something scary, you might as well go all out and hire some crazy artists.  There is plenty of crazy looking artwork out there on the internet.  These people may even be waiting to be hired for this reason alone.  Hire them to desire some scary monsters.

I'd also like to see a move to more practical  special effects instead of doing so many things in CG animation.  CG doesn't look tangible.  It's like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, trying to put in something that so far away from looking real, that it's laughable and you can't take it seriously.  I'd really wish they'd go with 80s special effects and I'm sure by now that those type of effects could more easily look better in today's movies than in the 80s.  At least those creatures looked like they were really there.

G4 goes GQ and "Attack of the Show" Is Cancelled

When I heard that G4 got bought and that it was gonna go all GQ like, geeks everywhere cried "Oh, hell no!"  And we all have something to complain about.  Where the hell do they get off knowing what people want?  If they knew what people wanted, they'd do it better and keep the target audience.  Alas "Attack of the Show" and "X-Play" are cancelled and will be living out the last two months of their lives.

Now I'd rather not get graphic with my language on this blog, but I really feel the need to say it like it feels to me.  "Attack of the Show" is the only show of it's kind on tv.  Geek media, video games, and tech with a good ounce of geek humor.  That's what I like.  But this news of it's cancelation is like being told I have 2 months to prepare for a horde of zombies bent on raping and molesting me before they devour my flesh.  It feels like a straight shot to the crotch, along with a good old slap to the face.  I am appalled that the geek population is now thought so little of on tv all over again!  Where on tv is there even a source for all things geek?  "Attack of the Show" was that show!  There is no other show like it on tv.

Everyone, it's time to say "I am a geek!  And I want my shows back!"

Job Update 2...

Ok, after keeping up a great positive attitude so far and feeling great about it, I had to face reality.  They were holding my hand the rest of the way.  I was fowling up.  I started to get nervous.  And I had to quit.  The job was too unpredictable for me.  I thrive in an environment where I know just what to do next and when customers call in all the time, they always give me something that is hard for me to react to.  No, I never got rude, nor was it necessary.  It's not their fault.  I didn't have any rude customers to be honest.  It was just not easy, actually down right hard to keep up with things when they don't know what they want exactly or if they want anything.  I am the one kind of person that if I constantly am asked to do tasks where I am frantically trying to figure out what to do next, I can't handle it or do it.  If you want to rely on me for something, it must be something I know the immediate answer to.  That's how an aspie like me works.  So it was hard to face this reality, but I had to.  I hung in there and did what I could, but once I saw what I was really like in this situation, I knew it wasn't right for me.  But hey, I made a sale.  One commission.  And I tried.  :)

Job Update...

I am now doing practice calls and listening to other calls.  On top of that I did at least 3 real calls.  No money made.  They had to be transferred.  I'm having my hand held through most of this.  The problem seems to be that I do good with routine and that's what a lot of it is, but when you start taking real calls, the caller throws a wrench into the works, mistakenly giving me a wrong model number, which I have to figure out and repeat to them when I find one like it.  Other times They'll ask "Do you think it's this that's causing it?"  I can't answer that since I'm not a trained technician.  So if they don't know I have to transfer them and it's kind of hard to find out just who I transfer them to sometimes.

Another thing I've run into is that I have this problem where if you're talking to someone whose line is not quite up to par or is old and not so clear sounding.  I have a hard time getting their name and such.  This should be ok to get through once I figure it all out.  But I am having my hand held through it so far as I trip up easy.  I have notes all over my desk and monitor to help me, now.

Starting a Job

Ok, so I know I haven't written in a while, but here's something that I just started.  I got a job with the help of employment services (for disabled people).  The job is with a company that sells appliance parts over the phone.  People call in and give their model numbers and we have to locate and order the parts that they're asking for and we have to up-sell an item such as cleaner or whatever other accessory that can go with their order.  We receive commissions on our sales.

There are 14 days of training and then we are to start.  I haven't yet gotten out of training and am doing well to stay positive.  The supervisor is asking me to sound more confident.  One practice call I was nervous.  The next one, not quite so much, but I still need to work on it.  I can find things kind of easy and even that needs at least a little more work.  I'm forgetting to up-sell, but I feel I am getting better.  At least I'm feeling better.  Like I said I'm doing well to stay positive.  He did say that it was a good call the last time we practiced, but I still need to work on it.

Getting to Watch More Anime

Ok after having gotten a tablet, I've spent time watching anime comfortably.  Netflix has very few on streaming and I can't just buy all there is, so on my tablet I'd at least watch 2 episodes of something almost everyday.

Here's what I've been watching:
Oreimo:  About a young girl that models as her job, is good at sports, and is very popular in her school.  Her secret though is that she is a closet Otaku.  Even into sister x brother anime games on her computer. O.o  Her brother finds this out on accident one day and she has to show him her stash behind a bookshelf in a closet.  Her brother gets closer to her.  (No!  Not that way!)  And tries to help her find others with her interest, although she stereotypes her own kind.  Stereotypes are dropped throughout the series.  A great series so far.  I'm half way into it already.  12 episodes.

Monster:  I started this on Netflix, but stupid them, they dropped it off streaming and the dvds only are out through season 1.  I am 48 episodes in to this 73 episode monster.  It's intriguing and a highly regarded anime.  A doctor saves a child's life after he was shot him in the head.  Years later murders are being commited and the doctor knows it's the kid he saved and he's the only one who knows.  He is framed for murder and on the run in search of a way to prove his innocense.  There are so many twists and turns in this series.  Johhan, the murderer, is very clever and smart, dodging all of Doctor Tenma's efforts.  There are many shocking moments.  This is one to check out.

K-On:  This is a very simple anime about a girl named Yui who looks for a club to join and discovers the lite music club.  Thing is is that she knows nothing about playing an instrument.  The characters are cute, especially Mio, the bass player.

These are just a few.  I thought I'd pick my top 3 to talk about.  Happy anime watching everyone!  :)

Tell It Like It Is, But Be Careful How

I was a tell it like it is, when it is, kind of person.  When I was mad, I let you know.
I made a video a while back that I eventually had to erase.  Why, because it targeted a place and people.  More specifically the school I went to and the people in it.  I told it like it was.  The bullies in the school treated me like crap.  I was punished for telling it like it was to the bullies.  I was punished for speaking my mind.  Dammit!  I was mad.  I've learned to forgive since then, but it doesn't change the horrible mistakes they made in treating me like the criminal, when I was trying to survive the jungle that it was.
Here's the thing.  When you're mad, your tone of voice and the words you use to convey your hurt, that's all they hear.  They feel attacked.  They don't care what your message is.  They could give two craps what your problem is.  It's kind of selfish not to think of you, but that's human nature.  You're attacked, don't expect your message to get across to people.  It won't happen.  They're too much inside themselves to care that you're hurt, because you're hurting them in retaliation.
Use "I" messages.  "I feel hurt that you didn't stand up to me.  And because you're the principal, it is my personal belief that the victim (being me) should receive help.  Not punishment."  "I feel I was violated." 
Now being a person with mild autism, and at the time I did not know this either, I didn't know how to control my rage.  I didn't know how to react.  Or maybe I didn't, but felt no control over it, because I was hurt so much.  Ignoring them only built up my rage.  I felt that their advice and their actions or inactions were inadequate.  They needed a better way to handle me.  They attacked me like I was the bad guy.  They were mad at me.  What right did they have to be mad at me?  If only they could see through my eyes.
But I must let that go.  They were totally clueless and inadequately prepped for someone like me, that just couldn't handle my issues.  So knowing now what they didn't then, I can only wonder what they would do.  I can only hope that future generations have it better.