i haven't blogged for a while. can't do posts like what i did this weekend and stuff like that because nothing goes on when you're under house arrest. since i'm trying to make the most of my time, i decided to finally scratch one of the things off my to do list and learn how to play chess. you still sound a whole hell of a lot smarter saying that you suck at chess rather than say you don't know how to play. who knew going from not knowing how to play chess to sucking at chess would take less than an hour? well, i have played about 15-20 games today. and each game i get a little bit better. i should be a few games away from beating the computer for the first time.



update on my back and related news

well, i'm going to the acupuncturist pretty regularly now and she works miracles. if it wasn't for her, i'd be in so much more pain. i do get these pinching sensations right where the herniated disc is...it feel like an electric shock that is a little soothing also. i feels like every time that happens the disc moves back in place ever so slowly. still got a lot of recovering to do. as for work, i've been out of work for quite a while now. i'm trying to finalize everything so i can start work from home. hopefully it will be worked out soon so i don't take any more days off without pay.



about american idol

well, who knew josh had it in him to give an above average performance? if my theory holds true (discussed a few posts back), since he did so much better than last week, he'll get the boot this week. everyone wanted to save him last week, while this week, all the ones who voted last week doesn't think he'll need the extra help any more. this should clear the way for the real 3 finalists clay, ruben, and kimberly. they all have their different advantages. one note about tonight. kimberly's second performance was horrible. it was like it wasn't her at all. the backup seemed wayyy off, but it was kimberly that was off because the back ups are pre-recorded. again, i missed one of clay's best performances ever switching channels. for everyone doubting clay's marketability if he wins the show, just look at how sucessful josh groban is. josh groban has experience on his back, is a much more classier performer, but no flare and no excitement. so to all of clay's doubters, you got it all wrong. check out josh groban to see for yourself. clay will be more successful doing what josh groban is doing because he is already a common household name.



the sopranos

what is the deal with this show? i watched all 4 seasons...wasn't too impressed. it was good drama at best. nowhere near "the best show ever" as nguyen liked to describe it. and if you haven't heard, gandolfini (tony soprano) isn't returning to season 5. i'm going to guess that the guy with the heroin problem (can't even remember his name), is going to be the new boss and the center of the show or it will be the developing story of how he comes to power. just a blind guess on my part. reason why gandolfini isn't coming back was that he wanted a raise from 5 million to 15 million a year. HBO said they can only give him 11. there was a suit. and then a countersuit. so they just settled out of court with no money exchanged, and gandolfini without a job. HBO doesn't mess around. to be honest there are no admirable qualities of tony soprano. in fact, he is very annoying at time. makes bad judgements. and how many times has he burst out of the psychiatrist's office because he got mad over a question? redundant. annoying. done to death. and the bad decisions come from him because he doesn't place enough value on people that he should give more of his attention to. he sure makes me believe he's not too smart, along with not having all his marbles. the only truly wise character who seems admirable and would be a good leader one day is that guy with the pony tail who went back to italy because he couldn't deal with being in love with tony sorano's husband.



alias

a superspy who can't seem to control her emotions.....doesn't anyone see the problem with this? it is true i'm reading too much into it. it is simply a girl-kicks-ass drama (like many out there) that a girl and guy would have some interest in watching. but a superspy shouldn't be that emotionally sensitive. in real life, they would have never made her a spy because she's a live one. and what about the sucky season finaly they put together. totally exposed how untalented the writers of alias really are. do they even watch movies? that's not how any season should end. pretty much nothing happened. and instead of resolving a lot of problems and there being a climax, they totally cut out any of the just skipped the climactic part and added more things to resolved later. and that means later next season. imagine, you're watching a movie like...say terminator 2. remove the last 25 minutes of the movie. insert back in the 5 minute ending where everything is peaceful. and say, "come back and see terminator 3 to see what happened." totally awful.



24

if you haven't been watching 24 season 2, oh man you're so missing out. by far, i gotta say it is the most well written and thought out plots ever produced as a tv show, period. the plot is so intense, its mindblowingly good. can't wait till the show ends next 2 weeks.



smallville

wow, last night's episode was quite a surprise. wasn't expecting that. maybe because it never happens (clark and lana getting together). but finally they are taking big steps. someone was telling me about how smallville because most of the stories are pretty lame. and yeah. i agree. i mainly watch the show for lana. that and the occasional good episodes.