Making friends!

So, I figured that, now that I have a blog, I should go around and befriend other people who also have blogs. This seems like a pretty simple task. Aren't most bloggers just lonely computer geeks looking for friends anyways? No. No they are not. Many of them, as I have discovered, are very angry people.
I can handle rejection better than most. I have, being me, been rejected by my share of girls and friendships alike. There's just something about being rejected as a blog-friend that really hurts on the inside. I mean, really deep. In the soul well. There is no explaination, no reason for them to say no. They just click their little buttons and I'm on the path to being alone. Yes, a cyber-walk of shame.

So, I decided that instead of trying to make friends, I'll just start following people I think are interesting and let them try to figure out who I am. Maybe if they come visit my blog they'll actually let me be their friend for a while.

On another note, a bit of good news on my part.
I'm a huge fan of Role Playing Games. I'm really into a game called "Call of Cthulhu" right now. This is an RPG based off of Lovecraftian literature, and I find my self drawn in by it's atmosphere and awesomeness. I just now found out that Bethesda, the creators of two of my favorite games (Oblivion and Fallout 3), made a call of cthulhu video game. I cannot sheild my utter excitment from you. I nearly screamed like a schoolgirl when I pulled it up on Wikipedia. Oh, man, good stuff.

But that's all from me today. I have got to stop blogging at two in the morning...

Research Papers...

So, I've been working on a ten page research paper for my Mass Communications class. This paper is over the progression of American horror films. So, It isn't too hard for me, but I just finished up making all of my points and I still have about three pages to fill. So, now I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs and asking myself "What now?" I could, of course, just fill the pages with nonsensical points and ramble until I hit that ten page mark--but this is college, and I want to make it a point to do my best on everything. So, I have one of two choices. I can either Start restating points, or I can start writing about The After Dark Horror Fest, and film festivals like it. That is probably my most likely choice, but I'm almost positive that isn't going to fill three pages.

Again, back to square one. So far I've been over the beginnings of horror in the radio, The Hitchcock era, The slasher film explosion, the fall of the horror film, and modern horror. There's still underground horror, monster films, and disaster films to explore...

Oh, Hey, I just solved my own problems.

Starting the Blog

Well, this is it. I've finally started the blog that will serve as a spillover for all of my insane and terrible thoughts. This is, in fact, a journal of sorts...and though I am very opinionated, I know very well that many of the people out there are just as--if not more--opinionated as I. I'm not going to use this to complain of politics (I don't care), complain of the environment (I don't care), or complain of people (Except for Uwe Boll. Ruining two of my favorite mediums one film at a time). No, I will use this to complain about things that actually matter to me. Films, Music, Video games...stuff like that.

One thing you will hear me complain about a lot is HORROR FILMS. I love horror films, I have since I was a little lad, but I cannot understand what has happened to this fantastic medium. Horror films have never really been 'great', but there was a time when they were good. Back when Psycho was considered horrifying, and Jaws was vastly unsettling. There was a time once where horror films were still terrifying...not like the rape strewn, cheese-tastic, piece of crap films we have now. I miss those days...because I missed them. Sadly, I was born after a time, and look to it with downcast eyes and ask "Why. Why did I of all people have to miss those days."

I now, however, look to those days with hope, and I say to myself "I will avenge thee." I'm here now calling for a Renaissance of terror. We need a few good directors with a deep understanding of the horror genre to come together as one and start pumping out good horror films. Just one after another- "Boom, Boom, Boom--Horror!" I believe that we as a country can come together and demand more of the film industry. We can demand to be scared again. No more 3-D! No more men in masks! No more abundances of unnecessary sex and gore! Let's be scary again!