Matt just wants to say Hi

Well, well, well

2005-06-24T06:39:56Z

With some convincing to come back it has happened. Not so much to come to LJ but more to have internet at home. Thats right I have internet at home. Woosh is its name and so far so good.

I am about to go and see Julia in a play. Should be good although they have only had two weeks to prepare.

The weekend I am going shopping with my twin brother for some clothes for his engagement party. Scary. Very scary.

Oh well at least I dont have exams

b_lai @ 2004-11-28T13:59:00

2004-11-28T01:00:21Z

Shouldnt be here
Been a long time
Almost finished exams
Even though they havent actually started

oooohhh such a long time

Feels good

I WILL BE BACK!!!

The Passion of the Christ, Directed by Mel Gibson the dunderhead

2004-02-28T12:25:16Z

Tonight myself and my lovely girlfriend went to see Mel's most recent film "The Passion of Christ". Basically I'm going to spoil the end of the movie for I don't want you to go and see it. Christ dies and is resurrected.

The final frontier in the undone film genre. Because Mel took a story that we all basically know and turned it into a hack 'n' slash gory-ama! The movie starts right where Jesus gets betrayed by Judas and from there on it is a non stop water slide of fun but rather than water there is blood. Lots and lots of blood.

Example 1: One of the guards that comes to take Jesus gets his ear cut off. Jesus heals it back on and then disarms the situation. Now what this does well (and really we should start with this because we are only going downhill) is that Jesus really goes of his own accord. He has accepted his fate and goes to do gods bidding. But why does the ear need to be cut off. UN-NECESSARY

Example 2: His punishment by the Romans. 39 lashings. All I can say is, is that Mel looked at this and said. "this is where we can use our brand new computer animation equipment at my house!" In this scene there is flesh ripped off to expose bone. Now I am a medical student and while I can say that in general, colour wise, everything is rather correct for fat, tendon and bone the actual taste in which this was done was horrific and it made me want to retch at how badly it was done. I don't think I can stress this enough. THIS WAS THE WORST PART OF THE MOVIE!!

Example 3: And these are only as they come to mind not in actual chronological order of the film. The utter cruelty that the people treated Jesus with. Now this might have been true to life but one again it was really badly done. The Romans drank and whipped him as he carried his cross through the streets and even when he fell and it was obvious that he could carry it no more they whipped him a couple times more until ONE, and only one, of the Romans got them to stop. They were ordered to help him and so what do they do? They get ONE person out of the crowd to help him and then continue to whip him! All I can say about this is: "Over the top, excessive and needless" This also applies to Example 2. And just to add to that while they were nailing him to the cross, just as I thought they were going to flash away and let our imaginations fill in the picture they just cut to another shot of the nail being driven in! It was all three nails in full view. I will say it again: "Over the top, excessive and needless"

But let us not dwell of the Cinematography alone. I felt too that there were a couple of historical inaccuracies as well. Now just as a disclaimer I would like to say that I do not know much and will most likely put my foot in the wrong place. For this I am sorry.

Mel made Pontious Pilate into some "I'm trying to do the right thing" good guy that tries to not sentence Christ to crucifixion and rather washes his hands and says (paraphrase) "I do not want to do this, if you wish to crucify him then you do it" Except then the Romans go off and do it. Go figure. But first he sent him to Herod to judge him. Mel made him look like such a heathen "good-time guy" with people lying about passed out as though he was in the middle of an orgy. He (Herod) asks Jesus to do a miracle for him and when Jesus not only doesn't do it but doesn't talk to him sends him back to Pontious Pilate. I think that Mel didn't have a clue what he was doing here and just put it in for at least partial historical accuracy. To make things worse Herod looks so Roman with a wig and all that it really makes me think that Mel is an amateur

Lets just go to the end now. You are probably a little tired of my rant so I will end on a slightly more positive note, even if it is not by much. All through the movie they push that Jesus said that he will destroy the Temple and rebuild it in 3 days. and they really do push this and say it a number of times. When Jesus dies a single drop of rain falls, which I think is meant to signify a tear from God. On hitting the ground a great earthquake erupts that destroys the church and all the people, the elders, that were against him all get sorry for themselves. Then there was the resurrection. 3 days later. Get the connection? But seriously the resurrection was shot really well and in my opinion this was the best part of the film. To be noted however it was only 30 seconds long. Damn.

I could say more and do keep remembering things that I didn't like but I will stop here or just degrade my writing extravaganza.

Mel Gibson has a LOT of explaining to do. He said that he wanted to push us as far as we could go and I believe that he has gone to far. This is not a movie, not a clever attempt at re-telling the last 14 hours of christs life. It is a large smelly piece of crap that came out of his hands and mouth. I have so little respect for the man after seeing that film and implore you all to not go and see it. It is crap.

I look forward to your opinions and comments.

b_lai @ 2003-12-22T14:32:00

2003-12-22T01:36:42Z

I have come to realise recently that a large number of you are rather disappointed at the lack of an update for my Wellington adventures.

Due to unforseen circumstances they have been cancelled

Or in other words I spent about 45 minutes typing it out just for the computer to go and lose it. I have lost 45 minutes of my life and this disturbs me asI will never get it back. I do not wish to lose any more of it. I apologise if this upsets anyone greatly.

The Wellington Adventure Part 1

2003-12-15T01:43:25Z

Wow it it hard to catch up with you guys. I haven't been on the net because my brother only got a phone line in his new flat in Wellington as I was leaving for the airport so I could not update. What a mission I realised today that it is not reading in general I find hard but rather just reading off a computer screen; I have rather large difficulties with it, it turns out.

I had another exciting idea. As of recent I seems to have trouble finding enough time to do the massive updates as my overly exciting life demands (queue sarcastic laughter) I have decided that I will write in installments and then update to keep the entry fresh and get everything in that I need. What do you guys think? A good idea or should i just put everything as parts in new entries?

Anyway my Wellington Adventure really started the day before when I was at work. I hadn't packed and so when I got home from work at 4am when I needed to be at the airport at 7.30am and I hadn't started packing I realised that there were going to be problems. As it turned out the packing did not take as long as you would expect. I think it was because as I was only going to have about 2 hours of sleep I had my morning shower before I went to sleep! Smart move Matt. No seriously it was. I could then pack up my bathroom items. Lay out my clothes for the next day and go to sleep in relative comfort knowing that I had packed everything I would need.

I was picked up by my gracious mother at 7am. she tried to have a conversation with me. BIG mistake but I tried and as a result I made myself even more tired than I previously was and so as a result on the plane there was:
Captain: "Hi this is your captain speaking"
Me: *snore*
Later
Captain: "Thank you for flying..."
Me: Oh, so where was the flight"

When I had regained possession on my bag for the baggage claim I caught a shuttle to my brothers place in Wadestown. The shuttle guy was great and he pointed things out to me that I already knew (I have been out of Auckland before you know, even to Wellington. Even.) When I arrived I talked to him (him being my brother) for a little while. His wife is there and they are currently living in two different cities so I gave them husband and wife time and took off on foot into town. On the way I was accosted by two Hari Kristna's (no idea of the spelling)
Him: Do you know your way around here, man.
Me: Sorry buddy, not my city
Him: Do you read much
Me (to myself) F@%K. (to him) Don't bother thanks, mate.

I mean the cheek. I thought he just wanted directions. Thats airspace abuse as far as I'm concerned!

I walked my way into town. How proud of me am I!!! I then proceeded to find my friends as well. We hung out and bought some beer. Went back to their flat on Vivian street. (coincidentally right next door to your old one explode!!!)

I drank the beer and we lazed around. I lazed so much I fell asleep. Ooops!

*Thanks for stying tuned next time we will regail what the 21st was like.
Same Bat Time, Same Bat Place for Wellington Adventures Part 2!*

b_lai @ 2003-12-07T04:12:00

2003-12-06T15:08:40Z

I would just like to give a big shout out to every one in the morning!!!

Lion Red and Construction Workers

2003-12-05T08:39:02Z

The guts of this will really have to wait for another time but I'm waiting so here is the short of it.

On Saturday when I was working as an unsuspecting barman at the local we had a function of constuction workers (I will omitt the name for safetly reasons of course). They had an endless bar tab from which they could choose NZ beers, selected wines and that which was on tap (we are a Monteiths bar so all of them and Tui + Export) The room quickly became divided into two or three camps. Those that were drinking the awesome and ever so tasty Lion Red, those that were drinking other beers and those that were drinking the selected wines.

Just to give a short interlude and a show of their upmost intelligence. An example: A guy came in late. He was short, stocky, the sort of guy that you knew he had worked in manual labour for many a year. He was blonde with dreds but had a quick smile and a cheeky twinkle in his eye. He swaggered up to the bar after coming in late and said "mate can I have a Steinlager" My reply was" "sorry buddy but we dont have any here. Is there anything else I can get you."
"Oh what do you have there"
" We have NZ beers, selected wines and all this that is on tap"
He looked along the tap beers with a quizical look put his hand down and said
"Sweet as mate Ill have a Steinlager then"
I shit you not this is true
His mate came to the rescue though and ordered over him for himself "I'll have an export thanks!" To which me said "Me too"

But back to those that were drinking Lion Red. There were a lot of them, they started to get rather drunk and after the first fight broke out we decided to cut a couple of them off. [NOTE: this here has a story all to itself but we will cover that tomorrow]

Then another and another fight broke out. We shut the bar and kicked them out much to their disgust. Outside they got into even more fights and then went up the road and smashed one of their mates heads throgh the glass of the bus stop. At this point the police were called again and my manager who had helped brake up two of these said fights took off to make sure no more damage was done. After threatening my manager for about 15 minutes the police show up. As soon as they do they guy must have thought: Shit I'm going to lose my chance and took a swing. Little did he know my manager used to box with David Tua and he was the one that not only got floored but taken to prison for it. But thats not all. The woman that not 20 minutes before had been hit to the ground by the guy being arrested decided to come to her husbands defence and her prize for being so loyal was she got a ride in the police car to central as well. Well done lady!
So that was pretty much my night. I said to my manager why don't we just not stock Lion Red, it was only the ones drinking it that caused the problems and so I thought:

If those that drank Lion Red caused the problems. Can it be said that those that like to cause problems drink Lion red as their drink of choice?

b_lai @ 2003-11-26T22:29:00

2003-11-26T09:29:04Z

Im waiting. Can't really be bothered doing anything. I should check my email, I assume there will be some important things in there. I should clean up the house but as I said before I really can't be bothered.

Hurry up and get here person.

A lot of prople write far too much stuff far too often and I am tired and don't really have the concertration to go and read it all. My sisters best friend rang today. He lives in Wellington. Hes cool as far as I am concerned. talk to me little man. Go on I dares you

Lets all go and watch the Rockies and Lion Red Sports Cafe.

So I am still alive.

2003-11-20T11:08:26Z

Not that really anyone cares. Ok so julzrulz does but she does not count. Ha no. Only 9 more hours until I find out what my mother really thinks. Of course my mum seems nice she is a Remuera socialite and is not mean to you until she gets to know you. Tomorrow should be fun.

So the All blacks won. I knew they would. Too bad about the World Cup old boys, if I was in or on the team I wouldn't have let them lose (at least I like to think that), and I will prove it when I am the ABs doctor. Just Watch me go.

I think you should all start to write shorter journal entries. Now that i am not at uni I dont have the large excess of time. I'm happy to catch up with you all via this wonderful internet thingee but just try to make it short and sweet. I am not an arts student - I don't like to read.

And i dont care if i can't spell my mood properly, Its how i feel and im going to use it if i want to.

b_lai @ 2003-11-12T12:04:00

2003-11-11T23:10:45Z

AAAAhhh. Damn. Im not going to make it over to Devo now like I think I said I was. I suffer from STMS (Short Term Memory Syndrome) no its not real but it is the way that I explain why I can't keep two thoughts in my head at the moment. Woow I have a lot of stuff to do and proabably enough time but it just doesnt feel it.

Damn

Thought you had gotten rid of me aye?

2003-11-09T22:43:46Z

So here I am updating. Haven't done this in a while. Really I should say nothing much has gone on, but that would be a lie. Yesterday I went kayaking and got in a fight. With a rock. Under water. I was on the Wairoa river and was some of the hardest stuff that I have ever done. the two guys that I was with said that if i hit a rock i should lean into it but when I hit the large rock it bounced me away so I didnt get a chance. I was flipped under water and thats when I had my fight. I put my hands up after he got the first cheeky blow. I was told I was lucky not to have lost any teeth. That scard me I need my teeth to look pretty and get through life. That was close.

I wish I could show you all the bruise but I can't cause I dont know how.

You should have seen the rock!

Go the AB's!! Saw them on Saturday amongst my murderous run around to try and get myself a kayak to go, well, kayaking. Before that wasw a 21st with a keg. Its rather tough trying drink on a hangover. I don't really recomend it.

Friday was a blur. A lot of places and an exam really. But we won't talk about those eveil things cause they are finished now.

I shoulkd add that julzrulz was mixed up in all this every night. She is still so cute and squishy! Except of course when she wakes you up an hour after you have just gone to sleep but these things we get over.

Home, home on the range....

2003-10-28T08:14:02Z

So yes if your maths is as good as mine you will know that it is now only 11 days until I finish my exams. In an attempt to try and do more study I have gone home to my mothers place, to stay in my old room and well, study. Its strange because I am staying in my old room and it feels like I am staying at someones place. The bed is not mine. The furniture is not mine. Oh the room still has the things that annoy me like the street light that shines right in your eyes while your trying to sleep unless you close the door. But it is just strange.

However. i now know where that grand parents smell comes from. It is from a perfectly made bed that no-one has slept in for a number of months. I got a big strong whiff of it last night.

Miss you julzrulz
miss you explode

Only 11 days to go remember.

I know who I want to be....

2003-10-27T07:56:20Z

STING! I jsut need to become famous now. I saw an interview with him and he knows what he wants to do and what he did wrong in the past and all that and he seems so onto it and centered. Thats what I am going to try and do.

Hmmm so much to think about. Only 12 days to go until exams are over. Sweet

My turn to complain about exams

2003-10-26T04:32:43Z

So I didn't get very much done yesterday. I couldn't study because I was excited about my audition and then after couldn't study cause I thought the audition went real bad. Well not that I know the audition went real bad I think its just that I don't know the competition and that they all got to hear my audition and I didn't get to hear theirs annoyed me a little.

I only have 13 days (including today) until my exams are over. this time in 13 days I will be finished and probably (maybe hopefully) throwing up in an attempt to forget the pain. Study sux i guess but it is made a little better in that one of the two papers that I REALLY have to study for I enjoy. That makes the shit smell a little better I guess.

I just can't wait for this to be over and me all snuggled up in my bed (with this someone as well of course) listening to the slightly silly how on bFM with the knowledge that I have nothing to do. Oh its the small things in life.

I wonder how my sister is surviving the hard world of Wellington. Ok the hard city of Wellington.

I know my mood is not a actually a mood but if you don't like it you can: [PLEASE INSERT OWN INSULT FOR PERSONALISATION REASONS]

Worries to staying healthy

2003-10-22T23:30:05Z

What do I worry about? In an attempt to keep myself healthy, as is now seems that if you write down what worries you you will have a stronger immune system for up to 6 months (sorry I know I am a geek)
I am worried that I will not get a job that will fit with what I want to do this summer. I always get a job and just do that but this year I want to go away and do fun things. But I need money somehow. Unless my favourite sister wishes to help fund my summer. Maybe sponsorship is the way to go.

I am worried about the summer shakespeares. Which will I get into? "If any" - Thanks for that Scribe. I don't want to have to choose but I want to get into both and do both but that is not possible.

I am worried about exams. Well not that much. I know that I will pass but I want more than a C. Blah blah blah. Yes C's get degrees but they dont get you good jobs in places that you want them.

Fuck I am wingy. Ewwww. Sore to the ears - I think from now on I am only going to write interesting things. Starting after this entry. Yea.

Fortunes that aren't really fortunes

2003-10-22T01:22:55Z

Yes I will have to satrt by thanking my sister for her update of my page. Although she did take it mostly upon herself and changed things to stuff that I didn't actually like. The world just isn't ready for that picture explode.

But today while I was getting myself a coffee after returning a video I ate a destiny's fortune chocolate (a little chocolate with a fortune wrapped around the outside. It said "Never underestimate your potential" I immediately started thinking about my acting rather than my skills at medical school. Hmm maybe there are probl;ems starting to show with that. Anyways, it isn't really a forune is it? And then second it got me thinking that although you shouldn't underestimate your potential I don't think you should overestimate it either as that leads to just as many problems as if you don't. Hmm, a lot to think about really and maybe this is just a tad too philosophical for me at the moment with exams upon me. Maybe I will try to decend into a zen like trance after exams over it. Funny if i never came out of it though.

haha I watched South Park yesterday as well. It really is still funny. It appeals on so many levels now that I don't think I realised when I first saw it. Shows I'm growing up. Oh uh.

Call Backs and music traps

2003-10-21T07:15:07Z

So I auditioned in the weekend for summer shakespear as did most of the actors that I have come to know. I got a call back today for the part that I wanted. Feste also known as the fool or the jester of Olivias court in Twelevth night. Now all I have to do is learn a song for this audition as the part sings. Not a problem but as soon as you are asked to sing a song there are none that you can think of. Just becuase I want to have some fun I have decided to sing Summer-time. I now it should be sung by a black woman but I guess if you clse your eyes and use a little of your imagination I could kind of do that.

Summer-time and the living is easy
Fish are jumping and the cotton is high
Oh your daddies rich and your ma is good lookin'
So hush little baby; don't you cry

One of these mornings your going to rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings and take the sky
But till that morning; theres a nothing to harm you
With Daddy and momy standing by

Hey nice to meet you...

2003-10-18T09:06:31Z

Insightful, inwardly rectifying thoughts entering my mind. I dont necessarily want them but they are there regardless. Maybe its just because of the music that I am listening to. I didnt go out tonight. I wanted an early night and was supposed to do some work. Supposed to mind. I could have gone to a 21st but as lame as I am I couldnt be bothered making my way to Mission Bay. Sad I know.

However on a bright note it was nice to meet bestbit and fye in person last night. Alls good! I found it rather hilarious and funny. Don't know about them however.

I auditioned for summer shakespear today. Did I mention that I hate auditions. I know that I can do this but it is a case of letting them know that I can. Maybe I need to be a director for something and see how it is that everyone else does it and that might help me. Maybe if I was a better actor that might help as well. Afterwards I got to have a coffee with one of the people that I had done spring awakening with - STERLING!! This dude is cool. For all those people out there if you meet a Canadian who goes by this name then I suggest you get to know him. He is so cool and cool and did I mention cool?

I wonder when julzrulz finishes work. I want to talk to her, no reason really. Just want to talk. Damn I'm lame. I wonder how long I can make this enrty last.

There changed music - nothing depressing anymore. the sex pistols will always make you feel better for sure.

I think I should just like to mention that exams are looming people. On Monday we enter the final week of the semester and exams just follow after that. I think tonight will be the last night that I take off from the study thing. Head down bums up. Can't remember who used to say that to me but as long as I remember they must have been important at some stage aye? Just thinking like that has made me feel better after all. Positive thinking, just use the mind to trick your body (and feelings) into doing what you want.

Sweet

b_lai @ 2003-10-16T10:22:00

2003-10-15T21:48:31Z

So I now have the times and dates for all of my exams. The first one is on the last day of semester. It is called an OSCE or Objective Structured Clinical Exam. Pretty funky for a 20 minute test that decideds 60% of my grade for that paper. As you can imaging that if it is only 20 minutes long you get allocated times in which you arrive and take the test. I am first. 9.00am in the morning. good to get it out of the way. Bad that I have not made it to a lecture at 9 in the last two weeks. oh uh

Cut to exactly a week later when I have Human Biology 355 - Regulation of Body Function. Or physiology, or even physics relating to the human body if you will. Exciting I know.

4 Days later I have Human Biology 356 - Blood, Infection and Immunity (I know interesting paper names) another 3 hour humdinger that has 70 hours of teaching contact hours to learn for (our course coordinator the awesome Simon Swift calculated this for us).

Finally three days later on friday the 7th of November comes Practitioner Development 2 (or Human biology 357 - they come up with original names dont they?) and I am finshed.

Why I write this who knows? But then tis holidays. Marking of first year biology papers and hopefully summer.

the first of the lasts has started

2003-10-15T04:04:35Z

Today was the last session of one of my papers. Last week was the last under-graduate tutorial that I will ever have to attend for med school. Next week is the last of the lectures and then the two weeks after that are the last of my exams before I graduate next year (Insert cheering, swoons and feelings of being old and responsible). It helped that the day was so perfect and clear and the blue sky was awesome and cool. If only I felt 100% now all would be perfect.

On another note has anyone won any tickets to the C4 launch gig yet? I have entered (a number of times) and always get that "Thanks! You are now in the draw" blah de blah de blah. I hope I get some tickets. In theory (and hopefully in practice as well) it is the last night that I am going out on until my exams are over. I have a 21st to go to (which my "partner" is invited to as well) but I so much more enjoy to go to this gig but other than just hoping there is only so much that I can type on about it so I might go to the library instead and do some real work.

Its like life repeating art repearting art repeating...

2003-10-13T22:42:24Z

Well actually it's not. I got a letter on Sunday that said "Pay us thousands of dollars now or we will take legal action against you!" It took me a little while of thinking to click and realise this was to do with my car crash that happened 6 months ago! Thats right Ladies and germs, so I spent most of me break yesterday a) getting in touch with the my insurance company b) going over there and talking to my insurance company (and as I play touch with this dude he is exceptionally nice to me and basically gives me directions as to what I should do and is a legend) then c) writing a letter of complaint to the OTHER insurance company as they are the arses that f*&ked this whole thing up.

Then I got on the phone to the power company and organised a little surprise for her if she does not pay me my bond back. hehe he

We havent talked in while....

2003-10-11T22:42:06Z

I blame girls. I blame uni. I blame the fact that I am sick. I have now been sick with the Flu now since Wednesday I guess it was. I thought it was just a cold but as soon as I got a fever on Friday night it became the dreaded influenza!! Ha thats funny. Only got a month to go before I finish university for the year. Thats cool just means now that I have to study some more. Can do, know how.

I'm sitting here a little wet still from yesterday. We (myself and julzrulz) went to someones b'day that she knew. I didn't realise that it was going to be an 18th. Boy did I feel old but it ended up being choice as old Ian McGlockland (sp?) turned up and made my night choice. He is an awesome dude if ever I met one. Cool. There was also this chick that introduced herself more than a couple of times and decided that we were there to keep it real. Cool

Well I'm going to take some pills and do some study.

"Keeping it Real Officer" signing off for another day.

I went to the Roots last night

2003-10-09T00:30:48Z

They Rocked. I rocked with them. It was great. It was more amusing since I had an allergic reaction just before the Roots themselves came on. I wanted to hear the roots play so I grinned and put up with it for a little while and just as I was about to jump in a taxi and take myself off to the hospital it started to resolve itself and I was fine again by the end of the night!!! Good-oh.

My ex-flatmate still haunts me however. she still hasn't changed the power bill out of her name yet OR given me back my bond. But I have a sloution. I know where her mother works. Seeing as it is in the hospital I may just 'happen' to run into her and mention these things. The only other option is to just ring and abuse her really. That would be fun also.

Also Cam. My sister's best friend in the, like, whole wide world is playing with his band for the first time tonight! It's at Paradise Bar on K-road. The force is telling me that I will be going.

Whoops

2003-10-08T00:01:30Z

I got home after my lectures and meant to have a nap for half an hour. I just woke up only 1 hour and 45 minutes later! Whoops! This is alright though as I am going to The Roots tonight and I me thinks it would be good to be awake for this. It good as I don't feel gross so in about an hours time when I go to play doctor I probably won't fall asleep in the tutorial again.

for some reason I am always tired on Wednesday but fine on Thursday and Friday. Hmm Weird

Last times (I want to say inTahoe for some reason)

2003-10-06T02:40:34Z

I just finished my last assignment that I will ever have to do before I graduate. How cool is that!! (so I went into her room and read her diaaaaarrrrryyyyy) - yes that was Weezer. I could not help it I am so happy! He he its funny I was supposed to do it yesterday but something better came along (or someone I should say) and I ended up watching C4 for most of the night.

Could I please hear a big YaY for C4. They are playing Jackass on Mondays and Saturday which will be so cool. I can't wait.

I hope everyone is happy and healthy. I'm going to wathc cartoons and eat cookie dough for an afternoon cause I can