Book Covers to Music

So around this time I am feeling the time crunch pressuring me to stop procrastinating and start getting things done, I have understandably feel behind with my blogs here. Ah but there is a hidden silver lining to speak of. What is it I speak of, INSPIRATION!... from another aspect of my studies here at SUNY Plattsburgh. My final paper for an advanced art history class requires me to pick a contemporary artist and write an  eight to ten page paper on some aspect of them. I have chosen my Idol in terms of graphic designers, Chipp Kidd. What he is known for is his book covers, and more than likley you have seen more than one of them in your lifetime. The original cover and logo for Jurassic park comes from the inner workings of his mind. Yet despite all this, it is not even close to the subject I want to speak about with you all.

In my research I recently discovered my favorite artist of all time to be a musician as well. You'll have to understand my surprise in coming across the music video below, don't get me rong I actually love the song, but the fella down there wit the round glasses, I still find it hard to believe that is him really singing, and it is just amazing. To hear this guys general attitude and speaking voice, to hear this kind of music just has that effect to me.

Haunted Hallway wants you!

So this coming Saturday, not the one in which this blog post is taking place will feature a lovely shamless promotion for yearly attraction at SUNY Plattsburgh. The haunted hallway. I take special care to promote such a thing because as a member and officer of the anime club, I will be helping to to set up and possibley even partake in some of the fright making. It starts at 9:00pm this Saturday, the anime club I mentioned will be running two of the rooms there.

Be warned I wont give you the specifics but us anime geeks no how to scare people.

Brief Review of Paranormal Activity 4

This blog once again will contain spoilers just like my last one on the same movie, so just to let you know, you have been warned.

Okay so last week I made a post in anticipation of this movie coming up. Paranormal Activity 4. (Click here for context.) This will be more or less my reaction and/or review of said movie, broken down systematically.

Characters: Okay so in terms of characters there was one, and I count one surviving member of the family from the second movie, the young daughter whose name I don't quite remember I was hoping to see in this, well she wasn't. Hunter and the main female lead from the first however were, so I suppose that does add some interest to it. I was afraid if anything that I would be annoyed by the main female, the young teenage girl wo could be any number of things, thankfully she was not the helpless Bella Cullen type and did to a degree know how to go about and take care of herself for the most part, when called to do so.

Story: Typical of this movie you are more or less left off with a cliffhanger which does in fact leave room for yet another sequel. Through out the movie there was sufficient buildup for what happened, but what happened at the end was confusing in itself kinda. You have the girl escape from the house while the demon possessed woman is charging and breaking trough the door to get her and, as implied earlier in the movie actually, not attempt to kill her but capture for a virgin sacrifice or something. She escapes and you think she is safe (this is what the spoiler warning is for, last chance) then all the sudden there is this massive crowd of other demon possessed women ready to pounce, she turns back around and the one that was chasing her is rigt in her face for te one last scary moment, roll credits. It leaves either desire and anticipation for Paranormal Activity 5, which trust me, at this rate you know they are going to do, or a slight disappointment, which is initially what I had felt to start. My opinion has changed slightly thinking about it.

Scare Factor: The scary moments in this film were there as they should but but all I can say is that depending on who you are certain moments scare more than others. It had it's fill of moments which only seemed like something bad was going to happen when it was just something like a perfectly normal person popping up on the screen and yelling "boo!" Other times there were things that at least made me jump slightly. All in all enough scary to be an entertaining movie.

Overall: All in all it had it's enjoyable moments. The best I can really say is for you to go and check it out for yourself. It was worth the six dollars I paid at my home town small theater and I think I still would have willingly paid a little more at a more expensive cinema.

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Paranormal Activity 4

So to anyone who is reading this be warned as below there will more than likely be spoilers.

But anyways, I did want to talk about this movie.It is horror movie season and as promised there wont be a single week without mentioning something about Halloween at least once. I can understand with such a season they want a big name film such as Paraormal activity to be released to fit the season. But this leads me to question something, is this another classic case of over doing it with the sequels?

I'll post a Youtube link tot he trailer below and you can watch for yourself. The movie appears to have the main cast be a  completely new family that has virtually no real relation, blood or otherwise to the families from the first three movies. With only I think two to three characters from the originals.

It makes me wonder if they are just trying to force this last one to be able to happen. Granted the all the others have sort of left us at cliffhangers, but do you think realistically that it almost might be better that way? Don't get me wrong I am going to watch this movie still, but I actually like the original three, and I am worried that they are going to screw it up wit this fourth and.... possibly final one? Tell me what you think.

Getting cold aint it?

So hey now, as I look around and walk outside it is becoming more and more apparent that the colder season are upon us. Heading back home for the week end this become especially obvious for me. Good old little Tupper Lake does just so happen to get much colder than Plattsburgh does in my opinion. I unfortunately like do not have any other from town to agree with me but yeah it's worth mentioning anyways.

Nothing like stacking firewood I think just simply makes it more apparent that it is going to be getting cold soon, and it makes me remember a few funny things about this section of the calender. In particular it puts my last years dorm mate into mind. He was from Dubai, and for that matter he hung out with a lot of people who were from warmer climates... and there were times where they just hated me, because while they bundled up in their winter jackets and such I was always the one feeling perfectly comfortable in just a hoodie. Understandable that someone from the Caribbean would find it cold at the first sight of winter snow.

Tell me what you think of this tough? Are yo a polar bear Like me? Gone just be wearing your hoodie until late November early December? Does your home town make Plattsburghs cold temperature seem extreme or laughable. If you are a student at another school, just compare tat yo your won hometown. And if somehow you are reading this and not even a college student.... well then the question does not work and I am very sorry.... not really though.

This is Halloween

So it may only be the first week or two into October but hey, you know what? Malls and Wal-Marts all over America are more than likely already putting up Christmas decorations, so I think I am safe to start talking about Halloween, which can be argued by some as a more awesome holiday that X-Mas for one reason or another. When your a kid and getting without have to give, that's one thing, when you are an adult and have money, at least my opinions shifted a little.

Boys and Girls of every, would you like to see something strange, come with us and you will see, this our town of Halloween.

That bit up there was a little celebratory side paragraph. Back on subject though, I just love everything about the season.... well almost everything. The excuse to eat more candy than would normally healthy, horror movies both good and bad, to be able to dress up like a freak or monster of some sort, running around and just having fun, the general attitude of the season. Not to mention some other activities I

don't necessarily have time or energy here to explain why.

So anyway where do you wanna take it from here? What's your favorite part of Halloween? Favorite thing
you have ever dressed up as? Maybe even enter the Halloween vs Christmas debate... and fail if you argue for Christmas ha ha ha!

----->NOTICE! After saying that last line in his post the blogger hopped on a broom and flew away letting out an evil cackle. Do not panic if you see this man flying through the night sky. Just let him do his thing don't worry because he will at most swoop by flying really close without even touching you.<-----

Late Night madness again, but with a friend?

So I sit here before my tablet at roughly six in the morning proving myself once again to be true insomniac. Though it may not have been the case if not for a fellow dormmate. Here in the study room, one which every floor here in banks hall has, I may very well have only  been awake till about 3am. As I was about to pass out from boredom or maybe from actually bein tired... I hear the sound of an ice cold energy drink clicking down on my desk in the room. I don't remember the exact word but it was along the lines of him saying it's nice to not be the only night owl around here. As a result of the energy drink can to nice pictures below I am awake here having finished , my reading and typing a blog surprisingly coherently. I guess it goes to show that we as a species still habeas each others backs? Then again I could be over analyzing it. Our species did also invent thiamin horrible thing callers auto correct that is likely still making me seem like I desperately need sleep still. That and you know, countless other atrocities. It's just nice to think positively over belittle things every now and then.