I have a top 4, but.....

...I need my memory jogged. I've seen so many films, but I am just a little lost. See I just realized that I could give you a list, a top 4, but not a 5. Now I know that I have a 5th, so perhaps you guys can throw some titles out or something, maybe help me out? ::Shurgs:: These are all films that, really,....made me feel?
whatever
ok, here it is:

1. The Seventh Seal
2. Children of Men
3. The Who's Quadrophenia
4. Reign Over Me

Jeff George for Congress Campaign Update!

Jeff and myself went down to Naples, Fl. today to visit the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. They specifically told Chuck, our Press Secretary, "No Cameras". We're pretty sure that they may have some sort of vague idea what the campaign is about and that we constantly have a camera on, though perhaps they didn't fully understand why...so we brought the camera along. We planned to explain what the filming was all about and perhaps maybe they'd let us shoot. If not, then perhaps we could set up a date where we could come back get a tour, talk about what issues are their priorities, and at that time shoot. The woman we spoke with, Nicole Ryan, who is the Conservancy's, "Government relations", person. She seemed very interested and even more interested that we genuinely wanted to help protect the environment and that we had anticipations to work with them again, and even more so if elected.
So, I pretty much kept Jeff company! That is alright we really didn't expect to do any shooting today anyways. We had a chance to have a nice discussion with these folks about several of the issues, and soon we will be getting a hold of their media person who will give us the clearance to come back and shoot. The big issue with shooting, is that in order for non-profit organizations like this one to maintain that status, one thing that they really cannot do is endorse as a group a candidate running for political office.....and we appreciate and understand that stance, however...we are video taping everything for other reasons. ::cough:: Coconut Road ::cough::
If you're familiar with our campaign than you're probably already aware of a few out our, "buzz words"; TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY, & ACCOUNTABILITY. One of the missions of this campaign is to make government more accessible to the everyday citizen, and in doing so we are using as much of the wonderful technology that is available to us. Thus, we have lifecasting via Ustream.tv or perhaps you've seen us on Justin.tv in the past; Jeff is actually life casting, see future congressmen in their natural environment! Anytime Jeff goes to an event, such as a "debate", or a "luncheon" or even a public groups meetings such as the city council or the NAACP, I go with him and I film. We post the RAW footage on google video and the edited clips on youtube.com. We not only want the citizens of this country, as well as those in this district, to see the process, but also to feel that they are more of a part of it. Jeff chats on his webcam pretty frequently, he has no problem talking to anyone about anything. We want to get back to a time where you can trust your government, because you are actually a part of it. The government and all of these seat holders are there just for you!
We are looking forward to meeting up with the people from the conservancy soon.
That's all for now.
I gott go
~Damian A. Dimock

The United States of America has been described as an experiment, has that experiment failed?

So I've been watching videos with three men, all of whom are running for president; Ron Paul, Mike Gravel, & Ralph Nadar.

these are the best choices for the president of the United States of America! this is what the race should be based upon! But, alas the major media outlets in this country focus on the three worst choices; McCain, Clinton, & Obama. When these media groups bring any of the who actually try to do good in this world and bring about REAL change, they are beaten with the, "There is no way in hell you are going to win!", stick and an obvious attempt is made to try and trick these men into supporting one of the latter mentioned candidates. seriously, do they really think that they are going to get that golden ticket, printed out of trickery?? do they really think that they are going to get Mr. Paul to say that he endorses McCain, because he himself has no chance in this race or that Mr. Nadar or Mr. Gravel are going to endorse one of the Democratic candidates for the very same reason!!

Here's the problem, the real hard and cold problem, a problem that even I every so often desire;

The bulk of Americans have given in, they have a family and a full time job. A wife or a husband, one or two children. They have a mortgage, car payments, insurance, property taxes, they have to worry about making sure that their children are on the bus to school and that they are at their life sucking 9 to 5, or worse job. The majority of Americans have wandered though the wilderness only to find themselves caught in the snares of our so called, "American Dream".

The average American doesn't have time to do the research needed to discover that men such as Ralph Nadar, or Ron Paul, or Mike Gravel are in fact still in the race for president, or to take the time needed to discover who these men are and why they should in fact give these men their endorsement, give them their votes. The average citizen in this country cannot afford the time and effort to be the active participant when it comes to government even though it is one of the expectations as a citizen of this country.

Besides, even if they did, would our government even listen?
Most people, don't think they would.

So our fellow citizens are forced to pay the small amount of attention that they can afford to the news or the paper, who present the same old bias story.

Goddamned this world!

When are outlets such as the real new going to have a larger voice in the world of media?

When can the American people expect to be treated as actual citizens who do have a voice and deserve the whole story?

When can we see a race for president where men like Ron Paul, Ralph Nadar and Mike Gravel are the focus, and stand at the fore?

When can I expect the media and the public to have an opinion and the awareness of other races, The presidential race isn't the only thing that you vote for you know!

~Damian A. Dimock

Some Reviews...(films)

"Across the Universe" - 3.75

Watched last night;
Pretty much a modern musical.
the cinematography and the editing were excellent.
The plot was too simple, the formula was an incredibly easy one:
It seemed to me like some guy just wanted to make a film around Beatles songs....and tried too hard,
First off, there were characters named; Jude, Lucy, & Prudence......seriously? Come on! (Take a stab at what three songs were used).
Imagery from lyrics + stereotyped 1960's culture & historical events + Love story = "Across the Universe"

see the film, just because the production value is worth it.


"Lost" season one - 5!!

Production value = amazing
plot = amazing
acting = amazing
Frankly everything about it was fantastic
It's soo good I might even go ahead and start watching season 2 on abc.com as soon as I'm done writing this!

I highly recommend that you take the time from your life to watch this!!


"Pan's Labyrinth" - 5

I don't mind reading subtitles, apparently some people do.
Takes place in Spain during their civil war, and perhaps in a young girls mind.
the plot was great, the film contained a perfect balance between reality and fantasy. I appreciated the way the film played out
the violence was vivid, but in small doses.

I recommend you watch this!


"Gone Baby Gone" - 4

Much better than I expected, Casey Affleck is a much better actor than Ben, and I don't understand why he isn't in just as many films.
An unsettling film, with a focus on moral dilemmas.
Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman are both excellent as well.

I'd recommend checking it out, but it's not a must.

"Runaway Jury" - 3.5

John Cusack was great as usual, Though I feel sometimes he's been typecasted.
Gene Hackman, awesome performace. not enough Dustin Hoffman.
It was better than I expected but not as good as it was hyped.
several plot twists, it's a nice story.

It's not a bad film, so I guess if you've seen all the others I've mentioned, check it out.


"Number 23" - 4

Very good film, Jim Carey is great in it. Some how Joel Schumacher made up for Batman Forever.
wonderful imagery, good story. lovely twist.
and a nice sequence with she wants revenge's "tear you apart"

Just go watch it.


Yeah, that's it for now.
I gotta go. later
~Damian A. Dimock

A little bit of the book I'm working on: "Amongst the chaos, we stood talking about Carl Jung"

Amongst the chaos, we stood talking about Carl Jung. The streets were crowded, It was a week before Christmas. God damned pagans never saw it coming, did they? I took a sip from my giant aluminum can of artificially colored green, energy drink, a drag from my Pall Mall...Exhale. Yeah, lost my train of thought. Though acquainted with the subject matter, It sounded like utter gibberish to me. She stopped talking, I Obviously wasn't listening, since I couldn't make eye contact with her. My eyes were frozen on her breasts. I couldn't pull away from her voluptuous curves, assuming I had even tried in the first place.

Ok, that's all you get for now! I'm trying to make it more of a cooperative effort, for instance; I've written several chapters, however I'd like one or two other authors to blindly write the rest. The chapters are pretty mixed up though It's not like I wrote the first half and then I want them to finish, I want these multiple perspectives scattered though out.

Well thanx for reading thus far, I'll be back with more posts shortly

~Damian (A.K.A 00D)