Random Bits

The week from hell is nearly over, thankfully. I have yearned for Friday to get here, which made it that much longer. Here are some random points from the last few days.

• Lunch at Skyline Chili yesterday was amazing. The whole place was full of burly, bearded guys. Even the manager was a hottie. If only they were on the menu...
  
• Watched parts of Beauty & the Geek 2 last night. They were trimming and waxing chest hair off the geeks.. as if their looks weren't bad enough. It was criminal.
  
• Ran two miles on the treadmill yesterday. It surprised me considering I'd not been to the gym proper in over a week.
  
• According to the Washington Post, several states are considering laws to stop people from protesting at funerals. It seems Rev. Fred Phelps from Kansas and his psychotic followers are protesting funerals of Iraqi War soldiers saying that God is killing them as punishment because of us gay folk. How low can one man sink... The story is here.
  
• Had two prank calls last night. Sounded like teenagers with too much time on their hands. I hope they slip off their skateboards and break a bone.
  
• On 411, I had a guy ask me if I was chatting with a guy he used to date (who is also an LJ'er). I said yes, I did on occasion. He told me that I shouldn't because he's a "lier" and that I should be on my "gard." If he wants me to take him seriously, he needs to learn how to spell.
  
• Chatted this morning with the always handsome raphbearish. He's so cute :)
  
• Does anybody have any news on Mike (scifibear99)? Just wondering if he's okay.

When a Stranger Calls...

In yet another example of Hollywood's current trend to remake movies (showing a lack of creativity in my opinion), When a Stranger Calls is a remake of a film of the same name from 1979.



"Like, this job is SO not worth $10 an hour..."
I always liked the original, despite the fact that the best part was the first 30 minutes and the flick petered out after that. The remake basically takes those tense original 30 minutes and expands the story for the full length of the film.

The story centers on a young girl named Jill (Camilla Belle) who babysits two children for a rich couple at their remotely-located home. While the children sleep upstairs, Jill begins receiving a series of disturbing phone calls, including the infamous question "Have you checked the children?" The police trace the unknown caller and inform her that the calls are coming from inside the house (not a spoiler, it's in the previews).

The movie starts a bit slow and the suspense doesn't build as well as it could have, but overall I enjoyed the movie, moreso than the original, I think. I'm tempted to go see it again, as the theater was full of chatty teenagers who were better behaved than usual, but still distracting. My buddy Scott was with me and he didn't enjoy it as much as I did, calling it the most lousy film he'd seen in a while. I told him about Bloodrayne, which made this flick look Oscar-worthy in comparison.