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It's Lonzie Jesus' second birthday today--or this is when we're observing it, anyway. The shelter didn't have an exact date of birth for him, and he's too coy to tell me himself, so I had to pick a date that was somewhere in the ballpark. I figured what better date than April Fools' Day? This day also is my half-birthday--I'm exactly 35.5 today. Anyway, I got him some catnip and played a rousing game of Kill the Sock with him, and he's all nodding out in a junkie haze right about now. I'd have gotten him some treats, but he eats absolutely nothing but dry cat food--he spurns all treats and table scraps. Nutty bastard.

I got on a movie-watching kick last night. First I saw Edgeplay: A Film about the Runaways. Very, very good and unexpectedly sad. It did suffer from the absence of Joan Jett and any original Runaways music (Jett blocked the publishing rights), but still, wow. The scenes with drummer Sandy West were particularly moving, especially after I Googled her and learned she'd died from lung and brain cancer just a few months ago. Very sad.

Next I watched Sherrybaby. Excellent movie--maybe a little slow-paced here and there, but it's never boring because Maggie Gyllenhaal is so captivating. Great performance.

By the way, are any of y'all using the new Netflix feature where you can watch movies online? With the regular $18 plan, you get 18 hours per month of online watching included. I tried it for the first time last night with those two movies, and it works pretty durn well. Not all their movies are online, of course, but enough are to be able to find something to watch, for sure.

So finally last night, I watched a downloaded screener version of Black Snake Moan. And it was exactly what it was supposed to be. Samuel L. was fucking great. That movie must have totally bombed, huh? I didn't hear anyone talking about it, and it's already gone from local theaters. I enjoyed it, though. Of course, I'm twisted.

And then, this afternoon, I finished watching something I started a week or so ago--Rocky Balboa, jebus help me. :( It actually is not as bad as I'd anticipated--I mean, it's not what I'd call a good movie, but it did have a little of the spirit that made the early Rocky films so maddeningly satisfying. Much better than Rocky V, which, I swear, should have had Stallone sent to jail for crimes against decency.

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Calpurnia wishes Lonzie Jesus a very happy birthday!

Lonziliman sends his thanks!

Online movie watching on Netflix ummm we smell an April Fool's joke bub!

AIGHT BET: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/breaking-netflix-internet-tvfilm-delivery-starts-this-week-228894.php

OMG you rock! We are watching something we've been jonesing for all this week RIGHT NOW---THANKS!!

Welcome!!! I heard about it a while back, but they did a rolling introduction--some users would get it, then some more, etc. I didn't get it right at the first and then kinda forgot about it till last night when I happened to notice it when I was looking at my queue!

I wish you lived closer to Sville so I'd have someone to watch these cool movies with.

I know, me too!

Happy Birthday to the Lonzie! Aww, yeah!

Btw, I'm going to rent American Movie in a few days. :)

p.s. Do you remember that "What about Naomi" line from The Electric Company? Naomi Foner was a producer on the show, and she is also the mother of Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Seriously, Kyle.

Oh man, I didn't remember that from The Electric Company (although I watched it religiously). I did just remember that I worked on the paperback of a book by Nancy Foner at my previous job. Weird!

I only know that because of the DVD. Heh.

Btw, have you ever seen Ghost World? I figured you'd bust a gut over that Doug character.

I love that movie, and yeah, that dude is one of the best parts! That guy used to be on MTV's Buzzkill and now he's got a metal spoof band called Van Stone.

Happy Birthday Lonzie!!!!

Lonzie sends his sincerest purrs!

happy birfday, Lonzie!

Where are the bday pics????

I'm a dunce--I forgot to take any! It's a shame, too, because he looked quite handsome in his party hat.

awwww happy birthday to lonzie!
and happy half birthday to you : )

Me and Lonz thank ya! =)

Yo, I was editing a spreadsheet with donors on it and came across the name MR. DARREL CRONK. He lives in Washington.

HAHA, Cronk is totally one o' my kinda words!

I know, I thought of you. And I found a name that reminded me of "crumple" which is one of my sister's words, and had to email her. With all you people and all your words, it's a wonder I get any work done at all.

In high school, I had a friend named Kelly Crump, so naturally we called him Crumplestiltskin.

Gina and I and our cousin Nathan have always done this voice -- I can't explain it, I'll have to do it for you some time -- and certain words just sound good. Like cream, crumple, fresh...I don't know. You'll see. And we'd always watch the Waltons and when we would see each other we'd say, "Hi, I'm John-Boy Walton from Waltons Mountain" and we'd laugh like ninnies. We probably said it 80 times a day. Then we'd find a word we liked and we'd change it to "Hi, I'm John-Boy Crumple from Crumple Mountain" and laugh even harder. I don't know.

Oh, and you have to add

inating because you and she are the two funniest people on LJ.

Done! She'll probably think I'm a cretin and never add me back, though.

She will. I know she will. She a ho like me.

Happy Birthday to Lonzie.

I don't know why Black Snake Moan didn't do better. I thought it was awesome.

Thanks, ma'am!

Yeah, I don't get it either! I guess that movie made people nervous. When I first saw the trailer, I thought, holy shit, I have GOT to see that. I'm surprised more people didn't have the same reaction.

"junkie haze" Hahaha, I'm a pusher as well.
I buy the really good stuff and get them totally high, then laugh my ass off when they like bump into walls, and get te munchies or tweak.

I love stoned cats! :D

i thought black snake moan was great. i'm in the habit lately of hating movies, but this one was a major surprise.

and hey, very merry unbirthday to you! and very merry birthday observed to lonzie jesus! you guys rool!

Awwwww, thanks, ma'am! :D

i would like to see any one of those movies. except rocky balboa im sorry i cannot forgive any of the rocky's past the first one!

dont you feel weird? like

shlorp locked us both in a broom closet like a gray tabby and an orange tabby she hopes to mate?? just to find out if the kittens will be gray or orange??

thats how i feel.

It is scrange. It's like we're internest test monkeys!