Foamy Double Feature

I have no witty sayings at the ready to introduce these. Just enjoy the damn things...

WE ARE NOT LIKE HIM!

No doubt, everyone in the country and half way around the world has heard about the shooting in Connecticut that happened two days ago. I was at work when it happened and my entire office stopped for a good ten minutes to watch the news report about it. None of us really knew what to think or what to do with ourselves for the rest of the day. My mind was in almost a state of shock when I heard that it had happened. The first expectation I had was that it was some high school shooting, which would have been bad enough, but then I heard that it was in an elementary school and my heart sank even farther. Know this right now, I never will in this entry name that disgusting excuse of a human that did it in this blog. As far as I'm concerned, his name should be erased from history and forgotten.

My outrage has been rekindled just a few minutes ago while I was scrolling through Facebook. I expected there to be continuing reports about it over the coming days, the media trying to drag it out to boost their ratings for as long as they can. This... This is just sickening to me and over the line for even the media.

One of the main points the media is using against the shooter is that he was a goth... There is not enough outrage available to me within the range of any human language to express how much this fucking sickens me! That fucking scumbag is not and never has been one of us if he is able to do something as heinous as this! I will not be grouped in with him and be subjected to even more scrutiny and prejudice all because you assholes decided that part of the reason why he was able to do something like this was because he was a "goth loner"! I'm tired of being everyone's "go to suspect group" all because people don't take the fucking time to get to know any of us or even try to understand us! To every single one of you media hags posting and pumping this story up because he is a supposed "goth" all I can say is FUCK YOU! Go and use someone else as your fucking scapegoat for once!

Plans for Summer

So my boyfriend and I have been talking recently about something and we've finally come to a decision on what it is we're going to do over the summer...

So as some of you may know, Comic-Con is basically the biggest convention for nerds in the world.They literally have anything and everything that has to do with comic books, super heroes, villains, and everything in-between. It's a nerd's paradise to put it in the most basic of terms. It's gotten so big, they've gotten into the habit of hosting a live video feed from the convention to air on television, so all those poor suckers who couldn't make it all the way across the country to be there can watch and weep over how awesome it is and how they aren't there to see it. This past year they featured guests like George R.R. Martin to talk up the Game of Thrones series and Robert Downey Jr. to pump up the fans for the Avengers and Iron Man 3 movies. Well this year I, my little gothlings, will be attending! I am so excited, I can't even begin to tell you! I have my whole costume planned out and with any luck I'll be able to have it completed and ready to go a couple months before we leave. And no, I'm not going to tell you what I'll be cosplaying as either. You're just going to have to wait and wonder until I get it put together and put up some pictures before we leave. I guess I could give you a hint though. I'll be going as a character from my favorite comic...

And I'm now realizing that July is going to be a very, very busy month for me. Think about it: over the 4th of July weekend there's Anthrocon, mid-July is Comic-Con, and at the end of the month will mostly likely be Rockstar Metal Mayhem. Phew, I'm going to be worn out by the time August comes around! Wish me luck in affording all this!

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Graphic Novel

So, not only has The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo become a bestseller, have two separate versions of the movie for both Swedish and American audiences, but it now has its own graphic novel that I just picked up last night. I'm not very far into yet since I was out clubbing, which I haven't done in a while, but so far all I can really say about it is that it's decent. The story-line seems a little more convoluted than it was in either of the movies and they really only hint at things they would be better off just outright taking another page to describe the full situation. Yet again I'm only a few pages into it so I'll leave the remainder of my decision once I'm actually finished with the whole things, which honestly probably won't take me very long since I'm a fast reader as it is. I will say that I love the style that it's all drawn in. It looks gritty and dark just how the book played out in my head while I was reading it. Now I just have to wonder if they're going to make books for the rest of the series...

Song of the Day: "Creepy Crawler" by Zombie Girl

For some reason the music player on my phone seems to love this song almost as much as I do, so I figured why not share this awesome track with my little gothlings? Enjoy!

P.S. For those who got creeped out by The Ring, I apologize ahead of time...

What can Make Foamy Puke?

Landscapes apparently. And no, I am not kidding about that at all. This latest episode is all about Foamy's hatred for landscapes. And while I will admit that I prefer landscape photography, I think there are other forms of artwork that deserve his wrath a lot more than painted landscapes... Like the people who can only do anything artistic via a computer. People, I draw my creative thoughts with a pencil, paints, a canvas, or a piece of paper. At least draw the goddamn base of the picture or something! I appreciate digital artwork if I know the artist actually hand drew the base and just used a program to fill in the color rather than someone who manipulates everything with Paint or something like it! Ugh...

Main Characters to Love and Hate

So within the past few days, I've watched two "new" movies. I put the new in quotes because the one I just attempted to watch is actually pretty old but I hadn't seen it yet. However, the other is completely new and still in theaters.

Over the weekend, my boyfriend and I decided to go and see Rise of the Guardians. Yes, it's a kids' movie, don't judge me... Anyway, it revolves around five major characters we all knew and loved as children; the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Sandman, and Jack Frost. Now while the first four get their spotlights and love from the children, Jack is almost never thought of, which frustrates him to no end. But when the Boogeyman makes his reappearance and tries to stop children from believing in these classic figures, Jack is actually the one who needs to rescue them all. Now, while Jack Frost is a cool character, the character I was honestly impressed and excited by was Santa. I'm not kidding! This was not your typical fat, jolly, rosy-cheeked Santa. This was a kick-ass, sword-wielding, Russian-speaking, TATTOOED Santa! Yeah! Santa had tattoos! And I'm not talking a small little elf on his forearm, I'm talking full-sleeve script design that is visible throughout the majority of the movie! Just look! Yup, that's Santa! How much more badass can you get than that? You can't, my friends... you can't.

Now on the flip-side of there was Blood and Chocolate. Long story short; this girl's a loup garoux (werewolf for those not obsessed with mythology), she's promised to the pack leader, but falls for a human, who winds up trying to kill her, and they flee into the sunset together, blah blah blah... I've read the book and honestly it was a hell of a lot more thought-provoking than the movie despite the fact that the book was written for hormonal, borderline ADHD teens. I'm pretty sure you were supposed to feel sympathy for Vivian and her human lover Aiden, but the only thing I could think about them was "Stupid fucking human and pathetic love-struck werewolf girl."

If anything this movie made me hate the human race more because of how Aiden acts towards the werewolves. Even though the loup garoux go over the line in this story, Aiden's just an asshole when you come right down to it. He yells at Vivian after having to defend himself from and kill her cousin for essentially "not leaving him alone" when she was trying to avoid him from the very beginning. He was just so arrogant and pushy that she kind of gave in out of desperation. Either way, even despite the obvious threat he poses to her family and the fact that he is obviously afraid of her and doesn't respect her, Vivian still risks her life to save his sorry ass. So yeah... a stupid, cowardly, asshole human and a pathetic, love-struck werewolf.

Where's How to Train Your Dragon so I can watch some non-pathetic teenaged characters?

Breaking Dawn Part 2

Oh dear gods my brain... Yes, I just went to see this pathetic excuse for cinema and nothing, not even blaring Slipknot from my car stereo can erase the mentally scarring memories from seeing this film >.< Ugh... I hope you people appreciate the pain I just put myself through for you. Actually I can blame most of this on Movie Bob via the Escapist because he reviewed it and said that people should see it just for the "FUN" of it... You don't believe me? Look here!

Personally, even that one awesome fight scene is not enough to make up for this mind-altering, horribly written crap. Yes it has vampires being ripped apart left and right, yes it has vampires being eaten by werewolves... I DON'T CARE! I want the one and a half hours of my life back that I wasted watching the rest of this crap >.< Uh huh huh huh *insert wailing here*

On the only positive note to come out of that experience, the previews I saw were really damn good. Yeah, how sad is that?! There were two in particular that caught my attention. One was entitled Warm Bodies which appears to be a remix on a traditional zombie flick. It's a romance from the view of a zombie kid trying to make a relationship with a girl who's still fully alive. Not the average zombie attack.

Next up on the list was a movie called Now You See Me. This one caught my attention because it has Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Woody Harrelson in it. I mean, damn. That's a hell of a cast right there alone. This one is like an updated version of The Prestige, only the magicians are all thieves and bank robbers with a major Robin Hood attitude tied to it. Basically they rob banks while their shows are in progress then hand it out freely to their audience members. But of course the FBI doesn't look on that very kindly and gets involved...

And not to mention there was the little tidbit thrown in about The Hunger Games: Catching Fire which is due to release in roughly a year. So, overall Breaking Dawn Part 2 completely and utterly sucks, but that wasn't anything that should come as a surprise to anyone. But at least we know that there are real films to look forward to in the near future.

And Another Fangasm Courtesy of Lindsey Stirling

No, it's not that Halo video that I got all of you drooling over. I actually went in search of it and found this instead. Enjoy!

Movie Review: The Devil's Carnival

After my agonizing failure of not being able to see Terrance Zdunich's The Devil's Carnival when it was making its tour through Pittsburgh, it was damn near torture waiting to actually see it. And now that I have seen it, all I have to say is "Bravo, Mr. Zdunich, bravo!"

Ok, I will grant that compared to Repo! it is a tad bit underwhelming. But when you factor in that the budget for this was more modest than the Repo! budge, you can't have that much to complain about. But come on! The movie revolves around Aesop's Fables! And part of the movie includes the Devil (played by Zdunich himself!) reading the story of The Scorpion and the Frog to a young boy. Now I normally geek over old-school fairy tales as it is, but they actually bring them to life in the scene of a carnival run by dear old Lucifer. Three people are brought to hell and act out their fabled counterparts as part of their punishment.
Plenty of the cast from Repo! is recognizable in the short film, and this time, you get the added bonus of having Emilie Autumn play the part of The Painted Doll. She's silent for a while, but comes out to sing what is easily one of my favorite songs from the movie (also a part of the Scorpion and Frog story). And Zdunich looks badass as the Devil, I meant just look at him!

Go and check this movie out, you can find it on Netflix now! And for those poor souls who don't have Netflix and have to wait to see it, here's a couple tidbits to cheer you up...

A Pessimistic Squirrel

So this newest episode of Foamy has given rise to pointing fingers at Foamy for being too negative... Um... Wait... Are you serious? You're trying to tell a cartoon character that he's being too negative when the world (and more specifically this country) have fallen into total shit and chaos and he's pointing it out for you all to see? Ok, first, are you blind?! If you haven't already noticed the world's going to shit, what rock have you been living under because move over, I want some space for that type of denial too! And two, you're talking about something that is available on the internet for entertainment purposes... Get your heads out of your asses and take a joke or go and get reality slapped. Some people may require all three...

And in case you couldn't tell, I am not in a good mood and thus completely unsympathetic to people's bitching and whining over stupid and inconsequential shit... 

Disney's Brave / Belated Happy Halloween

Hello again my little gothlings. I'm sorry I've been absent but this past Halloween hasn't quite been the best holiday experience I've had. But a Happy Belated Halloween to you all nonetheless. Anyone stuck around the Pittsburgh area knows about the weird weather conditions that caused them to move Trick-or-Treating to last night. There is something decidedly un-Halloween when not only does Trick-or-Treating night get moved to a night other than October 31st, but also AFTER the holiday... Anyway...

 

Now onto the news that I'm really excited about... Ever since I saw Brave in theaters, I couldn't wait to get it when it came out on DVD. And I've been wondering for months when that time was actually going to come around. I kept expecting to hear something every month, but it would always pass without any news and I'd be left disappointed.  Well now my longing can finally come to and end! As you can see I've added a new countdown and this time it for the release of Brave on DVD! Yes, people, I'm a goth and still a total nut for Disney. DON'T JUDGE ME!

Movie Review: Prometheus

 

Well kiddies, I've finally gotten a chance within all this chaos to sit down and watch this film which I had previously not really cared about watching. All I can say is "Bravo, Ridley Scott. You have created an alien movie that managed to mindfuck me and actually keep me engaged and 'on the edge of my seat'." Do you know how hard it is for me to watch anything that is alien-related and not half fall asleep once its gotten started? I'd have an easier time wrestling with a cougar (the big cat kind not the sexy older women kind). But Prometheus is a whole different ball game. And just to confirm what people speculated on before in case you haven't already seen it: Yes this is a prequel to the Alien films, it's just not recognizable as one until the very end. Which oddly, I find very appealing about it. I'd half-forgotten that little tidbit of information about this movie, and was pleasantly reminded of that fact right before the credits rolled. Not to mention there is the very clever name of the movie, which is also the name of the ship. Anyone ever hear of that little old book called Frankenstein? Fun fact: It was also known as The Modern Prometheus (you learn something new every day). Seeing the correlation now? A doctor obsessed with making new life that ultimately turns on him after he wants to destroy it vs. Aliens that create life only to wind up wanting to destroy it and having it turn on them? I don't know if that's what Ridley Scott was aiming for in that, but it's nonetheless a clever little thing to throw in there. Anyway, this is a cool movie go see it.

P.S. Am I really out of the loop or did no one else know that a Carrie remake is happening either?

Just When You Thought the Fangasms Were Over

So I'm having a pretty average day (which is amazing to me considering my streak of luck has leaned toward the shit side of life lately). I just got out of taking a very hot bath to help with a headache and decided that I would put A Storm of Swords to the side for a minute to check online. I go on Facebook to the usual myriad of notifications and I find that my friend Pat has posted something on my Wall. On my Wall there is a picture of my favorite violinist, Lindsey Stirling, wearing camo gear, with a piano in the background, and some very familiar looking soldiers running behind her. Naturally, I recognize the Halo getup no problem. My only response to the post is "If that's Lindsey Stirling, then this calls for another fangasm." Lo and behold it is...

Let the fangasms commence once more for Lindsey Stirling is making a music video for HALO!

'Fifty Shades' Teaser Trailer on Youtube

Dear gods, my worst fears have been realized. I've already mentioned before that there is no way in hell that I will ever be reading Fifty Shades of Grey, so needless to say, I will avoid this movie like it is the fucking plague. I was hoping I could at least attempt to avoid any notice of when it was coming for another few months, but Youtube decided to destroy that miniscule ray of hope. In fact, I was still even holding out hope that maybe the rumors of the movie would remain just that. But even now I'm watching the teaser trailer and it is not making any kind of damn sense... It seems like it can't decide between being a commercial for some real rich-looking car or for some kind of new exotic cologne. I wish I was kidding and I'm not... See for yourself...

And none of the others are any better from what I've seen of the selection on youtube. I hope you guys appreciate just how much torture I just put myself through watching these damn things. Each one has this sappy, off-key music in the background that doesn't seem like it has anything to do with the actual story and none, I repeat, NONE of them give you a solid idea of what the fuck is supposed to be going on in this "story." And so far, the only type of BDSM they've hinted at is the guy putting the girl in a pair of handcuffs... Look at me! I'm so hardcore using handcuffs during sex! Give me a treat for being so bad! *headdesk* Not to mention I've seen a hint about something with a contract in one of the trailers. Are you serious right now? A contract? Someone... please... MAKE THE IDIOCY STOP!

Paranormal Activity 4...

Dear gods is this freaking franchise ever going to end? The first one did its job by scaring the shit out of me and making me hide my face in my exes arm during the final scene. But seriously, this series needs to die and not come back! How many bloody times can you really tell the exact same story over and over again? I saw Paranormal Activity 3 and the only real difference that I saw from Paranormal Activity was the fact that the entire thing got started because of a psychotic, cult-ridden grandmother... That and the fact that it focused on kids which was supposed to make it oh so much scarier. Please... The little girl befriends the demon! I'm done with all these "scary" movies that are just lame ideas. That being said, I'm not seeing this movie, I'm sick of this franchise. The end...

Getting to Know the Neighbor

A while ago, back when the Foamy reboot was first going, we met Germaine's new neighbor. And this guy isn't much of a step up from Anchovie... Well, I guess he isn't stalking her... yet...

Coming Soon to Theaters: Sinister

I am not looking forward to this particular horror film. Anyone who has read this blog since its creation or read back to the older posts, knows that most modern horror films have not been able to satisfy me as far as entertainment goes. This is mostly because most modern horror films rely on quick starts and jumps in order to scare an audience, rather than building up to a sense of lingering dread. Not to mention the special effects just don't do anything for me. When I can watch a horror movie from the 80's and feel nauseous because of the gore in it, then you know you're going a good job. Today's gore... LAME! Don't get me wrong, there were modern horror movies that did scare the ever-living crap out of me. The first Paranormal Activity freaked me the hell out, the rest of them... Not so much.

I've got a whole new gripe with the horror movie that I see advertised literally everywhere. This one is called Sinister. From what I'm gathering, a writer moves his family into a new home where there have been multiple murders reported. Several families have all lived and died in this house. Stop the script right there. If MULTIPLE families have died in a house, why in the hell would you decide to try and make this your dream home in the first place?! Forget haunting, how do you know that some psychopath doesn't stake the house out and manage to get away with the crimes? Anyway... The writer finds old home movies from one of the families. The more he watches, the more he starts seeing this "creepy" figure in the photos and movies. It turns out this character is a demon who feeds on human children. Stop yet again. If the demon feeds on children, why did the WHOLE family get killed every time? Anyway... Supposedly the photos and movies act as some sort of gateway that let's the demon in, and once he gets in, you can't get him out.

Now besides the two reasons I've already stated, there's one really huge thing that is just pissing me off / confusing the hell out of me. Take a look at this "demon" in the trailer...

You know what I think that "demon" looks a lot like?

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Yeah, I think it looks like one of Corey Taylor's old mask from Slipknot. Thus the creepy level on this one instantly gets tuned down and makes me want to start headbanging rather than hide under the blankets. I just know if I watch this movie, every time the demon gets screen time, I'm just going to point at the screen and say "Look! It's Corey Taylor!" and see how many people in the audience will get it...

The Avengers is on DVD!

Attention everyone! Now you can take earth's greatest (no to mention hottest) heroes home with you starting today! If you still don't know what it's about check out this old blog post and get yourself up to speed. I picked it up on my way home from work and I already watched it. There's no getting around it, this movie is completely awesome! And no, it's not just because of Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, and Robert Downey Jr.... Well... Ok, they're a big slice of it... A big hunky slice of it. Ok, I need to stop...

OK, now I'm done, I promise. Seriously though, this movie kicks ass and if you haven't gotten it yet or haven't seen it yet (where the hell have you BEEN if you haven't!) go and get it now! You can pick up the regular DVD for $15 bucks at Walmart. If a broke goth chick like me can spare $15 bucks to get it, so can you. Then you can enjoy the awesomeness that is The Avengers... And enjoy some of the most hilarious Hulk moments I've ever see. Like these... 

The Furbies Are Back...

Ok, I heard about this and all I could ask is... Why?! J-j-just WHY?! I had one of these demon-possessed toys when I was a kid. You know how long it took before I ripped the batteries out of the thing and shoved it in the closet so it would never again see the light of day? About long enough for the friend who bought the damn thing for me to leave my birthday party... That was one weird toy that no alternative-based kid has ever gotten behind. Even my boyfriend and his friends had bad experiences with one. Let me explain...

A couple of his friends decided that it would be funny to leave their furby in front of the television all day, since those things were supposed to be able to learn to speak just from listening. I doubt it was anything severe enough to warrant its ban from any government building, but it's still pretty funny to think about. Anyway... The friends come home and the furby is only saying one phrase over and over again... Apparently, The Exorcist had come on during the time that they'd left the television running and they came home to the furby saying nothing but "FUCK ME! FUCK ME!" Yup, out of everything that furby heard on the T.V. all day, it decided to pick up on one of the most infamous horror movies of all time. Needless to say, the couldn't get the thing to shut up, so my boyfriend suggested taking the batteries out. Well, according to his friend, it still kept talking after the batteries were ripped out... Creepy no?

So my question is this... What in the hell possessed (no pun intended) these freaking toy-makers to bring back one of the creepiest and most annoying toys to date back? And what's worse is that they can actually move! They can bop around and from the commercials, it looks like they talk a hell of a lot more than the old ones. Which, incidentally, was the worse part about them. They're like those stupid Fijit toys with fur and beaks!

And, oh gods, I just realized while looking for a picture that they gave them tails... WHY! WHY?!

The New Modification: Bagelheads

As I sit here writing this, I'm watching the newest episode on one of my favorite shows called Taboo. Basically, the show goes over several taboo acts or whatnot all over the world and tonight's episode is about "Extreme Bodies." They started out with the usual suspects, mostly dealing with people who are pierced and tattooed. But now they've moved into a modification that I've never, ever heard of. It's called a Bagelhead, and it's becoming a craze in Japan. I just tried looking it up on Wikipedia, and there isn't even a page for it yet, just to give you some idea of just how new it is. From what I can gather on the show, they take a needle and inject saline into your forehead, but it must be close to the surface to get a result like they're showing. Once they're done with that, the piercer takes their thumb and presses down on the center of the swelling of the saline to make an indent. The result is looking like you have a little bagel under your skin. Honestly, looking at it kind of gives me a headache. Take a look...

Ok, I find this to be kind of cheating as far as modifications go, strictly speaking. After about 16 hours, your body just absorbs the saline and there's no trace of the bagelhead at all... Can you really call it a modification if it doesn't stick? Either way, I think it looks kind of ridiculous. 

Granted it's not as bad as when I first heard about Achilles Piercings a few months ago. For as much as the Bagelhead gives me a headache, the Achilles just makes me cringe. I can't stand in horror movies when people get their achilles tendon cut, it kills me every time. I mean, just one wrong move and you lose the use of your entire foot with this one. Granted, I think it would be cute, but I'd have to work up way too much courage and probably need some major sedatives in my system to get it done personally. Not to mention I'd have to find a piercer who's done it a shit-ton of times just so I knew I could trust them to do it and not leave me lame....

Anime Spotlight: Deadman Wonderland

I seem to be on a kick of watching very freaky and out-there animes lately. Oh well, it fills the time and makes life a hell of a lot more interesting when you watch freaky things. This time it's an anime my man got me hooked on called Deadman Wonderland. The original manga was illustrated by the same person who wrote and illustrated Eureka Seven for those who are fans.

The whole story starts out in the not-too-distant future where Tokyo has been completely destroyed and is in the process of being rebuilt. Ganta Igarashi was one of few who managed to escape from the destruction and is now your typical middle school student... Until the day when a mysterious man in red is seen floating outside of the third floor classroom Ganta and his friends are sitting in. Before anyone can react the Red Man launches himself through the window and proceeds to slaughter the entire class, leaving only Ganta alive. But he has something interesting planned for our main character. Before he exits, the Red Man implants a red crystal directly into Ganta's chest, causing him so much pain he passes out. But when Ganta wakes up, he finds himself at the center of the mass murder investigation and is the only suspect. He's quickly falsely accused and presumed guilty of the crime and is sentenced to Death Row in Deadman Wonderland, the only privately owned prison in the world that also acts as a theme park.

Because he's on Death Row, the collar Ganta is forced to wear injects a poison into his system constantly and the only way to help it is by eating a candy distributed by the prison. But in order to earn the candy Ganta has to either perform on stage, be a stage-hand, or get cast points by performing in deadly games the prison sets up. Now here's the big twist, Ganta finds that he and a select few other inmates are able to use their blood as weapons! And I'm talking actually lethal, blade-like, slice-you-to-ribbons weapons. Seriously, how much freakier than that can you get? And if all that didn't get you interested enough here's a lil video to hook you...

A Blast From My Past: Batman The Animated Series

So anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge fan of most superheroes. While I never got into the comic aspect of Marvel and DC, I'm all over the movies and television series part. Very recently, I found out that one of my favorite shows from my childhood was not only still airing, but was still alive and well... Batman: The Animated Series! I'm not kidding! This early 90's series was my first introduction to the Dark Knight and all of his crime-fighting. While I'm not crazy about the more recent episodes where Dick Grayson becomes Night Wing and Batman takes on another apprentice to fill Robin's cape, this series still kicks ass. I mean, c'mon I'm 23 years old and this is still one of those classic T.V. shows for me. Right now it's airing on the HUB at 7, which is perfect timing for me. Although, I think the part I love most about this entire series is it's tagline, done in Batman's own voice... "I am vengeance, I am the night, I am... BATMAN!"

Foamy is Anti-Pandas

J.M. Mathers has created his own version of World of Warcraft for Germaine to get hooked on.  As usual, Foamy tries to interject his squirrely philosophy on her obsession. Oh, and he hates pandas... Yup, he does not want pandas. So I'm guessing the Mists of Pandaria won't be on his "To Play" list...

Let the Fangasms Begin!

I have just heard amazing news everyone! The third season of Game of Thrones which will be following the story-line of the third installment of A Song of Ice and Fire trilogy by George R.R. Martin, is not only definitely on the way, but it will begin on March 31st! Now I've ahead... really ahead in the books and I can and will tell you that shit is majorly hitting the fan and you will not believe some of the things that are going to happen to some of your most beloved characters! And with that thought rolling around in your little noggin, here's something else to drive you crazy with anticipation :)

Not Going to Read "Fifty Shades of Grey"

I know that some of you were probably waiting in anticipation for the day that I'd tell you all I'd be doing a review of Fifty Shades of Grey. So sorry to disappoint you all, but that day will never come. There are certain things that were not meant for the mainstream and BDSM is one of them. Especially when someone comes out with what's reported to be a crap story without even the vaguest notion of what BDSM actually is like to participate in. Despite all this, the influence has been spreading. I've heard rumors of a movie already and I only heard about this ridiculous series a couple months ago.
For those who have lived under a rock, BDSM stands for bondage, dominance, submission/sadomasochism.  And i will say right now, it is not something you just happen to pick up and try out like a freaking five-year-old with a new toy. This is more like a five-year-old running around with a fork and sticking it into a power outlet. You can get hurt if you're not careful, and very badly.
Case in point, the article I stumbled across mocking the magazine Cosmopolitan. Now I already thought their writings were dull and borderline stupid, but this just... ugh. I don't even know how to describe the level of idiocy they've just crossed into... Thankfully Nerve has laid it all out for me... Go ahead and take a look here... Just be prepared to want to bash your head against a wall...
I would've actually given you guys the original article but Cosmo's site is more disorganized than an English Major trying to build a working spacecraft...

 

A Song and a Movie

Today's been particularly dreary for me, not sure if the weather has anything to do with it but either way, I've been in a major funk since I woke up. First thing that I've found that's been helping me is "Rosenrot" by Rammstein. Not entirely sure why that song's been helping my mood but when I was driving around and it came on I felt better. Here's a sample of it if you wanted to listen...

Yet again, no idea why this helped but it did.

Second thing that helped was picking up the movie The Hunger Games. I only saw this movie once when it was in theaters, but I really liked it. Despite the fact that I wasn't in the greatest mood when I first saw it either, I was still able to enjoy it. It kind of reminded me of a more sophisticated version of Battle Royale. Slightly different premise to the whole "make young adults fight to the death" thing. BR (Battle Royale) the game came out of the younger populace of Japan rebelling against the adults and doing whatever they wanted, an entire class is chosen by special lottery, they don't get training, they're just thrown into the battle on some deserted island. Whereas HG (Hunger Games) comes out of the slightly typical clash of different social classes, lower class separated into different districts, a boy and a girl are chosen from each, they receive counseling and training, etc. etc.
I think I have a preference for HG mostly because it has a slightly more developed story line that obviously continues on once the movie is over (I'm currently waiting in anticipation for the next installment). It still has the action and blood and guts fighting that I love for action movies but has the lovely little underlying issue of the social classes being so at odds with each other and having one of the most uneasy truces I've ever seen portrayed in entertainment. I've never read the books, but due to my finances it's probably going to be quite a while before I'm able to get to them.
Either way, here's hoping I'll eventually get into a better mood, preferably before I have to go into work tomorrow morning...

Freakin' Auto Correct

Yes, my lovelies, there is a new Foamy episode sweeping the internet. This time Germaine is plagued by that "helpful" little tool called the auto-correct. I've been victimized by this as well during my time, had plenty of my "fucks" turned into "ducks" and so on and so forth... Not to mention you get to see Foamy lob a wad of creamy cheese at Germaine's face... And no, it doesn't look like cream cheese after it makes contact...

Lindsey Stirling Meets Game of Thrones

The music and Game of Thrones nerds in me just met and performed the most embarrassing yet awesome nerd dance in the world. Hey, you get the most amazing violinist I've ever heard and match her up with a series I've been obsessing over since it first started the HBO series and this is what you get... Nerd dances of glory galore... Enjoy!

Anime Spotlight: Soul Eater

I figured it was time to introduce another fun little anime for you all to add to your increasing collection of "Must Watch Some Day." This time it's an anime called Soul Eater. Long story short, the Grim Reaper himself decided to not only build a city, but also an academy to recruit young Meisters (kind of like demon hunters) and Weapons to work together to train to defeat evil beings called kishin. A kishin is the form a soul of an evil person takes on after they die. It's main characters are Maka and Soul. Maka is seeking to turn Soul into a Death Scythe by collecting 99 kishin souls and the soul of a witch, but her plans go awry when they have to collect the witch's soul. They wind up having to start all over again but things at the Death Weapon Meister Academy begin to turn weirder than normal. Soon, Maka and Soul have to team up with the egotistical Black Star and his Weapon Tsubaki and the son of the Grim Reaper himself, Death the Kid, and his Weapons Liz and Patty. The series starts off pretty weird and steadily gets creepier and creepier. Personally, my favorite character is Dr. Franken Stein... Yeah, you read that right. This guy's nuts, and honestly... I find him kinda hott. I know, I'm weird, DON'T JUDGE ME! Here's a little clip to get you even more curious, enjoy! 

Foamy and Ninjas

Seriously, watch this for Germaine doing yoga poses and for the "Ninja Christmas" expectation...

"Still Better than Twilight" Memes

I'm having a shitty day so I need something to cheer me up and possibly a couple things to make me squee so I figured I'd share...

There will undoubtedly be more to come, especially with the release the of the second part of Breaking Dawn drawing closer and closer... 

Foamy vs. Ink Cartridges

Everyone loves their computers right? Of course we do... so long as they're working. But unfortunately a printer is a necessary evil to go along with our computers, and there is no bigger pain than trying to find replacement ink cartridges for reasonable prices. Foamy knows what's up...

Song of the Day: "Death Before Dishonor" by Five Finger Death Punch

While playing music on random today, my phone decided to play this right when I was started to get into a funk at work. Seriously, what is it with metal songs being able to pick me up out of a depression slump and get my ass back in gear to get things done? Enjoy my little gothlings!

Why Goths Want to be Anti-Social Pt. 5

While I was going to post something happy and exciting about the recent Rockstar Metal Mayhem that passed through Pittsburgh, this has slightly side-tracked me... O.K. it's really side-tracked me, mostly because it shows what I've been ranting and raving about our country's broken, beaten, crippled, and just flat-out retarded justice system. Read it and weep people...

http://www.politicususa.com/17-year-old-rape-victim-loses-amendment-rights-raped.html

It's a little long-winded but please read it. This poor girl was not only violated, but also humiliated yet now, she's the one standing to face jail-time while her rapists don't even have to register with the Federal Sex-Offenders or anything. There is no justice in this country, the best you can hope for is to stay in your house and stay away from all the crazies. And even then, if someone breaks into YOUR home, there are only certain instances where you are fully within your rights to harm that person; 1) you can't attack them if they're running away or have their back turned 2) if you physically injure them without killing them, they can still sue you 3) if they throw down whatever weapon they have or they are lacking a weapon then gods forbid you attack them with one...

This fucking sickens me. When a justice system allows assailants to sue their victims there is no justice system! Our justice system is an escape route for the scum that runs rampant on our streets. Where's the Boondock Saints when you need them...

Germaine Becomes a Messenger

Song of the Day: "Dragula" by Rob Zombie

I think I have Rob Zombie to personally thank for saving my sanity today while at work. I was majorly stressed out to the point of breaking but then enter Mr. Zombie and his awesomeness to the rescue! And this song definitely hit the spot for me to finally calm down. And yeah, I know the video is creepy/corny but the song kicks ass!

Anime Spotlight: Ghost Hound

I figure since I've been bedridden most of the day it was about damn time I did another blog post. Not to mention I haven't singled out any new animes in a while for you guys to check out. So today the spotlight falls on an anime I found courtesy of my boyfriend's Netflix account.

Ghost Hound is an anime that centers around three boys who've all had traumatic experiences in their lives. One was kidnapped along with his sister as a child and watched her die in front of his eyes (he was only 3 at the time), another found his father dead after he committed suicide for being framed for the kidnappings, and another believes he was "cursed" by a fellow classmate who he drove to suicide after bullying him (the kid jumped off the top floor of their old school). Nice cheery way to start out the story, right? Well, all three of these boys find that they can "soul travel" or have out-of-body experiences and enter the spirit world or the "Unseen World." Almost instantly freaky things start to happen. I've actually put watching the rest of it on hold because I was watching the episodes late at night and saw the preview for the next one. They outlined what was going on and I said "O.K that's more than enough creepiness for one night, thank you."

Oh, and want to know something cool? The guy that created this anime is also the creator of Ghost in the Shell. Yeah! How awesome is that? This anime will definitely make shivers run up your spine, so go check it out!

Sorry the trailer's all in Japanese, there weren't any good ones in English.

Record-Setting Boobs

Foamy is brilliant in this episode just for coming up with the term 'Cherno-boob'

And yet at the same time, this episode is disturbing mainly for the fact that I know such a thing as world-record-setting boobs exist. And if they don't they probably will soon...

Bring Out Your Wild Side

Now there's going to be a ton of people who read this post and instantly will get turned off to what it's about. Have an open mind people, that's the whole reason I started this thing, to try and get people to have more of an open mind about things they're unfamiliar with. And this is one thing I can guarantee most of you aren't actually familiar with aside from their television reputation (which doesn't count for anything)...

Yes, furries. This weekend Pittsburgh is playing host to the biggest furry convention in the U.S. called Anthrocon. And get your cursor away from that search bar! Right now! 

This is going to be my first time going and, just like most of your reactions right now, I was incredibly uneasy at the idea of going. But after talking to my boyfriend I figured, "What the hell? Don't knock it til you try it." And that's exactly what I'm doing. I'll be going in cat getup, complete with a tail and matching ears along with whiskers and I'm not afraid to admit it. I know furries tend to get a bad rap, but then again so do most of the lifestyles and groups I tend to hang out with, so this really isn't that much different for me. I mean, I have attended Tekkoshocon with regularity so long as my funds allowed for it. 

I hope some of you will be brave enough to give it a try along with me. It's starting tomorrow and it continues on through the entire weekend. There will be tons of people there from all over the world there. According to my man, people are already starting the celebrations downtown, so keep an eye out. Hope I see some of you there!

A New Webcomic Discovery!

I'll say this right off the bat so no one can get pissy with me later for this...

THIS IS AN ADULT WEB-COMIC! IT'S RATED A DEFINITE 'MA' ON MY SCALE, YOUNG CHILDREN AVERT YOUR EYES!

Ok, now that I have that covered...

My friend Mike showed this to me the other night and I read through the first dozen strips easily in one sitting. Basic setting is in London, England around the time that Jack the Ripper was supposed to be getting big... So to speak. Jacky boy actually is the main focus of this comic but instead of being this tall, dark, almost alluring figure, he's a midget who starts out working for the whores on London's streets.  But not everything is as it seems. Apparently there's also a high-class woman who's fall from grace started because of Jack. She went from being the envy of society to being a complete psychopathic murderer who got shipped off to Australia to be thrown in prison. The latest news that everyone's gotten of her was that she committed suicide, but no one can really be sure.

But this is definitely one great web-series for someone who's into Jack the Ripper theories and stories, like myself. Definitely give it a look, you can find it right here. Happy reading!

Song of the Day: "Immigrant" by Trent Reznor

I'm re-watching the American version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I was tempted to watch the Swedish version but the mood I'm in called for something a little more on the gritty side (thank you David Fincher) and not to mention Trent Reznor's remix of "Immigrant" is just completely kick-ass. And as a special treat, here's the song with the original title intro from the movie, enjoy!

Don't Get Between Foamy and His Video Games

Because a large percentage of the human population has a skull thicker than concrete, Foamy is going to drive the point home to all you video game nay-sayers. Enjoy!

Germaine Needs Cheats!

This episode is just lol, end of story

The Geek's Movie of the Summer

Within the span of a week I have already seen The Avengers twice. Yup, twice! It is that good of a movie. Between the amazing chemistry that Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans seem to have as Iron Man and Captain America and just all of the hilarious moments that the Hulk brings to the screen, among many other things, there is no way this movie has gone wrong. It's an amazing mash-up of superheroes that would have failed if they had tried to do it any other way. And that's a huge part of this movie, the Hulk doesn't suck. He's actually a really well-done character, unlike the total mess he's been reported being in the other two Hulk movies. And c'mon, when you have Captain America giving orders for a battle plan to everyone and he suddenly looks at the Hulk and says "Smash!" and you just see this huge grin on the Hulk's face before he starts going apeshit, it's just priceless. Not to mention when the Hulk gets a hold of Loki and throws him around like Bam Bam would with anyone unfortunate enough to hold his hand in the Flinstones. Yeah, it's epic, go see it... NOW!

Song of the Day: "The Lost Children" by Blutengel

This song was stuck in my head for a good three days before I decided to do this...

Lindsey Stirling

For fans of "America's Got Talent" you'll probably know Ms. Stirling from her awesome performances. For those of you who don't like reality T.V. (myself included) if you haven't already checked out this amazing musician, you need to... Like now. She plays the violin, dances, sings, and she's totally adorable. You can't get a much better combination than that. And she even writes all of her own songs! Now, how does this pertain to A&U (alternative and underground)? She uses distinctly techno and dubstep beats in most of her songs, and they work really, really well. I mean, you may hate dubstep, I know a few people who do, but you cannot hate her dubstep music video... Just watch and you'll see...

See?! She's totally awesome! Unfortunately, she doesn't have a CD out yet, but there's good news for people who have an iPod. Her music is available on iTunes right now and for the rest of us we have youtube and there's always her Facebook account. Happy listening everyone!

P.S. You should check this one out too, it's totally wicked and all her videos are shot by friends! This is a whole group of ridiculously talented people here!

Foamy Talks Gay Marriage

FINALLY! Do you guys know how long I've been waiting for Mathers to do an episode where Foamy talks about gay marriage?! Years, people! YEARS! And now it is finally here! Let us bask in the all-knowing wisdom that is Foamy's opinion! 

Pillze Meets Starschmucks...

Yeah I know I'm slow on the uptake, the world sucks majorly right now, give me a break... Now watch Pillze confuse the hell out of this barista...

Band Spotlight: Midnight Syndicate

This is one band that changed the way I looked at instrumentals. When I was a teen, my then boyfriend gave me a CD from a band I'd never heard of called Midnight Syndicate. Well, the CD was titled Vampyre and I very well couldn't pass up that kind of a CD now could I? The first time I listened to it was a little later when I was taking a road trip down to North Carolina. I popped that thing in and oh man, I zoned out completely. At one point I thought I was on track 4 when in fact I was on track 7. These guys are nothing short of amazing, their music is straight out of old school horror films. Take Vampyre for example, as you're listening to it, it is completely easy to imagine the types of scenes the music would be in, Bella Lugosi and everything included! Not to mention the fact that they use a harpsichord as one of their instruments (I totally get a boner every time someone plays a harpsichord). By the way, this is a harpsichord...

Well Midnight Syndicate is actually American based. Weird considering all that foreign bands I've been featuring lately. So far they have thirteen albums out. Yes, you heard me correct, thirteen! Their most recent one is "Carnivale Arcane" which I'm going to have to get my hands on in the near future. If you haven't checked these guys out already, you should do it soon, and really soon. Until then there's always their official site that you can check out and here's a little tidbit from Vampyre for you to enjoy...

Song of the Day: "Angels in Bondage" by Velvet Acid Christ

I can never, ever get enough of this song. I'm not entirely sure why I can't, but for some reason something just clicks for me with this song. Maybe it's the fact that they have soundbites from the first Resident Evil movie. You know the one with Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez? Yeah, that one. And it all fits in really well with the music. And personally, I about freaked when I found out that near the very end of the song the narrator quotes from Mary Shelly's Frankenstein... I'm not kidding! At the very end you hear him say "He was soon born away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance." It's totally awesome and you should give the song a shot, if for no other reason than it has a great beat and is perfect to dance to.

When a Goth Has a Bad Day...

Everyone has those days where literally everything that can go wrong has gone wrong or at least some form of complication has arisen to destroy what could have been the average day. I have just experienced one of these... Let me see here: went to bed with a headache, woke up with a headache, was forced away from the comfort of my love's arms in the early hours of the morning to go to work, had to pack a really small lunch since I hadn't gone grocery shopping, got slammed at work, wound up working a 10 hour day, tense back and head all day, pissed at my roomie, need to get my car looked at on Wednesday, and had to go grocery shopping literally right after I got off work... Let me catch my breath here for a second...

O.K. now I think I can continue...

Now when the average person has their bad day, what is the normal reaction? Go out to find something distracting or get right down to the problem and fix it, right? Well, goths tend to take a slightly different approach. If there is no club or concert to be found within our immediate vicinity, Goths tend to take the lock ourselves in our own personal space, usually a bedroom. This is not in an attempt to avoid the situation, oh no, no. This is an attempt to protect others from our unstable moods. We don't like inflicting our bad moods on other people who aren't responsible for the bad mood we're in. Normally in these cases it's best not to ask questions or push too much, just leave us be until we decide it's safe for all involved that we can come out and rejoin the world.

Foamy and Germaine on a Bus

Yup, it's just as random  as you're thinking... Maybe even more so...