My Word of This Year and Everything That Came Along With It

So, how do I feel about 2009? Well, for starters, I must say one thing. This is the only year I have felt immediately about the year I was in:

IT SUCKED.

So many good people died. The economy is in the shithole. Barack Obama is president. Global Warming stuff is still going through. Chris Brown beat Rihanna and things are getting overhyped.

So, without further adieu, my word of the year and the song of the year (that described it).

RIP

and

"Death is the Road to Awe" by Clint Mansell from The Fountain OST

So RIP is a phrase. Who gives a shit. This was the worst year. And I know things have just been getting started. First, I must list just some of the celebrity deaths this year:

RIP Jett Travolta April 13, 1992 - January 2, 2009



RIP Natasha Richardson May 11, 1963 - March 18, 2009



RIP Jade Goody June 5, 1981 - March 22, 2009



RIP Lucy Gordon May 22, 1980 - May 20, 2009



RIP David Carradine December 8, 1936 - June 3, 2009



RIP Ed McMahon March 6, 1923 - June 23, 2009



RIP Farrah Fawcett February 2, 1947 - June 25, 2009



RIP Michael Jackson August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009



RIP Billy Mays July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009



RIP John Hughes February 18, 1950 - August 6, 2009



RIP Les Paul June 9, 1915 - August 13, 2009



RIP Jasmine Fiore 1980 or 1981 - August 15, 2009



RIP Adam Goldstein (DJ AM) March 30, 1973 - August 28, 2009



RIP Patrick Swayze August 18, 1952 - September 14, 2009



RIP Stephen Gately March 17, 1976 - October 10, 2009



RIP Brittany Murphy November 10, 1977 - December 20, 2009



UPDATE: RIP James "The Rev" Owen Sullivan February 10, 1981 - December 29, 2009



I found the "theme song" of 2009 from this Brittany Murphy tribute video:



Here's the full song:



2009 Celebrity Deaths Tribute Video:



So, going along with the word of this year, I must state the deaths of each year that made me sad... Well the saddest...Or just in shock...

2007 - Anna Nicole Smith was the big one... There was also Angelina Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand. Luciano Pavirotti made me sad.

2008 - There were more than 2007. There was Yves Saint Laurent, a pioneer in fashion. I really did love his work. There was Bernie Mac, resident funnyman, and great actor. There was Isaac Hayes, chef of South Park. Roy Scheider, of Jaws. Paul Newman... :( LeRoi Moore, of the Dave Matthews Band... And then, at the beginning of the year, was Heath Ledger. Too young...

2009 - So the deaths I listed above... Out of those it was pretty much all of them. Well, some I cared less than others (sorry), but out of those, six made me really sad. Ok maybe more.

Natasha, David, Jett, Michael, Adam, Patrick, Billy, but most of all, Brittany...

Here are some more tribute videos.

Gone Too Soon, a video of those who died too young.



Feautured in the video (ripped right off the description of the video):

Sid Vicious
Natasha Richardson
Pablo Santos
Jim Belushi
Ryan White
Kurt Cobain
Aaliyah
Heath Ledger
Soraya
Michael Hutchence
Notorious B.I.G.
Anna Nicole & Daniel Smith
Rob Pilatus
Bernie Mac
Big Pun
Brad Renfro
Brandon Lee
Christopher & Dana Reeve
Space Shuttle Challenger & Columbia crews
Daniel Pearl
Dana Plato
Freddie Prinze
Frank Zapa
Gia Carangi
Hunter S. Thompson
9/11 Victims
Jade Goody
Jonathan Brandis
Jeff Buckley
John Lennon
Karen Carpenter
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez
Margeaux Hemingway
Matthew Shephard
Michael Cuccione
Caylee Anthony
Steve Prefontaine
River Phoenix
Sal Mineo
Selena
Steve Irwin
Brandon Teena
Pat Tillman
Tim Buckley
Tupac Shakur
Heather O'Rourke
Princess Diana
Pedro Zamora
Titanic Disaster
James Dean
Sharon Tate
Richie Valens
Marilyn Monroe
Jim Morrison
Elvis Presley
Andy Gibb
Bruce Lee
Amelia Earhart
John & John Jr. Kennedy
DJ AM
Michael Jackson

2007 In Memory Of Tribute Video



2008 In Memory Of Tribute Video




Rest in Peace.

Thank God this year is almost over...

Oh, and just so you know, "Death is the Road to Awe" is my new theme song.

UPDATE: I forgot some that made me sad (which makes me a terrible person I KNOW), namely The frontman of Quiet Riot (hello reunion tour!) and Eartha Kitt, possibly the best Catwoman and a great voice actress (and of course regular actress).

Sem Jinks #?5? - A New Favorite Movie Has Come to Me

I saw 2012. It was beautiful, fantastic, exciting, and visually stunning. I hadn't seen such that much of an eye feast since Speed Racer (THAT was awesome). This was movie that kept me wondering what was to happen next, and few 2-and-a-half-hour-long movies are able to pull that off. But, that wasn't the only thing 2012 shared with The Dark Knight. It also shared one of its messages (hope) and two of its actors: The Russian Ballerina with Bruce Wayne is Tamara and Lao (I think thats how you spell his name) is the brother of the young Tibetan monk. One actor that shocked me, however, is a character I liked so much. This man portrayed Adrian Helmsley, a scientist whom I rooted for since the beginning. What I was shocked to find out was that in a different movie, he portrayed the villain, whom I seriously despised: Victor Sweet from Four Brothers. He SPOILER ALERT brought on the demise of my favorite character from that movie, sweet Jackie Mercer (ahem, Garrett Hedlund). But now I don't hate the actor (I still dislike you Jason Isaacs) now. I haven't felt so much emotion from a Roland Emmereich movie since The Patriot (again, I say, I despise you Jason Isaacs). This movie didn't deserve only around 30%. This movie was worldly. What I mean by that is, it doesn't stay in one place. I was really happy about that. It felt real, the actors I applauded and the actor who portrayed the "villain" made me hate him so and when an actor does that, then you know he's done his job. But, these characters, I feel some have more than one layer. Nothing felt fake, and I just love this movie. I have to also applaud Danny Glover as the President of the USA (MURTAGH - NOT from Eragon, that's Jackie Mercer), WOODY HARRELSON as the crazy guy who knew what was coming - Charlie. Now I was surprised to find out that was actually Tallahassee from Zombieland. Well, I'l put up a more organized movie review later. But my general consensus is YOU MUST WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!!