tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55961682011-04-21T16:58:24.427-07:00Articles, Movie Reviews, and OpinionsInformative articles, enlightening opinions, shocking reviews... all by the master, Jesta Flash.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comBlogger511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1087789874133856012004-06-20T20:50:00.000-07:002004-06-20T20:51:14.133-07:00I have changed my address. New blog up and running. Change your linx now, plz.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1087231133282267552004-06-14T09:20:00.000-07:002004-06-14T09:38:53.283-07:00Recommended listening:
Shostakovich; Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102
Rachmoninov; Piano Concertos, No. 2 and 3
Debussy; Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Mahler; Symphonies 2 and 5
Great music.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1086905580980328742004-06-10T15:12:00.000-07:002004-06-10T15:13:00.980-07:00Reconciliation is a truly wonderful thing.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1085595383279125792004-05-26T11:15:00.000-07:002004-05-26T12:19:31.826-07:00"I would rather write 10,000 notes than one word of the alphabet." --Ludwig van BeethovenJestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1085171175334987622004-05-21T13:22:00.000-07:002004-05-21T13:29:18.966-07:00From The US Copyright Office:
"Is it legal to download works from peer-to-peer networks and if not, what is the penalty for doing so?
Uploading or downloading works protected by copyright without the authority of the copyright owner is an infringement of the copyright owner's exclusive rights of reproduction and/or distribution. Anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1083890542240891472004-05-06T17:42:00.000-07:002004-05-06T17:45:35.390-07:00This morning, my mother and I went into Tacoma to the Dep. of Licensing HQ to attempt to obtain my drivers license. After the usual wait, I was able to take my written test. I scored 100%, 20 out of 20, for that. So when I went back to schedule a drive, the guy said, "Look, we don't get many perfect scores. So we can hook you up right now." (paraphrased, of course) They scheduled me for my drive Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1083337723026896342004-04-30T08:08:00.000-07:002004-04-30T08:11:50.280-07:00Norman Rockwell was a genius.
Do a search on Google Images-- this guy was a true American genius ranking with Ted Geisel, Abbott and Costello, and Charlie MacCarthy.
Oh, I've also come to the conclusion that Bill Whelan, the composer for Riverdance the Show, is also a musical genius. At the very least, he writes astounding music.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1082481017828554122004-04-20T10:10:00.000-07:002004-04-20T10:13:15.123-07:00Movie Review: The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions; Warner Bros 2003
Saw these two movies last week. I wasn't expecting much-- I didn't get much.
It is difficult to pin down the plot in a paragraph because of the odd complexities and jibberish clouding the story, not to mention a host of new characters added to the core of heros from the 1999 movie. So guess what?
(Spoilers below)
Basically,Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1082475252788740882004-04-20T08:34:00.000-07:002004-04-20T08:37:09.780-07:00So I'm Sixteen now.
It's my birthday.
Whee.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1081788679320286342004-04-12T09:51:00.000-07:002004-04-12T09:58:22.483-07:00I hate daylight savings time.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1081483768022775612004-04-08T21:09:00.000-07:002004-04-08T21:12:13.733-07:00Recommedation of the Week:
Eric Whitacre's Comple A Capella Works
The most beautiful choral music I've heard. Don't have time for full review-- trust me, purchase it and write your own.
Buy it. I have spoken.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1081400321747391192004-04-07T21:58:00.000-07:002004-04-07T22:01:26.590-07:00There's always a time to try something new.
I took a shower in the Pitch Black Dark tonight.
It was pretty cool. Piece of advice: if you try this at home, don't lose the soap. You'll never find it. Trust me.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1080246289229939362004-03-25T12:24:00.000-08:002004-03-25T12:29:47.013-08:00A pal of mine told this wonderful joke to me a while ago. Thanks a lot. **Note: This has been edited for a G rating.**
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Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1080150225494884902004-03-24T09:43:00.000-08:002004-03-24T09:46:15.390-08:00Take my Quiz on QuizYourFriends.com!Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1080012665629291362004-03-22T19:31:00.000-08:002004-03-22T19:33:33.936-08:00Best Friend
He isn't a saint; his room-- untidy
His hair out of place, his shirt-- unsightly
Some think he's too loud, but (after all) in the end
I love him for that: he is my best friend.
I consider them blind, those who can't tell
That his natural genius covers oddity well.
Quick wit, a sharp eye, happy and carefree
Are merely a few things of thousands to see
In a life so clearly spot-on key
Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1079933025405765262004-03-21T21:23:00.000-08:002004-03-21T21:26:13.000-08:00The Passion of the Christ is currently number 18 on the 'All Time Domestic Grosses' list. It is the number 1 R-rated movie of all time, passing 'The Matriks: Reloaded'., the previous No. 1 holder.
'Twill be interesting to see how far this film goes.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1078204325212243182004-03-01T21:12:00.000-08:002004-03-21T21:22:06.996-08:00IT IS SO IRRITATING.
I am being challenged concerning my Christianity (largely by myself), my rejection of Evolution, and other hot topics including my Politics. The fact Is, though, I don't have enough time right now to research and find where I really stand. I don't think I can defend very many of my current positions well for very long. AND IT BLOODY SUCKS.
GRR. This summer will be a time Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1078025564696883992004-02-28T19:32:00.000-08:002004-02-28T19:34:50.000-08:00 I have just returned home after watching the controversial new film 'The Passion of the Christ'. Even though its been an hour since the end credits rolled, I am still recovering. If you have not seen this powerful film, you will know what I mean when you do.
Its hard to say how I feel right now. I expect it will take a while for me to grasp the ultimate significance of the experience. At the Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1077852061493863332004-02-26T19:21:00.001-08:002004-03-22T19:17:36.936-08:00Timex Watches Rule.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1077852107856054292004-02-26T19:21:00.000-08:002004-02-26T19:23:51.390-08:00AlsoJestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1077843767729215842004-02-26T17:02:00.000-08:002004-02-26T19:22:27.780-08:00My family, along with some folks from my church, are going to see the Seattle Symphony in July. The peice will be 'The Lord of the Rings: A Symphony in Six Movements' composed and conducted by Howard Shore.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1072289678698787572003-12-24T10:14:00.000-08:002003-12-24T10:15:38.123-08:00One of my pet peeves: When people use the term 'ass' to refer to their buttocks. Unnecessarily crude and not accurate at all. An ass is a donkey. That is that.
Another thing that I hate is when people say 'crap' to refer to dung. Little Known Fact: Crap is dictionarially a falsehood told by somebody. I guess, technically, one could argue that crap is slang for excretion, but again unnecessarily Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1071965215624612902003-12-20T16:06:00.000-08:002003-12-20T16:07:51.513-08:00This is a great CD.
Yo-Yo Ma: Concertos from the New World- Dvorak/Herbert
The New York Philharmonic is great in these peices; I especially enjoy the 'Allegro' movement from the first peice.
Buy it for your mother for Christmas.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1069777240040651752003-11-25T08:20:00.000-08:002003-11-25T08:21:10.640-08:00HEY EVERYBODY!!!
There IS a God in heaven, and he loves me.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1069656054767476592003-11-23T22:40:00.000-08:002003-11-23T22:43:19.530-08:00Wow. I've got a new blog. A Few Things That Really Bug Me.
Enjoy.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1069270071291515292003-11-19T11:27:00.000-08:002003-11-19T11:33:26.170-08:00The following are opinions of mine that are incredibly biased and will never change, no matter what anybody says:
Ford vehicles= Teh Suck
Diesel trucks= Teh Suck
Heavy Metal= Teh Suck
European vehicles are from hell.
American products rule all over anything else.
In fact, America in general rules all over anything else.
Especially European crap.
Which is a redundant statement.
France sucks.
The Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1068431255780696682003-11-09T19:26:00.000-08:002003-11-09T19:26:37.286-08:00Opinion Piece: The Two Towers
Part 2 By Jesta Flash
This is the second part of my review of the second Lord of the Rings movie, The Two Towers (see below for the plot summary). Let's start out with the pros of this movie, shall we?
First of all, Gollum is excellent. The filmmakers have done a superb job of meshing live-action with a fully computer-generated character. In fact, Andy Serkis Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1068248506871977312003-11-08T22:50:00.000-08:002003-11-09T19:27:35.176-08:00Plot Summary: The Two Towers, New Line Cinema, 2002
Part 1 by Jesta Flash
Well, with the event of the final installment of the Lord of the Rings movies, the so-called Return of the King, coming out next month (December 17), I figured I'd buckle down and finish off my review of The Two Towers.
If you have read my previous review of The Fellowship of the Ring, you may have an idea of my personal Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1068166210510132042003-11-06T16:50:00.000-08:002003-11-06T16:50:08.240-08:00Have a happy fall.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1067180850095422112003-10-26T07:07:00.000-08:002003-10-26T07:07:29.820-08:00daylight savings time
I hate daylight savings time.
That is all.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1066860195206996942003-10-22T15:03:00.000-07:002003-10-22T15:07:32.596-07:00Well, the bill is about to pass. The Senate voted to enact the bill (see previous post) and now it goes on to the President. The thing is, while this is a temporary victory, it seems likely to me that the Supreme Court will challenge the law as unconstitutional. Previously the S.C. had knocked down a Nebraskan law banning partial-birth abortion; will it allow this nation-wide ban to continue?Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1066749564059998842003-10-21T08:19:00.000-07:002003-10-22T16:54:13.970-07:00Friends, start praying. Pray hard and long. The sickening debate over [murder]abortion[/murder] might be coming to some sort of a head.
News story
Check that link out. Thank God that Congress is coming somewhat to its senses! I cannot believe that this disgusting practice has been allowed in this great nation for so long. These murderers say that "The woman has the right to choose to end her Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1066748778237954972003-10-21T08:06:00.000-07:002003-10-21T08:19:38.300-07:00Well! I feel better today.
I know you are all desperately awaiting my Two Towers review. It is coming... patience, my friend.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1066662567659583302003-10-20T08:09:00.000-07:002003-10-20T08:09:27.683-07:00It just has to be that way, doesn't it?!
All it took was an outburst of raw emotion, and now I've gone and hurt somebody. And me in the process.
Wow. I feel like crap.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1066605386241259622003-10-19T16:16:00.000-07:002003-10-19T16:16:26.240-07:00How dost thou like my new look?Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1066590269086363572003-10-19T12:04:00.000-07:002003-10-19T12:04:29.126-07:00All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not touched by the frost.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1066110008381310152003-10-13T22:40:00.000-07:002003-10-13T22:40:07.986-07:00What is the point of this blog?
How dumb. Who cares what I have to say about Jaws 3? Or The Lord of the Flies movies? Or the bloody Hoosiers?
Well, maybe it's just for writing whatever I want to write about.
So I shouldn't care what other people think about my ground-breaking theories?
Pretty much.
Fine.
Why are you still reading this?Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1065986648792288602003-10-12T12:24:00.000-07:002003-10-13T22:31:21.476-07:00Movie Review: Hoosiers, 19??, Director: ???
What's there to say? This is not a good sports movie, even with Gene Hackman as the main character. Poorly written and with mediocre direction, this doesn't even deserve a review.
Go watch Rudy or Remember the Titans.
1/1 stars.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1065986464786606992003-10-12T12:21:00.000-07:002003-10-12T12:21:04.710-07:00This is great. I saw it on a bumper sticker yesterday.
"Vegetarian: Indian word for 'poor hunter'."
Genius.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1065650537864880172003-10-08T15:02:00.000-07:002003-10-08T15:02:17.983-07:00'Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we will pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of Liberty.'
John F. KennedyJestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1065650377588520022003-10-08T14:59:00.000-07:002003-10-08T14:59:36.890-07:00What a great day for America!
An incredible victory in California with the ousting of Grey Davis and the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is an historic day in the history of this great nation. Thank God that Californians are finally coming around. I think that this demonstrates the fact that people have had it. They are finished with being taxed to death, being assualted by Hollywood on Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1065225004813907922003-10-03T16:50:00.000-07:002003-10-08T14:53:41.956-07:00Movie Review: Die Hard, 1988, 20th Century Fox
In this dramatic action/adventure film, John McClane (Bruce Willis), tries to stay alive while attempting to disrupt the nefarious plans of terrorist Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman).
John McClane, a tough New York cop, has flown to Los Angeles to see his wife, Holly (Bonnie Bedelia), at a Christmas eve party hosted by the Nakatomi Corporation. The Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1064459876923929112003-09-24T20:17:00.000-07:002003-10-22T16:55:38.640-07:00My word. People are bloody crazy nowadays.
Oklahoma District Judge Lee R. West for example. Yesterday he passed an insane ruling concerning telemarketers and their victims. Over 50 million phone numbers have been submitted to the Federal Trade Commission's 'do-not-call' list, designed to prevent telemarketers from calling you over and over and over again. The FTC registery was to take place on Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1064098982058321702003-09-20T16:03:00.000-07:002003-11-09T19:28:55.846-08:00In My Professional Opinion
By Jesta Flash
Well, the time has come, my little friends, to speak of other things! Like some of the most-anticipated films in film history, (barring Star Wars) The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Peter Jackson, a sloppy dilapidated New Zealander, has apparently received the call from heaven to introduce the enormously popular book, the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1063899540031161952003-09-18T08:39:00.000-07:002003-09-18T08:40:48.270-07:00‘Runny Eggs and Orange Juice’
A New Theory of Evolution by Common Descent
By Jesta Flash
Contributions made by J. ------- and Dr. T. ---------
Cretus Frugiac Gallini Abspiscis. In the original Latin, it means literally, ‘From Fruit and Hen to Fish.’ This uncomplicated yet mysterious sentence is, essentially, the foundation for a new theory of evolutionary process. The two main proponents of Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1060622557810392392003-08-11T10:22:00.000-07:002003-09-20T07:35:11.580-07:00Movie Rating System
Quality and opinion stars will be seperated with a slash (2/4)
Quality Stars:
0: Do I really need to explain this one?
1: Poor.
2: Fairly good.
3: Very good.
4: Excellent.
My Opinion Stars:
0: Never see this. Ever.
1: Owch. That'll hurt in the morning.
2: Mmm… Okay. Maybe a once a year venture.
3: Liked it, definitely watch again.
4: Whoa! Blown away!
Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1060620497496255432003-08-11T09:48:00.000-07:002003-09-18T08:23:26.456-07:00Movie Review: The Lion King, Disney Pictures, 1994.
Do you like cliches? Watch this movie. The classic storyline: King has Evil Brother who hates his guts. King has son. Evil Brother sees his chance and kills off King. Son runs away. Evil Brother takes over. Destruction reigns in kingdom. Meanwhile, Son meets a pair of idiotic sidekicks who teach him weird philosophies and dance Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1060618212602032232003-08-11T09:10:00.000-07:002003-09-18T08:28:58.780-07:00Here's a riddle.
This thing is:
Better than God.
Worse than the Devil.
Rich men lack it.
Poor men have it.
If you eat it, you die.
What is it?Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1059630751295131352003-07-30T22:52:00.000-07:002003-09-18T08:32:30.856-07:00My first movie review will be of a flik I saw last Saturday. Jaws 3 was made in 1983 and is pretty much one of the dumbest movies I have ever seen.
The movie plot is loosely as follows. Sea World is opening a new underwater exhibit. This is basically an underwater tunnel system by which the tourists can travel to different parts and see the sealife in their natural environment. Pre-opening day,Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1059545131083449862003-07-29T23:05:00.000-07:002003-07-30T22:43:52.903-07:00A student of multiple disciplines and interests is wiser than one who studies only one discipline. That is, it is better to have a marginal understanding of a wide range of things than to specialize in one thing alone and be expert in that single field. That is not to say that one cannot, or should not, have a few things that you study in greater detail for your own purposes, but it is important Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596168.post-1058672534029037352003-07-19T20:42:00.000-07:002003-07-29T23:00:22.606-07:00Actually, I really am sane.Jestahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899480688888487003noreply@blogger.com