Monday, June 29, 2009

GRAN TORINO

'Gran torino' a movie that i wouldnt have ever seen but did and loved it! never expected clint eastwood to make this film and be amazing. when i think clint, i think western. not after this. it was very real the the ending made me want to cry. the racism was so very funny to me that me and guid were laughing to much. its a movie i highly recommend! 4.5 out of 5 stars if you can watch something with a ton of swearing and loads to racism thrown in your face!

Vacation 2009 part 2

so our trip continued up the state, we wanted to drive the coast but it would have taken longer so we nicked that. driving up california was traffic 2 hours out of los angelos then free as a bird. we passed a town called ventura that looked so cute and was big enough for a family but small enough to not have a city. you know what i mean? and it had a huge theme park in it, i think it was six flags!

as we got close to san fran we passed by all these windmills in the hills to produce power! it was so awesome to see them all going for endless miles. we got to san fran and the biggest deal was to find a place to stay, we didnt want to book ahead cause we didnt know exactly where we wanted to stay. bad idea. it took forever in some places to find a decent place that wasnt trying to rip us off. some places outside of san fran wanted to charge us more than san fran did and we were like no. we went walking down fishermans warf for miles! walked pier 39 and saw the sea lions and took bunches of pictures. the shops were so cute and fun. parking was hell and very expensive. we ate in little italy and went to this market. we went into a wig shop that was so dreamy for me. i love hair and what you can do with it. we went to golden gate bridge and it was spectacular! the city was amazing with its up and down streets and not a cloud in the sky until we got to the bridge. it was so foggy up in the sky at some points we couldnt see the top of the bridge. i got a brillant idea that we should walk it! it started out really cool but by the end of one of the ways we were dying and we still had to walk back. it took us an hour and 20 minutes to walk the entire thing. but not a lot of people can say they did! we drove through the city park and my favorite was, castro district! it felt like another home to me! i was so comfortable. me and guido could walk around holding hands and kissing. we shopped and shopped. they had my favs: comic book stores, pizza and gay people! there was more, dont get me wrong. we went out that night to 3 bars and 2 were really good! one was more of a bar where we mostly just sat and talked and drank. then onto to bar 2 which was way more dancey and we danced, especially when britney came on! we awoke the next day and and found a laundry mat and wasked our clothes and talked and planned out more of our day. we went to japan town which guid found so amazing! it was this huge white building going across two blocks with a bridge over the street which carried shops in it too! he had a glorious time and loved watching him! i ate this amazing crepe at the japan place which i dont think crepes when i think of japan people. i tried these candy japanese balls that were made from rice. yuck. so gross. guido loved them! we decided to not sleep in san fran so we started back driving to head to portland.

driving in the night sucked a little cause you couldnt see what the landscapes were but no traffic was beautiful. he tried a couple places to sleep but they were ridiculous so we kept driving and we pulled into this rest stop and folded the back seat down to try and sleep. not good. tried some more places and i kept driving until the sun rose and i needed to sleep so i parked at another rest stop and slept a mcdonalds for a tiny bit then drove again til we hit portland and we needed to find a place to sleep. we first went to powells bookstore and looked for books and found some that i wanted then found a place to stay and went to find it and it was totally out of the way. and the highway system in portland and seattle suck and blow. i hated the way the planned it out, the roads and highways connected to more higheways and connected to more highways. it was confusing as all hell. that night we decided to go to a male strip club that i had been to already and was totally confused on where it was then we found out that it was a brand new location! it was a ton better than the old one. we sat and drank and watched boys strip for money. i did tip one guy cause he could move like no one else could. the other boys hardly moved and some guy didnt budge and guys kept tipping him and he didnt even show anything. othere guys would wipe it right out. one guy was our favorite! or shall i say our favorite in a special way. it was this asian guy which was skinny as anyone can be and would stand there moving his arms like a robot and would turn around and smack his ass and spread his butt cheeks. me and guido laughed so hard cause he was so stupid. we went to bed and woke up to drive to seattle.
driving there was so pretty until he hit the city with as bad of highways as portland. we got lost but the mountains there were so amazing and the bridges were awesome. so much to look at and the city was enormous. we booked this hotel and our next one in portland to save us from looking so we thought ahead. we went to the hotel and then to the space needle. so big and so in your face it was amazing. it was 16 dollars to go to the top so we didnt see it from the top. we're cheap! every city we went to we went and saw japan town! seattles was awesome to! we ate there and had this creampuffs they made in front of us and were so delicous! i love seeing guido get so excited when he is looking at all the asian stuff1 i love it! we went down to pike place and it was so boring. nothing was going on and nobody was there. went into a couple shops and boring. to me, portland and seattle werent very good but san fran was amazing to me! we then headed off to richland.

we went to richland to visit my friend ginger and her newborn maxwell. so cute! we went to dinner and chatted for hours and then we headed to baker city to spend the night then off we drove the next morning til we got home! overall this trip was amazing! i want to go back to san fran so bad and just relax there and have no obligations what so ever! peace!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

VACATION 2009

this is my big vacation this year! me and guid went with his mom, dad, sister, brother and sister in-law to disneyland, seaworld, universal studios, san diego zoo and the beach for 6 days and they went home as for me and guid went onward for 6 more days of san francisco, portland, seattle and richland! let me tell you of an adventure so fun i cant even tell these events in order so they will be spuratic and all over the place! deal! lets begin:
seaworld was our first stop and so much fun! valeria, guid's sis, wanted us to sit in the soak zone at shamu. we got soaked so bad and smelled like fish all day, nasty. we smelt like lesbians! haha! we went and saw most, if not all of the shows they had, like the cirque dnace thingy, boring. its like the vegas shows at seaworld. wasnt good cause we wanted to see animals part of it and now were. boring. we saw some mantee's mating. that was cool. they stayed up close to each other and humped and things were growing and poking! haha! we went to pet the sting rays and that was cool! i held a starfish and they had a dolphin pond where people were trying to touch the dolphins. i reached and reached like everyone else was and got lucky! not once but twice! its was a good day until the second time right when i touch her, she tried to nip me and yelped and pulled my arm back. still so cute! we went on the journey to atlantis rollercoaster! so good! at first it was okay and then the water ride turned onto an elevator part and jerked us around and dropped us and was so cool! guid, me, valeria and lyndsey, sister in-law, went to the kids part of the park and went on the climbing course and was so much fun! crawling on the ropes, into tubes, wobbly bridges and all over again. we hurt our knees but if was a total workout for us adults! when we finished up me and lyn had the worst sunburns that i am still wearing today. ugh. ugly.
san diego zoo was our second day on vaca! when we drove there we went through this street that me and guid couldnt stop laughing. it was totally gay san diego. pride flags everywhere! i loved it! at the zoo i saw pandas for my first time. they were so cute! we got some cool pics of them. and i saw zebras trying to hump each other! haha! we saw some apes and their babies. so cute as the parent would through around the kids and the kid just held onto them for life. this day me and lyn wore loads of sunscreen so we could get better and it didnt we still got more burnt. ugh.
driving up the coast to anaheim we went to the beach and all of us swam. my first time getting fully under water and the water was cold and nasty tasting. i know, why did i drink it? i didnt, some gets in your mouth and eww! but it wasnt bad and guido loved that i was trying! muah! we also saw a bridge that i thought was a bridge used in 'charmed'. maybe! on the 3rd day we went to universal studios and i wore my buffy heart angel t-shirt! got 4 people who commented on it! last time i was there i wore my shirt prenup please and got remarks and loved it! attention whore! they replaces the back to the future ride with the simpsons ride which was very cool. the ampuero family loved it! its a very colorful ride and the even had the quik-e-mart store to buy stuff in! we went on the tour of the studios but in spanish for guids parents. me and lyn hated every minute. we didnt get anything. we were lost and it gave us a headache. right after we went to eat at pands express and ate for 2 for $30. rip off. dont eat in the park. i love the mummy and jurassic ride! nice! when we left we went shopping at the big mall they had attched to the park and it was huge and awesome!
4th and 5th day we went to disneyland and california adventure! loved it! by this time the family was so wore out that we didnt stay long at either park late. we got a turkey leg, gross. best part was a cream cheese filled pretzel, heaven! the lines at disney were not very long and moved quickly. except the toy story ride had a wait for an hour and something so we didnt go. fav rides were tower of terror! screamin california and space mountain! but we did run into trouble. on haunted mansion we got down to where we board the ride part and the ride stopped so we were asked to leave, everyone. indiana jones we got on the ride and it was our car that broke and we were lined up and escorted to a different car to restart the ride. while we alked another group took are picture cause we were walking in a uniformed line like we did something wrong. they were doing construction at california adventure for two new rides and it looks sweet! i cant wait to go back! we went on the new finding nemo ride which was awesome! we were in a submarine but not every deep at all. after we strolled down dowtown disney and went to the lego shop! i loved it! it was a dream in there! i just wanted to buy everything and build it!
we went hot tubing and swam for a little bit while in anaheim. we ate out a lot and had our own fun! though the service at ramada wasnt very helpful and the receptionist didnt have someone working with her which she clearly needed someone. phone calls, checking out, orders, mail all coming in at once and she alone tried to do it. me and guid departed from his family and they went home to salt lake and me and guid checked out a mall and then head north for part 2 of our vacation!

TV

'dead like me' we finished the series with the movie! love that show! i had seen the movie before but not right after watching the series, so when i did, i loved it so much more! to me there was a few things i didnt like but for the most part i loved it. it flowed and you got to see the characters grow and move forward and some start new lives! the coloring on the movie wasnt the coloring of the show which i didnt like. i wish it went on to explain more of who crystal was. i think she is a reaper! maybe?

'sex and the city' i have already seen this show as stated, i love it! i am in the 3rd season and carrie has wonderful hair! i hate that she is cheating on aiden, he is perfect and stupid big. i hate him most of the time. i know guido is my big and they have a lot in common but guido is not that stupid, like big is. uhh! big is such a guy. guido is such a gay guy! muah my lover!

'charmed' we started to watch the 4th season when rose mcgowan joins! love her! so much better than shannen doherty. she is stupid and ridiculous. paige, rose, is so slutty, young, cute and funny! the show still has its moments of 'why?' and "what? really?' but i am learning to live.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

TV reviews number i dont know

'tell me you love me' is so good! i love how messed up these relationships were and how these couples were trudgging through them. you have to see this show to know why its so good. its only a season cause the creator i heard didnt know where to take these characters the next season so opted out for another season. sad. it was bringing up a lot of questions of what would you do if you were in this situation for more couples to discuss with each other and learn more.

'Dead like me' me and guido are almost done with the second season. i hate eric mccormacks character on the show. i feel like he was on it too long. i feel like this show was 'will and grace' when they started to get so many celebrities onto the show. i hated it and hated it with 'dead'. many if they got a different actor for the part, but probably not. hated the person not the actor.

'Sex and the city' i started to re-watch this show! i love it! now that i have seen in and years have gone by its funny to see how ground breaking it was for its time. when i watch it now its not provokative but back in its time it was. there are so many shows doing what it did ten years ago so bravo! mr. big- is so much like my guido. when carrie wants him to hang with her friends he bails at the last minute saying you should hang their your friends. guido does it. doesnt always tell me what he is thinking. guido/big. so much a like its uncanny. have watched the first two seasons in 2 days! nice!

movie reviews

'Confessions of a Shopaholic' so i own this book, which i own thousands of books, which none i have ever read but wanted too. so when i heard it was becoming a movie, i was elated! the movie was so funny! it spoke to me in so many ways! it was like, this is how i feel! now you might be asking, travis? your into fashion? you laugh as if it was a joke! it is. but hear me out. i love looking at fashion and wearing fashion when its called. but since i am not famous or wealthy, why put myself out there in something i, nor anyone, can keep up in. you can get close to the top then hold up, fall season just came out and when you think you got all that you wanted, spring line is out. i have enough hobbies, fetishes, money down the toilet and etc. other things to have to worry about. so thats why i dont do fashion on me. i will when i am rich and famous! back to the movie was so great! so many big celebrities! two things i didnt like was near the end when the debt collector showed up in the audience, way too movie esque, duh its a movie! but i like when things are a little bit more realistic. second thing is when the shopaholics leader gives her clothes to charity. if i was isla fisher i would have screamed and ripped that gray haired womeans wig off to get back my clothes. how dare she. 4 out 5 stars!

Saturday, June 13, 2009

TV series 5

'dead like me' me and guido watched the ntire first season in two days! i have already seen this show and now watching it with guid so he can be amazed at such an awesome show! roxy makes me smile! rube is so tender and mason is mason! i love the creator of this show bryan fuller which i found out that he left the show 5 episodes in because of creative differences which is so sad to me but makes me okay with the movie that they made after the show was cancelled. more on that later on! season one shows george's struggle and copping with life after death. guido isnt a fan of daisy but i adore her! i love everyone on this show! its so fun to watch and i love sharing it with friends! my friends that adore this show:guido, theresa, derek, vanessa, emily and me! so far! i will find more ppl to love this show! peace!

Hello, Dolly

me and my friend theresa went to hale center theatre and saw 'hello, dolly'! not that bad. it was old fashioned which isnt my thing. but it had some laughs and good dance numbers. makes me want to see the movie. i know, i am gay and havent seen barbra at her best but i want to! the best part was all the girls were in wigs and you could see their actual hair poking out and all the guys, totally gay! me and theresa laughed more at all the gayness that was going on! haha! peace

movie reviews

'drag me to hell' was gross and okay. 2 out of 5, depending on what tickles your fancy in horror flicks! me, its gore and thrills and story! this movie was not. the main actress sucked so badly. she wasnt believeable at all. half way through the movie one of the people was dancing in the air and a goat talks. stupid. good things was it reallt felt like a horror movie that was written very back in the day and finally now got made. it had old time scary music and the gross factors in the movie were nasty but reminded me of old horror. if you like black and white horror i think you will like this!

'the international' 1.5 out of 5. it bore me and i wasnt hardly paying any attention anyway. mostly surfing the internet on my phone. the best part was the gun fight inside the guggenheim. thats it for this one.

'hulk' with edward norton. it was made by some of the same people who did 'iron man' and they're were crossing to intertwin stories but 'the hulk' lacked entertaining. CG was fine, writing was fine, acting was fine, so in all the movie was just fine. not exciting. 2.5 out of 5. i wanted something more. i was also confused in the end when 'iron man' guy showed up talking to the general. isnt the general bad and 'iron' guy good? what was up with that? isnt hulk good? shouldnt hulk and iron guy be talking? i dont know. tell me i got lost!

Monday, June 8, 2009

TV series 4 and movies

finished 'sliders' 4 and is a snooze. didnt lead up to any climatic ending just boring, like picking your nose and getting nothing on your finger. sadness.

me and guid finished 'firefly'! and 'serenity' the movie! joss whedon is a genius! he writes the best characters and some of the funniest things! sad when he kills the most loveable characters, but that is what he does best! shows the good and bad sides of everyone. sad the show got cancelled and the movie bombing at the box office. want more so maybe in the future there might be!

started to watch some pilots of shows to see if i liked them before buying them or continue watching them: 'starter wife' the episodes in the miniseries are little too long. its a good start and would like to see where these characters go. a lot going on, but no one has really screwed someone over which i feel is gonna come soon in the show. we will see. 'gossip girl'. OMFG! AMAZING! i like how the show just sucked you in and how different it is. the narrator is a girl who sees all but you never see her, aka gossip girl! who is played by kristen bell! love her! my mom tried watching this show and didnt like it. since i have watched it, i know why. the kids are young and slutty. the parents pretty much are using their kids to get ahead and ppl are mean! i love it! totally not like my life in anyway, which i like it! thumbs up! only concern, the pilot narrates and ppl are gossiping with their phones and what not to keep up to date with gossip. i wonder if phones throughout the series will be seen or will be weeded out to minimize phones usage or how thats gonna play out?!

my new show! 'tell me you love me' from hbo. totally dirty and loving to see these different characters in different areas of their relationships and how each relationship is different. its a little depressing to see their lives worsen, havent gotten to a happy point yet. but the show goes for very realistic sex scenes. think porn, but no penetration shots. theres touching everywhere and even climaxes on screen. so be careful and watch at own risk. yes, it looks very real, but its fake, most of it!

'dance flick' was so funny to guido. me, it was not bad. would i recommend it, if your drunk and bored yes! which is weird cause usually the tables are turned and its me so laughs til i 'shit my pants!' and guid is eh eh about it. he laughs, but doesnt shit. i got ha eh eh. funniest parts were the zac efron jokes and hairpray stuff. dancing wasnt good, but its not suppose to be good. so 2 out 5.

'fired up' once again was funnier to guid than me. whats goin on? it has your cheesy parts like the plot thickens and characters realize stuff about them that make them better, boring. the best parts were the very small characters. the lesbatron (red head cheerleader), poppy (the little sister), the indian maybe gay cheerleader, the tall white gay cheerleader and the girl who says weird things like 'i want to cut her'! they made the movie better than it really was. 2.25 out of 5