bigHEADinc
El Dandy
Wanted Conway Twitty as a special title.
lest we forget...
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Post by bigHEADinc on Feb 28, 2008 17:59:39 GMT -5
RRA, you sonofab****, I still want that goddamned Michael Clayton review!
But seriously, talking with you on here is what got me started on actively reviewing the movies I saw. You are a good addition to these boards and it's sad to see you go.
Just do me a favor, try to login sometime tomorrow and keep me company during my own personal crapfest (Soul Plane, Spice World, and Battlefield Earth all in a row). If not, I understand.
I'll leave you with a quote from your favorite movie ever...
"Sam, I owe you my life. We are in your debt." - Optimus Prime
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Post by Kash Flagg on Feb 28, 2008 18:03:40 GMT -5
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Post by Aaron E. Dangerously on Feb 28, 2008 18:15:37 GMT -5
Stay awesome, rra
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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Feb 28, 2008 18:25:48 GMT -5
1. Hope your life is sorted soon.
2. Your knowledge of movies will be SORELY missed. I always looked forward to your movie reviews, because there is always something new I read in them.
Again, adios amigo, and I don't speak Spanish!
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Feb 28, 2008 18:28:52 GMT -5
I`ll miss you bro
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2008 19:54:55 GMT -5
Good luck and come back soon
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Feb 28, 2008 20:01:29 GMT -5
Good bye and thanks for the reviews.
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lotus
Hans Moleman
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Post by lotus on Feb 28, 2008 20:03:02 GMT -5
Eh... he'll be back.
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Post by shadowforce420 on Feb 28, 2008 20:04:19 GMT -5
I didn't always agree with your reviews but they were always a good read, good luck and see you if you come back.
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Phosphor Glow
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Is a real girl!
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Feb 28, 2008 20:05:04 GMT -5
Damn, man.
We weren't especially close or anything...but I always thought you were pretty awesome. I'll miss reading all your reviews and stuff. Hope you find what it is you're looking for out there. I know it's tough.
Take it easy, homie.
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Lick Ness Monster
Dennis Stamp
From the eerie, eerie depths of Lake Okabena
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Feb 28, 2008 20:13:47 GMT -5
RRA, I remember when I first started posting reviews of horror franchises - and when I first posted my review of "Friday the 13th," I thought, "man, how awesome would it be if RRA were the first poster in my thread?" And lo and behold, you were. And yes, you were the one who inspired me to do it. Take care
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Blindkarevik
Grimlock
Rock... Paper... Straight-edge!
I Like To <blank>
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Post by Blindkarevik on Feb 28, 2008 22:09:19 GMT -5
Farewell....
** safely hides RRA's smile in a lockbox, then laughs maniacally ***
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Post by tna on Feb 28, 2008 22:18:11 GMT -5
To one of my favorite crappers, a fond farewell.
May your secret mission to Russia you asked me not to speak about go well.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Feb 28, 2008 22:18:13 GMT -5
Look after yourself dude.
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rra
King Koopa
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Post by rra on Feb 28, 2008 22:41:31 GMT -5
I walk up to the top of the hill, and lay behold there are two roads.
The first is down a rocky steep hill, where if I walk down this path, I will get bruised and cut up. But beyond it, there is a town. There is a destination...and I am afraid of it.
The other is a flat isolated road, very safe very secure...but there is no end in sight.
My life, I've taken the solo route because its not only easier, but because I felt secure in that hull of being against the world.
It works too because of some absolutely horrible things I've done that I feel both total guilt and shame over. I bullied, persecuted, and roughed up people back in high school...I really put a pounding on people of the other ideological divide of an issue once. I felt righteous at the time, but there is no excuse.
Last year, I failed to stand up for a homosexual friend of mine against my other friends, and all because I didn't want to stand out against my clique. I failed when the moment came to do the right thing.
It's easier to build a wall between yourself and the world, much like the hero in PINK FLOYD THE WALL.
But with shame, there is only onward. I will take that dangerous road. It'll be difficult, maybe dangerous, and sharp....but I can't hide in my shell anymore. There is a goal after all, an escape into something new.
Tonight, I was seconds away from walking away from it all. Just leaving my campus, and walk off down the highway. Without telling my folks or anyone else, I was to leave East Tennessee forever...
But after talking to a mentor I absolutely respect and admire, the monkey was ripped off my back. The problem is still there, eating its fleas and slinging crap at the tourists, but I feel relief. That little bastard is gonna get a swift kick.
I almost pulled what TV fans call "jump the shark," ala Fonzie jumping over sharks or the lizard-alien baby in V or MARRIED WITH CHILDREN's "3rd kid." But unlike Fonzie, I cut the motor out and put the hog back into the garage.
Maybe I'll post as much as I usually do, or maybe not. All I know is, I've accepted my failures and have to move on. There is no pennance for self-pity.
Thank you all for posting your support. I guess like Jimmy Stewart in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, I never really believed that I have a decent valuable life after all.
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Post by I'm The Cool One on Feb 28, 2008 23:16:37 GMT -5
take care, bro.
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Chainsaw
T
A very BAD man.
It is what it is
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Post by Chainsaw on Feb 28, 2008 23:21:00 GMT -5
*Plays "(Just Like) Starting Over" *
Good luck, my brother.
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lotus
Hans Moleman
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Post by lotus on Feb 28, 2008 23:22:03 GMT -5
See? He came back.
In all seriousness. rra, we never really talk but there's crap we all do in life that we regret doing later on. Be it, not being in the right frame of mind at the time, not knowing any better, or just not being mature enough to deal with the problem at the time. However, as you grow up you learn to well learn from your mistakes and attempt to use what you learn as you grow to make yourself a better person.
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Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 28, 2008 23:23:23 GMT -5
I walk up to the top of the hill, and lay behold there are two roads. The first is down a rocky steep hill, where if I walk down this path, I will get bruised and cut up. But beyond it, there is a town. There is a destination...and I am afraid of it. The other is a flat isolated road, very safe very secure...but there is no end in sight. My life, I've taken the solo route because its not only easier, but because I felt secure in that hull of being against the world. It works too because of some absolutely horrible things I've done that I feel both total guilt and shame over. I bullied, persecuted, and roughed up people back in high school...I really put a pounding on people of the other ideological divide of an issue once. I felt righteous at the time, but there is no excuse. Last year, I failed to stand up for a homosexual friend of mine against my other friends, and all because I didn't want to stand out against my clique. I failed when the moment came to do the right thing. It's easier to build a wall between yourself and the world, much like the hero in PINK FLOYD THE WALL. But with shame, there is only onward. I will take that dangerous road. It'll be difficult, maybe dangerous, and sharp....but I can't hide in my shell anymore. There is a goal after all, an escape into something new. Tonight, I was seconds away from walking away from it all. Just leaving my campus, and walk off down the highway. Without telling my folks or anyone else, I was to leave East Tennessee forever... But after talking to a mentor I absolutely respect and admire, the monkey was ripped off my back. The problem is still there, eating its fleas and slinging crap at the tourists, but I feel relief. That little bastard is gonna get a swift kick. I almost pulled what TV fans call "jump the shark," ala Fonzie jumping over sharks or the lizard-alien baby in V or MARRIED WITH CHILDREN's "3rd kid." But unlike Fonzie, I cut the motor out and put the hog back into the garage. Maybe I'll post as much as I usually do, or maybe not. All I know is, I've accepted my failures and have to move on. There is no pennance for self-pity. Thank you all for posting your support. I guess like Jimmy Stewart in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, I never really believed that I have a decent valuable life after all. I know how you feel, rra. I've done a lot of things I am not proud of, told a lot of lies I wish I could take back. You'll make peace with it, man, just give it time and reflection. Maybe take up some charity work to feel like you're giving back.
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MCMGM
Vegeta
WC's Official Jeff Buckley Stalkeress.
Red Sonic My Ass
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Post by MCMGM on Feb 28, 2008 23:29:42 GMT -5
"Come back, Ralphie! Come back!" Seriously, don't stay gone long, man. We need you here.
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