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| Oh, man... This series is... Well, dark. (When it wants to be, at least. Otherwise, it's just plain silly.)
I mean, a character contemplating suicide as an opening scene? Damn.
I only got to see bits of this show when I was younger because it came on riiiight before Choir practice (and, oh, how I loathed Choir practice because of that), so I never got a really good idea about the characterizations and plotline. Re-watching it (as I am wont to do with old shows) has given me a greater appreciation for...
Well, I guess Scott McNeil, and the whole voice-acting profession.
This dude is... err, well, beast at what he does. (And what he does is so very nice.)
After watching the new series, and looking back, I wish that in the old one they'd done more than just comic relief with W--... Damnit! Alright, this is just too damn hard! I can't talk about something I don't want anyone to know I'm actually talking about!
How stupid is that?!
Long story, shortened:
I'm going to cry like a bitch at the end of this episode.
The rest... is....
... Well, you know.
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| I went reading through a short story from Freshman year (The Nightmare Room), and now I feel all appropriately nostalgic.
It really had some good lines, and the italic parts were fucking awesome because this was how the Room spoke to people and it'd say creepy inappropriate things like red red red what are you pussy you ate her like a slut like meat she's fresh and dead
Aside from the inconsistency in characterization, the cliche news report on the TV scene, and HEY, THIS IS THE POINT OF THIS SCENE AND THIS THING HAPPENING AND THE ENTIRE STORY RIGHT HERE, DO YOU SEE IT NOW? GUYS? YOU GOT IT, RIGHT?--aside from all those, it was decent.
Or, at least, decent enough for me to want to polish it and try and see what I can do with it professionally. If it didn't focus so much on using brains, blood, and violence for the horror, it might actually become genuinely scary.
Come to think of it, I don't know why I stopped writing horror. I stopped reading it, I guess--but that's no excuse. It's at least fifty-percent better than the pseudo-scifi crap I'm spewing out now (along with numerous, completely unmanagable comic ideas that all center around either moral ambiquity or individuality. Literally--those are my only two themes. At least horror would give me a chance to experiment again.)
I still feel as though any chance I ever had of doing anything good ever again started and ended on the night I stayed up writing that short story. I've got to steamroll through something, or else I'll never get it done. Nowadays, I think the problem may be that I think way too much about what I'm going to write, instead of just going with the flow and letting the ideas develop on their own. When I think about them too much, they all boil down to the same basic concepts instead of branching out onto new pathways. Surprisingly, I still never get bored of hearing myself rant about them.
Fucking "Sparrow" story. Part of me resents it for quoting poetry, another part of me wants to hump the ending like a horny terrier.
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| Teh sadderest ting:
"They made him a mascot.
The empty stub of what used to be a hand would stab at their white coats like the muzzle of an affectionate dog, and watery eyes would look up at them with a quivering sadness. A depth of intelligence shone in those eyes, the bottom of which could be seen with simply the right lighting.
And the dumb creature staggered around pathetically for the rest of its life."
Why I do dat? This story is ending up... strange. It's heavily influenced by a movie I recently watched, except... I'm being intentionally cruel to the characters. Like, really mean-spirited.
And I'm not... really... sure why.
I'm not projecting, I don't think. Huh.
Personally, I blame depressing animal cartoons. Stupid cartoons, making me think and feel. Feeling is dumb!
On another note, I don't know why I'm posting this here. And now.
I'm pretty sure that I just wanted to show off!
Oh, that person always showing off... things, and... stuff!
Like a goddamn whore of words!
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I don't know if it's just my edition, or no one bothered to edit the book in general, but 2061 is absolutely riddled with errors--spelling, grammatical, even canonical.
There's an entire page where the Galaxy is refered to as the Universe--two different ships, two completely different places. But, within context, it's clear that the names got mixed up.
There's also a chapter where he changes a woman's name literally from paragraph to paragraph, alternating between 'McCullen' and 'McMahon.'
Something that--while I'm not sure is an error--is kinda funky is how he never capitalizes a sentence or paragraph that starts with the name 'van der Burg.' Looks really weird when reading--like it's entering in mid-sentence.
I've read fanfiction with less spelling errors. It's kind of disappointing how the editor missed so much, and it makes it look badly on Clarke. I'm not sure how to look up an editor, though--so I have no idea who's job it was to check the book for mistakes.
I'm almost done, though. Haven't got any sign of the Dynamic Ethereal Duo yet. But, you know, fingers crossed--because deep inside we know that's the only reason anyone's still reading the series beyond 2010.
But, with greatest respect, as always, RIP--
"With equal eye, as God of all
A hero perish, a sparrow fall
Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd
And now a bubble burst, and now a world"
-Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Man: Epistle 1" | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| ... I can't... I mean, I don't... I... he...
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THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING DAY OF MY LIFE!!
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!
HE WROTE BACK! I WROTE, AND HE WROTE BACK! Mr... Mr. KELLY!!
YAH--OOOOOOOOOOO!
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| Aww... Aww!!
I'm watching Junkyard Dog, and it's pull-at-your-heartstrings all the way... Man, don't push him so hard, Michael! How'd you feel if you were dipped in acid, crying for help, and no one came to save you--not even your best friend and partner?
Aww...
Parts of this are, like, 2010, when Chandra came back to HAL, and they had to start from the ground up.
...
Awwww!!
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| Man, they made KITT sound like Hal's older brother.
They've already used "I am sorry, Mike."
Can't let you...
What this show really needs is a badass car villain. Like, when I was younger, I remember this one scene from a Herbie movie where the evil black car corners Herbie and then (it is implied) beats the shit outta him.
THAT IS HOT.
WE NEED HOT CAR BEATINGS.
Speaking of evil machines...
This has got to be the best toy review ever.
"Lookit--Look at this face! This is a face... you can trust. --and by the way, that mouth? Uh, when you buy this toy, it's face will look like it has no mouth; I added that in with a pen."
"Saving the world and saving the homeless, and-and curing cancer, and-and-and curing the homeless of their diseases that make them not have homes--"
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| Okay, I can't contain it anymore:
WATCHMEN trailer = holy fucking shit jesus christ (it's a dinosaur!!) that was fucking amazing jesus did you see when Jon raised his Mars palace that was amazing I don't like how they did Rorschach's mask but Archimedes looks very cool jesus it looks like an action movie did they make it an action movie? Why dey do dat? That was totally not an action book jesus shit I am so fucking excited
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST ON A FISHSTICK!
I just realized the symbolism for the blood on the smiley face!
Humor in tragedy!
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST--WILL IT NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE?!
Okay... okay... Dang! Just... phew....
Anyway, one more day of marching band left. I'm confident I can finish my art homework in time, or, at least, if I don't finish it that I can live with an awful grade. The music for marching this year is very cool--the theme is 'city sounds' and the like. I wasn't overly enthusiastic about our work at first (up and over, stir, turn, backscratcher, up and over, stir, etc. etc--rearrange as you wish), but the fact that Kenny does it right then and there--while sometimes annoying, because it's easier to forget that way--is rather admirable. Plus, that leaves lots more room for... correction later and revision.
We've got one set where we do a lil' funky dance and pimp walk a little to the left. We look ridiculous for numerous reasons, but it's so much fun, and it's significantly better than our previous dances from previous shows. At least, with these, the audience can, uhh... Well, I don't really know--the point is, no more flapping our arms or jumping up on one foot and pushing forward with our hands or weird things like that.
I can't wait for school to start--no more stressing about summer projects. It'll all just be... over and done with. Kaput.
( Random notes (they're pretentious and stuff--sorry...) ) | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | I kinda... wish there were another me, so I could... beat some sense into myself? | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Alison hated Happy Feet, but I just saw it and I fucking loved it.
The graphics were orgasmic--better than most graphics in a live-action movie--and they looked stunningly real. This was interesting, because later they actually /did/ combine real footage with the animated footage. There were also many, /many/ artsy shots. I dug the whole space imagery--the second that brown seagull referred to the humans as aliens, I was like: "Ohshit! Metaphors? In MY funny animal movie? It's... more likely than I thought!" And while I agree that the ending was /totally/ just a GET OUT OF JAIL FREE! card for someone who was winning the game already (so, you know, they could've afforded a little time in jail... you know, add some uncertainty and misery to their winning streak? Sorry--this analogy is such a long-shot. I mean, it was emotionally sad at certain parts, and certainly drilled home certain uncomfortable issues in the beginning, but it was just waaaay too happy by the time it ended. Everything tied up far too neatly. They could've stood for some doom and gloom).
But, /seriously/, Space Odyssey references?
This is a movie after my own heart.
(Though, to take away some credit, a Clarke reference isn't a SHOCKING EVENT! Ever since reading the series, I'm convinced that there should be a silly rule somewhere saying that no matter what it is, you can find at least ONE Odyssey reference in it--no matter how obscure or indirect. I plan to expand on this idea later, yessssss...) | | comments: Leave a comment |
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"The things you call dead haven't yet had the chance to be born."
Rest in Peace.
It's kind of hard to say anything...
(oh, that was awful... I can't believe you just did that) | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
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Finally, I'm sorting out this whole 'Darren Choy' thing with PayPal now that I have an account.
It's really not that big of a deal, but four years ago when I first got that email it freaked me out. I didn't understand that /I/ wasn't in any danger for having money stolen--in reality, Darren is the one who could potentially have his account stolen by /me/. Using my email address, I could change his password and lock him out of his own account.
Whatever--at least I'm getting it all done with. It's just one of those annoying things that needed to be cleared up. I've got quite of a few of those--it's about time that I started working on them all. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I just un-privated three entries, so it may /look/ like I've updated--but I really haven't (well, of course, until now). [<--EDIT: HAHA DISREGARD THAT I'M A PUSSY!]
I, uhh... thought they were too nerdy to post for public view. I still have one on private because it /is/ too nerdy to post. Even I'm not willing to admit I'm quite /that/ nerdy yet. I always consider myself more of a 'dork' though--mainly because nerds are generally more... uhh... well, 'nerd' has... intelligent connotations that I don't quite qualify for.
For instance, Today:
I went over to a neighbor's house to vacuum while they were away. I get in the house and go downstairs, and suddenly I hear someone else unlocking and coming into the house. Oh shit! It's the /other/ neighbors that are /catsitting/ for them while they're away!
So, I do the only logical thing to do in my situation.
I hide behind the bed in the guest room.
>:(
And--oh, it gets better--when I hear one of them opening the door to the room I'm in, I pop right up like a fucking prairie dog.
"I'm sorry! I didn't want to scare you! I came over to vacuum, and I didn't want to scare you so I stayed in here!"
I felt so stupid. The only reason I was hesitant (hesistant? You shut yourself in a room and hid behind the bed, and hesitant is the word you use?) to go out and explain my presence to them was that I wasn't /supposed/ to be vacuuming that day. I was supposed to vacuum /Sunday/, like I normally do. But, knowing that they were out for the next few days, I allowed myself to procrastinate and just do it Monday morning.
Needless to say, I felt like a bit of a freak for a while afterwards. But, uhh, it faded away.
What was I talking about again?
Oh, yeah... Hey! I'm updating! Would ya look at that? Pretty neat, huh? Huh?
Anyway... I don't really have much to say. Things that happen in, erm, real life? Yeah, okay... Things that happen in real life I don't really like documenting. Not for any actual reason, it just seems so dry when I repeat spectacular events here. And then, usually I try and pack on more enthusiasm, so it just sounds... horrible. Cheesy. Even if the event is the most wonderful, amazing thing that's ever happened to me--it just looks awful on... paper?
!END!
(p.s. Summer is almost over, but it doesn't seem that way. I have to start working on my Art project. It is long, and it is hard... but, if I wait until the laaaast minute, I can get it done by the start of class.)
(p.s.s. I want to upload/make some new icons. I don't like the ones I have any more.) | | comments: 7 comments or Leave a comment |
| THAT WAS AMAZING. OH MY GOD, THAT WAS AMAZING THAT ENTIRE THING WAS AMAZING IT'S ONLY THE FOURTH ISSUE ITS AMAZING YOU ARE SO AWESOME FUCK--ARE YOU GOD? I THINK YOU JUST MIGHT BE--OR, LIKE, THE NEXT CHRIST OR SOMETHING.
I'm saving up money to fly to England when he dies. The irony is not lost on me--the closest I'll ever be to him is when he's gone forever. And that's just assuming he'll even want to be buried in England, or even in a cemetery that is open to the public and everything. Maybe he'll wanna have his corpse, like... thrown into the ocean. Fed to an anaconda. He'll want to be mummified like the ancient Egyptians. Launched into space. Thrown into the Hadron Collider....
Hmm...
Yeah. That's actually making me kind of sad.
Like, earlier today, I found out that Scatman Crothers is dead.
It's just 'damn.' All the time--'damn damn damn. Wait up for me, will you? Don't leave me behind. I'm twenty years too late--don't leave me.' | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Expert: Ron Coleman
Date: 1/27/2008
Subject: help, fish lying on side
Question
QUESTION: My gldfish is lying on its side. What should i do? Its on the bottom of the tank (8 leaters). Is it bladder problem?
Reply soon.
thanks.
ANSWER: Hi Km,
Unfortunately, once a fish is actually lying on its side for extended periods of time, there is very little that you can do for it. Sorry.
-- Ron
rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com
Cichlid Research Home Page <http://cichlidresearch.com>
---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------
QUESTION: Its dead,
Well... and that's that.
(p.s. I'd like to thank the Internet, for continuing to help me realize the inevitable without actually having to address me personally. Finding that other people have asked the emotionally difficult or embarrassingly stupid questions that I have longed to find answers to makes me feel a little more satisfied with my own life as a whole. On a lighter note, there is apparently something called an 'Embarrassingly Parallel.' For such a silly name, it looks rather complicated. I am disappointed.) | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
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