• 12:31 heard "neverending story" in the grocery store. It made her happy. #
• 23:34 The power of the dark, the reveling in misery...these things he thinks he knows. #

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OKAY, SO. Someone posted this link at ontd_startrek, and it's this list some moron wrote of the 100 most defining films of the decade. Basically, a bunch of films that defined the decade, infleunced careers/filmmaking/the industry, etc. I MEAN, CLEARLY YOU CAN TELL I'M ANNOYED. But check this, this is the top 10:

10) Slumdog Millionaire
9) The Passion of the Christ
8) Amores Perros
7) Borat
6) Memento
5) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
4) There Will Be Blood
3) The Incredibles
2) Brokeback Mountain
1) Fahrenheit 9/11

...and Star Trek at number 27.

WHAT. OH MY GOD THIS IS SO MORONIC. So, operating on the idea that these films have to be influential or definitive of the decade, can someone PLEASE INFORM ME how There Will Be Blood defined anything?

I saw a lot of people raging that Borat shouldn't be on there, and thankfully, Twilight isn't either, but think about it. Borat capitalized on the kind of humor people have begun to love nowadays. The kind of Family Guy-like humor where you pretend to be sincere about something in order to make fun of it. (Like how Family Guy makes racist jokes in order to illustrate how stupid it is.) It was a whole different approach to filmmaking, and it really defined the humor of that year. And Twilight? Come on, people, if anything, these past few years have been the fucking Twilight years, okay. Twilight has been a PHENOMENAL success. It's peoples' first thoughts when you mention vampires. It made it possible for each movie to come out THE VERY NEXT YEAR in order to satiate fangirls. And how many movies can you think of are for fanGIRLS rather than fanBOYS, huh? Please. We need more objectification of men in cinema, CLEARLY.

But I'm straying from my original point, which is how stupid this list is. The blurb for Star Trek said: JJ Abrams, 2009, £19.56: Who would have guessed that this wheezy old franchise could be freshened up by a cast of unknowns?. LOL. It's so definitive and influential because it was successful despite a bunch of unknowns? But isn't it definitive too because it got people excited about Star Trek again? Because it made a 40-year old show exciting and fun and serious and relevant again? Or how about the fact that it was optimistic at a time where people are obsessed with ~DARK~ themes and versions of movies? (A la Dark Knight, James Bond, etc.)

And what about The Blair Witch Project, which resurrected what Texas Chainsaw Massacre did by fooling people into believing the source material was real? And how it also launched the mockmentary. What about The Matrix, which REVOLUTIONIZED special effects and the way films were made? (Just think about the BAJILLIONS of movies copied the so-called "bullet time.") I agree that Fellowship should be up there this high because of how it launched the Lord of the Rings trilogy and got people excited about fantasy films. And how Fahrenheit 9/11 got the average American to think about politics and contemporary political history. But should it honestly be number one? And why the fuck is James Cameron's Avatar on here when it's not even out and the ~LIFE CHANGING SPECIAL EFFECTS~ just look like any old fucking CGI? And Mamma Mia and The Queen?! LOL HOW TYPICALLY BRITISH OF THIS PERSON, and I can say that having lived there a spell. CHRIST. It's like this list is just a list of 100 critically-acclaimed or "good" movies of any genre without any fucking thought as to why or how they are so definitive or influential. THIS KIND OF BULLSHIT PISSES ME OFF. If you're going to examine film critically, at least do it right! WITH SOME SEMBLANCE OF INTELLIGENCE.

RAGE.

Okay, now to work on my figure drawing midterm now, ahem.

More of a homework break, actually, but who's counting.

I've gotten some assignments done today, but that Structuralism paper's still hanging over my head. I don't know why I'm having so many issues getting into it. I was kind of hoping to have it done early this afternoon, but considering I didn't wake up until noon (which was lovely) and wasn't really functional until two, that plan went to waste. I'd like to have it done before I leave for my friend's party at nine, but again, odds of that are pretty poor. I might just marathon the sucker Sunday night. My usual MO works, right? |D

That said! Book meme real fast! Then I do dinner and attempt to pound out some words. Grr.

( I really wish I had more books on my shelf, but such is to be expected in college. )

Wow, these all wound up much more obscure than I expected. XD

TO DINNER~

A hundred words for the 'Fall' prompt at blackpearlsails...

( Elizabeth's fall had been the beginning of his own... )

• 20:37 thinks the majority of her texts must fall into the Void or something. :/ #
• 22:35 Willow and chardonnay...maybe not the best idea... #
• 22:56 Movies: friends who never disappoint. #
• 23:01 "He's not a woman!!" #

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This is my goal for NaNo. If I finish 50,000 words by midnight on the 30th, I'm going to buy myself a nice joystick and play through all the old Wing Commander games. And X-Wing and TIE Fighter for good measure.

And because I really want to play those games again (and not with a mouse), I've developed some backup plans for hitting 50k words even when the well runs dry:

1) Write lots of angsty sex scenes with various main characters

2) Write lots of not angsty sex scenes with Faye Valentine

3) Have Gawl and Van accidentally break into the universe, closely followed by the Doctor, Aragorn and Koji, who will be armed with tasty recipes for Vanburgers and Gawl dogs

4) Pick a Buffy episode at random, and the main characters are attacked by the monster in THAT EPISODE for no discernable reason (hey, it worked for Jim Butcher, though I guess technically he did have an explanation handy)

5) At least one of the characters goes mad (which actually would fit into the plot) and begins babbling whatever sentences leap into my mind. Starting with...

Winnie the frakking Pooh tried to assassinate me this morning.

• 15:54 sounded like utter shite in choir. Singing while sick sucks ass. #

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Roleplay Love Meme

The How's My Driving? Meme

Double whammy. Why not?

I am annoyed! And all the designers are boring! And the judges are lame! Only Tim Gunn is awesome!

Umm... the end!

*tosses hair and stomps out like a DIVA~!*

I generally go too far between serious updates - or at least updates with some modicum of content - on this journal, don't I. Good job, self. |D

Either way, you're getting one, and I warn you it is long and image heavy in spots.

First of all, because I feel like I have to say this, I've found something awesome: this guy. I know, doesn't look like something I'd listen to, right? Well, listen to his Nocturnal Sunshine podcast (you can get it free on iTunes) - every episode is an hour of steady, repetitive, easily ignorable techno best classified as upscale background noise. This is to say, I've found the best homework music ever. XD

Don't tell my brother. He actually went to see this guy when he came to Denver this summer. My brother would disown me. Then again, we only just convinced said brother to come to Hawaii with the family instead of spending New Year's with his girlfriend, whom nobody likes, so...yeah. YAY FAMILY.

Said girlfriend just tried to friend me on Facebook. That's just a whole new definition of awkward.

But yes. Other stuff. Halloween is other stuff, right?

( It better be, 'cause that's what you're getting under the cut. )

Of course, then Sunday night was juuuuuust fantastic. I'm never getting the chicken salad sandwich at the Cheesecake Factory again, I can tell you that much. (I will still, however, get their cheesecake. That is not what made me ill.)

The rest of this week has basically just been recovery. We did a Randomizer show, but the recording equipment was busted and I therefore have no episode for you guys this week. Sad. :( I'm also supposed to have written a paper on Sunday night, but that did not happen. Paper is still not written and might not get written until Saturday because I am just bushed. I also have an interview with Dex tomorrow - evidently they still want me, so I'm heading out there, trying to sound intelligent, and praying this goes through because paid internships are incredibly few and far between. It would be a nice feather in my cap for next semester. Wish me some good luck for that one. |D

I LEAVE YOU WITH ONE FINAL PICTURE:



The girl in the middle? That's my little. She's dressed as Kaylee.

My little is a Browncoat (and you'd better believe we're converting her twin). I could not be more pleased. :3

Everyone lately* has been confessing to me how they are cheating on their novel for NaNo. It occurred to me that there should be some sort of confessional, structured penance, and absolution. With that in mind, I generated a couple of prayers. You can go to your local priest of belles lettres for confession and be assigned 5 Our Novels and a Hail Chris Baty (for example), or you can go the DIY penance route, whichever you prefer.**

OUR NOVEL

Our novel, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy pages.
Thy themes shall come, thy will be done
On our monitors as in our minds.
Give us this day our daily word count,
And forgive us our plot holes and the flatness of our characters.
And lead us not into long tangents,
But deliver us from rambles.
For thine is our allegiance,
and our sleep schedule,
and our sanity,
from now until November 30
Amen.

HAIL CHRIS BATY

Hail Chris Baty, full of win.
The Muse is with thee.
Blessed art thou among writers and blessed is the fruit of thy labors, NaNo.
Crazy Chis, father of insanity, pray for us writers now and at the hour of our novel's completion.
Amen.


*By which I mean like two people
**Not to be taken too seriously.

So I just noticed that Geocities has been taken down forever without any kind of notice. Not to fear, though--the Council of Bishounen is available forever* at the Wayback Machine. One of these days, I'll suck them off and make a proper backup, and find someplace else to post them.


* Or for the lifetime of the internet, whichever comes first.

Title: The Long Way Home
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: The characters and settings referred to here are not mine, they belong to Joss. No infringement is intended and no profit is made.
Summary: Five years after the movie, where are Mal and River, and the crew?
Author's note: The prompt that ran away with me, and gave me the opportunity to try a slightly new take on things. Written for xeyra in the Fall Fandom Free-For-All. Many thanks to geekmama for editing and advice.

( The Long Way Home )

Just finished reading Hiroshima by John Hersey for the second time in my life.  I think the last time I read this book I was probably in junior high, maybe a freshman in high school.  I think at that time they were merely words on a page, even though they represented some part of me, I had no idea how much they would end up mattering later....  And then I went to Hiroshima....
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• 15:22 RT @tcm: Turner Classic Movies to stage first-ever TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL in Hollywood in Spring 2010! Learn more: bit.ly/2TpT0B #

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Okay, so I've spotted ANOTHER bug that I just cannot identify. This one was also significantly scarier than the last one, and I have no clue what it is.



This thing was waaay big, like an inch to two inches long, with a big ugly wriggling butt. It was mostly yellow ochre in color, with dark black stripes, and the jaws were dark red. It looked like it had an ant's head, but I don't think it was an ant or a beetle. I don't believe it could fly, but it was hard to tell since it was basically writhing on the ground in death throes. Didn't see any wings on it.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT KIND OF BUG THIS IS?!



Oh and also, there's a new Lunargyros page up today, you can read it here .


Drawing: Commissions commissions AAAH OTHER THINGS *dies*

Writing: Nuttin'

• 15:54 is awfully glad she didn't have to miss choir today. Lolol #

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Why did I think this would be a good idea? All my thoughts and ideas are terrible. Plus I had a bunch of other stuff to do and write today, so I think I will have to go to bed and just be behind for a day. And of course, of COURSE suddenly I have possible tutoring students pouring out my ears and one of my old employers might need me also, and I could really use the money, and the term papers...they're coming for me. Drums...drums in the deep.

There are fouler things than writer's block in the deep places of the world.