i am at the height of my confusion

a little unsettled with certain things right now
two tests coming up next week
and i'm pretty sure i'll Cs for both since journalism is almost meaningless to me
trust me, i've tried to deal with it
but i can't
forget the inverted pyramid
people should just be given facts of news in point form
problem?

anyway
with that little rant out of the way
i'm basically still slogging on with this semester
i'm really unused to all this new stuff
the lack of communication between lecturers is tiring
the vague CA briefs are annoying
and all the modules just seem so scattered and unorganized
web design and publishing?
no, we shall also teach you design thinking when it wasn't specified that we're going to learn it
oh, and we'll teach you a whole new way of getting new ideas even though writers are known to pluck ideas out of thin air AND despite already teaching you other methods to get new ideas

ugh
sorry, another rant just slipped through my fingers

sigh
anyway
no rest stops until the end of the semester as far as i can see
my GPA is gonna plummet
and it's not even up to my desired level
even my writing is going downhill
every time i come home from school
i'm too exhausted to even think about doing anything

sure reading comics helps
but it sure doesn't help by adding more to my emotional hurricane
which is actually a good thing for the comic
since it proves the writing isn't bleh

confused?
it's ok
my head's a mess right now
and i'm supposed to leave the house in 15 min to start filming for another project

my hair's still wet from the shower
i haven't changed
and i'm not ready to deal with other people right now
even though they are my friends

i just feel like being alone right now
and maybe it's my hormones killing my moods
since blood is currently gushing out of my parts
but still
i need something, someone to help with this mess

except the only person that can do that is thousands of kilometers away in merry old England

between this and that

so
i've been facing a lot of frustration with my current load of CAs
and it's mostly because i'm not really sure what the lecturers want
i mean
i've been dealing with that since the day i stepped into SP
but this is a little tougher
which brings me to the entire argument of whether lecturers should be strict or lenient with their marking

personally
i'm not sure which is better
being strict will help us adjust to work life
but to get a job, we first need to get into university
which requires good marks
which the lecturers can't provide for ALL students

this makes life extremely frustrating
especially in a course depending on your creativity
sure, they mean the best
but sometimes
articulating an idea doesn't help show your vision of the end product
and judgement is immediately passed upon it
getting a potentially brilliant idea shot down

i honestly think lecturers should be more open-minded about our ideas
sure we need to constraints of the workplace
but definitely whoever we're working for allows us SOME creative leeway
right?
maybe i'm wrong
but producing something that we aren't comfortable in won't help our portfolio
which is supposed to help us get a job
which is what our potential bosses will look for to see what we can do and our style of doing things
if we produce things that our lecturers like and not us ourselves
it won't exactly benefit us in the long run

this is a crazy balancing act students and lecturers have to participate in
but i think if there was more and better communication between the two
a compromise could be made
without the trials of assignments being lifted
and without a student's creative licence getting denied

sigh
not going to happen anytime soon though
i just hope i'm putting my effort where it counts

a break

just watch 'i want to be a soldier'

it's really moving and quite impactful
especially the last part
which i think pretty much speaks for my entire generation as a whole
it was a little out of character
but the message was clear

something i would definitely recommend to avid movie watchers

busy vs lazy

whoops
it's been awhile since i posted
been, well, sort of busy

wrote the first draft of the first sub episode
that's 15 pages worth of script
and trust me
it's tougher than it looks

well, i'm into my second sub episode right now
but i've only completed 5 pages
and i'm lazy/tired to finish the remaining 10
sigh

watching the batman now
the cartoon series from the 2000s
the one that made bruce wayne look like the jackie chan cartoon
haha, well, he looks asian at least
same company as the one that produced the jackie chan cartoon i think
would explain a lot
always said the character designs for the villains were better

projects have already begun pouring in
busy busy
and so i'm feeling lazy
but oh well
seeing the modules i have this semester
i have to put in extra work to keep my GPA up
sigh

i need to get my head in the game
still thinking like it's the holidays
i've gotta balance out my work and my extra curricular writing before it's too late
then again
went through the previous semester with holiday thinking...
ugh
no, i have to get serious
especially now that i have so much more on my plate

ah well
here's to this semester
i hope i don't die in the process

the ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do

just finished the 15 pages i targeted for this week
[my weeks start on a monday in my mind. blame school haha]
and it was really cool

it was really tiring and crazy
and i was thrown into an emotional whirlwind with so many characters living inside me at once
but it was fantastic

miss Stella asked the class after our scriptwriting module if any of us wanted, for sure, to write scripts in the future
and i must say
as tedious as it may be
it is certainly euphoric for me
not just when i've finished it
but there's a certain joy in the pain of it all
[how masochistic, but it's true]

well
plenty where that came from
15 pages down
75 pages to go

this is amazing

i should really post more

but oh well
school's been alright so far
tiring but ok

not really sure what to post
but here's a little something i threw together as a favour for a tumblr friend
it's just a mish-mash of quotes from movies and famous figures that's supposed to seem like a coherent poem
haha
pretty sure some are recognizable:

===================================================================

Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

The best love is the kind that weakens the soul, that makes us reach for more, that plants fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever.

My real purpose was to see you, and to judge, if I could, whether I might ever hope to make you love me. I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. Where there is love, there is life.

It's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time. I will always be yours.

===================================================================

ok so
that's that
[just ask if you want the sources]
but...
i've been procrastinating a lot
surprise!
so yeah
that was my excuse to substitute for what i should be writing
=/
crap

alrighty then
almost time for tomorrow
during which i will try my utmost best to start my writing

let's start again

first day of the new semester today
=)
it was alright
good to see familiar faces again

went out after to check out some nice places
one was cool but restricted
the other was creepy but has amazing potential
can't wait to go back there =)
with flashlights this time, of course

in other news
getting back into x-men
now that they're starting anew
[unlike DC, though. which is good]
it's a great place for me to get back into it
long story short:
cyclops and wolverine have differing views on what they should be doing with the x-kids
wolverine wants to teach them
cyclops wants to train them
so now
uncanny x-men will end their run at issue #544
and begin again with cyclop's storyline with issue #1
and wolverine and the x-men #1 will show wolverine's story as he re-opens the institute

honestly
i'd go with wolverine
haha

hmm
been getting headaches though
not sure why
maybe i'm just tired
=/

ah well
tomorrow will be a long day
8am - 6pm
whoopee
=P
let's hope it'll go ok

something new

thinking of doing this:

video challenge:
day 1: introduce yourself
day 2: what's in your purse/wallet
day 3: say 5 things that begin with the first letter of your name
day 4: tour of your bedroom/house
day 5: what did you do today?
day 6: list of 5 favourite things you own
day 7: what do you like to do in your spare time?
day 8: go to your refrigerator and pick out 5 things you don't like
day 9: what you are wearing today
day 10: your cellphone
day 11: give 10 random facts about yourself
day 12: talk about your favourite tv show
day 13: your favourite songs
day 14: favourite drink, food, number, colour
day 15: make a short informative film about something
day 16: talk about your favourite movie
day 17: show off a talent
day 18: talk about your best friend
day 19: tell us about your favourite band/artist
day 20: views on love and relationships
day 21: make a music video
day 22: show us your wardrobe
day 23: video a journey
day 24: discuss your day
day 25: give your opinion on 3 topics of your choice
day 26: tell us 3 things you like about yourself and 3 things you don't
day 27: cook something and eat it
day 28: give us a tour of your tumblr page
day 29: introduce us to your pets. if you don't have pets, tell us about your dream pet or imaginary friend
day 30: do a celebratory dance for finishing the challenge

stole it off of tumblr
hence the 'tour of your tumblr page' day
i might not do it though
just posting for reference or whatever
=/
i'm awkward on camera and my voice is weird
sigh

anyway
we'll see how it goes

haha

changed my tumblr url
then changed it back again
hahaha

firstly it was because people who aren't on tumblr couldn't find me
and i was lazy to tell them the new url
and secondly
because the new one felt so foreign
i liked it
but it just felt too new
i guess i'll stick to my original url forever

got my hair cut today
it seems as though
i still look the same
lol
didn't cut it too short though
so i'll have trouble with it by the end of the term

last week of holidays
and hmm
i'm kind of excited but not too excited
journalism just isn't my thing =/
but oh well

gonna be a busy term and semester
loads of individual CAs
and what with all the projects i have lined up
maybe it isn't such a bad thing
will miss working with the YJ gang though

well
one last week
better make full use of it

let's get down to business

everything is in full gear now

got 2 big projects
1 of them is a group project and is estimated to end by august next year
long way to go
but when i look at the big picture, everything is really rushed
so it's kind of intimidating
but fun

the other is solo
and i'll really have to put in a lot of effort
since i know from experience i lose steam really easily when i work alone

got 2 smaller projects
one of them is just an idea
and the other i'm procrastinating
but the latter i'll have help from miss Stella
so i better put in more effort =P

all in all
a very busy semester and beyond
not to mention i've gotta start studying for my SATs
phew

well
i'm sure i can do it
[see? i'm in my optimistic 'high' mood]
if my ex-welfare head Nadiah can cope
so can i
as she said before [though i'm just paraphrasing]:
you can do as much as you want, if you put enough effort into it

here's to the days ahead

all's a blur

suddenly feeling really disorganized
not sure why
and lazy too
that one...
doesn't need explanation
just procrastinating on some potentially fulfilling stories i should be writing
sigh

and i haven't been playing chrono cross
even though i got the emulator for my mac at the start of the holidays
i guess i just went into full blown work mode
and couldn't do anything else
i even watched all the shows i did as a part of 'work'

well
now i pay for it
i take it as extended work time
and now is the official time for my holiday rest

it works actually
it'll be nice if they had this sort of thing officially
self-work
guaranteed it will never happen though
considering how almost everyone will just treat it as holiday time
and i'm not saying i might not treat it as such as well

i guess i'm just really excited for this project
it's really going as planned so far
but i'm afraid once i have to do it individually
the momentum will just wear off

sigh
i never could pace myself without a group...
well
good thing is
my low mood is wearing off
i think i know why
but whatever
what's important is it doesn't come back
at least not until CAs start piling
then i have a legitimate reason to be a reclusive hermit

wandering

hmm
been in one of my low moods the past... week?
can't seem to shake this one off

it's kind of hard to explain
my life since i was about 11 or 12 has consisted of high, low and neutral moods
most of the time i'm feeling neutral
which is a blessing since i can easily swing both ways
if i'm in a 'high' mood
i'm usually more optimistic and cheery
[although i don't broadcast it]
but once i hit one of my 'low' moods
well
i turn really contemplative and i just feel this emptiness in me
sometimes i can shake it off by forcing myself to think of 'good things'
but sometimes it's like right now
where i'm too deep in and nothing i do can shake this feeling

i usually don't say a lot when i'm in my 'low' mood
so all this basically makes it a struggle to interact with others
sometimes they think i'm just 'high' when i'm being cheerful
and sometimes they think something's wrong when i don't say much

well the fact of it is
something is wrong
so i try to stay neutral
never know when a 'low' mood might hit and disrupt my 'cheerfulness'
it's easier to pass off as feeling fine as well

the holiday is ending
2 more weeks
and the 'low' mood will be over by then
[my lows don't stay for too long]
but right now
it feels as though i'm wasting my holiday

i'm trying to get work done
trying to be productive
trying to entertain myself
but everything i do now just seems so
temporary
like everything i do will amount to nothing eventually
so it really makes it hard to put any effort into anything
it makes it hard to enjoy anything

this is really dangerous thinking
especially now that a personal project is making progress
but i don't choose to feel this way
and it's really bumming me out and discouraging me
sigh

suddenly
i just feel like travelling
taking a bus or train for hours and hours and hours
to go some place far away
some place where people don't know me

no chance of that happening though
so might as well tough it out until the end of poly
we'll see what happens then...

don't stop

the holidays are coming to a close soon
but it's been quite productive

hopefully by next week
the plans can begin materializing

time to make a leap
maybe not entirely out of faith
but i certainly must have faith in all of us
i must have faith in me

you put in the effort
you put in your heart
this is just the beginning
don't stop
never stop
and remember to have fun along the way

nothing can truly stop you
except your doubts and fears
but no matter what

BELIEVE

going going going gone

so
the new dec 52 are out
and out of the 52, i've read:
- justice league
- action comics
- batgirl
- detective comics
- green arrow
- batman and robin
- batwoman
- deathstroke
- suicide squad
- superboy
- batman
- birds of prey
- catwoman
- nightwing
- red hood and the outlaws
- supergirl
- wonder woman
- aquaman
- batman: the dark knight
- blackhawks
- the flash
- the savage hawkman
- superman
- teen titans

that's 24 out of the 52
24 24 paged stories [roughly 24 pages at least]
and half of them aren't bad

i complained about the reboot earlier
but now
i'm pretty much resigned
hey, go with the flow right?
not like i can change anything

ok anyway
i've finally allowed myself to believe that it's not a totally bad thing, this reboot
[or maybe i've got no other choice but to see it this way, but i digress]
i mean
i'm actually keeping up with comics
this is a first, if you didn't know
i've only read trade paperbacks [collected stories from comics, e.g. taking issues #100-112 because they're one collected storyline and selling them solely as a separate from the 24 paged comics]
and maybe SOME comics that haven't printed too many issues to handle before the reboot
[i particularly enjoyed red robin and batgirl version 3 (stephanie brown. confused? why version 3? it's hard to explain but i can try if you're willing to listen. just ask me personally (= ) although red robin didn't end as well as i had hoped]
but other than that
yeah, haven't been dedicated to comics

so...
back to the point
i'm not totally hating this reboot
not now anyway
when we're already in the midst of it...
whoa, hey, lamenting again, back to the point

ok
since i'm bored
i shall...
talk about all 24 of them
if you don't want to read
well
just scroll to the end or stop reading now
it's nice enough to know that you actually read this far
let alone checked out my blog =)

===============================================================

alright let's go:

justice league
they kick started this whole reboot
and...
it was actually ok
green lantern/hal jordan was the perfect comic relief
and jim lee's artwork [which i raved about before] was awesome
status: excited to continue

action comics
eh
it was weird seeing supes [oops, superman, i mean] wearing a shirt with a mini cape attached
and he seemed a little out of character
is this on a different earth?
i haven't checked it out yet
but i'm not really excited about this one
status: will continue reading, until i get bored...

batgirl
hmm
i preferred steph actually
and the way they waved her disabling injury brought about by the Joker as 'a miracle' was sloppy and lazy
the art was nice though
by Ardian Syaf [who so kindly signed my new 52 booklet at the toy, game and comic convention]
her inner voice was well written too so...
status: will continue reading

detective comics
wow
this one was
epic
art, story, everything
it was insanely good
status: excited to continue

green arrow
weird seeing him without the goatee/moustache combo haha
that was my first thought =P
but so far
it's exciting
never really read green arrow before so this is a definite first
i think he'll grow on me
[i like archers anyway]
status: will continue reading

batman and robin
ahhhh
this one was...
i love damian
i love bruce
i don't love them together
i read batman and robin before the reboot and loved the dick/damian older bro/younger bro dynamics
now
bruce and damian just seem like two 10 year olds bickering
except one's taller and buffer than the other
sigh
but i must remain loyal
status: will continue reading

batwoman
this...
is a little hard for me
the story was... alright
the art was a tad confusing
so
not very excited
but i'll try the second issue to see if they have more to offer
status: will continue reading

deathstroke
this one was good
if you didn't know
he was Slade in the Teen Titans cartoon
his real name is Slade Wilson, and he made an appearance in batman and robin pre-reboot
back to the point
i liked this one
his voice was so clear
exciting to the end
status: excited to continue

suicide squad
this is, i'm guessing, a collaboration of criminals from all over dc
i'm assuming that since i didn't recognize some characters
but
basically the suicide squad is a group of criminal sent on dangerous missions where they aren't expected to make it out alive
hence 'suicide'
harley quinn was fine, although i expected it to be bad haha
and it was actually ok
status: excited to continue

superboy
ah
this one was back to basics
and it ties in to teen titans [which i will address later]
not bad
supey [crap, i mean, superboy] looked weird bald haha
kind of looked like astro boy LOL
but anyway
not that great
but since it ties in
status: will continue reading

batman
i actually can't remember this one since i just read batman: the dark knight earlier
not that it's any discredit to the story
just
there is A LOT of batman comics in the new 52
which is really exciting
so yeah
anyway, it's batman so
status: excited to continue

birds of prey
whoaaaa
wasn't as good as i had hoped
and so recently after i just read the last birds of prey [version 3 i think]
with awesome heroines like black canary, huntress AND ORACLE
it was ok
status: will continue reading

catwoman
erm
a lot of arguing around about how they ended the issue
but
i thought it was alright
i mean
she always did have a strongly sexually tense relationship with batman right?
so why not have them get together
even if for only the night?
it is in character and not demeaning for females at all
i mean, i honestly never saw her as a role model in any way before
so, this doesn't change how i feel about her
status: excited to continue

nightwing
ah
my favourite character in dc
his outfit butchered [I STILL FREAKING MISS HIS FINGERSTRIPES ALRIGHT?!]
but the story is great
his inner voice was fantastic
the art was good
and the pacing was just right
status: excited to continue, but please please please bring the perfect blue back T^T

red hood and the outlaws
sigh
another with a lot of heat from the public about starfire's portrayal
ok *breathes deeply*
here's my take:
i think it's quite out of character
it's weird she doesn't remember any of her titan friends
especially dick
and it's really awful the way she approached the whole sleeping around thing
sure she's an alien
but we have a human audience and all her posing in her bikini and sleaziness doesn't do her character justice
her portrayal as a female?
i don't find it demeaning
it's the same as Joker killing people and calling all males psychopaths
you can't generalize these things
but her portrayal as starfire was cruel to pre-reboot starfire
phew, now that's done
it was nice seeing jason todd again
and the story was alright so far
a lot of questions that need answering
status: will continue reading

supergirl
it was actually ok
exciting
and supes even made an appearance
he's like everywhere =O
then again, so is the bats so...
status: excited to continue

wonder woman
nice touch with the Greek gods thing
interesting and the art was nice
didn't like the silver though...
gold is still WW's colour
status: excited to continue

aquaman
glad i decided to read this one
targeted a lot of things
the whole fish telepathy
and how people think he's lame
i really really enjoyed it, surprisingly
status: excited to continue

batman: the dark knight
this one was really excited
and two-face's transformation was unexpected
status: excited to continue

blackhawks
well...
was expecting more since one of the birds from birds of prey v3 was Lady Blackhawk
but well...
this is totally different
and interesting
i'll see how it goes
status: will continue reading

the flash
sigh, i miss wally west
but
this was enjoyable
[and i think wally will be in teen titans]
status: excited to continue

the savage hawkman
it started out a little meh
but it became really exciting as it went along
status: excited to continue

superman
ah
it connects to firestorm, which i didn't read
and well
i'm not exactly a supes fan so...
we'll see how it progresses
status: will continue reading

teen titans
this was really good
tim drake
sigh
i miss red robin already
the comics, i mean
he's still red robin here as damian is now robin
and with being all swan queen and all with his new outfit
seems like he even stole nightwing's mask haha
but those can be easily overlooked
i'm actually getting used to his wings
pretty nifty
but the comic seems to be going well
diving straight into the storyline
no frills
status: excited to continue

===============================================================
anyway that's about it
and what i wanted to emphasize was
if you're interested
i know how difficult it is to jump right into the huge wide world of comics
and the internet is a little difficult to navigate for info as well
[searching the world wide web for the dc universe, not easy at all]
so...
the new 52 really is a great way to draw new readers
i mean
i just started reading comics like... 9 months ago? [reading trades as mentioned before]
and it drew ME in [to start following anyway]
so if you want
i can always help as much as possible in explaining this and that
especially about the batworld

well
here's to the new 52
let's hope dc doesn't die before i do

everything is wrong

suddenly facing a lot of personal dilemmas
i'm sure i'll come to a certain conclusion for all of them
but currently
i'm pretty much a mess

at least i'm being semi-productive
got amsterdam93 going on [HAHA]
the re-write of the love story script from my scriptwriting module
and my own personal work
which i shall have to re-organize to prioritize which to write first

but yes
right now
big mess

on the other hand
my tv watching list is going well
i think since i last updated
i've watched quite a number of tv series
glee season 2, modern family 2, vampire diaries 2, etc. etc. etc.
right now though
i'm powering through doctor who and justice league animated
started with the tenth doctor
and in season 4 now
finishing justice league and going on to justice league unlimited within...
3 episodes?

finished my first pile of comics
got loads more from my loved ones for my birthday though 8D
gotta try my hardest to finish them as fast as possible
and of course
still reading stephen king's nightmares and dreamscapes
it's pretty ok, i guess
a few nice ones
but that's pretty much it
gonna rush reading it too
then read game of thrones and finish the hunger games trilogy
before i move on with my incredibly long reading list

i may be a mess internally
but externally
i think i've got enough to keep me going

i'm still excited for my present from Kar Men and Jazlyn
and it still hasn't arrived >=|

small update

got my results a little while ago

quite happy with it actually
quite
well, it certainly is an improvement
and i did well for a module i thought i wouldn't
happy sigh
=)

Module Code - Credit Unit - Grade  

---------------------------------  

SC8111 - 3 - A [Research and Interview Techniques] 

SC8114 - 7 - A [Scriptwriting for Drama and Sitcom] 

SC8113 - 3 - DIST [Character and Plot Development] 

SC8110 - 3 - B [World Issues and the Media Maker] 

SC8112 - 3 - B+ [Philosophy, Psychology and Society] 

SC8115 - 4 - B+ [Content Production I] 

SEMESTER GPA: 3.717 

CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.596

phew
at least now that i know
i can sleep a little easier

in other news
holidays have been going well
powering my way through a whole bunch of shows

unfortunately
been prioritizing watching tv shows and reading comics
my reading and movie lists are growing uncontrollably
oh well
something's gotta give

anyway
i'm 18 as of... the day before yesterday
big whoop
getting old
not like i drink or club or smoke
my life is extraordinarily boring
(Y)

wow long time no blog

been ages ages ages since i last posted anything
buttttttttt
going over to Jed's for a movie marathon tonight

gonna stuff myself with junk food and watch awesome shows =D

holiday's going well so far
but i suddenly wish i was doing more with it
even though i should take this time to rest before school starts and the projects pile up again

results will be out on tuesday
and i'm really not looking forward to it
i mean
the module with the highest weightage will probably drag my entire gpa down
sigh
so much for improving a little every semester
=/

well
gotta zoom

can't wait for tonight =D

eeeeeeeeeeee

wow
more than a week since i posted

well
not gonna talk about what i've watched since i haven't really been
been reading comics mostly
and gosh it's killing me
got to control my reading habits or i'll go broke
and my grades will go

batman HUSH is really really good
like i mean seriously good
like as good as killing joke kind of good
better than batman and robin good
ok enough

i guess the art contributes to it
Jim Lee's art is just amazing

most of these are from batman HUSH from what i can see
i just love how he can be so detailed and yet not stray from still being comic art and not museum art

anyway
just wanted to exclaim my love for Jim Lee's artwork
but right now
work is a crunch

DS due friday
RIT due monday
first draft of CPD due tuesday
philo essay drafting needed
and readings for philo to be read
wmm is just not that urgent right now, but will be
there's still the noose script to think about after this friday's DS
and CP filming is soon under way
this friday and sunday to be exact
sigh
i can do this

on a brighter note
i shall post the new dark knight rises trailer
i'm worried about Anne Hathaway's performance as Catwoman/Selina Kyle
i love her character
so her little snipper in the trailer is more than a little worrying that she might not live up to it



i'm waiting for it
among other things

still going

se7en
it's always sunny in philadelphia
breakfast at tiffany's
red robin
all star batman and robin, the boy wonder #10
batman and robin
batman: the animated series

se7en was just freaking amazing
the story, the style, the acting
the ending was a little sad
and quite unexpected, though it was obvious who was going to be wrath
overall, it's something i can watch over and over again

it's always sunny in philadelphia
it was funnier than expected haha
i enjoyed it very much
only watched season 1
but i'll get the rest from Kenneth and watch

breakfast at tiffany's
watching it now actually
it's really slow going like most old movies
but it's really funny and nice to watch
just a change of pace i guess
something a little different once in a while
Audrey Hepburn is stunning
poor wet cat lol

red robin
finished with what they've released so far
phew
really really really love red robin
i generally love all robin characters
wait
ok i generally love all batman characters
i find them so much more realistic than any other comic book character
maybe it's just me haha
i guess i can say i love batman more than x-men now
haha
but it's not like i don't like x-men anymore

all-star batman and robin, the boy wonder
finally got my hands on the #10 episode
it's really interesting
too bad they stopped producing any more issues
in the midst of everything as well
=/

batman and robin
finally catching up with the reading
i don't really like some of the artwork though
but i'm determined to continue before they reboot Dick Grayson off

batman: the animated series
started
extremely nostalgic and fun to watch
music is awesome
cartoon music is never this epic
4 long seasons, 4 movies
can't wait =3

coming up
batman and robin
batman: the animated series
young justice comic
one flew over the cuckoo's nest
groundhog day
stand by me
monty python and the holy grail
the history of violence
dawn of the dead

feeling kind of bleh these past few days
maybe it's the sudden influx of CAs
haha
well
no excuses
time to work
=/

i'll never forget

“There is such a place as fairyland - but only children can find the way to it. And they do not know that it is fairyland until they have grown so old that they forget the way. One bitter day, when they seek it and cannot find it, they realize what they have lost; and that is the tragedy of life. On that day the gates of Eden are shut behind them and the age of gold is over. Henceforth they must dwell in the common light of common day. Only a few, who remain children at heart, can ever find that fair, lost path again; and blessed are they above mortals. They, and only they, can bring us tidings from that dear country where we once sojourned and from which we must evermore be exiles. The world calls them its singers and poets and artists and story-tellers; but they are just people who have never forgotten the way to fairyland.”
— L.M. Montgomery, The Story Girl

from Gaya's blog

catch up

haven't been blogging lately
too much going on
no mood to write clearly
then again
with so much going on
i've been blocking out a lot of things
so i haven't been able to even think clearly

just a little catch up though:
hunger games [i suddenly realized i haven't exactly talked about it]
capote

jonah hex

reservoir dogs

transformers: dark side of the moon 

teen titans 4 & 5

red robin

so 

hunger games

it's actually pretty good

in the midst of it all at least

act 1 was a little draggy

act 2 was just awesome

act 3 was slightly predictable

so generally

i've got mixed feelings about this

going to read the rest of the trilogy though

[already bought the books =P]

so i hope it won't let me down

capote

i was actually doing other things while watching

though i can't remember what i was doing exactly =_=

it was really moving

and Philip Seymour Hoffman was just enchanting

the whole movie was quite slow going and full of emotional moments

so if you're impatient, this isn't the movie for you

i quite liked it

but i'm wondering if i would've fallen asleep if i had paid full attention to it

basically these types of movies are great, but not my cup of tea

overall, people should watch it

but be careful not to expect anything big

it's all in the little moments in this movie

jonah hex

i kind of wasted my time watching this

quite amusing to see Michael Fassbender [same guy who acted as Magneto in X-Men: First Class]

it was boring to no end

the title character was extremely weak in portrayal

both in acting and writing

when i saw that he could talk to dead people

the first thing i thought of was 'pushing daisies!'

but i'm not sure which came first so i won't think too much about it

the whole cannonball technology thing was quite cool

but that was the extent of it

the rest was just a snorefest

i didn't care about what happened

and that is the most dangerous thing for a viewer to say

reservoir dogs

another Tarantino film

and haha

this one is really good

as good as kill bill

maybe better even

it's basically about a bank robbery that goes bad

and people start blaming each other for ratting to the cops

the codenames were cute

the standard Tarantino skipping timeline was nicely done

the characters were really well written

and their dynamics were great

the ending was really good though

wasn't expecting it at all

and the style was just impeccable

way better than pulp fiction

everyone should watch this

unless you haven't got the stomach for blood

=/

transformers

watched with my family

and it was going really well

like really really well

until the act 3

then it just took forever for anything to happen

but then i thought about it

and remembered

it's a Michael Bay film

explosions and action is his thing

and well

the climax is in act 3

so...

he's definitely going to milk it for all it's worth

so all's forgiven

it's probably the best transformers film out of the three

i feel a little iffy about blasting the autobots away though

but there's only so much you can do with a bunch of oversized man-toys

it's time they went to space since the world's just too small to handle them

the whole traitor thing was a little over the top too

and it occurred twice

so sigh

but judging on impact

it's the best

and i'm just a sucker for incorporating fiction to real life mysteries

teen titans 4 & 5

finally finished

though the last 2 episodes of season 5 was kind of disappointing

a whole season of devious planning to be undone in one episode

and the last episode was just 'WHUT'

i really didn't like how they ended the entire, not even season, but series

i'm hoping the movie will redeem it

i would have forgiven them if they switched the order of the last two episodes

sigh

red robin

read quite a bit of it today

and i'm seriously loving it

unfortunately, they're only selling it in singular issues at kino

at $5.50 a copy

and i just don't have that kind of money

sigh

even batman and robin is so expensive

i'm waiting for it to come in trade paperbacks

then i'll buy it

in the meantime

i'll download it reluctantly

damn Singapore and our small population and fan base

i guess that's pretty much it

CP CA2 is done

CPD is in the making

and it's going rather well actually

RIT is sigh

DS is unreleased

as is PPS

going to take things as they come

coming up:

more from Nightmares and Dreamscapes

breakfast at tiffany's

se7en

one flew over the cuckoo's nest

stand by me

groundhog day

more red robin

i should probably start reading all the scripts i downloaded

and restart tracing Pearl's commision

i feel so horrible for leaving it for so long ><

i've got to start doing things again

i'm free-er than ever

but busier as well

what have i done to myself?

is it bad...?

to love your own writing?

http://debi-rara.blogspot.com/2010/04/on-meritocracy-and-university.html

i barely remember writing it
but i do remember the reason
i heard or read somewhere that poly students enter poly because we have been 'seduced' by flashy brochures and advertisements
well
this was my response
and i got pretty moved after reading it again after such a long time

i hope i don't sound too arrogant
but i guess
writers do have moments when they thought what they wrote in the past was crap
but read through old things and discover it was better than they previously thought
i'm just pleasantly surprised
=)

more than a year ago
one and half years to go

just keep moving

true grit
teen titans season 3
walking dead

true grit was alright
i guess i expected too much
but it was pretty ok
got really nice moments
and hilarious lines
and the acting was good
but i guess the end was a little bleh
good but somehow lacking
overall, it was a nice show though

teen titans season 3 is done
more than halfway with season 4
i've gotta finish it soon
then i can get started on batman: the animated series!
XD

read the first volume of the walking dead
some parts of the tv series were almost identical to the frames in the comic
angles and such
it was really cool
but of course
the tv audience have different expectations compared to the comic audience
so they vamped it up a little
the tank scene in episode 1 wasn't in the comic
and well shane, the best friend, got killed by rick, the main character's, son
i guess having a kid shoot a man down in 'real life' just wouldn't fly with critics
and ratings
too bad i only saw volume 1 in the school library
would be nice to read the rest
then again
i get bored of zombies easily
shall write a zombie story one day
make them move fast for a change
hurhur

finally started on work
cpd is going well
finally getting my brain juices flowing
getting ideas and whatnot
perfect timing
but i'm really scared to start cp
trying to write answers and not stories wasn't exactly what i signed up for
i know it's part and parcel of education
but it's just worrying to write so much with confidence that you interpreted the question right
only to find it's not exactly what the lecturer is looking for
just like my ca1 for cp
got a perfect c for that
i guess i'll just have to work harder for the rest
but crap
worried as hell already

oh well
move on
don't give up
that's all we can do

oh man
the last story i read from nightmares and dreamscapes by Stephen King kept me up for a few minutes at night when i thought about it
O_O
it's called suffer the little children
and it was really freaky
but whoa it's cool
i mean
that's what every writer aims to do right?
keep the reader thinking
make the reader remember
evoke the reader's emotions
it'll be awesome to write like that
so the only thing to do right now in order to be that good
is to keep writing
just because creative writing modules won't be in my curriculum after this term
doesn't mean i'll stop
one of the reasons i want to write for a living
is because the job doesn't have a shelf life
i mean look at Stan Lee!
he's like ancient [no offence =P] but going strong!
the only thing that can stop us is probably Alzheimer's of something
but i'm crossing my fingers on that one
shall eat more foods that prevents it!

alrighty
i think this has been pretty lengthy so i'll stop

coming up
batman: year one [surprised i haven't read this yet =_=]
red robin [read a few issues already but this post is already pretty long]
capote
breakfast at tiffany's
one flew over the cuckoo's nest
jonah hex
monty python and the holy grail
reservoir dogs
se7en
teen titans season 4 and 5

whoa that's a lot
O_O
better be doing my work first though!
i hope...

lazy day

watched kill bill with my parents again
it's actually pretty hilarious if you can laugh at the fountain-like blood spraying
haha
but it really re-enforced how good it was
at least to me
i know my parents just watched it because volume 1 is banned in Singapore haha
unfortunately i couldn't find the volume 2 dvd and i deleted the file i downloaded
my mom was pretty disappointed
haha
mostly because she was dying to know the storyline
a good thing right?

started watching glee season 2
watching the third episode now
the one where kurt's dad has his heart attack
and i really love it although it's only 15 minutes in
i honestly believe kurt is the best thing glee did for itself
as is Chris Colfer
in my opinion, the relationship between kurt and his father is better than all the flinging the main characters have going on
but i find this episode a little weird also
i believe in God and all
but i also respect other religions
and i feel a little odd because they focused so heavily on Christianity and Judaism

watched the hours today also
was truly amazing
especially loved Nicole Kidman's performance
didn't recognize her at first
she had a prosthetic nose on right?
haha
but the train station scene was really good
and the way all 3 storylines tied together was great
everyone in class should watch it haha
i just said that because they watched the first 5 minutes of it in miss Wai Leng's class
which was what spurred me to watch the whole movie in the first place
bottom line is, it's really good

school starts tomorrow and i'm not sure i'm ready for it
i haven't done a lot of work
which i'm seriously kicking myself for it now
time to get down to it then

ok Chris Colfer is singing for his dad
time to cry

less is more

soldier's girl
blind side
total eclipse
green lantern
super 8

it was amazing to watch Lee Pace [who also plays Ned, the title character of Pushing Daisies] act as a transgender character
he was really convincing
also because i forgot he acted in this show so i was wondering who it was for a while
really touching movie

blind side was really good
it's no wonder Sandra Bullock won the Oscar
another really touching movie
but i thought her husband and daughter's reluctance could have been milked a little more
other than that
everyone should watch this

total eclipse
well
Leonardo DiCaprio before Titanic
hahaha
with David Thewlis [who also plays Professor Lupin in the Harry Potter movies]
didn't expect it to be so graphic haha
but it was pretty nice
really made me think about my writing
and from this movie i realized
i cannot, am not, one of those writers who write for the sake of writing
i write because i want people to read what i write
i cannot write without an audience
small pieces, yes
but not full length ones
overall, this movie was pretty ok

green lantern
i kind of expected it to be crap
but when i saw it
it was pretty ok
really exciting with a few funny moments
better than i hoped
but could have been better
maybe it's because i'm not knowledgable concerning the green lantern comics that's why i'm so forgiving
haha
the beginning with all the explanation was a little redundant though
they explained most of it again through dialogue throughout the movie
so yeah
it'll be fine if people miss the first 5 minutes like i did the first time haha
[i watched it again today with my dad because he was really looking forward to it and only could today]

super 8
another that i underestimated
love J.J. Abram's signature lamp flares
but sometimes a tad overdone
thought the main character was really annoying and passive at first
but he pulled through and became worth watching
i was surprised because even though i knew it was supposed to be sci-fi
the motives of the "alien" was something i didn't expect
really touching
and many symbolic moments
overall and great watch and something i would most definitely get the dvd of

i guess that's about it for the movies
will be going slow from now on
school starting next week
and i've made the decision to only go on the computer two or three times a week
so that makes torrenting and watching a little harder
ok maybe i'll torrent and watch
but i won't go on tumblr and facebook unless it's one of those 2 or 3 days
i've decided to make better use of my time - read and write more

started reading nightmares and dreamscapes by Stephen King
read the first 2 short stories and i really love the second one: The End of the Whole Mess
it's really interesting since the story is applied to the first person narrative
erm... let me put it another way
the plot influenced the way the main character was narrating the story
the premise was really cool too
sigh
got a long way to go
and the font is tiny
wish me luck

oh!
and i finally got a new external hard drive
thanks to my dad
finally saved all my precious shows
phew
deleted a lot of them that i wished i could keep though
like a single man
sigh
but i'll most likely get the dvd for that

also watched young justice until episode 10
Artemis is such an intriguing character
and this new take on Robin is really exciting
surprised he is voiced by Jesse McCartney though haha
really excited for the episodes to come
i'm just a sucker for comic cartoons
=P

more to come:
teen titans season 3
the hours
true grit
capote
breakfast at tiffany's
glee season 2

and there's more

pirates of the caribbean: at stranger tides
a single man
winter's bone
modern family

those are the things i've watched lately

pirates was ok
but somehow it lost a certain piece of it's charm
maybe it was the absence if Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly
maybe it felt like the script was trying too hard to squeeze as much out of Jack Sparrow as possible
maybe it was the change of director
it just felt lacking

a single man was golden
it was seriously a masterpiece
every frame was beautiful and the story was just heartbreaking
Colin Firth finally shows his acting prowess
and this was before the King's Speech
i was surprised he wasn't nominated for an academy award for it

winter's bone was
well
disappointing
i read the synopsis and saw the poster and thought it was some exciting movie
but i was faced with endless amounts of dialogue and walking through the forest
maybe i expected too much
but i almost fell asleep watching it
actually i did for a few seconds every few minutes until i forced myself to pay attention
i liked Jennifer Lawrence's performance though
really felt for her
but that's about it

modern family season 1 is finally done
really nice to watch
one of the nicer comedies
i actually prefer it to how i met your mother
i guess the storylines just appeal to me more
and the characters more relevant

still got 5 seasons of how i met your mother clogging my mac's memory
so i better go through it soon
finishing pushing daisies [finally]
finished downloading batman: the animated series [the old one haha]
and teen titans
so i'll try to finish as much as possible before i watch those two
because i seriously want to keep them

reading hunger games now
it's actually really good
the first person narrative is a little weird at times
but mostly because i'm just not used to it
but other than that
a whole lot of conflict
and a whole lot of excitement
i can't wait to finish it

slowly getting through young justice
going to watch the 5th episode tomorrow
halfway now
i hope they'll faithfully continue with the series as they promised
and not be swayed by their disappearance from the DC universe because of the reboot
[which i still hate immensely]
heard they got a second season of 10 episodes [ONLY?!?!] after 24 of this first episode
so
crossing my fingers

movies coming up:
soldier's girl
the hours
breakfast at tiffany's [still haven't watched it sigh]
the blind side [this too...]
capote [and this...]

tv shows coming up:
pushing daisies
young justice episode 5

books coming up:
nightmares and dreamscapes [short stories by stephen king]
my first time trying him out so it'll be interesting
and hopefully not scarring
i was really freaked out by the movie of 1408 O_O

but tomorrow!
i shall do my CPD
and maybe do a little CP
which i doubt i'll do
but i'll still try
haha

and another...

crossover: evangelion meets inception
creative

ok this is the last
lol

this editor is...!!!

same editor as the video before
this guy [i'm just assuming he's a guy though] is truly amazing

what i would give to edit like this

is this even possible?

stumbled upon this on tumblr
and it really blew me away
got goosebumps after i watched it

a little iffy about the inaccuracy of which robin is which
but overall
it's a brilliant piece of editing
pacing is a little quick
but it suited the song

a masterpiece
truly

to edit like this would be a dream

the rising has risen

read finish scorpia rising at about 2.45am yesterday
or last night
whatever

it was perfect
it ended without being overly optimistic
or too depressing either

the death of that particular character was a complete shock for me though
but now that i look at the big picture
it was absolutely necessary
heartbreakingly necessary

after i read the book
i just sat there for a few minutes
just like that
the past 7 years of reading Alex Rider was over
true, there'll be a backstory book for one of the characters
but it's different

i once said i admired writers/creators who knew when to stop
despite all the success they may potentially achieve
they stop because the story calls for it be so
and it's exactly the same here
it's not a cliffhanger
but it's a new chapter to Alex's life
and has so much potential for more stories
but the end is the end
and i'm glad [though sad as well] that it ends here

i can't believe it
but i actually cried a little as i tried to sleep after that
i guess the end of it all only hit me as i was trying not to think about anything and sleep
well
they did say the more you tried to not think about something, the more you will do so unconsciously
there wasn't a particular reason
i didn't connect that deeply with Alex
i didn't want more from the series
it was just the thought that even if i re-read the entire series of 9 books
it'll never be the same as buying a new book
and wrapping myself in the pages of adventure and thrill
i've been to so many countries and missions with Alex
gone through all the danger and pain
and i needn't even leave the comfort of my home

honestly
i'm still feeling a little lost and empty right now
but i know i'll get over it
sort of

letting go
i talked about it with regards to books once
the black magician trilogy
but that was different
it was the letting go of characters in the point of view of the protagonist
this is the letting go of a series that sculpted my childhood
and may even have been part of the influence that made me choose writing as a career path

most of my generation may have felt this way about harry potter
or maybe they're just exaggerating it
i don't know
what i do know is
Alex Rider has changed me so intangibly that even i can't name what it is
but this series has touched me deeper than any other
and i know i wouldn't be the same without it

and for that
i'm truly grateful to Anthony Horowitz for bringing me through this journey with Alex
7 years of my life
1 year of Alex's
9 books of pure adrenaline
a lifetime of memories

one huge summary

well
here it goes

started on scorpia rising
about 2 thirds through
it's so damn good
once again, alex rider excites my heart and mind without fail

omg
it was just 11:11:11
hahaha ok whatever

went to MAD fest training and all that
quite fun due to the company
better than last year when they just threw us into the whole thing
today was just crazy
haven't laughed so much since school was in session
with Kar Men and Jazlyn haha
HAO

ok let's see...
pulp fiction was alright
style-wise and everything
it was ok
but the story was just
erm
whut
it started from nowhere
and it ended at nowhere
i took nothing away from it
so it was pretty frustrating so watch an entire movie and not feel any different
maybe i'll watch it again in the future and see how it is again

taxi driver was almost the same
except the ending was so much better
and actors were great
the actors in pulp fiction were great too
but Robert de Niro and Jodie Foster were just so good to watch
especially the latter
she was like, what?
only 14 when she acted in taxi driver
so talented
and de Niro was just so into his character
forgot he was another person altogether
overall
it was ok
but not one of my favourites

on the other hand
just watched the first 2 eps [which were continuous] of Young Justice
ROAR
WHERE HAVE I BEEN ALL THIS TIME
the whole time i was watching it i probably looked like this:
O_____O

it was so good
and the characterization was amazing
the new programme to take over Teen Titans i guess
because it's just about as freaking nice

holy mother frackus!
i can't wait until the whole season comes out
8D

will take a while though...
only 9 eps have aired and it's got 24 planned
sigh

well
torrent doesn't exist for nothing
*whistles innocently*

downloading soon:
batman the animated series: 4 seasons, 4 movies
teen titans: 3 seasons, 1 movie
a single man
true grit [2010]

watching soon:
capote
breakfast at tiffany's
the blind side

reading soon:
the hunger games: first book

this holiday is so awesome
^^
but there are CAs to think about...
hmmmmmmm

since i'm bored

waiting for pulp fiction to download
and it's taking forever =__=

i'm surprised my batman the animated series is loading so quickly 8D
it's like 27GB: 4 seasons, 4 movies
my teen titans is taking forever
and it's not even including the movie
thinking about loading young justice
ok i shall
heehee

oh yes
the point of this post
well
i finished how to live safely in a science fictional universe
and it's actually pretty good
once you get used to all the science-y bits and jargon
which i'm pretty sure is 100% theoretical and unproven, but still interesting anyway
the end was quite heartwrenching at first
and the the epilogue ended it really nicely
so overall, yeah
really good
[still thinking about the stupid ending of repo men and rolling my eyes
TSK]

but now that i'm done with that
i've decided to stay my reading of the hunger games just for one more book:
the last Alex Rider book - Scorpia Rising

i've been reading Alex Rider for like 7 years of my life
it all began when i was in primary 5
borrowing Timothy's birthday present from Jeremy: Stormbreaker
it was the first book of the series of 9 in total
[there were only 4 or 5 books out at that time though]
and it changed me forever
first time i read an entire book in one sitting
and it's probably the closest thing to a spy novel i'm ever going to read

so
now that i'm facing the end of it all
i'm feeling really reluctant to even open the book

for me
this is worse than deathly hallows
because with harry potter
i was beginning to get a little frustrated at harry and the sudden turn of events from book 5 [order of the phoenix] onwards
i love it
no arguing about it
and the coming of deathly hallows part 2 [the movie] makes my heart lurch just thinking about it
but still
Alex Rider is still closer to my heart somehow
and this final book is making me feel the same as what the last harry potter movie is making me feel

Alex Rider has never let me down
no sudden reveals about certain things that was too huge to believe
no lengthy books that make my eyes tired just looking at the volume
i've bought every single one of the books with my own money
[most of the harry potter books i have were bought by my uncle as birthday presents to my sis because the books always came out around her birthday]
and it takes some serious emotional investment to part with such money
[9 books!]

i know some of these don't seem like real reasons
but that's only because i can't really explain what's so important about Alex Rider that makes me so connected to the series

looking at this last book now
i'm hoping i can muster enough courage to read it soon
or i might just have to leave it for now
and i don't know which is worse
prolonging the pain to not reading it,
or immersing myself in the pain of finishing the journey

dc update

now that i've complained about my Nightwing

at least they're bringing Red Robin/ Tim Drake back
in the form of teen titans
i haven't actually read a real teen titan comic yet
and i'm a little bummed about Tim not getting his own series
but at least he's still here

but there's more
[more to rant at least]

THEY ARE ACTUALLY TAKING AWAY BABRA GORDON'S WHEELCHAIR

i'm shattered
oracle is gone
and the killing joke is now null

what happens of stephanie brown and cassandra cain now?

sigh
i feel so cheated by DC

just when i'm getting all attached to the characters
they take it away
what a thing to do to your fans DC

it can get better

repo men
enjoyed the show right up til the twist
they seriously could have done away with that

everyone wants the hero to triumph
sending him off like that isn't very satisfying
unusual, maybe
then again twists are sort of the 'trend' now right
but hardy appropriate
and downright frustrating

trying to finish pushing daisies
but it's hard to
though i like the concept and characters
the storylines are just getting droopy now
they seem to lack something
i just can't name it
sigh, i'll have to think about it

modern family is going strong
as is how i met your mother
contemplating if i should watch everything from himym
but i guess since i have it
might as well

borrowed breakfast at tiffany's, capote and blind side
sort of 'heavy' movies
so i'll have to space them out

got a call from school
gotta do the MAD festival again
i wonder how it'll be this time
but it sure takes up a lot of days
sigh

completely re-wrote my HML characters
hmm
my protagonist now sort of resembles a less violent version of Damian Wayne
at least that's what i'm trying to do
so he's sort of an antihero?
sort of
antagonist is...
well i changed him into a her
more to work with in terms of relationship dynamics when it's a guy and a girl who are best friends
i just can't imagine a guy risking so much for another guy even though they're best friends
just a feeling though
but i hope this will help my story
stronger characters
stronger personalities
stronger conflict

i seriously hope this works out

DC reboot

just got word via tumblr how DC has decided to reboot
and it kind of sucks

only plus point is
they're keeping Damian

other than that
i'm mostly mad at what they did with Dick

firstly
he's not going to be recognized as ever had put on the cowl of batman
secondly
he's probably never going to team up with Damian again
thirdly
THEY FREAKING TOOK AWAY HIS FINGERSTRIPES AND PERFECT BLUE
he's now bloody red [no pun intended] and without fingerstripes

i don't know why
but his fingerstripes just add personality
a nice personal touch so that when you see it
you immediately think: Nightwing -> Grayson -> the first boy wonder

seriously DC
what were you thinking
THE FINGERSTRIPES???

this was what they previewed:

this is what every Nightwing fan wants:

obviously no DC artist/writer has a tumblr or he/she'll know the effect those fingerstripes have
UNF

i don't know what i'm feeling right now

just finished grave of the fireflies
cried so many times

one of the few non-Ghibli films i've seen so far
and it really is a masterpiece

i honestly have no words to describe it
all i can say is that everyone should watch this at least once

this really reminded me of empire of the sun
the way WWII was seen through the eyes of children
and not the war itself
but the suffering it caused those who weren't even involved

thanks for recommending this to me, Shawn
=)


also
finished reading through the entire 'art of lord of the rings'
really inspiring
all the work and effort put into each and every frame
just astounding

gonna re-watch the trilogy to try and catch all the pieces of art they mentioned