| I seem to be in the minority when it comes to loving the original 1985 film of Stephen King's CHILDREN OF THE CORN. Just watched the remake last night, and was blown away by its awesome. If you love Stephen King's writing, you *have* to see it! It's easily the most book-accurate film ever made of King's work- it's almost page for page identical to the short story in NIGHT SHIFT. Burt and Vicky's marriage is on its last legs, the unhappy ending intact, the epilogue with Ruth dreaming of going into the dry corn with fire, the works! The dialogue is also 95% verbatim from the story ("Yes Burt; I know we're in Nebraska, Burt. But where the hell are we?")("Hey, this is my row!") -Even the look of the town is the same (the church organ is stopped up with corn and graffiti reads "Make no music except for the human tongue, sayeth the Lord"). The film also casts to type- there are actual kids of varying ages in this film, no more twenty-something's playing teens. Lead creep/child preacher Isaac is only about ten (although he's not as good an actor as original Isaac John Franklin). Pretty much the only deviation from the story is an out-of-nowhere sex scene between Adam and Eve (though the guy was cute, so that's okay). Also, the guy playing Neo-Malachai. Daniel Newman, is not as creepy as Courtney Gaines, but much hotter. He was recently knocked down in a hit and run- here's wishing him a quick recovery. The only thing that I found a let down was that we never get to see a shot of He-Who-Walks-Behind-The-Rows. But the rest of the thing is so King canon, it's amazing! "And I say unto you, woe be the man who defiles the corn with that movie-theatre butter,
for that shit is offensive to both the bird in the heavens and the beast in the field..."  - Location:In the corn...
- Mood:ecstatic
 - Music:Amanda Palmer, "Runs in the Family"
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| Current NaNoWriMo Word Count: 28,890 words. I'm way under my daily quota which states I should have been past the 35,000 mark today but then given the circumstances of the last 48 hours, I think I can get a bit of a reprieve. Tobie and I have committed to making this night a writing night and we're going to really push ourselves to get as far as we can. The home stretch is just around the corner! We don't have much time but we're both so close to our goal! I'm pretty drained on so many levels, this is not going to be one of my more coherent entries. Let's begin. Work was tiring yet fulfilling. Pretty heavy meeting with the Compliance girls. The 2nd ever Best Practices Forum in the morning. I traveled along the path of the asymptote to see how close to infinity I could get this time around. I got pretty darned close - close enough to scare me and shave off a few years of my life, but then the time dilation effect made up for that, I suppose. I know I'll pay for traveling so close to the speed of light light that, but such journeys are always worth it, not matter how scary. The risks are always worth it. I realized something today. I paid a heavy price to come to this realization, but it was worth it. I feel a lot better, but the process took a lot out of me. My willpower bar is at zero and the only thing I have to look forward to is that I was able to stick to virtue instead of vice, and that means I'll get a full bar in return. I'm still waiting for that to happen. I couldn't done it without you, but then it again it is about you so that ultimately makes sense. Well duh. LRT 1 to LRT 2 is a lot easier than MRT to LRT 1. Boo you MRT. The trap has been set. The key log has been placed. Now what? Who knows. I've hit the timer so my turn is over. It's up to the other person now - although it always has been. I just changed the parameters a bit more, upped the ante and now...here we are. It's not easy playing bait. Quack. Quack. Moo. Why does self-sacrifice have to be so painful? Wait - don't even bother answering that. I was a rhetorical question of limited practical importance (but perhaps is a matter of consequence). Damnitdamnitdamnit. Refrigerator.
As I kept saying, we all have our roles to play, not matter how we feel about them. | |
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| This is my favorite scene in Krystof Kieslowski's Red. It is far into the film and the two characters, Valentine (Irene Jacob) and Joseph (Jean-Louis Trintignant), who have learned much about each other share an even more intimate moment.  Joseph tells her about the one big heartbreak he was not strong enough to overcome and how it has turned him into a distant secluded figure.  Valentine listens to his every word, her heart going out to him, but this being a Kieslowski film, the moment is interruptedby a man asking them if they've seen the cleaning lady.  "Have you seen the woman with a bucket?" he asks them. Twice, in fact. It's not because Kieslowski wants to mock tragedy - he simply wants to remind us that the rest of the world goes on despite it. Normal life continues at its own pace and you are the one who has to slow down for confessions and breakthroughs. | |
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| The weekend is upon us. Let's party. Atomic by Blondie Call Me by Blondie Remastered versions. They are amazing. Just download, shut up and start dancing. - Tags:music
- Mood:happy
- Music:Atomic by Blondie
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| First, a very Happy Birthday to the Julia Child of Gaming - Adrian! A very Happy Birthday, "James"! I look forward to the day that we meet again and I get to dismantle your evil domain! Nyahahaha! I'm feeling pretty beat - this work week has felt somewhat longer than others. I guess one could say that it's been busy and just leave it at that. But perhaps its more about it being rather "heavy" in many aspects and that's what has really taken its toll on me. Then again, that's the working world for you and you just need to keep rolling with the punches as they say. To cap off my weekend, tomorrow morning we'll be hosting this quarter's Best Practices Forum. It's one of the bigger ticket items that's part of my area of responsibility and as much as I know it'll go well, I still get nervous. I imagine yesterday's post was a bit confusing (and perhaps even unnerving to a limited degree) and I suppose it all is. It's a lot to handle but it's not something I can't deal with, don't worry. It's just fairly big and longer term readers of this blog will know that I've always used my writing as an output. Rather than go nuts with dealing with the gravity of things in my head, I've always found it to be helpful to try and take it out of my head, place it it on a space where I can allow letters and the dictates of language to help better define it and subject it to further thought and consideration. It's like creating a scale model of something for scientific purposes in order to give you something that can be better used for experimentation. Okay, this is getting nerdier and geekier by the minute. So sue me. The bottom line is don't worry, I'm okay. Or at least I will be. Besides, I have Archer in my life and as always he is being the amazingly awesome guy that he is and tells me all the right things that I need to hear. I'm serious when I say ALL of them, even the darker ones that hide in the recesses of my mind. That's just the way our life together is, I suppose. That's how things go when you more so completely in sync with another person in so many ways. Ah life. Now it's time for a quick dinner before work. I cooked the usual buttered mixed veggies and pork chops while Tobie has prepared a rather hearty salad. Yes, yes, I'll be taking photos. =D
Now that's truly being smart about the, err, shall we say "Narnia Phenomenon"? =D | |
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| Hiya, Howlers!
Today's quote du jour, from a review of TWILIGHT NEW MOON (no spoilers):
(On Taylor Lautner) "the newly muscular teenager suddenly becomes a decent little actor at the halfway point when he dons a new haircut and struts around topless. Considering Lautner's acting improved so much sans shirt, I wonder if there might have been Oscar buzz had he taken off his pants." | |
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i have been wanting to try this new restaurant in morato called ROMULO.
even if it was still in it's planning stages, i've been hearing about romulo, because it's part owned by ivy almario, whom we always work with on some of our projects. ivy is love. i love going to her office for meetings and i love how positive she is and how she passes this energy to everyone in the room..
anyway, my officemate made the logo and i think he also designed the menu.
the resto is now open. and i think it's about time to give it a try! and the food is not expensive at all!
anyway, here are some photos of the interiors, got it from a facebook page of a friend of a friend:
do you like the interiors? have you tried romulo??
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| You know what's amazing? The number of people who preach against homosexuality and preface their entire argument with "I don't hate homosexuals! I love homosexuals!" It is amazing. It is mind-boggling. Seriously, how many times have you heard someone go "Some of my best friends are homosexuals!" and then go on to proclaim that homosexuality is unnatural and immoral and should be "treated" or "removed".
So let me just share this newsflash, to all you closeted douchebags, just because you said "I don't hate homosexuals" out loud before you claim that a same-sex relationship is abnormal and valueless and therefore not deserving to be recognized religiously and or legally doesn't mean you're not a bigot. Because that's exactly what you are. You are a bigot. And that is what you are teaching the kids you are working so hard to protect. I don't like the old pastors outright proclaiming their hatred for homosexuals and prophecy hellfire and brimstone for gays and lesbians either but at least they're being upfront about their prejudice. Do us all a favor and stop with the disclaimers. You're not fooling anybody.
I admire all the same-sex couples who still just want a chance to practice their faith and to simply belong to churches or congregations that work so hard to shut them out. It takes real strength and grace to look backward-thinking people like you in the eye and try to remind you that all people are equal, even when you are clearly beneath them.
Oh and by the way, those gay best friends of yours, whom you claim to love so much? They probably don't really like you. | |
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| our entire project will be having a team building this weekend, sort of an anniversary treat for all employees. last year, i heard they all went to bohol, i mean 80+ of them, all expense paid. but this time, we will go to caliraya, laguna. im not really that excited but i guess i want to try some wall climbing and this...  i think its called a zorb ball... anyways, ive been browsing on my phone and found this drawing i did 2 months ago, while im still on training...  and lastly, i think my hair needs more curls...aisht...  im off to sleep... | |
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| Once again, my apologies for my absence the last few days--my computer is finally back up and running. Enjoy! 11.13.09  11.14.09  11.15.09  11.16.09  11.17.09  | |
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| Current NaNoWriMo Word Count: 26,952 words. I squeezed in a little writing during my breaks between all my meetings at work, but then given my overall state of tiredness, I really wasn't in the best of writing moods. Ack. Well, the day is young and perhaps after I get some sleep in, I'll be in a better position to catch up in the afternoon or something. I'm starting to feel the crunch with only 11 days left in the month, but I can't let that scare me away. Work was a major drain given the number of things I had to do and of course the general tiredness that comes from lack of sleep. It's a small miracle that I made it to the end of the shift and was still relatively coherent during my 06:00am meeting. Small joys. My mind is a bit of a mess right now. Recent revelations of things that have always been in plain sight to ponder have now been made very, very real and I guess it was inevitable. No, no guessing - I knew it was going to be inevitable for it to happen. What does deserve the "I guess" phrase is that I guess I was in a relative state of denial all these years. This whole train of thought reminds me about my often discussing Asymptotes, which isn't something isolated to 2009 LJ entries - it tends to happen for a specific reason I suppose. And yes, I admit it's still that same reason. I've definitely grown a lot since then and I'd like to think that I've matured as well. I've come to realize a great many things in the course of this year, especially given my break up and eventually finding Archer to complete my life. Still, last night's revelation gave me pause and a LOT to think about and that probably contributed the circumstances that resulted in me feeling so tired now and not being able to write as much. What's interesting to note is that finally, I can safely say that my troubled thoughts aren't centered around me or even about other people and how they affect me. No, this time it's not about me, and knowing that is an amazing relief. It's a load lifted from my shoulders that helps to some degree in terms of personal comfort but it doesn't solve the "problem" that remains - or perhaps better stated as the current situation that needs to be...addressed. I'm trying to be the best person that I can possibly be given these circumstances but I'm only human - I do get to react and feel a little off-kilter given this news. Perhaps a LOT off-kilter, but who's to judge, really? So here I am trying to blog about this almost immediately upon returning to the Sietch - our refuge. Our place of safety in times of danger. Yes, that is what the Sietch is. I do this not to generate gossip or make my life sound more interesting - I just do this to better organize my thoughts. Somehow, getting them onto "paper" or at least out there in a visual format has always helped me consider all angles, think things through and even come to realize new perspectives. And I certainly need all the powers of logic and emotional reasoning combined. After all, what do you do when the asymptote "breaks"?
A classic work strategy and definitely a good one at that! Hehehe... | |
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| This may sound silly, but I am a baker. I find myself working alone at night a lot. That is one of the reasons "The Second Bakery Attack" is one of my favorite short stories. I've even gone as far to purchase some Wagner to keep on hand 'just in case' I encounter a bakery attacker. I know in reality that this is crazy. That even if some one were to attack a bakery where I work, I doubt that I could coerce them into listening to Wagner. But none the less, I'm ready. :b
Do any of you Murakami readers find yourselves taking things from his stories, and bringing them into your own lives? | |
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| Hey Gang! Uncle Wirrrn's got some more Slash for you! Now that RPattz is just about to be on our screens again I thought I'd whip up some Harry/Cedric. And unlike the other two I've done, this one isn't a funny piece. This one's Darker than the Dark Mark. Madame Trelawney sees that there may be a sequel... STILL, LIFE ( Potions Class continues under here )- Location:Knockturn Alley
- Mood:accomplished
 - Music:Orca soundtrack "We are One"
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