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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 04:52:40
I checked my first blog entry and an Australian said they had trouble finding Firefly. I had no trouble at all. I went straight to:
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 11:39:39
Which basically means to say that I got the soundtrack. *is so proud* Also I just got back from visiting my dad, which - for a change - went well. Even with his new wife. Or at least I think so. Basically they said that my sister is way too smooth for them, that she's wearing too much of a mask. Can't claim that for myself. I tend not to be smooth all the time. Never thought that could be a bonus. It's all good though. My dad suggested that I get in touch with a specific company, so I might be going overseas for a bit. Have to see how that'll pan out.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 11:42:46
"Grindhouse: A catch-all term for films that played in cheap-jack movie theatres in the 70's - Hong Kong martial arts flicks, Japanese samurai movies [and] spaghetti westerns. Hall-marks are anti-social themes, sex, violence, [and] outrageous tag-lines." Um. Guess I've found my genre, then. But if it's good enough for Tarantino and Rodriguez... See, I try and introduce a little culture. Themes from classical literature and the theatre, mythology and deep psychological insights. And then I think 'F*ck this sh*t! Let's blow stuff up!' And, of course, there are the puns. It worries me sometimes. Am I the only person who thinks like this? Who can look at a perfectly serious and inoffensive piece of literature, and find a way to pervert it dreadfully? Who sits in the cinema, sniggering and taking notes? Who listens to a bit of music and decides to steal the imagery? Of course, if anyone is following my thought processes and getting all the jokes, well, you [i]really[/i] need to get out more. :biggrin:
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 14:32:57
[b][i][u]This is probably more properly written up as a blog. But blog's are less than dynamic when comments trickle in, and since our forums can be whirlwinds of opinions, I have my needle ready and have wet my thread.[/u][/i][/b] Huh. It didn't work as a thread. So "PRESTO", it is now a blog. Every so often a tragic news story comes on that somehow breaks your heart a little more than the rest of the tragic news stories you hear. This morning I watched a news video about a young women in the Detroit area who was found in the trunk of a car murdered. As the story went on, I caught myself thinking, "What a shame, she such a pretty young thing". [i](now before we get stuck on the word "thing", it's just an expression. I do not now nor have I ever been guilty of objectifying women. I do not know if the expression is a regional thing or not, but no slur is intended)[/i] I caught myself. That’s the point here. Would I or anyone watching or the news media that brings us these stories, have cared, even a little if she weren’t pretty?