REGINAROADIE

Hey Blue (you've been the only consistent reader of my blogs, so I might as well address you) Yesterday was the day that I would show my first rough cut of my final project entitled THEOLOGY AND GROCERY (I've decided to drop the CROSSING BORDERS hyphen since it's become a bit of a stand alone film for the purpose of this class) to the class. I was nervous (it's gotten to the point where the film is almost out of my hands and has a life of its own) but at the same time excited. Yes there were some technical details that still need to be ironed out, but for the most part the film is what it is. I was hoping for some positive feedback and constructive criticism. What I end up getting was "The sound needs more work, you broke the 180 line, the Bono monologue lost me, there's no moment of weakness from Riley. But your actors were really good." So I new have to get my actors together again for an hour to do a poor man ADR and looping with the DAT recorders, which are actually outdated pieces of crap that we barely could get to work for us when we used them for an assignment. I guess it's just frustrating when you put so much of yourself into something that's been living in your head for nine months and work on for five days nonstop. But I guess I kind of knew that coming in, so I can't really say I was surprised. What I was surprised with was that the stress that we were all having with our projects started to spill over in full display. One guys project I worked on was compromised despite having two camera and a full lighting scheme because his "actors" weren't fully prepared and rehearsed. At the end of every take one of the actors burst out laughing. And this was a very beautiful but emotionally intense film they were doing, so it was affecting the final result. Fortunately, he still hadn't shot the majority of the film, so he still has that opportunity to make something great. But he said that after this, he was done with directing. He just wants to write from now on. Another guys project was a really edgy, irreverent comedy (the subtitle was "Guns, Violence and Intoxication" which is an inside joke for us) that our teacher actually got worked up over. It's all narration and it gets pretty funny on that ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT level, but it has a joke about pussies (both kinds) that's said to demonstrate how gutless the two characters were. Well she just ripped into it and said it was sexist and crude and just awful. She actually sent us all an e-mail talking about it. Hi Everyone, Upon further reflection after our conversation about blank's film yesterday, I realised we did not take the time to discuss the actual word "pussy." In the slang form that blank uses in his film, the word refers to a weak person with negative qualities. Thus, a weak person is equivalent to a woman's vagina, nicknamed pussy. The term gets extended to mean that women in general are weak and possess negative qualities. A degrading view of women; a horror for men to be compared to. Likely, in any person's life, the most courageous and deeply strong people they meet and know will be women. Also, what is weak or negative about growing a human being inside one's body, enduring the difficulty of that, and giving birth to her or him through that vagina which is regarded so negatively? It is clearly an act of strength, commitment and courage for a woman to have a child. We have all come from this positive place. The word "pussy" stems from antiquated patriarchal views of women that misconstrue the truth. This is just more propaganda blank.. it would be nice if you didn't spread it. Thanks, Blank You have to understand. This guy is not in any way crude, boisterous or sexist or any "ist" for that matter. In regular life he's pretty quiet and meek. When he's in front or behind the camera, he's incredibly funny. I call him our resident Mel Brooks. When the issue was brought up, I had made a suggestion that would have shortened the joke and made it less offensive, thus making it fun

FUTUREMRSFILLION

If I could hug anyone in the world, I would start right here in the verse. I would have to spend a lot of time here, cause there are so many of you. I wonder if you can get carpal tunnel of the elbows?? :biggrin:

CRUSTACEANFREAK

I had to do a short report recently where I had to write about my favorite song, what it means, and why it is important to me. As you can guess, I did the Ballad of Serenity. I got 100% on the assignment, and here it is: I am very specific about what music I like. I do not like the majority of today’s music, as it seems people have lost any kind of sense of what music should be, and use it more as an excuse to make money (Similar to how many modern films have lost their touch). Music is not a huge part of my life, but I do enjoy listening to it from time to time. The song I chose is the theme song to a short-lived TV series called Firefly. The song describes the life of the main character, Malcolm Reynolds, the captain of starship called Serenity. He lost his faith during a war he was on the losing side of, against a totalitarian government called the Alliance. The battle he lost everything in was called the Battle of Serenity Valley. He named his ship after that battle because “Once you’ve been in Serenity, you never leave”. The song describes how the Alliance took everything from him, but that they can’t take “the sky” from him. The song eventually took on another form, as it represented the fight fans of the show gave after the television station FOX cancelled it after showing the episodes out of order, and shifting its time slots around. Fans used it as a rallying cry to see more of Firefly, and help the creator, Joss Whedon, in his effort to resurrect the franchise. After many months, FOX released the TV series on DVD, including 3 unaired episodes. Fans converted other people into fans, and it continued, making Firefly one of the best-selling DVDs of all time. Because of this, Joss Whedon was able to create a movie, called Serenity, under the production of Universal, and including the entire original cast. The film was not so successful in theatres, due to a small fanbase. However, it still remains a song that all fans of Firefly sing and have sung since the first episode aired. The DVD of the movie and series continue to sell well after being on the shelves for over a year. More fans join the movement called the “Browncoats” every day, petitioning and using guerilla marketing to hopefully, one day, see another movie or see the TV series resurrected again. This song means much to me as I am a “Browncoat”, and have fought to see more of the Firefly universe, which has become a cult classic. The story of Firefly, Malcolm Reynolds, and the fans all echo in this short, one-minute-long song.

CEDRIC

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHINDIG TOUR SPONSORS Browncoat vendors and artisans from all over North America have generously donated some extremely shiny stuff for the charity raffles we'll be holding at each stop on the Bedlam Bards 2007 Shindig Tour. Some of these prizes are so fine that I'm tempted to say, "Hump the raffles! I'm takin' this stuff and absquatulatin' to Mexico!" All right, I'll just buy raffle tickets like everyone else . . . Here's what we've received so far: from Read My Chest (www.ReadMyChest.com) 7—500 'verse bills 7—100 'verse bills 4—2007 River desk calendars 2—Michael Palin's Best dvds 1—Room 6 dvd 1—Battle for the Planet of the Apes dvd 3—Left in Darkness dvds 48—photographs of actors several Serenity Sudokus 10—oversize River postcards 10—standard River postcards 10—standard Serenity Kanji postcards 10—standard VIW postcards 7—2007 Calendar Magnets 7—large River magnets 7 –small Serenity Kanji magnets 10—standard Sunset/Calendar postcards from Out to the Black Outfitters (www.OutToTheBlack.com) 1—Browncoat Messenger Bag 5—Browncoat Male Tees (2 S, 2 XL, 1 L) 4—Browncoat Babydoll or Women's Tee (assorted sizes) 2—Browncoat Caps 6—Bunkmate Tee Shirts (2 S, 1 XL, 1 M, 1 XL babydoll, 1 L babydoll) 1—Hawaiian Shirt with "Curse Your Sudden But Inevitable Betrayal" written on it (large) 7—Regimental Patches 2—"Support our BDHs" Car Magnets 5—keychains 28—Backup Bash Commemorative Wristbands from Fan Done (www.FanDone.com) 1—large stack of Serenity Trading Cards 101—"Can't Take the Sky From Me" Wristbands from Done the Impossible (www.DoneTheImpossible.com) 10—Done the Impossible dvds 10—Done the Impossible Soundtrack cds from Firefly Cargo Bay (https://www.cafepress.com/fireflycargobay) 1—Canvas Tote Bag ("Big Damn Heroes—Ain't We Just") 1—License Plate Frame ("Leaf on the Wind—Watch How I Soar") 1—Mug (Fruity Oaty Bar Girls!) 1—Stein ("Browncoat") 1—Throw Pillow ("If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed") (lots of shiny promotional stickers!) from Randy Farran of Conestoga (www.sftulsa.org) 5— "Penguinity" prints, signed and numbered from Quantum Mechanix (

TRISTAN

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HISGOODGIRL

So I got to thinking about how "Old Warriors", a quick piece I intended as a one-shot, is proving to be my most commented-on story ever, here and elsewhere. Some of that seems to be because folks liked it - THANK YOU! - and some because I left it very open-ended, which apparently hooked some folks and annoyed the hell out of others. I'm not typically a "write on demand" sort, and initially declined the requests for more story and more answers. I LIKE being a tease. However, it's become clear that my muse is a SLUT. So, for those folks who asked for the tussle, the aftermath and some answers -- They're coming. Mind you, you may not like the answers you get. Trust me, my muse isn't that much of a slut and I ain't writing it over!