I feel kind of guilty about not posting. So here is three posts in one.
Sorry. I have(n't) been busy.
So let me talk to you again about PE.
I actually did end up trying to walk the other way. For a short while I had seven people following me but they eventually realized no one else was going to walk with them and turned back around.
A sheep is a sheep am I right?
I have a nickname now.
Walmart.
Yeah. They call me Walmart. Why? Because of how I play games.
I kind of forgot that these people don't already know my fool-proof method of blocking; Talking.
I don't just stand in front of someone and wave my arms, I chat with them. And my first question always is "Hey have you ever been to Walmart?"
Pair that with a couple of people forgetting what my actual name is and BAM. I'm Walmart.
Well...at least I have reasonable prices.
What else?
Oh yeah! Did I ever tell you about the poem someone wrote about me in seventh grade?
No?
Okay so in 7th grade we had a poetry unit. Sometimes we could go up to the front of the class and read what we had written to the class. Such was the case with Don.
He went up to the front of the class and said "This poem is about Nikki."
Of course everyone was instantly like "Oooooooooh" because we were 7th graders and that's what they do.
They didn't realize however that THIS would be the poem.
She's funny, she's smart, she's kind
She's Nikki
She is a ginger but she doesn't taste like one.
Shall I say WHAT?
First off, how Don was able to determine my decidedly ungingery taste is beyond me.
Even more beyond the grasps of my knowledge is why he would even put that in a poem in the first place.
But alas, it happened.
It's a pretty good story too.
Something else?
Books.
I love to read. Yep. I do.
Now I have never really liked reading assignments. The concept of being forced to read something and not being able to read as fast or slow as I'd like was not an appealing one.
But not lately.
Lately I've liked my reading assignments.
I'm going to end this post with just a bunch of books I like. It would be really cool if you...um...commented with some recommendations...
Sophie's World
Life of Pi
Hate List
Thirteen Reasons Why
Mysterious Benedict Society
May Bird
The Secret Series
Dear Dumb Diary
Eclectic I know. I was just reading my bookshelf there at the end...
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Shipper Heart
Dang my shipper heart.
I have one, for sure. It's painstakingly obvious in everything.
I've shattered the glass.
Now, I'll be watching something and there will be a comment, harmless. My brain jumps on it instantly.
"Who ships them?"
I just...see it. I'm reading a book*, Scars.
It's heavy stuff. Yet as I read, the slight plot line of romance is drowning me.
It's so obvious. Like how would I not?
Subtext.
Everywhere.
Jori, you all should know of that if you read religiously.
I was watching my brother beat Mass Effect 3, a passing scene and I ship two characters that I don't know.
It's like a gift. Or curse maybe.
Feelings, even a shippers, can be suffocating.
*When I read, I tend to be more...poetic in my words I suppose. I happen to be reading RIGHT NOW. I simply paused to make this post. You can probably tell that I am just by the way this is organized. Chaotic
I have one, for sure. It's painstakingly obvious in everything.
I've shattered the glass.
Now, I'll be watching something and there will be a comment, harmless. My brain jumps on it instantly.
"Who ships them?"
I just...see it. I'm reading a book*, Scars.
It's heavy stuff. Yet as I read, the slight plot line of romance is drowning me.
It's so obvious. Like how would I not?
Subtext.
Everywhere.
Jori, you all should know of that if you read religiously.
I was watching my brother beat Mass Effect 3, a passing scene and I ship two characters that I don't know.
It's like a gift. Or curse maybe.
Feelings, even a shippers, can be suffocating.
*When I read, I tend to be more...poetic in my words I suppose. I happen to be reading RIGHT NOW. I simply paused to make this post. You can probably tell that I am just by the way this is organized. Chaotic
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Book/Movie
I just saw The Hunger Games. Not to worry, I'm not the ruining type so you can untwist your panties. I will say however that I enjoyed it and if I could go see it again I would.
The point of this post was not that however. My point comes from the idea of book to movie.
I love it.
I know people always say, "The book will always be better then the movie." but here's the the thing; You aren't looking at the big picture.
Maybe I'm just hopelessly biased, but I think I enjoyed the movie as much as I did the book. When done correctly (And I'll get back to that) the movie does something the book can not. A movie gives life to a book.
Yeah I know, some books are written so wonderfully that you get a lovely image and whatnot but hang on. An actors job is to bring a roll to life. I don't care how much you describe them, in my opinion they are simple wisps of imagination untill someone casts an actor.
Let me explain, if you were to ask me how I pictured Katniss before the movie, I wouldn't have an answer. Because when I'm reading, I picture the scene, yes, but the moment I stop it's like trying to recall a face in a dream.
Maybe that's just me though.
Now I said when it is done correctly. Which I suppose there can never truely be a CORRECT way because it's the director's own vision but really, when you kill off a important character that is in ALL THREE BOOKS, what the hell kind of vision is that? You call THAT making the book into a movie? (I'm looking at you My Side of The Mountain)
What I mean to say is, if your going to make a book into a movie, then stick to the book. I understand things will have to be tweaked and that's fine, just don't change the story.
If you are going to base a movie off a book you can be more liberal, just be sure everyone knows that it is not the book, it's BASED off of a book.
I said that you weren't looking at the big picture. I probably am just hopelessly biased, but what I was trying to say was this; If you think the book will forever be better then the movie then you are being unfair to the director.
The book came out first. The book was good and spawned a movie. You read the book. You like the book. You go see the movie.
So here you are, already having accepted the EXACT plot of the book, about to see the movie. Poor director. He had to change a few things for time reasons and budget and whatever. You Mr. Book's Better, see these tweaks as invaders in your beloved story and attack them.
I know. I'm guilty of it.
But when I watched The Hunger Games, I didn't judge the soundtrack, or the director's choice in how to film, I didn't mind the tweaks (Well except one but that was actually more of just a matter of opinion) I didn't care how the actors chose to say their lines.
I simply sat back and watched a world I'd only ever imagined come to life.
If you go into a movie thinking only of the book, there is no way you will enjoy it as much as you could.
If you go into a movie with all of this stuff I said considered (And I said a lot in a sorta weird train of thought) I do believe you'll enjoy it to the fullest.
The point of this post was not that however. My point comes from the idea of book to movie.
I love it.
I know people always say, "The book will always be better then the movie." but here's the the thing; You aren't looking at the big picture.
Maybe I'm just hopelessly biased, but I think I enjoyed the movie as much as I did the book. When done correctly (And I'll get back to that) the movie does something the book can not. A movie gives life to a book.
Yeah I know, some books are written so wonderfully that you get a lovely image and whatnot but hang on. An actors job is to bring a roll to life. I don't care how much you describe them, in my opinion they are simple wisps of imagination untill someone casts an actor.
Let me explain, if you were to ask me how I pictured Katniss before the movie, I wouldn't have an answer. Because when I'm reading, I picture the scene, yes, but the moment I stop it's like trying to recall a face in a dream.
Maybe that's just me though.
Now I said when it is done correctly. Which I suppose there can never truely be a CORRECT way because it's the director's own vision but really, when you kill off a important character that is in ALL THREE BOOKS, what the hell kind of vision is that? You call THAT making the book into a movie? (I'm looking at you My Side of The Mountain)
What I mean to say is, if your going to make a book into a movie, then stick to the book. I understand things will have to be tweaked and that's fine, just don't change the story.
If you are going to base a movie off a book you can be more liberal, just be sure everyone knows that it is not the book, it's BASED off of a book.
I said that you weren't looking at the big picture. I probably am just hopelessly biased, but what I was trying to say was this; If you think the book will forever be better then the movie then you are being unfair to the director.
The book came out first. The book was good and spawned a movie. You read the book. You like the book. You go see the movie.
So here you are, already having accepted the EXACT plot of the book, about to see the movie. Poor director. He had to change a few things for time reasons and budget and whatever. You Mr. Book's Better, see these tweaks as invaders in your beloved story and attack them.
I know. I'm guilty of it.
But when I watched The Hunger Games, I didn't judge the soundtrack, or the director's choice in how to film, I didn't mind the tweaks (Well except one but that was actually more of just a matter of opinion) I didn't care how the actors chose to say their lines.
I simply sat back and watched a world I'd only ever imagined come to life.
If you go into a movie thinking only of the book, there is no way you will enjoy it as much as you could.
If you go into a movie with all of this stuff I said considered (And I said a lot in a sorta weird train of thought) I do believe you'll enjoy it to the fullest.
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