Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Retro

What's old is new again. It happens all the time. Things...people...places come and go out of style. Fashion. Movies. Books. Music. The same song on repeat...different singer. We all have our favored versions. some co-exist. My iPod is proof enough of that. Most don't live up to the original...more so because of the sense memories that we relate to these things like a smell or taste that curls on the tongue like the best kind of nostalgia.

Its the reason why so many studios are rushing out to revive those bits of our youth...movies and comicbooks. They know we'll be following their lead not very far behind. No matter how utterly crappy we just know it'll be. There's some part of the kid that we were and remain who wants to play and indulge. Forget the unending responsibilities of adulthood and slap on a pair of 3D glasses...the REAL kind. Anticipate and quote your favorite tagline or catchphrase because you know it's coming.

So things though...should never ever ever be redone. Gone With The Wind. Classic I know but I still have yet to sit through the whole thing. I've seen the highlights and know the story though :). The new Halloween. Rob Zombie did an admirable job with the first but the second was just....convoluted and WTF. WHY. Just WHY?!?! Most horror movies...can't touch the original (Though...okay...I'm kinda looking forward to remake of Nightmare on Elm St. Loved the original and its beyond weird seeing Not Robert Englund in the trailer) Really could care less about seeing the New Karate Kid. They could've called it something else. It could've been a different movie about a kid and Jackie Chan. Sorry I'm all about the original. There were sequels. And what's this about a 21 Jump Street movie...give me Penhall and Hanson (Deluise & Depp) and I'll be a happy girl but...why. Just...well at least it wasn't the show. Yet.

Star Trek reboot. Yay. Terminator Salvation. Woohoo...woohoo. Battlestar Galatica = pretty frakkin beautiful...The Hills Have Eyes (not the sequel...that was just disgusting) Liked it. Magnificent Seven tv series <3Smurf's Live Action with NPH. I'm there....but please...stay away from:

1. Casablanca
2. Rebel Without a Cause
3. Dynasty
4. Knots Landing
5. Dallas
6. Titanic (Dear God....never ever again. Please)
7. The Getaway (Steve McQueen & Ali were amazing but Alec and Kimmy did pretty damn good too)
8. The Princess Bride (Don't mess with a classic)
9. The Philadelphia Story (see #8)
10. Auntie Mame (see #9 and never see Lucille Ball's version. Love her but Ros Russell PWNed.)

Perspective Found

A friend linked me to this site and I wanted to pay it forward. Alot of just wow...not so much with the depressing but people really do give a crap about one another. I like that.

This one:
"My family & I got seperated in New York City when I was little. Scared, I sat crying on the sidewalk as tons of people passed by. A homeless man picked me up, comforted me, & carried me to a police officer, who found my parents. He had a long beard & I asked if he was Jesus. He laughed so hard he cried. He GMH.
#9785 (33) - Aug 14,
2009 09:38 PM by Karina - Random acts of kindness - I Love This! (9629) - (4)"

How amazing is that. We have so many judgements and fears. A world blinded to the life around them. Deafened to the plight of others and then it was the unexpected. How wonderful is that...a homeless man...he himself apart of the world we bypass in our day to day lives. He was there...actually watching and paying attention. Not simply moving and falling into automatic rhythms that blinded others to this child's plight. He was there and observing. Listening. Living.

M...A...N...Man

I remember joking with a good friend of mine after finding out that I'd been hired at my first REAL job. The others were just practice and nothing that would set me on my way for life. Benjamin put my excitement into prospective quite easily with the words..."Oh, man. You work for the MAN." Oh crap, the Man? Seriously. No one likes the Man. The Man gets a bad rap. What MAN am I talking about you ask? The man with the power. (cue you) What power? (me) The power of whodo (you cued) Whodo? (me again) You do. (now you) I do what? (me now) You remind me of a man (circling about) What man? (*raises hand*) The man with the power....

Yes...I'm stuck on movies. The first part was all me but then the last I got pulled into the vicious cycle of one of my favorite bantering quotes. Cary Grant and Myrna Loy (Shirley Temple there in the video) but CG & ML run through it again at the end. Love it.



And I got totally distracted from my rant...the MAN. Yes. I'm told that not only is everything I do on my work computer screen visible whenever they want to check in and make sure that I'm toeing the line but I can't bring my personal laptop to write or do homework...no sorry that's not right. I can't switch it on during breaks and lunch because of airwaves.........

M'kay.

You remind me of a man. What man? The man with the power. What power?

Tiiiiiiiiime is on my side...yes it is

is it? LOL. Weeks have passed and I'm so just catching up from the whole losing of an hour. No seriously. That entire first week, I slept straight through...not just one alarm because as soon as I overslept twice those first two days I switch on my handy-dandy iPod alarm as a back up and damned if I didn't sleep through the very loud quacking of a singular and extremely loud duck. Nothing to dream or troublesome plot twist to keep me busy or ruminate over as I rest...just fathomless sleep. Too much work and not enough time. I'll stop whining at some point....whining is what my facebook is for.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

This is a stickup

WOW. New experiences everyday. As a writer I usually revel in that aspect in life but this one....this one I could've done without. Calgon...take me away already.

No, I wasn't held up...well not by a robber. It was a copper. Yes. Stopped for the first time ever on a rain slicked Saturday night or Sunday eve, rather. Was I speeding, officer? Nope. Suspended tags? I'm sorry...what. My dear sweet friend almost cringed at my side in the passenger seat. It was her car you see. She'd asked me to drive since she didn't have her glasses.

So, there I sat, comforting her while they ran her paperwork and MY license. All I could think...hmm, will this shit show up on my newly existent record. Am I in the system? Perp walk. I keep joking about that, but what does it mean. I didn't have to do one. The officer was actually super nice in the face of my friend's incredibly stupid questions.

Curiosity assuaged. Perp walk = ((The term perp walk is an American slang term which refers to the police practice of intentionally parading an arrested suspect (or "perp", short for "perpetrator") through a public place so that the media may observe and record the event. The suspect is typically handcuffed or otherwise restrained, and is often dressed in prison garb.)) Thank you ever so much wiki. I do watch L&O but for some reason the actual meaning escaped me.

Yeah...that didn't happen. LOL. Still super embarrassing despite the blessedly late hour and thankfully that sangria I'd had much much hours and hours and hours earlier in the night was long out of my system.



Yeah, yeah yeah. I know. No sound. Not my fault. I didn't upload it...but couldn't find it anywhere else and I couldn't really invite you all over to watch my DVDs so this will have to do. The video and I'll post the transcript from the scene. It's pertinent...trust me. ;)

Okay so watch the scene and read... (oh..I don't own any of this)

5.22 - A House is Not A Home - (109)
This transcript is from the collection found at http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/gilmoregirls.

POLICE STATION
[Lorelai walks up to the counter.]

LORELAI: Hi. Hello. Yes, I'm here to pick up my daughter.

OFFICER: Your daughter's name?

LORELAI: Rory Gilmore. Lorelai Gilmore. She goes by Rory. I don't know what you have her under.

OFFICER: Rory Gilmore.

LORELAI: Oh, that's good, because she only answers to that. Not that she won't to the other, but -

OFFICER: She'll be out in a minute.

LORELAI: Okay. Thanks. [Pause.] Sorry, when you say she'll be out, do you mean out of a cell?

OFFICER: Yep.

LORELAI: So she was in a cell.

OFFICER: That's where we usually put people when they're arrested.

LORELAI: Was she in the cell alone?

OFFICER: It was a slow night. She had the place to herself.

LORELAI [relieved]: Oh, that's good. I mean, not that she's a snob. She can get along with anyone, it's just, it was her first time in a cell, so I didn't want her to be attacked, you know, like in Caged Heat? Or was it Switchblade Sisters? Anyway. I mean, my daughter never gets into trouble. Except, you know, now. But on the whole, the kid is an angel. She goes to Yale.

OFFICER: She'll be out in a minute.

LORELAI: Right. [She looks around.] I'm sorry. Are you, like, solving something?

OFFICER: What can I do for you?

LORELAI: I was just wondering. Is Rory in the system now? Because I just remember when Sipowicz's son accidentally got arrested because he looked like a drug dealer. Sipowicz was freaked out that the son was going to wind up in the system. And I just wonder, you know, should I be freaked out? And also, what exactly is the system? (Me: My thoughts exactly!!!)

OFFICER: She's got to go to court. They'll figure out what's going to happen.

LORELAI: And am I going to have to pay anything? I mean, bail? Does she need bail?

OFFICER: They're releasing her on a P.T.A. A promise to appear.

LORELAI: Oh, she will. She will appear. She might be there before you will.

OFFICER [losing patience]: I won't be there.

LORELAI: Right. But she will, 'cause she promised. I'll be over there.

[She walks over to sit on the other side of the room. Finn and Colin enter the station, chatting with each other.]

FINN: Well. This is much nicer than the last place we picked him up from.

COLIN: Yes, we definitely need to keep this one in mind for future infractions. Excuse me, Officer, we were wondering if one Logan Huntzberger has been released from your fine custody yet?

OFFICER: Nope. Have a seat.

COLIN: We'll be over here.

FINN: And if you have a moment we'd like to order some appetizers.

[The officer stares at him. He turns around. He and Colin sit near Lorelai, who listens to their conversation with a worried look on her face.]

FINN: So typical. Logan would have to get busted during the one time I almost got Rosemary to agree to go home with me.

COLIN: It's vintage Huntzberger, my friend. Friday nights end in jail.

FINN: The boy knows how to party.

COLIN: Stealing Richardson's boat. Genius.

FINN: Let's not forget the lovely Rory.

COLIN: Yes. Maxwell Smart finally found his Ninety-Nine.

OFFICER: Rory Gilmore is coming out now.

LORELAI: Oh, thank you.

COLIN: You're here for Rory?

LORELAI: Yeah.

FINN: Oh, well, we would have taken her home.

COLIN: Just so you know she was covered.

LORELAI [sarcastic]: Wow. The relief.

COLIN: I'm Colin. This is Finn. And you are?

LORELAI: Her mother.

FINN: My God, those are good genes.

[The door buzzes and Rory comes out. Lorelai gets up. They look at each other for a minute.]

LORELAI: You've got everything?

[Rory holds up her envelope of personal effects.]

LORELAI: Let's go.

[Rory follows her to the door. She glances at Colin and Finn in the corner. They kneel and worship her. She shakes her head at them. Once Lorelai and Rory are gone, they burst out laughing.]


OPENING CREDITS

***
Feeling better now...and it's three am. I've missed Daylight Savings haha. Went from 1am to 3am. Time flies. Think I'll watch GG...not the original (Golden Girls) which I loved or the contemporary (Gossip Girl) which is my very guilty pleasure but my snarky fast talking girls from the Hollow. Ugh. Stars Hollow haha.





Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Classic

Exit signs v. Green pictograms. I'm all for a good pictogram but when it all comes down to it...I'm a words kinda girl and I like the classic touch of the "Exit" sign. For some reasson it makes me think of diners and drive-in movies. I love change and it can definitely be a good thing...but not on this. What in the world am I talking about? Read on...click.

Gross Out

Today's theme seemed to be, "Let's present Cort with the grossest images on the planet." Worked on next project with Tykia and it seems promising. Though our research left me with a sensitive stomach...then I just had to go dig up that video from "I Love You, Man" and the watch it...a few times. It was funny but gross. The other stuff earlier was less funny but more gross. Yes...keep that in mind.

IN YOUR FACE!!! IN YOUR FACE!!!

Imagine this in 3D with the new tvs set for distribution. Beyond gross. Some things were made just for 2D. I don't know if I'm on board with this whole thing. I LOVED seeing Alice this past weekend, but part of the allure of 3D films is the entire movie theatre experience. It isn't something that you can truly re-create in the comfort of your living room. 3K for the set itself and then the specially made glasses for the entire family...then of course you have to put money out for the movies themselves. Worth it? I don't know...there's a certain amount of magic in sitting in the movie theatre, munching on overly-buttered corn, and "aah"ing at that thing coming at you off the screen.

Could be interesting for certain programs through. Sports, horror movies, & sci-fi shows. Not so interesting for the news, golf (sorry...*snoozefest...1D, 2D, 3D...it doesn't matter)...yea. It's a no-go until maybe it drops from 3k like the flat screens. We'll talk in a few more years.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Get'er done!!! I did it. Phew. It's up and gave my little spiel about it in class :D

faghedaboutit

If you at first do not succeed, try...try...try again. That's fine and I've lived by that for as long as I can remember, but there is virtue in giving up. A lot of the time when you're just too exhausted to think or try any more and your mind is distracted by sleep or anything else that has nothing to do with the problem plaguing your senses, that's when the answer comes. I tried all last night to get this project uploaded onto the student pages and its there...just more so as a list of files, rather than the finished product I can see when I test my links through Dreamweaver. At a point, I threw up my hands and thought "faghedaboutit." It wasn't actually a part of the assignment...and we'll have a section on this in class. So I slept and I dreamed and suddenly I knew the answer or at least I thought I did. Site Map. That's the answer...and now I've got two different programs where I was using the FTP thing...I've got two books and youtube vids giving me directions and yet still...after hours this morning...I'm in "faghedaboutit" mode.

Here's a little vid that expresses my depth of feeling at the moment. Please do not watch if you are sensitive to expletives....no, seriously. Well, just the first minute or so. After that you're on your own. I love Mamet.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

To GoDaddy or Not To GoDaddy...

Yes...that was the question. On the site now. I've got my project just about ready to post for tomorrow's class. Now looking at GoDaddy and not sure if I should just do that or use space allotted to students. I could always transfer everything over down the road but I heard that was a pain in the katookis. Hmm...

Midterm + Dreamerweaver = Madwoman

By George, I think I've got it. Kinda. Mostly. Finally just about done with this project. Think...or no I KNOW I made it alot more complicated than it had to be. I'm satisfied, though. Tomorrow, I work on figuring out how to get it all loaded up and ready for Thursday night. *fingers crossed.*