Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Johnny Franco Strikes Back

Remember the guy I talked about on this video and wrote about on this blog? Story time!

I was on my way to the Rite-Aid near my school to go buy a folder and a gluestick when I see him walking in my direction. Aw shit, He better not talk to me, I thought to myself. He then stops in front of my and I try to keep walking, but he started talking. Shit.
"Hey, you go to school here?"
"Uhh.... no."
"Oh, you graduated already?"
"Not exactly..."
I wasn't really sure what excuse to make up to leave, and it was already too late to turn myself into a character. At this point, I was just regretting not having started the conversation with a British accent.
"So uhh... what's your name?"
"Myra," I lied.
"Oh, cool. My name's--" Johnny, I know. I blogged about you once. "--Johnny. How old are you"
"Nineteen."
"Oh, that's cool. When's your birthday?"
"Uhh... last month."
"Yeah? Mine was on--" September 22nd, if I remember correctly. I think you shared a birthday with Tom Felton. But seriously, why is it so important to you that people know when your birthday is? Are you gonna tell me that you have soft lips and can type really fast without looking at the keyboard? "--September 22... Uhh, so do you know what UFC is?"
"Yeah," I responded while wondering how the hell he transitioned from his birthdate to UFC.
"Well, I have tickets to go see it. Can I have your number? I'll take you."
"Uhh...."
"What's your number?"
"Sorry, I don't give my number to people I don't know."
"Awww, really? Why not?"
"I just don't. Sorry, I have to go."

Pretty much, I wish I could go back in time and give more clever responses and a better name. This dude totally caught me off guard today. Maybe next time. This is the third time he tries to talk to me and I guess doesn't remember that he's done it before.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Where the Wild Things Are


Spike Jonze did an outstanding job getting Maurice Sendak's classic children's story on the big screen. "Where the Wild Things Are" was not an exact depiction of what went on in the original text (as is the case with most film adaptations of novels), but the writers presented audiences with a brilliant, funny, and clever interpretation of the book. The producers of this movie brought viewers into the kind of world that can only exist in the mind of a young child to such a great degree that even adult viewers felt like they were six years old again.

The film starts off with the story of a young boy named Max who struggles to get the attention of his family, as his mother is busy with work and his older sister is a teenager who would much rather spend time with her friends than her little brother. Angered by the lack of attention, Max runs out of his house and finds himself sailing into a world of his own:the land of Wild Things, as it is called in the book. Here he is introduced to monstrous-looking creatures with various personalities, who crown Max as their king because he claimed to have special powers that no one else did. As his first order of business, Max exclaims "Let the wild rumpus start!" And so begin his adventures as king in the land of Wild Things.

Max and the Wild Things were supposed to be building "a place where only the things you want to happen would happen," but they came across a few difficulties along the way. As they're building this mythical place, some social and emotional problems begin to arise within the Wild Things and Max decides to lighten up the mood by making up a war game. This game leads some of the Wild Things to have even more issues with each other and ask Max for assistance in fixing all their problems. They then come to realize that Max does not have special powers and is not cut out to be a king, which really disappoints them. This happens around the time he begins to get homesick and decides to sail back to where he came from. Eventually, all the Wild Things forgive him and bid him farewell as he sails back home.

Though a few people argued that the creatures were much too complex for this children's story, they are they key characters that differentiated the book from the movie. The fact that these creatures had the same types of emotions and problems that regular people do helped personify them, give them a sense of character, and make them memorable. Thus, leading the story line to flow more smoothly.

This movie was released at the perfect time of the year in regards to its setting. The majority of the film's scenes were lit with shades of orange, yellow, and brown, which were very reminiscent of autumn sunsets. Additionally, the movie's soundtrack, led by Karen O (singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs), also helped set a relaxing and at the same time playful mood.

Randomness with Gibby

Monday, October 12, 2009

It just feels like a gloomy day

...probably because it is a gloomy day. Good job, weather.

I was gonna make a layout for this blog before I even posted anything new, but I feel like writing for a bit. I've been runny-nosed and felt weak and crappy the past 3-ish days. It sucks. The wonderful thing about being sick, though, is that it helps me really appreciate my parents.

I didn't get out of bed until almost 1pm. Apparently, my mom told me to get out of bed like five times and I responded her saying "okay" or something like that. I don't remember any of that. When I finally got out of bed, I went into the kitchen and saw that she had made me nice warm oatmeal. She even put it in my favorite Little Mermaid mug/bowl. I don't know if she did it because she knows I love eating out of that thing, or because it fit perfectly, but it was awesome. Then she made me tea. It's supposed to help get rid of all this sinus stuff. I hope it works. She said I'm supposed to drink it like 2-3 times a day. It didn't taste as good as the oatmeal, but it was still warm and made me just have this great feeling inside.

I love you, mom. Thanks for making my sick days better.

P.S. I feel like a little kid... writing in short sentences and mentioning my Little Mermaid cup.

This isn't WordPress :O

Not that I've been updating my blog frequently or anything, but I just wanted to let you all know that I have made the switch from WordPress to blogspot. I actually had this account since 2004, but never used it. I guess that's because I was using LiveJournal at the time, haha.

Anyway, I've managed to import all my WordPress blogs here so it doesn't seem so empty. By the looks of it, the transition was pretty smooth. The only thing that bothers me is that images on here don't do that thing where they wrap around the text, but oh well. I'll live. So, just know that if images make my posts look stupid, it's because the text is supposed to wrap around. Any post on here made before this specific one was imported from my WordPress.

Oh, and in case you were wondering: I switched because Blogger (or Blogspot, whatever it wants to be called) gives me more freedom when it comes to editing the layout and adding widgets on the sidebar and stuff. Blogger seems like a better choice if I have a free blog. That doesn't mean I like it better than WordPress, though. I would suggest WordPress to anyone who is making a website and needs something to manage their content and news posts.

I'll work on a layout soon because it looks kinda crappy (though nice and simple) right now.