20050109
remnants
last year was so frickin hectic, it spilled into this year. i felt like i lost a year. this year is catch up year.
shall i start with the books? ahahahaha - i laugh because you need discipline to read all the way through a book, and i want to do that. 'the da vinci code,' 'angels and demons,' 'fabulous small jews.' i actually got to read 'the curious incident of the dog in the night-time' by mark haddon coz a friend of mine texted me at a little past 4 a.m., "YOU HAVE GOT TO READ THIS BOOK!!! the whole school fell for it!!!"
i've already actually purchased the last hardbound copy at borders on clark and broadway and had been hoarding it for several months before he texted me, and i should have read it to impress them all. mwahahahaha. ah, i am wasting my shot at fame by not taking advantage of my access and reach here to show off what i know to peeps over there. ahahahaha.
i heard 'garden state' is a good film; i shall make an effort to rent it on dvd. 'closer' sounds like an interesting flick as well, i'll try to see that as well. the one movie that's got me mildly curious is 'my sassy girl,' (yeopgijeogin geunyeo); everyone overseas says that it's a must-see. i guess anyone who's serious about korean film and TV's already seen this. it's incredibly rare here! :bummed:
today we finally got out and shopped, the fridge is stocked and the cheetos are waiting. (yum. i hope they leave some for me this time!!!) we also actually drove to evanston to watch a movie and visit the borders there. damn. this year is truly getting to me, when i'm able to leave a bookstore empty-handed with my credit card burning through my jeans. victory!!!
'house of flying daggers' (shi mian mai fu) is, as always, magnificently delicious zhang yimou eye candy, with the brothel almost as obvious a stage as the restaurant scene in 'crouching tiger hidden dragon,' (wo hu cang long) and at first i didn't recognize ms. ziyi with her face all made up. her ballet skills came into play in this film. absolutely loved the bamboo sequence and the green gangsta costumes and salakots. ;-P perfect character counterpoints. but we think 'hero' (ying xiong) drained mr. yimou out, making the end to 'house of flying daggers' a bit comical and overdrawn, just like a hong kong fight scene. still, because of perfect abstract frames like bamboo flying as spears or springing as daggers, as new sprouts from the ground, the movie is well worth seeing. :-D
an old book i read in high school keeps on coming back to haunt me - 'phantom' by susan kay. at least, i think that's the 'phantom of the opera' version that someone asked me to read in high school. i remember being speechless and envious of ms. kay after reading the book. since visiting new york city last september, and looking for something to do in times square, we thought of seeing the broadway, but thought better of it; rent already cost us almost $100. that's what you get for being so spur-of-the-moment. the book came back to me while times square glared and dazzled above me.
impromptu is always romantic and exhilerating, and this year continues the crazy chase for the latest, trendiest, the best. but i need to nail my feet to the ground and prioritize - because there's always next year to catch up with things. :pleased: and by that time, all the new books will be paperbound and cheaper, all the movies will be on DVD and easier to rent. one of my other resolutions this year will be to achieve discipline and chisel priorities and ignore the nagging boredom, "i know this city well enough already." one year of play is year enough for many, year enough for me. i've just typed out the many distractions that might entertain me for the rest of the year, i should be content till they tide me over the next. with all this on the side, i should be able to accomplish several of my real goals. thus, i'll reserve asking for things supposedly due me for the time when, as i've said before, truly deserve them. :-) ¶ 1/09/2005 04:25:00 AM
shall i start with the books? ahahahaha - i laugh because you need discipline to read all the way through a book, and i want to do that. 'the da vinci code,' 'angels and demons,' 'fabulous small jews.' i actually got to read 'the curious incident of the dog in the night-time' by mark haddon coz a friend of mine texted me at a little past 4 a.m., "YOU HAVE GOT TO READ THIS BOOK!!! the whole school fell for it!!!"
i've already actually purchased the last hardbound copy at borders on clark and broadway and had been hoarding it for several months before he texted me, and i should have read it to impress them all. mwahahahaha. ah, i am wasting my shot at fame by not taking advantage of my access and reach here to show off what i know to peeps over there. ahahahaha.
i heard 'garden state' is a good film; i shall make an effort to rent it on dvd. 'closer' sounds like an interesting flick as well, i'll try to see that as well. the one movie that's got me mildly curious is 'my sassy girl,' (yeopgijeogin geunyeo); everyone overseas says that it's a must-see. i guess anyone who's serious about korean film and TV's already seen this. it's incredibly rare here! :bummed:
today we finally got out and shopped, the fridge is stocked and the cheetos are waiting. (yum. i hope they leave some for me this time!!!) we also actually drove to evanston to watch a movie and visit the borders there. damn. this year is truly getting to me, when i'm able to leave a bookstore empty-handed with my credit card burning through my jeans. victory!!!
'house of flying daggers' (shi mian mai fu) is, as always, magnificently delicious zhang yimou eye candy, with the brothel almost as obvious a stage as the restaurant scene in 'crouching tiger hidden dragon,' (wo hu cang long) and at first i didn't recognize ms. ziyi with her face all made up. her ballet skills came into play in this film. absolutely loved the bamboo sequence and the green gangsta costumes and salakots. ;-P perfect character counterpoints. but we think 'hero' (ying xiong) drained mr. yimou out, making the end to 'house of flying daggers' a bit comical and overdrawn, just like a hong kong fight scene. still, because of perfect abstract frames like bamboo flying as spears or springing as daggers, as new sprouts from the ground, the movie is well worth seeing. :-D
an old book i read in high school keeps on coming back to haunt me - 'phantom' by susan kay. at least, i think that's the 'phantom of the opera' version that someone asked me to read in high school. i remember being speechless and envious of ms. kay after reading the book. since visiting new york city last september, and looking for something to do in times square, we thought of seeing the broadway, but thought better of it; rent already cost us almost $100. that's what you get for being so spur-of-the-moment. the book came back to me while times square glared and dazzled above me.
impromptu is always romantic and exhilerating, and this year continues the crazy chase for the latest, trendiest, the best. but i need to nail my feet to the ground and prioritize - because there's always next year to catch up with things. :pleased: and by that time, all the new books will be paperbound and cheaper, all the movies will be on DVD and easier to rent. one of my other resolutions this year will be to achieve discipline and chisel priorities and ignore the nagging boredom, "i know this city well enough already." one year of play is year enough for many, year enough for me. i've just typed out the many distractions that might entertain me for the rest of the year, i should be content till they tide me over the next. with all this on the side, i should be able to accomplish several of my real goals. thus, i'll reserve asking for things supposedly due me for the time when, as i've said before, truly deserve them. :-) ¶ 1/09/2005 04:25:00 AM
