Hey Everyone,
I've been feeling very deep lately so this will be an incredibly incredibly boring blog. I attribute it to seeing two depressing films in a row. One of them "Up in the air" had a nice message about how it's the people in our lives that matter and not the places we go. However, the ending was sooooo bad. I never felt more lonely after a movie in my life. So if you see it, don't see it alone. I know, where was Juicebox? He actually went to the Chumash Casino with a new jungle pal-a possum actually-named Raphael. They've been having oodles of fun. Raphael's from India so he's absolutely in love with California. Juicebox loves being his tour guide. I've never seen a possum happier to be at the beach.
The other film I saw was "Seven." It didn't depress me initially but then I listened to the audio commentary (I know what a film dork). David Fincher (the director) mainly talked about the color temperature of the film and how he used Keno lights for the cool look of the film. Today's films are all about harsh, hard lighting. He seems very intelligent, he kept giving very very random facts about life and how at the time he was concerned with making footnote films (ones that have an important point but in the long run aren't remembered).
Then the writer (Andrew Kevin Walker) talked about how he came up with the idea. He came from Pennsylvania and just moved to New York. He was immediately depressed because he saw sins everywhere he went. He spent alot of the time talking about how we live in a society where you can't go a day without seeing one of the seven deadly sins. He talked about how we actually celebrate them. He then talked about the seven virtues and how the average person can't come up with them. So I was thinking to get me out of this depressed humanity funk, I would meditate on one of the seven virtues and stop dwelling on the seven sins, but we'll see how that goes.
Other than that, my industrial class is ending this week and I should be doing my portfolio, okay I'm going to do my portfolio, oh wait getting dressed would help. See everyone later!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Hello June!
Hi Blog-readers!
So all of you are most likely shocked that I am blogging, because I normally blog maybe once a season but this is not a joke. And no, this is not Juicebox. Fortunately, for me he can't type. He can't write either...he tried once but the pen exploded into his fur. Although even if he could it wouldn't be useful to him-he can't read. Oh gosh, I hope nobody is feeling bad for Juicebox now. He does look at magazines. We get catalogs every week with Peach smoothies...it's amazing the type of containers you can get smoothies in.
Speaking of Juicebox, we are about to enter his favorite season-summer. I'm actually not sure if we're technically in it bc I never know the dates, but I always think June equals summer. Normally, he'd be out tanning, but it has been cloudy here so Juicebox was a bit sad. In order to cheer him up, I gave him full control of the remote control. So as you know, that means designer shows and chick flicks. Even as I type, he's watching "My sister's Keeper." (FYI don't see the movie, read the book). I can't wait till the sun comes out (from the clouds) so Juicebox can turn that frown upside down.
Apart from this, I had a fun memorial day in Riverside, CA. I was able to visit the rambunctious Michelsen's and see Sara's beautiful house and their new headboard. Actually, I even did a bit of sunbathing (I told Juicebox just to rub it in). Sara and I watched "The Education." I give it 3 stars. I'd only see it if you like movies written by Nick Hornby (or books for that matter). It was wierd but good.
I'm not quite sure where my life is headed right now. June has been getting me down lately (not because of the weather) because my sister's birthday is coming up and she is miles and miles away. Juicebox told me that we could have a party in her honor and serve nothing but spam and peached iced tea. He's going to invite all his jungle pals, just not the gorillas because they're against the apartment policy. Well I've gotta go. Have a great day everyone and I hope to blog twice a month from now on!
So all of you are most likely shocked that I am blogging, because I normally blog maybe once a season but this is not a joke. And no, this is not Juicebox. Fortunately, for me he can't type. He can't write either...he tried once but the pen exploded into his fur. Although even if he could it wouldn't be useful to him-he can't read. Oh gosh, I hope nobody is feeling bad for Juicebox now. He does look at magazines. We get catalogs every week with Peach smoothies...it's amazing the type of containers you can get smoothies in.
Speaking of Juicebox, we are about to enter his favorite season-summer. I'm actually not sure if we're technically in it bc I never know the dates, but I always think June equals summer. Normally, he'd be out tanning, but it has been cloudy here so Juicebox was a bit sad. In order to cheer him up, I gave him full control of the remote control. So as you know, that means designer shows and chick flicks. Even as I type, he's watching "My sister's Keeper." (FYI don't see the movie, read the book). I can't wait till the sun comes out (from the clouds) so Juicebox can turn that frown upside down.
Apart from this, I had a fun memorial day in Riverside, CA. I was able to visit the rambunctious Michelsen's and see Sara's beautiful house and their new headboard. Actually, I even did a bit of sunbathing (I told Juicebox just to rub it in). Sara and I watched "The Education." I give it 3 stars. I'd only see it if you like movies written by Nick Hornby (or books for that matter). It was wierd but good.
I'm not quite sure where my life is headed right now. June has been getting me down lately (not because of the weather) because my sister's birthday is coming up and she is miles and miles away. Juicebox told me that we could have a party in her honor and serve nothing but spam and peached iced tea. He's going to invite all his jungle pals, just not the gorillas because they're against the apartment policy. Well I've gotta go. Have a great day everyone and I hope to blog twice a month from now on!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
It's been a looooong time!
Hello Everyone,
I realized the other day that I hadn't written a blog in..um...months so I figured it was time to update it. Well I've seen tons of movies in 2010 and there's not one that was absolutely incredible. My horror phase is in full swing. I've watched most of the Wes Craven movies...next I'm going to move onto George Romero or zombies which should be interesting. I've already discovered there's quite a debate going on about them but I tend to zone out. Of course due to this phase I can not stop thinking about the world coming to an end, but I suppose that's part of being an American.
Other than this, I had my book edited by the best children's editor in Southern California and she said with a few minor adjustments, there's no reason it won't be published. There is a conference I'm going to be attending in January in New York where the top editors and agents meet, hopefully one of them will enjoy the book. The most difficult thing should be getting the confidence up, so if you have any suggestions I'm up for it.
I'm also taking an Industrial class which is basically fun with water. It's the first class at Brooks I genuinely enjoy. Actually, I think I'll put one pic I took in class on the blog since let's face it, Jade and Snowball have seen better days.
Other than that, I went to meet some of Jen's friends. It's was so great to meet her friends from Micronesia. They really are a nice bunch of people. I think Jen is blessed to have them and they are blessed to have Jen. They had so many nice things to say about her (which are all true) although one of them said she gets up at 6 am to go to the beach! That's nuts! Anyway, I really feel like she's meant to be there and I'm glad she's adjusting well.
I've gotta go because well I'm really sick which is probably why this is not the best blog in the world and probably why it's being updated. In any case, hope everyone has a great day!
I realized the other day that I hadn't written a blog in..um...months so I figured it was time to update it. Well I've seen tons of movies in 2010 and there's not one that was absolutely incredible. My horror phase is in full swing. I've watched most of the Wes Craven movies...next I'm going to move onto George Romero or zombies which should be interesting. I've already discovered there's quite a debate going on about them but I tend to zone out. Of course due to this phase I can not stop thinking about the world coming to an end, but I suppose that's part of being an American.
Other than this, I had my book edited by the best children's editor in Southern California and she said with a few minor adjustments, there's no reason it won't be published. There is a conference I'm going to be attending in January in New York where the top editors and agents meet, hopefully one of them will enjoy the book. The most difficult thing should be getting the confidence up, so if you have any suggestions I'm up for it.
I'm also taking an Industrial class which is basically fun with water. It's the first class at Brooks I genuinely enjoy. Actually, I think I'll put one pic I took in class on the blog since let's face it, Jade and Snowball have seen better days.
Other than that, I went to meet some of Jen's friends. It's was so great to meet her friends from Micronesia. They really are a nice bunch of people. I think Jen is blessed to have them and they are blessed to have Jen. They had so many nice things to say about her (which are all true) although one of them said she gets up at 6 am to go to the beach! That's nuts! Anyway, I really feel like she's meant to be there and I'm glad she's adjusting well.
I've gotta go because well I'm really sick which is probably why this is not the best blog in the world and probably why it's being updated. In any case, hope everyone has a great day!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Welcome to 2010!
Hi Everyone!
I hope 2009 had a wonderful end for all of you bloggers out there. It had a wonderful end for me, I did the most exciting thing in the world-I watched the ball drop! (Yes it was on television but that's the same thing right?) It ended up being a white New Years and a white Christmas-how fun!
So Christmas was oodles of fun too...I have recently been in limbo as far as movies go. However I think I'm officially out of the genre limbo. I have now entered the supernatural genre and I absolutely love it! This is more fun than the gangster genre or my month stint on musicals. I just finished watching "The Uninvited" and it's the best American remake of a Korean movie I've ever seen (that made me sound like a geek-oh well). I kept thinking I knew the ending but I didn't. I've also added "Supernatural" (TV series) to my netflix so I'll be able to get the broad overview of all the supernatural creatures...aside from werewolves I've been told. I've also added all these supernatural movies to my queue but the downside is I'll have to wait so I can finish my previous genre (Classics).
Now I also went to the theatre during Christmas break because when it's white-what do you do? Normal people would stay inside, make hot chocolate and read with a cozy book but my family? I don't think so. We saw three movies-all of them wonderful. "Sherlock Holmes" can not be bad with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law with the greatest British Director around-Guy Ritchie! I kinda wish he wrote it because it could've been wittier but oh well it still had his great fight sequences. "Keeping Up with the Morgans" was good for a Romantic Comedy-I just find Hugh Grant hilarious. Of course "Avatar." Despite the fact that Cameron might've created a sacrilege by turning an Aussie American, the visuals were truly stunning and it made me want to sing Kumbaya (Is that how you spell that?) in blue.
Now it's off to getting ready for school. Surprisingly Juicebox has not done anything drastic while I was gone. He informed me he's going to Reno in two weeks to meet Eduardo's parents. He's incredibly nervous and when he's nervous he cleans. I wish I had that problem. So now my apartment is spotless...for a koala. He made sure the ground was clean but he put everything on my couch and I mean everything so now I'm off to put it back in it's place which means I've gotta go. Adios and have a great new year-hope it's the best one yet!
I hope 2009 had a wonderful end for all of you bloggers out there. It had a wonderful end for me, I did the most exciting thing in the world-I watched the ball drop! (Yes it was on television but that's the same thing right?) It ended up being a white New Years and a white Christmas-how fun!
So Christmas was oodles of fun too...I have recently been in limbo as far as movies go. However I think I'm officially out of the genre limbo. I have now entered the supernatural genre and I absolutely love it! This is more fun than the gangster genre or my month stint on musicals. I just finished watching "The Uninvited" and it's the best American remake of a Korean movie I've ever seen (that made me sound like a geek-oh well). I kept thinking I knew the ending but I didn't. I've also added "Supernatural" (TV series) to my netflix so I'll be able to get the broad overview of all the supernatural creatures...aside from werewolves I've been told. I've also added all these supernatural movies to my queue but the downside is I'll have to wait so I can finish my previous genre (Classics).
Now I also went to the theatre during Christmas break because when it's white-what do you do? Normal people would stay inside, make hot chocolate and read with a cozy book but my family? I don't think so. We saw three movies-all of them wonderful. "Sherlock Holmes" can not be bad with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law with the greatest British Director around-Guy Ritchie! I kinda wish he wrote it because it could've been wittier but oh well it still had his great fight sequences. "Keeping Up with the Morgans" was good for a Romantic Comedy-I just find Hugh Grant hilarious. Of course "Avatar." Despite the fact that Cameron might've created a sacrilege by turning an Aussie American, the visuals were truly stunning and it made me want to sing Kumbaya (Is that how you spell that?) in blue.
Now it's off to getting ready for school. Surprisingly Juicebox has not done anything drastic while I was gone. He informed me he's going to Reno in two weeks to meet Eduardo's parents. He's incredibly nervous and when he's nervous he cleans. I wish I had that problem. So now my apartment is spotless...for a koala. He made sure the ground was clean but he put everything on my couch and I mean everything so now I'm off to put it back in it's place which means I've gotta go. Adios and have a great new year-hope it's the best one yet!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Hope everyone's holidays are extra merry!
Hi Everyone,
I've just come off of eight straight hours of studying (don't worry I broke for lunch) so my brain is completely fried. Hopefully tomorrow I will be unfried (or would that be defrosted, it's too late to be witty) so I can take an incredibly fun final all on everything I learned here in Santa Barbara. And after that....a portfolio review!!! Boy I just love December, don't you?
I actually just joined this website, don't worry it's not dangerous or anything, where you can see what all your friends are reading. In other words it's a social network for booklovers-it's called Shelfari. It's really nifty. And yes, I do realize this does solidify my somewhat hobbit status but in a good way. So if you like to read, I recommend you join so I can see what books I'm missing because there are plenty out there.
I finally saw "New Moon." And for all of you out there who are wondering, I took Juicebox. The attendant wouldn't let him in at first, but I reason there's a wolf in the movie so a koala was harmless. Juicebox is a sucker for romance and vampires (so I guess he fits in with mainstream society now). I think he was the only one who rooted for Edward in the theatre. He wasn't complaining though when Jacob took off his shirt in pretty much every scene (including to clean a very small cut on her head which I still can't figure out). In fact he was cheering...along with everyone else in the theatre. Now of course he had a Peach smoothie (I had to smuggle that in-don't tell anyone). He really wanted pistachios but unfortunately they don't sell those there and I was not about to go on a pistachio hunt before the movie.
I recently watched Audrey Hepburn in "Wait until Dark" without Juicebox (he went to a rave and he hates thrillers) and now think she's an incredible actress. I will never look at Alan Arkin the same again either-it was such a good movie! I wonder if thrillers have lost their touch since it's less about suspense now and more about the shock factor. Anyway I'm off to do something Christmassy-not quite sure what yet-maybe have hot chocolate or eat some plum pudding, oh what I don't have plum pudding shucks! Happy Holidays!
I've just come off of eight straight hours of studying (don't worry I broke for lunch) so my brain is completely fried. Hopefully tomorrow I will be unfried (or would that be defrosted, it's too late to be witty) so I can take an incredibly fun final all on everything I learned here in Santa Barbara. And after that....a portfolio review!!! Boy I just love December, don't you?
I actually just joined this website, don't worry it's not dangerous or anything, where you can see what all your friends are reading. In other words it's a social network for booklovers-it's called Shelfari. It's really nifty. And yes, I do realize this does solidify my somewhat hobbit status but in a good way. So if you like to read, I recommend you join so I can see what books I'm missing because there are plenty out there.
I finally saw "New Moon." And for all of you out there who are wondering, I took Juicebox. The attendant wouldn't let him in at first, but I reason there's a wolf in the movie so a koala was harmless. Juicebox is a sucker for romance and vampires (so I guess he fits in with mainstream society now). I think he was the only one who rooted for Edward in the theatre. He wasn't complaining though when Jacob took off his shirt in pretty much every scene (including to clean a very small cut on her head which I still can't figure out). In fact he was cheering...along with everyone else in the theatre. Now of course he had a Peach smoothie (I had to smuggle that in-don't tell anyone). He really wanted pistachios but unfortunately they don't sell those there and I was not about to go on a pistachio hunt before the movie.
I recently watched Audrey Hepburn in "Wait until Dark" without Juicebox (he went to a rave and he hates thrillers) and now think she's an incredible actress. I will never look at Alan Arkin the same again either-it was such a good movie! I wonder if thrillers have lost their touch since it's less about suspense now and more about the shock factor. Anyway I'm off to do something Christmassy-not quite sure what yet-maybe have hot chocolate or eat some plum pudding, oh what I don't have plum pudding shucks! Happy Holidays!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Juicebox's adventures and book publishing
Hi Everyone,
I have humungous news. It so big, it's the size of an elephant...or bigger. I wrote a book a couple months ago due to multiple multiple school frustrations. Then I had some people read it and my goodness people actually enjoyed it-I was shocked with a capital S. And now...I've decided to publish it. It will be finished with all the grammatical editing on Tuesday-I'm so excited! In any case, I found a company named Authorhouse who is willing to publish it for me. I know-self publishing yuck! But the book has already been rejected by fourteen agents and publishers-however I never give up and they all said the writing and storyline were great but due to the economy they can't take any more clients. Now I did quite a bit of research and found out Mark Twain and Virginia Woolf started the self-publishing route and even John Grisham sold books out of his car so I'm trying to be optimistic, trying being the operative word.
So Juicebox is very very excited about it because he is one of the characters. It's called "Into the Lens." It's basically about two girls who discover a camera in their room that transports them to another world where animals can have wonderful conversations with them. Of course there's more to it than that. You'll have to read it to find out!
Well Juicebox has been telling all his friends about it and they would like to have a little party for me but as you all know his friends are party animals-literally. Well I should go now-off to do more assignments! Talk to you all later.
I have humungous news. It so big, it's the size of an elephant...or bigger. I wrote a book a couple months ago due to multiple multiple school frustrations. Then I had some people read it and my goodness people actually enjoyed it-I was shocked with a capital S. And now...I've decided to publish it. It will be finished with all the grammatical editing on Tuesday-I'm so excited! In any case, I found a company named Authorhouse who is willing to publish it for me. I know-self publishing yuck! But the book has already been rejected by fourteen agents and publishers-however I never give up and they all said the writing and storyline were great but due to the economy they can't take any more clients. Now I did quite a bit of research and found out Mark Twain and Virginia Woolf started the self-publishing route and even John Grisham sold books out of his car so I'm trying to be optimistic, trying being the operative word.
So Juicebox is very very excited about it because he is one of the characters. It's called "Into the Lens." It's basically about two girls who discover a camera in their room that transports them to another world where animals can have wonderful conversations with them. Of course there's more to it than that. You'll have to read it to find out!
Well Juicebox has been telling all his friends about it and they would like to have a little party for me but as you all know his friends are party animals-literally. Well I should go now-off to do more assignments! Talk to you all later.
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