The Quickest Of Updates

Relatives coming in from England tomorrow. This week, and most of next, will be family-filled chaos. Having a lot of relatives can really wear you down.

Was dragged to the new Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie, and it was indeed as awful as I had imagined. My brother had damn well better love me forever for this.

Finished Viriconium. Despite the awards, rave reviews, and introduction by Neil Gaiman, I just didn't get it. Or rather, I liked it but felt like I was missing something big, which rapidly began to annoy me. It was beautifully written, and the short stories in particular were intriguing, but overall I feel like the Point of the book slipped by me.

I'm not as smart as I like to think, or have everyone believing. Still, I will read other things by this author.

Didn't write this weekend. Felt too lousy. Hopefully will finish The Book this week, or next. Also hopefully will have job interviews this week, or next, or my parents are going to kill me, collect the insurance money, and call it even.

Next book is The Knife Thrower by Steven Millhauser, although I think I'll read a few pages of Twilight before passing out.

Don't judge me; I honestly never meant to like those books. It just... happened.

On the subject of Stuff I Ended Up Loving Despite Trying Desperately Not To, I am seriously annoyed that the Harry Potter movie was pushed back. I mean, What the HELL? How long are they going to draw this out? Alan Rickman's going to be DEAD by the time they finish this. That was awful. I apologize for saying that. Alan Rickman is one of the Olde Gods, and he shall live forever, reading the End Of Days in his sonorous and Eternal Voice.

Yeah. I need to go to sleep.
- LV

moreless

Watchmen Stuff

I was just lying here feeling gross and googling WATCHMEN, since I spent most of the day reading it in between bouts of sickness, when I came across this comment on another blog, which is so fucking brilliant I wish I'd written it: 

"I thought the point of Watchmen was that superheroes are totally awesome, like, even more than ninjas, pirates and zombies put together and that smart people are crazy and want to kill us. And that sex in superhero costumes is wicked sweet."

The 'point' of things, is of course, subjective. People can and have written long tomes on the symbolism and metaphors of the work. On one level, that's what I spent my college career doing, so I support that. On the other hand, picking apart books and movies and comic can sometimes detract from the work itself. And the point of WATCHMEN is, ultimately, that it's a goddamn good story with great characters.

I'm rambling. Apologies all around.
- LV

moreless

Huh

Why can I only seem to write anything of quality at 1:30 in the morning? I want to sleep. Stupid inspiration, only coming when it wants instead of when I want.

FOOD NETWORK Note: Why didn't anyone tell me that waffles and chicken was a food option? It's the most brilliant thing I've heard all day.

Saw CHARLIE BARTLETT today. It was OK. That's my review. Good bits, bad bits, I wouldn't see it again. ROBERT DOWNEY, JR was in a different, more disturbing movie than everyone else.

Sleep now. Need to gym it in the morning, or the Earth will get eaten by... dunno. The Sun? Yeah, that works.
- LV

moreless