I'm sorry. I've wanted to post more, I really have! But my computer's being slow. Really slow. Think snail. Any ideas on how to speed this thing up? It's a little older than two years.
Ya know what? I don't have a movie for you today. The last movie I saw was not worth mentioning. Not worth watching. Seriously, at the end of it, I felt like I just wasted two hours of my life. The Land That Time Forgot. Avoid it!
Granted, by watching a movie, you kinda waste a couple hours of your life, regardless of what it's about... but at least with others, like Iron Man, you talk about it with your friends for awhile and plan on seeing it again soon, just because it's so good you want to spend the couple hours with your friends watching a guy in a fancy metal suit blow up bad guys. Two hours wasted turns into two hours of fun, sharing popcorn, having a good time, exclaiming over Tony Stark's awesome suit, and just chillin. See, that's two hours well spent.
Last night, my two hours were not well spent. The graphics were on the tacky side, the characters needed to try again, and sadly, the best line was (and I'm abbreviating it for little ones) "WTF was that?!" after a guy almost got eaten by a mutant squid thing. The show was a sad waste of a movie budget. I could probably make a better movie with my friends and a camcorder.
Sure, it sounds interesting from the cover, originally a story by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the guy who wrote Tarzan. Tarzan was cool, right? Sorry, but they just reused the classic "horror" story pick-em-off-one-at-a-time situation. Right down to the characters; two girls, three guys, and a captain. Sorry directors, but think of something new! Please! That may have been scary a long time ago when it was new, but it's been reused so much and so often that it just ain't cool.
So yep, don't watch The Land That Time Forgot. Try the new Flight of the Phoenix with Dennis Quaid instead. Same basic pick-em-off sitch, but that one was well written and well acted and all around good. Scary in the right parts, happy in others, and definitely not a show that you'd see on the in-flight movie.
Later Gaters!
-Kj
Monday, August 24, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
"This One's For The Girls"
Hey boys, I'm sorry but... This one's for the girls.
Again, none of it is mine. It belongs to Martina McBride, and... whoever helped make the vid.
Again, none of it is mine. It belongs to Martina McBride, and... whoever helped make the vid.
Anyway girls, just want you to know that if there's any song out there to be listening to, it's probably this one. Sure, you have a nice melody in there and whatever, but the lyrics... If you ever need to feel better about anything, just listen to this song and pretend like she's singing it to you. It's a real confidence booster, I'll tell ya that much.
Well, I'm off to go start adding tags to everything, so have a lovely day.
Til Tomorrow!
-Kj
Well, I'm off to go start adding tags to everything, so have a lovely day.
Til Tomorrow!
-Kj
Monday, August 17, 2009
"It's... ALIVE!!!!!"
And I'm glad to say that even though my vacation wasn't exactly what you'd call restful, I had a good time. This week has been pretty eventful, but I'll stick with what I said in my first post; I'm not saying anything about me, my life, my friends, etc., just books, movies, music, and occasionally whatever happens to strike my fancy.
I saw Push the other day, it reminded me vaguely of X-Men, but without Professor Xavier.
It's about a bunch of mutants, some on the scientist (Division) side and some on the just-wants-to-live-life-without-being-killed-by-Division side. They come in multiple varieties, you have your Watchers, Pushers, Shadowers, Bleeders, Sniffs, Stitches, Wipers, Shifters, and Movers. Each has their own power that has something to do with their name (I'll leave you to figure those out) and the most powerful ones are Pushers. Everyone wants this case that was lost, but they all have to rely on their watchers to find it. Some watchers even have to rely on enemy watchers.
Basically this Mover is heading home after losing a bet when some Division Sniffs come up to his door and ask to be let in. They then sniff everything and find that there haven't been any girls in his apartment in awhile, and a specific girl hasn't come yet. Then they leave, bringing a toothbrush with them for evidence.
A minute later, a Watcher knocks on the Mover's door and he lets her in. She gives him a toothbrush and searches his fridge for the chicken. Naturally, having a random stranger looking for leftover chicken after handing you a toothbrush is a bit odd, so he asked her to leave. Then she told him that if he stuck with her there'd be 6 million dollars in it for the both of them and he can pay off his debt. At which point he knew she was a Watcher.
Well? Is there really 6 mil out there for the taking? Is this Watcher the girl the Sniffs were looking for? What the heck is going on? I'll leave you to figure those out.
I know that summary kinda stunk... but I'm tired and I didn't have a whole lot to go by since my memory left me about an hour ago. Just 'cause my skills are slightly impaired at the moment doesn't mean it wasn't a pretty cool movie. So check it out! Lemme know what you think. Any favorite powers? Personally I think the Shifters are pretty cool, right next to Pushers.
Well, it's good to be back!
Write you later!!
-Kj
I saw Push the other day, it reminded me vaguely of X-Men, but without Professor Xavier.
It's about a bunch of mutants, some on the scientist (Division) side and some on the just-wants-to-live-life-without-being-killed-by-Division side. They come in multiple varieties, you have your Watchers, Pushers, Shadowers, Bleeders, Sniffs, Stitches, Wipers, Shifters, and Movers. Each has their own power that has something to do with their name (I'll leave you to figure those out) and the most powerful ones are Pushers. Everyone wants this case that was lost, but they all have to rely on their watchers to find it. Some watchers even have to rely on enemy watchers.
Basically this Mover is heading home after losing a bet when some Division Sniffs come up to his door and ask to be let in. They then sniff everything and find that there haven't been any girls in his apartment in awhile, and a specific girl hasn't come yet. Then they leave, bringing a toothbrush with them for evidence.
A minute later, a Watcher knocks on the Mover's door and he lets her in. She gives him a toothbrush and searches his fridge for the chicken. Naturally, having a random stranger looking for leftover chicken after handing you a toothbrush is a bit odd, so he asked her to leave. Then she told him that if he stuck with her there'd be 6 million dollars in it for the both of them and he can pay off his debt. At which point he knew she was a Watcher.
Well? Is there really 6 mil out there for the taking? Is this Watcher the girl the Sniffs were looking for? What the heck is going on? I'll leave you to figure those out.
I know that summary kinda stunk... but I'm tired and I didn't have a whole lot to go by since my memory left me about an hour ago. Just 'cause my skills are slightly impaired at the moment doesn't mean it wasn't a pretty cool movie. So check it out! Lemme know what you think. Any favorite powers? Personally I think the Shifters are pretty cool, right next to Pushers.
Well, it's good to be back!
Write you later!!
-Kj
Friday, August 7, 2009
BRB
Hey, sorry for missing a day or two...
I've just been really tired. And I've got a lot of other stuff to do =/. Now don't get me wrong, I still love writing for you guys, but I'm just not feelin' it lately. I'm taking a brief vacation this weekend, so I'll hopefully be writing you again on... Monday.
Until then,
-Kj
I've just been really tired. And I've got a lot of other stuff to do =/. Now don't get me wrong, I still love writing for you guys, but I'm just not feelin' it lately. I'm taking a brief vacation this weekend, so I'll hopefully be writing you again on... Monday.
Until then,
-Kj
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
A True and Faithful Narrative
Well I haven't been my usual cheery self today, and it was noticed... I was asked more than once if I'm depressed and what I'm bummed about, when honestly, I have no idea. Anywho, I spent my morning finishing up A True and Faithful Narrative.
It's about a 16 year old girl living in England in the year 1861 (I think). Her passion is writing and she spends a lot of her time putting together short stories and verses when she isn't reading or minding her father's bookshop (her father doesn't like the fact that she's writing). She's also of the right age for marriage. Which, to be honest, is a bit scary! Getting married at 16?? I know it was the custom then, and marriage even earlier wasn't uncommon, but I find that in that respect, there's no way I could live back then. I'd want to be 10 years older, at least. But that's just me.
Anyways, one day, she's sitting at the counter reading a book and a friend of hers pops by to see if she's got a specific story for him. She refers him to a different shop, and before he leaves he lets her know that he's going on a ship to Italy (I think, I could be wrong), and does she want something from there? And maybe... Is there something special he could look forward to coming back to? She, not being what you'd call a romantic, said he could bring back a tale of him being captured by pirates and enslaved. ...Then she said she was kidding. Dang! Way to let a guy know you're not interested!!
He leaves, and a few months later his father dies. They send word to him, and he hops on the first ship heading for London. ...Unfortunately, that one is taken by pirates and he is enslaved. A ransom is requested and he must wait there until it is met.
Of course, the girl, Meg, is absolutely scared to death that what she said in jest was part of what caused his capture, so she pretty much appoints herself to be the head fundraiser for the ransom. Her father's apprentice, who is usually rude to her, starts to have a change of heart and helps her out. It isn't long before he makes his feelings known to her too.
A story of a love triangle that gives a very interesting look into the past, this story was well told and actually written as though by Meg herself.
I recommend it to girls who have a taste for historical fiction and romance stories.
Til Tomorrow!
-Kj
It's about a 16 year old girl living in England in the year 1861 (I think). Her passion is writing and she spends a lot of her time putting together short stories and verses when she isn't reading or minding her father's bookshop (her father doesn't like the fact that she's writing). She's also of the right age for marriage. Which, to be honest, is a bit scary! Getting married at 16?? I know it was the custom then, and marriage even earlier wasn't uncommon, but I find that in that respect, there's no way I could live back then. I'd want to be 10 years older, at least. But that's just me.
Anyways, one day, she's sitting at the counter reading a book and a friend of hers pops by to see if she's got a specific story for him. She refers him to a different shop, and before he leaves he lets her know that he's going on a ship to Italy (I think, I could be wrong), and does she want something from there? And maybe... Is there something special he could look forward to coming back to? She, not being what you'd call a romantic, said he could bring back a tale of him being captured by pirates and enslaved. ...Then she said she was kidding. Dang! Way to let a guy know you're not interested!!
He leaves, and a few months later his father dies. They send word to him, and he hops on the first ship heading for London. ...Unfortunately, that one is taken by pirates and he is enslaved. A ransom is requested and he must wait there until it is met.
Of course, the girl, Meg, is absolutely scared to death that what she said in jest was part of what caused his capture, so she pretty much appoints herself to be the head fundraiser for the ransom. Her father's apprentice, who is usually rude to her, starts to have a change of heart and helps her out. It isn't long before he makes his feelings known to her too.
A story of a love triangle that gives a very interesting look into the past, this story was well told and actually written as though by Meg herself.
I recommend it to girls who have a taste for historical fiction and romance stories.
Til Tomorrow!
-Kj
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
"Watching You"
Country music day number 2!
...This song just made me smile.
...This song just made me smile.
This song isn't mine, it just made me smile when I first heard it, and I thought maybe you guys would like a smile too.
You really gotta think about the impressions you're making on the little ones, in my experience with kids, they're the most likely to follow an example set by adults. And those examples eventually turn into habits, so pick good ones!
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Lemme know! Only one way I can find out what you've got to say and that's by writing a comment! =)
'Til Tomorrow!
-Kj
You really gotta think about the impressions you're making on the little ones, in my experience with kids, they're the most likely to follow an example set by adults. And those examples eventually turn into habits, so pick good ones!
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Lemme know! Only one way I can find out what you've got to say and that's by writing a comment! =)
'Til Tomorrow!
-Kj
Monday, August 3, 2009
Bride Wars
Yesterday I saw Bride Wars, and lemme tell ya, it was insane.
Seriously, a note to LC: If for whatever reason, we have our weddings in the same church on the same day, let alone the same state, please oh please can we just go with the rational solution of a double wedding and not dye hair blue and skin orange? Please? lol
Basically what happens is these two girls go to a wedding at The Plaza in (I'm guessing) New York. They both love it, it was a gorgeous June wedding and from that moment onward, they both fantasize about their own weddings. They play wedding dress up, they keep a box of wedding related knick-knacks and memories, and when they grow up and get proposed to, the insanity truly begins. Both are proposed to within the same week and they go to their favorite wedding planner who then schedules them for appointments in the month of June. Two different dates so they can each be each other's maid of honor.
A few days later they get a call on the phone saying that a mistake has been made and their weddings are scheduled for the same day. That's when the craziness starts.
Now if you wanna know exactly how NOT to treat your friends, and fiances, if you wanna know exactly what NOT to do when prepping for your wedding, and if you wanna make sure you absolutely remember NOT to dye your best friend's hair blue and skin orange, then watch this show. If you're a terrible person and wanna know how to make a complete disaster out of your best friend's wedding, don't watch it. It's got too much usable material for you.
This movie ain't mine. The terrible wedding squishing ideas inside it are not mine. The dresses are not my design, nor are the actors reading my lines. Basically, I'm just the person watching it.
As always, leave a comment if you've got somethin to say!
Til tomorrow!
-Kj
Seriously, a note to LC: If for whatever reason, we have our weddings in the same church on the same day, let alone the same state, please oh please can we just go with the rational solution of a double wedding and not dye hair blue and skin orange? Please? lol
Basically what happens is these two girls go to a wedding at The Plaza in (I'm guessing) New York. They both love it, it was a gorgeous June wedding and from that moment onward, they both fantasize about their own weddings. They play wedding dress up, they keep a box of wedding related knick-knacks and memories, and when they grow up and get proposed to, the insanity truly begins. Both are proposed to within the same week and they go to their favorite wedding planner who then schedules them for appointments in the month of June. Two different dates so they can each be each other's maid of honor.
A few days later they get a call on the phone saying that a mistake has been made and their weddings are scheduled for the same day. That's when the craziness starts.
Now if you wanna know exactly how NOT to treat your friends, and fiances, if you wanna know exactly what NOT to do when prepping for your wedding, and if you wanna make sure you absolutely remember NOT to dye your best friend's hair blue and skin orange, then watch this show. If you're a terrible person and wanna know how to make a complete disaster out of your best friend's wedding, don't watch it. It's got too much usable material for you.
This movie ain't mine. The terrible wedding squishing ideas inside it are not mine. The dresses are not my design, nor are the actors reading my lines. Basically, I'm just the person watching it.
As always, leave a comment if you've got somethin to say!
Til tomorrow!
-Kj
Sunday, August 2, 2009
"The Good Stuff"
Hey guys!
Country Music Month is here! I would've posted yesterday, but family stuff kept me, so alas, you shall have to make due with only today. Anyways, I would ordinarily write about a movie (recently saw Bride Wars, Star Wars I-III, and a few others), but since it's finally August, the month we've all been waiting for (or at least you who enjoy country music lol), I'll humor you and give you the music I promised.
Here goes nothin! Oh, and as per usual, the music and the video don't belong to me. I don't usually play country music, I don't usually sing it, up until recently, I generally did my best to avoid it... But what with a recent huge project going on and it being my family's only music of choice (I'm not kidding. It's either country or classical, and as much as I love classical, it just doesn't have lyrics), I've been exposed to a lot of it, so I'll let my blog reflect what I've been through this past month or so lol.
Country Music Month is here! I would've posted yesterday, but family stuff kept me, so alas, you shall have to make due with only today. Anyways, I would ordinarily write about a movie (recently saw Bride Wars, Star Wars I-III, and a few others), but since it's finally August, the month we've all been waiting for (or at least you who enjoy country music lol), I'll humor you and give you the music I promised.
Here goes nothin! Oh, and as per usual, the music and the video don't belong to me. I don't usually play country music, I don't usually sing it, up until recently, I generally did my best to avoid it... But what with a recent huge project going on and it being my family's only music of choice (I'm not kidding. It's either country or classical, and as much as I love classical, it just doesn't have lyrics), I've been exposed to a lot of it, so I'll let my blog reflect what I've been through this past month or so lol.
This is one of my favorite Kenny Chesney songs. It just kinda reminds me that even if you have a fight with someone you love, are you really willing to give up your entire past because of it? Or are you gonna kiss and make up? Basically a sweet song that reminds of that oh so nice second option.
The way I see it, if you gotta listen to country, Kenny Chesney is pretty much the way to go. He's got a great voice. But... As always, I'm up for variety, so you can probably expect some Garth Brookes, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood. I'm trying to steer clear of Miley Cyrus, she gets enough hype already, but we'll see how that one turns out.
In closing... Got a song you want me to listen to? Write me! Got a movie you want me to see? Write me! Got a book you want me to read? Write me! Got a videogame you want me to try out (I'm limited to PS2, PS3, Nintendo DS/Gameboy, and Wii, sorry!)? Write me! Got questions or comments? Write me! Got the latest hot gossip on Brangelina? Write People Magazine, 'cause I'm not interested. Basically, anything but gossip, I'll take a look at it, just write me a comment!
Later Gators!
-Kj
The way I see it, if you gotta listen to country, Kenny Chesney is pretty much the way to go. He's got a great voice. But... As always, I'm up for variety, so you can probably expect some Garth Brookes, Brad Paisley, and Carrie Underwood. I'm trying to steer clear of Miley Cyrus, she gets enough hype already, but we'll see how that one turns out.
In closing... Got a song you want me to listen to? Write me! Got a movie you want me to see? Write me! Got a book you want me to read? Write me! Got a videogame you want me to try out (I'm limited to PS2, PS3, Nintendo DS/Gameboy, and Wii, sorry!)? Write me! Got questions or comments? Write me! Got the latest hot gossip on Brangelina? Write People Magazine, 'cause I'm not interested. Basically, anything but gossip, I'll take a look at it, just write me a comment!
Later Gators!
-Kj
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