1. I am currently watching Hairspray and I am fairly certain it folds into being problematic, but damn, Queen Latifah is a goddess.
2. I consumed a lot of hummus today, which was good.
3. I have no news.
4. The word 'itinerary' is great.
5. I have an enrichment day tomorrow on writing personal statements. Such fun.
6. I think I have finally got over something after nearly three years. Infact, I'm pretty sure I have.
7. Which is weird, because I never thought I would.
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Sunday, 16 June 2013
Sunday, 9 June 2013
#BEDJ9 I still believe in Heroes.
Technically, I should have uploaded this a few hours ago but I got got distracted watching Hannibal cast interviews. Fuck you, Hugh Dancy, and your adorable accent.
Superheroes. I don't know why we like Superheroes so much. They are the most ridiculous fictional concept ever (well, discounting monsters and shit). Infact, most superheroes universes contain lots of illogical gaps.
A) With most superheroes, the concept of celebrity only pays a minor role. Which, is really stupid when you think about it. A superhero would definitely be a celebrity. If a kitten goes viral on the internet, the entire population will know about it. If someone has the ability to fly or throw fireballs from their hands - EVERYONE would know about it. Instead, Superheroes seem to only be mildly well known among their local community, or if they are known by the masses - the president always wants them on hand and doesn't seem to want to know who their true identity is. Really? Like the president would just trust whoever the hell they are? So long as the job gets done, right?
B) Outfits. Most outfits just seem impractical, in all honesty. Batman must be lugging around pounds with his super bulky and black suit, yet he never seems to even have a bead of sweat on his brow. Wouldn't super-skin-tight spidey get sore with the suit rubbing too much on his skin? Even with practicality issues, the aesthetics are mostly ridiculous. The Captain America mask speaks for it's self.
C) The improbable nature. Super heroes probably won't happen. (And if they do, I doubt they'll be wearing lycra suits) We know this nature. We are conscious of it when we enter the cinema or pick up a comic.
And yet, we like this fictional idea so much.
And that's hitting the nail on the head - fiction. We love the fiction. The adventure, the excitement, the escapism. We love getting ourselves lost in the idea of superheroes. When you watch a superhero movie, or read a superhero comic, it presents you with a universe where colossal, disastrous problems arise - but are then solved in a ridiculous, flamboyant way.
Everything feels easier in a superhero world. Which, consequently, makes everything in your world feel easier. While I watching The Avengers last year, I distinctly remember all my thoughts and problems drift away from me, all I focused on was the story. I watched these group of heroes calculate and plot and felt safe in doing so. I didn't have to focus on my own life, just focus on being in the cinema, among a community all sharing the same exhilaration and excitement as me, all of us trusting that the superhero world is a world where you can get lost in.
So our love for it stems from our trust for it. The way it allows us to sit back and marvel (pardon the pun) in the safety of it all - knowing we will witness heroism, knowing we will see justice, action, and adventure. We trust the idea of superheroes so much - even though it's ridiculous - because it's a trusting world.
If I was a superhero (something which I often debate), I think the power I am most likely to have is Astral Projection. This being due to my tendency to day dream a lot. I picture myself in several different situations whenever I drop off focus and it would tame to my wanderlust, I guess.
I also think it would suit my multi-tasking personality. I like to try keep myself productive by doing multiple things at once, that way I feel most accomplished. The powers I would also personally like to have are, Telekinesis & Levitation. Telekinesis purely because, duh, doesn't everyone want that? Levitation because I like the idea of defying gravity (if you will) but think the idea of having the ability of flight is too daunting and would have too much of a phsycial impact on my body. Whereas with levitation, you can still lift yourselves to great heights - but it's more controlled. Also, when you're being a Super Certified Superhero and you're throwing out some kickass fight moves on your villains, levitation makes it all the more badass
As for my outfit, I would dress head to toe in pastels. I would want big ass lace-up-to-your-knees boots, pigtails, and cross bow and arrows as my weapon of choice. All the best characters are into archery. My name would have to be Owls, obviously. Growls to my enemies, though.
Music for this blogpost
Heroes - David Bowie
Avengers Assemble - Alan Silvestri
The Dark Knight Rises (Mix Main Theme) - Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard
Superheroes. I don't know why we like Superheroes so much. They are the most ridiculous fictional concept ever (well, discounting monsters and shit). Infact, most superheroes universes contain lots of illogical gaps.
A) With most superheroes, the concept of celebrity only pays a minor role. Which, is really stupid when you think about it. A superhero would definitely be a celebrity. If a kitten goes viral on the internet, the entire population will know about it. If someone has the ability to fly or throw fireballs from their hands - EVERYONE would know about it. Instead, Superheroes seem to only be mildly well known among their local community, or if they are known by the masses - the president always wants them on hand and doesn't seem to want to know who their true identity is. Really? Like the president would just trust whoever the hell they are? So long as the job gets done, right?
B) Outfits. Most outfits just seem impractical, in all honesty. Batman must be lugging around pounds with his super bulky and black suit, yet he never seems to even have a bead of sweat on his brow. Wouldn't super-skin-tight spidey get sore with the suit rubbing too much on his skin? Even with practicality issues, the aesthetics are mostly ridiculous. The Captain America mask speaks for it's self.
C) The improbable nature. Super heroes probably won't happen. (And if they do, I doubt they'll be wearing lycra suits) We know this nature. We are conscious of it when we enter the cinema or pick up a comic.
And yet, we like this fictional idea so much.
And that's hitting the nail on the head - fiction. We love the fiction. The adventure, the excitement, the escapism. We love getting ourselves lost in the idea of superheroes. When you watch a superhero movie, or read a superhero comic, it presents you with a universe where colossal, disastrous problems arise - but are then solved in a ridiculous, flamboyant way.
Everything feels easier in a superhero world. Which, consequently, makes everything in your world feel easier. While I watching The Avengers last year, I distinctly remember all my thoughts and problems drift away from me, all I focused on was the story. I watched these group of heroes calculate and plot and felt safe in doing so. I didn't have to focus on my own life, just focus on being in the cinema, among a community all sharing the same exhilaration and excitement as me, all of us trusting that the superhero world is a world where you can get lost in.
So our love for it stems from our trust for it. The way it allows us to sit back and marvel (pardon the pun) in the safety of it all - knowing we will witness heroism, knowing we will see justice, action, and adventure. We trust the idea of superheroes so much - even though it's ridiculous - because it's a trusting world.
If I was a superhero (something which I often debate), I think the power I am most likely to have is Astral Projection. This being due to my tendency to day dream a lot. I picture myself in several different situations whenever I drop off focus and it would tame to my wanderlust, I guess.
I also think it would suit my multi-tasking personality. I like to try keep myself productive by doing multiple things at once, that way I feel most accomplished. The powers I would also personally like to have are, Telekinesis & Levitation. Telekinesis purely because, duh, doesn't everyone want that? Levitation because I like the idea of defying gravity (if you will) but think the idea of having the ability of flight is too daunting and would have too much of a phsycial impact on my body. Whereas with levitation, you can still lift yourselves to great heights - but it's more controlled. Also, when you're being a Super Certified Superhero and you're throwing out some kickass fight moves on your villains, levitation makes it all the more badass
As for my outfit, I would dress head to toe in pastels. I would want big ass lace-up-to-your-knees boots, pigtails, and cross bow and arrows as my weapon of choice. All the best characters are into archery. My name would have to be Owls, obviously. Growls to my enemies, though.
Music for this blogpost
Heroes - David Bowie
Avengers Assemble - Alan Silvestri
The Dark Knight Rises (Mix Main Theme) - Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard
Monday, 3 June 2013
#BEDJ3 Now you're just a bunch of old scrunched up letters.
Dear you,
It's funny because in reality, you should be insignificant. Not in a negative sense, either. You just shouldn't be crossing my mind as much as you do. You are just someone who is a snapshot of a time period. Not even a time period where I was ridiculously happy, either. You're not meant to be in my mind.
But you are.
You sit there among a shelf of maybe memories. Half moments in time, silly spoken sentences, points where I should have changed the variables - and it bugs me. It bugs me that whatever I do there will always be aspects I know I should have changed. I find myself contemplating every word we ever said spoke. Even more so, I think of all the words I didn't say.
Take me back to that exact awkward afternoon and I'll be better this time.
I shed away the layers of myself to find the one I think you most liked. I don't think it's there. Or that it was ever there.
Lucy
Dear you,
''Laugh and the whole world laughs with you. Cry and you are all alone.''
I feel as if people so desperately want you to adopt the identity of the 'funny person' all the time, that they forget to think of the other parts of you. They expect you to be theatrical, entertaining - and while undeniably you are - It annoys me that's what all people seem to want of you. You are such an incredible amount more, a wonderful thinker with an even more wonderful outlook and I hope, and in a lot of ways I know, people will really see that.
Is it cheesy to thank you for the solace you've provided me? I don't know. But you're the cat on a hot tin roof that will jump off and jump off in to really exciting and incredible things. And I hope I am around to see it.
Lucy
Dear you,
We make a fantastic team. Most days I find myself marvelling in the fact we make such a good team. We're like the avengers, man. (Except we're really nothing like them)
For all the shared silences, times where we didn't need to speak. They gave me a chance to be alone with my thoughts while providing me with a sense of company. For all the consumed food that although don't improve my health, improve my attitude. You allowed me to not care about my appearance. For all the common ground that we have that not only reinforce my sanity, but let me know, my mind is a puzzle piece that can connect with others. For every step we have walked together, even when we weren't just walking by foot. For back when we were hurling ourselves against grass just to feel the softness of it, picturing clouds to look like harmless animals, chasing burnt out orange leaves which danced in the winds like we were chasing roaring fire.
Thank you.
I know that we won't always have our team but it doesn't so much matter. It's sad, but it's not like it isn't there. Even when we don't speak, you're always there. Thank you.
Lucy (Crystal 2)
Dear you,
I didn't know you very well, but I don't forget you.
Lucy
Music for the blogpost
I Don't Think About You Anymore, But I Don't Think About You Anyless - The Hungry Ghosts
Dear Old House That I grew Up In - Amanda Palmer
Ghost Town - First Aid Kit
Poison Oak - Bright Eyes
Sunday, 2 June 2013
#BEDJ2 Misanthropy is Mad Dumb
I really don’t understand when people constantly state their hatred for other humans. I mean - when you think about it - it’s such an insanely stupid thing to say in the grand scheme of things. Particularly if you are feeling philosophical and consider how infinitely complex we all are. We're pretty cool, us humans.
Do people want a medal for focusing on the flaws of human consciousness rather then the positives? Here's a certificate, awarded for being the most-unique-special-snowflake-ever. Thank you for sharing such vast knowledge, the knowledge that you hate people. Wow! I FEEL ENLIGHTENED JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!
Cards to mark the occasion could include:
The worst is when people think that being misanthropic is something which defines your entire identity.
Like hating people is the centre of their personality, their 'hatred' somehow qualifys them to be rude, miserable gits. I wonder if people like that ever wonder 'well maybe if I'm acting so miserably, that's why people don't respond to me?'
Usually when people do say things like ”I hate everyone!” or ”I hate all people!” it’s almost always sarcastic/a reaction to the extreme, I realize that. I just accidentally broke the garden rake and felt like cursing the entire population with extreme anger. We all have those spells of undeniable bitterness for everyone around them.
But the people who use it as a defining feature of themselves, well, can fuck themselves. Particularly if you are one of the people who say''I'm not racist! I hate everyone equally!!!!!!!!''
Why.
Music for the blog post:
I Hate Everyone - Say Anything
Human Of The Year - Regina Spektor
Everyone's Gotta Learn Sometimes - Beck
Little Creepy - Crywank
We Hate You Please Die - Crash And The Boys
Do people want a medal for focusing on the flaws of human consciousness rather then the positives? Here's a certificate, awarded for being the most-unique-special-snowflake-ever. Thank you for sharing such vast knowledge, the knowledge that you hate people. Wow! I FEEL ENLIGHTENED JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!
Cards to mark the occasion could include:
- You may not have got the A* is GSCE humanities, but you certainly got the A* in hating humanities! *PHOTO OF A HAMSTER WEARING A SOMBRERO*.
- Mazel Tov on the misanthropy *twelve smiley faces*
- I know you hate people, but boy, don't hate me for sending this card! *Written in Comic Sans*
The worst is when people think that being misanthropic is something which defines your entire identity.
Like hating people is the centre of their personality, their 'hatred' somehow qualifys them to be rude, miserable gits. I wonder if people like that ever wonder 'well maybe if I'm acting so miserably, that's why people don't respond to me?'
Usually when people do say things like ”I hate everyone!” or ”I hate all people!” it’s almost always sarcastic/a reaction to the extreme, I realize that. I just accidentally broke the garden rake and felt like cursing the entire population with extreme anger. We all have those spells of undeniable bitterness for everyone around them.
But the people who use it as a defining feature of themselves, well, can fuck themselves. Particularly if you are one of the people who say''I'm not racist! I hate everyone equally!!!!!!!!''
Why.
Music for the blog post:
I Hate Everyone - Say Anything
Human Of The Year - Regina Spektor
Everyone's Gotta Learn Sometimes - Beck
Little Creepy - Crywank
We Hate You Please Die - Crash And The Boys
Saturday, 1 June 2013
#BEDJ 1 - The Movies
Welcome to the first day of BEDJ.
Looking back on my blog posts they are mostly all written in some form of contemplation and are really soul searchy. So today we are talking about something different - The Movies!
I love all things film. I love going to the cinema, I love watching DVDS, I love talking about film, I love reading reviews of film, I love popcorn. Man. I fucking love popcorn.
Here's a survey about the films I enjoy. Hopefully not too many spoilers on the way but sorry if there is. Let me know what your favourite films are!
Your favorite movie: This super, super hard to decide. I think Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind because of how immersed I was while watching it. From start to finish, the atmospheric tone in it just made me feel so, so relaxed. It's also the only real love story I fully appreciate Jim Carey does a stunning performance in this film, one that is definitely worth a watch if you're a fan of his.
The last movie you watched : Iron Man 3 - Enjoyable for me. Comedic, but also emotive - I loved how the film focuses on the human side of Tony Stark. Also, there is one of the best kid actors in it I have ever seen.
Your favourite action/adventure movie(s) : Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Scarface, The Avengers, The Hobbit, Scott Pilgrim VS The World. (good mixture of action films and adventure films, right?) Lara Croft.
Your favourite horror movie : The Shining, Carrie, Constantine (does that count as horror?), Psycho. Your favourite drama movie : Atonement, American Beauty, The Green Mile, Fight Club, La Haine.
Your favourite comedy movie: Anchorman, I Love You, Man, Some Like It Hot, Wayne's World, Submarine, Love Actually, Attack The Block.
A movie that makes you happy: Little Miss Sunshine, Moonrise Kingdom, Amelie, Love Actually, Moulin Rouge, Big Fish.
A movie that makes you sad: Atonement, Blue Valentine, Forrest Gump, Edward Scissorhands, The Green Mile, Never Let Me Go.
A movie that you know practically the whole script of: Scott Pilgrim VS The World, A nightmare Before Christmas, The Royal Tenenbaums.
Your favourite director: Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Darren Aronofsky, Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola.
Your favourite movie from your childhood: A nightmare Before Christmas, Mulan, A bug's Life, Bugsy Malone, The Page Master.
Your favourite animated movie: A huge fan of pixar movies - out of all of them, probably Toy Story.
A movie that you used to hate but now love: I don't think I really have one, but I do have movies I thought I would hate but then turned out to love. The movie 2012 I thought was fantastic (no joke, either I really liked it) Catch Me If You Can - fucking awesome film which I was apprehensive about. The sequel to 28 days later, (28 weeks later, I think) Edit: Baz Lurhmann's Romeo and Juliet! I used to fucking hate it but now I definitely don't.
Your favourite quote from any movie: The entire of Valerie's monologue in V for Vendetta, ''I shall die here. Every last inch of me shall perish. Except one. An inch. It's small and it's fragile and it's the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it, or sell it, or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.'' ''It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. Right? And this bag was just dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. That's the day I realized that there was this entire life behind things, and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in. '' - American Beauty
The first movie you saw in theaters: Tarzan? I remember seeing Atlantis quite early on.
The last movie you saw last year in theaters: Skyfall or The Hobbit. Loved them both.
The best movie you saw during the last year: The Dark Knight Rises in the movie theatre. At home, Trainspotting, which I watched for the first time.
A movie that disappointed you the most: Prometheus, like, so fricking much.
Your favorite movie actor(s): Johnny Depp, James McAvoy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Garfeild, Bill Murray, Edward Norton.
Your favourite movie actress(es): Audrey Tautou, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Stone.
The most overrated movie: Mean Girls, I think. Or any Adam Sandler movie. The entire Mission Impossible franchise.
The most underrated movie: World's Greatest Dad, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Nowhere Boy.
Your favourite character from any movie(s): William Miller from almost Famous, Jenny Mellor from An Education, Rogue from X Men, Ferries Bueller.
Favorite documentary: I'm not sure I have one. Bowling for Columbine?
A movie that no one would expect you to love: The Notebook. Considering how much I hate Nicholas Sparks, I really enjoyed The Notebook film.
A movie that is a guilty pleasure: Bad Science
Favorite classic movie: Some Like It Hot, A Streetcar named Desire, Stand By Me, The Breakfast Club, Ferries Bueller's Day Off
Movie with the best soundtrack: Atonement, Inception, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Lord Of The Rings triology, 500 days of Summer.
A movie that changed your opinion about something: The Amazing Spider-man actually made me really like Spiderman? so far I hadn't even liked his character and that movie really changed my mind on him.
Your least favourite movie: I really don't like The Hangover.
Favourite book to movie adaptation: Holes! I thought the film was really fantastic. I also enjoyed the adaptation of The Help a lot.
Blog post playlist:
Movies - Alient Ant Farm
Loveology - Regina Spektor
Like Dylan In The Movies - Belle & Sebstian
That's Why God Made The Movies - Paul Simon
If This Was A Movie - Taylor Swift
The last movie you watched : Iron Man 3 - Enjoyable for me. Comedic, but also emotive - I loved how the film focuses on the human side of Tony Stark. Also, there is one of the best kid actors in it I have ever seen.
Your favourite action/adventure movie(s) : Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Scarface, The Avengers, The Hobbit, Scott Pilgrim VS The World. (good mixture of action films and adventure films, right?) Lara Croft.
Your favourite horror movie : The Shining, Carrie, Constantine (does that count as horror?), Psycho. Your favourite drama movie : Atonement, American Beauty, The Green Mile, Fight Club, La Haine.
Your favourite comedy movie: Anchorman, I Love You, Man, Some Like It Hot, Wayne's World, Submarine, Love Actually, Attack The Block.
A movie that makes you happy: Little Miss Sunshine, Moonrise Kingdom, Amelie, Love Actually, Moulin Rouge, Big Fish.
A movie that makes you sad: Atonement, Blue Valentine, Forrest Gump, Edward Scissorhands, The Green Mile, Never Let Me Go.
A movie that you know practically the whole script of: Scott Pilgrim VS The World, A nightmare Before Christmas, The Royal Tenenbaums.
Your favourite director: Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Darren Aronofsky, Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola.
Your favourite movie from your childhood: A nightmare Before Christmas, Mulan, A bug's Life, Bugsy Malone, The Page Master.
Your favourite animated movie: A huge fan of pixar movies - out of all of them, probably Toy Story.
A movie that you used to hate but now love: I don't think I really have one, but I do have movies I thought I would hate but then turned out to love. The movie 2012 I thought was fantastic (no joke, either I really liked it) Catch Me If You Can - fucking awesome film which I was apprehensive about. The sequel to 28 days later, (28 weeks later, I think) Edit: Baz Lurhmann's Romeo and Juliet! I used to fucking hate it but now I definitely don't.
Your favourite quote from any movie: The entire of Valerie's monologue in V for Vendetta, ''I shall die here. Every last inch of me shall perish. Except one. An inch. It's small and it's fragile and it's the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it, or sell it, or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.'' ''It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. Right? And this bag was just dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. That's the day I realized that there was this entire life behind things, and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in. '' - American Beauty
The first movie you saw in theaters: Tarzan? I remember seeing Atlantis quite early on.
The last movie you saw last year in theaters: Skyfall or The Hobbit. Loved them both.
The best movie you saw during the last year: The Dark Knight Rises in the movie theatre. At home, Trainspotting, which I watched for the first time.
A movie that disappointed you the most: Prometheus, like, so fricking much.
Your favorite movie actor(s): Johnny Depp, James McAvoy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Garfeild, Bill Murray, Edward Norton.
Your favourite movie actress(es): Audrey Tautou, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Stone.
The most overrated movie: Mean Girls, I think. Or any Adam Sandler movie. The entire Mission Impossible franchise.
The most underrated movie: World's Greatest Dad, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Nowhere Boy.
Your favourite character from any movie(s): William Miller from almost Famous, Jenny Mellor from An Education, Rogue from X Men, Ferries Bueller.
Favorite documentary: I'm not sure I have one. Bowling for Columbine?
A movie that no one would expect you to love: The Notebook. Considering how much I hate Nicholas Sparks, I really enjoyed The Notebook film.
A movie that is a guilty pleasure: Bad Science
Favorite classic movie: Some Like It Hot, A Streetcar named Desire, Stand By Me, The Breakfast Club, Ferries Bueller's Day Off
Movie with the best soundtrack: Atonement, Inception, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Lord Of The Rings triology, 500 days of Summer.
A movie that changed your opinion about something: The Amazing Spider-man actually made me really like Spiderman? so far I hadn't even liked his character and that movie really changed my mind on him.
Your least favourite movie: I really don't like The Hangover.
Favourite book to movie adaptation: Holes! I thought the film was really fantastic. I also enjoyed the adaptation of The Help a lot.
Blog post playlist:
Movies - Alient Ant Farm
Loveology - Regina Spektor
Like Dylan In The Movies - Belle & Sebstian
That's Why God Made The Movies - Paul Simon
If This Was A Movie - Taylor Swift
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