You'll recall those lyrics from Harry Belafonte's "Jump In The Line" made famous by the movie "Beetlejuice."
It was randomly stuck in my head. But also, it relates to how I've been working a lot (but not like Senora). So there ya go.
Since I haven't had much to do at work yet, I've read a shit ton and have written quite a bit, too. I've finally overcome this piece of shit writer's block or whatever it was. I've written about 20 pages or so, continuing my story. I kept myself so locked up with working backward that I wasn't focusing my energy forwards, which was really where I wanted to go. Anyway, I've unleashed my writing prowess and it's doing good so far. Makes time go by, anyway.
Short but sweet. For now.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
All of My TV Shows
These aren't really in a particular order. I'll try not to spoil too much but read at your own risk.
First off, Heroes.
It isn't wise to compare season 2 to season 1, I think. The main purpose of season 1 was to get all the characters together at Kirby Plaza. That was the main directive of the writer. In season 2 that wasn't so. You didn't have that sense of interconnectedness at first, but it did come later on.
I really thought season 2 was good. I don't think it was as good as season 1, of course, but I still enjoyed it, especially watching it a second time. I really like the character of Adam Monroe. Actually, Maya too a bit. I definitely like Elle. Her character has a lot of potential, not to mention I think controlling and conjuring electricity/lightning is one of the coolest powers. Peter seemed to use it a lot.
I did like West, even though they're starting to repeat abilities. Even though it's nice to see new abilities, it kinda makes sense that abilities would overlap and that multiple people would have the same abilities. It doesn't mean that they're related exactly, I don't think.
Here's my projections for season 3. If you haven't seen the preview they showed at some convention, youtube it.
From the basis of the preview, I believe that the black guy they show can turn his body to metal a la Colossus. I believe there is also a sort of Brotherhood of Mutants type of group out there that exist for a nefarious purpose. The young looking guy that Sylar choke holds is a peon in that group and recruits Sylar. After watching every Heroes episode at least twice, I feel like I have a good grasp on Sylar's character. All he wants to do is gain more power. He doesn't give a crap about regular humans unless they get in his way. He does not ally with anyone unless it serves him a purpose. The only reason he teamed up with Maya and such was he didn't have his powers.
Sylar is going to join this Brotherhood and wait. Wait until he gets the opportunity to pick off each member and steal their abilities.
It's also been introduced that a new character (whose name keeps changing but is currently Daphne) that has super speed and is Hiro's arch-nemesis.
This leads me to the next portion of my discussion. The fall preview shown recently on NBC purports that all the Heroes have a dark side and will be tempted a la Peter Parker in Spider-man 3. Here's what I think about that.
Peter has already been tempted. He was going to kill Will in season 2 when he was telekinetically choking him. You cold see the evil in his eyes. Adam tempted him to the dark side as well. However, through this I believe Peter will become the hero he is meant to be. He has to be. Sylar is the most powerful villain and so Peter, the other side of the coin, must become the most powerful hero. Sylar and Peter have not had the climatic battle they deserve but I'm thinking they will during the season finale of season 3.
The only characters, without going into too much detail, I believe will be tempted are Matt and maybe Maya, if they bring her back. Maya has already been tempted into the evil side by Sylar, as seen throughout season 2. She has good in her for sure, but her power can be used for evil. Matt has tempted himself. He has risen to the power level of his father and I believe he will surpass it. I believe he will become evil, perhaps even a tool of the Company.
I'm very excited to see what happens in Season 3, so much so. September can't come fast enough.
BSG:
I love this show, so much. I first started watching is socially but then it became an obsession. I've seen every episode from the first three seasons twice. And let me say that Season 4 is amazing. Just amazing. It's going to suck when this half of the season ends and I'll have to wait until next February to watch the rest.
Man...the Writer's Strike effed up a lot of my shows, including Heroes Season 2.
Lost:
This show isn't what it was. I think because most of the mystery has been taken away and now it just feels liek they're making shit up, which is odd because that is the exact opposite. In the beginning, they were BSing the hell out of the show but now everything is planned.
I will watch every single episode until the show is done, however. I guess that's all I can say on it. It doesn't suck, it's just meh.
In writing news, I'm working on getting my ass in gear. My goal, as I said, is to publish a novel before I graduate. The first step is finishing a novel. I'm going to work on my camp novel because I feel is has the best chance of being publish.
First off, Heroes.
It isn't wise to compare season 2 to season 1, I think. The main purpose of season 1 was to get all the characters together at Kirby Plaza. That was the main directive of the writer. In season 2 that wasn't so. You didn't have that sense of interconnectedness at first, but it did come later on.
I really thought season 2 was good. I don't think it was as good as season 1, of course, but I still enjoyed it, especially watching it a second time. I really like the character of Adam Monroe. Actually, Maya too a bit. I definitely like Elle. Her character has a lot of potential, not to mention I think controlling and conjuring electricity/lightning is one of the coolest powers. Peter seemed to use it a lot.
I did like West, even though they're starting to repeat abilities. Even though it's nice to see new abilities, it kinda makes sense that abilities would overlap and that multiple people would have the same abilities. It doesn't mean that they're related exactly, I don't think.
Here's my projections for season 3. If you haven't seen the preview they showed at some convention, youtube it.
From the basis of the preview, I believe that the black guy they show can turn his body to metal a la Colossus. I believe there is also a sort of Brotherhood of Mutants type of group out there that exist for a nefarious purpose. The young looking guy that Sylar choke holds is a peon in that group and recruits Sylar. After watching every Heroes episode at least twice, I feel like I have a good grasp on Sylar's character. All he wants to do is gain more power. He doesn't give a crap about regular humans unless they get in his way. He does not ally with anyone unless it serves him a purpose. The only reason he teamed up with Maya and such was he didn't have his powers.
Sylar is going to join this Brotherhood and wait. Wait until he gets the opportunity to pick off each member and steal their abilities.
It's also been introduced that a new character (whose name keeps changing but is currently Daphne) that has super speed and is Hiro's arch-nemesis.
This leads me to the next portion of my discussion. The fall preview shown recently on NBC purports that all the Heroes have a dark side and will be tempted a la Peter Parker in Spider-man 3. Here's what I think about that.
Peter has already been tempted. He was going to kill Will in season 2 when he was telekinetically choking him. You cold see the evil in his eyes. Adam tempted him to the dark side as well. However, through this I believe Peter will become the hero he is meant to be. He has to be. Sylar is the most powerful villain and so Peter, the other side of the coin, must become the most powerful hero. Sylar and Peter have not had the climatic battle they deserve but I'm thinking they will during the season finale of season 3.
The only characters, without going into too much detail, I believe will be tempted are Matt and maybe Maya, if they bring her back. Maya has already been tempted into the evil side by Sylar, as seen throughout season 2. She has good in her for sure, but her power can be used for evil. Matt has tempted himself. He has risen to the power level of his father and I believe he will surpass it. I believe he will become evil, perhaps even a tool of the Company.
I'm very excited to see what happens in Season 3, so much so. September can't come fast enough.
BSG:
I love this show, so much. I first started watching is socially but then it became an obsession. I've seen every episode from the first three seasons twice. And let me say that Season 4 is amazing. Just amazing. It's going to suck when this half of the season ends and I'll have to wait until next February to watch the rest.
Man...the Writer's Strike effed up a lot of my shows, including Heroes Season 2.
Lost:
This show isn't what it was. I think because most of the mystery has been taken away and now it just feels liek they're making shit up, which is odd because that is the exact opposite. In the beginning, they were BSing the hell out of the show but now everything is planned.
I will watch every single episode until the show is done, however. I guess that's all I can say on it. It doesn't suck, it's just meh.
In writing news, I'm working on getting my ass in gear. My goal, as I said, is to publish a novel before I graduate. The first step is finishing a novel. I'm going to work on my camp novel because I feel is has the best chance of being publish.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Sloop John B
No reason for the title other than I've been listening to that particular Beach Boys song a lot lately.
If you read this post in its original, long form, I apologize. Please disregard my late night banter. I am currently reading and wanted to make sure this was wiped from the internet. There is no more to say on the subject.
Good day.
If you read this post in its original, long form, I apologize. Please disregard my late night banter. I am currently reading and wanted to make sure this was wiped from the internet. There is no more to say on the subject.
Good day.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Carry Me Ohio
"I'm sorry that
I could never love you back
I could never care enough
In these last days"
"Children love to sing but
Then their voices slowly fade away"
This isn't so much to talk about writing (although I will mention that I am feeling the itch that only writing can scratch) as it is to talk about my life. This coming week is my last full week of the semester and living in the dorms.
I have my el ed portfolio to work on, as well as two essays, two projects, and two exams. All of which are due this coming week and next. After these two weeks, I go straight into my job. I will be working this job all summer, up until sometime in August.
Furthermore, I know my summer projects are to write and read, clean up my music library, play some games, and hopefully get into some photography.
What is this thing called life? What's the worth? Maybe...
I could never love you back
I could never care enough
In these last days"
"Children love to sing but
Then their voices slowly fade away"
This isn't so much to talk about writing (although I will mention that I am feeling the itch that only writing can scratch) as it is to talk about my life. This coming week is my last full week of the semester and living in the dorms.
I have my el ed portfolio to work on, as well as two essays, two projects, and two exams. All of which are due this coming week and next. After these two weeks, I go straight into my job. I will be working this job all summer, up until sometime in August.
Furthermore, I know my summer projects are to write and read, clean up my music library, play some games, and hopefully get into some photography.
What is this thing called life? What's the worth? Maybe...
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
April Marches On
That it does.
So I finished The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman. I learned a few things and it was nice to see things from an editor's perspective. The most important thing I learned, and I know it's going to sound arrogant but I promise I'm not overplaying it, is that I am doing a lot of things RIGHT. That's right.
I'm not saying I'm the best writer or that my writing is flawless. All I'm saying is, from what I've read in the book and compared to my own writing (more recent writing, like within the past year) is that I'm doing things well. There are things I can improve on and develop more, sure, but I'm doing a lot of things right. Like I'd read a chapter and think of my writing and realize, "Wow, I've managed to avoid that or do that right." It's not that I just am a perfect writer, I've been developing my style for years. I had quite a bit of help in high school and later on, through both books and people. I used to do many of the things that Lukeman condemns but now I'm doing well.
I probably sound defensive in these paragraphs, sorry about that...I just didn't want to come off as arrogant.
In other news, I saw Once recently and while it was a good movie, it didn't change my life. However the song, Falling Slowly did. It is sung by Glen Hansard (of The Frames) and Marketa Irglova. And it is amazing. I loved it so much I am learning to play it myself on guitar. A wonderful, wonderful song...it's so beautiful and powerful, I just dig it so much.
Also, while I'm recommending music, be sure to check out Greg Graffin's (of Bad Religion) solo album Cold as the Clay. On it he covers a bunch of folk songs he grew up with in the most amazing way. Usually it reminds me of Autumn and Mississinewa (this War of 1812 reenactment I've gone to the past two years) but lately it's been reminding of that wonderful thing known as summer.
In sad news, I haven't written a lick in awhile but frankly guys...I'm too consumed by school. Occasionally, I'll write a bit of a short story or something but not much. I know, I know, I'm being quite the slacker. It's not that I don't have the time...I just don't have the quite environment I guess...I don't know all my excuses are lame but hopefully I will write quite a bit this summer.
LIFE GOAL: To publish my first novel before I graduate. I have approximately two and half years to go. I have two unfinished novels.
So I finished The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman. I learned a few things and it was nice to see things from an editor's perspective. The most important thing I learned, and I know it's going to sound arrogant but I promise I'm not overplaying it, is that I am doing a lot of things RIGHT. That's right.
I'm not saying I'm the best writer or that my writing is flawless. All I'm saying is, from what I've read in the book and compared to my own writing (more recent writing, like within the past year) is that I'm doing things well. There are things I can improve on and develop more, sure, but I'm doing a lot of things right. Like I'd read a chapter and think of my writing and realize, "Wow, I've managed to avoid that or do that right." It's not that I just am a perfect writer, I've been developing my style for years. I had quite a bit of help in high school and later on, through both books and people. I used to do many of the things that Lukeman condemns but now I'm doing well.
I probably sound defensive in these paragraphs, sorry about that...I just didn't want to come off as arrogant.
In other news, I saw Once recently and while it was a good movie, it didn't change my life. However the song, Falling Slowly did. It is sung by Glen Hansard (of The Frames) and Marketa Irglova. And it is amazing. I loved it so much I am learning to play it myself on guitar. A wonderful, wonderful song...it's so beautiful and powerful, I just dig it so much.
Also, while I'm recommending music, be sure to check out Greg Graffin's (of Bad Religion) solo album Cold as the Clay. On it he covers a bunch of folk songs he grew up with in the most amazing way. Usually it reminds me of Autumn and Mississinewa (this War of 1812 reenactment I've gone to the past two years) but lately it's been reminding of that wonderful thing known as summer.
In sad news, I haven't written a lick in awhile but frankly guys...I'm too consumed by school. Occasionally, I'll write a bit of a short story or something but not much. I know, I know, I'm being quite the slacker. It's not that I don't have the time...I just don't have the quite environment I guess...I don't know all my excuses are lame but hopefully I will write quite a bit this summer.
LIFE GOAL: To publish my first novel before I graduate. I have approximately two and half years to go. I have two unfinished novels.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Goldmine
This will be really quick but I just wanted to exclaim how much I love the goldmine I wrote over the summer. I had these three short stories stored on an online drive (www.freedrive.com) and forgot about them for a while. But I recently went back and downloaded them to my macbook. They are phenomenal. One, the dog one mentioned in the previous post, is finished but the other two are still in progress. They are great. Morbid for sure, but wonderful.
One is currently titled Pizza and its a first person story about a guy that takes care of his 500-pound, morbidly obese neighbor. He just can't take it any more and cracks.
The other is called Ghost Writer. It's about this guy that discovers a type writer in his attic and a completed manuscript. The manuscript is gold and he publishes it. After a time, another appears, just as good as the last. They are all stories of tortured souls. It turns out these have been written by some sort of entity inhabiting this guy's house and he keeps taking credit for the stories. The ghost gets pissed and exacts his revenge. There are going to be many twists, however.
I really think these are publish-worthy stories so I am going to find time to work on them. Hoorah!
One is currently titled Pizza and its a first person story about a guy that takes care of his 500-pound, morbidly obese neighbor. He just can't take it any more and cracks.
The other is called Ghost Writer. It's about this guy that discovers a type writer in his attic and a completed manuscript. The manuscript is gold and he publishes it. After a time, another appears, just as good as the last. They are all stories of tortured souls. It turns out these have been written by some sort of entity inhabiting this guy's house and he keeps taking credit for the stories. The ghost gets pissed and exacts his revenge. There are going to be many twists, however.
I really think these are publish-worthy stories so I am going to find time to work on them. Hoorah!
Two dogs walk into a bar...
I have no follow up to that. No punchline. It's not a real joke, sorry. I just thought it was nifty title because it ties in with this short story I wrote over the summer and recently went back and read. I'm really excited about this one.
I wouldn't classify it as horror per se, hell I don't know what you'd classify it as other than spec lit. It's about two abused dogs that overcome their tormenter in a morbidly amusing climax. It takes place all from the dogs perspective (even though it's technically third person). Personally, I think it's well done and, dare I say, well written. Ha-ha, anyway.
Also, in like a lion and out like a lamb, my ass. I had to walk about a mile in the rain with no umbrella. The rain soaked through my backpack and onto my macbook which barely survived. I'm currently using it to write this and I hope it holds together. I've saved all important documents onto a flash drive just in case but god damn. Fuck you, March.
Go ahead and eat that extra slice of pie (I almost said cake, but I don't like cake),
Will
I wouldn't classify it as horror per se, hell I don't know what you'd classify it as other than spec lit. It's about two abused dogs that overcome their tormenter in a morbidly amusing climax. It takes place all from the dogs perspective (even though it's technically third person). Personally, I think it's well done and, dare I say, well written. Ha-ha, anyway.
Also, in like a lion and out like a lamb, my ass. I had to walk about a mile in the rain with no umbrella. The rain soaked through my backpack and onto my macbook which barely survived. I'm currently using it to write this and I hope it holds together. I've saved all important documents onto a flash drive just in case but god damn. Fuck you, March.
Go ahead and eat that extra slice of pie (I almost said cake, but I don't like cake),
Will
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