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Getting gushing and irritated in turn
Dec. 29th, 2003 07:23 pmAh, technology. It’s tricksy and false, my precious. We hates it.
My Dad’s kidnapped laptop, newly promoted to being my trusty laptop now that the old one definitely has joined Data in software heaven, is.. fine, actually. But the adapter doesn’t work anymore and a new one won’t be available in less than two weeks, according to Mr. “Do you have a hex on you, Ms Selenak?” Repair Service Man.
This also means I can’t get at my Babylon 5 January contribution for [Unknown site tag]. Curses! I’ll probably have to write it again.
Upon watching Return of the King again yesterday, I fell more in love than ever. We’re so lucky to get the right director, the right scriptwriters, the right cast, the right everyone, fellow fen. Since I was in a gushing mood, this review was a treat to read, as was this one. On the less pleasant side, I stumbled upon some posts that accused PJ of “cinematic homophobia” because ( of a spoiler )
On a similar note, I also noticed that some of the deleted scenes on the Pirates of the Carribean DVDs have caused fervent anti-Elizabeth feelings. ( Do we still need spoiler space for this? )
Lastly, I saw the holographic wanted man poster of Sirius at the cinema last night as an advertisement for Prisoner of Azkaban. I’m really looking forward to this film. And to Troy. (They showed the trailer again.) And to Episode III of SW. (Prequel haters, please abstain from venting in your replies to this entry.) Yes, 2004 is going to be good, even if there are no more gorgeous LotR big screen translations to fever for. (Though there’s the Extended Edition on DVD.)
The next novel which I’d dearly love to see on screen, big or small? A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantle. The French Revolution, with Camille Desmoulins, Danton and Robespierre as the main characters. You could call it the anti-Dickens and anti-Scarlet Pimpernel. There are too few (world) cinematic presentations of French historical events from the French pov.
Feeding the quiz addiction...
( Why am I utterly unsurprised by this result? )
My Dad’s kidnapped laptop, newly promoted to being my trusty laptop now that the old one definitely has joined Data in software heaven, is.. fine, actually. But the adapter doesn’t work anymore and a new one won’t be available in less than two weeks, according to Mr. “Do you have a hex on you, Ms Selenak?” Repair Service Man.
This also means I can’t get at my Babylon 5 January contribution for [Unknown site tag]. Curses! I’ll probably have to write it again.
Upon watching Return of the King again yesterday, I fell more in love than ever. We’re so lucky to get the right director, the right scriptwriters, the right cast, the right everyone, fellow fen. Since I was in a gushing mood, this review was a treat to read, as was this one. On the less pleasant side, I stumbled upon some posts that accused PJ of “cinematic homophobia” because ( of a spoiler )
On a similar note, I also noticed that some of the deleted scenes on the Pirates of the Carribean DVDs have caused fervent anti-Elizabeth feelings. ( Do we still need spoiler space for this? )
Lastly, I saw the holographic wanted man poster of Sirius at the cinema last night as an advertisement for Prisoner of Azkaban. I’m really looking forward to this film. And to Troy. (They showed the trailer again.) And to Episode III of SW. (Prequel haters, please abstain from venting in your replies to this entry.) Yes, 2004 is going to be good, even if there are no more gorgeous LotR big screen translations to fever for. (Though there’s the Extended Edition on DVD.)
The next novel which I’d dearly love to see on screen, big or small? A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantle. The French Revolution, with Camille Desmoulins, Danton and Robespierre as the main characters. You could call it the anti-Dickens and anti-Scarlet Pimpernel. There are too few (world) cinematic presentations of French historical events from the French pov.
Feeding the quiz addiction...
( Why am I utterly unsurprised by this result? )
