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    Writing...

    By Nuju Metru,

    Here's some writing of Mine...
     
    About a Climber...

     
    About Pizza...

     
    About a Dragon...

     
    About a Traveler...

     
    About a Boy...

     
    About another Boy...

     
    What do you think?
     
    -Nuju Metru
  3. Nuju Metru
    Do you guys think I should scrap my Mistika for MOCing purposes? I barely use them, but am afraid If I take them apart, they'll be un-rebuildable because of the joint problem. I'm pretty conflicted. Opinions?
     
    -Nuju Metru
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    I've decided to host a contest. The task being set before you is to build a re-vamp of Toa Nuju Metru.
     
    Rules:
    -Only LEGO parts may be used (Majority of which MUST be technic, not system)
    -No Photoshopped/digitally edited pictures of ANY form
    -All participating entries must be in by the 26th of September
     
    Hope to see some great entries!
     
    -Nuju Metru
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    Brothers In Arms

    By Nuju Metru,

    Here is an awesome song: Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms. It reminds me of Mazeka and Vultraz, for more reasons than the title. Decide for yourself...
     

    These mist covered mountains Are a home now for me
    But my home is the lowlands
    And always will be
    Some day you'll return to
    Your valleys and your farms
    And you'll no longer burn
    To be brothers in arms

    Through these fields of destruction
    Baptisms of fire
    I've witnessed your suffering
    As the battles raged higher
    And though they did hurt me so bad
    In the fear and alarm
    You did not desert me
    My brothers in arms
     
    There are so many different worlds
    So many differents suns
    And we have just one world
    But we live in different ones
     
    Now the sun's gone to heck (It's actually the other one )
    And the moon's riding high
    Let me bid you farewell
    Every man has to die
    But it's written in the starlight
    And every line in your palm
    We're fools to make war
    On our brothers in arms
     
    Pretty epic, eh?
     
    -Nuju Metru
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    Review: The Town

    By Nuju Metru,

    Hearts of Gold in a World of Grit; Affleck’s “The Town”
     
    Grinning skull masks with hollow eyes and all-black clothing conceal the identities of four men as they surge out of a car and into a bank. Guns are held confidently in their hands as they quickly take control of the building. A practiced machine, this quartet robs the bank, leaving no traces of evidence, and fleeing before they can be caught – the men in skeletal visages are efficient, professional, systematic, riveting. Thus, the actions of protagonist Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) and his thief crew in the opening scene of The Town is a metaphor for the film itself; from start to finish, the movie engages in no superfluities that would detract from its plot or from the performances of the actors in propelling it forward. The end result is clean, engaging, fast, and thorough.
     
    The Town has surprising deftness and grace for an American action movie. Affleck wrote, directed, and starred in a film that can and does transition between the shadowy dirtiness and speed so common in violent cinema and the rest of reality, the world of normality. This is a contrast that is artfully executed and clearly defined – Affleck’s character is a man who lives in both worlds; his acting, if nothing else, is representative of the gap. One moment, he is savage, merciless, intimidating – the next, sympathetic, sincere, relatable. But, despite the sharp disparity of these sets of traits, Affleck manages to connect them within MacRay, forging a character who feels real and, unlike many personalities of recent movies, we actually end up caring about when he’s getting shot at.
     
    Supported by numerous talented actors (Among them Jon Hamm playing a wily FBI agent, Jeremy Renner a detestable, merciless member of the robber crew), the film’s plot does not have to rely upon excessive and unneeded fighting and violence to continue building. When there are action scenes, they are brutal, intense, exciting – cars smashing, guns firing, bullets ricocheting, wounds exploding in splashes of gore – and are captivated with quick, masterful shots. The camera angles, contrary to battle sequences of notable other films, don’t serve to confuse the viewer, which was a welcomed change.
     
    The film’s cinematography overall is well-done; its duller light and drained colors conveys a feel of depression, exaggerated mediocrity that is representative of how the urban jungle of Boston is perceived in the picture. But despite its greyer hues, The Town’s script is delectably colorful – and not only because of the profuse swearing. It performs a screenplay that doesn’t sound like one; no one-liners, no too-perfect grammar, no holds barred on what people would realistically say. It’s a comprehensive script, which constantly connects upon itself, and lends a unified feel to the movie. There are sparse but well-placed instances of dry wit that make audiences chuckle, sometimes even laugh in earnest, which do well to balance the more macabre moments.
     
    The tone of the story overall is gloomy – greed and a lusty desire to rise above their pathetic lives are the chief motivators for many of the characters. But not for all – MacRay (Affleck) finds a more pure impetus in Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall), the manager of a bank he robs who by a strange play of fate he develops a strong romantic bond with. Their relationship is a singular point of hope and joy in the movie, strongly juxtaposed against cops and robbers with no lives outside the endless cycles of dissatisfaction they have made for themselves. It is encouraging to know that even a man as dangerous as MacRay has a soul.
     
    After all, The Town, like many other movies, is at its heart a commentary upon human nature. In the world where mankind has crafted a society of violence and self-indulgence with zero fulfillments, all too often people do not ascend beyond their average selves – nor do they try to. But Affleck’s film reminds its audience that people can still find joy and love… it just takes one bank robbery, one coincidence, to discover it.
     
    (Written for my Journalism class at school - thought I might as well share my thoughts on the movie here, too.)
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    Brickfair

    By Nuju Metru,

    Today, I finally got around to packing up and bubble-wrapping all of the stuff that I'll be sending ahead of me to Brickfair this year... I am SO pumped.
     
    -Nuju Metru
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    Only 5 To Go

    By Nuju Metru,

    Rehearsals, that is... then we perform. Today we work for the first time with the Orchestra.
     
    I'm so excited.
     
    On another note, I sure have been making a lot of life-related entries lately... if I keep it up, y'all might actually *gasp* get to know me! =O
     
    On another nother note, I hope to make some art soon. If the combo of HW load and rehearsals ever gives me time.
     
    -Nuju Metru
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    Long, Long, Long Day

    By Nuju Metru,

    And the SotW turns out to be that song: Long, Long, Long.
     
    It's been a long long long time,
    How could I ever have lost you
    When I loved you.
     
    It took a long long long time
    Now I'm so happy I found you
    How I love you
     
    So many tears I was searching,
    So many tears I was wasting, oh. Oh--
     
    Now I can see you, be you
    How can I ever misplace you
    How I want you
    Oh I love you
    Your know that I need you.
    Ooh I love you.

     
    -John
  20. Nuju Metru

    Monkeys Keep No Secrets

    By Nuju Metru,

    The song was 4th'd... how could it NOT win? Yup, it's Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey.
     
    Come on come on come on come on
    Come on is such a joy
    Come on is such a joy
    Come on lets take it easy
    Come on lets take it easy
    Take it easy take it easy
    Everybody's got something to hide except for me and
    my monkey.
     
    The deeper you go the higher you fly
    The higher you fly the deeper you go
    So come on come on
    Come on is such a joy
    Come on is such a joy
    Come on lets make it easy
    Come on lets make it easy.
     
    Take it easy take it easy
    Everybody's got something to hide except for me and
    my monkey.
     
    Your inside is out and your outside is in
    Your outside is in and your inside is out
    So come on come on
    Come on is such a joy
    Come on is such a joy
    Come on lets make it easy
    Come on lets make it easy
    Make it easy make it easy
    Everybody's got something to hide except for me and
    my monkey.
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    Hoorah

    By Nuju Metru,

    In math class today, I didn't have to do ANYTHING, because I had already completed the stuff I had to do.
     
    So, I read.
     
    For the record, A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a truly profound book.
     
    -Nuju Metru
  23. Nuju Metru
    Because this week's SotW is I've got a Feeling!
     
    I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside
    Oh yeah, Oh yeah.
    I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide
    Oh no. Oh no, Oh no,
    Yeah I've got a feeling.
     
    Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train
    Oh yeah, Oh yeah.
    And if you leave me I won't be late again
    Oh no, Oh no, Oh no.
    Yeah I've got a feeling yeah.
     
    All these years I've been wandering around,
    Wondering how come nobody told me
    All that I was looking for was somebody
    Who looked like you.
     
    Ev'rybody had a hard year
    Ev'rybody had a good time
    Ev'rybody had a wet dream,
    Ev'rybody saw the sunshine
    Oh yeah, Oh yeah.
    Ev'rybody had a good year,
    Ev'rybody let their hair down,
    Ev'rybody pulled their socks up,
    Ev'rybody put their foot down.
    Oh yeah, Oh yeah.
     
    [Oh my soul... so odd.]
     
    -John
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