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Typing this from mine. So yeah.
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For those of you who are reading this entry, I am declaring The Game won. That's it. You've won the game. Victory. No need to go back to playing it. kthxbai!
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Catbus shotgun?
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Is now Evan ThunderPunch Lastnamerson. It's official. B)
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Your mother is so fat is of such the large persuasion that she replaced hydrogen as the most abundant substance in the universe!
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but I have nothing to put in it. Well I guess I've been listening to music lately. Like Fang Island, whose opener is one awesome track. E: oh oh ask me stuff... I guess.... and I'll answer... maybe
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HAPPY ST. PATTIES DAY EVERYBODY! and i have as much right as the irish to be happy kuz im 1/8th irish also it's special green font today!
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Theory, that is. I <3 it. What? You thought I meant the scientific one perhaps? Nonono, I mean the TV show. :3 I've been watching it off and on pretty much all day since my plans fell through. Watched the majority of the third season, and now I've started the second season. Yes, I realize I'm weird. I blame Draco for making me like it. Laka
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Japanese animes and such = win. If their good, that is. XD
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Oh man that finale was awesome. As sad as it sounds that's one of my favorite hours spent. So awesome. Very very end was kinda eh, but whatever. Makes me think I want to watch Hitchcock. Laka
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This article contains major spoilers. For as long as I can remember, Alice in Wonderland has always been one of my favorite stories. When I was little, I used to watch the Disney animated adaption all the time. Then my sisters and I would reenact the movie, using a dollhouse as the White Rabbit's home for when we ate a Cheeze-it that makes you grow. And whenever we were at my aunt's house I watched the 1985 TV movie. Always knowing the slightly damaged tape would inevitably stop at the same place no matter what. (I still haven't seen the whole thing.) Then when the 1999 adaption came out, that became my favorite version of the story. So when this movie was announced, I was naturally real excited to see it. Especially with the Burton/Depp creative combo. So I've been anxiously awaiting this movie for a long time now. Almost a year, I suppose. And I finally had the chance to see it last week. (March 6th, to be precise.) The movie was not quite what I expected, but it was definitely enjoyable, and I liked it. However, there are a few elements about it that almost seemed to disappoint. First, a bit of a synopsis. This movie isn't actually an adaption of the book, but a sequel to them. Which I'm sure was in part to give the production team much more freedom than what would have been allowed had it been otherwise. It's been 13 years since Alice's first visit to Wonderland. She's 19 now, and Wonderland is just a barely remembered dream to her. She doesn't want a part in the high Victorian society that she's expected to be a part of. But while at a garden party, she finds out that she's going to be proposed to. By a guy she doesn't want to marry. And when she sees the white rabbit, she follows him down the rabbit hole once more to Wonderland. But Wonderland has changed since her last visit. The story is basically a growing up story. At the beginning, Alice is a little childish in the way she acts. Quietly rebelling against the ridiculousness of the Victorian high society she was born into. (Like not wearing a corset or stockings.) But when she returns to Wonderland, she's thrown into an adventure that she doesn't really want to be a part of. But not long after she arrives to Wonderland, she's shrunk and stretched, attacked by a bandersnatch, hunted by the Knave of Hearts, and stuffed into a teapot. As well as hearing everyone continue to argue as to wether or not she's the same Alice as before. The only one who's sure she's the same one is the Hatter. And they quickly become friends. (Again) So, now they can get on with the Frabjous Day! Or, the day Alice is destined to slay the Jabberwock to end the evil reign of the Red Queen. (aka Queen of Hearts) Yeah, the plot is basically Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky, from Through the Looking Glass. Read it, and you pretty much know know how it ends. However, Alice is meant to slay the Jabberwock alone. And as both armies stand before each other, They just watch their champions battle it out. Until the Hatter jumps in to help Alice, and the Red Queen sends her army out against the White Queen's army. Now, about the characters. They're all great! And Burton, as well as the actors, have added much more character depth to their rolls than was seen in the book. And fortunately, Alice's character doesn't get lost among the other wacky personalities. But none of them stand out like the Mad Hatter. In this story, he's not just another wacko. (Even though he is the wackiest.) In fact, he's one of the most human characters. His madness is almost tragic at times. Which is probably why he's investigating things that begin with the letter M. (try mercury) The Cheshire cat is an interesting character. You never know what it is he's thinking behind that grin. He's a little selfish, but he'll help if you ask him to. (And he has a strange fascination with the Hatter's hat.) The Red Queen is just plain selfish and heartless. The closest you get to her is when the Knave asks her weather it's better to be loved or feared. Which she later decides it's better to be feared. The White Queen is the Red Queen's younger sister. However she wants to be everything her sister isn't. Good, kind, and nonviolent. She's real quirky but exaggeratedly graceful. An interesting combination that works well for her. Alice. At the beginning she's a little rebellious. And while in Wonderland, she learns to make decisions for herself. However, when she returns, brave and confident, she chooses to take an apprenticeship to someday take over her fathers old ship and trade business. Which was purchased by a family friend after her father's death. And the movie closes with her about to set off on a ship. (To what we assume is to China.) However I couldn't help but feel a sense of loneliness at that. Now this movie is definitely a little feminist, even though some of the things people would call feminist I think are appropriate for the circumstances. But Alice "finding herself" and setting out into the world on her own, all by herself, with nothing but the confidence that she can see in herself just feels lonely to me. And it leaves me to wonder what happens next. Overall, It was an enjoyable movie. The movie looks wonderful, and the 3D really sucks you into it. I liked it. But the ending doesn't leave you with the feeling you know they're trying to give. And there's plenty of violence that might turn some people away. So, for a sequel to the books it's good, but the story could have been better. I guess there's still nothing like the original.
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Not a problem. I'll be back before this banana hits the ground. ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM Brb time for some secret agent laser obstacle lunch. Laka
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"Quidquid Latine Dictum Sit Altum Videtur." ^True statement.
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Happy birthday, Kwan Jang Nim H. C. Hwang of the Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan!
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So I wrote this poem about Morpheus, god of dreams. What could be changed, what's good? Morpheus When thy sleeps, so peacefully He enchants the mind of thee Who in the night, so unaware Is given dreams in his own lair These dreams are in headings two Dreams of lies and dreams of truth The gate of horn lets out the lies And truth the gate of ivory lets by Dreams of hope and dreams of fear Dreams of far and dreams of near Dreams of riches, opulent Dreams of terror, abhorrent The glory of his unique art Sets the world of sleep apart For he controls each thing you see He’s Morpheus, the god of dreams ^^There it is^^ So whaddya think?
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Hopefully, if you've heard about Toyota's recent problems with their cars, then you'll understand this story. My Dad made a pretty good one today while we were watching Pinks All Out. There was a guy being interviewed and was asked the question, "What do you plan to do to stay ahead?" The guy responded: "I'm going to hit the pedal as hard as I can and go all out." My Dad had a snappy response: "Hey, if you're having pedal problems, there's a simple fix: install a Toyota gas pedal." Nicely done, Dad. Nicely done.
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Don't you hate it when somebody staples a packet of paper too close to the center, and the staple isn't in the top left hand corner but too far down and to the right? It's like the staple is intruding in the rest of the paper's personal space. I mean, how are the words going to get any room to breathe if the staple is right next to them? It's just rude and obnoxious. If any staples are reading this, I suggest you go back to the little square inch in the corner of the page where you belong.
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Discuss ;.
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It's sooooo freaky @_@ Like a bunch of guys on drugs with 3D animation skills got hired by a cat food company to make the weirdest commercial ever. Personally, I like the giant STRIDER TURKEYS_ edit: okay well now it looks like they're flying, but they do have legs on TV Those like ten-foot tall ones in the background. Seriously, wtk? Well my dad certainly liked the commercial. We watched it in slow motion like 10 times to dissect it and get all the references, like the Gorillaz FGI. Windmill Island in the background. If anyone finds a Google Video version... Post please kk?
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And it's rather dark in here.
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Discuss.
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Because Titanus Is Back! Anguirus
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Link Lol?
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I got my old CS3 to work again! Soooo insanely happy!
