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I don't know much about Vikings as people, but I used to know a weirdly good deal about the old Norse gods. My stepfather was Norwegian and told me all about them, but I've forgotten most of the details, except Ragnarok, which continues to terrify me. Right before he died he gave me a kickass and very old necklace with Thor's hammer dangling off it. I don't remember much about either of those films, I saw them when I was about 11 at some weird friend's house. All I remember was thinking "Huh. Lotta rape."
Pokemon is extremely cool, just not fun to play. So cool, in fact, that the built-in spell check on this site regards "Pokemon" as a real word.Err, did he do Once Upon a Time in America and/or Once Upon a Time in the West? If so, then yes, but so long ago it's almost not worth noting. The only thing I remember from those movies is one of them had a lot of rape, and I'm not sure which one it was.
I never had any of the video games, but I collected the cards. Not that I played with those, either, I just thought they were super-cool. I liked Squirtle, Polywag, Bulbasaur, Ninetails... uhheerrr.... all the cute, funny ones. Charmander, etc. Oooh and Psyduck. And all the ones that looked like ammonites. I can assure you that 8 pages of "Squirtle" would have been more coherent than what I turned in today. But on the bright side, finals are over! Now I can finally be my usual Christmas elf self.
Right now I would take being a kangaroo shit-shoveler over this evil army of essays I cannot seem to defeat. Squirtle-- Hydro Pump. If only I had a Squirtle to write these for me. All I have are two normal turtles, though.
I did see him. Cute x 400. I heard one of the keepers talking about how they put sunscreen on his ears and nose and I wanted that to be my job. Maybe I should switch my major to Marsupial Sunscreen Application.
Well then I chose to imagine a kangaroo pouch. I'm very fond of kangaroos. And wallabies, too. Anything with a baby that sticks its ears out of a pouch. It's like they evolved to be adorable.
I gud at books. I reed alot. I don't know what's wrong with me and this essay, I'm usually a fantastic speller. That is my super power, none of this unholy, abhorrent fetus-weaponry. I must ask the question that is haunting me since the debut of your lovely imagery: would this superwoman have to stuff her fetus back into her innards each time, or would she come equipped with a kangaroo pouch in which to store it?
I'm not even sure I have such a working knowledge; I've just spent approx. 3 hrs misspelling "Yeats" in an essay. All kinds of different misspellings, too. I may have even accidentally spelled it correctly a few times.I can't believe those damn Japanese have beat me to my super heroine idea. I only saw Juno once, and spent most of the time cringing and flinching, except for the end, when I cried. Good Lord. Defenestrationeer would have to have a sidekick made out of trampoline material so that the people he defenestrated didn't die. Unless you want to go all Watchmen and not give a shit if you kill people.
You remind me of my mother's best friend. You have a well of strange knowledge about things I have literally never thought about in my entire life, for instance, the politics and inner workings of the butlering world. It makes sense, though. You'll have to get yourself attached to some spoiled little maharajah, like the one in Indiana Jones 2. I do feel bad for Alfred. It's bad enough that he lost Wayne Sr. and his wife, but now their son has gone off the deep end. Tough luck for all involved.On a different, though still Batmanny, note, I love all the different epiphany-moments Bruce has when he realizes he should be a bat. He would be significantly less cool if he was terrified of/ inspired by/ had a different animal crash through his window when he was feeling pensive. If I were a vigilante who dressed as the thing she feared most, I'd have to be Pregnant Woman.
Oh, dear. I'm sorry you had such an iffy time in Albion, and about your poor grandmother's mind. My grandfather lost his, too; it's a rough thing to watch.How can modern butlers be worse than old ones if they have entire schools devoted to teaching people how to do it? Sounds like no group is safe from prejudice. Reminds me of how all the middle-aged students at Cabrillo get uppity about how they're more focused and deserving of an A than us rascally young 'uns.And I still think getting paid to spend time with ones surrogate son is hardly a difficult job. I suppose Alfred's surgical mad skillz come in handy, but I'd say 7 out of 10 days, he's just there to be a moral compass. Not to say he's useless, just that he has an easy job.
My big plan is to spend at least a semester, hopefully a year, in England during college. I'm saying it's because I'm a Brit Lit major, but really it's just an excuse to be in my favorite place on earth. Oh my God oh my God. I want to be a butler. I never even dreamed that such a place as butlering school existed, but that sounds like the best thing in the world. What if you got to be like Alfred, taking care of Batman and living on easy street?! Although I guess Alfred doesn't really live on easy street, being consumed with worry about Bruce Wayne's well-being, etc. But still, he pretty much gets paid to do nothing.
It was the only time I've ever lost my temper like that in public. If I were a violent person I would have kicked his smegging head off, but I'm not; hence our argument, actually. And I'm still a pinko and loving it, by the way. Every time Bill O'Reilly gets himself in a shrieking fit about Obama being a Socialist, my heart sings. Live the dream, Barack.If I knew where I was going to school, my life would be a lot nicer. I've applied to UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, and CSU Chico. Only after applying to SB and SD did I realize that Southern CA is a complete shit heap. I wish Humboldt had a good lit program, I love the north. Do you have a dream-school for sometime in the future?
Aaah, Faces of Death: the film that caused an argument between a classmate and myself that was so severe we both got kicked out of an Ethics/ Critical Thinking class. It started off academic enough, but sadly, it escalated rather rapidly until he called me a fascist tyrant c-word and I called him a sadistic motherf*cking moron. So that was fun. God willing, I will never again encounter it. I left before the film started, so I was spared seeing it, but the next day during discussion people described what had happened and I became very faint.Since I haven't moved around a lot, I am stuck with Santa Cruzy hipster types all the time. Hopefully this will change when I leave for college. I've never had a southern friend, come to think of it. Except Shae's dad, I guess.
People who would want to watch something that horrid probably already have a bolt loose somewhere, but it's an interesting hypothetical thought. I guess it depends on whether or not their urges are shallow enough to be satisfied by seeing someone else doing it, or if they're too psycho and need to do it themselves. I didn't realize there was any sort of defense for Jigsaw. I assumed people went to those kinds of movies for the pleasure (?) of seeing a lovely, violent mess. It makes me sort of giggly to think of people defending a serial murderer with righteous indignation. "Nuh uh, Jigsaw iz teh coolest guy ever lol. He totaly nvr killz ppl."
Blehhh. I certainly hope there are no real ones, then. Although... I don't really want to get into this, but if one snuff film was made, I wonder if people would just watch it instead of murdering someone themselves. There was that nasty case in Indiana or wherever of a 15 year old murdering her neighbor because she wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone. I really hope I don't get murdered.When the first Saw came out I remember being outraged; now I'm just mildly amused that there are like 12 of them.
I've heard good things about that thar book, in actual fact.No, I daresay I would not enjoy such a film, being a card-carrying weenie and all. I've heard a rumor that snuff films are just some sort of internet hoax, but that sounds like bullshit to me. I mean, that thing footage came out when we were Freshmen of those terrorists decapitating someone, so..... that was real. Ugh, I still get sick thinking of that.
I've never read To Say Nothing of the Dog, but I've heard it's a nod to Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome, the most hilarious book of all time if you're into that kind of thing. Well, that and Hitch-hiker's Guide.Fair enough re: Rowling. Ideally, there would be no movies, but at least she gives a lot to charity. To be fair, though, I'm not impartial: she could do a holocaust part 2 and I'd probably still love Harry Potter. We grew up together!I'll take a look at that essay when I'm done writing all my own. While I adore Tolkien (possibly too much), I do get very tired of seeing his stuff regurgitated by lesser authors trying to make a quick buck.
I want to put what you've just said on a long-winded bumper sticker. They're thinking of getting rid of the Shakespeare course at Cabrillo because he's just another dead white guy. He is also a genius and a joy to read, but I suppose that doesn't matter.I just thought of another sci-fi author I've read: Connie Willis. Shae Burnette threatened to eat my first-born if I didn't read some of her books, and I liked them a lot. So there's that. It seems like most of the fantasy stuff I've been recommended is just a thinly-veiled copy of Tolkien. Except Harry Potter. Are you still anti-Potter?
What's wrong with the Ender's Game guy? Is he a fascist or something? I haven't read any of those people. If you and I made a hybrid brain, we would form a superhuman, because I've read a lot of stodgy old Classics with a big C, and you're the sci-fi/ fantasy guy. In the mean time, I must go figure out classes for next effing semester because apparently my appointment is tomorrow and I forgooooottttt. SHIT and I have a paper due on The Oresteia on tuesday. Insert foul cursing here. DOUBLE SHIT, and one on Poe due Wednesday. I'm okay. I'm oookaaaay.
I have pretty much zero experience in sci fi and fantasy, so let me know if you find anything spectacular. I love Ray Bradbury and The Lord of the Rings, but that's pretty much it. Uhh and Sherlock Holmes is great in the mystery department. So basically, I've only read the famous stuff. You know what I never got through, though? Ender's Game. Everyone told me it was great but I didn't finish it. I was only like 11 though.
