Um. Hi. SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S ANNOYING? Me is not a valid answer. I'll answer for you since this is my post and you don't exactly have a choice. Valid answer: Constantly forgetting where the last place you put your glasses was. If you don't have glasses then this obviously does not concern you. "SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST KEEP THEM ON YOUR FACE, BECCA?" A) That's a really stupid question and I'm wondering why I typed it out and then typed, "That's a really stupid question" because most people don't usually insult themselves like I do. Heh. B) Because I can see most everything without them just fine (and I unfortunately look older with them which can sometimes get me in trouble) but my vision is a bit odd. Along with a slight astigmatism, one of my eyes is nearsighted and the other is farsighted so if I'm reading for extended periods of time, then glasses are necessary so words don't get fuzzed up or I don't accidentally defocus and slightly cross them or something. That's what it looks like anyways. It's kind of strange I guess. Maybe not. I don't know. All I know is that I'm constantly looking for my glasses and it's very bothersome. Yeah. I'm pretty sure that's how companies that produce contact lenses make money, and how contact lenses became popular in the first place. Because if you get used to frequently touching your eyeballs over and over again, then some might say that's more convenient then having to deal with those fragile frames always falling off your face, getting misplaced, having to cleaned constantly, and breaking easily. I, however, don't particularly enjoy caressing the wet, slimy surface of my nearsighted and/or farsighted eye until excess fluid is soon running down my cheek.
The other day I watched Rintaro's Metropolis (Metoroporisu) and I definitely have some mixed feelings about it. We've all seen that sort of plot before, but the ending is... (I did feel like they could have done a better job with it but I don't write screenplays nor make movies so that doesn't matter.) Well, it fit the story which is what an ending is supposed to be. It isn't supposed to tie everything up in a pretty fairy-tale, Hollywood bow so things only make "sense" to make people happy. It is supposed to sum things up, yeah, but in a unique way that makes sense with the rest of the story even if you aren't super chipper when all is said and done. (I loved the ending to Atonement because, even though it was sad, you had some satisfaction as well.) But what REALLY sticks out is the art. I don't have any mixed feelings about that. I mean, It's phenomenal. See that picture up there? One of my mother's co-workers saw that while I was typing this post out a few weeks back and she was just like, "OH! What is that?! It's just beautiful! Lovely! I really like that!" And that's a picture so you people really need to see the MOTION PICTURE. I'm just so funny. Remember the German silent film, Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang in 1927? Probably not because if you're my age or somewhat close, then you weren't alive in 1927 to watch a silent film so you're not going to remember 1927. But you might be familiar with the name. Well, this film inspired Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis (manga), and that manga then inspired Rintaro's 2001 anime version of Metropolis. But don't watch the 2001 version thinking it will be exactly like 1927 version because their plots are really different. I give Metropolis 3 and 1/2 out of 5 stars.
Some other movies I've watched somewhat recently:
Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is another brilliant masterpiece by Hayao and after I saw this I immediately moved it to my favorites because it's just UH. JUST UH. Because that makes sense. The story is beautiful and after I watched it, (I felt like a little girl with a big imagination watching this movie. It was lovely.) I felt like running outside and playing in the woods or climbing a tree... or hugging a tree and just yeah. It was amazing. The characters are unique and the story, THE STORY. It's odd but in a fantastic way and the art is stunning too. I just loved this film. 5 out of 5 definitely. That good.
A few months back Mary recommended this Irish film, The Secret of Kells, and at the time I didn't have time to watch it. Well, months later I was bored because I had stayed home sick and I didn't feel up to doing anything so I remembered this, and I watched it AND LET ME TELL YOU. One of the most artistic movies I have ever seen. The plot is bland, but you're not going to care once you're about 5 minutes into the movie because it's just so darn visually unique and rich. Also, I noted that this movie is good for both youngsters and adults. It has a storyline that a child can follow along with but also has the captivating art that an adult or teenager can admire. I mean, I loved it. So 3 and 1/2 out of 5 just because the story didn't fascinate me as much as the visual intensity did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyeYD9ikPpY If you're okay with being spoiled then watch that. It's not that long, and your eyes will thank you. Then you will be more than slightly surprised that your eyes can talk; and you will lock yourself in your room for 4 days with food and water so that you can properly converse with your eyes and get to know them because that's the kind, proper thing to do. You will daydream for hours about having long, intellectual conversations involving pimento cheese and the floral pattern on your grandmother's sofa. However, those deep, delicate eyes won't have any long intellectual conversations with you because they will be very angry with you for having kept them inside your bedroom for 4 days. Then you will think that you are going insane, and that you simply heard your eyes speak but in reality, they did not. Pain will fill your broken heart and your dreams of conversing with your eyes will shatter. And while your deceptive eyes hold their words within, you will endure months of therapy and become convinced that eyes cannot speak like we do. Except they can, Wilma. Poor lonely Wilma. If only you never developed a passion for pimento cheese.
A few days ago my father and I watched Capra's Arsenic and Old Lace and it was GREAT. I am indeed a Cary Grant fan. Humor is always a nice suit for him and well, the entire movie is humorous. Teddy was by far my favorite character, though. HOW COULD HE NOT BE? (I don't actually remember this, but RVA did this in Africa and apparently it was quite humorous. I really wish I could remember it.) I honestly think you should just watch this tomorrow. That kind of movie. 4 out of 5.
Run Lola Run is a German film that Mary and I watched months ago so that's not really recent. I'm not going to waste time writing a lot on it but I will say that the music is really weird. The entire movie is very edgy and fast-paced meaning you have to pay attention at pretty much all times. 3 and 1/2 out of 5.
I'm the dancing queen. Young and sweet. Only seventeen. As of April Fools Day which happens to be the day on which my mother birthed me. And this song has been stuck in my head since that day. It's too bad that the only dancing I can attempt at doing is ballroom and awkward. And the only dancing that I WILL attempt at doing is awkward... which doesn't make sense if you think about it because the reason I wouldn't dance ballroom is because I haven't done it in so long. Naturally, I'm afraid that I will forget the dance half way into the song and then stumble around like a big bafoon.........which would be awkward. But I'm an awkward person I guess. And seventeen is an awkward year so it all fits. You can do the same stuff you could do at 16 but you're not mature enough yet to do all the stuff you get to do at 18. (College, vote, etc) It's just an awkward in-between age. JUST DANCE!
National Geographic told me that Jack the Ripper's identity was Carl Fiegenbaum. Along with some other stuff. Nothing to do with the lasagna that I'm eating though.
http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/pancake-stingray-discovery-110314-1230/
A research team discovered two new species of stingrays from the Amazon rain forest and they have been nicknamed the "pancake" stingray for obvious reasons.
Apparently there was also another somewhat recent discovery in that rain forest. (As you probably noticed if you clicked that link.) So there was these catterfishes right? N' they was just there, mindin' their own wax from them couple darned bees in this lovely little stream of sorts, but then them not good science men who be wantin' to skin them n' sell them poor skins on that Ebay came stompin' 'round n' they were mean n' ugly and not nice to them poor catterfishes. So 'member them catterfishes? Well, they was just rawrin' n' sorts! n' then they went n' done jumped all over these darned couple of folks. N' the science men was all flabbergooseted 'cause they be realizin' that they ought not be messin' with them catterfishes 'cause they be really jaggerwires in disguises. N' that's what really happened to them darned science folks n' those catterfishes/jaggerwires. Honest.
I have no hands...
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