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bending_sickleI listened to RCarlyle's commentary on Ravenous yeterday, which means I absolutely and irrevocably own the DVD. It wasn't...it wasn't all I'd been hoping for, really. I mean, his commentary starts of in chapter 4, with the appearance of his character, and he doesn't say much. Meaning, it's not a run-on commentary, just the occasional interesting point. There were a few instances where the silence just ran on a touch too long and I found myself wishing some'd exlplaind things more clearly to Carlyle, or that it'd been two commentators rather than one.
But then the man gets a bit of steam going, and he really does say interesting things. And the way that you can expect JWhedon to talk about camera angles and philosophy, Carlyle went on about the science of acting. Like, "move slowly during night shoots to help the camera's focus not go fucky," and "that was improvisation, to try and reflect what's going on over there." So in the end I was rather pleased, though I still wish he'd just talked a bit more.
I packed a few things yesterday, and I really think that my room's near empty enough that one more trip is all it needs. My uncles are coming 'round on Monday, and I'll be lolading them up with 2 suitcases and the duvet. Maybe the posters, though I always keep the posters for last. The place seems too empty without them. I packed away the only framed pictures I have: 1) my brother in his high-school graduation toga, and 2) Josie and Kathleen atop the waterfall in the Chinese garden at the Jardin Botanique (on my birthday, no less). The counter seems waaay too empty now. Currently I have 1 trolley, 1 backpack and 1 basket-sized purse to lugg to Cubelles. Come Sunday, all that I'll be taking back will be my laptop and a toothbrush, basically.
Regarding Ye Beurocratic Hell, things are looking up. I'm sending my birth certificate today, by certified mail because I wasn't born yesterday, to the Ministry of Justica so they can fully legalize it with the Haye Convention sticker. They say it's a pretty immediate process, and the only delay will be due to the mail. So, yay.
MJesus, with whom** I spoke yeterday, her hubby and younger son will be trekking over to this side of the coutnry from Madrid. Jose, her hubby, is from Cataluña and has folks a town or so away from Cubelles. We've all promised to try and get in touch and see each other this weekend, though I'm not so sure how far to count on that. Still, it'd be nice.
It's starting to sink in how much I'm going to miss the (really, really few) people I've met here in Barcelona. Javier, as I've said before, is a wonderful man, and there's a definate (grand)father figure thing going on in our relationship. I want to give him a gift before I go, maybe one of those Mexican boxes mom chucked on me a while back. ("In case you need to make a gift," she said.)
My other coworker, Victor, who's a few years older than me, is also a treat to hang out with. He's sort of the kind of guy I'd like or a boyfriend, I thing. I love our SF conversations, or when we discuss our on-going writing projects. (His most recent is has the elements of a) empty city, b) boy, c) robot and d) monkey-ocotupus mutant monsters. Swesome.)
MCarmen has almost become a second mother to me, and that's a tough thing to leave behind.
Quote of the Day:
There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, "Yes, I've got dreams, of course I've got dreams." Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep, they're still there.
- Erma Bombeck
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darthmaligna's posted serious spoilers on HP: DH. You have been warned. If you cannot resist the clicky, it's not my fault. I managed to resist the mighty powers of the LJ-cut, but only just. I have absolutely no idea when I'll be able to get my hands on HP7. Probably not in two days. More likely it'll be a long, long while. *woe* I'll be spoilered silly by then, I just know it.
charmx is lovely and provides many more lovely things. Like a list of recommended fanvids, including dear obsessive24, this other recommended fanvid by newkidfan, described as "poetry in motion", a downloadable collection of her fanvids, including the much-awaited Don't Stop Me Now fanvid for The Master (Dr Who).
newkidfan, of the "poetry in motion" fanvid, continued being amazing with the fanvid "Ambushed" and wonderful with their walk through Shanghai. newfankid also recommends blithesea's Too Good to be True fanvid, a lovely thing due months of work.
* Erma Bombeck (also stated as "The first piece of luggage out of the chute doesn't belong to anyone, ever.")
** You poor, poor unused word you.
But then the man gets a bit of steam going, and he really does say interesting things. And the way that you can expect JWhedon to talk about camera angles and philosophy, Carlyle went on about the science of acting. Like, "move slowly during night shoots to help the camera's focus not go fucky," and "that was improvisation, to try and reflect what's going on over there." So in the end I was rather pleased, though I still wish he'd just talked a bit more.
I packed a few things yesterday, and I really think that my room's near empty enough that one more trip is all it needs. My uncles are coming 'round on Monday, and I'll be lolading them up with 2 suitcases and the duvet. Maybe the posters, though I always keep the posters for last. The place seems too empty without them. I packed away the only framed pictures I have: 1) my brother in his high-school graduation toga, and 2) Josie and Kathleen atop the waterfall in the Chinese garden at the Jardin Botanique (on my birthday, no less). The counter seems waaay too empty now. Currently I have 1 trolley, 1 backpack and 1 basket-sized purse to lugg to Cubelles. Come Sunday, all that I'll be taking back will be my laptop and a toothbrush, basically.
Regarding Ye Beurocratic Hell, things are looking up. I'm sending my birth certificate today, by certified mail because I wasn't born yesterday, to the Ministry of Justica so they can fully legalize it with the Haye Convention sticker. They say it's a pretty immediate process, and the only delay will be due to the mail. So, yay.
MJesus, with whom** I spoke yeterday, her hubby and younger son will be trekking over to this side of the coutnry from Madrid. Jose, her hubby, is from Cataluña and has folks a town or so away from Cubelles. We've all promised to try and get in touch and see each other this weekend, though I'm not so sure how far to count on that. Still, it'd be nice.
It's starting to sink in how much I'm going to miss the (really, really few) people I've met here in Barcelona. Javier, as I've said before, is a wonderful man, and there's a definate (grand)father figure thing going on in our relationship. I want to give him a gift before I go, maybe one of those Mexican boxes mom chucked on me a while back. ("In case you need to make a gift," she said.)
My other coworker, Victor, who's a few years older than me, is also a treat to hang out with. He's sort of the kind of guy I'd like or a boyfriend, I thing. I love our SF conversations, or when we discuss our on-going writing projects. (His most recent is has the elements of a) empty city, b) boy, c) robot and d) monkey-ocotupus mutant monsters. Swesome.)
MCarmen has almost become a second mother to me, and that's a tough thing to leave behind.
Quote of the Day:
There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, "Yes, I've got dreams, of course I've got dreams." Then they put the box away and bring it out once in awhile to look in it, and yep, they're still there.
- Erma Bombeck
Links of the Day:
darthmaligna's posted serious spoilers on HP: DH. You have been warned. If you cannot resist the clicky, it's not my fault. I managed to resist the mighty powers of the LJ-cut, but only just. I have absolutely no idea when I'll be able to get my hands on HP7. Probably not in two days. More likely it'll be a long, long while. *woe* I'll be spoilered silly by then, I just know it. charmx is lovely and provides many more lovely things. Like a list of recommended fanvids, including dear obsessive24, this other recommended fanvid by newkidfan, described as "poetry in motion", a downloadable collection of her fanvids, including the much-awaited Don't Stop Me Now fanvid for The Master (Dr Who).newkidfan, of the "poetry in motion" fanvid, continued being amazing with the fanvid "Ambushed" and wonderful with their walk through Shanghai. newfankid also recommends blithesea's Too Good to be True fanvid, a lovely thing due months of work.* Erma Bombeck (also stated as "The first piece of luggage out of the chute doesn't belong to anyone, ever.")
** You poor, poor unused word you.
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Date: 2007-07-21 02:11 am (UTC)~'L
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Date: 2007-07-21 02:24 am (UTC)"Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?"
ROFL!!!! Our luggage was the *last* ones to come in Montreal, whilst the very first ones went around and around, and nobody took them -_-
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Date: 2007-07-21 04:02 pm (UTC)