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Still watching Lost. Up to episode six of season six.
I can't believe they cut out Ilana's arc (in spite of not initially remembering who she was), apparently because they didn't have time for it but honestly? There's some faffing about that could be cut out already and they could've put Ilana in. But that's just my opinion.
Holy gosh the flash sidewayses are like fanfic, aren't they? I...don't mean this in a bad way, I mean like when you don't care about what you're writing, and you just want all the characters to be friends. Or to know each other post-story, or whatever. And I can't believe Ben and Locke ended up in their own high school AU!
Also: I did not think Miles would be sticking around this long, and I actually kind of like him this time? I remember finding him really grating the first time, but I guess I am older and more cynical now, and my world-view matches his a little more. Maybe.
Relatedly, we had to get a new DVD player because we'd had the old one for years. I think it's lasted well, considering it was a cheap make, and it was a freebie. So we got a Sony one and it's kind of amazing?? If you plug an HDMI cable (which I did, because we don't have the other kind of cable it can take), it will upscale your DVD to HD automatically. The sound quality is great. And it has a USB slot so you can plug in a memory stick and play music or watch videos!! (Though I can do that with the TV anyway, as it also has a USB slot). And it's so small! And light!
Anyway, I'm really impressed with it, because everyone in Lost looks even more awesome than usual. (And nobody sounds like they're mumbling any more, which is great!)
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I have been writing a lot recently! I'm taking my third stab at attempting to get a finished version of the abominations story which, I suppose, makes it like the third draft or something. Except I've totally gutted everything and started from the ground up. Sort of. The details are the same, it just happens differently.
I'm writing it all out by hand, because the computer offers too many distractions. So I have no idea how many words that is. I'm not putting in too much detail (going to do that on the second pass on the computer) - I'm just trying to get the characters from A to B so that C can happen, and then D. And you know what? I think I actually have a three act story? I'm still in the first at the moment, but C definitely is in the second, and D is in the third.
*horrified gasp*
My characters are being recalcitrant, but that is really no different from the norm, tbh.
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It's my birthday tomorrow. I'm going to be 36. My birthday really snuck up on me this year. But I kind of don't mind. I said to mum earlier that I'm kind of past the point of caring about them. I just kind of feel now like, "Oh, another year has passed", because I really don't feel any different than I did several years ago. In fact my brain keeps going, "We're thirty six? NO FREAKING WAY, MAN!" because I really don't feel it.
I can't believe they cut out Ilana's arc (in spite of not initially remembering who she was), apparently because they didn't have time for it but honestly? There's some faffing about that could be cut out already and they could've put Ilana in. But that's just my opinion.
Holy gosh the flash sidewayses are like fanfic, aren't they? I...don't mean this in a bad way, I mean like when you don't care about what you're writing, and you just want all the characters to be friends. Or to know each other post-story, or whatever. And I can't believe Ben and Locke ended up in their own high school AU!
Also: I did not think Miles would be sticking around this long, and I actually kind of like him this time? I remember finding him really grating the first time, but I guess I am older and more cynical now, and my world-view matches his a little more. Maybe.
Relatedly, we had to get a new DVD player because we'd had the old one for years. I think it's lasted well, considering it was a cheap make, and it was a freebie. So we got a Sony one and it's kind of amazing?? If you plug an HDMI cable (which I did, because we don't have the other kind of cable it can take), it will upscale your DVD to HD automatically. The sound quality is great. And it has a USB slot so you can plug in a memory stick and play music or watch videos!! (Though I can do that with the TV anyway, as it also has a USB slot). And it's so small! And light!
Anyway, I'm really impressed with it, because everyone in Lost looks even more awesome than usual. (And nobody sounds like they're mumbling any more, which is great!)
~
I have been writing a lot recently! I'm taking my third stab at attempting to get a finished version of the abominations story which, I suppose, makes it like the third draft or something. Except I've totally gutted everything and started from the ground up. Sort of. The details are the same, it just happens differently.
I'm writing it all out by hand, because the computer offers too many distractions. So I have no idea how many words that is. I'm not putting in too much detail (going to do that on the second pass on the computer) - I'm just trying to get the characters from A to B so that C can happen, and then D. And you know what? I think I actually have a three act story? I'm still in the first at the moment, but C definitely is in the second, and D is in the third.
*horrified gasp*
My characters are being recalcitrant, but that is really no different from the norm, tbh.
~
It's my birthday tomorrow. I'm going to be 36. My birthday really snuck up on me this year. But I kind of don't mind. I said to mum earlier that I'm kind of past the point of caring about them. I just kind of feel now like, "Oh, another year has passed", because I really don't feel any different than I did several years ago. In fact my brain keeps going, "We're thirty six? NO FREAKING WAY, MAN!" because I really don't feel it.
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