Friday, May 29, 2009

Ruminating on Miyazaki

This week and several days I have before summer class begins, I squeezed in as much book-reading and favorite-movie-watching as I could (along with over-sleeping). "Spirited Away" and "Kiki's Delivery Service", being two of my favorite movies, got watched this week, on 5/27. I wrote some stuff about them afterwards:
For movies like "Sprited Away", perhaps sequels wouldn't make sense because it's a once-in-a-lifetime-experience, as opposed to just a simple story/narration.
In "Kiki's Delivery Service", when Kiki misses the party she was going to, perhaps it's a representation of all of our missed opportunities, all those "curse missed opporunities", especially those we had a chance to take. Kiki COULD have gone to that party, just chose not to go, for whatever reasons. Curse missed opportunities.
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This is all a reflection partly due to people on IMDB wondering if there will ever be a sequel made of "Spirited Away" (Miyazaki would not allow it, I'm sure), and because Coldplay's song "Clocks", something I was listening to recently, talks of "missed opportunities". And I sure have missed a shitload of opportunities in life...

Man of Steel, Feet of Lead

Was watching Superman: The Animated Series episode on 04/26, in which "Villain tries to control the weather." Wrote:
Haha Superman and Flash are racing to see who's the fastest man alive. Lol. Flash says "Man of steel, feet of lead." And when they passed cars on a toll bridge, a guy about to pay his toll fee was swept about a bit by the rush of the two heroes running by and shouted "Madre de dios!" Lmao... haha.
And Superman tells Flash, at the end of the day, when they saved the world, "You know, Flash, at the beginning of today, I thought you were just a hyperactive jerk. But you're okay."
Lol.
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The Man of Steel may have changed his mind, but I still want to slap Flash to the other side of the continent, the hyperactive little bastard...

COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG 04/25/09

Was watching an episode called "The Magic Tree" on 04/25. Hilarious as usual. I found it funny how Courage was playing with a makeshift toy bulldozer, consisting of a set of "tank wheels" (wtf are they called??) with a little toy house on top accatched to a shovel-type thing. It was cute... and sad and pathetic at the same time. I dunno if any of you who are reading this watch the show, but I highly recommend it to anyone who likes watching a poor little frightened purple dog protecting his family from a variety of strange and often evil creatures dropping in on them in the middle of nowhere.

The Epitome of Randomness

Raymond
yes indeed, if it works out i can see now: Overlord crossover, Rei & Shar Shar seizing the greatness of japan day
pretty random eh? ^_^^_^
2:09amShar
o yes
randomest things ever!!!
hahah
Overlord Crossover should be great.
2:10amRaymond
so it shall mwahahahaha
lmao
2:10amShar
lol
thats funny
i just typed in mwahahaha
as well
2:11amRaymond
awesome, it's the overlord way hehe
2:12amRaymond
yesterday, well Tuesday now lol was pretty interesting
2:14amRaymond
i keep thinking today is Wednesday lol when it's Friday now
2:15amShar
wowoo
Rei....
very very off
2:16amRaymond
hehe yes i goofed lol
2:16amShar
it;s okay.
i wish it was wednesday
being friday takes me this much closer to summer classes, which start this coming monday.
2:17amRaymond
whoa, sounds really fierce
i know you can do it
i have a good feeling
2:19amShar
yeah
i hope so too.
2:19amRaymond
oh yeah
2:19amShar
thanks for having faith in a strange little girl Frosty.
2:21amRaymond
believe me my fellow overlord, i find strange very cool.
2:22amRaymond
that's what makes us very alike
2:22amShar
yes!
i know
i am glad for that.
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very rare to find people who will be random and funny and strange and feel completely comfortable around others.
2:23amRaymond
um...well accept for gender hahahah
2:23amShar
very rare to find people who will be random and funny and strange and feel completely comfortable around others.
lol
yes
but even gender... hmm..
i sometimes wonder if i shoulda been born a dude.
but then i wouldve been a gay dude lol.
but a dude nonetheless.
2:24amRaymond
it's my pleasure ^_-*
2:24amShar
eeee
i feel like laughing loudly.
but that would wake my sister who, the little high school girl she is, has school in the morning!
2:26amRaymond
i'd think you'd be smart, funny, attractive, deep and understanding either way. ^_^^_^
oooo don't wake up your sis! O_O
2:26amShar
if i was a girl to blush easily, i would.
thanks for the compliments lol
2:27amRaymond
hehe anytime Shar Shar
2:28amShar
teethy
sorry
i get really random when i talk to ppl online.
2:28amRaymond
that's cool
feel free, i'd know
lol
2:30amShar
haha
i just happened to run my fingers over my teeth
then thought about teeth
2:30amRaymond
for a second
i though you were hiding a really big smile or laugh lol
2:31amShar
yea i was doing that as well.
lol
then i touched my teeth lol.
2:32amRaymond
wow i really must hve a bit of ESP
''have''
extra sensory perception
2:34amShar
Could not connect to Facebook Chat at this time.
lol
2:34amShar
yes
2:34amShar
i think so.
2:34amShar
lol
2:34amRaymond
somewhat like mind reading but you can make an accurate guess of what the other person is doing on the same wavelength. i mean wow lol
2:35amShar
either that or our vernacular has become very predictable.
2:38amRaymond
are you there?
2:39amShar
yes
sorry
i dunno what's up with fb chat
it's taking forever for my messages to reach you.
2:40amRaymond
you can call me if you like
if not you can always inbox message me
what do you perfer? ^_^^_^
2:42amShar
hmm
my sis is sleeping
and i shall be sleeping in a few as wel.
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so i suppose just toil on through this sucky messaging thing for now lol. (send as a message)
2:42amRaymond is online.
2:43amRaymond
aww, well you do need your rest
2:43amShar
yeah
lol
i had about 4 hrs of sleep last night.
i stayed up talking with a friend about some serious issues about where the hell we're going in our lives.
stayed up till 6 talking. then i created my blog and finally crawled into bed at around 8 int he morning, woke up a quarter after 12.
2:45amRaymond
whoa, now that's seriously hardcore
2:45amShar
lol
i couldnt sleep. so we just talked.
i think it was one of those conversations that i would write about in my journal if i didnt have about 2 months worth of info still floating in head, waiting to be wrriten about.
2:46amRaymond
ooooh that's different
see your definitely an overlord ^_^^_^
2:47amShar
lol
yes!
am glad for that.
very very glad.
2:47amRaymond
i admire your strength
2:47amShar
lol
thanks.
unfortunately, my strength has been decaying for a long time now.
gotta work hard to bring it back.
2:49amRaymond
no problem. i hope to have more conversations like that.
like tis one of course as well
''this''
2:49amShar
tis
hehe
spelling errors are funny.
but yes interesting and deep conversations never grow old.
2:50amRaymond
indee
grr ''indeed''
2:51amShar
lol
2:51amRaymond
(nervous laughter) O_
2:51amShar
lol
im sorry
i have a very bad stomach ache.
and my left arms is numb because there's something very wrong with my left elbow. it wont stop hurting.
2:53amRaymond
''O~O'' u have.... more than one left arm!? astounding!! O_O
j/k ^_-*
2:53amShar
LMFAO....
hahahaha
that was one hell of a spelling error.
im so glad you made that joke... it made my entire freakin day...
2:55amRaymond
truly? hehe i think i'll keep it going then
2:55amShar
hehehehe...
that was the funniest thing i've heard all day.
nice catch on my mistake.
2:55amRaymond
i'm glad
hehe
thanks
2:56amShar
lol
2:59amShar
lalala.
3:00amRaymond
no no that won't do. you gotta be more random and say it with passion like:
tralalala~ lala... see? lol ^_-*
3:02amShar
TRALALALALALALALAL!
is that enough passion for ya??
is that?
lol
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mebbe even so a little tralalala prance? (send as a message)
3:02amRaymond is online.
3:02amShar
tehe
mebbe even so a little tralalala prance?
3:03amRaymond
OH YEAH!! ^_^^_^
that's what i'm talking about hehe
show me the Fiyah!! well not to much, you'll burn me over here lol ^_^^_^
3:05amShar
lolll
FIYAH and WATAH!
3:06amRaymond
Yeah
3:07amRaymond
togedda we make da MIST
3:08amShar
lol
3:08amRaymond
sounded jamaican for a sec
3:08amShar
this conversation is so freakin noteworthy.
hehe
3:08amRaymond
haha
yes ma'am it is ^_^^_^
i'm loving every minute of it
3:09amShar
lol
i should save this
it's pure gold.
it's like... the epitome of randomness.
3:10amRaymond
i'd feel honored
3:11amShar
yay!
would you mind very much if i posted sections of this convo on my blog, entitling it "The Epitome of Randomness"?
3:12amRaymond
sure, that sounds so majestic
hehe
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I think this just goes to show you how much FB chat sucks, but Overlord Frost and I enjoy each other's random company that we are willing to put up with constant disconnections just to make each other laugh.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

SPIDER-MAN TAS: Return of the Spider Slayers 04/25/09

Saw this episode on 04/25, 3PM and wrote:
Holy shit. Alystair Smythe really is a genius. He built some kickass, ultimate Spider Slayers.
Lol, and when Peter finally meets MJ through the blind date that Aunt May fixed up for them, it's exactly the same as in "The Spectacular Spiderman". MJ even says "Face it Tiger. You just hit the jackpot." Hahaha.

SPIDER-MAN TAS Quotes: The Kingpin worries about bad business and the Beast gets philosophical on a rapidly mutating Spidey.

04/09/09:
Was watching "The Mutant Agenda" episode of Spider-Man TAS, and Beast said something to Spidey (who was rapdibly mutating into the ass-ugly Man-Spider) that resonated with me: "How sad. We are all alone until we accept our need for others." Tis true, ain't it? All the stuff you can learn from old-school cartoons... You don't see this type of stuff everyday with more recent TV shows...
04/10/09:
This one episode, Season 3, ep 12, had some pretty fucking hilarious Kingpin quotes:
"Please, step inside and avail yourself in the simple comforts of my automobile." Couldn't have made it any more damn complicated than that? LMAO...
This one had me cracking up so hard...
"There is no profit to be made in the destruction of the planet. It is very bad for business." Freakin hilarious. Ahh... gotta love the biggest man in TAS.

Waching SPIDER-MAN 03/08/09

I was watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series for one of the first times in almost 10 years on...
03/08/09 @ 11PM, and happened to write this about the episode:
"Spider-Man ducks bounty hunters as he pursues Eddie Brock." (episode description). Awesome episode. The 2nd part of the "new constume episode". It's called "The Alien Costume, Part 2". The police are still chasing Spidey, but with his new black suit, he's kind of... unbeatable. Except when sonic vibrations are used. Egh. Which the "bounty hunters" did use. Damn. So where the hell is Mary Jane during all this time? Hmm?
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I am ashamed to say that at that time, which was not very long ago, I was quite ignorant about Spider-Man... A matter which I have worked hard to improve these past few months, sneaking in several afternoons of episode-watching on youtube... Now I don't think there's an episode of this series I haven't yet seen.