Take me out of the claustrophobic confines of my dormitory, plop me into the absolute freedom environs of the library, and what you get is either a full-time mugger... or a compulsive procrastinator who can't seem to stop gorging on movie trailers and reviews and previews. I can't help it. It's the time of year when the good stuff starts coming out in cinemas.
This review of 'Derailed' (not one of the good stuff, but it's got Clive Owen =) cracked me up:
"When you see Clive on that commuter train you can't help but wonder if he's actually some sort of CIA contract killer trying to get away from his old life. There's nothing about him that says 'suburban schmuck.'"
... I just have this hopeless female nerd thing about Clive Owen/ espionage/ assassins. It's the perfect combination, and an incredibly alluring concept. Someone should pitch the idea to a studio. Meanwhile, I can play hostess to my own fantasies.
Meanwhile there's Syriana to whet my appetite for eye candy and intrigue. Well, Clooney's beer-bellied CIA agent character may not be the Danny Ocean I know and love, but there's still Matt Damon, Chris Cooper and Alexander Siddig. (It's always a pleasant surprise to see an obscure actor responsible for one of your most beloved characters gain exposure in a major film with a big role, provided he doesn't disappoint. That being said, though, I'm beginning to wonder if DS9 is going to be Siddig's only major non-Arab role. Race works for you, up to the point when it starts working against you.) And the trailer had 'Spy Game' tracks in it (!!!) - which pushed me over the edge into a procrastinator's frenzy.
So I have wasted more than 2 hours being joyfully unproductive. Think I'm going to stay in the library for as long as I possibly can. It's warmer than the dorm, anyway.
The temperature here has dropped to subzero at night, and the riot of autumnal colours has given way to stark, bare, grey branches. At least the weather isn't all rainy glumness, but the sun sets so early it's depressing. By 4.30pm, it's complete darkness, and you are left with the feeling that time is passing too quickly for comfort.
[edit: Still procrastinating. Damn Wikipedia. It's too addictive for my own good.]
words were spilled on Saturday, November 12, 2005
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why not? there are so many tempting links to click on, so many tangents to explore. and when you are done with the english articles you can mess around with the other languages. wikipedia rocks my world. =)
hey, i have new opportunities for you to procrastinate. if you've looked at my lj there's a coursemate who wants yaoi anime recs. can you do me a list? please?
and when are you coming home; if it's not too late in december we can catch goblet of fire.
love, take care, luck for midterms.
and when are you coming home; if it's not too late in december we can catch goblet of fire.
love, take care, luck for midterms.
# posted by 
: 8:33 PM
: 8:33 PM
you are asking /me/? to compile a list of yaoi anime recs? when there are far more qualified people around??
er.
i actually haven't watched all that much, you know. i haven't touched some of the... classics, and i know nothing about newer series.
on an amusing note, central park media is releasing yami no matsuei here in the US as ipod video. apparently where there'd demand, there's supply. o.O
er.
i actually haven't watched all that much, you know. i haven't touched some of the... classics, and i know nothing about newer series.
on an amusing note, central park media is releasing yami no matsuei here in the US as ipod video. apparently where there'd demand, there's supply. o.O
hey bren! joanne here. sorry haven't been catching up on ur blog in a while... i tend to forsake those not on my lj flist out of laziness.
anyway, jus wanted to say that i DO get addicted to wikipedia too! yeah, all the stupid tempting little links... especially the words u've never even heard of before in your life.
u're taking japanese? i presume that it's one of ur courses n u started it in aug/sep? that's cool! & amusing cos i also started on german this year. but my module's over (it's a non examinable one), and i gotta hope i get allocated my german 2 module nex semester, cos medicine students aren't given bid points for modules n hafta depend on left over spaces (which there usually are).
how d'ya find japanese compared to german? jus outta curiosity... cos one's so similar to english while the other's totally different.
anyway, jus wanted to say that i DO get addicted to wikipedia too! yeah, all the stupid tempting little links... especially the words u've never even heard of before in your life.
u're taking japanese? i presume that it's one of ur courses n u started it in aug/sep? that's cool! & amusing cos i also started on german this year. but my module's over (it's a non examinable one), and i gotta hope i get allocated my german 2 module nex semester, cos medicine students aren't given bid points for modules n hafta depend on left over spaces (which there usually are).
how d'ya find japanese compared to german? jus outta curiosity... cos one's so similar to english while the other's totally different.
# posted by : 11:01 AM
: 11:01 AM
sometimes it seems as though everyone's better at learning languages than I am... -_-
oh, & once I came across an article about aristasia on wiki. it's... always comforting to know that there are weirder stuff around.
oh, & once I came across an article about aristasia on wiki. it's... always comforting to know that there are weirder stuff around.
# posted by : 6:08 PM
: 6:08 PM
jo: yeah, but it's somewhat similar to chinese, which makes my life easier, at least where the kanji is concerned :)
yup, i'm taking beginning japanese this semester and the next.
japanese vs german... hmmm. well, much fewer irregular verbs, that's for sure. that, among other things, make for a somewhat easier grammar which is very welcome. but in terms of sentence structure, japanese is also rather more flexible than german, and _that_ can get confusing.
i find jap to be VERY context-dependent, though - subject optional, sentences that trail off in unspoken implications, fillers and small talk, having to read between the lines, the various levels of formality. german is so much more... straightforward.
yup, i'm taking beginning japanese this semester and the next.
japanese vs german... hmmm. well, much fewer irregular verbs, that's for sure. that, among other things, make for a somewhat easier grammar which is very welcome. but in terms of sentence structure, japanese is also rather more flexible than german, and _that_ can get confusing.
i find jap to be VERY context-dependent, though - subject optional, sentences that trail off in unspoken implications, fillers and small talk, having to read between the lines, the various levels of formality. german is so much more... straightforward.
yeah, german LOOKED more straightforward to me. u're right bout the irregular verbs tho.
seems japanese is harder to understand n compose but easier to get right once u've learnt. for german tho, while it's easier to understand/compose, it's harder for u to come up with grammatically correct sentences >_<
linzi>>actually, it's jus brenda who's better. i'm jus trigger happily taking german w/out gao-dimming/setting right my chinese >< but not like i can do anything about it unless i get exposed to more of the language in a better environment.
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seems japanese is harder to understand n compose but easier to get right once u've learnt. for german tho, while it's easier to understand/compose, it's harder for u to come up with grammatically correct sentences >_<
linzi>>actually, it's jus brenda who's better. i'm jus trigger happily taking german w/out gao-dimming/setting right my chinese >< but not like i can do anything about it unless i get exposed to more of the language in a better environment.
# posted by : 9:19 AM
: 9:19 AM