Thursday, September 15, 2011

Err....

So I'll admit I haven't been reading HP and doing comments and commentary... I have I think up to chapter 6 done. I just find motivation to be hard, even though I know I put a date on this project...

But this isn't about that... This is about the new Epic Rap Battle of History.

And oh. my.
NicePeter as Mister Rogers = Awesomeness!
And Destorm as Mr. T = Unbelievable!
Theepiclloyd as everyone else = Priceless!
Watch it. NOW! THIS IS NOT A REQUEST BUT A DEMAND!

Friday, September 9, 2011

Randomly randomness

I have been slowly working on my HP comments and commentary... I'm a few pages into chapter 6. But I have reasoning as to why I haven't been working towards my goal...

I FINALLY GOT INTO POTTERMORE! I was all kinds of psyched and may have... completed the first part in 3 or so hours... But I'm not really going to spoil any of Pottermore for the rest of you. I'll just say some is good and some could be better.

Also, I'm on le tumblr. And I've been doing some things on there. I've gotten into the habit of asking random questions lately that are open for anyone to answer. My most recent question is about The Hunger Games v.s. Battle Royale... Mostly because EW compared the two and while they are similar, the level of violence and graphic-ness didn't appear to be even close to the same to me [though I have only read one manga of Battle Royale and have not read The Hunger Games].

So.... I'm going to get back to Pottermore right now... I'll work on more comments and commentary tomorrow.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Comments and Commentary: HP and the Sorcerer's Stone Ch. 2

And so I continue. As of today, I've gotten through 3 chapters of HP & the SS. And I've decided I'd rather have each chapter be a separate post. It's just easier. I'll also be doing lots of labels/tags.

Chapter 2: The Vanishing Cabinet Glass [yeah, I wrote cabinet in my notes but it's really glass... the cabinet doesn't come till later ;D ]

  • I bet Mr. and Mrs. Dursley would divorce if Dudley died...
  • Oh neglected boy who lived
  • Yucky spiders >.<
  • And his fastness is useful for quite a few reasons
  • He's small and skinny because of neglect.... partially
  • The hair is a Potter trait for sure
  • Uh, by age 10-11, isn't the ability to do basic math like adding expected?
  • I knew there was something up with you, Mrs. Figg... From the start...
  • Seriously, fake crying is the worst thing to listen to... it's just so obnoxious and screamy
  • Rat boy! Rat boy!
  • Zoos are so much fun, Harry!
  • We have a space under the stairs but I wouldn't call it a cupboard
  • Don't you think you would notice all of your hair growing back super quick? Especially if you lost a lot of sleep?
  • The wind caught him mid-jump...? Kinda crazy...
  • Let's just say I wouldn't want to get in a car with Uncle Vernon behind the wheel
  • The Dursleys are screwed if Muggles were to invent a flying motorcycle
  • Sunny days in England? What, what?
    • Just noticed that unless you're in the know, you may not have known that HP is set in the UK
  • WHO GETS BORED WITH ANIMALS?!
  • Memo to self: look up knickerbocker glory, then recreate
  • Aren't there usually "do not touch/tap the glass" signs at zoos
  • Snakes > Dursleys
  • Kodak moment: Harry talks and bonds with snake! [insert random Polaroid drawing of Harry and snake]
  • SEE! SNAKES ARE SMART!
  • Escape little big snake! Escape!
  • Well, that's a lawsuit waiting to happen
  • Because alcohol has always been a problem solver
  • Oh Harry, they are strange strangers indeed... Stranger danger!
  • Wait, so these people are apparating in public?! Statues of Secrecy!!!!
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And the end of chapter 2! Also, my hand is kind of cramping from the writing...

Comments and Commentary: HP and the Sorcerer's Stone Ch. 1

And so my comments and commentary begins. These updates will be sporadic because I don't type my comments and commentary, I hand write them. Thus, it will take me a little longer to get all my thoughts down. These will be broken down according to chapter. I'll also be keeping track of certain things. Right now, I'm going to be keeping track of how many times the word "scar" is used and also how many times the phrase "your mother's eyes" appears. Oh, and I'm also making a timeline! A strictly, you figure it out by the books time line.

If I really feel up to it, I may show you pictures of some of the doodles I do while I'm reading... And probably in the next update, I'll show you how loved my copy of S.S. is... 

Also, my style is bullet. Honestly, it may be best to either know the Harry Potter books really well or have the audio recording going on in the background...

Chapter 1: The Boy Who Lived
  • I wonder if Grunnings is a real firm that sells drills
  • I'm curious as to how long Mrs. Dursley and Mrs. Potter haven't seen each other. I mean, Lily is 21 and Petunia is 23-24. And there must have been some means of communication between the two because Petunia and Vernon know about Harry. But Mr. and Mrs Evans must be dead at this point. And if they were the go-between for the two sisters, that means they must have died sometime in the last year as well...
  • I can't imagine Uncle Vernon having any ties that are remotely more interesting than any of the other ties.
  • Is this a relatively small town? Because I see people dressed strangely in a lot of random places in my small town... And shouldn't the cloaks be kind of a clue
  • Hope those shouting phone calls weren't to clients...
  • No, instead of having a strange sister, he has a bitch of a sister instead
  • That little old man has such a disregard for the Statues of Secrecy [regardless of the reason]
  • Oh strange cats lurking on corners
  • Her crowd... I guess to muggles, witches and wizards are like foreigners
  • Cause Dumbledore is a ninja like that
  • I didn't realize that Privet Drive was a communist faction
  • disregarding stiffness, you'd think that Dumbledore would have seen McGonagall in her animagus form by now...
  • How do you pass feasts and parties when you apparate? Unless the travel portion is similar to Floo powder
  • Our first mentioning of Daedalus Diggle! [I think he's only mentioned maybe 2-4 more times in the series]
  • Mmmmm, now I want a lemon drop... or candy
  • Oh the secrecy that is behind You-Know-Who or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named... But I can see why Dumbledore would get confused...
  • Damn straight, Voldy Lord Voldemort should be scared of Dumbledore [who is in denial of his own power for reasons that will not be revealed... until 6 books from now]
  • In the case of Dumbledore, he can guess with very high accuracy
  • I adore Hagrid but he really is a bi-polar man when it comes to keeping secrets. I don't blame Dr. McG McGonagall for being skeptical.
  • Dumbledore can explain everything in a letter. Even his own life.
  • Baby dolphins? What a strange comparision to feet
  • SIRIUS! <3 Though I'm surprised that Dumbledore doesn't react to the information that Sirius was at the Potter's house
  • I still wonder about the mysterious October 31st-November 1st time gap...
  • And did Harry stay in Hagrid's mystery coat during the flying motorcycle journey?
  • *attempts to draw lighting bolts*
  • Strange things happen in those kids of scars...
  • The child they used in the movie looked a little too young to be a one year old... I mean, at that points kids can crawl and even walk!
  • Of course, McGonagall is worried about muggles and not about waking Harry...
  • Does Hagrid put the bike in storage or something? O.o
  • This whole leaving a child in a bundle of blankets on a door step seems a little cliche now that I'm thinking about it.
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Chapter 2 will be posted soon!

Oh man....

So, I can kind of tell my mom is getting ansty. Why? Because I don't have a job yet. She is starting to push more and more on the subject of getting full time work.

And I'll be honest... I haven't been looking for at least the last 2-3 weeks. I just... don't have the drive to find a job. It's like with when I was looking at colleges... I just didn't have that feeling inside that was all "Oh, this is so exciting! I'm starting the next chapter in my life! Where should I go from here?"

I find motivation is incredibly hard to find for me. I just don't have it.

Kind of wondering what other people do for motivation to do something they don't really want to do?

I have found that making a to-do list is something that gets me doing a few things I need to do. Maybe it's that whole idea of being able to cross things off and see how much I've actually accomplished. Of course, there are some things that have been on my list for a few days/weeks now. Examples!
- schedule to skype with my friends overseas
- get together with some college friends
- finish hootsuite publisher updates for my internship
- job hunt
- go get new license
- schedule eye doctors appt

... And I will get those done... eventually.