Where have you been? And other VERY random thoughts

Or should I say where have I been? I was looking at my last post and I should have said to myself I hope you are sitting down for this, because my last post was November 18^th! November 18^th! Aca-Scuse me? Aca-believe it.

The last thing I blogged about was my love for Begin Again, don’t worry that love is still there. But then Thanksgiving came, then it was back to work again and then I was like huh? Then I just got lazy. There I said it. What don’t look at me like that. No you. I just realize I am mostly talking to myself here. Anyway…

To be honest, I have not felt very motivated to write a blog. When I write, I have to write for myself and I have to feel it. I can’t write just to write. Which is another reason my writing is not very structured. Not that structure is a bad thing. For me, I like to write as if I am having a discussion. Well, more like a conversation. Well, more like my brain is just rambling.

Well … well. Thank you to the 10^th Doctor for that one. Saying well a lot. Speaking of the Doctor, I have been watching the series again starting from number 9. Who was/is the Doctor’s brother? There’s a scene where Martha Jones ask the Doctor is he has a brother. He says No, not any more. What? And where is the Doctor’s daughter? Going way back, what happened to his granddaughter? My husband brought up a good point, she is a Time Lord, so wouldn’t she have regenerated a couple of times since leaving the TARDIS. I will stop now because, too many unanswered questions.

Where was … oh feeling motivated to write. I can honestly say now I know where that conversation comes from. You know the one where someone ask, what are you writing? And you say nothing. That’s me. Well, sort of. Well, not today!

It’s kind of like when I was about to write about the Hunger Games. Hunger Games! I just got stuck on the third paragraph. That movie was dark. Don’t get me wrong I love the Hunger Games book series. When I first read Catching Fire I was like it this is getting dark. When I got to Mockingjay, all I could say was it just got real people.

So confession, I cried for like the first 30 minutes of the movie. I know fictional characters, but there is something about oppression and war, that is too real. One of the other things that pulled at my heart strings is the first scene where Philip Seymour Hoffman appears.

There were other moments that did not make me feel sad. Like when Katniss kisses Gale and he says the only way he can get her attention is by being in pain. I was like there’s no time for false drama we got bigger issues up in here.

I truly think the movie does need to be in two parts. What we just saw just scratched the surface. There is so much that happens in the book, one movie would not cover it all and would feel rushed. But at the end of the movie, I said to myself, I guess they are waiting to show how crazy Coin is in the second part.

To sum up my feelings for Mockingjay Part I, I’d like to quote Rob Gordon from High Fidelity.

“Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?”

In this case replace music with books.

Speaking of films, I finally saw Edge of Tomorrow. And it was pretty good. Yes, Tom Cruise is in it. Yes, I know how some people feel about it. But the movie was not too Tom Cruisey and Emily Blunt is excellent in this movie. Her character, Rita, does not have to rely on Cage (Cruise) to come and rescue her.

In regards to writing, I think sometime it’s good to take a break, or in my case be a little lazy and enjoy good movies and spend time with loved ones because it can help clear the mind. For me it’s my zen thing. Because hey, look, I actually write something today. To sum it up, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”