Trailers

I was going to write about recent movies I saw when they came out, Ender’s Game and Thor: The Dark World. Which I’m sure everyone has seen and has probably already read other blogs or reviews. So I thought I would do something a little differed and write about trailers I saw.

One of the trailers I have been most excited about is Catching Fire. Yes, I have read all the books. And yes, when everyone was talking about them I was all “what’s the big deal?” Then, I read the trilogy and was all “holy cow, Batman these are good!” During the Catching Fire trailer all I kept thinking was hey that’s straight from the books when Peeta gives Katniss the locket! They’re going to show the dress Cinna makes that turns into a mockingjay! There are going to have the mist from the Quarter Quell. I am super excited to see the things straight from the book.

Let us not forget The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! With Benedict Cumberbatch and his sinister dragon voice. There are no words, well maybe one… allons-y. Can I ask why is Black Widow in like 98% of the Captain America: The Winter Solider trailer I saw this weekend? I just feel like the Captain America trailer was making it about her. What’s up with that? X-Men: Days of Future Past, two words James McAvoy. Two more words, awesome actor.

I’m not sure if I am alone in this boat, but when I saw the intro to the 47 Ronin trailer “I’m looking for someone who was sold to you. A half bred banished from our land.” I was waiting for Wolverine to come out on the scene. Okay I admit I cried when I saw the Delivery Man trailer. So what? I would like to defend my last statement by quoting from The Guild Season 6:

Tink: Oh God. Donovan just asked me to go to lunch later. No reason.

Codex: So?

Tink: There’s just something freaky going on in my chest area. Maybe I’m having a heart attack.

Zaboo: Tink, those are feelings.

My thoughts after reading Eleanor & Park By Rainbow Rowell

Confession, I have just finished reading Eleanor & Park. My husband bought me Rainbow Rowell’s books after I kept talking about Attachments. I had not read Eleanor & Park right away because I had a couple of books that I just checked out from the library and there was a book I was reading for work. I felt so bad for those library books, every time I would pick one up I kept eyeballing at Eleanor & Park.
 

I felt just like I did when I was reading Attachments, I could not stop thinking about the story and the characters. Eleanor & Park has made me realize I am in love with Rowell’s writing. Eleanor & Park was one of the best books I have read this year, along with Attachments.

After reading it I can see why so many people love this book. The characters, Eleanor & Park, are real. Real being that their lives are complicated and makes you realize sometimes when we fall in love its messy, but if we truly love the other person its worth fighting for.

I enjoyed the fact that it was not another girl meets boy, and boom they’re in love. Eleanor & Park’s love grow out of their friendship. They learn to mutually respect one another and their lives separate and together.

While Eleanor’s home life is not the best, it explains a lot of her reactions and fears she has towards becoming Park’s girlfriend. When Eleanor & Park first fall in love, I kept thinking of the Dr. Seuss quote, “We are all a little weird and, life’s a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with then and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.”

While some people may say the characters are way too young to feel this way. Their love was not done in a Romeo and Juliet way either where, everything is so melodramatic. I think that Eleanor & Park reminds us that true love is and can be real at any age. I cried when Park kept waiting for Eleanor to write or call. I kept saying, why won’t she write to him, why doesn’t just she just call him. He is waiting for her, he always has. When he finally got the post card, it felt like they never really ended. It also made me happy cry for Park when she sent him that post card.

Sorry about that, but I think I made my point with that little rant, on how this book emotionally touches the readers heart. Books are wonderful journeys, but when we find the stories and characters that we emotionally connect to we should share those.

Top 5?

I have been working on this Top 5 project on and off for the past year. No, it is not procrastination that has been by nemesis. It’s because it has been the fact that this was more difficult than I imagined. Why did I think making a Top 5 playlist of my favorite songs of all time would be easy? It’s not.

Every time I think I have it down, I see the other songs on my phone and they look so lonely. There are a couple of songs that always end up on my Top 5, Late At Night by Buffalo Tom, Under Pressure by Queen, and Heavy Metal Drummer by Wilco.

I feel about my songs the same way I feel about the books I read. Each one takes you on a different journey. I was crazy to think I could only pick 5 because each song has a different meaning, and most importantly a different memory.

I am pretty sure eventually I could narrow down the list to 5 if I worked hard at it. There were times when I said okay maybe Top 20, or Top 10. There are songs that I grew up with like You Got the Right Stuff by New Kids on the Block. What can I say? They were one of the first boy bands. Songs that just make me smile like Rock Lobster by The B-52s.

There are other songs that are classics and are still awesome like Me and Boobby McGee by Janis Joplin. Songs that I would not admit to liking, you know what I am talking about. Those pop songs that you sing out loud in your car or at home when no one is around. For dignity purposes I will not state my song. That’s personal. :) 

To Top 5 or not to Top 5 that is the question. I think at this point nature has taken its course and fate has decided for me not to Top 5. Not because I can’t, and not because I see my other lonely songs on my phone. But because songs should not be limited to a playlist they should be kept in our hearts, shared with loved ones, and cherished.

The YouTube

I was not sure what I should blog about this week. So I have decided just to start typing and see where my random thoughts take me. And they took me to YouTube, and some side thoughts. Believe it or not, I did not start watching the YouTube until recently.

Side thought: the YouTube, classic Bryn. If you have not seen Gavin & Stacie, you should.

It’s been so recent that I began to watch YouTube, that I was not aware the like and dislike buttons were a change made to rating a video. As most of you know I am a Twitter nub. So when I found out that I could tweet YouTube videos, mind blown.

I subscribe to different channels like Geek & Sundry, the Nerdist, and BBC America just to name a couple. I like being able to see clips of my favorite things like Doctor Who, book reviews, and just awesome indie videos from YouTubers.

I have to admit there are times when YouTube confuses me. I once saw a video of a proposal, which was really sweet because it was genuine. When I looked down I saw 30+ people disliked the video. I am not sure when people stopped liking proposals, or people just sharing their thoughts and feelings.

Side thought: and what is with all the spam in the comments? Spam follows you ever where, even online, it’s weird.

I just get confused because yes I do feel YouTube is a form of freedom of speech, I did not realize how kind of Cyberman-ish some comments can be.  

Side thought: super excited about 11/23/13.

At the same time I feel that YouTube should be a place where someone can go to express their views, be themselves, and express their creativity. Again that’s just my opinion only. Perhaps I may be a little naïve, or may sound like everything should be unicorns and glitter, but you can dislike something and be constructive.