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potted_music at 12:51am on 19/12/2011
potted_music at 12:51am on 19/12/2011Done with all my deadlines, going back to Ukraine for winter break on Wednesday, leisurely enjoying the weirdness and the joy of this university.
Like, the other day I saw a huge, discarded, violently violet blackberry in the library sink: it looked so weird and wonderful that it almost called for a metaphor (the forgotten sour berry of knowledge, or something). And later, my German dorm neighbours were making mulled wine! I know better recipes, taste-wise; but the process looked magical: you place a slab of sugar (I have not seen such a thing outside of fairytales where it would be used to bribe an evil crone, or a cannibal deep in black woods) on a crate over a pan of wine; you pour rum over it, and set it on fire. It burns blue in the dark; where it drips into the wine, it catches fire too. And after that - a climb to my friend's office at the top of one of the tallest buildings on campus, climbing over the windowsill onto the terrace, carefully passing drinks, watching the lights of the city at night, and the white spires of university buildings. If only it had a soundtrack, it would have been a movie :)
Then, on a whim, bought a ticket to a midnight premier of Sherlock Holmes: ethnic fail, one spoilery fail, fanservice so thick that it's actually somewhat offensive, but also some truly awesome moments which balance out the bad parts. What truly bothered me, however, were the trailers: I'm familiar with all the theories about the male gaze and all, but it have never been laid so thick within just 10 minutes, I guess? Even SPN, which is a notorious perpetrator of many fails, has some plot between those fails, whereas in trailers, it's just torture porn scenes and scantily clad women in quick succession. And all the upcoming movies seem to be just CGI-laden blockbusters? I like actiony CGI concoctions as well as the next girl (hence my viewing of this version of Sherlock Holmes), but I do want me some alternatives. Another disappointment: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, for which I've waited for the whole year, would have been a wonderful movie (their cameraman is seriously awesome, and the cast is to die for), had the scriptwriter took the trouble to make the plot understandable to people who have not read the book. I'm a relatibely competent reader, but it seemed like a collection of disjointed scenes to me :(
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Like, the other day I saw a huge, discarded, violently violet blackberry in the library sink: it looked so weird and wonderful that it almost called for a metaphor (the forgotten sour berry of knowledge, or something). And later, my German dorm neighbours were making mulled wine! I know better recipes, taste-wise; but the process looked magical: you place a slab of sugar (I have not seen such a thing outside of fairytales where it would be used to bribe an evil crone, or a cannibal deep in black woods) on a crate over a pan of wine; you pour rum over it, and set it on fire. It burns blue in the dark; where it drips into the wine, it catches fire too. And after that - a climb to my friend's office at the top of one of the tallest buildings on campus, climbing over the windowsill onto the terrace, carefully passing drinks, watching the lights of the city at night, and the white spires of university buildings. If only it had a soundtrack, it would have been a movie :)
Then, on a whim, bought a ticket to a midnight premier of Sherlock Holmes: ethnic fail, one spoilery fail, fanservice so thick that it's actually somewhat offensive, but also some truly awesome moments which balance out the bad parts. What truly bothered me, however, were the trailers: I'm familiar with all the theories about the male gaze and all, but it have never been laid so thick within just 10 minutes, I guess? Even SPN, which is a notorious perpetrator of many fails, has some plot between those fails, whereas in trailers, it's just torture porn scenes and scantily clad women in quick succession. And all the upcoming movies seem to be just CGI-laden blockbusters? I like actiony CGI concoctions as well as the next girl (hence my viewing of this version of Sherlock Holmes), but I do want me some alternatives. Another disappointment: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, for which I've waited for the whole year, would have been a wonderful movie (their cameraman is seriously awesome, and the cast is to die for), had the scriptwriter took the trouble to make the plot understandable to people who have not read the book. I'm a relatibely competent reader, but it seemed like a collection of disjointed scenes to me :(
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*envies lack of deadlines* Why am I doing Yuletide again?
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Because you love it, of course, you just don't notice it when facing the deadline :)
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Oh yes, I do. *sigh* I even liked this year's requester's notes and Yuletide letter, but... I am also a closet masochist, obviously: this year I am panicking about the story writing itself three times faster than it usually does - obviously it's crap!
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Try to write so fast that there'll be no time left for actual panic? :) Good luck with the fic!