Monday, May 4, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
cody, mogwai
I really should start writing more. I really enjoy being able to read back on old things; I am always up for some nostalgia. Also, so I don't forget how to write. Cus, I don't do it for school. Har. Har har. Har- oh.
the following will be just random thoughts, with no transitions in between, if they make sense at all anyway.
So with this past weekend being my first free one in weeks, I've come to realize that I shouldn't complain about being busy too much, because I realized that if I don't have anything to do, I really will do n o t h i n g. And I mean absolutely nothing in that I get pissed at myself for being so unproductive. Can't even get a head start on things, take some photos, study a bit, brainstorm some ideas, exercise, read a book, etc.
Though, I guess I do enjoy being able to do small things like catching up with my three fashion blogs, The Sartorialist especially, searching for apartments though I can't act any time soon, and the more recent activity of doing some things on Mechanical Turk!
In these past.. months or so, few things have changed; things aren't much different. I feel I've outgrown some things, some people, though. I am not missing Facebook. When I think I about it I really despise the meaningless jabber and narcissistic photo whoring that seemed to become the site (not to mention that wretched, wretched re-design). Four hundred plus friends is just a numbers game because I really care for maybe 10, if that. I think of how quasi-useful Facebook may be with the people I'm meeting on set, but I think if they really want to get in contact with me, they will find other, more substantial ways of getting in touch with me, am I right? It's not going horribly so far, I suppose. I've been good for the month+ I've been off. Maybe it will be permanent, maybe not.
I was reading this short article/blog or other about some guy who eliminated all of his social networking sites and reduced his company to contacting him the actual human way. He noted that, with the elimination of the networking sites, people cut out all the fluff and useless chatter and got straight to the point.
A lot of what I feel sometimes is this feeling that I'm not where or what I should be. I'm entering my final year at Columbia and beginning the core of the advanced cinematography courses and yet I feel that I am far unprepared to be "advanced." I feel like I'm late. My time is running out.
And I feel I am definitely drifting away from people I used to otherwise hang with often, think of highly. We've evolved into different things and different people but I haven't really found new things or people myself. I believe I'm just as antisocial and hermitic as before.
I don't want to say that I'm really complaining about these things, though. They're merely observations in my eyes. Points to note. Cus I know, everyone knows, I'm the only possible agent of change.
I just think I need a change of pace right now, something new.
I at least want to take this down, so I can look at it in the future (and weep).
O_O Never again! CRAZY good price.
But alas. I guess I'll see what the summer holds for me otherwise. It's usually nothing much at all but there may be some plans in the works to spend July 4th in some other city. We'll see I guess.
I think I've rambled enough and I'm sleepy now.
the following will be just random thoughts, with no transitions in between, if they make sense at all anyway.
So with this past weekend being my first free one in weeks, I've come to realize that I shouldn't complain about being busy too much, because I realized that if I don't have anything to do, I really will do n o t h i n g. And I mean absolutely nothing in that I get pissed at myself for being so unproductive. Can't even get a head start on things, take some photos, study a bit, brainstorm some ideas, exercise, read a book, etc.
Though, I guess I do enjoy being able to do small things like catching up with my three fashion blogs, The Sartorialist especially, searching for apartments though I can't act any time soon, and the more recent activity of doing some things on Mechanical Turk!
In these past.. months or so, few things have changed; things aren't much different. I feel I've outgrown some things, some people, though. I am not missing Facebook. When I think I about it I really despise the meaningless jabber and narcissistic photo whoring that seemed to become the site (not to mention that wretched, wretched re-design). Four hundred plus friends is just a numbers game because I really care for maybe 10, if that. I think of how quasi-useful Facebook may be with the people I'm meeting on set, but I think if they really want to get in contact with me, they will find other, more substantial ways of getting in touch with me, am I right? It's not going horribly so far, I suppose. I've been good for the month+ I've been off. Maybe it will be permanent, maybe not.
I was reading this short article/blog or other about some guy who eliminated all of his social networking sites and reduced his company to contacting him the actual human way. He noted that, with the elimination of the networking sites, people cut out all the fluff and useless chatter and got straight to the point.
A lot of what I feel sometimes is this feeling that I'm not where or what I should be. I'm entering my final year at Columbia and beginning the core of the advanced cinematography courses and yet I feel that I am far unprepared to be "advanced." I feel like I'm late. My time is running out.
And I feel I am definitely drifting away from people I used to otherwise hang with often, think of highly. We've evolved into different things and different people but I haven't really found new things or people myself. I believe I'm just as antisocial and hermitic as before.
I don't want to say that I'm really complaining about these things, though. They're merely observations in my eyes. Points to note. Cus I know, everyone knows, I'm the only possible agent of change.
I just think I need a change of pace right now, something new.
I at least want to take this down, so I can look at it in the future (and weep).
O_O Never again! CRAZY good price.
But alas. I guess I'll see what the summer holds for me otherwise. It's usually nothing much at all but there may be some plans in the works to spend July 4th in some other city. We'll see I guess.
I think I've rambled enough and I'm sleepy now.
Monday, April 20, 2009
For what it’s worth, it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit... start whenever you want... you can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that stop you. I hope you feel things that you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
the curious case of benjamin button
Life isn't measured in minutes, but in moments
I watched this yesterday for the $5.50 early bird special at evanston theater as part of my plan to watch a film in a theater at least once a month at this incredibly cheap price. (it's part of my goal to see films as they were intended to be seen, to get the better film watching experience, and to enhance to appreciation for the art of cinema).
You know how Forrest Gump is a "life film?" Meaning, according to myself at least, that it's a film about the treasures and trials of life, a film that includes a good number of lessons to be learned in life. Well, I'd definitly consider The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to be one of those films. It struck many chords with me. It was a 2 hour and 46 minute long film, but I watched patiently as it took me on a journey, from the beginning of a life to the end of it.
There were some really poetic moments and great lines/truths. I always admire the well-written word.
I liked a number of things that are too cheesy for me to post all here publicly, but let me say that I was moved by all that was said. It had me thinking for a long while after.
I watched this yesterday for the $5.50 early bird special at evanston theater as part of my plan to watch a film in a theater at least once a month at this incredibly cheap price. (it's part of my goal to see films as they were intended to be seen, to get the better film watching experience, and to enhance to appreciation for the art of cinema).
You know how Forrest Gump is a "life film?" Meaning, according to myself at least, that it's a film about the treasures and trials of life, a film that includes a good number of lessons to be learned in life. Well, I'd definitly consider The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to be one of those films. It struck many chords with me. It was a 2 hour and 46 minute long film, but I watched patiently as it took me on a journey, from the beginning of a life to the end of it.
There were some really poetic moments and great lines/truths. I always admire the well-written word.
I liked a number of things that are too cheesy for me to post all here publicly, but let me say that I was moved by all that was said. It had me thinking for a long while after.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
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