Yeee!
New season of The Venture Bros. starts this Sunday. At 11:30, no less, which is early on in the Adult Swim block. Man, it takes forever for the new seasons to come out (even though they're only 13 episodes each), but it really feels worth it. No more Colbert as Mister Impossible, but that's okay, I guess. I caught a preview ad tonight and it looks terrific. The anticipation isn't as high as it was with season 1, which had the greatest cliffhanger and follow-up first season episode ever. EVER! Season 2 was really different, and it took me longer to warm up to, but it is worthy now that I've warmed up to it. The Monarch kind of took over last season and it was more about the established characters interacting. All the random adventures they are supposed to go on don't seem to happen much. But anyways, yay! Best new show in ages.
I saw Prince Caspian last week, I think it was. It was pretty good. I liked it better than the first one. I had to re-read the book, which I'd only read once about five years ago, so I didn't remember it much. There was stuff I was surprised to find was in the original book, and other stuff I was surprised wasn't in the book. So it was fairly well-blended. Mostly they just rearranged the story so that half of it isn't a dwarf telling the backstory, but there were some significant plot changes. If you're a purist, you may be annoyed. The kids are aging WAY faster than they are supposed to. The two oldest are clearly out of Narnia age.
I found out my dad's second (or third) cousin's mom died. (My third cousin twice removed?) I only met her a few times, but she seemed to be a big admirer of mine. She would always tell me how much she liked talking to me and how glad she was that I came to visit. She'd always come over to talk to me specifically. (Ha! My parents heard that she was coming to visit the aforementioned second cousin, so we went to visit. She answered the door and stared at them blankly for a bit, then saw me and went, 'Ohh!') I don't think I've ever had someone who was so happy to see me. I like that whole side of the family. They're all very nice and friendly and smart, but she stood out. I wish I had seen her more!
I was also thinking about high school, which is sort of connected, in a way. There were so many people who reached out and were nice to me, even though I was an introverted, shy, greasy little nerd. I think only a few people ever picked on me at all. At least ten pretty girls tried to pull me out of my shell! I remember one dude kept at me, trying to get me to watch Saturday Night Live (which was big at the time), even making me write myself a note. One girl kept trying to talk me into going to whatever sport was current (basketball, I think). But I never really responded. I was too darn introverted. I could have been social and maybe even had a girlfriend or two if I'd put forth some effort and taken the plunge. I don't know why I never did. If you asked me what I would go back and change, it would probably be how I responded to the people in high school. My life would be VERY different now if I had acted differently then. I was really upset that I missed my ten year reunion, because I wanted to thank the people who had been so kind to me. I was fortunate to be surrounded by such amazing people.
I love Pan's Labyrinth. I saw the DVD on sale today and picked it up. I saw it in theaters, than watched it on Comcast On Demand with my mom. I forgot how it opens up, with the music and the little girl lying there. As soon as I saw that image, I got a lump in my throat and tears starting pouring down my cheeks. I don't remember any movie EVER having that effect on me. I popped in the DVD to make sure it worked, and when the movie started, I got the same effect! I'm so unmanly. :(
Weird dream fragment: Don't remember most of this dream, but I was walking along by some drainage ditches that were overgrown with tall green grass and had some water in the bottom. I picked up a green frog that was bigger than my hand. Whoever I was with mentioned bullfrogs, which are an invasive species here. I looked more closely in the ditch and the bottom was covered in overlapping monstrous flabby green frogs that were between 1 and 2 feet long! I tossed in the frog I was carrying and one of the big frogs snapped it up. I like frogs, but seeing so many was kind of gross.
I saw Prince Caspian last week, I think it was. It was pretty good. I liked it better than the first one. I had to re-read the book, which I'd only read once about five years ago, so I didn't remember it much. There was stuff I was surprised to find was in the original book, and other stuff I was surprised wasn't in the book. So it was fairly well-blended. Mostly they just rearranged the story so that half of it isn't a dwarf telling the backstory, but there were some significant plot changes. If you're a purist, you may be annoyed. The kids are aging WAY faster than they are supposed to. The two oldest are clearly out of Narnia age.
I found out my dad's second (or third) cousin's mom died. (My third cousin twice removed?) I only met her a few times, but she seemed to be a big admirer of mine. She would always tell me how much she liked talking to me and how glad she was that I came to visit. She'd always come over to talk to me specifically. (Ha! My parents heard that she was coming to visit the aforementioned second cousin, so we went to visit. She answered the door and stared at them blankly for a bit, then saw me and went, 'Ohh!') I don't think I've ever had someone who was so happy to see me. I like that whole side of the family. They're all very nice and friendly and smart, but she stood out. I wish I had seen her more!
I was also thinking about high school, which is sort of connected, in a way. There were so many people who reached out and were nice to me, even though I was an introverted, shy, greasy little nerd. I think only a few people ever picked on me at all. At least ten pretty girls tried to pull me out of my shell! I remember one dude kept at me, trying to get me to watch Saturday Night Live (which was big at the time), even making me write myself a note. One girl kept trying to talk me into going to whatever sport was current (basketball, I think). But I never really responded. I was too darn introverted. I could have been social and maybe even had a girlfriend or two if I'd put forth some effort and taken the plunge. I don't know why I never did. If you asked me what I would go back and change, it would probably be how I responded to the people in high school. My life would be VERY different now if I had acted differently then. I was really upset that I missed my ten year reunion, because I wanted to thank the people who had been so kind to me. I was fortunate to be surrounded by such amazing people.
I love Pan's Labyrinth. I saw the DVD on sale today and picked it up. I saw it in theaters, than watched it on Comcast On Demand with my mom. I forgot how it opens up, with the music and the little girl lying there. As soon as I saw that image, I got a lump in my throat and tears starting pouring down my cheeks. I don't remember any movie EVER having that effect on me. I popped in the DVD to make sure it worked, and when the movie started, I got the same effect! I'm so unmanly. :(
Weird dream fragment: Don't remember most of this dream, but I was walking along by some drainage ditches that were overgrown with tall green grass and had some water in the bottom. I picked up a green frog that was bigger than my hand. Whoever I was with mentioned bullfrogs, which are an invasive species here. I looked more closely in the ditch and the bottom was covered in overlapping monstrous flabby green frogs that were between 1 and 2 feet long! I tossed in the frog I was carrying and one of the big frogs snapped it up. I like frogs, but seeing so many was kind of gross.