the wachowskis | greygirlbeast

" A long train held up by page on page. A hard reign held up by rage."

greygirlbeast Dec 23, 2021 18:12

Sunny and warmer today. Our high was 59˚F, and it is now 58˚F.

I was up at 7 a.m., as advertised, and I watched the sunrise over Shades Mountain to melt the frost. And then I wrote 1,084 words on this story that still has no title. If I can do the 7 a.m. thing again tomorrow, I have hope of finishing it before we have to be in Leeds at my mom's at ( Read more... )

christopher nolan, good movies, the matrix, the wachowskis, paleontology, writing, dunkirk, xmas, candy, warm december, bad movies

"Hello ruby in the dust."

greygirlbeast Jun 06, 2015 13:15

Cloudy here, though they say a wind will come to blow these clouds out to sea. We dare to hope for 72˚F today; it's the best we'll get ( Read more... )

editing, hannibal, the wachowskis, proofreading, cloud atlas, "our lady of arisa mons", woodstock, dull things, "our lady of tharsis tholus"

"All I ever wanted, all I ever needed..."

greygirlbeast May 14, 2015 13:01

How do you break a fairy tale? You send Cinderella back to her cinders.

Or back to scrubbing toilets.

This is, near as I could tell, the message of the almost indescribably insipid Jupiter Ascending. I have been a steadfast admirer of the Wachowskis ever since Bound (1996). Though, I will admit that I skipped Speed Racer, because the very idea ( Read more... )

feminism, the matrix, the wachowskis, marx, cloud atlas, feminism gone wrong, joss whedon, cold spring, the wide carnivorous sky, bad movies

"But don't you come here and say I didn't warn you about the way your world can alter."

greygirlbeast Apr 10, 2015 12:48

Somehow, I made it to this side of yesterday. The day is overcast, and it's currently 44˚F. At least it's warmer than yesterday.

At least.

For now, the anger has ebbed. I'm just tired and depressed and a little strung out.

Bill Schafer has given me permission to add two or three additional stories to Beneath an Oil-Dark Sea, and I know one will ( Read more... )

tired, jupiter ascending, the angry winter, 1970, the wachowskis, hydraguros, massachusetts, a is for alien, too much work, "goggles (c. 1900)", rainbow the lsd cat, not writing, 1994, interstellar, woodstock, the aubergine alphabet, richie havens, bob dylan, the steam dancer, anger, depression, cloud atlas, ps publishing, cold spring, 1965, new york, "best of crk" project

"Tolerate my jealousy. Recognize the desperate need."

greygirlbeast Jan 07, 2013 14:13

The year is a week old. Fuck me. How did that happen ( Read more... )

#s, the wachowskis, too much work, science, interviews, television, blix barged, centipede press, black helicopters, good tv

"I know I'm not forgiven, but I need a place to sleep."

greygirlbeast Nov 06, 2012 14:18

1) I am afraid of this day, of where it may lead us, and I do not only mean America, but the entire world ( Read more... )

roger ebert, the wachowskis, politics, cloud atlas, cold, book of the month, reviews, president obama, terrance malick, house of leaves, neil, hope