Floodland and Driven Apart
I finally reached something in "Glass Houses" I've been working toward for a long time. Also, GH is now over 940,000 words (according to Archive of Our Own). It's only the 6th longest fic on AO3 though.
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Last night the zip ties holding my trunk shut broke on the highway. I mostly didn't drive today because the bobbing, shiny piece in the rear view mirror is so distracting. I'm so glad it's not raining or snowing either, because my trunk's interior would be drenched. I'm bringing the car to the shop tomorrow. No idea how long it'll take them or how much the end charge will be.
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I watched The World's End on DVD today. Like the other Cornetto movies, it's deeper and richer on a rewatch, plus I've made peace with the ending it has because me not liking is never going to make them do a different ending. *g* It's definitely a different experience knowing Gary's story from the beginning, making him more sympathetic, and knowing that the early parts that seem to meander somewhat actually are heading places. A lot of foreshadowing I missed the first time is far clearer--as usual, there's tons--and I missed that Gary's Blank posse at the end of the movie is made up of the Blank teenage version of his friends. Oh, Gary, no.
The commentary is interesting, especially when Simon Pegg says right out that Gary is a mentally ill suicide escaped from a psychiatric institution. Brutal. Also, apparently they had Andrew Eldritch's permission to use the T-shirt and "This Corrosion," which amazes me since in old interviews he didn't seem to have much of a sense of humor. It also makes me wonder if Eldritch watched this movie about a charismatic, dickish frontman with delusions of grandeur who eventually replaces his whole band and thought for even a moment, Hmm. (Even Doktor Avalanche was a few different drum machines under the same name!) It's kind of funny that in the Making Of a few actors say they were as happy to see Nick Frost playing a one-man wrecking crew as I was.
I would've liked more information about the music in the movie, though, as well as some idea of what Gary usually wears when he's not committed or wearing his teenage goth uniform. Simon Pegg says the Sisters of Mercy outfit isn't something Gary wears a lot, but here it was like a soldier putting his full uniform on before killing himself.
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Last night the zip ties holding my trunk shut broke on the highway. I mostly didn't drive today because the bobbing, shiny piece in the rear view mirror is so distracting. I'm so glad it's not raining or snowing either, because my trunk's interior would be drenched. I'm bringing the car to the shop tomorrow. No idea how long it'll take them or how much the end charge will be.
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I watched The World's End on DVD today. Like the other Cornetto movies, it's deeper and richer on a rewatch, plus I've made peace with the ending it has because me not liking is never going to make them do a different ending. *g* It's definitely a different experience knowing Gary's story from the beginning, making him more sympathetic, and knowing that the early parts that seem to meander somewhat actually are heading places. A lot of foreshadowing I missed the first time is far clearer--as usual, there's tons--and I missed that Gary's Blank posse at the end of the movie is made up of the Blank teenage version of his friends. Oh, Gary, no.
The commentary is interesting, especially when Simon Pegg says right out that Gary is a mentally ill suicide escaped from a psychiatric institution. Brutal. Also, apparently they had Andrew Eldritch's permission to use the T-shirt and "This Corrosion," which amazes me since in old interviews he didn't seem to have much of a sense of humor. It also makes me wonder if Eldritch watched this movie about a charismatic, dickish frontman with delusions of grandeur who eventually replaces his whole band and thought for even a moment, Hmm. (Even Doktor Avalanche was a few different drum machines under the same name!) It's kind of funny that in the Making Of a few actors say they were as happy to see Nick Frost playing a one-man wrecking crew as I was.
I would've liked more information about the music in the movie, though, as well as some idea of what Gary usually wears when he's not committed or wearing his teenage goth uniform. Simon Pegg says the Sisters of Mercy outfit isn't something Gary wears a lot, but here it was like a soldier putting his full uniform on before killing himself.