So I’ve finally read Stardust and have seen the movie. My reaction? To quote Ade’s comment on my previous post, it’s the “BEST. MOVIE. EVER.”
This is probably the first time I’m gonna say that I liked the film version better than the book, and probably the only time I’m gonna admit that the long-haired Tristran looked better than the short-haired one (I usually like guys with short, clean-cut hair, lol). So if you hadn’t seen Stardust, go see it now! The special effects are prettier when viewed on the big screen. Don’t you think Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer are just perfect for their roles? Hehe. :)
Here’s my favorite quote from the movie:
You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn’t true. I know a lot about love. I’ve seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate… It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves… You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and… What I’m trying to say, Tristan is… I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I’d know it for myself. My heart… It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it’s trying to escape because it doesn’t belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I’d wish for nothing in exchange – no fits. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine.
I couldn’t help but smile after Yvaine said that line. I even think it’s kind of Biblical. Lol!
I’m happy that I was able to watch a good movie lately. I’m starting to get tired of the usual TV shows I watch. Prison Break is becoming dull. I watch it just out of habit now, and not because I’m intrigued. Killing off Sara Tancredi was a big mistake, too. Yeah, I understand that the Sarah in real life has already shifted priorities.. But still, I think it’s pretty lame how her death sprang up out of nowhere. And after all that Sara and Michael have been through?? How could you?! Lol.
Heroes is still exciting, but I can’t help but scoff every time they reveal a connection between this character and that character.. And that this character is the son of a friend of that character’s father… Know what I mean? Every time that happens, I can’t think of a more fitting background music than, “It’s a small world after all!” There’s really no surprise there as Heroes and Lost‘s creators are one and the same.
Lately, I haven’t really been enjoying Grey’s Anatomy mainly because of Izzie and George. I mean, if they like each other so much, they should have hooked up waaay before George married Callie, right? It’s a bit annoying that they’ve decided to embark on their secret love affair now when they’ve been best friends for so long. OK, maybe I’m just letting personal convictions get in the way. Sorry! On the other hand, I’m hoping McSteamy won’t be leaving Seattle Grace soon. :D
Please don’t hate me for saying this.. but I still enjoy watching Desperate Housewives. I really do. But hey, if you (still) find this TV series offensive, forget what I said. I’m not about to start an argument with anyone. And I’m not gonna talk about my thoughts on the recent racial controversy. That’s really not the point of this post. :)
House is definitely next on my list. Now if only I could find time to get the DVD…
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Meme: Desktop Free View
I was tagged by Tina and Jaypee ages ago. The Desktop Free View instructions are:
A. Upon receiving this tag, immediately perform a screen capture of your desktop. It is best that no icons be deleted before the screen capture so as to add to the element of fun.
You can do a screen capture by:
[1] Going to your desktop and pressing the Print Scrn key (located on the right side of the F12 key).
[2] Open a graphics program (like Picture Manager, Paint, or Photoshop) and do a Paste (CTRL + V).
[3] If you wish, you can “edit” the image, before saving it.
B. Post the picture in your blog. You can also give a short explanation on the look of your desktop just below it if you want. You can explain why you preferred such look or why is it full of icons. Things like that.
C. Tag five of your friends and ask them to give you a Free View of their desktop as well.
D. Add your name to this list of Free Viewers with a link pointing directly to your Desktop Free View post to promote it to succeeding participants.
This is the desktop wallpaper on my laptop (click to enlarge) →
As you can see, it’s just one of the default wallpapers of Sony Vaio. Jaypee told me that “For someone who’s into design, I didn’t expect you to use default wallpapers.” What can I say? I love the simple yet classy look of my wallpaper. Halata bang adik ako sa Vaio? Hehe!
I’m trying my best not to clutter my desktop and my documents. I hope they stay neat that way, as I’m known to have a very messy habit of running things. :P
At work, this is my desktop view (click to enlarge) →
Yep, that’s Heroes. I just got that wallpaper from some website, I forgot where exactly. I’m running 1280×800 widescreen resolution on my laptop (which I think is perfect when working with Photoshop), and 1280×1024 on my PC at work, thus the slight difference. Off-topic survey question: Is anyone still using 800×600?
thanks for taking the time doing the tag. you have a nice site here. pleasant and simple. have a great day.
Been tagged to do this but its just now that I’ve done it. Coincidence, I come after you, if no one else have done it yet coming between our names :)
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Have a great week, Joni.
I also uber loved that line! :D But while hearing that from Yvaine, I was actually thinking if I heard it somewhere from any of Neil Gaiman’s work before and so I was thinking uh, oh… that doesn’t look spontaneous to me… So I did my search and I was greeted by this line about love from Neil Gaiman, which I think I read from his journal sometime ago:
Hehe… not quite related but it’s also about love. Actually, I was planning a post about this but didn’t push through… Thanks for this post. :)
tagged again…hehehe.. later na lng ah :) still busy with work ;)
Ugh.. Why am I thinking keywords and traffic?? LOL. I bet, in a few months time, this post is going to be on top of your Most Viewed Posts list!! :) Hehe.
1. OMG they killed Sarah??!!!! I’ve watched the clips sa youtube. EWwwww. baket naman ganun? Kadiriiii!! Pramis, buti nalang talaga I havent started watching season3 yet.
2. Ako naman, I’m starting to hate Meredith, haha, ewn ko ba. Maybe because of how she’s treating Lexie. And how she’s “using” Derek. I mean, come on, nakikita ko na. Derek and Lexie turning to each other because Meredith couldnt care less. Gah. I cant believe apektado tayo sa mga TV shows na to hahaha.
3. I REALLY SHOULD WATCH STARDUST ALREADY. GRRR. SAMA? :p
YORU: Onga noh, similar nga. Haha. Thanks for that info! :)
RIZ: I don’t think this post has enough keywords.. Tsaka One Tree Hill ang mabenta dito, lol.
Sureness! Tara, samahan kita! Seryoso! Kelan mo gusto? Gusto ko rin panoorin ulit eh. Game ha! :)
Hahaha! Funny! nilagay ko rin yang shortened version ng quite na yan! Haha! :P I watched it last Saturday. :P tagal ko magblog e noh? Ngayon ko nga lang din nakita post mo! Haha. And you tagged me pala…wahhhh. hahah :P
SARJ: LOL. Everybody’s quoting that line. hehe! Sama ka? Panoorin natin ulit with Riz!! game???
Hi Jonz! I just knew nga gn tag mo ko gali.hehe Thanks! My desktop image will be posted shortly.. ;) Kagamo bi sang Windows Vista. I can’t use the Print Screen button on the keyboard anymore. Lain na mg screen capture ka..damo na arte ang Windows.hehe
I have yet to watch Stardust. Seriously, I’m so behind with all these stuff.
And haha, apir tayo dyan. Ako rin, I love the simple and classy looks. AND my desktop is practically empty. Sus.
Huwat? they killed Sarah? Pano na ang lovestory? Curious na ako sa Stardust, cge na nga papanoorin kona :D
SHARI: Sana matype-an mo ung movie. medyo mushy kse sya. obvious nmn from that line I quoted. hehe. I read that you were having trouble with your pc (via your twitter updates, hehe). Sana maayos na sya. :)
LIZ: Kainis no? Buntis daw kse ang real Sarah and she’s in Canada. Ayaw na ituloy ang knyang acting career at ayaw na din magpa-shoot kahit saglit lang. She’s in “hiding”. Weird. dapat ibang artista nlng kinuha nila nung umpisa. ahehehe.
Syet for school. Hindi na ko updated dahil sa pag-aaral na yan. Hehe. Ngayon ko lang nalaman yung StarDust. How’s that?
Ako rin desktop ko simple lang. As in simple, :)
OH No Joni. Why didn’t you put a SPOILER alert in your post? Haha. I didn’t know that Sarah was gonna die. Darn it. I’ve been so looking forward for Michael and Sarah to live happily ever after.. ahaha
Anyway, nice tagging link bait. How can I join the fun? Haha
McBILLY: Sorry!! I just assumed most of you guys have seen it. hehe! Don’t worry, her death is not as surprising as it is pathetic. I didn’t feel sad after I watched it. My reaction was more like, “That’s it? Seriously? What the heck was that?” LOL.
Let’s look at the bright side, Michael Scofield can now be paired up with another beautiful low-maintenance girl, haha!
FINALLY!
i watched stardust all by myself tuesday afternoon.
WOW.
i want to watch it again! obsession time…last time i was like this was for LOTR, and i ended up watching the first part 7 times in the cinema, with anyone who cared to go. but movies were just 45 then i think hehe.
and tristan is adorable. =) but the winner here is captain shakespeare. a gay robert de niro? yeba!
TARITS: Tristan is adorable! Lalo pag nag-smile, lol. Patok si Robert De Niro! hehe! kelan tutorial natin? :P
Same sentiments on the shows you mentioned, Joni! Prison Break is dragging… dull, dull, dull! Heroes is still okay as well and yeah, I feel the same way about the connections. Napapa-ahhh pa rin ako but natatawa afterwards hehe… Grey’s Anatomy, I stopped watching na. I hate the Izzie-George love affair!
I am watching the Sopranos next ;)
Have a great week ahead! :)
Sasha: haha, onga no. Same sentiments nga! I don’t know what “Sopranos” is.. check ko nga, hehe..
Have a great week too! :)
Eto palaaaa, next na panoorin mo ay ENTOURAGE! Tapos, 6 FEET UNDER. DALIIII SUPER ADIK AKO DIYAN! haha
Been tagged to do this but its just now that I’ve done it. Coincidence, I come after you, if no one else have done it yet coming between our names :)
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Have a great week, Joni.