"because it's from outer space? what do you want from me?"

[rocknload]

This is the first time I've ever written a paper that's a whole page longer than the minimum specified requirements. Possibly because I got to speculate on the motivations of a carnivorous alien menace and include phrases like, "It's unfortunate that the scientifically motivated characters didn't get a chance to speculate more before they were killed and eaten."

It's possible I may be choosing the long line of work, here. Is there a line of work where you get to speculate about aliens? I'm totally there.

Edit: Though I may be ill-suited for science stuff, at least I didn't spent the entire class doodling about Dan the DNA Man and the wacky adventures of Mitosis and Meiosis. Unlike someone I know.

Also, I think I'm changing my schedule to take microbiology next semester. Holy crap, that topic drives me crazy. I must understand it.

Comments

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

DUDE, I HAVE WATCHED AT LEAST HALF OF THE ORIGINAL CARTOON, AND READ THE WHOLE FREAKING MANGA. IT DOES NOT BASTARDIZE THE SOURCE MATERIAL, SCOUT'S HONOR.

EXCEPT NOW RACER X IS HOT. HOW IS THIS A BAD THING.

[fillmydarksoul.livejournal.com]

HOW DO I KNOW? YOU LIKE ENCHANTED.

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

ME AND ALL OF AMERICA LIKED ENCHANTED. THE ONLY WAY ANYONE COULD NOT LIKE ENCHANTED IS IF--

OH MY GOD

TANZ IS RIGHT

[fillmydarksoul.livejournal.com]

WHAT. WHAT IS SHE RIGHT ABOUT?

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

NO SOUL

NO SOUL

[fillmydarksoul.livejournal.com]

That is ridiculous.

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

WHAT DO YOU LIKE THAT IS HEARTWARMING AND FUN?

[breakhisknees.livejournal.com]

... UHHHHHH

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

I AM A CYNICAL MORBID SOUL, AND YET, I STILL CHERISH FUN, CHILDISH THINGS, WHICH PROVES THAT I CAN INDEED INCLUDE THE WORD SOUL WHILE DESCRIBING MYSELF.

WHAT ABOUT YOU.

[breakhisknees.livejournal.com]

STAR WARS HAS A GOOD ENDING.

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE VERY RIGHT

DARTH VADER COMMITTED SUICIDE, THEN HE GOT TO CHILL WITH OBI-WAN, BECAUSE HE KILLED HIMSELF, TOO

[breakhisknees.livejournal.com]

BUT THE GALAXY WAS SAFE.

OH OH OH WALL-E.

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

ACTUALLY IT WASN'T, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY WAS PLANNED AS THE SECOND PART OF THREE

WALL-E TOTALLY COUNTS, THOUGH

I GUESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING

[breakhisknees.livejournal.com]

OH YEAH I FORGOT. CHEWIE DIES, LUKE GETS MARRIED, BUT HIS WIFE CONTRACTS A DEATHLY ILLNESS, HAN BECOMES AN ALCOHOLIC AND BLAMES HIS SONS.

[unicorn]

I kind of disliked what I've heard about Enchanted. I guess I have half a soul...?

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

Have you seen it?

[unicorn]

I have not. Admittedly half of my exposure has been through the DDD cast.

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

Dude, they fucking sucked. Weren't they the ones who were barely writing in English? Also, you probably heard a lot of the hate from Setine, here, WHO, AS WE HAVE ALREADY DETERMINED, HAS NO FREAKING SOUL.

AND ALSO.

[unicorn]

I have heard none from her, but some from friends who argued that the plot made no sense. I am witholding judgement on that front because whether things have to make sense for me to like them is highly subjective and relies heavily on things like whether or not I have eaten a bagel that day. I plan on renting it eventually!

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

Of course it makes no sense. The plot is a cartoon set in live action. I DO NOT FORESEE THIS BEING MUCH OF A HURDLE FOR YOU.

[unicorn]

They were talking about things like how the CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS WERE WARPED, however...

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

Warped like how?

[unicorn]

Like they contradicted each other's themes. Um. They mentioned that Giselle gets yelled at for falling in love with Edward in a day and then Robert takes Giselle over his girlfriend of five years in two? And then Edward, who's shown nothing but True Devotion or whatever to Giselle, gets cast aside and gets Nancy just to tie the movie's loose ends off in about two seconds. I must say that theme contradiction would probably bother me a lot more than nonsense.

[rocknload.livejournal.com]

Hn. Well, those things do happen, but in the actual movie they aren't really framed in that way? It's more like...

No one really feels bitter about the partner change-off thing. Nancy really really wants someone to be all dramatic and romantic towards her throughout the movie, and Robert doesn't really do that, though they like each other. Robert likes Nancy well enough, but they both kind of admit that they've settled for each other--they would get along, but it's not the OMG TRUE LUV that Giselle and Edward are after. The only person that ever yells at Giselle is Robert himself, and after he falls for her, you get the impression it's because her SUPER SPARKLE DISNEY POWERS have rubbed off on him. Edward even gives them his blessing, because he really wants Giselle to be happy--and he's really searching for his one true love. He thought it was her, but apparently it wasn't! Edward just rolls with that stuff.

IT MADE TOTAL SENSE TO ME, is the summary of that, there.

[unicorn]

Huh! That's a more forgiving picture. I do realize how different these things can look just based on whether the movie appealed to you or not. I'll have to ask the person who told me that if she went into the theater prepared to be amused or not...