http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:partyatthefuneral&section=today deviantART RSS for by:partyatthefuneral en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:29:22 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://partyatthefuneral.deviantart.com/journal/27910457/ http://partyatthefuneral.deviantart.com/journal/27910457/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:29:16 PDT
Also, I went on Cleverbot for the first time today, and it accused me of being a Clever Bot. It said I was robotic, in college, and my sentences were too complicated. It also tried to convince me that I made a typo, and I shot it down. The thing must've apologized to me at least 10 times in 20 minutes. I felt happy afterwards.

Lastly, Michael Sheen is in New Moon? This hurts me deeply.

That is all.

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Then I randomly started searching actual episodes, subbed because the 4kids version would probably make my ears explode. and I realized that I remembered a lot of the episodes from years back, and that the English version really is crappier than the original! No wai. In addition, in the original Kaiba isn't actually a total asshole. then I felt mildly justified for his having been my favorite character all those years. Oh, childhood.


Don't judge me!

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that is all.

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So, what I'm about to say may seem shocking,unbearable, and some of you may need to take a seat. I think... I may start watching Heroes.

Oh, my GOD, are you okay?! BREATHE!

Don't- no- sit. Listen, calm down. I know you're freaked out, but it's the truth. I don't know how else to say it. It just seems like something fun to latch on to, and besides, I could stand to have non-wonk related televisional nutrition in my schedule, right? You understand, don't you? I must admit, that it's kinda due to Zachary Quinto. who could make a serial killer look like a puppy ( oh wait, you probably don't even get that) but, still. I have a soft spot for sci-fi. Oh, please, get your inhaler, you're making me nervous. No wait, I'll get it, don't move!


Oh, September,how wistfully I await your arrival!

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I tired of seeing a dated journal entry on display, so I thought I might as well update it. Since I can't think of anything substantive to say at the moment, I'll just say that I've been working on a very long and winding story for months now. Chances of it getting posted? At the moment very low. It's not so much organized as it is a series of narratives. Maybe I'll post an excerpt or two though.

EDIT 4/27/09

IT'S OVER 1000!!!! When did this miracle happen? thank you anonymous page viewer who did this. If i knew who you were, I'd present you a cookie.

]]> ~partyatthefuneral http://partyatthefuneral.deviantart.com/journal/23527646/ http://partyatthefuneral.deviantart.com/journal/23527646/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:23:39 PST Now that I'm done with that title explanation, on to the insignificant event that prompted this entry. Background is necessary. you see, I take part in a sport/art that involves public speaking of all forms and fashions. My particular area of "expertise" is foreign policy talk. Needless to say, I have to be well versed in all matters foreign.I took a dusty old globe out of my closet in order to remind myself of all the countries to look up. When I came across Russia ( a bit of a standout ) I saw that it was still labeled U.S.S.R. and still engulfed the nations of Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, etc.

Needless to say, I lol'ed. I woke up my mother from my nap to show her. And I lol'ed some more.

I'm fully aware of the fact that I'm a nerd.

Also, I found a new way to calm my nerves when I'm ruffled up recently. I call it "Stalking C-Span until the Treasury Secretary shows up". Oddly enough, listening to his cautionary tales of possible doom mixed with hope make me feel very happy.

EDIT 3/5/09

Okay, so you know how I mentioned that thing about Treas. Sec. Geithner above? Well, I did that last night, and while I was listening to him talk, my nose stopped running.
Epic.

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]]> ~partyatthefuneral http://partyatthefuneral.deviantart.com/journal/22884414/ http://partyatthefuneral.deviantart.com/journal/22884414/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:07:31 PST [link] i did it again. i cursed my choice to third place. damn.

Yeah, I've never watched an episode of American Idol. In my family, it's always been sa re ga ma pa, the show broadcast from the faraway motherland. this i am eternally grateful for. what i am not grateful for, however, is that every person i "fall in love with" musically ends up in third place. must stop picking favorites...

Anyways, something totally random happened to me today. i was sitting in the car, and i saw my face in the side mirror, and i totally panicked. which is odd, considering i looked exactly the same as always. then i gave my biology teacher half my granola bar. it must be end of semester syndrome...

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need i say more?

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A BARACK OBAMA ACTION FIGURE. win. epic win.

expect a picture of that soon. Anyways, come tuesday, i will be serenading a horde of theater goers with my flute while they get their hearts ripped out by a girl in a wheelchair. play competitions. they're something else.

I also saw Quantum of Solace, and aside from the massive confusion i was going through ( should've actually watched casino royale first), i was thoroughly entertained.

That's about it for the week.

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damn right. have a nice day.

EDIT Nov 13, 2008
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MADNESS.

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Anyway, I promised a " i'm so dumb" story, so here it is. It's the first day of school. i have no idea where my schedule telling me my homeroom number is. so, I just pick a room. and then i find out my room is on a completely different floor. i made quite a scene of it, too.

Also, Campbell Brown is SO BADASS. biased, but BADASS all the same.

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Anyways, i have stories to tell. the one i want to ramble about today involves not me. i'll talk about how i made myself look stupid later.

Okay, so i'm on the school academic team, and one of my teammates is a girl in my grade, one of my friends. Before practice officially started, the we and the rest of the team were discussing the olympics ( I MISS THE OLYMPICS.BAAWWWWW) and the topic came up about how China beat us in the gold medal count. At which i said, "Gold medals are overrated unless you're Michael Phelps." Little did i know that there were Michael Phelps face lovers in the audience. So, later when the coaches were handing out recent news articles we had to be up to date on, and mentioned that one of them was about Michael Phelps' swimsuit, I somewhat jokingly somewhat seriously rejoiced with previously mentioned girl teammate. ( i'll admit it. I also love Michael Phelps, but not for his face and/ or body. i like him 'cause he's fucking AWESOME.) then,another teammate was laughing with us and she said she wanted to show us something she had on her cell phone. Namely this:

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don't worry it's decent...
Seeing this, previously mentioned girl's jaw dropped in what I like to call fangirl drool amazement. Needless to say, i lol'ed. a lot.

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So, The Dark Knight. what a film. I'm like, two weeks late on this review, but that's not gonna stop me. oh, yeah, SPOILERS!!!!?

Story wise, the best superhero film ever. hell, it's one of the best films in YEARS, period. It was complex, but not to the extent that you got completely lost. It takes a certain amount of intelligence to fully enjoy the film though.

Christian Bale did a great job portraying the tortured soul of Bruce Wayne, having to hide who he really is under a mask of shallowness, while his real self is a person no one can ever know. except Rachel, of course, but that doesn't help at all. As for Aaron Eckhart, wow. Everyone was so caught up in the batman-joker story that they didn't stop to see what an amazing character Harvey Dent was. The last hope for Gotham that was legal. Truly a tragic story, told wonderfully by Eckhart.

Now for Maggie funny last name. She played Rachel Dawes, a seemingly unimportant love interest to Bruce and Harvey (hey! love triangle), but she was in reality a major part of the story, without which many important events couldn't have happened i.e. Dent turning into two face. In Batman Begins, Rachel was played by Katie Holmes. Now, i'm not saying Katie did a bad job, but she just had too sweet a face and voice for me to see her as a lawyer powerbitch. Maggie, not so much. Totally a lawyer powerbitch.

Everyone keeps leaving out Gary Oldman! not me! I like Oldman. He's a cute old guy, and he did a very good lt. Gordon.

Now for the one everyone is waiting for. Heath Ledger as the Joker.

HOLY F!!! How does anyone act like a psychopathic murderer so well?! Incredible acting by Ledger, truly amazing. I honestly had to remind myself that there was an actor on screen when he was there. After i saw the movie, I kept seeing the joker's face everywhere, in building formations, open car trunks, etc. It was crazy. Everything about Ledger's Joker, from his acting to his theme song, is deeply unsettling, not just because he's scary, but because he's right. Deep down, when faced with life and death, everyone is a monster.

Also, i haven't seen anyone rave about the soundtrack. You meanies. Zimmer and Howard = sheer musical genius. The film needed a soundtrack like the one it got -- dark, emotional, and intense. I never got so many emotions out of wordless music before. Really worth a listen.

In conclusion, the Dark Knight is so much more than a superhero film. It's deep on so many levels, and at the end, though you're left with an empty feeling, you're also left with a tangle of thought and emotions to sort through and learn from. By the way, was i the only one who caught the irony in the fire truck on fire? really theater goers. take an english class. anyway, i'm gonna go in ebert in roeper style, and say, SEE IT!

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