Adam Luke

So Glee is definitely one of the cheesiest shows I’ve ever seen. Now, I have a very low tolerance for cheesiness and tackiness. Anything touchy-feely, romantic, or over-the-top, makes me cringe. When I started watching, I basically had to watch it between my fingers.

Further, there are too many MySpace references for 2009, and it makes choir seem way more serious business than it could ever be In Real Life, but the fact that I whizzed through the first thirteen episodes, is a sign that I somehow enjoy it. I especially enjoy Quinn, om nom nom (since the actress is like 23, that’s not perverse in any way, shape or form). Someone tell me why I enjoy watching this show, because I sure as hell don’t know. It does have some catchy song covers, which I think are decent even if I don’t necessarily like the song being covered.

My research tells me that it returns to our screens here on Thursday. So I guess I discovered it just in time.

Wow, so when you only have one day off in a week, you get insanely excited over it!

Working 28 hours, attending university, and having an assignment due, is totally not conducive to my lazy Arts student lifestyle! Today, in particular, was a mess. Uni from 8am-4pm¹; work from 5.30-10.15pm. Further, with my resolution to stop spending so much on lunch, I got very hungry, which seems to make my face fairly pale by the end of the day. That, of course, is completely fine — I like pale skin!

Also! I was running on only four hours sleep², on account of working the previous night, and then having to stay up to finish a lab report introduction I had due at today at 8am in my lab. Upon proofreading it this morning, I realised I spent too much time plugging my awesome research proposal, and not enough time reviewing the literature. Alas.

But in the end, I’ll finish the week $450 richer, so it’s not a complete loss. Also note that I don’t usually work this much, although I’ll now have increased hours at work for at least a couple of weeks.

Anyway, I think this entry was rather boring. Hey, they can’t all be winners! Tomorrow, I resolve to spend the entire day in bed and/or staring at screens. People keep telling me to watch Glee. Until a few days ago, I had no desire to see it, but now, all of a sudden, I have the urge. That happens to me, sometimes; I don’t know why. I grabbed the extended pilot from work this evening, and am going to give it a chance.

1. Although I did have two hours of break, in which I spammed Twitter for the second time today. And by “spammed Twitter”, I mean “tweeted twelve times in one day, which is probably a record for me, though nothing compared to what others are capable of”
2. I almost always get eight. I need eight. A full night’s sleep is one of my greatest pleasures. I don’t see how some people can stay up all night, every night!

An eFriend in Melbourne

What is it about people I meet from the Internet, generally being cooler than people I meet offline? Yes, there are a lot of ‘tards online, but the people who can string a sentence together are generally pretty fun. Lucy,¹ who was the first person I met on the Internet (on LiveJournal) before meeting In Real Life, was back in Melbourne this week, for the Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships, which, coincidentally, was being held at my university. We caught up, and fun times were had. It’s sort of odd interacting with someone who knows so much about me. But that’s what happens when they’ve been reading your journal for something like four years? I can’t really remember how long, but anyway, we both agreed that each of us know significantly more about each other than our Real Life friends.

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

So, next topic! I’ve had some of this in the draft stage for almost two weeks now, so I figure I should post it. Now, If I only I would get around to finishing my various other draft posts…

Anyway, at what point, in 3D movies, does having stuff chucked at the screen/towards the audience become cliché? Really, 3D is the gimmick it doesn’t need to be. Instead of producing something great with it, the filmmakers always end up having something thrown towards the audience, which admittedly makes me almost flinch, but is getting old.

Alice in Wonderland was a decent film, but I think I’d have preferred a complete reimagining, rather than a sequel. Admittedly, I liked having an older Alice, and I also enjoyed the darkness (I get annoyed when everything is too bright and cheery!), but it just seemed a little bit…lame, with her returning to Wonderland. And the fight scene at the end left a bit to be desired. Fantasy battle scenes in movies children will be watching can be done well, just look at The Chronicles of Narnia!

I also found it lulzy that Johnny Depp was the first person to be credited at the end (before the title of the movie, which everyone else was after!), and Mia Wasikowska (who is sort of a no-name, but played Alice) was the last person to be credited.

1. I’ve photospammed some of our previous adventures on this blog in the following posts: Graffiti and Shrine