Excellent series of movies on YouTube about how movies should really end. You can check out the full channel here.
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Shields at 40%
The Incredibles
Most excellent animated comedy superhero movie, highly recommended.
The Incredibles
Well, what a thoroughly entertaining and all round excellent film. Amazing animation, funny characters, interesting story. I half intended to see this in the year it was released (2004) but as usual things got in the way, and since then it’s just never been the right moment or time.
I found myself laughing, crying and cheering in equal amounts, considering the characters on the screen are totally animated it’s impressive how much emotion they manage to generate.
There’s clearly not much to be said about the deep plot or the meeningful dialog, but this is an animated hero comedy for grown ups and it delivers. Go rent it. Watch it.
No Connection
No Internet connectivity from work today due to a mess-up with a user ID expiring. I managed to survive though.
In the car on the way in this morning I thought up a couple of story directions for the NaNoWriMo story, which is hopeful.
Grete’s absolutely terrible today, both a cold and some kind of sickness bug it would seem. I’ll be working from home as much as possible this week.
NaNoWriMo: Day 2
No progress on the novel today, in fact, negative process. I don’t like the story, I don’t like where it’s head and I’m not sure I even like the genre.
Or the hero.
That can’t be good huh.
Motivation
Not long got back from a delicious Sunday lunch out with friends, really enjoyed it.
Both myself and Grete are still feeling pretty grotty, Grete’s got the cold full on now, I’m on the tail end.
Don’t feel very creative, only just over 6 hours to go before I need to have written another 1600 words, think I’ll sit in the other room for a bit and try and absorb some ideas from the TV.
Well you never know, it might just work.
The Devil’s Panties – knowing your age
This is yesterday’s comic from The Devil’s Panties (hopefully Jennie won’t mind me linking direct, it’s a hotlink to her site, so follow it and check it out).
I know just how you feel Jennie, just how you feel.
NaNoWriMo: Day 1 update 3
In the spirit of NaNoWriMo I’m not going back and editing the stuff I’ve written. No time for re-writes. However, I am going back and re-reading it (to keep consistent) and to see how I well or badly I think I did certain bits.
There’s one bit I’m pleased with so far (yes, I know, early days). In the first major conversation of the story one guy is doing a lot of talking and is clearly agitated. Twice I went to write “so and so, clearly agitated” and stopped myself, and instead, I wrote these.
Philip sat down again, clasping and unclasping his hands.
Philip stood, and then sat down again almost immediately.
… his hands returned to gripping his knees tightly.
Hopefully I got the show don’t tell bit right.
LoLCat been a long time coming
