Life Goes On...

Assuming I put in my usual level of work, I will finally get out of High School at the end of next month. Yay. After that I will try to get into a junior college to start off but due to complex web of cluelessness and expense accounts that come with running the government, one has to practically time-travel to get in on time, so I don't know if that will work. I've always thought I wanted to work at a newspaper, but since newspapers are dying I will probably have to find something else quick. Right now what I'm dealing with is just awful because it appears to be impossible to make shoes that work for me. They wear out so fast it's ridiculous.
I like to draw and I have recently discovered a sort of ability for drawing half-way decent face pictures, but I can't draw anything else to save my life. I feel boxed in sometimes by my own doing because somehow I only have one fandom I associate myself with and don't actually do anything, but that's just me dealing with subliminal peer pressure. I'm waiting to find out if I'll be allowed to sing the Modern Major General's song at my graduation. They'd let me do it if there was time...

Sorry about the rambling. I just wanted to say all that. If anyone has ideas for what you would like to see me post, drop a line.

random trivia I just realized: Gimli already knew Eomer's name before he caught them on the fields of Rohan. "Tell me your name, Horse-master, and I will tell you mine." The literal translation of Eomer is actually "master of horses" thus, horse-master, aka Eomer. With a bit of research you can try it on your friends and see if they know the meaning of their own name...:)

Ringer Tag

Favorite book: The Return of the King

Favorite movie (LOTR or The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey): The Two Towers

Favorite Hobbit character: Bilbo Baggins

Next 3 favorite Hobbit characters: Gandalf, Thorin, Bombur 

Favorite LOTR character: Sam

Next 5 favorite LOTR characters: Gandalf, Faramir, Théoden, Merry, Pippin (not necessarily in order)

Favorite race (Elf, Dwarf, Hobbit, Man, etc.): Dwarf

Favorite couple: Faramir and Eowyn

Favorite member of the Fellowship of the Ring: Sam (alternate: Boromir)

Favorite member of the Company of Thorin Oakenshield: Bombur

Favorite place in Middle-Earth: the plains of Rohan

Favorite battle: Helm's Deep 'Two already!" "I'm on 17!" "I'll have no Elf beating me!"

Favorite weapon: sword or axe

Favorite creature: Gollum

Favorite quote Forth :Forth Eorlingas!" "You shall not pass!" "one does not simply walk into Mordor"

Favorite song: (end credits/in movie): "May It Be"

Favorite theme (movie score): The Two Towers and the Rohan theme

 

Anybody left over who feels like doing this is hereby tagged.

Anticipation is Killing Me!

I'm back. In moderation. I've been abstaining from the internet behemoth because I realized how much real life it was sapping away.
All I've done recently is write. I have also taken up archery practice again now that warmer weather has arrived. I'm working away as fast as I can at the second draft of The Price of a Throne. In addition I have now begun to attempt to work out a new story that depicts what the world will be like in 2070 or so. It is NOT a 1984 rip-off, but has the same idea behind it.
There are too many cool movies coming out this year, and I don't know if I will actually see them all.

42: The story of Jackie Robinson

4-star anticipation because I'm a fan of the Dodgers. But because of the trailblazer story, it deserves 3-star anticipation from every baseball fan who doesn't cheer for San Francisco.

Iron Man 3

3-star anticipation for a simple reason that will make you marvelites mad. I just want to see Stark's stuff blow up on the big screen. Besides that, it's just to find out what made him wind up in a snowbank after dark with a busted suit.

Monster's University

2 stars. I am a hardcore fan of Pixar, but their last two releases were unworthy of the reputation that caused our fandom. Monster's Inc., being one of their two best works, is also the sort of story that works better if you don't try to extend or explain it. I'll be tracking critical reception and it had better be as funny as the original or I will give up on the brand.

Man of Steel
4 stars because Superman has always been my favorite super. Also because the movie simply looks awesome.

Thor: The Dark World

3 stars just because his archaic labels for other people crack me up. Also, Patrick Doyle's score for the original is one of my few 5-star ratings. Not to mention Thor looks and acts just like one of my novel characters, whom I dreamed up before I knew of a Thor movie.

Ender's Game

1 star. I'm interested because I read the book, but probably won't see it in the end because the books they are using are full of middle schoolers spouting gangster slang self-respecting people wouldn't allow in their house. Society being what it is though, every occurrence is sure to be in the script. Ben Kingsley's character is a spoiler and Harrison Ford will be the Battle School commander.

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

Finally! 5 stars! Nothing will keep me away from this one, but I will be kicking myself for going if it is only so-so like the first installment. They will have to have dreamed up something bigger than epic because they've already used up Smaug's big flashback. On the other side, the "present time" portion of the story promises several long-lasting laughs.