Televisions!

If it's not obvious to everyone, something that has always brought me joy is being able to make things. Sure, they're not always good or beautiful, but being able to say, "I made that" is like, basically what brings me joy in life. This extends to hacks and various other things that I consider on the creative side. And as much as I bitch about math, I'm in a very "making things" career field. And I do love science. It's hard sometimes, but the second joy of my life is to be able to point at something and be like, "I understand why that works".

That said, it should be obvious I'm somewhat addicted to "making things" type of reality television. Sure, there's drama and hell, sometimes I like that, but the bottom line to the things that I watch on TV is there's a level of... creativity I like. I really don't like watching people be idiots. I don't really like Desperate Housewives, or House, or Dr. Who. House can be clever sometimes, but... hrm. I want to like it. But I have way more fun watching people trying to put clothes together (or a room, goddamn you Top Design). I mean, there are other shows I like (Battlestar Galactica and Mad Men are at the top right now) but those are almost like movies to me, and fall heavily into my obsession with tragedy thing.

Anyway, that whole babble was to preface the fact I watched the Project Runway finale. AND I WAS FUCKING EXCITED.

( leanimal! )

I've also been watching Metalocalypse. Omg, hilarious. It reminds me of Minion J's stories about his Dragonforce fixation. I've watched all the episodes I've been able to find online. It's kind of nice they're ADD short, because I don't have to devote much time. Toki's my favorite. I kind of want to hug him. So I found this nifty cover of the Metalocalypse theme song. I have an obsession with classical instrument covers of metal songs. >.>

OH, and tijuana_pirate! I HAVE HACKED MY SEASON 1 PROJECT RUNWAY DVD. NOW ALL I NEED TO DO IS BUY SOME BLANK DVDs!

And check out phoenixmonthly if you haven't yet, kids.

~Cendri

The Nano Debate

NaNoWriMo has been a source of trepidation for me this year, as I've attempted every year since I heard of it (sometime early in college? I think? my past blurs). I KNOW I won't have time for a novel.

So I'm going to actually write out that epic poem I've had in my head for years. XD We'll see how that goes. It's about time I flexed the old poetry muscles anyway. It's based on chess. Because I totally learned chess by creating characters. I named every chess piece, on either side. No, really.

I also kind of wanted to fill out one of those nifty Nano forms I've seen floating around (I think this one is specifically from lassarina. But for my, um, poem. Ha:

Word Count: 0
Page Count: 0

Outline Quality: I have a few of the names written down, and a vague idea of the "battle", and possible casualties. Also a tone. This is something I'd read to kids. So no gore. XD
Soundtrack Quality: Instrumentals are being sought. Can't write my own poetry with someone else's in my head.
Scene Worked On Most Recently: None.
Scene to be Worked On Next: The introduction of the Epic Pawn of Black, Thelonius II.
Research of the Day: Um... stuff for school. Nothing on this. I need to look up some weapons. I don't plan on being very accurate to war tactics, this is my playground. XD
Quote of the Day: ...Nothing from my poem, no.
Character who hates me: The White Knight Gerard.
Character planning a lot of pain: Both the Queens. I mean. Chess. Think about it.
Character who doesn't understand why this is happening to them: Thelonius II.
...and it's because: He's a pawn! THINK ABOUT IT. Actually, he likes his honor and stuff.

~Cendri