Still Being Random

I was watching episode 6 of Supernatural Season 2. At the beginning of the episode, Sam, who is played by Jared Padalecki, and Dean, played by Jensen Ackles, had just stored some of their gear in the boot of their car.

Dean: Los Angeles, California.
Sam: What's in LA?
Dean: Young girl's been kidnapped by an evil cult.
Sam: Yeah? Girl got a name?
Dean: Katie Holmes
Sam: (laughs) It's funny. And for you...so bitchy.

And then in episode 7, the brothers are caught by the police and one of the detectives is played by Linda Blair. At the end of the episode, as they are walking away, Sam said "Nice lady" referring to Linda Blair's character Detective Ballard

Dean replies, "Yeah. For a cop."
Then Sam asks, "Does she look familiar to you?"
Dean answers, "No. Why?"
Sam nudges Dean playfully then asks, "Hey, are you hungry?"
Dean replies, "No."
To which Sam says, "For some reason, I could really go for some peasoup."

Which got me all cracked up because in the Exorcist, Linda Blair's 'puke' was made out of...peasoup. Hilarious if you know your horror movie trivia.

I still enjoy watching this show because, unlike a lot of other shows on the supernatural, they don't take themselves too seriously and a lot of the plot is based on either urban legends or real supernatural reportings. And the show has a cool soundtrack - mostly 70s and 80s rock. Even Dean's ringtone is Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple. I'm currently downloading the soundtrack from Season One. I can say this without worry because there is no official soundtrack and this download is from some guy who probably put the list together based on the songs in the show. I wanted to do this too but he beat me to it so I'm just going to grab his list.

Oh, and I discovered that when my mood is just right, I actually can listen to Paris Hilton's Nothing In This World. I know the video is kinda cute and she's really easy to listen to - no angst, no thumping or drumming. Just something light and easy. And the video is of a common plot so it's easy to watch too. But only if I'm in the right mood, like I was today.

Told you today had some funny moments.

Last night, I had another of those dreams that seem to continue from a previous dream. I remember the place where it takes place and even the people involved. But last night, there was an added element.

I was standing in front of what was my new house. I turned to Shook and said I was going to go explore the inside while he stood outside talking to my dad about the front yard. My mom followed me in. We walked around. There was the living room, the dining room and there was the games room which, amazingly, had a bar!

I was looking out the window when I heard the chuckles of a child. I turned to one of the workers who gave me a funny look. It was a mixture of resignation and fear. I asked him if there was a child on site. He replied that there was no child but there was a ghost of one. And my mom seemed to be the only one who could see her.

Well, I went to look for my mom and I found her in a fully furnished room. It was nursery and she was talking to someone. I asked her who she was talking to and she said 'Your sister.'

Incredibly, I wasn't creeped out yet. I know I should really have two extra sisters in addition to the ones I already really have. But I was a bit miffed that it was my house and I can't see her. And just as I said that, a little girl faded into view. She was so sweet and cute and she was in love with her room.

I reached out to hug her but she vanished again because she heard Shook coming.

And I was just thinking of how I was going to break the news to him when I woke up.

It is a rather interesting dream. I might even be able to write it into a short story if I was so inclined to.

In other news, I want to go watch The Red Kebaya but it's only showing at Riverside cineplex. And then there's Cinta coming out on November 30th. I'm also interested in watching Deja Vu, that movie that Denzel Washington is in.

The title is a quote from Rin.

After an interesting evening out last night, I decided to reinstall my Zeus and Pharaoh games.

And it all began when Rin started talking about Sid Meier's Civ 2 and I mentioned a world building game I loved playing where you can click on the people and find out what is wrong with your world.

Then Ian added by saying he played that game and we began talking about how incredible it was.

And although we did talk about Clive Barker's Undying, we still managed to get back to Pharaoh and Zeus and Emperor.

And that, as they always say, was that.

Oh, and Mac, if you're reading this, the Supernatural episode this Sunday on TV3, is the one with Amy Acker in it....I think. Actually, I'm pretty sure it is :)

Over the years, people have used various medium to further their political, social and moral goals. The one most used is, of course, the media. In the 50s and 60s, if you noticed, Hollywood was a key player in their anti-Arab sentiments. Middle Easterns were always evil, barbaric and heartless. When 9/11 happened, I was a little worried that history would repeat itself.

However, Hollywood has surprised me by going along a whole different vein. It's as if they want to prove that they are not as shallow as they are seen to be. Then again, trying too hard to prove this somehow strengthens the image of such shallowness.

This time, Hollywood has turned to nature. The fight to save the whales, save the rainforest and save the penguins are still going very strong.

This afternoon, I went to watch Happy Feet. I was attracted to the music from the first time I saw the trailers. However, I felt that the cuteness was too...cute. In this age of anti-heros and angsty good guys, I didn't think I could take much sweetness.

Happy Feet was a fun, for-the-moment movie. I heartily enjoyed the soundtrack and I aim to go out and get it when it gets here. There was an underlying moralistic theme there but, if you concentrate hard enough, you might be able to miss it. However, if you're going to go looking for it, it will hit you in the face. Unlike Ferngully, Happy Feet masks the issues rather well.

Happy Feet centers around Mumbles, a sweet, optimistic, too-good-to-be-true penguin who enjoys dancing. Since his singing could cause an avalanche, he's safer dancing, trust me. His parents are the penguin versions of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, as if the names Memphis and Norma Jean didn't give it away.

Of course, art imitates life. When you live in a close community, anything and everything you do needs to conform to the rules of society and you are constantly under the watchful eye of said community. Instead of conforming completely, Mumbles questioned the rules. He is like today's child stuck in yesterday's world.

The movie covers social problems of evangelists and conformity and members of society who seem to think only they are right to environmental problems of humans being Nature's worst enemy and its greatest saviour. All this serious issues are wrapped in a funny, loving and musical package.

I'm not sure if I'd go watch the movie again. But I definitely am going to go look for the soundtrack. It's too great to miss.

I know some people who would not like the story much but they cannot be able to resist the music.

Here is a website that gives advice on how to write great headlines. I figured some people might find it useful.

Also, LucasArt is hiring. I think some of our friends should consider this. Seriously. Why not?

I bought the VCD for Goodbye Boys yesterday. So my sisters and I were watching it last night.

I got interested in the movie after being teased by the Rexona advertisements on TV. I think the TV networks are planning on showing the movie on TV but I got impatient. Besides, there's the pesky ads and I just rather get the VCD.

The movie is pretty good. It's like watching Sepet with less comedy and love. Well, couldn't expect that with 8 boys, can we?

There are some loopholes in the plot and the storyline gets rather confusing at the end. But it is worth the watch.

And besides, it's a Scouts movie. Of course, I have to watch it.

If anyone wants to borrow the movie, let me know. I'll pass you the VCD.

Oh, I also got a super clear version of The Covenant. Hey, cheap thrill and, as Syuk said, the male version of The Craft. It's a different take on the witchcraft genre.

Sometimes, things just manage to frustrate me so much that it's safer for me to stay home than meet up with anyone.

I don't know why I feel that way, thinking about it makes me feel almost suicidal and I just want to destroy things.

I think, a few times it's helped me destroy relationships and friendships.
I really don't know why I feel this way.

And I think the walls are closing in on me again.

I just had dinner at one of the worst eating places I have ever been to in a while. Now, I do go to some pretty dingy places. But, regardless of what their kitchen really looks like, at least they have the sense to keep the customer areas clean.

The place I was at tonight doesn't even bother. There were actually baby cockroaches running around the tables! If the eating area is this unhygienic, I shudder to think of what the kitchen would look like. In fact, I actually stopped eating after three tables complained of sharing their tables with baby cockroaches. *shudder*

In other news, I just found this cool site through Lifehacker. It's so cool! Try it out.

And!! My holiday officially starts tomorrow but I'm still on unofficial duty until Monday. Apparently, I need to set up some holiday work for a particularly slow student who refuses to leave my History classes. I don't claim to be a good History teacher but maybe I'm the only one who treats him well. However, I caught him staring at me the other day and it's starting to creep me out.

In addition, despite the late night out on Tuesday, I'm still not sleepy. I actually have to force myself to sleep tonight. Tomorrow, I'm having lunch with my graduating students and then we're going to watch The Covenant. I promised them that before they leave me for good, I'll go watch at least one movie with them. So tomorrow, they're claiming that movie and I have to sit through it. It's a first for us all - their first movie with a teacher and my first movie with students. Although they're more like my children than my students, really.

I just got back from an impromptu shopping spree with Gette.

It was impromptu for me, at least. I only planned to accompany her to Aussino then have lunch. That's the reason why I didn't have much cash on me.

I've always been attracted to the things in Aussino but I've always resisted going in. I know exactly what would happen when I do step into that place. But today, I walked in because I was curious and Gette wanted to get new sheets.

To cut the long story short, I walked out with what they call the 100% cotton tee-sheets in heather grey. It was so soft that I could not resist it. I also got a clear shower curtain with colourful world maps on it. I'm a sucker for colour really - as long I'm not wearing it I'm fine!

Then we had lunch and wandered around some more. We popped into Popular and, as usual, the place was full of boxes. Sometimes I think that place is an accident waiting to happen. They've got boxes stacked everywhere. I have enough problems inserting myself anywhere, much less when I'm carrying a bag with me. Today, I had two bags. So I'm not surprised that I didn't stay very long.

On the way down we stopped in the game store where I bought Need For Speed: Carbon on PS2 for Shook. Haha! Cheaper than the PC version.

Then, Gette and I made the mistake of walking into Giordano. Let's just say we walked out with another bag. I bought a black jacket and a black blouse.

This was when I became reluctant to walk into anymore stores. If there was anything there worth buying, I didn't want to see it.

However, I found this to be good therapy. I've been so stressed that I can't sleep the past week. And when I do sleep, I crash. So much so that I slept at Shook's place for most of the evening yesterday. I woke up just enough to grab my stuff and get home, where I feel asleep again.

And tonight, I have an official function to attend. After that, I'm going to try Carbon out at Shook's.