^Woo, that's great. Weather, please stop raining. I have to go out soon and don't want to get drenched.
I watched "Alien" a long time ago and it wasn't as scary as everyone said it was. It's one of those deals, I thought, where it was so hyped up that it was kind of a letdown, even though it wasn't bad either.
I agree. It was a well-done and entertaining film but not scary. The only movies I've ever found scary are the ones I didn't have high expectations for from the beginning, and the ones that stretch my horror imagination rather than trying to paint exact pictures and spell things out for me.
I am in a classical music mood suddenly. Today I have class, but I am really tired. I had only about 3hrs of sleep, but I cannot go to bed now. Cause I have to leave the house around 4ish since class starts at 6pm. Ugh.
I prefer psychological horror films or video games. For instance, this game called Amnesia has you, the main character, waking up without any memory inside of a big, spooky castle. You wonder around finding notes you wrote to yourself and piecing together the puzzle. Along with the health bar, you have the sanity bar, which you keep high by being in light. Unfortunately, it's hard to always have it because your oil lamp runs out of oil! The scary part though, is that you have no weapons what-so-ever, and your nightmares come to life. You rarely if ever see the entity that is after you, but just the sheer thought that something is following you is terrifying. Anyways. I'm done.
I just watched the trailer. It literally gave me the chills. I sounded like a baby on this part where you're hiding in like a closet or dresser, I was saying things like "no no no don't open the door" and "no I don't want to see it," "I don't want to see it, no no no" It really got me suckered in. I miss horror games like that. Nightmare Creatures was my drug on the N64. Scary game.
What about Earthbound? That is a great horror/satire RPG with the old platforms in mind. Anyways, I'm glad the trailer freaked you out as much as it freaked me out. The game is really good, but not very playable after you play through it once. Still, ten or so dollars is a good price for 8 hours of deucing your pants. ;D
Reading The Awakening by Kate Chopin for my American Lit II class. I gotta say, the tone of the writing made me think, "It's set in the British countryside, obviously". Of course, I know it's set in America (as I'm taking an American Lit class, not a British Lit one). I don't know why I automatically assume this when I read books about rich, civilized people. I suppose I'm just relying on national stereotypes, no?
Spent all day mooching round feeling off colour. The weather hasn't helped. Neither has my inability to write (I've put 2,000 words down on paper this week, only to delete every single one in frustration). Also doesn't help that the job centre website has naff all jobs on it that I'm either qualified for or have the experience to go for.
That sucks, Dante. Hope you're feeling better and find a job soon. I understand the frustration of being unable to write, I've been going through that for the past couple of months. Force yourself to keep writing and I'm sure you'll be happy with something you've written. And maybe if you didn't delete your words then you may look back at it and think 'hey, that's not bad'.
None of it's too bad, it just lacks character and feels melodramatic. Ah well. At some point I'll get the pick-me-up I need and all will be right with the world again. Also, decided to go through the HSBC graduate scheme, starting in September 2012. So I'll be applying next week and hoping.
