Tales from the North
Lenard, Jay, Ross and I survived the Partas trip to San Fernando, La Union. Oddly enough, half the crew almost missed the bus... literally. We were told that the bus would leave at 9pm, and so Lenard and Ross went to find Jollibee food. Around the time we began to wonder where they were (8:15pm) the call went out for our bus.
And so we called them up and said "get back here". After convincing them it wasn't a joke, they made it back in time.
More on the trip later!
COMPLEAT and COMPLETE
My father once told me that the words "compleat" and "complete" are two different words. The word "compleat" is neither an incorrectly spelled "complete", nor the British way of spelling the American "complete". It is a different word, with a similar meaning. They are not, however, the same.
From Dictionary.com
COMPLEAT
adj.
COMPLETE
adj. com·plet·er, com·plet·est
My father once told me that the words "compleat" and "complete" are two different words. The word "compleat" is neither an incorrectly spelled "complete", nor the British way of spelling the American "complete". It is a different word, with a similar meaning. They are not, however, the same.
From Dictionary.com
COMPLEAT
adj.
1. Of or characterized by a highly developed or wide-ranging skill or proficiency: “The compleat speechwriter... comes to anonymity from Harvard Law” (Israel Shenker).
2. Being an outstanding example of a kind; quintessential: “Here was the compleat modern misfit: the very air appeared to poison him; his every step looked treacherous and hard won” (Stephen Schiff).
COMPLETE
adj. com·plet·er, com·plet·est
1. Having all necessary or normal parts, components, or steps; entire: a complete meal.
2. Botany. Having all principal parts, namely, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil or pistils. Used of a flower.
3. Having come to an end; concluded.
4. Absolute; total: “In Cairo I have seen buildings which were falling down as they were being put up, buildings whose incompletion was complete” (William H. Gass).
5. a. Skilled; accomplished: a complete musician.
b. Thorough; consummate: a complete coward.
Long Distance Communications
Only 5 years ago, this kind of communication was unheard of. I can text my sweetie in the U.S. and she can text back (as long as she's got load). It's not quite real time, but it's a lot more convenient that e-mailing... which requires a computer, internet access, etc.
Cellphones have probably changed the lives of many OFWs in like manner. Although I'm aware of many other options for communicating with your loved ones back in the Philippines.
There are call cards (pay $10 and get x minutes of talk time). There are those Internet Phone thingies (requiring Internet access - even if just in an internet cafe). There's those communicator thingies that can access e-mail. There's the Instant Messaging option...
All to keep in touch and communicate better, and make the world a little smaller.
Only 5 years ago, this kind of communication was unheard of. I can text my sweetie in the U.S. and she can text back (as long as she's got load). It's not quite real time, but it's a lot more convenient that e-mailing... which requires a computer, internet access, etc.
Cellphones have probably changed the lives of many OFWs in like manner. Although I'm aware of many other options for communicating with your loved ones back in the Philippines.
There are call cards (pay $10 and get x minutes of talk time). There are those Internet Phone thingies (requiring Internet access - even if just in an internet cafe). There's those communicator thingies that can access e-mail. There's the Instant Messaging option...
All to keep in touch and communicate better, and make the world a little smaller.
Election Shmelection
Well, I voted. thankfully the lines weren't horrendous when we went.
I was struck by how many "political families" have youthful scions getting into the act. There were several Mathays running. Cayetano's daughter.
And now the various "quick counts" are setting up different leads... who will really win?
Well, I voted. thankfully the lines weren't horrendous when we went.
I was struck by how many "political families" have youthful scions getting into the act. There were several Mathays running. Cayetano's daughter.
And now the various "quick counts" are setting up different leads... who will really win?
Chairborne Ranger
Took this title off of one of the blogs I visited concerning Micah Wright. Wright, as some of you may know, is the writer for several comics and some other projects.
I first heard of the guy when they were hyping up Stormwatch: Team Achilles, a comic book about highly trained humans fighting against superhuman entities mucking about in the world. I was drawn to the story because of the idea - I'd been in an RPG almost a decade back that had this same concept and wanted to see how it was treated.
I stopped collecting it quite early. The story just wasn't what I was looking for. It seemed to be a lot of piss-and-vinegar about how wimpy superhumans were and how normal humans were "real men and women". The supremacy of the normal human and all that. It was looking more for the writing that I found in the comic "The Human Defense Corps". Less macho. More professional. More human, but still with a lotta healthy attitude.
Oddly enough, at the time I felt that this Micah Wright dude seemed a bit off... like someone who still had something to prove. Then I read that he was an Army Ranger. I was wrong. I re-wired my brain, to allow that some folks who've served time in the military still enjoy and brag about the bloodletting and whatnot as portrayed in his book. I guess not everyone's take on combat is like the dudes in Band of Brothers (in both the book and the HBO series).
Then I read some of the books of Dick Marcinko, and it confirmed that... except... Marcinko's books still felt different to me. He was a gung-ho military stereotype, but he seemed to downplay a lot of what we'd expect for the climactic endings... He seemed a lot more matter-of-fact, take-it-or-leave-it. I figured that he was one-off from Micah... bit more mature perhaps, but cut from the same cloth.
Apparently not.
Micah Wright has never been an Army Ranger. He lied.
Check out these links for more:
Comic Book Resources
Jim Treacher
Mea Culpa
The Mudville Gazette
Took this title off of one of the blogs I visited concerning Micah Wright. Wright, as some of you may know, is the writer for several comics and some other projects.
I first heard of the guy when they were hyping up Stormwatch: Team Achilles, a comic book about highly trained humans fighting against superhuman entities mucking about in the world. I was drawn to the story because of the idea - I'd been in an RPG almost a decade back that had this same concept and wanted to see how it was treated.
I stopped collecting it quite early. The story just wasn't what I was looking for. It seemed to be a lot of piss-and-vinegar about how wimpy superhumans were and how normal humans were "real men and women". The supremacy of the normal human and all that. It was looking more for the writing that I found in the comic "The Human Defense Corps". Less macho. More professional. More human, but still with a lotta healthy attitude.
Oddly enough, at the time I felt that this Micah Wright dude seemed a bit off... like someone who still had something to prove. Then I read that he was an Army Ranger. I was wrong. I re-wired my brain, to allow that some folks who've served time in the military still enjoy and brag about the bloodletting and whatnot as portrayed in his book. I guess not everyone's take on combat is like the dudes in Band of Brothers (in both the book and the HBO series).
Then I read some of the books of Dick Marcinko, and it confirmed that... except... Marcinko's books still felt different to me. He was a gung-ho military stereotype, but he seemed to downplay a lot of what we'd expect for the climactic endings... He seemed a lot more matter-of-fact, take-it-or-leave-it. I figured that he was one-off from Micah... bit more mature perhaps, but cut from the same cloth.
Apparently not.
Micah Wright has never been an Army Ranger. He lied.
Check out these links for more:
Comic Book Resources
Jim Treacher
Mea Culpa
The Mudville Gazette
Paper Chaste
Well I've been away from writing for a long, long time. Time to barrel into it with the continuation of the Sandugo storyline. Already have 8 pages done... need 15 more installments of 8 pages each to fill up a 96 page book.
I've been re-reading a lot of standard and deconstructionist superhero comics and letting them percolate in anticipation.
Well I've been away from writing for a long, long time. Time to barrel into it with the continuation of the Sandugo storyline. Already have 8 pages done... need 15 more installments of 8 pages each to fill up a 96 page book.
I've been re-reading a lot of standard and deconstructionist superhero comics and letting them percolate in anticipation.
Alas, Hellboy...
I wanted to enjoy Hellboy. I didn't have high hopes given the contradictory nature of the movie's reviews. I figured that the visual design and the special effects would've been great and the movie would've been passable.
But from the beginning I was disturbed. The voice over made me uneasy. I expected a pseudo-documentary style exposition of Hellboy's background, I guess... There was an unusual amount of banter for the normals of the crew. The scripted lines were awkward, and the characters were cardboard.
It did get better. I like the characterization of Hellboy, and he looked great. I forgot he was a guy in a suit. I liked the little touches like the food (pamcakes!), and his style of humor. I was expecting that he would be the only wise-cracking character as well, but apparently everyone got into the act at one time or another with a few exceptions. The evil creatures were stunning, but disposed off relatively simply...
I dunno... too uneven. Too unfocused. Too much banter, not enough atmosphere.
Loved the scene with the kid, and the awkward style of HB despite his strength. AGH! I'm disappointed.
I wanted to enjoy Hellboy. I didn't have high hopes given the contradictory nature of the movie's reviews. I figured that the visual design and the special effects would've been great and the movie would've been passable.
But from the beginning I was disturbed. The voice over made me uneasy. I expected a pseudo-documentary style exposition of Hellboy's background, I guess... There was an unusual amount of banter for the normals of the crew. The scripted lines were awkward, and the characters were cardboard.
It did get better. I like the characterization of Hellboy, and he looked great. I forgot he was a guy in a suit. I liked the little touches like the food (pamcakes!), and his style of humor. I was expecting that he would be the only wise-cracking character as well, but apparently everyone got into the act at one time or another with a few exceptions. The evil creatures were stunning, but disposed off relatively simply...
I dunno... too uneven. Too unfocused. Too much banter, not enough atmosphere.
Loved the scene with the kid, and the awkward style of HB despite his strength. AGH! I'm disappointed.
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