July 1st. Monday. The day is wet and overcast and I am feeling soggy. My mood seems to be joining in with the weather.
On reading--Last week, I finished reading Neil Gaiman's new novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It was quite wonderful and there is this one moment, when I felt the writer looking into the abyss and the abyss looking back. It gave me goosebumps. It swallowed that book whole, I couldn't put it down. I admire his craft of writing.
On writing--I have to trust myself with my work...go out on that limb called faith...'cause right now I seem to be shying away from the writing. I spent last Friday writing up all my post-it notes for Indigo into a two-page cheat sheet to help keep me straight on characters and back stories. And there are so many holes...I'm afraid I am trying to plug the holes up while the dam is ready to break open. I seem to be continuing on the being all wet analogy.
On movies--Okay, I also went to see Much Ado About Nothing by my favorite writer/director, Joss Whedon. It was really entertaining to see his modern version of this play in movie form. I'm not sure if it all of it worked but it was great to see so many actors from his previous shows join him in this venture. I loved Nathan Fillion...he made me laugh the hardest but I think that was supposed to happen. And Amy Acker as Beatrice really worked for me (she needs to be in a lot more movies) but I found Alexis Denisof's portrayal of Benedick a bit lackluster...with the exception of that one moment when he's working out and spouting his monologue. The act of working out helped his delivery of those lines. I really loved Denisof in Buffy and Angel and I wanted him to be funnier I guess.
On television--Lastly, Ray Donovan finally started on Sunday night on Showtime. LOVE Liev Schrieber in this show...but more importantly Katherine Moennig is playing his assistant Lena. This woman is hot and I like her kick back acting vibe. God bless the working lesbians out (of the closet) in Hollywood!!
Peace,
L~
All artwork, photos, and text © Copyright 2008-2013 Liliana Almendarez unless indicated otherwise. All Rights Reserved. Any downloading, copying or use of images on this website is strictly prohibited without express written consent by Liliana Almendarez.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Reading...
It's 10:09 pm. Almost the end of the day.
I finished reading Graham Joyce's new title, Some Kind of Fairy Tale. It came out earlier this week. It's the story about a woman, Tara Martin, who returns home after disappearing for twenty years. When Joyce ventures into the Fey world he captures moments quite beautifully. This novel had some hits and misses for me. Moments with thirteen year old Jack worked well. And sad-sack Richie was handled nicely. But the story felt uneven. At times, it was missing some of the magic. I loved the quotes used at the beginning each chapter. When Tara becomes angry I am with her all the way and that was one of the stronger moments. I need to read more Joyce.
I'm still reading Ensouling Language. Taking it in slowly.
I've also been reading Kurt Vonnegut's Slapstick. The story made me laugh out loud a few times while taking the train home from work. But I've reached a point where the story went down the rabbit hole. I'm not sure what to make of it yet.
That's all I really have for now...oh wait, one more thing...I really hate cardboard boxes. Yep, now I'm done.
Peace,
L~
All artwork, photos, and text © Copyright 2008-2013 Liliana Almendarez unless indicated otherwise. All Rights Reserved. Any downloading, copying or use of images on this website is strictly prohibited without express written consent by Liliana Almendarez.
I finished reading Graham Joyce's new title, Some Kind of Fairy Tale. It came out earlier this week. It's the story about a woman, Tara Martin, who returns home after disappearing for twenty years. When Joyce ventures into the Fey world he captures moments quite beautifully. This novel had some hits and misses for me. Moments with thirteen year old Jack worked well. And sad-sack Richie was handled nicely. But the story felt uneven. At times, it was missing some of the magic. I loved the quotes used at the beginning each chapter. When Tara becomes angry I am with her all the way and that was one of the stronger moments. I need to read more Joyce.
I'm still reading Ensouling Language. Taking it in slowly.
I've also been reading Kurt Vonnegut's Slapstick. The story made me laugh out loud a few times while taking the train home from work. But I've reached a point where the story went down the rabbit hole. I'm not sure what to make of it yet.
That's all I really have for now...oh wait, one more thing...I really hate cardboard boxes. Yep, now I'm done.
Peace,
L~
All artwork, photos, and text © Copyright 2008-2013 Liliana Almendarez unless indicated otherwise. All Rights Reserved. Any downloading, copying or use of images on this website is strictly prohibited without express written consent by Liliana Almendarez.
Monday, June 17, 2013
An Empty Room
Monday. 1:44 pm. I'm home with a migraine. This move has me stressed out. I'm not really sure why but all the synapses are freaking out at the moment. I'm mostly packed so that's almost done. I'm pretty organized on what I have left to do. I have my family helping me with the move next week so there's that. I have a summer gig. So why the freak out? It's just this general anxiety worrying about ???? [fill in the blank] Worried about my Life...with a capital L.
My birthday is next week and I am feeling pretty shitty, angry and pathetic about myself at the moment. I really hate birthdays lately. It's a reminder of all the things I still have not achieved, all the regrets from the past haunt my present, and all the possibilities for the future become a little more than fantasies marked under too far to reach lately. I think I'm throwing myself a big old pity party today. It goes with the migraine I guess. I've been feeling this way since Friday. I shared it with my sister a bit yesterday and her advice was to just save money to buy my own place. Ergh.
I just feel a bit empty today. Despite the good things in my life, I can't help focus on what's not working. A cold dark empty room is the only thing that feels good at the moment. Anyway, that's all I've got for today.
Peace,
L~
All artwork, photos, and text © Copyright 2008-2013 Liliana Almendarez unless indicated otherwise. All Rights Reserved. Any downloading, copying or use of images on this website is strictly prohibited without express written consent by Liliana Almendarez.
My birthday is next week and I am feeling pretty shitty, angry and pathetic about myself at the moment. I really hate birthdays lately. It's a reminder of all the things I still have not achieved, all the regrets from the past haunt my present, and all the possibilities for the future become a little more than fantasies marked under too far to reach lately. I think I'm throwing myself a big old pity party today. It goes with the migraine I guess. I've been feeling this way since Friday. I shared it with my sister a bit yesterday and her advice was to just save money to buy my own place. Ergh.
I just feel a bit empty today. Despite the good things in my life, I can't help focus on what's not working. A cold dark empty room is the only thing that feels good at the moment. Anyway, that's all I've got for today.
Peace,
L~
All artwork, photos, and text © Copyright 2008-2013 Liliana Almendarez unless indicated otherwise. All Rights Reserved. Any downloading, copying or use of images on this website is strictly prohibited without express written consent by Liliana Almendarez.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
