I've been immersing myself in a lot of cult films lately, and I must say, I can't believe how much I've missed out on all these years! First, I gave Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" a go, and I absolutely loved it! It was sheer brilliance! It was a beautiful yet twisted mix of blood and violence, served on a sizzling platter of voyeur and madness. Malcolm McDowell did such a splendid performance as the sick hoodlum Alex de Large! He portrayed such an enigmatic character that I felt drawn to him as the film rolled on despite his immoral lust for blood. Words just can't explain how utterly phenomenal "A Clockwork Orange" was. Masterpiece would be an understatement for it. Brilliant. Just brilliant!

Next, I watched the adaptation of Irvine Welsh's "Trainspotting" novel, and I once more found my eyes glued on the screen as I fixatedly admired the amazing cinematography (the use of surrealist themes, angles, etc. ), script, and the performance of the absolutely golden cast of actors for the film. At first, I was doubtful that McGregor would be able to pull off a complex character as Mark Renton, but he just blew me away completely. What a fabulous performance! All elements covered, Trainspotting is a definite cult-classic!

Now, straying away from 1995 England and the streets of Edinburgh, I moved on to the United States into the bleak and chaotic world of "Requiem for a Dream." Starring Jared Leto, Jennifer Connely, Marlon Wayans, and Ellen Burstyn, I first found myself criticizing the screenplay and somewhat annoyed that I couldn't get the sense of any plot. But as the characters further spiraled down their addictions, and more and more cinematographic elements were thrown in the mix, the beauty of "Requiem for a Dream" unraveled itself to me like a butterfly shedding it's cocoon for a pair of wings. Suddenly, every aspect of the film made sense to me, and I felt a sudden rush of emotions as the music kept swelling whilst the characters pushed themselves to destruction. By the end of the movie, my jaw was slack wide open, sweat filled my brow, and I noticed that my heart was beating rapidly. Never before has a movie affected me in such a way that I had to leave the darkness of my room to calm down my nerves. Amazing. Requiem was a hell of a bumpy ride, but it was fucking worth it!

Up next on my movie list: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, The Hours and Times, Naked Lunch, and Sid and Nancy.

Currently feeling: geeky

Today is a picturesque day.

This morning all I've done is just bum around in front of this laptop and listen to music. Haha. Aside from that, I've also been drawing again, and it feels wonderful. I just did three artworks actually. One is of this girl with cropped hair whilst wearing headphones, the other one is of this girl with bumblebee shades with her head cut open. The opening revealed a bunch of random doodles and whatnots. I think that one best embodies the way I think and perceive things. Haha. Lastly, I drew a sketch of the classic Klaxons (hellyeah) picture of Jamie, Simon and James. I love it so much. I feel like my old self again. I'm starting to enjoy summer!

In other news, I just downloaded heaps and heaps of new music. First of all, the HAARP DVD of Muse is ORGASMIC. I practically drooled when I saw it. The quality is amazing. I feel like I was truly at Wembley rocking out to SS. Too bad they didn't include CE though. :| I truly wanted to see/hear that live. Agh. Oh well.

Second, I also downloaded the new Tokyo Police Club album. I'm kinda disappointed :| Actually, I'm REALLY REALLY disappointed. I wanted more of their edgy almost Velvet Underground/The Strokes sounding tunes! PFFT. They sound more like Death Cab for Cutie now, and well, I'm kinda over that melodramatic genre. I want more indierock riffs! Sigh. As for the rest, I'm really really into Death From Above 1979 right now. I feel bad that I got into them so late! I used to stumble upon their songs, but I never really gave them a listen. Wrong move! They broke up now, and it's like.... wtf. I'm LATE. :| Lesigh. Right now, I want to give the other downloads a listen. Hopefully the Crystal Castles album is good, and Sebastian's solo project should be great as well. Laaaa.

That's all. Bye!

Wow. Guess who's a loser? The last time I updated here was November 2007, and that's like... 5 months ago. Hardyharhar. Ohwell. Like I've previously mentioned, I am nomad, and we nomads tend to shift from place to place-- in my case, blog to blog. Heehee. I have ONE permanent blog though in LJ, but it's friendslocked because I am paranoid like HELL. Pfft. Anyway... 'm gonna graduate tomorrow! It's weird. Haha. I can't believe I'm finally here! After all those years of torture *cringe*, I can finally be free! Byebye catholic school girl tyranny. WHO'S YOUR DADDY Y'ALL. HAHAHA. ) Wee. There's a party in my pants! Okay. That was random. Tralalala.

I just came home from Lola's house btw. Twas odd, but nice. I saw my cousins after TENBILLION years of no contact whatsover. Rachel and Cacai so damn HUGE now. As in, HUGE. I felt so old looking at them. THEY HAD BREASTS ALREADY. I don't even remember having breasts until Highschool! Wtf. Tita made me bring home loads of tacos, so I guess I'll have tacos from b-fast tomorrow. Cool. :D Haha.

Nicole and I made shirts today, btw. I went to her house and then we made stencils of our favorite lyrics. I chose "MUSIC IS MY HOT HOT SEX" because it's taruuuuue. I lav me music. After I cut out the words, I stenciled it with neon pink paint on this plain white shirt we bought from this cheapo mall, and now it's all purdy and shit. I KNOW I painted over the stencil as careful as possible, but it smudge on some parts so it looks a little grunge-y. Ohwell. It's cool though. Y'all know how much I like individuality. :D Anyway, I hope we can make moaaaar shirts cause like it's cool like yeah. Haha. I have loads of other one-liners in mind, and I hope I can do them all. HEEHEE.

I really wanna make the most out of this summer, bitches. I wanna draw and paint and take pictures and read books and take up dance classes and tennis and film school and work and party and go to bars ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I also want to travel and learn how to drive because just because. I know I have only a few months until June, but I REALLY REALLY want this summer to be the bestestever. :D PLZ BE KIND FATE. I think I really deserve a break. K? K.

So... I really am graduating, huh? Hahahaha.

Currently listening to: Dribbling noises
Currently reading: Science Fiction Century V1
Currently feeling: gaygaygay