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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Friday!
So. The weekend is once again nearly upon us. As it is approaching, I am sure you’re wondering just how you are going to beat the possibility of… BOREDOME.
“BORDOME”? With an “e”? Are you sure you didn’t mean “boredom?”
Yes. You see, “BORDOME” is basically the same as “boredom”, but a little more mysterious. It’s pronounced “bore-DOME” instead of “BORED-’em.”
Oh. Are you certain it should not be pronounced “bored-‘o-me”?
Yes. Quite sure.
But that’s a tangent.
For you see, I have here a useful link to help vanquish both boredom andBORDOME! For, you see, I have recently discovered a (new to me) comic. The name is a bit… odd. But It’s quite cute.
The comic? “Heavenly Nostrils.” The name comes from one of the characters- a unicorn named Marigold Heavenly Nostrils.
The premise: A little girl somehow saves a unicorn from looking at its reflection by skipping a rock. The unicorn grants the girl a wish, and they end up becoming best friends.
The unicorn, though extremely egocentric, is surprisingly endearing. And sarcastic. But mostly endearing. The little girl, Phoebe, is also quite charming.
I highly recommend the comic.
Oh, and a bit of a not-quite-hack for easy navigability on the “goComics” site that I linked to: If you manually change the date in the url (the navigation bar) you mostly avoid advertisements that take over your screen.
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Hello, Fluffsters!
I got a wonderful new toy yesterday! Seriously, it’s fantastic.
It’s blue, sparkly, color-changing glow-in-the-dark silly putty. (It doesn’t glow as brilliantly as my other silly putty, but it definitely glows! It even glows BLUE!) The color-change aspect is also pretty cool. Literally. (It changes color based on the temperature.)
I got a picture of some of the different colors it can be:
Yes, it’s the same putty.
It starts out at a gorgeous dark blue. Then, as you play with it, it warms up to a lighter, equally pretty color. Finally, it ends at a lovely sparkly white. Seriously. Look at the picture- that shows the start and end colors.
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Hello, Fluffsters! Merry Christmas Eve!
One of my favorite things about holiday time is that I actually have time to craft! It’s wonderful.
Tonight, for the first time since summer, I actually had time to get my clay out and play with it!
I’m really pleased with the result so far.
Here’s what it looked like coming out of the oven:
Unpainted. Sort of. Well, just a base coat for part of it.
As you can tell, I decided to paint the pin. In shape it looks a bit peacockish, but I really wanted it to be a phoenix. That calls for colors and stuffs. So to start with, I put a light base coat of gold over the entire thing. (I put a much heavier coat on the circle part, since I do want that to be pure gold.)
Next (not shown) I mixed together some tan and gold, and sued that for a stronger base for the bird’s body.
After that I realized that the only “red” I had (which is sort of necessary for phoenix colors) was actually a bit more… pink. So I ended up mixing it with black and a bit of gold, for a very nice effect, if I do say so myself.
I then used that to cover (most of) the rest of the phoenix. Finally, I added some more watery sloshes of the gold, a hint of white in various places, a bit more of the red, and on.
Here’s the result for right now:
Painted! Yay! Isn’t the “red” nice looking?
I’m going to need to do a quick test before confirming what I’m going to do, but I’m thinking about putting some glow-in-the-dark paint on it. After all, it’s a fire-bird. It should glow, right?
I’d actually appreciate suggestions from you. Glow-in-the-dark paint? No? Eye? If so, what color should the eye be? (Blue, gold, silver, and white are all options.) In theory, I might be able to attach a crystal eye. The color options there would be “clear” (/white) or blue.If s/he does get a painted eye, should it glow?
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Hello, Fluffsters!
Happy Monday! Guess what? It’s Christmas Week!
Anywho. So yesterday, for my Christmas present, my sister took me to see Disney’s Frozen. So, (SPOILER ALERT!) here’s a:
Review: Disney’s Frozen.
First of all, I loved it. I found it significantly better than Disney’s Tangled; it was amazing. Especially as I was watching it with my sister. Which brings me to the first part of the review:
Basic Summary
This is very loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen. Very loosely. Very. As in, it had a couple of elements, such as slivers of “something” entering one of the main character’s heart, and there being a queen of the snow & ice and stuff. And it’s based in roughly the right location.
The basic premise is that there are two princess sisters. The older one (Elsa) has a power to control and create snow and ice. Way towards the beginning, she accidentally hurts her little sister (Anna). This shapes the entire rest of the movie. Anna’s memories of Elsa’s powers are removed, and Elsa needs to try to control her powers, in order to not hurt people. This basically means that Elsa blocks Anna out, in order to protect her.
Fast-forward a few years. The parents die. (It’s Disney- what did you expect?) Fast-forward a few more years. Elsa is of age, and is to be crowned queen. It’s an eventful day for her. Not only is she coronated, but she also actually talks with her sister, “interacts” with people, and accidentally unleashes a big winter storm over her land, mid-summer.
Woops.
Yup. And she runs away.
The rest of the movie goes on from there, as Anna goes to find Elsa, and hopefully “bring back summer.”
It’s a very character and situation driven story, as opposed to plot. The plot itself is very simple, but the situation gives tension, and the characters give depth to the “plot.”
The methods Disney used to bring the depth and tension, though, are amazing.
Sound & Visual
Ok. So as I’m sure you’re aware, Disney got an excellent acting cast, including Idina Menzel (Elphaba from Wicked) as Elsa. Disney also made stunning graphics and sound effects / music.
Seriously.
The opening songs and sounds are fantastic. It starts with Scandinavian choral music. Then it goes to a song from ice-cutters about nothing more dangerous than “a frozen heart.” The sounds is beautifully open, somewhat minor, and very folksongish. This, of course, sets the context for Elsa’s powers. “Beauty and Danger” are found in ice, and, again, nothing is more dangerous.
The opening scene also lays the expectations for the animation. It is beautiful. The artists truly captured the treacherous beauty of ice. This shows up throughout the entire movie. The ice reflects, it looks cold, and (even in 2D), it has so much depth and detail. Seriously, it is stunning.
The opening scene was great. It wasn’t the best of the movie, though.
The songs keep going on. So much character depth is given through the songs. Anna’s loneliness and Elsa’s fear and trapped feeling all shine through with the music. The two princesses have a couple of duets, which are very wonderfully orchestrated. (The background is full, and the harmonies the two girls form is gorgeous.)
The most iconic scene, and the one that actually truly got me interested in the movie, is one that Disney itself released to YouTube. (I personally think this was brilliant marketing on their part- it did get me and my sister into the theater…) This scene comes shortly after Elsa accidentally loses control and reveals her powers to the world, and therefore runs off. This is one of the most beautiful scenes in the movie, both visually and musically.
Wait… Did the lyrics actually just include a reference to fractals?
Yup. Isn’t it amazing? It, like, actually treats the audience as intelligent!
In case you couldn’t figure it out, that’s one of my absolute favorite scenes. Ever. Seriously, I have watched that scene way too many times.
Ah. So you’re saying that this song, well, you can’t “let it go?”
…Very funny.
The Foley artists in that are also amazing to, don’t you think? The snow sounds like its freezing as Elsa creates it. The palace audibly shimmers. And aren’t those graphics stunning? I totally want to visit that palace.
In all, I was very satisfied with the movie. I went into the theater expecting to like a scene from the movie- the one I found on YouTube. Instead, I was drawn in from the very beginning. Disney captures a true sister relationship amazingly, and presents a wonderfully compelling story. Both my sister and I were impressed by the movie.
Personally, and I know I’m going to ruffle some feathers with this one, I think it was unequivocally better than Tangled. The characters were believable, the sister interactions were so good, the graphics and setting were beautiful, and the music was fantastic. I think I would probably give this a full five-star review for a kids movie. (It wasn’t “OMG THE BEST MOVIE EVA!!1!”, but it was really good.)
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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Saturday!
Last night was interesting. In an interesting way. Here is a set of some quotes. Believe it or not, most of these can be attributed to the late night and sugar- there were no mind-altering substances involved.
“If you’re ever in a war with half-dressed men painted blue, you’ll have the advantage.”
“How long does it take for bagpipes to go out of tune? Well, technically they’re never in tune. It’s just they can be less out-of-tune.”
“When you stop to think about it, bagpipes are technically an explosion…”
“We found it on a website of questionable legality.”
“So, should I text your cell-phone? Call your house? Use smoke signals…?”
“Just give me enough time to throw and some clothes and brush some teeth that may or may not be mine.”
“You see the members of this group. You should therefore consider yourself warned about the contents of this conversation.”
“What do tribbles have to do with the weather?”
…Some of those are slightly disturbing. You’re sure there was nothing… ‘unusual’ involved with the quotes?
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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Thursday!
A couple of days ago, I had a very interesting experience: A mini bacon doughnut.
Bacon and Samoa flavored doughnuts
I also had a bit of a Samoa flavored doughnut. That was good. The bacon one? Well, it was interesting.
The problem, as expected, was the flavor. However, it wasn’t the anticipated flavor problem. The biggest issue was that the bacon was of a different type than the bacon I normally like. It tasted a bit too much like ham. It certainly was not crisp enough.
Also, the maple glaze did not come through enough in the flavor.
All in all, I’m glad I got one. It was interesting. It also made me realize how fortunate I am that the place I normally eat mostly only gets bizarre with fluff-type foods. (I had no idea until then…)
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Hello, Fluffsters!
Happy Wednesday!
Given that it’s the Christmas season, I wanted to share some
Ways to…Make other people’s days brighter.
1) LEDs. LEDs are quite bright. Plug in a few around where the person is, and their day is practically guaranteed to get brighter. Literally.
2) Send a funny email. Even if it’s just a bad pun, or a link to a buzzfeed article. Or a fluff post. Or something. There are lots of possibilities.
4) Make a snowflake. Then, clearly, give it to that someone. Spontaneous gifts make days brighter.
3) Give a hug. Not in a creepy way, of course. So, probably only to people you know and who you are comfortable hugging and who like hugs and stuff like that. And I’m a bit tired so I’m going to end the post here.
