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Greetings, readers! Welcome to this Saturday’s edition of TotalFluff’s Daily Fluff.
This week, I came across a rather interesting YouTube video. It was a different version of Star Wars Episode I: Phantom Menace.
The fellow in the video talks about what he would have done differently if he was in charge of the Star Wars prequels. (Warning, I don’t remember if there’s any “language” involved.) The video is a bit long, but his description of what he would turn Phantom Menace into makes it sound like an amazing movie. I wish I could see this actually happen.
The fact of the matter is that the way this fellow presents his ideas, it looks like it would be a good movie. The interplay of light and dark, the development of jealousies, temptation, all of those go into the classic story. I also approve of removing the Gungan from the movie.
What about you, readers? What did you think of this fellow’s suggestions?
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Hello, Fluffsters!
Have you ever heard of the Piano Guys? Or Lindsey Stirling? If you have, you’re in for a treat. If not, you’re still in for a treat.
The Piano Guys are probably the best pianists / cellists I know of. They make lots of YouTube videos and variations on popular (and classical) music and stuff. They’re amazing and I highly recommend anything they do. With very minimal restrictions on that.
Lindsey Stirling is another very popular YouTube musician. She does very impressive videos, and plays the violin amazingly well. Her videos normally tell some sort of story, or illustrate things from the video games / movies / stories she’s taken her variations from the music on. (Did that sentence even make sense?)
Well, back to my current topic. These two sensations have teamed up, and they’ve created a Mission Impossible themed music video. Not only is the music a lot of fun (who doesn’t like the MI theme music?) but it also shows a very fun story. It starts off with Her getting a mission, and it goes on from there. I highly recommend watching it.
I think one of my favorite parts is that the video managed to work in most of the most famous elements from the Mission Impossible series. (Spoiler alerts.) There’s a person dropping from the ceiling without being seen, there’s a face-removal, and there’s a ridiculously complicated laser obstacle course they need to get through.
In other words, I really enjoyed this video. Have a great Thursday, and a wonderful rest of your week!
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Greetings, Readers.
To start your work week off, I am providing you with another YouTube video. This one gives a miniature lecture on the art of drawing borders. It is worth watching.
I think my personal favorite part is about the lighthouses, tourists, and lobster fishermen. Either that, or the fact that members from both Canada and the United States need to cross the border multiple times a day in order to receive higher education.
My country does things very differently.
I hope your week is less bizarre, but as amusing as, the Canadian / United States border.
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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Sunday.
Before I get to the main purpose of the post, I am going to rant. Christmas music. Is. Taking. Over.
Why do people need to start playing Christmas music by the end of the FIRST FLIPPING WEEK OF NOVEMBER?
…Do you not like Christmas?
It’s not Christmas that I’m ranting about. It’s the music that gets played non-stop from November through the end of January that is absolutely obnoxious.
Seriously. We only just finished Halloween. In America, we’ve got Thanksgiving coming up. Why can’t we give the holidays the time they deserve, and wait on the Christmas music? And other Christmas stuff?
Ok, rant over. That actually provides a nice transition into the topic I’m wanting to talk about.
You see, I figure that if we’re starting to discuss holidays too early, why not jump on the bandwagon? So today, I’m presenting:
A Love Song for Valentine’s Day.
All ranting aside, this is actually a really cute song. Disclaimer: A friend’s friend wrote it. But it’s still amusing. It’s slightly (okay, more than slightly) cheesy. But that makes it charming. You have to see to understand.
In the singer’s defense, she didn’t tag it as a Valentine’s day thing. And from what I understand, love songs can be popular throughout the entire year. (Unlike Christmas songs, I might add…)
So, without further ado, the Cheesy Love Song I mentioned.
Happy Sunday, Fluffsters! I hope you have a good week.
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Salutations, readers all! I hope that you are doing well on this day.
Today, I will be discussing a problem concerning wording in your language. More to the point, the lack of the use of certain expressions and phrases. There are words that English has that are not used frequently enough.
Top Words that should be used more frequently
1) Sesquipedalian. This was the best word to start with that I could think of. I am writing this post because I have discovered that I am one. A Sesquipedalian, for those who don’t know, is one who loves long words. This should not be confused with hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, or the supposed word that means “fear of long words.”
It’s not just a “supposed” word, Fluffy, it’s real.
Oh? Why do you say that?
There’s a YouTube song about that word.
That’s… slightly disturbing. But I digress.
2) Enigma. It’s puzzling to me why this one is not used more frequently. This word, after all, has the potential to cause confusion. At the very least, it can describe the confusion. “The confusion was enigmatic.” Yes, that may be redundant. It is still descriptive.
3) Alacritous / alacrity. If you get this definition quickly, you’ve gotten this word. Yes, alacrity means speed and quickness. It also has a musical tone to it. Why say “speedy” when you can say alacritous? Why use the phrase “with great haste” when you can say “with alacrity?” Using alacrity is alacritious.
4) Penultimate. This is a marvelous word. Penultimate. It means “next to last.” You’ll notice that I’ve placed it in the appropriate location, to further demonstrate my point.
5) Perspicacity. If you use this word, you’re sure to sound perspicacious.This word means keen and shrewd. Discourse everywhere would improve with more perspicacity in the arguments.
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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Tuesday!
So, funny story about this post… I was originally going to be writing about effective ways to get to sleep. And then I instead followed my own advice about avoiding going to bed. You see, I was researching topics, and came across a marvelous “life hack” video.
For those of you not familiar with that term, here’s a fairly typical “life hack” list. You wouldn’t believe how long it took me to choose to finally go with this link.
The one I found last night was this one. I highly recommend watching it.
There you go, fluffsters! Some random Life Hacks that may or may not help your life be better. At the very least, I hope they added some amusement value to your life. Have a great day!
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Greetings, Readers! I bid you a joyous weekend!
Since there’s not much else for me to do, I’ve been exploring my new world (what you call the internet) again.
I ended up at my dear friend YouTube’s place, and came across a lovely gem.
It’s a surprisingly creepy deleted scene from Disney’s Lion King. There are several aspects of it that I like.
1) It includes extra information for why Nala left her family. Why would she leave the pridelands to seek probably nonexistent help, instead of just fighting against the tyranny? This scene explains that.
2) It ties The Lion King in with the Hamlet tradition even more strongly. There are some differences, of course, but I’ll let you watch the deleted scene before analyzing it further.
Isn’t that interesting?
Now, a bit of further analysis on the Hamlet tradition. Did you catch the line in there that was very close to “kill a king and marry his brother”? I concede, it’s a bit of a stretch. The line was actually “it’s like any other to murder a brother…” and then I missed the next several words. Given that Lion King is just Hamlet with Lions, though, I am seeing references even when they might not exist.
Another way in that the scene differs from traditional Hamlet: Scar should be more interested in Sarabi than Nala. I’m guessing that there would have been more of a problem with plot if Scar were, in fact, interested in Sarabi though.
But that deleted scene adds an interesting aspect, doesn’t it?
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Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Sunday! I hope you have a fantastic week coming up.
I think I’ve mentioned “Simon’s Cat” before. If not, it’s a series of absolutely amazing animated cat videos. Whoever this artist is has captured essence of “cat” so well. You need to check out his other videos.
But I just discovered last night that there was a very amusing one that I hadn’t seen yet!
…Oh, the horror.
I know, isn’t it? But anyways, here it is. I found it very amusing. (The cat tries to help his human pack.) It’s completely worth watching. Enjoy!
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Hello, Fluffsters!
Yesterday, I saw one of the more amusingly epic things that I’ve seen in a while.
Oh no. Please tell me there’s not something that’s rivaling the fox song…
Oh, no. This isn’t a music video- it’s a trailer.
A… trailer? That’s what you’re excited about right now?
Well, you see, it’s not just a trailer. It’s a trailer of a movie that’s already been made, and that’s already a comedic classic. I’m talking, of course, about the Monty Python and the Holy Grail Modern Trailer that came out last Tuesday. (September 10.)
That actually doesn’t look to bad. Are you sure it’s a funny trailer?
Absolutely. The trailer is so serious, and for a movie that’s extremely ridiculous.
…The movie isn’t a serious movie?
Monty Python? Oh my, no. That’s the movie that brings you such lines as “Help, help, I’m being repressed!” and “Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?” Trust me, it’s one of the sillier popular motion pictures around. In fact, with it being so silly, I’m very impressed with…
Ways the ‘modern trailer’ made Monty Python and the Holy Grail look like a serious movie…
1) The opening music. The combination of chorale and open-sounding percussion makes the tone a compelling adventure type sound.
2) The drum interjections. Throughout the course of the trailer, an emphatic beat comes in to emphasize “drama!” Since there are a few scenes in the movie that look dramatic, whoever made this trailer was able to take those, and emphasize the “Hey, this move looks awesome!” factor and make it appear that the entire movie is like that.
3) Other musical interjections. About thirty seconds in, there’s a rumbly-grindy-modern-y sounding noise reminiscent of rocks tumbling. This sound against the backdrop of a castle gives the impression that there will be epic sieges, possibly including tumbling castles.
3) The “subtitles”. “In a Kingdom of Despair…” some hovering text reads… This is remarkably similar to movie trailers like the one for “Master and Commander…” again, a dramatic serious film. Also, when you label something “kingdom of despair” and have dark music playing, people are going to believe that you mean it. Not that there are peasants who are basically Marxists, and provide a marvelous commentary on politics.
4) The out-of-context epicness. “There is a pestilence upon this land! Nothing is sacred!” “What is your name? And what is your quest?” and “I seek the finest and the bravest knights in the land to join me in my court at Camelot” all sound fantastic… outside of the movie. In the movie, those are actually usually followed by a fair bit of laughter from the audience. Similarly with all the sword fights.
All of those things combine to make a marvelous trailer that, while technically true, is so misleading it is hilarious. I highly recommend this trailer.
