m and k went to waffle house, and i'm here alone :(

I read an article about the top 22 movies with the best plot twists. Now, I was just browsing over the IMDB.com's Top 250 Favorite Movies, and it so happens that a lot of the movies from the above mentioned article are in the top 50. 

Leads me to wonder if the movies that people like have the most unique, terrifying and confusing conflicts, plot twists and endings. It just makes me curious. One day I'm sure I'll be able to conduct my own studies on stuff like this.

Either way, I only half enjoy movies that have the unusual plot twists. Now, on the other hand, I do love the work of Chuck Palahniuk and his talent for creating absurd images through words with plot twists like I've been talking about. One of the movies in the article, and on the top 250 favorite movie list, is Fight Club, but that's not a shocker there. 

L got into town earlier tonight. M, K, L and I are supposed to go get margaritas tomorrow night and I'm very excited about that. However, K can't drink yet since he's not 21, so I'm guessing he'll be our DD. Too bad. Every time I type in M and K, I always think of Mary Kate Olsen and hope no one gets confused or whatever.

I'm watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and she is kicking some serious demon ass. She's fighting a very large, fat demon named Balthazar. I think he just died. Season three. The mayor wants to ascend into his demon form. He's been waiting for this for 100 years. He made a deal with demons and created Sunnydale as a playground for demons and vampires, knowingly over the Hellmouth. And now, in the show, nothing can harm him until he ascends. Which will be during graduation. The mayor sure does love making a scene. 

I bought all of the His Dark Materials series from the thrift store for three bucks. It was awesome. Now, I have all the single books that I rented from the library and should probably take them back at some point. It's not that they're due back any time soon, but I don't like having excess things around that I have to be responsible for. 

p&l

rachel

so many things to say....

  

Currently, I'm watching the first four episodes of The O.C. I absolutely love this show.

I never really liked the Pilot when I first saw it, but I just watched it for the second time today and it was great. I don't know why I didn't like it before. 

I also picked up the book Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer, today. I haven't finished the first chapter yet, but I will report on if it's worthy of being read.

Also, this evening I saw The Incredible Hulk. I absolutely love Edward Norton. He is one of my most favorite actors of all time. Especially his performance in Fight Club. That movie rocks almost as much as the book by Chuck Palahniuk. Which reminds me that I almost bought Snuff today, but it was more expensive than the paper-back version of Twilight. I talked my mom into buying it for me. :)

As for the Hulk movie, it was quite an epic vision of beauty. Tim Roth was fun as a crazy, power hungry military man. The romance between Liv Tyler and Edward Norton was very believable. If their on-screen chemistry would match their off screen chemistry, I'm sure they'd make a very nice couple. Except that Liv Tyler's married. 

I may have to see it again, because when I saw it, I was sitting on the first row in the theatre. I had to look to the left and the right to see the whole screen. It was a tad bit difficult, and now my neck hurts on top of it all.

I've been reading this fan-written book called James Potter and the Hall of Elder's Crossing. I forget the man's name who wrote it, and I'm too lazy to open the file on my computer that I have of this book, complete with drawn pictures at the beginning of the chapters and a table of contents. The book is 405 pages as well. I found it online and there was a .pdf file that you can download to read. Of course, you need the newest version of Adobe Acrobat. 

I have a headache. I think it's because of my sinus. Great.

p&l

rachel

Movies for movie people

Here are some screen shots from Choke, the movie version of an awesome Chuck Palahniuk book. Another Palahniuk classic made into a visual thing. I think they also chose a Norton-esque man to play the lead role. 

There is a film version of Invisible Monsters that's currently in-production.

I saw Fight Club before I even knew who Chuck Palahniuk was, interesting enough. I remember hearing about Fight Club in middle school (although I didn't see it then), and I didn't even read my first Chuck book until junior year of high school, at least. 

I can't wait until it comes out though. I'm definately going to see this movie. Oh yes I am. 

The release date is August 28th. I'm pretty excited. 

Cast:

Sam Rockwell is Victor Mancini

Anjelica Huston is Ida Mancini

Kelly Macdonald is Paige Marshall 

Brad William Henke is Denny. 

Denny never did have a last name.

p&l

rachel

Writer's block is getting me down, so I'm stuffing my head with useless knowledge

I started reading Lucky, the fifth It Girl novel, and the latest one to come out. I only just began reading a few minutes ago, but I remember now why I enjoy them so much. It's not like it's been forever since I read the fourth installment: Unforgettable. 

There is going to be a sixth book, Tempted, but I'm not sure on it's release date. 

Jenny Humphrey is a very wholesome character. It seems that no matter how jaded the people around her are, she's still true to herself. I don't know. She grew up in NYC with people like Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen. How wholesome can she really be? 

And who else will be looking forward to the release of the newest edition of the Gossip Girl book series? The Carlyles? I think there's going to be a lot more scandal going on in NYC this school year. 

Speaking of scandal, Britney Spears was in a car accident this weekend while I was in her hometown. The 21-year-old driver she rear-ended said that he had been admiring the white Mercedes behind him, and the woman driving the car, not knowing that it was Spears driving. However, he surely did know it was her after she hit him from behind, causing a three car pile up. Way to go, Britney. Oh, and the reason for her collision? She was putting on her make up while driving. I'm not sure if it was on the highway or an interstate, but Britney shouldn't be driving and applying make up at the same time. I knew someone in high school that did that. I rode with her to school because she lived in my neighborhood. It scared the crap out of me sometimes, but we always got to school safely.

Tomorrow, I'm going to be receiving three Ernest Hemingway books. I haven't read anything by him before, so I feel like I'm branching out in some way. Well, I am an English major, so I should be well-read, right? I think I'm pretty well-read anyway, I just haven't read a lot of what people call the "classics" or "masterpieces." Who's to say what is good and what isn't? Well, I can't say I love everything I've ever read, because I know I loathe John Saul and probably everything he's ever written, even though I've only read one book by him. He seems like another Janet Evonovitch or Danielle Steel. Someone who puts out books every other month just so they can keep their names on the New York Times Bestseller List. 

Authors like that don't inspire me to write. They don't impress me either. It makes me wonder what kind of people actually read these books? (I do know some people who read John Saul though. My neighbor gave me one of his books once and I cringed at the thought of reading it.)

Now, if you want me to tell you some good books, people should read: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Secret History by Donna Tartt, or anything by John Irving. You know, even long novels are good too. Like Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. That book is like 933 pages long and it took me about a month to read it, but it was still a great story, even if it was partially biographical. And don't forget about Chuck Palahniuk. He's pretty awesome in the literary department, if I do say so, and there are a lot of people who think so too. 

Oh yes, two of Chuck's books will be put into film soon. Another Fight Club? I'm hoping so. 

I'm out of things to say.

p&l

rachel