Butterflies

House in Maya and Sims

I've been playing Sims for a little less than 10 years. It's the first video game I've ever played, and was the first time I've ever been on a computer. If anything has had an impact on my social and media being it's The Sims.

So when we were instructed to make a house in Maya for a class, I was instantly reverted to my gaming life and thought about The Sims. I had an overwhelming urge to play!

The Maya House

My Sims house!

I love creating houses more than any other aspect of the game. It takes forever, but it gives me a lot of design, aesthetic and visual inspiration. It allows me to channel my inner interior designer.

Reality TV

I know everyone hates on reality shows, but they're no different than watching people get kicked in the nuts. You are watching people suffer, and be stupid for your entertainment. So next time you get mad at me for saying "Oh man, on The Biggest Loser last night, a guy was so fat, he puked everywhere after walking around for 5 minutes." Stop. Think about that video you watched of a monkey sniffing his own butt. Or that time you pissed yourself when your friend fell down the stairs.

It's the same thing, people. And just because you don't watch suffering in a contrived, formulated setting, doesn't mean you're not enjoying it!

The greatest thing about The Biggest Loser though, is that even though they struggle, and it's kind of funny to watch their fat jiggle, at least they're trying, and actually aspiring to achieve a goal.

It reminds me how, with hard work, anything is possible.

And that's so much more redeemable than Honey Boo Boo.

Thoughts on Argo and Silver Linings Playbook

Argo

• Ben Affleck is an incredibly terrible actor.
• However, he was able to shoot the film in a way that it very representative of where it takes place.
• There is no character development, whatsoever. This means BORING CHARACTERS. Who cares?
• It was not surprising, or kept me guessing.
• John Goodman and Alan Arkin are hilarious, and deserved more screen time. Maybe even a spin-off. 
• Ben Affleck should stop acting.. altogether. Please.
• This movie was mediocre, definitely didn't live up to all the hype. 

Silver Linings Playbook

• Bradley Cooper is crazy in this movie, and does it in an incredibly believable, human way.
• This is the first thing I've seen with Jennifer Lawrence, and I don't usually like young actresses because they are usually overhyped (Emma Stone), she was incredible. She played a crazy lady so well, and sometimes I couldn't tell what she was going to do next. 
• Robert De Niro made me cry. That bastard. 
• Chris Tucker was in this. CHRIS TUCKER.
• Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence's chemistry was exciting to watch, and made the movie fly by.
• Because of the mental disorders involved with the characters, I didn't know what they were thinking, or how the movie would turn out.
• I don't find Jennifer pretty. 
• This movie was good, the acting was incredible, and I would see it again. 

2012 Films That Deserve an Academy Award Nomination

The Dark Knight Rises

Rise of the Guardians

Looper

Cloud Atlas

The Academy Awards is pretentious and lacking true understanding of what makes a good film. It is supposed to recognize the best in film making, not what a certain group of people consider the artsy and most solemn piece of film they can understand (or not, since foreign films are nominated). I appreciate how lesser known films are nominated, but I don't appreciate how movies that people actually SAW are dismissed as nothing more than summer blockbusters.  Even after the Best Picture category was expanded to 9 instead of 5 films being featured, (arguably because of the fan uproar of the absence of The Dark Knight) more films nobody's heard of are being nominated.

What happened to the days where big budget blockbusters could be nominated? Star Wars, E.T., Indiana Jones, anybody?

Tattoo Idea

The simplistic and classic design of tattoos is an intriguing art form, that I feel is overlooked. While they are simple, they require delicate hands and great detail to create something more beautiful and longer lasting than artwork today.

I have 2 tattoos already, which I will post about eventually, but I'm trying to figure out exactly where will my next one will go on my body, and how it will look.

Deers are graceful, elegant and exuberant. They roam freely in my hometown, and are often so tame they approach gardens while people are seemingly alone. They remind me of autumn, my favourite season, and adapting to change. I constantly seek the thrill of something new, and how change is unexpected.

Ferris Bueller... All in Cameron's Mind?

While I love John Hughes' films as what they represent, (young adults that I can relate to, and classic 80's setting and fashion which I could watch for days on end) I've never felt fully connected to his films as much as other people my age. The Breakfast Club is a favourite among my friends, but I've never really liked it. Same goes for the classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

The film doesn't sit right with me. The film relies on the unbelievable events surrounding the title character and his events throughout the day he skips school. Ferris is way too out there to be relateable in anyway, and his ideas and morals are flawed.

Which brings me to his "friend" Cameron. Obviously a troubled individual, who Ferris schemes into spending the day with him and getting him into situations he's obviously not comfortable with. The characters are complete opposites, seemingly used just as a simple character foil, but I believe it has a deeper psychological background: Ferris is all in Cameron's mind.

 Cameron has a dysfunctional home, with an overbearing father. He is socially awkward, and doesn't seem to have any friends other than Ferris - who happens to be the most popular kid in school with a hot girlfriend.

Ferris convinces Cameron to leave his house while he's homesick, and "borrow" his father's beloved car, and he has trouble dealing with and deciding what he will do. When he does, his day becomes fantastic, and the entire city cheers for Ferris to feel better - which just shows how Cameron yearns for friends and family who care for him. Ferris' girlfriend represents maybe a girl he has a crush on, or how life and love comes easy for the popular kids.

When his father's car crashes at the end of the film, Cameron realizes he has to stick up to his father. At this point, he gets rid of Ferris and Sloan, and is faced to continue on his own. His characters receive happy endings, where Cameron's fate is unknown.

This perception of the film has made me more interested in Cameron's character, and just gives me more evidence every time I view it. While I understand the appeal of a film about a kid who can do whatever he wants, the psychological tale I've embedded into my head makes the film more entertaining and believable.

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