The act of missing or thinking about someone constantly.

Missing someone or something is a very unique feeling.
You thought you miss someone but when the oppertunity presents itself.
The silence in the air indicates something is "missing" .
Over rated seems to be the prefect caption.

Alice

最近瘋狂迷上PPS 每天不斷streaming....
真是懶惰者的無間地獄 (或者天堂??!)

所以今天要來介紹一下新片
Syfy於 2009年 12月6日推出的miniseries: Alice.

原本以為這一部想要搶搭 Tim Burton艾莉絲夢遊仙境便車的模擬之作
沒想到大出我的意料之外 是一部科幻版的艾莉絲夢遊仙境
我一口氣把兩集看完，情節緊湊而且十分有創意。

內容描述Alice Hamltion的男友被不明人士綁架，Alice 試圖搶救回自己心愛的人。距離上一次凡人進入仙境已經過了150年，這150年來，仙境起了巨大的變化，跟童話故事版本裡的仙境大有不同。
（就說到這裡，免得破壞了觀賞的樂趣）

Alice由Caterina Scorsone 飾演。
又是一枚所謂精靈系的女演員。







Hatter 由 Andrew Lee Potts飾演，
聽說他也有演Primaltive 不過不是我的菜。
Hatter在裡面搶盡風采，和Disney卡通裡面的hatter 大不相同喔！

同場加映：
Alice in wonderland, 大家小時候所看的Disney版本，其實不只是改編自Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland（1865），還同時加入了 Through the Looking-Glass (1871)。其實兩本書的編排頗為類似，Through the Looking-Glass 絕非狗尾續貂之作，而是補足前作之不足。

Keen Sense

Someone once said the keen senses would direct you to the right path of writing. Description is the key in all writing

First, I have to confess. There is no such person who said so, there might be someone there actually said so but there wasn't actually someone who told me so. For some reason, it seems easier to have my point across by referencing to authority. Erik and professor Yang both noticed that horrible characteristic I have. It could be a sign of my insufficient confidence. Erik once told me, if it is a good idea, none cares whether Foucault felt the same about it. I need to have more confidence in myself and be more bold!

Anyways, back to our original topic-keen senses. Too much details could be a downer for writing , however, with moderate usage it could be amazing. Take Eileen Chang for example, she never failed to surprised her readers with the enormous amount of detailed description to the environment characters were in. Somehow when I close my eyes, I can travel back in time and be there in the story.

I do believe I have keen senses although it doesn't mean that I can produce great description. I can hear the most irrelevant insignificant sound in daily life. For instance, I love to hear that tiny sounds of how electricity travel through the wires, it's like the mixture of sizzling hot iron plate and the rattle snakes.

What can you hear?

Weirdness

It's strange how similar we are.
Although we didn't even try to be, our life and routine have become a lot mroe similar than we knew.
As years gone by, maybe we will eventually be the same.

So lost with the whole Bluetooth thing.........
Anyone out there who can help?

Let there be lightt.

Here is what I realized today.

I love my table light a lot more than my chandelier.
I love the way my table light shines on me and my laptop.
I love how the table light had been in our family for as long as I can remeber.
After we replaced the old paper shade with new ones, it didn't change anything about the light, only makes it better and cleaner.
The mixture of great design and the sense of history.
I guess the greatest design is the one that is timeless and classic.
Even after 20 some years, it still looks better than ever.
Sometime I am considering taking it whereever I go.
You can say I am sentimental in some ways.
However, I felt maybe I am simply being more impersionist.
After all, without light, there is nothing.

I miss you.
I have no idea how hard life could be without you and you were simply gone for a while.
Everything seems so dull without your presence.
I understand that you have lots of thing on your plate right now.
Just want you to know that there is someone here thinking about you.

Remember how I always say that I am perfect content with myself and I don't need other people for companionship.
I was wrong.
The reason that I don't need others is because I have you.
Not being able to talk to you and driving me crazy.
You are the only thing in my life right now that can keep my sanity.

I miss you.

Forever 21: I'm SO bloging this.

When I saw this on Forever21's website, I was a bit shocked and I have to say, it does remind me of Erik!

Erik has a book called " A Blogger's Manifesto: Free Speech and Censorship in the Age of the Internet " which you can get it on Amazon. The Chinese version at Books.

Ally Kerr--Off the Radar

Ally Kerr, 一個來自格拉斯哥，蘇格蘭對台灣很陌生的名字。
上上禮拜天，為了要慶祝 J 君的生日，我倆默默地去The Wall。
本來對這場演出沒有什麼太大的期待，在Youtube上看到了他的音樂，清柔，在我喜愛的範圍內。 當時，我對此人的評論為：『他的音樂給人感覺起來是歐陸纖細型、微娘的金髮帥哥，臉和音樂鬥不起來』（真是不好意思，但當時這確為我的看法 =P ）

看了現場演出之後，觀感為之一變。
Ally Kerr相當具有個人魅力，在一群難以掌握（台灣的聽眾不闇英文，對於外籍歌手來說確實難炒熱氣氛）的觀眾面前表現的不卑不吭。整場分為三個段落，Ally Kerr和Ryan Burns 的不插電清唱；Ally Kerr和樂團的合作，最後以不插電做結。到了尾聲， J君和我不禁隨著音樂起舞，會後還有簽CD和合照的時間。整體來說，是個相當有水準的演唱會經驗。

Ally Kerr在表演每首歌之前，都會幽默地小小的介紹一下每首曲子的創作背景，幾乎每一首歌都跟前女友有關。前女友果然是一個讓大家都難以忘懷的創作來源阿！ 哈
其中我最喜歡莫過於The Toothbrush Song. 都已經兩個禮拜了，這首歌還是一直鬼打牆的在我腦裡。




J君買的是第二張專輯 Off the Radar.
1) Could Have Been A Contender
2) Be The One
3) I Think I'm Bleeding
4) There's A World
5) The Toothbrush Song
6) Off The Radar
7) Old Friend
8) Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
9) Mystery Star
10) Amorino
11) The Truth That I Have Earned
12) Footprints

總的來說，這張專輯理得每首歌都蠻易聽(easy listening)，用一個老梗的形容詞：清新。（在台灣幾乎只要是柔和的曲風，都一定會用清新來形容）。同時這張專輯裡歌也很容易鬼打牆，在腦子裡久久不散，心臟不好者不要輕易嘗試。（哈）


同場加映：幫Ally Kerr伴奏合音的Ryan Burns，在一陣閒聊中透露自己的年齡，竟然才18歲！！年紀輕輕就已經開始巡迴演出，此君的前途無量呀！
他就是我說的那種歐陸系纖瘦的長髮金髮帥哥！帥死人不償命！！！默默地覺得他更適合參加Jonas Brothers那類偶像團體。（笑）

好團推薦：Flobots

Flobots作為一個主流廠牌（Universal）下的樂手，還能保有自身對社會的批判，是相當難能可貴的。Flobots的音樂形式為搖滾＋Hip Hop，有人說：Flobots聽起來像是Eminem+Cake. The lead rapper John 5 回應：我們自己並不認為我們聽起來跟Eminem or Cake類似，但是假若這是別人得以認識我們的方法，那麼我們也無所謂。一開始當我們被置於另類搖滾樂團，我們明顯的和其他的另類搖滾不同，也因此受到矚目。





2007年，他們發行首張專輯。（其實已是第三張，前兩張皆為獨立發行）

1. “There’s a War Going On for Your Mind” – 1:22
2. “Mayday!!!” – 4:36
3. “Same Thing” – 3:29
4. “Stand Up” – 4:38
5. “Fight with Tools” – 4:51
6. “Handlebars” – 3:27
7. “Never Had It” – 5:07
8. “Combat” – 2:05
9. “The Rhythm Method (Move!)” – 3:52
10. “Anne Braden” – 4:21
11. “We Are Winning” – 3:22
12. “Rise” – 4:10
13. “Iraq” (UK bonus track) – 3:31

第一次聽到Flobots到現在大概也有兩年了，一直拖到最近才想要去瞭解他們的想法和哲學。在閱讀和聆聽的過程之中，慢慢地被他們所感動。最初是從Handlebar這首歌（同時也是他們加入環球後所發的的第一單曲）開始認識他們。最初，被音樂旋律所感染，覺得是首易聽也容易記得的好歌。仔細聽後，才發現歌詞原來這麼具有爆發力，同時，對我來說，似乎呼應了漢娜鄂蘭（Hannah Arendt）『邪惡的平庸性』（banality of evil）的概念。邪惡的本身，也不過是從個人的意志和心願而起。
本來想要放上他們的MV的，沒想到現在Youtube不讓人隨便Embeded了，只好放網址，聊勝於無摟...（有好心人士願意教我嗎？）

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs

大推曲目： “We Are Winning” “Anne Braden”