uh... $$

Stuff I still ned for my trip.
+a packed luggage/luggage
+film
+Music player/headphones

buying tomm.
+scarf
+leather jacket
+leggings
&
possibly
+bag/luggage
+film
+headphones
+PSP memory card

draft..

The use of Vivaldi during one particularly nasty scene made me think of Clockwork Orange. The contrast of the beautiful music with the dark images leaves one ill at ease.The juxtoposistion of the classical music as Dae-su cuts off his tongue makes it scene more uncomfortable and then the silence all that can be heard is Dae-su muffuling in pain. No special effects need just normal diegetic sound of heavy panting, feet shuffeling and a few splashes of water. A lot of diegetic sounds of punching, breathing ect. and also a lot of silence. Only non- diegetic sound is both Dae-su and Woo-jin's narration. The meaning for Dae-su's narration throughout the entire film is that he is the story teller to his own story. Background music is a bit sparce but whenever it is used it usually contradicts what's being viewed and silence is saved for intense moments. There is also a slight sound motif, which is the gunshot. At a moment of an intense scene the sound of the gunshot kills the background sound ad everything goes silent once more. For instance the scene inside woo-jin's penthouse Dae-su fights one of his men and the music gets all intense and everything slows down and gets muted, that is until woo-jin shoots. Another gun shot sound would be during the flashback as soon as woo-jin shoots once more the flashback stops and reality begins.
one interseting scene uses synchronized sound, with picture to create tension and visual artisty. During the scene of Woo-jin's flashback, His still outreached hand over the side of the bridge gets into focus, as his hands starts to curl up and form a pistol a click of the hand and a gunshot later the flashback turns to reality, it was very skillfully done and a lot more affective then a more direct approch would have been.




Jung Jung-hoon's cinematography is stunning. The film is a work of art and has been bueatifully photographed. The movie begins with exterior shots which all are overexposed and a bit blown out and is significantly more of a bluish tone then most of the interiors. Any exterior shots have a sense of being seemingly infinate, everything seems so open and large. The Contrasting interior shots are the opposite the lighting seems candle lit and dim, most of if not all of interior shots are filmed as if in a confined space, like a prison cell. For instance take the mini apartment Dae-su is held captive in it has the essentials but it lacks warmth and humanity. When it comes to set designing in the room the small television, broken down worn in crappy looking apartment kind of portayed or mimiked what a slacker, loser or human hermit's room would look like and a prison. Colors used a lot thoughout the film are red, yellow and purple. Red is used a lot inside the apartment, it was the color of the phone booth in the beggining. At the very end of the film Mido is dressed all in red contrasting the white snow and Dae-su's dark/muted exterior. Red being the color of passion, pain and love it is understandable that Mido be all dressed in red t the very end. The yellow is in the candle lit rooms and the wallpaper of the apartment which might depict anger as does the color red does. Purple is a significant color being that it is the color of the boxes/"gifts" woo-jin gives to Dae-su and the hankerchief Dae-sun uses to cut off his tongue since according to woo-jin "he talked to much."
Mise-en-scene.



how's life in a larger prison.
flash backs
roof top scene/city scenes



Despite its bleakness, like any Shakespeare tragedy, there are moments of humour.
Beginng with the first scene, our protagonist Dae-su is shown drunk in a police station acting a fool, skillful editing makes Dae-su's drunken episode comedic. Later in the film when Dae-su is inprisoned the use of jumpcuts in one particular scene where he punches the wall as he "practices" shows the desperation in his character. The use of cutaways in these scenes is also used to compress time, from what seems a few hours to a few seconds on screen. Park takes full advantage of graphics and animation in Oldboy. The rhythmic editing style used is one of few cuts which builds up tension and forces the viewer to watch the violence or obsurdaty without any disgression. Any other film would cut away right before the extreme violence is shown Oldboy does not. The audience is forced to watch and wait just as Dae-su is forced into imprisonment, making the viewer sympathize more for our protagonist. Oldboy's use of subtle Animation and graphics keeps the film from being anything less then predictible or typical. In one scne Escapee Dae-su decides to seek revenge on the place that imprisoned him, as he stands before the first person in his way there is a pause between Dae-su holding on to his hammer and the unexpected man sitting in his chair, a dotted path appears from his hammer to the man's head which breaks the tension in a comidic way. One of my favorite parts of the film is the animated ant sitting in one isolated area while a sad Mido sits in the opposite side, as Mido discribes that people who dream of ants are lonely. The ant scene was very bizzare, obsure even but it made complete sense and it fit to what was being said. One last thing that is used thoughtout Oldboy is the split screen, mostly used with close ups on one side and action in the other, for instance as woo jin explains his motives and shows some truth,the split side is illustrating what woo jin's explaining.There is a split screen in the confrontation scene which joins Woo-Jin’s half face with Oh Dae-Su’s other half, denoting that the victim and the victimizer share more that we would like to know Although the film consists mostly of continuiy editing with seemless edits,basic shooting sequence and eyeline matches, it is for the sake of the story.



Park Chan-wook's film Oldboy was the second entry in his revenge trilogy. Though thematically it shares a fair amount with its predecessor Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, its overall approach and style are entirely different. The revenge in Oldboy is more more personal then political, in the simplilist of words this is a game of cat and mouse one that takes decades to resolve. It's a philcological battle for each character, the boundaries are there but are they willing to cross them.While the structure is fairly standard, nearly the entire film is from Dae-su's perspective. We know as little about his predicament as he does. No unnesscesary scenes of the villain wringing his hands with pleasure. The film goes along as it would in reality, no amount of special effects can beat the simplicity of silence. The twist that occurs at the end is not some cheaply scripted device, it makes perfect sense, and forces you to reflect on the entire film. Although the film is at points violent, even to the point of extreme it isn't needless or senseless it's raw and reflects the real pain in the characters.For what is done to our protagonist Dae-su it also is vengeance of a very personal kind. According to Park himself, "The constantly recurring theme is the guilty conscience. Because they are always conscious of and obsessed with their wrongdoings, which are committed because they are inherently unavoidable in life, my characters are fundamentally good people. The fact that people have to resort to another type of violence in order to subjugate their initial guilty consciences is the most basic quality of tragedy characteristic in my movies thus far."



What Park achieved with his brilliant use of Hollywood suspense techniques (a narrative that works through delay, and camera movement that intensifies audience participation) goes beyond the simple instillation of fear into the audience. Oldboy constitutes a modern tragedy, a psychological thriller which is loyal to most genre conventions and at the same time broadens genre boundaries by incorporating new narrative elements, such as the open ending and the dysfunctional hero in order to underline the turbulent social circumstances in which the film itself is inscribed.

travelssss

http://www.sheknows.com/articles/sexy-summer/summer-travel/803837.htm
http://galadarling.com/article/galas-guide-to-nyc-version-10

time to find my ipod and download some
+lou reed
+velvet underground
+muse
+the microphones
+the beatles
+moldy peaches
+rilo kiley
+david bowie.

:D ahh trip is a GO!

now to wake up before 1 to haul my ass to AAA and check for ticket prices there with mama

Bike

Lomo Bike, originally uploaded by moriza.

i want one.
found some in salvation army, but i dunno if i should pay that much for one. hmm. :/

:)

The Flying Rabbit, originally uploaded by frozi.

“ The one true measure of a successful adventure is returning home safely. Ronald Polly

“ Everything I’ve ever done was out of fear of being mediocre. Chet Atkins

153. Traveling to a foreign city is an excuse to dress up, not down.
&
best site/blog ever :D
http://rulesformyunbornson.tumblr.com/

skull&bones

“Vonnegut smoked unfiltered Pall Mall cigarettes, which he claimed is a “classy way to commit suicide.”


“ Everything I’ve ever done has taken me longer than I thought it would.
— John Gruber (via maniacalrage)

otherblogs.

solitude.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. ~Albert Camus

I love mankind - it's people I can't stand. ~Charles M. Schulz, Go Fly a Kite, Charlie Brown

No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength. ~Jack Kerouac


I like being alone, I always have.
I truly enjoy solitude.
I am not antisocial or anything, i do enjoy good times with my friends, but after a few days and weeks of being with someone and around someone, I need some solitude, some time to myself.
Although it seems like i don't care about other people when i cast them aside, it's just that I enjoy my own company more.

It's reached a point that it's getting hard to be myself, and by myself.
Everyone wants me to be "involved" I just want to be alone.

& trip is in danger.

Not all those that wander are lost.

jennifer..., originally uploaded by (restless::things).

I may feel a bit lost at times, and lose my way, I get sidetracked a lot!
but I still have a plan and I am still moving forward.

trying to live my life through all the chaos and distractions.

what represents me at the moment

this is marc's song as of now.

for me it was a bit hard but i think i've found it.
I trully love the pixies more then a lot of things :)


because i think most bands sound better live.
& a music vid, with the recorded version.

busy day.

going thrifting today, aka salvation army, it's been long due.
but i have to be a bit cheap i need to pay for my trip today! or else it prob won't happen.
I am tired of waiting for my parents anyway.

things to search for today,
+comfy leggings
+jacket/parka
+boots
+oversized shirt
+traveling bag
+vintage book

I am semi hopeful i suppose.

To Do-
+call DA
+thrift
+send package
+clean room
+clean clothing
+buy tickets/trip stuff
+watch Oldboy
+write paper
+watch American psycho
+sketch ideas on design

al that I can remember
hopefully there will be no interruptions. -_-
because there always is.

i am leaving on a jet plane.

planning my first trip alone.
10 days

FLIGHTS-LEAVING
http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?tovr=-1294637292
1 Ticket / One way
FLL Fort Lauderdale to
CLT Charlotte
$117.00
&
LEAVING
Depart: Mon, Oct 06, 2008 Arrive: Mon, Oct 06, 2008
Delta Air Lines
DL 1421 Non-stop
7:00 AM, Boston Logan Intl. (BOS) 10:25 AM, Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood Intl (FLL) $106


AMTRAK/TRANSIT-http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak $186.30


HOSTEL-http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/InternationalStudentCenter-NewYork-4547 $65.00
or
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/TheWanderersInnWest-NewYork-4835 $50.00

$117.00
$106.00
$186.30
$65.00
------
$474.00

$117.00
$106.00
$186.30
$50.00
------
$459.00


All for flights, trains, and one place to stay.

now what additional money do I need?

food-NC=$50|NYC= $60|Boston=$50|===$160
Shopping-NYC=$??|Boston=??
additional transportation- subway=$15|taxi=??===$50?
--------------------------------------------
+$210


getting around NYC
http://travel.mtanyct.info/


soooooo
trip will cost
about $700
which would be a month's worth of rent soon! eppppppp.
I am totally gonna make the most of it.
this did not include spending money. :(

I was just hoping that my parents would spare me some $$ so I can buy a thing or two since I do plan to pay for this trip with my hard earned CA$$$H :D

makes me sad to spend it but I am glad it's on this.

it'll never be me.

& I dont really care for a large wedding or even to get married.
It's a bit too normal& sheepish .
I just like looking at stuff like this it's cute.


Griffen + Curtis' Trash the Dress Shoot in CA from StillMotion on Vimeo.

you know i like you..

the guy played a hot chip record in his room, I liked it.

TILTs

, originally uploaded by lazyoldsun.

+secret diary of a london call girl. downloaded an episode and love it!
I watched it on tv one late night and got hooked. I am downloading the first series as I am typing this :]

+torrient - and being able to download awesome things/ shows.
but i love the thrill of looking for things myself and being getting all, gfuughalihfahgl over finding it :D

+getting off work early.coworkers - at times i hate going into work and having to deal with people when i just want to hermit and watch movies all day, in bed with my cat. ahha but it's the coworkers i work with which make it a bit more bearable .

+got paid nigga. - nuff said.

when I

0154, originally uploaded by emiliebjork.

it's like a really bad disney movie.

i Don't know what I want.

I feel so lost.

M-O-R-P-H-I-N-3

The Godmother.

If she owed you money she'd kill ya, and if you owed her money she'd kill ya.
she is the baddest of all bitches.

Blanco was known for her absolute ruthlessness and sociopathic behavior.

She IS the baddest of all bitches!!

I am going to set myself on fire.

me-i just want to move to NYC cause I want to start off with a clean slate.
him-Ahh, that's why, you've just piled on the shit long enough you want to wipe it clean.
me-exactly, i've just fucked shit up and fucked people up . I want to leave these people behind.
him-see the thing with me is I have been piling on the shit too, but I just keep piling it on.
him-see instead of running away from it I just let it pile on.

I guess he's kinda like me in the way that i don't care about other people's feeling or I do but we like to fuck it up, which is interesting.
We're evil.

sigh. why does this keep happening.
can't I get involved in a "normal" relationship or whatever you call it with someone.
or will the next 3 years will consist of one night stands, one time "flings" and drunken sexual antics.
If so I'd rather be left alone, because it's getting tired and boring really quick.

i've done it again.

CELE 2005 (ANALOGA), originally uploaded by CarolaHayden.

he played his record, we drank chardonnay.
I'm evil and generic.
I am great at fucking up my life.

.

unos., originally uploaded by catrincatrin.

they are cutting my hours.
&
I am in pain, again.

this scar is a fleck on my porcelain skin

All heavy with love and sparks and crazy.

0173, originally uploaded by emiliebjork.

this

my life'd be complete/AMAZING if...

I went to visit Boston around the same time yousef& his band went to visit Boston and if I met up with him and if we became madly in love with each other and decided to move to NYC together.
We'd eat yummy local fruits as we ride our bikes or walk around the city.
We'd also explore NYC at night with long walks around manhattan or something and it'd last all night.
We'd be menaces to society and modern day revolutionaries as we belittle the SHEEP!
we'd bake vegan bread on wens. and watch films at night as we cuddle in our cold apartment and he'd make me turkish coffee when I felt homesick to go with the vegan cupcakes i'd make whenever he'd feel homesick.
and then on lazy days We'd lay together in bed all day and just sleep and sleep.

i'd be the happiest girl on the planet if I could live like that!

sigh..

but I could just dream for now and a homeless fucking romantic.
or it just might be the movies I am watching.
damn you yousef I'll always try to look for a guy just like you, since I can't have you.
:(

YAY found the youtube vid/music

A place where we fuck eels

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Thisss i lub thurs.

+starting to paint, draw, design and photograph again. - after tht conversaion with my friend I got motivated again!
long talks on the phone with friends i usually don't talk to.& hanging with friends I usually don't hang out with.
I went to miami with Dee Dee and her sister& other friend and shit was crazy fun even though a lot of the time i was semi-clueless to what was happening. hmm oh well

+inspirational female singers- making a post about some lovely ladies that inspire me & how'd i'd like to sing.
going after my dreams again- nuff said :D
home food&being vegan/vegetatian


this song
http://hypem.com/track/491233/The+Bird+And+The+Bee-Come+As+You+Were

The Bird And The Bee at OFF THE RECORD

+getting inspired.


& this vid, i love Wes anderson




2 downers this thurs.
feeling very sick & in mucho pain
& i should stop trying to go after something, and just let it happen?

i am a rock and roll suicide.

, originally uploaded by Lynn K.

Time takes a cigarette, puts it in your mouth
You pull on your finger, then another finger, then the
cigarette
The wall-to-wall's calling, it lingers, then you forget
oh oh oh oh
You're a rock 'n' roll suicide
You're too old to lose it, too young to choose it
And the clock waits so patiently on your song
You walk past the cafe but you don't eat when you've lived too
long
oh oh oh oh
You're a rock 'n' roll suicide
Chev brakes are snarling as you stumble across the road
But day breaks instead so you hurry home
Don't let the sun blast your shadow
Don't let the milk floats ride your mind
So natural-religiously unkind
Oh, no, love! you're not alone
You're watching yourself but you're too unfair
You got your head all tangled up, but if I could only make you
care
Oh, no, love! you're not alone
No matter what or who you've been
No matter where or when you've seen
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
I've had my share, so I'll help you with the pain
You're not alone, just turn on with me
You're not alone, let's turn on and be
You're not alone, gimme your hands
You're wonderful, gimme your hands
You're wonderful, gimme your hands

made famous by david bowie

oh jennie lewis you sang me another theme song

TROUBLE

, originally uploaded by Lynn K.

i am evil baby, misery's my middle name.

I don't think i'll be able to stop.
a friend sent me a text, after having a long talk about my life and how things are going.
"changing your life isn't easy but if you keep at it, it well get easier"
I sure hope so.

soko.