Emperors sacred poop! it's new years tomorrow, and I feel like I've only had vacation for bit over a week. Actually, I feel like the year just zoomed past in a flash and so much happened and then again. Not really that much, just big things.
Me and Marie broke up in January, ending a 3+ year relationship. quite the mental helterskelter rollercoaster to start the year on ^^; Looking back, I'm still amazed at how hard it hit me, even if I'd sensed it comming. Took me a good half year to really get myself together.
Ofcause, me being me and not considering emotions as something that should affect me, I went right ahead with my birthday plans and threw a massive 30 years birthday party. It was a blast and I was so stressed between the break up and arranging a 40+ guest party, I'm suprised I didn't keel over with an anyurisme.
Sadly that kinda set the whole tone for the year =/ me utterly ignoring what was going on, on the inside and just soldiering on regardless.
Looking back, it's a wonder I didn't utterly break down, there were several warning signs. me flat out having a panic attack during my third drivers exam for one.
speaking of driving, which leads me to a round of more positive events =3 I got my drivers license, only took me like 1½ freaking year ^^; but I got it and went and bought myself a money devouring ricecooker.
Also started running this year, actually made some headway in my continuing effort to get rid of my belly.
In 2010 I also met Dorte <3 we dated and broke up again.
And that was roughly 2010 =/ wow. strangely enough, I look by and have this sense of running headlessly without really knowing where I was going, but in wild panic that I wasn't going to make it on time. what the hell was the hurry?
That's gotta be one of my New Years resolutions. less headless running around, slow the fuck down, by the Emperor!
New Years resolutions for 2011.
- Less stress. Both at work and in my personal life. This is possibly the most important one, I won't make another year as strung out as this one.
- Stand fast. This'll maybe take some explaining. I've discovered that I've gone soft, for lack of a better word. I've, without really realizing it, turned into a sycophant. always aiming for the compromise, trying to make everyone happy and not rub people the wrong way. And I won't be like that, I dislike that sort of person. So this year, I'm gonna see if I can find myself again, ofcause I don't wanna be a mywayorthehighway guy either, just actually say no when it strikes my fancy, let people know when I think they're idiots or selfish and so forth. well at any rate, it's something to work on.
-Train. I really made some headway this year with training, but not as much as I wanted, I blame my stress really. so 2011 I wanna get back in the saddle and actually get in shape so I can look at myself in the mirror and not think I could do so much better.
-Write. I've written quite alot in 2010, more than I expected I would being on indefinet leave from the Writters Guilt after me and Marie broke up. But I'd like to get even more into it in 2011.
So, what are the odds of me managing all that in a single year. ...meh, 50-50 I'd say. But If can look back next new years and say I atleast got control of my stress and any one of the three others I'd rate 2011 a good year =)
But still, 2010 would have been a hell without my friends and family and in a way, they're pretty much the same to me. Cause they say "you can't pick your family" well, can we truely pick our friends? Family might put up with more shit, cause we'll you're related. But friends, what are the odds of meeting true friends? family you're born into, Friends you can look for, but really, it's up to chance if you find any, like gems, fourleafed clovers or perfect sunsets.
So if there's one thing, I'm really grateful for, it's the people closest to me, the ones that's been there when I needed them the most or just been around even if I didn't need them.
....anyways, that's enough sap outta me. See'ya next year peps ^^/
Emperor protects.
torsdag den 30. december 2010
søndag den 26. december 2010
Warhammer 40k movie
[WARNING WARHAMMER 40K GEEKERY AHEAD]
So, Ultramarines the movie dumped into my mailbox the other day, but I have yet to see it cause I want to enjoy it with my WH40k cronies.
But, this and some of my favorit WH40K novels that I've read these past days I've been ill has got me thinking.
Which novel would make a good Warhammer 40k movie??
well my obvious choice would be the Eisenhorn trilogy. But while the story is excellent and the characters are capturing and the plot twisted and entertaining. Making Eisenhorn into a movie (Gerad Butler as Gregore Eisenhorn and Ann Hattaway as Alizabeth Bequin and Jude law as Cherubael oh hell yeah)
But the problem with such a complex story is that it get the LotR syndrom, it becomes too damn long =( the Rings movies are great, but really. the third was a chore to get through.
And while I love the Eisenhorn books dearly, I'd hate to see them compacted into a movie trilogy and it'd be sad to have just one made. But Xenos could stand alone, But the really interesting stuff only happens in Malleus and Hereticus =/
I mean, the titan Scene for one thing or victory parade in Malleus. No, Eisenhorn needs to be all three movies and that sadly makes it non viable as a first choice for a movie production.
Which on the subject of titans. Titanicus could be a possible candidate also, but while it'd been some serious compacting and cropping. there's a shitload of subplots in that story.
It'd either demand some serious Morris the Explainer or just let the viewer figur out what the hell is going on their own.
So as much as I'd see some of the brilliant engine duels remade for the big screen, I don't think Titanicus would make it past the WH40k fans and action and scifi geeks.
while I got my hands on Abnett's works. I shoot down any idea of Gaunts ghosts. there's just to many bloody characters ^^; a tv series like Band of brothers maybe, but not a movie.
Sandy Mitchells Commisar cain are hilarious action comedies, problem is that much of the charm of the novels is the "internal" dialog. so they work best in writting and I have trouble seeing how that could get translated properly to the bigscreen. so sadly, No Cain and Jurgen.
Graham McNeill's ultramarines books. Uriel Ventris and Pasanius bold adventures, again, there's a shitload of books to choose from. But I'd go with Nightbringer, it's the first book, the characters gets introduced and the plot is fairly simple, so even non 40k fans should be able to grasp whats going on.
I'm not sure if uriel and the other Astartes are entirely relatable consittering they're superhuman, but again, it'd still like to see it on the big screen. =3
Dark Apostle by Anthony Reynolds, this one I'd love to see if nothing more for the sheer novelty of the bad guy being the protagonist and take my word for it, the Word Bearers are definetly the badguys and yet Anthony writes them so well, that occationally I catch myself rooting for Marduk, even if all he wants is to see mankind slavebound and worshipping the gods of chaos.
But the books are well written, the action is intense, the characters and plot intriguing and dark apostle works as a standalone book/film.
No way in hell it'd make PG-13, but fuck that. we're making a warhammer 40k with chaos marines, the most fanatical kind there is, let people see what happens when you take religion to seriously. you get religious verses tatooed on your eyeballs, that's what happens.
Not a likely first choice, but it's steer up a serious pot of controvesy =)
No. my first choice for a Warhammer 40k Movie would be Execution hour by Gordon Rennie. It is a spetacularly well written book. Imagine Master and Commander, in space and gothic.
The action is awesome, the ship battles are so well written that anything you've seen on starwars or Startrek seems dull, so think what it'd look like live action ^^
there's some seriously interesting characters and I think that the novel would need very little trimming to work as a movie.
And Abaddon the Dispoiler as the big badguy, damn not since Darth Vader walked through that door in the first starwars movie has there been a villian with so much menace. ["Show me" said the Despoiler in a voice as cold and harshly unforgiving as the vacuum of space]
So really, it's a tie between Xenos and Execution hour. But since Execution Hour translates better and can stand alone (well so can Xenos, but I've already listed the reasons why it shouldn't =3 )
so there you have it ^_^
So, Ultramarines the movie dumped into my mailbox the other day, but I have yet to see it cause I want to enjoy it with my WH40k cronies.
But, this and some of my favorit WH40K novels that I've read these past days I've been ill has got me thinking.
Which novel would make a good Warhammer 40k movie??
well my obvious choice would be the Eisenhorn trilogy. But while the story is excellent and the characters are capturing and the plot twisted and entertaining. Making Eisenhorn into a movie (Gerad Butler as Gregore Eisenhorn and Ann Hattaway as Alizabeth Bequin and Jude law as Cherubael oh hell yeah)
But the problem with such a complex story is that it get the LotR syndrom, it becomes too damn long =( the Rings movies are great, but really. the third was a chore to get through.
And while I love the Eisenhorn books dearly, I'd hate to see them compacted into a movie trilogy and it'd be sad to have just one made. But Xenos could stand alone, But the really interesting stuff only happens in Malleus and Hereticus =/
I mean, the titan Scene for one thing or victory parade in Malleus. No, Eisenhorn needs to be all three movies and that sadly makes it non viable as a first choice for a movie production.
Which on the subject of titans. Titanicus could be a possible candidate also, but while it'd been some serious compacting and cropping. there's a shitload of subplots in that story.
It'd either demand some serious Morris the Explainer or just let the viewer figur out what the hell is going on their own.
So as much as I'd see some of the brilliant engine duels remade for the big screen, I don't think Titanicus would make it past the WH40k fans and action and scifi geeks.
while I got my hands on Abnett's works. I shoot down any idea of Gaunts ghosts. there's just to many bloody characters ^^; a tv series like Band of brothers maybe, but not a movie.
Sandy Mitchells Commisar cain are hilarious action comedies, problem is that much of the charm of the novels is the "internal" dialog. so they work best in writting and I have trouble seeing how that could get translated properly to the bigscreen. so sadly, No Cain and Jurgen.
Graham McNeill's ultramarines books. Uriel Ventris and Pasanius bold adventures, again, there's a shitload of books to choose from. But I'd go with Nightbringer, it's the first book, the characters gets introduced and the plot is fairly simple, so even non 40k fans should be able to grasp whats going on.
I'm not sure if uriel and the other Astartes are entirely relatable consittering they're superhuman, but again, it'd still like to see it on the big screen. =3
Dark Apostle by Anthony Reynolds, this one I'd love to see if nothing more for the sheer novelty of the bad guy being the protagonist and take my word for it, the Word Bearers are definetly the badguys and yet Anthony writes them so well, that occationally I catch myself rooting for Marduk, even if all he wants is to see mankind slavebound and worshipping the gods of chaos.
But the books are well written, the action is intense, the characters and plot intriguing and dark apostle works as a standalone book/film.
No way in hell it'd make PG-13, but fuck that. we're making a warhammer 40k with chaos marines, the most fanatical kind there is, let people see what happens when you take religion to seriously. you get religious verses tatooed on your eyeballs, that's what happens.
Not a likely first choice, but it's steer up a serious pot of controvesy =)
No. my first choice for a Warhammer 40k Movie would be Execution hour by Gordon Rennie. It is a spetacularly well written book. Imagine Master and Commander, in space and gothic.
The action is awesome, the ship battles are so well written that anything you've seen on starwars or Startrek seems dull, so think what it'd look like live action ^^
there's some seriously interesting characters and I think that the novel would need very little trimming to work as a movie.
And Abaddon the Dispoiler as the big badguy, damn not since Darth Vader walked through that door in the first starwars movie has there been a villian with so much menace. ["Show me" said the Despoiler in a voice as cold and harshly unforgiving as the vacuum of space]
So really, it's a tie between Xenos and Execution hour. But since Execution Hour translates better and can stand alone (well so can Xenos, but I've already listed the reasons why it shouldn't =3 )
so there you have it ^_^
Christmas attended and survived.
And the holiday, celebration of jesus christ birth and santa clause's annual air raid, known as Christmas came and went.
Sweet Emperors favorit seat cushion has this december be busy (so busy >_<)
Like the first two weeks of my vacation has just come and gone in blur. wosh! all gone -_-
Anyways, swung by Rikke and Michael at quick one day stop over on my way to visit Dorte.
Then I spent some four days at her place. mostly scared out of my wits at the prospect of meeting her family at Christmas dinner.
But I survived, even if her awesome dad and uncle tried to kill me with piles of delicious food ^_^
But as most of you most likely have heard one way or another, we also broke up that weekend.
well, not much to say really, mostly because I've already told the story 117 times, so feels kinda redundant to repeat here.
But short version is, we work alot better as a couple of friends, than we do as a couple. So after talking it through, we agreed to stop dating and see if we could get our friendship back on the road. (here's to hoping ^^d )
So I returned the isle of devils again and ignoring every little inkling of sanity, crammed my days up till christmas with gift exchanges, chores (which doens't explain why my appartment look like utter crap still) particular tuesday had me so stressed I almost started bleeding from the ears.
Anyways. Christmas came and went in a flash, good food, good company, even if it cost me a belly ache, but I got myself some awesome christmas presents =D
But then as I finally powered down, the bill came. my immune system finally allowed to fight what ever shit was floating around my body, utterly shut me two for the last two days. where I've pretty much spent lying in bed, sleeping or reading warhammer 40k (which will spawn another post, but more on that later) watching scrubs, scifi and monster movies.
but finally I feeling better =)
new years around the corner. gotta think up some resolutions.
Sweet Emperors favorit seat cushion has this december be busy (so busy >_<)
Like the first two weeks of my vacation has just come and gone in blur. wosh! all gone -_-
Anyways, swung by Rikke and Michael at quick one day stop over on my way to visit Dorte.
Then I spent some four days at her place. mostly scared out of my wits at the prospect of meeting her family at Christmas dinner.
But I survived, even if her awesome dad and uncle tried to kill me with piles of delicious food ^_^
But as most of you most likely have heard one way or another, we also broke up that weekend.
well, not much to say really, mostly because I've already told the story 117 times, so feels kinda redundant to repeat here.
But short version is, we work alot better as a couple of friends, than we do as a couple. So after talking it through, we agreed to stop dating and see if we could get our friendship back on the road. (here's to hoping ^^d )
So I returned the isle of devils again and ignoring every little inkling of sanity, crammed my days up till christmas with gift exchanges, chores (which doens't explain why my appartment look like utter crap still) particular tuesday had me so stressed I almost started bleeding from the ears.
Anyways. Christmas came and went in a flash, good food, good company, even if it cost me a belly ache, but I got myself some awesome christmas presents =D
But then as I finally powered down, the bill came. my immune system finally allowed to fight what ever shit was floating around my body, utterly shut me two for the last two days. where I've pretty much spent lying in bed, sleeping or reading warhammer 40k (which will spawn another post, but more on that later) watching scrubs, scifi and monster movies.
but finally I feeling better =)
new years around the corner. gotta think up some resolutions.
tirsdag den 14. december 2010
PRESENTS, PRESENTS EVERYWHERE
Or just scattered about liberally =3 I've more or less finished my christmas shopping, one or two to go.... maybe three, but who's counting anyway (utterly ignoring he has a list that he keeps tallied and colour themed)
amazingly enough, really. As I got started on the presents a bit late this year, but still managed to scrape together a decent pile and if I have to say so myself, I done up with a nice brown paper&wax seal giftwrap theme this year (shamelessly stolen from Louise's theme last year)
In other news, my Warhammer 40k DVD. collectors edition of The Ultra marines movie should be here ANY day now T_T I was actually half expecting it to drop in today. ah well, patience, patience.... patience...where's my damn DVD XD
Story wise, I'm slowly picking up writting again, partly due to one of my not finished christmas presents is a piece of writting. ^^; and also because I've rebooted my character in Cado's post apocalypse univers, inspiring me hard enough to hammer out 5 pages of writting in a single evening and I do realize that is less than impressive to those of your people who finished the Nanowrimo challenge in November, but hey, gi'me a break =3 I start small.
Emperor Protects (and appearently he plays the vuvuzela in the Inception soundtrack XD )
amazingly enough, really. As I got started on the presents a bit late this year, but still managed to scrape together a decent pile and if I have to say so myself, I done up with a nice brown paper&wax seal giftwrap theme this year (shamelessly stolen from Louise's theme last year)
In other news, my Warhammer 40k DVD. collectors edition of The Ultra marines movie should be here ANY day now T_T I was actually half expecting it to drop in today. ah well, patience, patience.... patience...where's my damn DVD XD
Story wise, I'm slowly picking up writting again, partly due to one of my not finished christmas presents is a piece of writting. ^^; and also because I've rebooted my character in Cado's post apocalypse univers, inspiring me hard enough to hammer out 5 pages of writting in a single evening and I do realize that is less than impressive to those of your people who finished the Nanowrimo challenge in November, but hey, gi'me a break =3 I start small.
Emperor Protects (and appearently he plays the vuvuzela in the Inception soundtrack XD )
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