munchkin casanova says, “let’s talk about luuurve.” Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Posted by noni in books.Tags: alec greven, how to talk to girls
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I’m sure everyone who has Yahoo! as a homepage has seen this, but I just have to blog about this.
From a TIME article:
Alec Greven, author of the new dating guide How to Talk to Girls, has a lot going for him. He’s clean-cut, confident and a published author. He is also 9 years old. And although his relationship advice is nothing new — girls like gifts and attention from boys; they get mad when they discover a boy has been trying to date multiple people at once — its simplicity is remarkably accurate. So much for dating websites and call-in shows: the real answers can be found in what began as a $3 pamphlet handed out at his Colorado elementary school.
Haha, here are some of the highlights in the book:
On relationships: “Sometimes, you get a girl to like you, then she ditches you. Life is hard, move on! Or sometimes it just doesn’t work out. I had a crush on a girl in preschool. Then my family had to move, so I had to let her wash out of my mind.”
On having a crush: “Many boys get crushes on girls. But it can be very hard to get a girl to like you. Sometimes it takes years! Whatever happens, just don’t act desperate. Girls don’t like desperate boys. So what do you do if you have a crush on a girl? You need to get her to like you. You can also show off a skill, like playing soccer or anything else you’re good at. If you are in elementary school, try to get a girl to like you, not to love you. Wait until middle school to try to get her to love you. Otherwise, you have to hold on to her for a long time and that would be very hard. Tip: Most boys in elementary school can hold on to a girl for only 30 days.”
On gifts: “It is also good to give gifts. They don’t have to be big. Try to find out what she likes before you give her something. You should go around to her friends to get ideas. And I wouldn’t do flowers and gifts until you are older, like in middle school, because it seems weird in elementary school. Unless you go to a school dance.”
And he’s got this great little soundbite where he says that pretty girls are like expensive cars that need lots of oil. Oh man, what a kid.
But while I think it’s kind of hilarious, my sister would beg to differ. She finds a 9-year-old Casanova to be the creepiest thing in the world. And I read another WordPress blog that compares this kid to Michael Jackson…but reverse or something like that.
Now that’s priceless.
Mmkay, off to class. See?? I am trying to update!
new york, i love you! Friday, December 5, 2008
Posted by noni in movies.Tags: 2009 movies, new york i love you
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From Wikipedia:
New York, I Love You is an upcoming romance film set to be released in February 13, 2009. From the producers of Paris, je t’aime, it stars an ensemble cast, among them Orlando Bloom, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci, Hayden Christensen, Shia LaBeouf, Irfan Khan and Kevin Bacon.
New York, I Love You is a collective work of twelve short films each running around 5 minutes long are all rolled into one, created by several international directors in New York’s five boroughs, with a common theme of finding love interwoven into each of the five minute shorts. It is filmed in the same style of narrative structure as Paris, je t’aime.
Definitely going to watch this movie when it comes out…ON MY BIRTHDAY NO LESS! (GASP!)
personal ramblings, dec. 5 Friday, December 5, 2008
Posted by noni in books, nanowrimo, random.Tags: kazuo ishiguro, nanowrimo, never let me go, script frenzy, writing
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Let’s see, the last time I put up an entry was… November 7th. Hm. Almost a month ago from now (that seems like the new trend for me: post up an entry every month to keep this blog barely afloat). But anyway, this time last month I was optimistic about embarking on my NaNoWriMo adventure, not to mention spiritually convicted after coming back from an enlightening retreat. In other words, my level of excitement was right up there, topping the bar. But then a month passed…and in a month a lot of things can happen (or in my case, not happen). My NaNoWriMo rush petered to a pathetic standstill, but I’m just glad the same didn’t happen to my spiritual growth (praise God).
If you take a look at my NaNoWriMo author’s page, my journey ended at 10, 193 words on November 16th. I remembered being cripplingly discouraged, because I’m supposed to be at 26,672 words at that point to be in good form. And there I was, my muse crushed relentlessly by a frightening avalanche of a workload (that came out of nowhere, by the way), unable to even glance at my NaNo calendar desktop background without grimacing.
So I raised the white flag. I know, shame on me.
The good news is that even though I decided to put that NaNo novel on the back burner (the plot will get a chance to marinate in the meantime), I’ve started another story that is a lot more lighthearted, far less philosophical, and just overall more enjoyable to write when I’m up to my neck in schoolwork. It takes place in our contemporary day and age (no fantastical worlds that need lengthy descriptions pulled out of my butt) and characters that are much more relatable–or at least I think so.
Conclusion: thank you, NaNoWrimo 2008, for defibrillating my storywriting muse. Yeah, the one that’s been in a coma since–oh, I don’t know–2004? 2005? Who knows how long my muse will last this time, but hopefully, until I can produce something I can be remotely proud of.
In the meantime, I’ll be starting a new challenge: reading different genres of books to season my poor muse. I’m currently reading Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, which I got from the public library and is so remarkably dingy and worn for a book that the library procured in 2006 that I’m afraid I’ll contract something from it. But seriously, it’s too good to put down. Granted, I need to slather antibacterial gel on my hands every time I finish reading a portion, but I don’t care. It is just that good. In Ishiguro’s author profile by The Guardian (yes, my stalker instinct kicked in), it even mentions that Haruki Murakami “agrees that Ishiguro is admired and widely read in Japan” (source, contains novel spoilers).
I’m also looking into screenwriting/playwriting. Oh boy, just typing ’screenwriting/playwriting’ scare the living daylights out of me. But it’s exciting, isn’t it, to venture into unknown territory? NaNoWriMo’s got a sister challenge called Script Frenzy coming in April (100-page script in 30 days). I’ve been learning loads (about script formatting and so forth) just by browsing the Script Frenzy site, but if I do decide to do it in April, I’ll probably do an adaptation of an existing novel; definitely not ready to come up with something fresh on such an unfamiliar ground.
Anyway, enough about me, how are you doing? I see the lurker(s?) visiting this sad, sad blog even during the barren periods of time when I don’t update (ehe, my apologies). I wish everyone the best of luck on their finals, then who knows? I saw so many people I haven’t seen in ages during Thanksgiving break that maybe I’ll see a lot more of other people during the month-long winter break!
‘Til next time!
