This is not even close to all I wanted to say

[beelikej]

There was much I had wanted to rant about this week, but my mind and body are a mess and I couldn't focus long enough to write it all down. I finally managed to scribble my thoughts down and get them off my chest. This may be a little late, but for me still relevant;)

The Oscars? I used to take the day after off so I could stay up all night and try to catch a glimpse online or find commentary on the radio. Now that they finally show the whole ceremony on tv, I have lost interest. Even when I went to the cinema three times a week it was hard to manage seeing all the nominees beforehand, now that I mostly stay away from the movie-going crowd with their phones and couch-attitude I don't know over half of the nominated films.
I did see The Hurt Locker, but wasn't that impressed. I certainly didn't think it was better than Inglourious Bastards both for either script or over-all experience. I guess the Academy was more interested in a battle between Kathryn and James than giving credit to Quentin Tarantino. At least Christoph Waltz got his much deserved award.
I love Jeff Bridges and didn't see his performance -yet- but it would have to be pretty damn awesome to even come close to Colin Firth in A Single Man.
I'm glad I didn't stay up and let myself get worked up over who was going to win. Congratulations to all, I guess.

Politics? Don't get me started on how our government fell* before ending their term for the fourth time in a row (*does that expression translate?). Why the majority of the country keeps voting for our failed prime minister again and again is beyond comprehension.
On the bright side: 'my' green left party won in the local elections, so there may be hope for the national elections this summer.

I want to thank the people of Iceland for saying what our government should have told the greedy savers before giving them back their money: SUCK IT. I seriously don't understand why the savers had to be compensated for their loss. I believe it's so they have money to spent to boost the economy? But if they weren't interested in spending the money or investing in our own banks in the first place, what's the point?
I don't agree with what our minister of finance did, but I'd rather the millions of people in the UK and the Netherlands bring up the (tax) money to fix the booboo of 340.000 suckers than have the 310.000 people in Iceland who had fuck all to do with the mess cough it up. Do the math.

Personal issues? I'm getting quite tired repeating myself every month; despite getting older, my cycle is not getting easier. I thought I was doing fine emotionally/mentally, but fighting the body is wearing me out and I'm trying not to slide into a depression. Being constantly hungry and horny while battling the body is tiresome.
I've fucked up quite a few dinners in the past few days and eating is a struggle all day long, but I'm not sure what is cause and effect when it comes to feeling like a failure on this issue. *brave smile*

Enough whining. I have something to look forward to and right now I will focus on the fun: I'm going to Reykjavik next weekend! Despite my ridiculous experience with traveling I'm already starting to stress out about packing, but I'm sure I will get through that and be able to enjoy the adventure *g*.

So, how are all of you doing? You've been awfully quiet, flist. So much so that I worry I'm missing out on stuff. MAIL ME, COMMENT ME, LOVE ME. (You know I love y'all, right?)

Comments

[bflyw.livejournal.com]

Glad you posted - if not for anything else than to see that SOMEONE on my flist is alive! It seems like my entire LJ died! And from your comment, it seems like it isn't just my flist that has been quiet!

I have never kept an eye on the Oscars. Habit from I was a kid I guess when all the film came much later to Norway - so none of the films showed here until months after the Oscars... which meant I had never even heard of them yet when the Oscars came around. Films come a little bit sooner now, so I could have seen some of them now (like The Hurt Locker premiered in Norway in September, Crazy Hearts 2 weeks ago), but not all (The Blind Side premiers tomorrow....) It's just so much more fun cheering for films you have actually seen and liked, instead of just being told what others (the academy) thought was good. The only film I had seen was Avatar, which I did not like.

*hugs* (for fighting your body)

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

I'm not gonna lie: I freak out when the flist is quiet and my inbox stays empty. It feels like my world is shrinking!
(I should probably comment more faithfully to the few people who are posting;)

I have avoided Avatar after my filmfriend J. commented on it; I understood it looked spectacular but the plot was rather a mash of been-there-done-that. We went to see the Hurt Locker together, mostly because of one of our favorite actors (Guy Pearce) was in it. The film is nervewracking but mostly annoying with boring in between. I don't recommend it unless you're into warmovies.

Thanks for the hug *hugs back* (I have not commented but I am aware of what you're going through - luckily we both have awesomeness to look forward to!)

[bflyw.livejournal.com]

I walked out of Avatar about 50 minutes in - I still hadn't been drawn into the story.... and of course when the whole 3D experiense just made me sick I couldn't sit there anymore! I was about to throw up from it. It was like being on a bad rollercoster.

lots and lots of awesomeness! *nods*

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

Hii. I really have been quiet, and not checking my flist like I ought to. I'm going through a seriously sad phase of my own so I'm just trying to cuddle up on my couch a lot and find ways to be as relaxed as possible.

I cannot believe you didn't love The Hurt Locker, I'm so glad that for once, the movie I wanted to win actually won.

Have fun in Reykyavik! I'm going to London the weekend after that, so we have goodies to look forward to *high fives you*.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Well hello! We haven't been in touch for a bit, have we?
I'm sad to hear you have stuff to deal with, if you want to share the burden, you know where I am, mkay?
I trust RyRo manages to amuse and relax you a bit (that HOUSE!)

I found the Hurt Locker rather dragging on and not that special to be honest.

I just read that Reykjavik-guide you gave me and discovered a very cool designer store. I don't care about clothes, but I may have to do some shopping there;)

[sillie]

Politics.... ugh, don't get me started. People...

Sucks that you have to fight your body so much. But yay for Reykjavik! I really hope you'll have fun.

I'm around. Just.. to much going on in my head to make a coherent post. I'm doing another picture post tomorrow though. :'3

*hugs*

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

It was another wild day in politics today. Wouter Bos suprised me (good decision imo)

Hey, the body is a bitch, but its timing is excellent: it will be on its best behaviour in Iceland \o/

Non-coherent random picspams are much appreciated (it's a most enjoyable sign of life:)