Random Thoughts, SBQ, and Booking Through Thursday

Here's the update:

(1)Nano writing: up to 5200 words. I'm probably jinxing myself by saying this but things are flowing pretty well. Some of the characters in my book have been in my head for so long that I feel more like I'm introducing old friends rather than telling a story. I've really only had to write for about one uninterrupted hour a day in order to get my daily quota in, but believe me I KNOW that will change over the course of the month. I have to say that writing without the pressure of an audience or criticism is pretty liberating. It feels great to just "let the story take its own course"; I think that even I will be surprised where it ends up at the end of the month.

(2)Knitting: I have been working on Little Rage's sweater in the limited free time that I have. Hopefully, I'll have the front finished soon. In a perfect world, I'll have it done by Thanksgiving, then its on to Little Diva's Barbie pink(you know the color I'm talking about)sweater. Knitting those Log Cabin socks has really given me the sock bug again, but I'm fighting the urge to start more because I tend to be really "all or nothing" with sock knitting--I usually can't put them down until I'm done and I have other things I'd like to do for a while.


(3)Stitching: Okay, nothing was done this week and I don't really see it entering the my hectic schedule in the immediate future. Thanks to everyone who has commented so far on my "reward" stitching piece. You've pretty much swayed my decision and when(notice I didn't say "if")I finish the NaNo novel, I'll probably be starting Storykeeper. I actually think it will progress about a thousand times faster than Arwen and Aragorn, because the confetti is limited at best. I'm thinking I'll alternate months as I work on these, because I really love both and I want to finish them in this lifetime :)

Finally, last night I watched the Star Wars movie--you know, Revenge of the Sith. It really did tie everything together, but that being said I did feel that there were some major unbelievable things going on towards the end(and yes I get that science fiction is mostly unbelievable, but I like it and I am usually willing to suspend disbelief to an extent). Someone explain to me how Anakin/Darth Vader actually lives through his mutilation at the end? I mean, come on people, why not just make him a living severed head for goodness sake! Considering that he did all this for his wife(allegedly); he didn't seem to jazzed to have any closure on it--visit the grave, look into where your kids are, something, man--you loved this girl, remember(Lucas only spent three movies depicting your love story; you scream with grief once and that's all the audience sees? Maybe I've seen too many chick flicks?)

Okay, enough with my Star Wars rant--it did make me want to revisit the old ones, especially to spend some time checking out Han Solo. I always liked him more than Luke.

Have a great weekend!
Happy knitting, stitching, and reading,
aloha:)

Today's "Stitching Blogger's Question" was suggested by Dianne (http://diadsie.blogspot.com/) and is:

If you have stitched for a while, can you usually pick out the DMC colors you need from memory when you go to your LNS? (For example, you know that 610 is a brown.)

Not really--I mean I know black is 310 and when I'm working on a specific piece I start to memorize what colors I'm working with all the time(but I think that's associated more with the symbol than the DMC number), but when I'm finished stitching it usually just leaves my head. You're my hero if you can memorize the DMC list :)

Booking Through Thursday

Jeanne suggested that we talk about books that have been made into movies.

1. When you think of books that have been made into movies, what one comes to mind first? This will be no surprise from me, but Harry Potter.


2. Did the movie really capture the feeling of the book? I guess it captured the feeling and spirit of the books, but I'm really a stickler for detail and really most, if not all, movies made from books are NEVER as good as the book was. Plus, don't you find when you read a book that you get an image in your head of what the characters look like and when they make the movie it taints that image in your mind? Truly Harry, Hermione, and Malfoy don't look the way I pictured them. As for the fourth movie, I already have a feeling that Krum will not look the way I pictured him either. I'd say Hagrid and Snape are the closest to how I pictured them, Hagrid especially. Snape looked a little older and heavier than he was in my mind, but as far as carrying off his personality--Rickman is brilliant(I've loved just about every movie I've seen him in).


3. What about other movies from books? Which movies do you feel really captured (or if you prefer, didn't capture) the feeling of the books they were based on? I have to say that because I get so attached to my image of how the characters look and my need for screenwriters to stick to the books plot and dialogue(which they really don't seem to), I rarely enjoy movies made from books. Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are my favorites, but I haven't read Lord of the Rings and I've heard that considerable liberties where taken with that as well. Update: After reading Renee's post I slapped myself on the head. I was thinking about this meme and totally forgot to mention Interview with a Vampire--that is one of my all time favorite books. Anne Rice's early work is some of my favorite stuff and it still shapes what I read today. I had the same concerns as Renee when it came out, but on the whole it was pretty faithful to the book--unlike Queen of the Damned.