Bio
Name: Daniel Robert Lance Big Plume
Nickname: Saturnyne
Birthday: May 3, 1980
Age: 26
Sun Sign: Taurus
Moon Sign: Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey (Born)
Height: 170 cm
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Status: Single
Favorites
Color: Blue
Food: Chicken
Animal: Cat
Anime: Sailormoon
Show: CSI
PJ's: Sweatpants/ T-shirt
Pokemon: Porygon
Website: NHB Radio
My Linux Desktop
Current Moods
Song: Dog's A Best Friend's Dog
Links
Official Sins Of Science Homepage
Space-Kitten.Org
Wing Commander CIC
Tears For Fears
Contact
Email: saturnyne1d@netscape.net
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Saturday, May 04, 2002
4:53 PM Well yesterday, I turned 22. In celebration, we went out to a wonderful dinner, and out to see the Spider-Man movie. Jaymie was, of course, as radiant and beautiful as ever, and it was a joy to share the day with her. What made it more fun is that we observed No Pants Day. The Spider-Man movie was nothing short of astounding. The action, special effects, and even the acting captured the essence of all that is Spider-Man. The movie, like the comic, tells the story of Peter Parker (Played by Tobey Maguire), who is bitten by a spider and is given superpowers. He learns the hard way that "with great power comes great responsibility", and becomes the legendary hero, Spider-Man. Of course, it's also worth noting that the movie was released on the 40 year anniversary of the first printing of the very first Spider-Man comic. Now, the movie is done extremely well, and I enjoyed every second of it. Even the opening credits were fascinating and interesting, and the music, by Danny Elfman (Batman, Batman Returns, Simpsons, Futurama) is superb as well. Tobey Maguire does a great job of portraying the nerdy, yet somehow always handsome Peter Parker, a high school student struggling with everyday life in the suburbs of New York City. Maguire also shows his dynamic talent - he laughs, cries, is enraged and more. In the scene where he confronts his uncle's killer, Maguire had this look on his face that was so authentically cold and tortured that you couldn't help but shiver. Willem Dafoe did an excellent job playing Norman Osborne, and with the direction of Sam Raimi, did an even better job portraying the Green Goblin/Norman Osborne split personality trait. Even the way it was filmed was exquisite. He does a great job of distinguishing his voice too -- you can tell when it's the Goblin talking as opposed to when Norman is talking. Now, the part all you guys have been waiting for, Kirsten Dunst. Well, she sizzles of course, and is beautiful in her role as the popular, outgoing, but inwardly tortured Mary Jane Watson. She is stunningly beautiful in every scene, and plays the part of the damsel in distress really well. Also, during the "normal life" scenes, she plays the part of the tortured-but-hiding-it Mary Jane really well. Her acting dynamics are also explored, just like Dafoe's and Maguire's, and she pulls off all her emotions believably and naturally. Now, those Sam Raimi fans out there might be able to spot some of what I call "Raimi-isms". These include the use of Raimi's "Classic" car, the casting of bit parts for Bruce Campbell and his brother Ted Raimi, and a host of other "isms". If you can find them all, I'll be your personal booty call. What made the movie for me? Well, the action, the dizzying webslinging scenes, and the amazingly and carefully crafted action scenes. The acting was good, the special effects were amazing, and the display and use of Spidey's powers was liberal and fitting. Also, Spidey's witty quips to and about his foes and those around him ("Quiet kiddo, while mommy and daddy talk") are also present, but not in as great a quantity as I'm used to. But what really made the movie for me was that there was a shot of Stan Lee in it. So far, I've not met anyone who's seen him. I spotted him right away. Can you? What didn't make the movie for me? Well, the only complaint I'd have to make is about Tobey Maguire's facial expressions. In scenes where he was crying, or where he needed to appear genuinely miserable or tortured, he had this kind of unconscious grin on his face, like he was smiling through the sadness. While this is certainly an admirable trait in any character, it just didn't seem to fit in the movie. That, and I was disappointed that a cover of the 60's cartoon theme wasn't included, though I was more disappointed about that because Jaymie was. Here's a list of fun things to look for, when you go see the movie, from easy to hard: Sam Raimi's car Ted Raimi Bruce Campbell Evil Dead "scare cutting", as I call it Stan Lee The Scarlet Spider Milla Jovovich Overall, the feeling of this movie is that it's just the beginning. I hope for a sequel, and I hope it's Sam Raimi again. Incidentally, I still maintain that Jaymie looks a hell of a lot like Kirsten Dunst. </REVIEW> Over the last couple of weeks, I've been writing these Mortal Kombat stick figure comic "movies" for Jaymie. She really likes them, oddly, so I keep writing them. I'm already on the fourth installment. With each preceding "movie", I like to think that I do something better, or bigger than in the last one. The first one was kind of an equal mix of action and storyline -- an evil guy is at the top of a mountain, and the heroes need to get to the top and kill him before he can take over Earth. It also has a side-story featuring Sub-Zero, and his quest to return his friend Smoke to his human form. The featured heroes are Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Sonya, Jax, Kitana, Sub-Zero, Jade and Noob Saibot. Featured villians were Shao Kahn, Shang Tsung, Sindel, Baraka, Mileena, Kano, Cyrax, Sektor, Smoke (Becomes good), Reptile (Becomes good), Scorpion, Motaro, Goro and Kintaro. The second one, entitled "Mortal Kombat II: Sorcerer's Rising", featured a little more story and drama, as well as some over-the-top action scenes. In this one, the soul of the defeated Shang Tsung is reborn as a human on Earth with the help of another, unseen force. Tsung then makes a break for it to Edenia, a neighboring realm of Earth, and it's up to the heroes again, to stop him. As the heroes find out more about who's behind what, a war breaks out (which needs to look bigger, more on that later) between the evil force's army, and Edenia's resident warriors, the Shokan. Featured heroes are Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Sonya Blade, Kitana, Johnny Cage, Reptile and Rayden. The villians are Shang Tsung, his "master" (I don't want to give it away... it's a secret until the near-end of the thing), Rain, Ermac, Sheeva, Jade and Noob Saibot. The third installment, called "Mortal Kombat: The Queen's Tournament" was supposed to have more tragedy and drama and bigger fights than "Mortal Kombat" and "Sorcerer's Rising". It starts out that Kitana, made Queen of Edenia, has committed suicide and a tournament is held to decide a new ruler. A deadly secret, being held by Reptile, comes forth, and our heroes are once again sent into battle to save all neighboring realms. I explored the idea of Jade and Noob Saibot being in love in this one, and it carried rather well. Better than I expected, actually. Featured heroes were Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Sonya, Jade, Reptile, Noob Saibot and Johnny Cage. Featured villians were Reptile's "secret" (Again, no spoilers), and the reanimated corpses of Scorpion, Baraka, Kintaro, Mileena, Jax and Shang Tsung. The fourth installment, which is still being written, is called "Mortal Kombat IV: Outworld". In this one, the "secret" has proven to be too powerful, so the portal leading from the realm of Edenia into Outworld is sealed shut. They've been on the run for half a year, and each has their own personal mission. Meanwhile, in Edenia, a dark force erupts out of seemingly nowhere, and starts another war. I have yet to see if the portal is re-opened, or if I want it to be, or how I want things to end. If I end things a certain way though, there will be a Mortal Kombat V. Anyway, I hope this entry was particularly enjoyable for you. Say "happy birthday" to me by sending me emails and stuff. I had 26 messages today, and all were unimportant. Anyway, have a good day. I've got some writing to do.
Thursday, May 02, 2002 2:15 PM You know, I have no clue why I'm making an entry today. Actually, I just remembered. If anyone who reads this knows how the ending themes to Resident Evil 2 (the A scenario ending, not the heavy metal one) and Resident Evil 3 sound, then I encourage you to email me titles of songs (not actual mp3's, just titles) that sound just as beautiful as these ones. They're sweet, kind of sad and quite balladic. I wish I could write music that was that beautiful. Oh well.
Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:57 PM Same old song going 'round and around. It's not where I'm at, it's just where I have found myself. Still, the sounds keep the wolves from the door. This is my song: "Kill love now, don't be pure, don't be kind Kill love now, for your own peace of mind" These are the days of futures by design, so does your fate give you powers of immunity? I don't care if you're right or I'm wrong. This is your life. "Kill love now, don't be pure, don't be kind Kill love now for your own peace of mind" I took an IQ test tonight to see how I measured up to say... cavemen. Here's more testament to my screaming mediocrity: Your IQ Score is: 122 You are in the 55th percentile of all online test takers Average score of all online test takers: 118.70 Here is what they say about the range of my score: [Range of 115 - 130] "Only 15.86% of all test takers have scored in your range or higher. Your IQ is definitely in the high average level." Yippee. High average. I'm slightly more than mediocre. I'm what mediocre aspires to be. Yay for me. In fact, my average has gone down ten points since I last took an IQ test, which means that I'm getting more and more stupid. And the test is inaccurate by five points either way, which means I'm slightly smarter than I think I am, or I'm stupider than I think I am. I'm sure the latter applies here. I've always wanted my intelligence to be something that made me unique, that made me special. I wanted to be able to say to myself "Yeah, he can run an entire football field's length without getting tackled, but I can spell onomatopoeia!". And while I can spell onomatopoeia, I'm still not smart enough. I've always wanted to be gifted, not average. People can't be proud of an average me. I'm plain enough. People would only be proud if I was gifted and able to discover a cure for Cancer, or discover some chemical element that kills AIDS without harming humans at all. Nope. Instead, I get to use my average intelligence and use it to maybe write commercial jingles for the rest of my days. You want fries with that? I love you, Jaymie.
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