Short film made for uni, get the result on Friday, but I got a 2:1 for my pitch. Which is pretty alright.

Paranormal Activity 2 (and scientific eksplanayshunz)

So back way back in November last, I wrote a post about a spooky experience I went through in the dead of night, featuring an out of body experience and some sort of ghostly poltergeist: http://isabeloola.blogspot.com/2010/11/paranormal-activity.html

Last night I think I got to the bottom of it.

Once again, as I was about to go to sleep I had that feeling of someone else being in the room. Someone see through and ectoplasmy. What can I say? I have an overactive imagination, and I gave it little thought before drifting relatively easily into sleep. That night I had a peculiar dream, which, at first, mostly made me feel sad; families (that I didn't know) were writing messages on their computers to children and babies that had died in their families. Weird, and depressing too: Like a forum to the afterlife.

After I had strolled through multiple living rooms and homes that these families resided in, I reached the last. I read the tragic little note (cannot remember what it said at all) and turned around to see the dead son standing before me with his ominous face and yellow tshirt. Creepy ghost children are absolutely not what I want in a dream. Almost immediately my brain kicked in: "No. Abort. ABORT." And up I woke. Except I was still in the dream. Stupid REM cycle. What a rem.

So. A brief shot of lucid dreaming followed by sleep paralysis. Yum.

I don't know how long passed but I woke properly (sort of) at some point (obviously). Of course, I couldn't move -_- And when I finally could it was like I had pins and needles all over my body. Unpleasant.

When I finally plucked up the courage to turn my head and switch on the light I saw that it was a little after 2am.

I read Simon Pegg's Nerd Do Well until I couldn't fight the demon sleep anymore and passed out. No dreams followed. Restful bliss!

(When I woke up one of my necklaces was lying on the lower tier of my table. I am going to pretend I know for sure that it had been on the higher tier and was just knocked down)

soooooooo slooooooooowww

Watch in full screen. You won't regret it.

Firefly

I recently started watching the TV series Firefly, and I completely fell in love with it. So much so that two days later I've finished the box set and the film sequel, Serenity. It's a series that manages to blend comedy, action and drama with both believable and likeable characters. The worlds created on screen are fascinating and engaging, and it's a tragedy that only one series was ever made: It really had the potential for something that could have gone on for years. That being said, it would have run the chance of going on too long and becoming rubbish, and the idea of so many box sets really wouldn't have helped my bank balance.

That being said, the fact that it was so short in no way hindered the series. There were no real loose ends to be pondered over - though certain mysteries of the Shepherd could have been answered - as the film rounded up the characters' stories fairly well. It ended with the possibility for more but managed not to leave the viewer in anguish and confusion at the end, which is always a plus point.

I couldn't find a trailer for the series but here's one for the movie (which can be seen as a stand alone, but really needs the back story of the series for you to get involved with the characters and plot).

Night of the Living Trekkies

The idea of a trailer for a book is a novel idea (no pun intended) and I must admit that it was watching this trailer that led me to purchase this book. The only sad thing is that it's not actually being made into a full movie. Perhaps this will be a good thing, and will encourage people to read the book. This is good as it means that the writers will be more likely to earn the money that they deserve, as books are a lot harder to pirate than films (though with the increasing popularity of ereaders and kindles, books are getting easier to download).

I'm not a trekkie, or trekker, but even I can comprehend the awesome that is this book. I only hope the ending's as good as the rest.