Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Post-Insurgence madness.

This post may contain a lot of clinical-sounding, matter-of-fact toned, partially incomprehensible and incomplete sentence. But I need to write since it had been a quite while and what's more, I needed to vent.

#1: I still can't quite be at peace with Four's real name because apparently, I hate the name Tobias. The fact that "Tobias" is actually Severus Snape's father's name may have contributed to most of the hatred for that name. And this is what it's like to have multiple fandoms exploding in my head.

#2: People still have issues with the whole printed-words-or-ebooks argument. I'm here to tell you I am both ebook and printed-words kind of person. True, I have a shitload amount of ebooks in my phone, which includes the fourteen (and still increasing) titles that I have read so far, and the fact that Apple's iBook application is like a God-sent present for me, and will not stop me from reading novels off my iPhone. It's like people keep asking me, "Puas ke baca kat phone?" or "Puas ke baca buku tapi tak pegang buku?". It's exhausting to answer them again and again, but Imma answer them now.

I download books to that I would read them. I don't give a damn if it's not a real book. As long as I could read the goddamn thing, I will read it. Even the words are just on my much worn-out phone's screen.

However, I still purchase real-life books. I love having the physical books in my own hand, especially seeing them all arranged on my shelf. I mostly read series, or books by the same author. And being an OCD-ish person I am, I am waiting to buy the right kind of book. For instance, I bought my THG trilogy with the same, all-black, minimal-designed cover version.

It's this obsession of mine to collect and buy books (or series) with the minimally designed covers. Particularly with black background. Black base colored book covers will forever be my sort-of kryptonite. I won't go as far as saying that some books have ugly covers, ugly fonts adorning the covers. But I honestly detest that kind of covers.

And regarding my post title today, yes. I have been eyeing this delicious-looking, black-and-minimal-designed covers for the Divergent trilogy books. And I'm just waiting for my next allowance (or the BB1M vouchers) to be spent on them. That's me, though. Finding the perfect cover version to satisfy my weird obsession. Buying it. And have a night out session with all of my special books.

Hahah, macam cari boyfriend haaa. I'm complicated liddat.

So yeah, I'm both ebook and printed-words kind of person.

#3: Finally, Insurgent the movie. I honestly wish that they would exploit the back story of the not-so-minor-but-not-so-major characters, like Marlene, Uriah & Zeke, Cara, Lynn. I mean, I understand how those characters aren't as important, but that's what I have to expect from all the books-turned-movie trend, I guess? On the other hand, loveee the adjustment to the transmitters, the not-so-expected ending. There are not-so-subtle changes made to the movie from the book to fit in the two-hours frame, for sure. But the good kind of change.

And I would love to see happy-induced-Tris. Damn. That's like the equivalent of Finnick Odair's underwear scene. Oh God. Why they wont make those whyYYYYYY

#4: On a completely different note, I can't wait for the Mockingjay Part II movie. I've heard from some people that Part I was as boring as hell, with not much amount of action-packed scenes except from the District 8 chaos, but I have to remind myself that those "some people" didn't read the books and subsequently, didn't realize how they have managed to stay true to the storyline even if it's a bit slow. Well, at least 90% true.

That 10% would be about Effie. Haha.

#5: And I have been so oblivious to this one band who apparently had been supplying a generous amount of soundtrack for some of the most iconic scenes in some my favorite movies; The Fault in Our Stars, Warm Bodies, Divergent. Damn man, let's hear it for M83 yall!

So I guess that would conclude my ranting session this time. This may or may not be deleted; my writing today had been hideously erratic. But you know, sometimes, in my life, I need to be erratic and agitated to get my point fully across. So um yeah. Good night (or morning, whichever you people prefer) everyone! :)

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