It Is Bad Out There

Affirm with me: If I do not have the power to change the world at large, I may have the power to affect significant portions of it. And if I can’t do that either, I may have the power to better the lives of many. And if I also can’t manage that, I may have the power to shelter and mend a few from the cruelties of the world. Aiming high, but I am taking what I can get.

Snaps & Thumbnails? Plus More...

As I continue to move more of my fangirlism to this site, a few things have come up.

• Given that, at least when it is a full 'Event' sort of thing, I have an entire post dedicated to trailers and teasers alone, it seems too redundant for me to use trailers on my "feedback" post as well. So I went with taking a few snaps instead (added 3 more). Is that alright? Should I keep going like that?

• I do treasure my old posts, trust me. I'm never deleting them. I'm just still waiting for that year when things are mostly settled and running on their own, so that I can dedicate myself to digging through everything and bringing back all the posts that are still of relevance. I'll probably leave some hidden that I'll later quote or take excerpts from, too. But they're safe, waiting for their time to shine.

• I'm aware that I'm not everybody's cup of tea and I will never be everybody's cup of tea. If that's your thing, then more power to you. Really. But it's not mine. My type of 'Perfect' is not other types of 'Perfect'. I'm still striving for my type of perfect and that's all you can expect from me. In time, with practice. Believe me, I cringe at my own stuff. A LOT. But sometimes that's all I can put out and call it a day. Basically, though, I wish to be able to look back at what I make as though they are portals to a moment, within a time and place, and trigger memories of such. That's my aim and my priority.
• If you see me not posting more often what I love, it's likely not because I didn't get enough likes or whatever, it's that, as I've been saying, I'm too stressed and overwhelmed these days to afford myself that luxury. So don't worry about me in that regard, I know how to be boring and annoying AND own it. (But yeah, still totally love hearing when somebody genuinely enjoys what I do.)

(Also, fixed some typos in my previous posts. WTH? 2027 instead of 2016. How did that even happen? Now I'm scared I'll live out The Martian again in 2027. NO. PLEASE. NO. 😩)

Project Hail Mary (References)

I may be wrong, but maybe it is somehow connected? Impossible not to think back to La La Land with Ryan Gosling there and to The Martian with Andy Weir also there. Especially with how they didn’t shy away at all from bringing up those films as they promoted Project Hail Mary. (Ryan even joked about redoing a scene with Rocky instead. This time, having his hand in a different direction, which had been haunting him?)

I caught Grace play-pretending a dance, while alone in space, that resembled one of Sebastian and Mia’s. Or was that just a silly moment? Like the glass tapping scene? Tapping is fun!

Anyhow and anyway, I wrote about both of those films too, in the past, so I had to go down memory lane. Like, I have to. It's what I do. So... LOOK HERE. It’s LA LA LAND AND THE MARTIAN WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. Do I have your attention now? But then again, ADDers will ADD. And that’s probably fine, too. ‘Cause… references. Sometimes they apply. Sometimes. Etc.

Okay, what could I have possibly written back then?

July 22, 2018. Excerpt from a La La Land post. You know what? I’m soooo thankful that Project Hail Mary took a different turn. I craved that happy ending. Romantic or not. Sentimentality can be just as wonderful.

January 4, 2016. Excerpt from a The Martian post. Actually, all the text. It was a quick post. But why was I ending each and every single sentence with an exclamation mark in the first paragraph? Was I shouting or what? Strange.

Time flies. And one day is not enough for everything I’d like to delve into regarding Project Hail Mary and all it may entail and imply. So happy I can nerd out on it forever!

Project Hail Mary (2026)

I’m just gonna gush about it to my heart’s content ‘cause there’s no way I can do justice to everything in it by being collected and articulate. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS MOVIE. Zero exaggeration. And though I hate to be down, it’s as if I got to see it right when I needed it the most. With everything currently going on. And it picked me up like I could have never imagined. What an out-of-this-world treat!

I’m so incredibly inspired and motivated by grand and crucial missions, although, of course, I wouldn’t want to LITERALLY be in his shoes. But putting things aside so that you can help save, well, everything? Now that’s a calling for a higher purpose. Merely being a witness to that filled me with awe and so much more.

Question. What’s up with the way Grace woke up from his coma, though? That both intrigued and concerned me. How does that go internally? With memories not coming back immediately and whatnot? Are some forever lost and inaccessible? Are people even the same person afterward? Or…? I wonder.

It caught me by surprise how intertwined the concept of death and passing away was, too. How thoughtfully and carefully it was handled. Everything from honoring the crew members by basically promising not to let their efforts be in vain to how Rocky is practically moved to be extra attentive due to his losses. Sometimes I think that honoring the dead and, simultaneously, holding on to those still alive with us is a lost art. But it wasn’t lost here at all.

And speaking of Rocky and being thoughtful and careful, it was such a kind gesture to bother to help find him a voice that suited him. That scary one? Yikes! The following ones? Off, just off. Until that one that did convey his playful (and sorta annoying) nature. In general, he was so adorably depicted, while still going over and embracing his range as a character, that it easily melted my heart. The party hats, too, I can barely handle this much endearment!

The possibility of him dying and them having a sad ending, however, had me FRETTING. You could probably say that I was silently screaming, too. No, no, no. I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT. Imagine the relief when they both made it safely. Then imagine the joy when, to top it all off, they even had a world to themselves with other little aliens taking classes.

Overall, it was beyond beautiful. Profoundly so. I sincerely have trouble even believing that something like this exists and I got to be there for it. My body may be tired, but my spirit can now go on and on.

Words of encouragement. Words of GREAT encouragement.

Project Hail Mary At The Cinema (Come Along)

Virtually being there. Arriving, looking around, leaving. Ultimately figured it was best to keep it as raw as possible, visually and audibly. So it could most realistically capture and share my pov during this event. Then I heard what was playing, unintentionally recorded, but... agreed. It is a shame that we don’t talk anymore the way we used to do. That much resonates. I miss my pals. Someday, though, someday. I’ll be at ease at last... 

Project Hail Mary At The Cinema (Peculiar Decor)

Check out this peculiar decor! It was one of the first things I saw when I went into the theater and, not gonna lie, it put a smile on my face. That’s so cool! It’s a sort of a blend of green and blue, too. Feels like a significantly meaningful synchronicity somehow! Because of reasons. Iykyk.

Project Hail Mary At The Cinema

There will come a time when I’ll fondly look back to this day as the day I went to the movie theater to watch the unforgettable Project Hail Mary movie. Heck, I’m already doing that. So, of course, I HAD to take plenty of pictures.

Turns out there’s no longer a movie theater right next to where I stay at, the one I went to see Barbie in, so I had to walk a little further away to another nearby one. And I guess that’s inviting me to switch it up more. Visit different places. Have different experiences and surroundings to take in. 

I went extra early, for the earliest show, so that I could have all the time I needed and wanted to take it all in. Have a little more solitude, too. In the end, it was only a few of us sitting (eventually comfortably leaning back). It is usually more crowded later on and on weekends. We also experienced a few technical difficulties in the middle of it and it turned me into a Karen. NO WAY I’ma miss even seconds of it. (They offered to refill our snacks in apology, on the house, and that was nice.)

I got my snacks, ready to immerse. Trust me, I looked for Skittles, ‘cause they seemed like an appropriate snack for it, but there weren’t any around. So this had to do. The unbearable IRONY when they appeared in the movie. Tsk, tsk. Also, such a bummer that they didn’t have any themed packaging, but I’m not complaining. I had a blast watching the film, regardless, got me starry-eyed all the way through. Yes, very AMAZE, AMAZE, AMAZE.

Project Hail Mary (Trailers)

You know, I’d seen it around. And normally, I’d want to watch movies like this. Yet, as I’ve been saying, it’s been stressful and overwhelming times these past few months for me, so I was sort of forcing myself to not mind it - until I couldn’t anymore. What do you mean, the sun is dying? THE SUN? That’s a topic that speaks to me!

So, thankfully, I’m not sure what possessed me exactly, but it did, maybe a desperate yearning for some magic to be able to keep facing this crude and cruel reality, I could pause and actually pay attention. And it did look like something I definitely shouldn’t miss! Whoa!

Ryan Gosling's movies are memorable. The author of The Martian is behind it. And I cannot think of a better song than Sign of the Times to go around. Also, that’s a… very compelling trailer. I’m in!

As if I wasn’t already bought, the second trailer further intrigued me. With a more serious tone, though still with its comic reliefs, it pretty much made it clear that this is indeed serious. Got me going, “Uh, oh. That bad?” I’ve never read the book, so I’m quite clueless at this point. But ok, ok. I’m locked in!

Then on to the final trailer. Damn. The gravity of the situation. The weight of that line. “The world is counting on you.” Imagine being someone who sees themselves as merely a school teacher and being hit with this. Among other things, I’d be in disbelief. Make sense of it all you want, but still. Jeez. It’s like, hello, we need an adult here. And you haven’t come to terms with the fact that YOU are the adult. And again, omg. You’ve got to be kidding. What have we come to?

It’s Called Fashion, Look It Up (Literally)

Y’all, you wouldn’t believe this! If you know me, you’d know that my grandmother is fundamental, essential, and indispensable to who I am and what I do. Having protected, supported, and raised me with care for my particular gifts. And as such, I do my best to honor her and her legacy.

I always knew she was an intelligent woman, being a strict math teacher, but I hadn’t realized she could be such a nerd! What in the outer space is she wearing?!

I can’t tell if I never noticed before, or I did and somehow completely forgot, and then proceeded to assume it was some generic pattern or something else, not pausing to truly look, but she really went and posed for a professional photograph wearing a vest with outer space motifs?

It’s as though it’s been written all along.

Project Hail Mary's Day Itinerary

  6AM - Personal (related) realization
10AM - A look at the trailers
  2PM - Come with me to the theater
  6PM - My feedback
10PM - It made me recall…