"What cure?" I asked the burglar.
"Gralg." The burglar said and I remembered the advertisement that I kept with me. "My wife, she's suffering from some type of depression. I woke up one morning and she was trying to kill herself."
"How-" I started to ask but Plague cut me off. I realized that the memory hurt the man. I decided to take another questioning route. "Couldn't you afford counseling for her?"
"I tried that." The burglar cried out. "But it didn't help. I decided to get Gralg. It was supposed to be the one thing that would save my wife."
"What does this Gralg look like?" Plague asked and I noticed that he was angry.
"It's a green pill. It's very hard to get." The burglar replied.
Plague nodded. "Watch over him, Matthias, I'm going to call the police."
"Okay." I replied and he walked out of the room.
Watching the burglar I started to feel sorry for him. Never mind that he would've killed me just a few minutes ago.
"Please, let me go, I need to save my wife. I don't know if she's alive or not. I need to help her." The burglar begged me.
I thought about disregarding Plague's orders but I felt he had his reasons for turning the burglar in. Mainly that the burglar broke in, entered, and was willing to kill both me and Plague. I shook my head and he moaned louder.
Plague walked back into the room. "I called the police. They'll be here shortly."
I nodded and we all waited. Finally the police came and took the crying burglar away.
"Who was he?" I asked Plague.
"It doesn't matter." He said. "What does matters is that he was going to buy an illegal substance."
"Gralg is illegal?"
"Yes. It was originally created to help those with mental disabilities. But it had some side-effects that were very damaging."
"What were the side-effects?"
"I don't know. But they were bad enough to make it illegal." Plague said.
I thought about Thomas Savan and the green algae. Maybe there was a connection between Gralg and the green algae. Or maybe I just needed more sleep.
Friday, August 5, 2011
If you could, would you travel to space?
Yes I would. I'm a big sci-fi nerd. My dream is to one day live on Mars.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Title: Alice in Wonderland
Director: Tim Burton
Based on the Books: Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There
Books By: Lewis Carroll
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, and Helena Bonham Carter
Rated: PG
Released: 2010
Rating: 3/5
Oscars: 2
Basic Plot: Alice returns to Wonderland (but doesn't remember being there before) and ends up having to save Wonderland.
The White Queen
Let me just say that Anne Hathaway was gorgeous as the White Queen. In fact, she was one of the best looking people in the movie. The antics of the White Queen were amusing to watch and fun. However, how she holds her hands (for the good majority of the film) does get a little irritating (though it looks good for a little while).
The Dark Atmosphere of the Film
I love when a movie isn't fully all happy and go lucky. This movie does have some scenes that might make little kids uncomfortable (the beheadings in the movie for one). For an older audience, however, these things aren't that troubling at all. Plus the movie does end on a happy note.
Better or Worse Than Other Versions
I only remember seeing the old Disney Alice in Wonderland animated feature a long time ago. I didn't form any memories that make me look back at the film with nostalgia. That version, though, was much lighter than this one. Bad things happened in that film but Burton's film is much darker.
Final Thoughts
This film is a decent fantasy film. It has the tried and true plot of a person (Alice) finding out that she is, indeed, someone with an important destiny. The villains are funny but never too threatening. If you are looking for a film to relax to, this one will do fine. If you're looking for a good fantasy movie, there are always other choices.
Director: Tim Burton
Based on the Books: Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There
Books By: Lewis Carroll
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, and Helena Bonham Carter
Rated: PG
Released: 2010
Rating: 3/5
Oscars: 2
Basic Plot: Alice returns to Wonderland (but doesn't remember being there before) and ends up having to save Wonderland.
The White Queen
Let me just say that Anne Hathaway was gorgeous as the White Queen. In fact, she was one of the best looking people in the movie. The antics of the White Queen were amusing to watch and fun. However, how she holds her hands (for the good majority of the film) does get a little irritating (though it looks good for a little while).
The Dark Atmosphere of the Film
I love when a movie isn't fully all happy and go lucky. This movie does have some scenes that might make little kids uncomfortable (the beheadings in the movie for one). For an older audience, however, these things aren't that troubling at all. Plus the movie does end on a happy note.
Better or Worse Than Other Versions
I only remember seeing the old Disney Alice in Wonderland animated feature a long time ago. I didn't form any memories that make me look back at the film with nostalgia. That version, though, was much lighter than this one. Bad things happened in that film but Burton's film is much darker.
Final Thoughts
This film is a decent fantasy film. It has the tried and true plot of a person (Alice) finding out that she is, indeed, someone with an important destiny. The villains are funny but never too threatening. If you are looking for a film to relax to, this one will do fine. If you're looking for a good fantasy movie, there are always other choices.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A Teacher's Motivation
Recently a reporter told Matt Damon that a teacher's only motivation is losing his/her job. At which Damon corrected the reporter.
I agree with Damon on this one. Teachers go in to education because they want to teach. Do they get a good deal out of their job decision? No! They have a horrible deal with the low pay and the kids they have to deal with. I am surprised that anyone decides to go into teaching in the first place.
If teachers had it certain that they had a stable position and good pay, there would be more of an incentive to teach.
I agree with Damon on this one. Teachers go in to education because they want to teach. Do they get a good deal out of their job decision? No! They have a horrible deal with the low pay and the kids they have to deal with. I am surprised that anyone decides to go into teaching in the first place.
If teachers had it certain that they had a stable position and good pay, there would be more of an incentive to teach.
The Terminator (Part 4)
The Terminator is an average action flick but it does have something that makes it stand out from the rest.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
S&N: Curse Revealed 1
It had been hours since I had escaped The Net facility and stolen another car once I had gotten far enough away. The Net facility had been my home since my rebirth. I shouldn't say rebirth since I am now a machine. I was once a living, breathing, human girl and now I am a Machine. A filthy Machine.
Though I was allowing an inner dialog inside my head, I was focusing more on my surroundings. I would shortly be with Samara and I couldn't wait. I felt that if I could still feel something with Samara I would be human enough.
I finally found the apartment and felt a feeling close to happiness. It wasn't the same, though. I should have been feeling extreme bliss after being away from Samara for so long. I slowly got out of the car as I imagined that Samara would not accept me. Hell, I didn't even accept myself most days now.
I walked to the door as I gathered courage that I did not feel. Before I got to the door I looked behind me and saw something that I couldn't really tell if it was there or not. It flickered in and out. It seemed to be a young woman who was all in white and her whole form was nebulous. Finally she just disappeared. I would have to get myself looked at later.
Turning back to the door, I walked to the door and hesitated a moment and then knocked. With my Machine hearing I heard more than one person in the apartment. Was I already replaced by Samara? Would it now be easier for her to push me away?
The door opened and a man greeted me. My human memory didn't recognize him but my database did. It identified him as a member of Karma. My friend unless he found out what I really was.
"Can I have a glass of water?" I asked while giving him the hand signal.
The man looked at me a moment before nodding and letting me in.
"Why did Karma send you here?" The man asked after he shut the door.
"I can't tell you because of orders." I replied. Karma sometimes would have its members keep secrets from other members. This was, of course, so that the secrets could be better kept. Also allowed less of a chance for betrayal. "But what I can tell you is that I'm looking for Samara Crichton."
I was worried that this was pushing away the Karma member's trust in me. Looking around I could see two other members in the room. I could see their distrust of me but they had to follow their leader.
After a few minutes the Karma member nodded.
"I will have her location in a few minutes. I don't believe I've heard anything about Crichton's location being kept secret." He said and paused a moment. "And maybe you can help her. She lost her lover a few years back and you look like her type of woman."
Though I was allowing an inner dialog inside my head, I was focusing more on my surroundings. I would shortly be with Samara and I couldn't wait. I felt that if I could still feel something with Samara I would be human enough.
I finally found the apartment and felt a feeling close to happiness. It wasn't the same, though. I should have been feeling extreme bliss after being away from Samara for so long. I slowly got out of the car as I imagined that Samara would not accept me. Hell, I didn't even accept myself most days now.
I walked to the door as I gathered courage that I did not feel. Before I got to the door I looked behind me and saw something that I couldn't really tell if it was there or not. It flickered in and out. It seemed to be a young woman who was all in white and her whole form was nebulous. Finally she just disappeared. I would have to get myself looked at later.
Turning back to the door, I walked to the door and hesitated a moment and then knocked. With my Machine hearing I heard more than one person in the apartment. Was I already replaced by Samara? Would it now be easier for her to push me away?
The door opened and a man greeted me. My human memory didn't recognize him but my database did. It identified him as a member of Karma. My friend unless he found out what I really was.
"Can I have a glass of water?" I asked while giving him the hand signal.
The man looked at me a moment before nodding and letting me in.
"Why did Karma send you here?" The man asked after he shut the door.
"I can't tell you because of orders." I replied. Karma sometimes would have its members keep secrets from other members. This was, of course, so that the secrets could be better kept. Also allowed less of a chance for betrayal. "But what I can tell you is that I'm looking for Samara Crichton."
I was worried that this was pushing away the Karma member's trust in me. Looking around I could see two other members in the room. I could see their distrust of me but they had to follow their leader.
After a few minutes the Karma member nodded.
"I will have her location in a few minutes. I don't believe I've heard anything about Crichton's location being kept secret." He said and paused a moment. "And maybe you can help her. She lost her lover a few years back and you look like her type of woman."
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