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January 31, 2006
Flashback : Week 2 Assignment
My attempt at a single player pong game.
Pong Version 1
Pong Version 1 FLA File
Posted by zaianne at 06:08 PM | Comments (0)
January 30, 2006
For the love of books
-Joseph Addison
So I’ve been tagged by Am, all the way from Malaysia. For the love of books, So here it goes:
1) What is the total number of books you've owned?
- I can't possibly answer that. Alot is all I can say...truthfully
2) What is the last book you bought?
- ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition by Colin Moock
3) What is the last book you've read?
- Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins
4) What are you currently reading?
- My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.
5) What are the 5 books that have meant a lot to you or that you particularly enjoyed ?
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- Blankets by Craig Thompson
6) What book(s) would you wish to buy next?
- The Grapes Of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
- Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
7) What book(s) that caught your attention but never has a chance to read?
- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
- The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
- To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- East of Eden by John Steinbeck
8) What book(s) that you've own for so long but never read it?
- Can't say...coz I think I've read all the books I own.
9) Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
- Yen - Coz I just want to know what she's reading now
- Yati - Just coz I want her to do this survey
- Nuri - Simply because I feel like tagging her, and coz her choices of books are always interesting.
10) Your books' collections in one picture: Varied and vastly interesting.
Posted by zaianne at 11:47 PM | Comments (1)
January 29, 2006
Augustana : Boston
I was listening to one of my favorite radio stations here 107.1 The Peak when I heard this song by Augustana. Love it! Click to have a listen.
Boston
In the light of the sun
Is there anyone?
Oh it has begun
Oh dear, you look so lost
Eyes are red and tears are shed
Some world you must have crossed
You said, You don’t know me
You don’t even care
Oh yeah
She said, you don’t know me
You don’t wear my chains
Oh yeah - yeah
The essential yet appealed
Carry all your thoughts cross an open field
When flowers gaze at you
They’re not the only ones
Who cry when they see you
You said, You don’t know me
You don’t even care
Oh yeah
She said, you don’t know me
You don’t wear my chains
Oh yeah
She said, I think I’m going to Boston
I think I’ll start a new life
I think I’ll start it over
No one knows my name
I’ll get out of California
I’m tired of the weather
I think I’ll get a lover
I’ll fly ‘em out to Spain
I think I’m going to Boston
I think that I’m just tired
I think I need a new town
To leave this all behind
I think I need a sunrise
I’m tired of the sunset
Here it’s nice in the summer
Some snow would be nice
Oh yeah
Boston
No one knows my name
Yeah
No one knows my name
No one knows my name…
Boston
No one knows my name
Posted by zaianne at 01:26 AM
January 24, 2006
Flashback : Week 1 Assignment
This is first part of my assignment: Hope you guys like it!
Wish it was spring!!
Wish it was spring FLA File
And here's another one.
Lotus Garden
Lotus Garden FLA file
Posted by zaianne at 02:46 PM | Comments (0)
January 19, 2006
Shopgirl Review
So today after a long day at ITP, and grocery shopping I went home, changed into my I heart NZ (yes peeps NZ not NY, but NZ) t-shirt and got all comfy and curled up with my laptop, a cup of hazelnut coffee (hahaha yes laptop not book but laptop) and watched Shopgirl.
Although I have heard mixed reviews for the movie...I ultimately liked it.
Shopgirl, directed by Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie) from a screenplay by Steve Martin (adapting his novella), ventures into Lost in Translation territory. Although the relationships in this film are overtly romantic and sexual (as opposed to what was simmering beneath the surface in Translation), there's the same sense of longing and poignancy, and a recognition of spirits touching, then passing by. This is a smart, adult romance that rarely panders to clichés, and gives up the heady bliss of most such movies in favor of something bittersweet.
Mirabelle Butterfield (Claire Danes), who moved from Vermont to Los Angeles "to find a better life," works behind a counter in the glove department at Saks Fifth Avenue. She leads a lonely life, drifting from day-to-day, while carrying $39,000 in unpaid student loans and having only a cat to greet her every day when she returns home from work. Desperate for human warmth and contact, she falls into a relationship with Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman), a "font designer" who picks her up at a laundromat. Their fling ends when Jeremy decides to go on a rock-and-roll road trip and Mirabelle heads in another direction. That "other direction" is represented by computer executive Ray Porter (Steve Martin), a commitment-phobe who appears like Sir Galahad to Mirabelle. He's interested in sex with no strings, but she wants more. They have a discussion laying down the parameters of their relationship, but each interprets the words differently. Yet, despite his stated intentions, Ray's actions are more like those of a man besotted than a man looking for a casual liaison.
One tends to associate Martin with comedy, but Shopgirl is a dramatic piece. There are humorous bits (including an instance of mistaken identity that allows Jeremy to score unexpectedly) but, taken as a whole, the movie goes for the heart, not the funny bone. Ten years ago, it might have been unthinkable to accept that Martin has outgrown his "wild and crazy guy" image but, considering the many serious roles he has accepted since Father of the Bride, Shopgirl seems more like the next step in his evolution rather than a surprise.
There are some missteps. The most obvious of these is the way Ray and Mirabelle's story is occasionally interrupted to keep us apprised of Jeremy's misadventures. Although much of the humor comes from these scenes, they are unwelcome deviations. Our emotional energy is invested in Ray and Mirabelle; every time Jeremy makes an appearance, we want to get back to the main story. Plus, Jeremy's continuing presence is a dead give-away that his role in Mirabelle's life is not over. While Shopgirl's success does not demand a surprise ending, based on the way the film is structured, it's not difficult to guess how things are going to turn out.
Claire Danes, after disappearing for several years, has returned as an adult actress. Following Stage Beauty, this is the second straight movie in which she has agreed to a nude scene (it's tastefully done - an artistic rear shot). She doesn't have great range, but, when cast in a role that doesn't demand too much stretching, she can be effective. Mirabelle is that kind of part. Danes also has the ability to transform from frumpy to attractive with only a few changes, and that's an asset here. Martin, as low-key as he has ever been, almost seems to be channeling Bill Murray at times. Schwartzman is more annoying than endearing, but that's his specialty.
Most of the time, romance is a convenient Hollywood convention - something that can be sold to readers of Harlequin paperbacks. Rarely do we see a film that treats the subject seriously - exploring the highs and lows, the deflating disappointments, the desperate second-chances, the awkward moments, and the delicious yearning. Shopgirl does all of these things. It is not as strong a movie as Lost in Translation, nor does it leave as indelible a psychological imprint, but it will find favor with many who liked Sofia Coppola's venture into similar territory.
Posted by zaianne at 10:52 PM
Aqualung
I am currently in love with Aqualung's music! It's amazing! Here's the lyrics to Strange and Beautiful...which describes the song perfectly!
Click refresh to see the many faces of Matt Hales
I've been watching your world from afar,
I've been trying to be where you are,
And I've been secretly falling apart,
I'll see.
To me, you're strange and you're beautiful,
You'd be so perfect with me but you just can't see,
You turn every head but you don't see me.
I'll put a spell on you,
You'll fall asleep and I'll put a spell on you.
And when I wake you,
I'll be the first thing you see,
And you'll realise that you love me.
Yeah...
Yeah...
Sometimes, the last thing you want comes in first,
Sometimes, the frist thing you want never comes,
And I know, the waiting is all you can do,
Sometimes...
I'll put a spell on you,
You'll fall asleep,
I'll put a spell on you,
And when I wake you,
I'll be the first thing you see,
And you'll realise that you love me.
I'll put a spell on you,
You'll fall asleep 'cos I'll put a spell on you,
And when I wake you,
I'll be the first thing you see,
And you'll realise that you love me, yeah...
yeah...
yeah...
yeah...
yeah...
Posted by zaianne at 08:48 PM
First Week of Classes
The first week of classes has definitely been fun. Yes fun. I guess being away from NYU and the forth floor for a month made me realize how much I miss ITP. It was so good to get back into classes and get my brain going again. Thinking and getting creative.
So far I'm loving all my classes...Big Games, Drawing, Flashback and Methods of Motion. All great and fun fun classes. Of course along with classes comes assignments. So yeah, it's only been a week and I've already gotten a ton of work to do.
1. A reading assignment for Big Games
2. A interactive flash animation for Flashback
3. An animation toy, e.i. flipbook
Well, I guess that's it for this week.
Posted by zaianne at 08:12 PM
January 16, 2006
The Golden Globes!!!
I'm excited as today is Golden Globes night!!! Anyways my whole day is planned around E! Live at the Red Carpet and the Award show later at 8pm!! Yoo Hoo!!!
Anyways below are the list of the nominees!!!
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Anthony Hopkins
Best Motion Picture - Drama
A History Of Violence
Benderspink Productions; New Line Cinema
Brokeback Mountain
Focus Features/River Road Entertainment;
The Constant Gardener
Potboiler Prods./Scion Films; Focus Features
Good Night, And Good Luck
Section Eight/2929 Entertainment/Participant Productions; Warner Independent Pictures
Match Point
A Jada Production; DreamWorks Pictures
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Maria Bello – A History Of Violence
Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
Gwyneth Paltrow – Proof
Charlize Theron – North Country
Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs Of A Geisha
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Russell Crowe – Cinderella Man
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
David Strathairn – Good Night, And Good Luck
Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Heyman Hoskins Productions; The Weinstein Company
Pride & Prejudice
Working Title Prods.; Focus Features/StudioCanal
The Producers
Brooksfilms; Universal Pictures/Columbia Pictures
The Squid And The Whale
American Empirical/Peter Newman-InterAL; Samuel Goldwyn Films/Sony Pictures Releasing International
Walk The Line
Fox 2000 Pictures/TreeLine Productions/Catfish Productions; Twentieth Century Fox
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Judi Dench – Mrs. Henderson Presents
Keira Knightley – Pride & Prejudice
Laura Linney – The Squid And The Whale
Sarah Jessica Parker – The Family Stone
Reese Witherspoon – Walk The Line
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Pierce Brosnan – The Matador
Jeff Daniels – The Squid And The Whale
Johnny Depp – Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Nathan Lane – The Producers
Cillian Murphy – Breakfast On Pluto
Joaquin Phoenix – Walk The Line
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Scarlett Johansson – Match Point
Shirley MacLaine – In Her Shoes
Frances McDormand – North Country
Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
George Clooney – Syriana
Matt Dillon – Crash
Will Ferrell – The Producers
Paul Giamatti – Cinderella Man
Bob Hoskins – Mrs. Henderson Presents
Best Foreign Language Film
Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas)
France
Nord Quest Productions/Senator Film Productions/The Bureau Artemis Productions/Media Pro Pictures/TFI Films/Les Productions de la Gueville; Sony Pictures Classics
Kung Fu Hustle
China
Columbia Pictures Asia/Huayi Brothers/Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd/Star Overseas; Sony Pictures Classics
Paradise Now
Palestine
Augustus Film/Lama Films/Razor Films/Lumen Films/Arte France Cinema/Hazazah Film; Warner Independent Pictures
Promise, The (Master Of The Crimson Armor)
China
Moonstone Entertainment
Tsotsi
South Africa
UK Film & TV Production Company PLC/Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa/National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa; Miramax Films
Best Director - Motion Picture
Woody Allen – Match Point
George Clooney – Good Night, And Good Luck
Peter Jackson – King Kong
Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
Fernando Meirelles – The Constant Gardener
Steven Spielberg – Munich
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Match Point
Written by Woody Allen
Good Night, And Good Luck
Written by George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Crash
Written by Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco
Munich
Written by Tony Kushner, Eric Roth
Brokeback Mountain
Written by Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Syriana
Composed by Alexandre Desplat
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
King Kong
Composed by James Newton Howard
Brokeback Mountain
Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla
Memoirs Of A Geisha
Composed by John Williams
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
"A Love That Will Never Grow Old" – Brokeback Mountain
"Christmas in Love" – Christmas In Love
"There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway" – The Producers
"Travelin' Thru" – Transamerica
"Wunderkind" – The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Best Television Series - Drama
Commander In Chief
Touchstone Television; ABC
Grey's Anatomy
Touchstone Television; ABC
Lost
Touchstone Television; ABC
Prison Break
Original Film/Adelstein-Parouse Productions/Twentieth Century Fox Television; FOX
Rome
HBO Entertainment/BBC; HBO
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Patricia Arquette – Medium
Glenn Close – The Shield
Geena Davis – Commander In Chief
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer
Polly Walker – Rome
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Patrick Dempsey – Grey's Anatomy
Matthew Fox – Lost
Hugh Laurie – House
Wentworth Miller – Prison Break
Kiefer Sutherland – 24
Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
Everybody Hates Chris
My Name Is Earl
Weeds
Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives
Teri Hatcher – Desperate Housewives
Felicity Huffman – Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria – Desperate Housewives
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds
Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Zach Braff – Scrubs
Steve Carell – The Office
Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jason Lee – My Name Is Earl
Charlie Sheen – Two and a Half Men
Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television
Empire Falls
Into The West
Lackawanna Blues
Sleeper Cell
Viva Blackpool
Warm Springs
Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Halle Berry – Their Eyes Were Watching God
Kelly MacDonald – The Girl In The Café
S. Epatha Merkerson – Lackawanna Blues
Cynthia Nixon – Warm Springs
Mira Sorvino – Human Trafficking
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kenneth Branagh – Warm Springs
Ed Harris – Empire Falls
Bill Nighy – The Girl In The Café
Jonathan Rhys Meyers – Elvis
Donald Sutherland – Human Trafficking
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Candice Bergen – Boston Legal
Camryn Manheim – Elvis
Sandra Oh – Grey's Anatomy
Elizabeth Perkins – Weeds
Joanne Woodward – Empire Falls
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Naveen Andrews – Lost
Paul Newman – Empire Falls
Jeremy Piven – Entourage
Randy Quaid – Elvis
Donald Sutherland – Commander In Chief
Posted by zaianne at 05:21 PM
January 12, 2006
Crush
To someone I know...
You know everything that I'm afraid of
You do everything i wish i did
Everybody wants you, everybody loves you
I know i should tell you how i fell
I wish everyone would disappear
Every time time you call me, I'm too scared to be me
And I'm too shy to say
I got a crush on you
I hope you feel the way that i do
I get a rush
When I'm with you
I've got a crush on you
A crush on you
You know, I'm the one that you can talk to
And sometimes you tell me thing that i don't want to know
I just want to hold you
And you say exactly how you feel about her
And I wonder, could you ever think of me that way
I got a crush on you
I hope you feel the way that i do
I get a rush
When I'm with you
I've got a crush on you
A crush on you
I wish i could tell somebody
But there's no one to talk to, nobody knows
I've got a crush on you
A crush on you, I got a crush
You say everything that no one says
But i feel everything that you're afraid to feel
I will always want you, I will always love you
I've got a crush...
Posted by zaianne at 10:46 PM
January 11, 2006
Writing gives one Power?
It's been three days since my last entry. I know I promised myself I'd try to write more this year, but it's sort of hard to find anything to write, when there's virtually nothing happening. Sad really. Anyways a new acquaintance (not sure if he's really a NEW acquaintance since I first met him last Nov, but never really talked to him. Well whatever.) told me yesterday that "if you write everyday of your life, you'll be the most powerful person in your time, for you have everything documented each day." I guess there is some truth to that, and because of that I will try to write everday. Probably not blog about it, but yeah probably keep a personal journal, 'cept I can never trust myself with hand written stuff. I'm in no way trying to be the "most powerful person in my time", coz I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I had so much power, I just want to have something to look at and remind me of my youth when I'm all old and grey!
Posted by zaianne at 10:08 PM
January 08, 2006
Tonight I Wanna Cry
"Tonight I Wanna Cry", I can't stop listening to this song by Keith Urban. I fell in love with it the minute I heard it a few months ago on the radio, but totally forgot about the song. Anyways, thanks to King, I have to listen to it at least once everyday now! It's such a beautiful song!! So peeps if you want to know what I'm talking about...feel free to click play!
Alone in this house again tonight
I got the TV on
The sound turned down
And a bottle of wine
There's pictures of you and I
On the walls around me
The way that it was
And could've been surrounds me
I'll never get over you walking away.
I've never been the kind
To ever let my feelings show
And I thought that being strong
Meant never losing your self-control
But I'm just drunk enough
To let go of my pain
To hell with my pride
Let it fall like rain from my eyes
Tonight I wanna cry.
Would it help if I turned
The sad song on
All by myself
Would sure hit me hard
Now that your gone
Or maybe unfold
Some old yellow lost love letters
Its gonna hurt bad before it gets better
But I'll never get over you
By hiding this way.
'Cause', I've never been the kind
To ever let my feelings show
And I thought that being strong
Meant never losing your self-control
But I'm just drunk enough
To let go of my pain
To hell with my pride
Let it fall like rain from my eyes
Tonight I wanna cry.
Well, I've never been the kind
To ever let my feelings show
I thought that being strong
Meant never losing your self-control
But I'm just drunk enough
To let go of my pain
To hell with this pride
Let it fall like rain from my eyes
Tonight I wanna cry...
Posted by zaianne at 07:02 PM
January 04, 2006
Quest for Curiosity
I am currently fascinated by this 23 inch robot by Sony called Qrio, which stands for Quest for Curiosity. There are only 4 of them in existance right now, and all of them are in Beck's new video "Hell Yes". These little adorable humanoid, can do almost anything...walk, run, hop, play, dance, sing and even talk!!
I would love to own one, although I'm sure the market price would probably be the price of a new BMW. Basically Qrio is not being sold to the public...yet. They're just being used as Sony's corporate ambasador. Being shown all over Japan and just recently Europe. They put on little shows where they dance traditional geisha dance and even groove to hip hop. It's so cute! They can do everything even karate! Oh and did I mention they can actually recognize faces???? LOL. Anyways I love these little guys. Check out the video below, to see them dance in Beck's Hell Yes video!!!
Link to the Sony Qrio site, click below to learn more about these adorable little boys!
Posted by zaianne at 04:41 PM
January 02, 2006
Toothache...a sign of wisdom!
I have a bad toothache...and no...I don't have a cavity or anything or that sort. In fact I happen to take very good care of my teeth. I use to have really bad teeth when I was younger...cavities left and right, hated brushing (gross...I know but hey I was 5!!!) but luckily they were my milk teeth...so by the time I got my adult teeth, I learned my leason. So I haven't had much trouble with them...except occasionally since I was 17 a few months before my 18th birthday.
By that time...one of my wisdom tooth decided it was time to rip apart my left gum and give me a few weeks of the worst toothache ever. Of course I didn't know that was the case...not until I went to the dentist (I thought I had a cavity). I was in such excruciating pain I forced myself to go see the dentist. Plus I was leaving for Athens, Georgia and everyone knows how expensive a vist to the dentist can be in the States. So I told the dentist my problem and well she poked around abit, and sat me down...looked me in the eye and told me..."your teeth are fine, you don't have a cavity. it's just that one of your wisdom tooth is growing. so you will have to bear with the pain, for a few days as the teeth is trying to pry it's way out from under your gums." Anyways cut a long story short, she told me it usually takes awhile for a wisdom tooth to fully grow (sometimes years) and that I will feel pain occasionally as it's slowly coming out. She gave me pain killers, made me sit on the dentist chair and polished my teeth and that's it.
So for over 5 years I would occasionally feel pain on the left side of my mouth. It would usually hurt like once in a few months. I knew it wasn't a cavity, but it hurt as hell. I would always look in the mirror and check how much it had grown, hoping and praying it'll be over. I could see the tooth getting bigger and my gums giving way. Anyways my left wisdom tooth doesn't hurt anymore, although there is a bit more of it still under the gums, but it's now my right!!!
I woke up this morning with the worst pain! Looked in the mirror and saw it...a little bit of my gums on the right side of my mouth is teared. I couldn't believe it. My parents who are much older have never had their wisdom tooth come out but I have two now! It's so unfair! It hurts so bad...my mouth feels bloated. I knew very well I couldn't do anything...so I took pain killers. Not that it's working much!
I remember my dentist saying I should go check whether I will need my wisdom to be pulled out, but the thought of that just scared me. So I haven't really gone to check. Instead I did some reading today on wisdom teeth and found out that one can have up to 4 wisdom tooth and that there are many complications with getting one. Tumors, gum disease, decaying of other teeth, etc. It scared the shit out of me, but getting it pulled out scares the shit out of me as well. To pull or not to pull that is the question. Right now I just want to take some pain killers and try to go to bed!!!
Posted by zaianne at 11:01 PM
January 01, 2006
A New Year A New Beginning
So yeah...here's to another year full of new experiances. Do I have any resolutions for this year? Maybe I do maybe I don't...the thing with annoucing you have a resolution is that...you'll never follow through with it. So I think it's just best to remember to live life like you want to.
Oh yes, before I forget...this will now be my official blog add. NYU's given me my own server space and I might as well put it to good use. As most of you who's ever read my useless ramblings will know...I can never stay in one place when it comes to blogs, but that will end here...hopefully! I like the idea that I can always change the look of my blog/site but still keep the url add I have now.
The blog is still not perfect yet...and I still have alot of things I need to work on, so bear with it okay. Thanks peeps...oh and YooHoo HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Posted by zaianne at 12:00 AM