Wicked
Haven’t blogged in quite a bit. Been busy with real life, hahaha! Uhurmm.
Actually, have taken to being a housewife and doing all the work that goes with the job.I rush home from work most days to make sure that the house is clean and tidy before Kim gets home. Am not complaining. I actually like it.Distracts me from the horrors of the world, and the terrible tragedy of living under a government such as that of Macapagal-Arroyo (she makes me sick, literally. We’ve had to ban all talk about Malacanang from the dinner table because it obliterates our appetite and makes us want to glug down gallons of liquids with insanely high alcoholic content. Anyway).
I finished ‘Eldest’ last night, Christopher Paolini’s sequel to his first novel ‘Eragon.’ Saw the movie version of the first, and it’s not all that bad (I love dragon movies) but the dialogue sucked big time.
‘Eldest’ is much better than ‘Eragon’ language-wise. Paolini has the writing chops and I am positively verdure with envy. I like the dragon Saphira much better than Eragon (who’s a teenager, and has the annoying traits of one, gaaaah), which I suppose means a lot about how I view people (I often like animals more than people. I’ll take my dog Poofy’s company and ‘conversation’ over some people’s I know any time.)
I hope than the second film will be better, because the plot and story-telling of the sequel isn’t so very dragging like its predecessor. More things happen, there’s more texture to the characters. I always have to keep in mind that ‘Eragon’ was written by a 15 year old, who finished it when he turned 17. Paolini finished ‘Eldest’ when he turned 21.
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I am so not looking forward to the midterm elections. More political activists, members, leaders and symphatizers of cause-oriented groups and progressive peoeple’s organizations are certain to become targets of the campaign of extermination of this &*^$##$^#@ government.
Am batting for the opposition though. Not that I completely believe in their goodness of heart; but there are some I think who could do good if they really wanted and chose to.
Anything to defeat Macapagal-Arroyo and her candidates. To defeat and humiliate.
I know that for the most part of last year, this blog has been somewhat political (but not very, right?), but this year I think I won’t be so if I can help it.
If I can help it.
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I l
ove the soundtrack of the Broadway musical ‘Wicked.’ Got the CD as a Christmas gift. My favorite song is ‘Defying Gravity’ where Elphaba declares her independence and vows to fight against the worsening political repression of the power-usurper Wizard of Oz. It’s a rousing, melodious and steel-honed kind of song.
‘Popular’ which is sung by Galinda (before she rechristened herself ‘Glinda’) is quite funny.
The book doesn’t end happily, so I’m glad that the musical has a resolution that’s more favorable for my new favorite Witch.
