Exaggerated Patriotism?

Mood: proud
Listening to: The Kill - 30 Second to Mars
Reading: nothing... I have no time :P

Nah... I do feel very happy and proud about the triumph of my country men!

OK, OK... so we didn't win all of the categories in which the films of my "Tres Mosqueteros" (Three Musketeers-- Cuarón, Iñárritu and del Toro) were nominated, but... *does happy dance* Mexico got an Oscar!, Mexico got an Oscar!, Mexico got an Oscar!.... XD

You know what's a shame, though? I haven't even seen those movies *blushes*
I know, I know... that's bad! I've been absolutely traumatized by not being able to see them while they were still in theatres, but I'll take the first chance to see them! Even if I have to get a pirate copy of them.... mwahahaha....

Of course, that won't keep me from purchasing the authentic, legal and original versions, but I'm just dying to watch Children of Men, Pan's Labyrinth and Babel.

However, the fact that I haven't seen them doesn't mean that I hadn't made some research on Internet about the plot and other information about such films ;)
And it's thanks to that research that I don't feel like I'm totally "lost" with no knowledge about this topic.

IMHO, Cuarón did deserve the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Children of Men looked to me like an extremely interesting concept and I'm sure it'd be exactly the kind of movie I love. And Adriana Barraza... I heard she did an excelent job... but alas. Looks like the Academy thinks otherwise.

Anyway, the point was to congratulate my country men. I hope we keep on following this path and always move forward. I believe that if we do that, the Mexican Film Industry (that IMHO has always had great potential) could stand out as much as the rest of the world's-- particularly, as much as the American's.

Congratulations Alejandro González Iñárritu!! For your vision and your interesting style that got Babel 7 nominations.
Congratulations Alfonso Cuarón!! For that artistic sensibility that helped Children of Men get nominated in 3 categories.
Congratulations Guillermo del Toro!! For your wonderful imagination without which, Pan's Labyrinth wouldn't have gotten 6 nominations.

And congratulations to the winners of the 4 Oscar Awards that these movies got:

• David Martí and Montse Ribé for Makeup in Pan's Labyrinth.
• Eugenio Caballero and Pilar Revuelta for Art Direction in Pan's Labyrinth.
• Guillermo Navarro for Cinematography in Pan's Labyrinth.
• Gustavo Santaolalla for Music (Score) in Babel.

¡Si se pudo! (We did it!)

Free Hugs!!

Mood: optimistic
Listening to: Lose you tonight - HIM
Reading: Artemis Fowl, El Cubo B (The Eternity Code)

Happy Valentine's!

This year I'm in an unusually corny and giddy mood about this celebration... why? I have no idea...

You could think there's something that makes me feel like this, but the blunt truth is that there isn't. I have no boyfriend, I have no plans to go out today and I was awfully stressed today at work... And despite all that, I'm happy!
If someone finds a reasonable explanation about how my brain works, I'd love to know... I've been trying to understand it for the past 19 years... ¬¬

Anyway, I have news about Fan Fiction...
My two WIPs are currently in hiatus (I hate to say that, but it's true...), due, mostly, to the fact that I've been working hard on my two websites (equally hard on both, I swear... um, maybe slightly harder on Priori Incantatem, though) and my new crazy schedule.
Also, I'm going through a major writer's block. I believe it was caused by an "overdose of creative juices", meaning that I have so many freaking ideas boiling up inside me, that it gets too hard to organize them into something coherent and good enough for An Arnold Thing To Do and/or Harry Potter y la Búsqueda.

I may have a solution, though: write one-shots!
Why? I don't actually need a plot to write them, just a little idea that could easily squeeze out of my brain, leaving room for a better organization of its sisters ;)

I really do hope it works, because I'm more than willing to update both fics... they're my babies and I love them!

Anyhoo... in the meantime, I'm ready to let those little ideas flow out from my fingertips and over the keyboard. And I'm craving for something new... unexplored fictional worlds, you know. I'll experiment with 'new' fandoms (at least they're new to me).

I have a personal challenge: write about a few one-shots this week, one per fandom. Now, there's a lot of fandoms I love, but I'm just going to consider 4, maybe 5 for this challenge:

Danny Phantom - why? I like the ghost boy and I have a fair few ideas for pointless fluff, besides a nice idea for a long story, but it could also fit the Jimmy Neutron universe, so I'm still unsure about it.
Artemis Fowl - why? I'm highly obssesed about these books at the moment, but I'll talk about that obsession later. I'm actually halfway through a Valentine's themed one-shot, I'm going to post it tomorrow, I hope (I wanted it up today, but as I said, work was killer and I had no time to do it).
Jimmy Neutron - why? um, actually this is the fandom for which I'm still unsure, should I or shouldn't I write a one-shot about it? I like it, but I'm not fan... so, um, I don't know....
And, of course, the two fandoms for which I've already written stories that people seem to like: Hey Arnold! and Harry Potter.

I don't know if I'll be able to achieve this goal, but I'll try.

Oh, by the way, I used the 'Free Hugs' title because I'm completely supportive of that campaign, specially in days like today, when everybody could use a warm hug :)

Have a happy Valentine's Day!
I'm off...

To write or not to write...

Mood: frustrated
Listening to: silence and the A/C of the office
Reading: Artemis Fowl, The Artic Incident (in spanish)

I know I have a ton of things to do and some of them are quite important but I can't help but to feel this sudden urge to write something-- something new...

Now, I love An Arnold Thing To Do, my story about Helga being kidnapped, but I just can't focus on writing anything decent for the tenth chapter!

I also wish I could sit with my sister and try to write more about our story: Harry Potter y la Búsqueda (HP and the Quest), but our schedules have been quite busy lately... specially mine.

As if that wasn't enough, I have to start working on my next muspisode for Lyrics of Arnold and, of course, the new Priori Incantatem! Version 2.0... oh, right, I also should be working on my dad's website... *groans* I need time!!

And here my muse is, urging me to get my fingertips on the keyboard and allow them to do their "magic"... She wants to start a new fanfiction--even if it's just a one-shot. But I don't know if I should add one more thing to my to-do list... and I hate it because I have some very good ideas! *pouts*

Maybe I'll tell you about them later, but for now, I just wanted to rant a bit... or a lot.

Oh, on a minor note, I've created yet another account. This time at LiveVideo.com and you can see the link to my LV channel at the right column of this page.

I'm off now...

Here I go again...

In a (pathetic?) attempt to focus in only one personal site, I created the spanish version of this blog today, so that I'll use this to publish news about my life, rant about life, rave over my favorite fandoms or explain why the heck I haven't updated my fanfics...
Also, I'll try to make a few jokes about my "famous alteregos" which are actually the different parts of my personality.
The usual ones on the net are mxnhpfreak y clesmalo. Although in the real world, the one who deals with life is usually Daria...
You'll get to know them all... eventually...

So Welcome... back!(?)
Remember to leave comments, suggestions, questions or curses... :P