... Can't believe I haven't posted this yet! Seriously, my advertising skills have been nonexistent lately, I'm telling you... ANYWAY! *clears throat*

A while back I mentioned I had a new video project for class... and that I was gonna make a fake trailer...

So here you go! Both the teaser and the theatrical trailer for my "original" fake movie:

THE GATEWAY
starring Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley

*(please, ignore the subtitles and the credits... I didn't have time to make an all English version)*

( THIS WAY... )

plotline summary: James Desmond (Johnny Depp) is a reclusive novelist, who's never had or done anything truly meaningful with his life and career. Suddenly, inexplicable things begin to happen right in front of him.
When nothing seem to make sense anymore, he discovers a mysterious gateway which will lead him into a series of mysterious new worlds - and in them, a different and twisted version of himself.
But it doesn't take long before he learns he is not alone. In one of his many travels, he meets Liz (Keira Knightely), a strong-hearted "traveler" who seems determined to find her way back home.
Together they will embark on a journey beyond anything they could ever imagine and learn that some things are not so unexpected as they may appear...

NEW YORK CITY... I LOVE YOU!!!



... Hey, you guys! I'm back!!!
Actually I've been back for a few days now, but I only got to post about it now... my bad!

Oh my, New York was AMAZING! I absolutely loooooved that city with all my heart! I mean it... and that coming from a big city girl, who should not have been that impressed...

Seriously, it's pretty much everything São Paulo could've been, but it's not... it's cleaner and prettier and organized and it just works! You Americans might not thing so, but to me it just does... I don't really know how to explain it...

Gosh... those were like the fastest, shortest 4 days of my life! I'm not kidding...

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to di_br and delennbr for asking me to go with you! I'll be forever thankful for it! ^_^

Sorry for the lack of pics! It's just I took so many I can barely process them all... the one up there is one of the few with me on it, so...
When the girl come back from their trip, I'll make sure to post a link to their NY pics... theirs are better! =p

I'm alive!

Barely... but alive anyway... just thought I'd make this clear and all =p


And since I got like 5 spare minutes from my college work of hell, I think it's time I'd announce this...

Brace yourself, America! Cuz di_br and I are coming for you!!!

Yes, Di has invited me to come along with her and her friend Carol on their 10-day trip to the US... I wish I could go on the whole thing, but because of work I can't!

But I will get to spend 4 awsome days with them... in NEW YORK CITY, BABY!!!! *rockstar!*

We leave this Friday, November 27th, and we'll be staying throughout the whole Thanksgiving weekend! Ugh, so exciting!

It's my first time, you guys... I'm a foreign virgin! I've never been outside this god forsaken country of mine... and not only do I finally get to go, but it's to one of my top 5 places I've always wanted to visited! Like EVER!

Omg, I'm so freakin' excited I can't barely think! And that is so NOT the best thing for me... because I'm right in the middle of finals week! AND IT'S THE FINALS WEEK OF DOOM, PEOPLE!!! YOU HAVE NO IDEA...

So, I gotta run! Will be back in December, after NY... and I promise to bring goodies! ^_^

So.. here's the latest...

# I've been pissed off and stressed out with pretty much everything in my life lately...

# When finally the 3-day Halloween weekend got here, I get sick (considering I haven't been sick since... well, all year basically - why now, damn it!!!)...

# Work is starting to become a bit boring and some days I feel like quitting and I don't know why...

# My so-called "video editing partner" is becoming completely indifferent about our original trailer project and is leaving me to do all the work alone... AGAIN! (I already had to do an entire film analysis on LOTR and he didn't do squat!)...

But you know, if that's the way he wants it... he can have it! I'm not gonna chase him anymore, he'll have to chase me...
I'm giving up practically all my weekends to do college work and I'm just SICK of playing the patron saint to everyone, specially those who keep taking advantage of me...

I'm gonna do this my way! If he want in, he'll better deal with it!


# Well... at least one good thing has happened to me...
MY POSTER REMAKE WON 1ST PLACE AT thehost_movie CONTEST!!! =D

Check it out!

INSTANT VID REC! ^_^

"WAKING WORLD" by di_br
(Morgana/Gwen)

... Di's first Merlin vid!
I'm partially to blame for it, yes... *blushes*... but trust me, credit is ALL hers! =D

... I'm, like, the worst LJ friend ever, aren't I???

Gosh, I so wanted to post more often. I really do. My stupid college/work schedule is just killing my online life... not to mention my social life too...

I mean it, I'm starting to get incredibly frustrating of how dull and uneventful my life is turning up... there's maybe only a couple of real great things happening right now, none which I can say are 100% sure yet (and that is even more frustrating)...

Work is going good, I can't really complain... I'm entering that dreaded 2-month period of the internship where everything you do is exactly the same (those who have already been interns know what I'm talking about) and it all starts to get incredibly boring!
I'm trying to show up with my head held high and make the most of it... but some days are just too damn bland!

And college... god! It's college that I can't take anymore! Seriously, I simply HATE going to all my classes this semester! They all suck!
The only good thing right now is that I'll get to do some more video editing again... and that is only because my friend and I convinced the teacher to let us do it. Otherwise, it would've been a disaster!

I'm trying to squeeze in as much distractions as I possibly can... I've been walking around with my iPod filled with TV downloads and some I'm not even watching, just listening to what's happening. It's weird, but it's how I've been managing to keep up with everything...

And speaking of tv... I do have to thanks some of you for introducing me to MERLIN

Like Glee and my beloved Supernatural, this damn show has been putting a smile on face every week and that is keeping me from totally losing it! So thank you, Merlin fans! =D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, di_br!!!!!



... NEIL AND I MADE YOU SOMETHING SPECIAL!!! =D
Hope you have an awsome day with lots of cake and goodies alike! ^_^

*LET'S PARTY NYC STYLE*

HEY EVERYBODY!!!!!
I'm not dead... as you may have noticed... I was just going through what I what I've affectionately called the "2 Weeks Of Hell!"

Seriously, college almost killed me this time... okay, too over dramatic! But it did leave me incredibly sleep deprived for 10 days... which for me, being me, wasn't the best thing =(

But it was mostly my fault anyway... my biggest class project was a film analysis in which I, stubbornly enough, decided to do on 'The Lord Of The Rings' (come on! I've seen it like 30 times, know it by heart, have the extended DVD editions... why not right?)

Except I ended up focusing all my attention on the damn thing and it ended up being more work than I thought it would be... which resulted into me sleeping less than 2 hours a night for almost 10 days!

And there was also like 3 more projects to work on, 2 tests AND the internship stuff to worry about... I mean, seriously! I didn't get to go to swim class, I ate whatever was easier, I had to turn to freakin' Red Bull to help me stay up!

So yeah, let's just say I pretty much didn't even have time to THINK these last few days! =( That's how bad things got...


But THANK GOD IT'S OVER!!!

Now I still got a couple more show to catch up on... ugh, it's so good getting to watch them properly... I've had to load all episode in my iPod and watch whenever I could (mostly during boring classes and during lunch breaks! =p)

But from what I did get to see so far...

The goods:
1. Supernatural = still ROCKS my world!!!
2. House = simply GREAT!
3. The Big Ban Theory = *adorkable!*
4. GLEE = best thing on tv in years! =D
5. Grey's Anatomy = bittersweet... but good!
6. Community = I'm loving this more and more every week... plus, I LOVE Joel McHale!

As for the bads... I've decided I'm dumping:
1. One Tree Hill = the premiere was one of the most boring episodes EVER... I wouldn't be surprised if it got canned before the end of the year!
2. Heroes = the premiere was kinda good, let's face it... but they HAVE to pick things up! If not, it's bye bye for me!

^_^

HI EVERYONE!!!!

I know, I know... I've been the worst flister ever! I'm sorry, I really am... I did want to post more often these last couple weeks, but with the new job and college, my days have been kinda wacky!

ANYWAAAAYYYY, things are going good. At the internship at least. College on the other hand, just SUCKS this semester! No, seriously... it's the worst semester so far! There's not a single class I'm enjoying and this is really getting under my skin!

But enough with the bad stuff... the internship is going great! Only 2 weeks of work and I've already managed to make my first Flash animated banner AND... I've also had my first banner posted online! YAY!!!

Check it out!

Though, I kinda need to step up my game now... after all, they'll probably be giving me a lot of Flash stuff from now on... and I still don't know a lot about it (stupid ActionScript!) So yeah, still gotta study!

=)

Okay... 3 days in at the new job...
It's going pretty great so far! I've only started really working today, which was expected... internships are like that... but even by just sitting there, reading a whole bunch of Flash tutorials throughout the entire afternoon, I really enjoyed myself!

The place is great, the people are even greater... everybody loves movies and music and pop culture, they're always cracking up jokes and stuff... it's just fun there!

I may feel insecure about my technical knowledge on web design (and working on a Mac, which I think I'm handling pretty well =p)... but I figure if I show them I can kick ass at Photoshop, maybe they'll let the Flash thing go and give me a bunch of regular graphics to work on =p


But anyway... it's tiring, yes, and a bit sleep depriving (I get home almost at 9pm now, only to wake up again at 6am to go to college) and I do miss having my days to myself... but I'm very positive about it all!

I feel grown up for the first time in ages =)

I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! I'M FLIPPING OUT RIGHT NOW!!!!! I DID IT!!! I FINALLY DID IT!!!

It's at this super cool web marketing agency that deals with... guess what... FILM DISTRIBUTION!!!
There is some Photoshop involved, but I'm actually gonna learn is to make quirky little Flash banners! And they are all movie related! =p

And not just any movie... their main clients are Sony Pictures and Disney! Can you believe that???

And the money is awsome, the location is just *perfect* (it's so close to my mom's clinic!), they're letting me chose my schedule and what kind of transportation fee I want (for parking or for bus or cab)...

Omg! I'm so excited!

I'm bored, tired, numb from dentist medication and swim class combined, AND still out of work! =(

Stolen from di_br
Ask me my fannish Top Five [Whatevers], and I will answer them all in a new post. Possibly with pictures...

... No! You're not seeing things... this is actually happening! Can you believe it?!

I've got a new video!!! *starts party*

DAWN - THE FALL

fandom: The Fall (movie)
song: "Dawn" by Poets Of The Fall
character/pairing: mainly Roy/Alexandria
summary: It's pretty much a general overlook at the story of the movie, but for those who don't know it...
"In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastical story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances"


... I'm pretty sure it's been more than a year since I've made an actual full vid... so it was about the freakin' time!
This one was laying around my hard drive for months and months, but after rewatching 'The Fall' for the umpteenth time and with the help of di_br's Torchwood video, I was suddenly really inspired and determined to finish it! (thanks a lot for the kick in the guts, Pinky! *you useless muse*)

I thought this week I'd be all about moping around for not being at Comic Con... depressing, I know...

But guess what?!
I ended up having not 1, but 2 internship interviews! Yeah... suddenly I'm popular!

What's even funnier is that I think I did real good at both!
One is at a tv advertising production company... you know, the guys that film comercials for tv... the job itself it's not what I was expecting, I'd just have to put together presentation folders and do kinda 'secretary' work (print, scan, xeroxing). But their office is so freakin' pretty! And the money is good too, so I'd be up for it...

The second one is actually the one I'm most excited about! It's at an online clothing store and, believe it or not, it's a Photoshop gig! They want someone to work the pictures of the merchandise and make them look extra atractive to buyers... that's it! Ok, and creating banners and e-marketing material occasionally...
And it's real close to my mom's clinic and it's at one of the fanciest, most prestiged areas of the city! And... it's a 4-hour job! I dunno about the money yet, but it doesn't look that bad!
... Seriously, does this one has "Ana" written all over it or what?!!

This is gonna be one hell of a nervous weekend!

I need to go do something, get my mind away from it all... otherwise, I'm gonna lose all my nails from excessive biting! =p

I know pretty much everyone on the freakin' planet is all about Harry Potter today (myself included! Duh!)...

But I don't really care right now...
Because the PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS TEASER TRAILER IS OUT!!!!



AND IT LOOKS FREAKIN' AAAAAAAWSOME!!!!!! I was totally blown away! ^_^

PS: Logan Lerman is growing up sooooo good! I love that kid! =p


PS2: Every single showing of Harry Potter was completely SOLD OUT!!! I'll have to wait 'till tomorrow, maybe even Friday to see it! Nooooooo!!!! *headdesks*

... All you Torchwood fans... anybody want a "Children Of Earth" DVD???



*Feel free to print it out and use it if you want... but please don't forget to credit! ^_^


PS: Please check out di_br's new video, A BLIP IN TIME... it made me cry! It's that beautiful! =D

# So the parents are officially off!
LOL, living with just my brother for 10 days should be interesting, I'll give you that... but the maid is still coming during week days, so I won't be that alone after all... but it doesn't matter! I've got the car, got the house, got the plans... hello freedom! =p

# Finished book 2 of the Percy Jackson series!
The first one is still better, but the second is great too... same style, same flow and it's shorter, so when you least expect it, you're done!
But let me tell you this... don't mean to be spoilery or anything, but it's has got the best book cliffhanger EVER!!! The ending is just brilliant!
I won't be able to stop myself... I'm so going to mall to get book 3! The portuguese version is only coming out in October and I can't wait that long! I'm reading in English! =p

# I had this humongous post planned about the new Torchwood episodes...
But thing is, after watching all 4 in a row yesterday (up until 1:30 in the morning, btw!) and you know, having to cope with the fact that this brilliant piece of television had to suffer a conclusion like THAT one... I decided I'm too pissed off and too heartbroken to waste that many words on it...

And hell, I'm not even an avid Torchwood fan! That's how bad I feel right now...

Today is officially the worst day I've had in the longest time...

Woke up and found myself having contracted my dad's stomach virus... meaning, food doesn't seem to wanna go in and I'm hurting all over. So basically, I've been feeling like crap during the whole day! And I missed swimming practice for it! *headdesks*

The cleaning lady didn't come again, which means the house is a mess and I have to do chores because of it...

I'm bored out of my misery! But my energy level is pretty much going negative, so as much as I wanna do something, it's so not gonna happen...


And just when I manage to get something good out of today... fiding out PLACEBO's new album is out... I go online and find out PANIC AT THE DISCO BROKE UP?!!!


I'm officially depressed right now =(

About a month ago, di_br convinced me to read The Lightening Thief, book 1 of the "Percy Jackson & The Olympians" series.

... It's July, winter time for us, I've got pretty much nothing to do for an whole month... and since 'Twilight', I've picked up a habit of reading a lot during vacations...

And I gotta say... I LOOOOOOVED this book more than I thought I would! Seriously!
Yeah, it's kinda predictable and a bit too "juvenile" for my age, but I dunno... something in that thing just hooked me for good!

Maybe it's me rediscovering my love for Greek mythology, maybe I'm just craving for anything remotely related to Harry Potter to ease my anxiety til' HBP opens... I dunno!

All I know is I loved this thing, I've already started book 2 (Sea Of Monsters) and I'll probably won't be able to control myself and will end up buying the other 3 books in english so I can just read the whole thing and be done with it!


... Between going back to swimming (which I am! Started yesterday!) and all my trips to the dentist this month (don't ask, it's not pretty!)... I guess I'll need something to get my mind into, right?! =p

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, zed_pm



CHRIS, ZACH AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY! ^_^


... And I've decided I'm not gonna go on the trip with my parents. I'm gonna lay low, go back to swimming and do whatever the heck I want =p

Though, my plans might just end up not going the way I thought they would. I got a phone call today and I've got a job interview tomorrow... who knows?! This might be it! *iz nervous*