Neil Gaiman is by no means a common children's book writer; nor is he a noobie when it comes to weaving together a tale with both innocence and darkness. In some respects, he could be considered a more PG-rated version of Tim Burton. Most of his books resonate with me the same way the later Harry Potter books did. It feels like a young reader's kind of book but possesses that adult quality that pulls older readers in. I read his other book called, "Coraline" a few years back. The movie and the book were surprisingly similar and I liked the added character of Wyborn (not sure about the spelling.) It helped immensely because the character of Coraline tended to have a lot of internal thoughts and I think it's hard to translate that onto the movie screen in a way that doesn't take too much away from the story. Somehow, Henry Sellick was able to pull such a thing off and I believe he chose a very creative way in which to do it without losing the integrity of...
I've never been blessed with "good timing." Throughout my life, I'll "just have missed" someone or something that could have given me a wonderful opportunity, or sometimes on stage and in conversation I have dreadful comedic timing or just say the wrong thing at the wrong time. I'm convinced that this "bad timing" that I've had to deal with is starting to come to its peak. So many things have happened at the same time recently; things that have changed friendships and lives. My family has to move out of the home that we've been in for the past twenty years because some stupid judge decided that we should not be allowed to keep it. I've had to deal with a ridiculous amount of drama both past and present with friends and family. And now I just found out that my own parents were planning to use MY credit to buy back the house when they got the chance. I'm fed up with having to emotionally and mentally strain myself to cope an...
I think I know what's happening. Knew it would before it began. Whatever made me think there was even a possibility? Gosh, I feel so incredibly stupid. I even prepared myself for this. Of course, no matter how much I guard myself; no matter how much I premeditate the outcome, I won't be ready. It's going to hurt more than last time.