Last week Zelia and I went to see Doom when it opened. We were both a little skeptical about how the movie would be like. Both of us are Doom players from way back and there were certain things that we hoping the movie would have. The big one was the door sound. For any of you who have played Doom, you know exactly what I'm talking about. For those of you who have no idea, I'll try to explain.
I won't try to explain the actual noise. That's too hard, but it was a very distinctive sound. Even now, as I type this, the sound echos through my mind. When playing the first Doom at night with all the lights out and I was deeply immersed in the game, nothing scared me more that wandering a hallway and hearing that sound in the distance. Something was coming to get me...
We also hoped that some of the weapons would be included and a couple of other small details. From the trailers, we saw the Chainsaw and the BFG 9000 so that was a step in the right direction.
After we saw the movie, Zelia and I did actually have a good time. Certainly a "leave-your-brain-at-the-door" movie. It was, in my opinion, a fun movie. No door sounds, but still enjoyable. Friends of mine said it was crap, so if you plan on seeing it, be forwarned.
Well, once again I'll be participating in the
National Novel Writing Month contest again. Last year I didn't complete it. This year, who knows? I haven't even thought of a plot yet. I hope inspiration strikes soon. I could use it. I have some half-assed ideas in my head, but they won't form into full ideas. Curse them! Once it kicks off on the first of November, I'll like to my section so you can see how many words I've written and even read some of it. The idea is that by the end of November I'll have written 50,000 words. The emphasis is quantity, not quality. Last year I think I got too caught up with trying to write a "good" novel. This year I have to remember that the important thing is to write. Just get those words down. Somehow. I may be in trouble already.
Zelia had her first Mary Kay class last night. I went along for support and because another guy was there and he said basically that if he had to be there , I had to be there. Plus it was being held at a friend's place, so I figured I'd have a good time. The class went very well. Zelia was very good, answering questions and being very professional. She did an excellent job, in my opinion, but I'm biased a bit. But the women who attended also said she did a great job. So it wasn't just me. Of course, with practice, she'll get even better.
