19 March, 2006
(0 ) 22:45 Attempted upgrading Wordpress, but things didn't turn out the way I wanted it to, so I ended up loading the backup I created of the system. Meh. If you want to know, Greyprism is currently running on Wordpress 1.2. Yes, ancient, I know, seeing that there's version 2.x out now. I forget the exact number. It's so bad that there isn't a direct upgrade from my version to that one -- I have to upgrade to 1.5 before upgrading to version 2. Well, I did upgrade to 1.5, but I couldn't remember where to edit the category formatting, and there was something screwy with the link to the popup comments -- I suspect they changed the tag or link hierarchy for it or something, but I was too lazy to check, so I switched back. It must also be noted that I don't use templates on Wordpress -- my site is mostly haphazardly put together and I know my code is not validated HTML. I'm too lazy to care or re-type it. I know the importance of all this validation shit, especially with cross-browser functionality and all that, but really, this site is just a place for me to rant and be me, and what's me without being a bit apathetic, a bit messy, and a bit "Oh, so it works? Then we'll leave it like that and hope the house of cards doesn't fall." Yes, that's me.
In other news, I watched the other two VCDs I borrowed -- have to return them tomorrow, which is a bother, seeing that I'm going to have to bring them to school before I return them to the VCD shop on the way home. But nevermind.
Watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and I must say that I didn't like it. Eep. I thought I would, but I didn't like the entire song and dance routine thingy by the Oompa Loompas -- I thought it was vulgar. Hmm. Vulgar not because it was full of swear words or something -- certainly not -- but because it offended me. Perhaps it's because I watched Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) starring Gene Wilder. Now THAT was a movie I enjoyed, and I simply loved the songs. The 2005 version was really... crass. I can't really describe it. The saving grace of the movie though, is perhaps, Johnny Depp. His Wonka was, I felt, more real, because the scriptwriters gave him a bit more of a background, and I liked how he portrayed Wonka as extremely eccentric. He wasn't even loveable-weird -- he was WEIRD-weird, something you would expect from someone who had closed himself off for ten years (how long was it? I can't remember).
Also watched Pride and Prejudice (2005), and I thought it was good. I haven't actually read the novel, seeing that I only read 18 chapters of the book, but I liked the music and the scenery. Yes, makes me want to go to England. And you simply have to adore the Lovely British Accents, and I like how the lines were all in Proper Old Boring English. The funny thing is, it really is boring reading it because your mind gets all muddled, but hearing them speak it is just... oh, so quaint. The only problem was with my VCD, actually. The entire movie was a bit overexposed, so all the sunlight tended to wash out everything else in the scene. Ah well.
School starts tomorrow. Bah humbug and all that. Maths exam, here I come. *grumblefidget*
In other news, I watched the other two VCDs I borrowed -- have to return them tomorrow, which is a bother, seeing that I'm going to have to bring them to school before I return them to the VCD shop on the way home. But nevermind.
Watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and I must say that I didn't like it. Eep. I thought I would, but I didn't like the entire song and dance routine thingy by the Oompa Loompas -- I thought it was vulgar. Hmm. Vulgar not because it was full of swear words or something -- certainly not -- but because it offended me. Perhaps it's because I watched Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) starring Gene Wilder. Now THAT was a movie I enjoyed, and I simply loved the songs. The 2005 version was really... crass. I can't really describe it. The saving grace of the movie though, is perhaps, Johnny Depp. His Wonka was, I felt, more real, because the scriptwriters gave him a bit more of a background, and I liked how he portrayed Wonka as extremely eccentric. He wasn't even loveable-weird -- he was WEIRD-weird, something you would expect from someone who had closed himself off for ten years (how long was it? I can't remember).
Also watched Pride and Prejudice (2005), and I thought it was good. I haven't actually read the novel, seeing that I only read 18 chapters of the book, but I liked the music and the scenery. Yes, makes me want to go to England. And you simply have to adore the Lovely British Accents, and I like how the lines were all in Proper Old Boring English. The funny thing is, it really is boring reading it because your mind gets all muddled, but hearing them speak it is just... oh, so quaint. The only problem was with my VCD, actually. The entire movie was a bit overexposed, so all the sunlight tended to wash out everything else in the scene. Ah well.
School starts tomorrow. Bah humbug and all that. Maths exam, here I come. *grumblefidget*