Yes, I know it’s not autumn yet, but I guess I’m eager for autumn to come.
I used to hate hot weather more than I hated cold weather, but after years of long, freezing cold winters, my preferences have switched and I would rather be really hot than really cold.
The only exception is that I have to be in a well air-conditioned area.
You may or may not know that I’m back home for the summer at my parents’ house where we actually have to pay for electricity (unlike my apartment), so I can’t blast on the air conditioning at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) anymore like I used to at my apartment. On top of that, our house is gigantic so it takes a lot of electricity to even lower the temperature of our whole house a single degree.
So I’ve been sweating a majority of the time that I’m awake (and I’m sure I sweat while I’m sleeping too). I normally don’t like driving, but I’m actually opting in to driving now because it’s easy to turn on the air conditioning in the car and have a cool environment in minutes.
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Topic #190: Can a movie be better than the book it was based on?
I think it would be extremely difficult for a movie to be better than the book on which it was based. I usually read the book before I watch the movie, and I have repeatedly been disappointed by the amount of detail that has been left out in the movies.
I understand that the movie does not necessarily have to be the exact same as the book, but usually when I finish watching a movie, I can point out many seemingly important things that were left out. In the rare cases that I watch the movie before the book, I feel as if I’m being filled in on the missing portions of the movie while I’m reading the book.
I think a valid justification for this is that movies can’t drag on for hours upon hours, but books can easily go past a thousand pages and still be considered normal. Thus, movies simply don’t have the time to go through everything a book might cover.
No More Hot Weather
Someone emailed me earlier today in response to yesterday’s blog post where I took a screenshot of my task manager. He was curious what my desktop background was, so here it is:
Yes, I know it’s not autumn yet, but I guess I’m eager for autumn to come.
I used to hate hot weather more than I hated cold weather, but after years of long, freezing cold winters, my preferences have switched and I would rather be really hot than really cold.
The only exception is that I have to be in a well air-conditioned area.
You may or may not know that I’m back home for the summer at my parents’ house where we actually have to pay for electricity (unlike my apartment), so I can’t blast on the air conditioning at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) anymore like I used to at my apartment. On top of that, our house is gigantic so it takes a lot of electricity to even lower the temperature of our whole house a single degree.
So I’ve been sweating a majority of the time that I’m awake (and I’m sure I sweat while I’m sleeping too). I normally don’t like driving, but I’m actually opting in to driving now because it’s easy to turn on the air conditioning in the car and have a cool environment in minutes.
The Daily Post at WordPress.com
Topic #190: Can a movie be better than the book it was based on?
I think it would be extremely difficult for a movie to be better than the book on which it was based. I usually read the book before I watch the movie, and I have repeatedly been disappointed by the amount of detail that has been left out in the movies.
I understand that the movie does not necessarily have to be the exact same as the book, but usually when I finish watching a movie, I can point out many seemingly important things that were left out. In the rare cases that I watch the movie before the book, I feel as if I’m being filled in on the missing portions of the movie while I’m reading the book.
I think a valid justification for this is that movies can’t drag on for hours upon hours, but books can easily go past a thousand pages and still be considered normal. Thus, movies simply don’t have the time to go through everything a book might cover.
Yes, I know it’s not autumn yet, but I guess I’m eager for autumn to come.
I used to hate hot weather more than I hated cold weather, but after years of long, freezing cold winters, my preferences have switched and I would rather be really hot than really cold.
The only exception is that I have to be in a well air-conditioned area.
You may or may not know that I’m back home for the summer at my parents’ house where we actually have to pay for electricity (unlike my apartment), so I can’t blast on the air conditioning at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) anymore like I used to at my apartment. On top of that, our house is gigantic so it takes a lot of electricity to even lower the temperature of our whole house a single degree.
So I’ve been sweating a majority of the time that I’m awake (and I’m sure I sweat while I’m sleeping too). I normally don’t like driving, but I’m actually opting in to driving now because it’s easy to turn on the air conditioning in the car and have a cool environment in minutes.
The Daily Post at WordPress.com
Topic #190: Can a movie be better than the book it was based on?
I think it would be extremely difficult for a movie to be better than the book on which it was based. I usually read the book before I watch the movie, and I have repeatedly been disappointed by the amount of detail that has been left out in the movies.
I understand that the movie does not necessarily have to be the exact same as the book, but usually when I finish watching a movie, I can point out many seemingly important things that were left out. In the rare cases that I watch the movie before the book, I feel as if I’m being filled in on the missing portions of the movie while I’m reading the book.
I think a valid justification for this is that movies can’t drag on for hours upon hours, but books can easily go past a thousand pages and still be considered normal. Thus, movies simply don’t have the time to go through everything a book might cover.