La la la Stayin' up late
Jul. 9th, 2011 01:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yuuagoRecently finished reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Decided, after seeing the 1963 film adaptation The Haunting, that I had to read it, though I'd kind of had it at the back of my mind for a while. Stephen King referred to it in Danse Macabre, his nonfiction book about horror genre, and I thought it sounded interesting. The main thing that came to mind throughout reading it (and through the film as well) is damn, do I ever identify with Eleanor so much. ... All things considered, this isn't a good thing. But there it is.
On the whole I can't really decide whether I prefer the book or the film. Usually I'd have a firm opinion one way or another, but with this, it's not so defined. I think that in general, the film does certain scenes better than the novel, but the novel also does certain scenes better than the film. :Va
... Uh.
Um.
WELL, I was going to write more in this entry, but then I accidentally spent my entire evening writing porn, and I can't remember what I was originally going to say. BUT, I suppose that doesn't matter, and I'll leave it as-is, because I do know I'd intended to say some stuff about that novel for a while now, so there we go. :Vb
Also, it's thundering and lightning-ing and raining like a mofo outside, and it certainly is not helping me get to sleep, though I suppose the caffeine isn't helping either, and other things as well. It's very likely I'll end up staying up the entire night, resulting in a zombie tomorrow, but... at least I don't have anything important to do.
[Edit Jul. 09 7PM]
Aaaand the Baltic index and the Nordic index have been updated, just as a note.
On the whole I can't really decide whether I prefer the book or the film. Usually I'd have a firm opinion one way or another, but with this, it's not so defined. I think that in general, the film does certain scenes better than the novel, but the novel also does certain scenes better than the film. :Va
... Uh.
Um.
WELL, I was going to write more in this entry, but then I accidentally spent my entire evening writing porn, and I can't remember what I was originally going to say. BUT, I suppose that doesn't matter, and I'll leave it as-is, because I do know I'd intended to say some stuff about that novel for a while now, so there we go. :Vb
Also, it's thundering and lightning-ing and raining like a mofo outside, and it certainly is not helping me get to sleep, though I suppose the caffeine isn't helping either, and other things as well. It's very likely I'll end up staying up the entire night, resulting in a zombie tomorrow, but... at least I don't have anything important to do.
[Edit Jul. 09 7PM]
Aaaand the Baltic index and the Nordic index have been updated, just as a note.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2011-07-09 09:27 am (UTC)It's good for you!no subject
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Date: 2011-07-10 01:08 am (UTC)Don't tell me you're curious, now.
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Date: 2011-07-10 04:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-07-10 05:00 am (UTC)-it was meant to be a PM to someone but it got too long for LJMessages (true facts). Which is why it's kinda'... sketchy and loose and not edited at all. Not even remotely.
-it's sort-of based on roleplay and things discussed relating to it, which is why there's some stuff going on without any actual explanation for it.
-it's Norway/HongKong/Iceland. I... can't remember how you feel about Nor/Ice and Ice/HK, but figured I should let you know. xD
Anyway - here
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Date: 2011-07-10 05:32 am (UTC)(Seriously, though, it was good--especially for not being edited.)
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Date: 2011-07-09 05:06 pm (UTC)/thread
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Date: 2011-07-10 01:09 am (UTC)I'm sure you've lost sleep due to doing something equally embarrassing and self-indulgent. ;p