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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s all something we have wanted ever since we were a little child. To fit in,
to belong to mother not father or vis versa. We as humans have a natural need
to feel needed, wanted, loved, accepted. While we were younger we worked hard
to fill that need. As we grew up, and hit high school age we still worked hard
to fit in, but found it wasn’t that hard to make friends since there were so
many different type of groups to belong to. Then we graduated, maybe went to
college or started right off into the working world and realized life isn’t
like highschool there are SO many more different type of people out there. Free
thinking people that you actually think like and are able to have a real
conversation with. Realizing that you were developing relationships with people
that you shared actual interest in helped to make you not just feel belonged
but needed at the same time. Friends would seek answers from you. You would
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twenties you began to notice not just groups but communities. The neighborhood
community, the gay community, the stay-at-home-mom community, each with their
own set of rules, guidelines and dynamics one would have to maintain. Slip up
and the whole community knows within a matter of minutes, even seconds thanks
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black and white, it seems that the idea of belonging does a full circle from
working to fit in, to just fitting in, back to having to work to fit in. So do
we really progress as we get older and act from what we learned or just use
what we have learned and play high school as adults. After speaking with a
close group of friends, that I like to call “the forum’ – we each have a
different name for our daily chats on politics, sex, music, life <i>( ps – there
may be a blog coming soon of the our topics )</i> we pretty much decided it doesn’t
matter what these communities think of you. Yes, you do belong to that one
maybe two communities, but you are what you bring to that community. Being
confident and strong in yourself is what is going to help you within that
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opinions from others <i>( thanks FB )</i> it helped me realize – remember that time we
spoke of earlier, where we just made friends because we found people like us.
Well they turned out to be the friends we will have for the longest, the ones
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sale sign should read, not the ones we continue to find yourself hanging out
with at the bar but the ones you created a relationship with. You both built a
foundation on something solid. Let it rest there, and let it settle because
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Think about one of your favorite romantic movies. Now think, did it have a scene where the two main actors somewhere kissed in the rain? Yes? No?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Yet, it seems every relationship should have that one moment of kissing in the rain. The idea of the rain just washing away everything and leaving only that raw and clean, stripped away feeling, yet still being attracted to one another that makes you just feel, well, special. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Really this was all sparked by a recent song I heard ( and if you listened to the album from my last post it’s what got me thinking). So, I thought about all my favorite scenes from movies where the two main actors kissed in the rain. Here are just a few I could find video for. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Check them out, and also, share what your favorite scenes are. There are so many. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Everyone knows this one - it was even redone on The O.C. but it is still one no one will ever forget</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another favorite, ( and a favorite movie as well ) is this scene. Though it does also include a cat, it's not like it sounds. The kiss actually happens around 4:15 but just watch the whole thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">This is one I think that a lot of people forget about, yet it is such a great scene. Especially since it matches the opening of the film. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Cliche I know, but this is my favorite favorite scene. I could watch this movie every week. Sit down with a glass or two of wine and just push play. I even now know a couple that this reminds me of and it makes it so much more fun when I get to visit with them and wonder if their life and story are like this. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Though, I actually like this clip better, I just couldn't post it.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld5a_hKfreM">The Rain Scene</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It’s almost here. Summer. The weather has warmed up, then cools down, then warms up, then repeat. Yet, in Houston, when it is finally warm, we really mean walking through the water we call humidity. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Though each year we look forward to it. Being able to lay out by the pool. Making weekend trips to the beach with friends. Family Vacations. With every adventure there is usually a song that goes right along with it. I know with my friends – we usually pick one before our adventure and we dub it the theme song as though we were being filmed the whole time <i>( which in our heads – we are )</i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You might be more firmilar with the song <i>“I Am Not A Robot”</i> but my true favorite is <i>“Oh NO!”</i> on the album <i>The Family Jewels</i>. It’s perfect for summer and it is one that I can relate to. For those that know me you get it. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Either way - here is the new leaked song from <i>Britney Spears - Till The World Ends</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>PS. this may not be the final version of the song. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
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What do you think? Do you like it better than HIAM? Did you move your hips?<br />
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The new album is set to drop March 29. <i>GET EXCITED.</i><br />
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</i>zac thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534896667436712099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630263544269860046.post-62516274622293438032011-03-03T05:14:00.000-08:002011-03-03T05:14:02.942-08:00<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G-cM0DmwY1s/TW3OAPSVJNI/AAAAAAAAAGU/6cuqKbm5UDo/s1600/thegreatgatsbyheader.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G-cM0DmwY1s/TW3OAPSVJNI/AAAAAAAAAGU/6cuqKbm5UDo/s640/thegreatgatsbyheader.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Every school is different. Then within each school every class is different. Though it seems once we have finished our education, weather it be through high school or through graduate school we are all linked for having read the basics in English class. Some of the books we loved, some we hated, some we didn’t read </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>( it just got easier once netflix came about )</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Each one of us had a favorite. I personally had two; The Great Gatsby and Lord of the Flies. In fact, I have both on my iTunes collection currently.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then I find this out, another one is being produced. Exciting right? Well, I boycotted 3D movies a while ago, and sure enough The Great Gatsby is to begin filming this August in Syndey Australia, the hometown of Baz Luhmann who purchased the rights in 2008, in 3D. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As far as the cast, Leonardo DiCaprio has had the character of Jay Gatsby secured from the beginning it seems. The character of Daisy was the harder one to cast but finally offered to Carey Mulligan <i>( though I am still unsure if she has officially accepted the role ). </i>Another name to be tagged along with the film, Jake Gyllenhaal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luhmann also filmed Australia and Moulin Rouge! both of which were very catching to the eye. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> So we shall see, after the 17-week long shot and postproduction if this is a film I will end up seeing in 3D and breaking my ban. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Though I do think I would much rather see a different cast for this film. Not that Leo would not be able to perfom as "the great"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Gatsby, but isn't there any other male actor out there? Maybe . . . a reunion between Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. We do all love them.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remember when you were a kid, and you were in the back seat of the car singing as loud as you could to the radio. You heard the music, and your heard your voice singing, and there wasn’t any greater feeling in the world then just letting it out. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I can still remember to this day sitting at the computer in 8th grade, playing in word </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>( I had nothing as fancy as photoshop, not even powerpoint ).</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I couldn't stop changing the kerning or the way the letters would sit next to one another. I was only placing simple words. One to two letter words. Though each word needed full attention with spacing and design. The way the curve of the ‘s’ lead into the angle of the ‘a’. Creating this whole image out of things as simple as letters.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I also remember what movie I was watching that made me jump off of the couch and start playing in word. (<i> The movie shall remain a mystery to everyone reading. It is something for me know and well, frankly you to never find out. )</i> This movie sparked this urge in me to start some type of publication. So I started designing magazine titles. That’s when I knew I wanted to be a part of a publication in some way or another. I figured either help design, be part of the production, or simply own it and start it from the ground up. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So I put my foot in any type of activity that would teach me whatever it was I really needed to know to be part of a publication. Yearbook in high school. Working for a magazine in college. Receiving a B.F.A in Graphic Design and taking as many photography classes as I could. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Long story short. Here I go. The ball has to start rolling sooner or later, and honestly later is now here <i>( I have been talking about it for years, starting this blog )</i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So here it is. <i>VERGE</i>. My blog magazine. The content? Well I want to focus on things up and coming, things that are already here, anything people find interesting. A regular lifestyle blog. The things you like, the things I like. Movies. Music. Video Games? Food. Fun. Fashion. Work out routines. Creative ideas. Creative people. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is the catch. This is just a teaser. I will not have the blog fully launched until March 1st. This will give me time, and you time if you like, to get together ideas. Cover things all over Texas.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So those in Dallas, send me ideas. Those in Austin, send me ideas. My friends in San Antonio, send me ideas. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You get the idea?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mark your calendars.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">03 / 01 / 2011</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><!--EndFragment-->zac thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534896667436712099noreply@blogger.com1