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Jay E. Tria

Movie Review

Review: Iron Man 3

Posted on June 9, 2013

I realize this review is hilariously overdue. But in the grand scheme of the world that is the Internet, sometimes time moves so fast it becomes irrelevant. Yeah, that’s just an excuse. Haha. But I digress. And I don’t have an entire essay about Iron Man 3 anyway. As I have said, by this time everyone has watched and re-watched and raved about the sublime awesomeness of this movie. Just two things I’ve picked up from Marvel‘s most recent comic-book movie outing:

1. Nuking an alien wormhole and surviving to not enjoy telling the tale will cause paranoia and panic attacks. Pretty understandable, even if thou art Tony Stark, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. Just imagine: one day there you were strutting about thinking you are the most awesome being on the planet. Next thing you know, something called the god of thunder lands heavily on top of a fighter jet, an energy cube opens a gateway to the hell of the universe, and yeah say what? Aliens are real and are out to get you. Cue anxiety attack;

2. Pepper Potts is a superhuman human being. Not because of Extremis, not because she survived a 500-foot fall into an inferno and lived to destroy the super villain who threatened to kill the love of her life. But because she is an intelligent, strong, self-sufficient individual who stood her own in a vicious battlefield of men. And she saved Iron Man‘s ass. That too.

Oh, one last thing: 3. as Tony Stark would tell you as the film draws to a close, it is called a suit of armor for a reason. And once you’re ready, you have to take it off.

Photo credits to its owner #IronMan3 #Pottsrulestheworld

Life and Lemons

Oblation to me: ‘Welcome home, you nerd’

Posted on May 26, 2013

Going back to UP always takes me back to how I once was as an Iskolar ng Bayan–poor, clueless, eager, but a little bit lost and a little bit happier. I am not a millionaire just yet (give me, like 20 years and a good stock tip), but I do believe there is enough productive disparity between the early 20s, stick-thinner me and the present, near-ideal-weight late 20s me. I have seen things, man, and learned things from this ‘real’ world that gives you no shelter from shit. I am enjoying growing up for the most part–if that is what you call this. And I wouldn’t have been so equipped if I spent my last 4 years of education in any other place other than the sprawling fields of UP Diliman – home of non-toxic isaw and fish balls, articulate jeepney drivers and stall vendors, the lingering smell of powder ink and photocopy machine toner, and a good heap of professors who sincerely care about your 360 degree education.

It’s just nice to go back and look back every once in a while, to the days and place when chasing that 1.0 and staging that movie rerun was the biggest deal in the world. Oblation to me: ‘Welcome home, you nerd’.

#collegetimewarp #bestyearsofmylife

Life and Lemons

Two Chips and a Drunk Wife

Posted on May 24, 2013

Director and animator Adam Patch captures the creative magic that happens when you down an entire bottle of wine. His wife does exactly that, then proceeds to tell this awesome PG joke about two chips who are NOT friends. Hit play below and be happy.

Credits to hellogiggles.com

Music Dance and Lyrics

LSSing: I Always Knew

Posted on May 23, 2013

The background music running laps inside your head in that moment when you decided to jump and not care where you land. ‘Cause it’s you. Ohhohohohoh it’s always you.

“I Always Knew”

Down, down in my bones
Somewhere I’d never have known
Right at the back of my head
It hit me like a beam of light
Hit me like a hook of the right
And I could have fell to the floor’Cause you talk to me and it comes off the wall
You talk to me and it goes over my head
So let’s go to bed before you say something real
Let’s go to bed before you say how you feel’Cause it’s you
Oh, it’s always you
Oh, I always knew
Oh, it’s youI try my best to unwind
Nothing on my mind but you
Oblivious to all that I owe
I’m hanging on to what I don’t knowSo let’s go to bed before you say something real
Let’s go to bed before you say how you feel

‘Cause it’s you
Oh, it’s always you
Oh, I always knew
Oh, it’s you

It’s you
Oh, it’s always you
Oh, I always knew
Oh, it’s you

Well it’s you
Oh, it’s always you
Oh, I always knew
Oh, it’s you
I knew, oh I always knew
Yes I always knew
Oh, it’s you

#newgirlLSS #nickandjess #theVaccines

Book Review

Dear Charlaine Harris

Posted on May 5, 2013

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In this last book, Sookie potentially goes back to the beginning, after basically wasting all our time.

I know you have artistic freedom and license as an author, and I respect that. These are, after all your characters and your created world. I too, however, as a reader of all 12 Sookie Stackhouse books, have freedom of my own. And from what I have read from the leaked ending of your latest and last book Dead Ever After–due to no other’s fault but my own–I’m afraid you have lost one book sale. It might not matter in the grand scheme of your current success and riches, but it is a right I choose to exercise.

I warily look forward to your next endeavor, and pray you will no longer create a character as magnetic as Eric Northman. For our mutual sakes.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Sunk Shipper

P.S. Bright side: one book of my long post-Strama reading list. Le sigh.

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LSSing: Modern Girls and Old Fashioned Men

Posted on April 25, 2013

Julian starts it perfectly by crooning “you were right,” then plays a back and forth tennis of suede notes with Regina Spektor. They slow down until they are “falling down”, hitting the sweet spot with an honest “so fucking help me up.” To know what I mean, hit play below.