Where my brother writes about names -- my dad's, his, and mine. Happy, just remember: none of this is our fault. Oh, how they laughed whenever someone called and asked for "Benito" and invariably the person picking up the phone would go, "Which Benito?" Oh, and how they all thought it was so cute to name us "Sunny, Happy and Joy." Oh, and how my mom totally dined out on the proceeds. (And yeah, my mom is named Lina, as is my sister as well.)
p.s. Slight Matrix spoiler totally unconnected to this post, so don't read: Eileen Tabios mentions "the hokey ending" to The Matrix Reloaded -- but that's because you probably weren't sitting in the back of the movie theater where I could see the whole audience twisting their heads to one side to get a better glimpse of the final frame. Cool.
I loved it, by the way. Ate up the "hundred Hugos" scene, totally dug Carrie-Anne Moss in her catsuit (there's life after Models Inc. after all!), was tickled at the Cornel West cameo, enjoyed the barely-veiled references to consent and hegemony, was blown away by the car chase (which apparently took 45 days to film)...
Oh, and here's a slightly shameless cash-in: it works, though.
[Update: okay, after some discussion, Madeline and I agree that there were a few hokey scenes, like the "cave rave/sex" scene and the "digital psychic surgery" scene. The first is gratuitious-boob-shot filler, though there was something amusing about the clash of the cheekbones between Neo and Trinity. (I also liked the fact that all the party people were shot in a light that made everyone look the same shade of brown.) The second -- well, less said, the better.]
Posted by the wily filipino at May 19, 2003 04:41 PMI know. I know. Not our fault. I'll never do this to my child. I'll never do this to my child.
Posted by: Happy on May 20, 2003 04:13 PM