All the World we See is Circles.

A few movies everyone should see at some point in their life...I'm going to ramble, stream-of-consciousness is how I type.

Delirious. A stand-up by Eddie Murphy. It's famous but no one seems to know it. Here's how you might know it; think about ever seeing a skit about how white people walk like this, and black guys walk like this...and then Asian guys will be walking all like this. That's from this skit. It's the origin. Not the funniest part of the skit. Personally, I like G.I. Joe and the Bathtub, and the Ice Cream dance. And Aunt Bunny.

Also, Pump Up The Volume. A kid has a pirate radio station. Not on purpose, but it happened and he went with it. He talks about whatever is on his mind; plays a few tunes no one knows, and makes people think. Then he starts to realize...something is wrong with his school. And he ends up making a grave mistake, something anyone could make, but few of us have anyone go through with...and they go after him. It's just...an amazing movie. I love it. And the kiss in it...it's...not perfect. In any way. But...it's just sweet. Shy. Perfectly innocent. In a way...I'm a lot like Mark Hunter. I can talk to myself, to this blog, but not to the opposite gender...I would wander the hallowed halls shy and unnoticed. I can be a perverted maniac but at the same time I blush more than any other girl, just from meeting eyes with the right guy...

The Truman Show. It's brilliant...but my dad calls it a cult flick. I think it's more that...you need to actually have a brain to see the brilliance and the beauty. Truman's life is a television show. But he doesn't know. He was raised from the womb as the star, but the world he sees around him is all fake. It seems real enough; but there are cameras everywhere, hidden, microscopic. They scare him from departing. They planned who he was to marry. He wasn't allowed to fall in love. But...he did. And he never forgot her. And eventually...he started seeing...this world around him, was centered around him. Jim Carrey's the star, and he plays his role very well.

Those are the main ones...

For novels...let's see...

Bambi, by Felix Salten. I love this book. I'm not sure why. I've read it several times now. Felix had no relation to Disney, didn't know him or associate. The novel is innocent and has a slightly religious bit to it. It's a fast, easy read, and, DESPITE being agnostic, I actually find the religious bit (though it never mentions religion) quite wise. It doesn't hurt to read; it's a classic that most people have never read and don't know there IS a novel for other than the Disney take.

Feed by M.T. Anderson is my favorite book of all time. It's hard to find good tragedies. Yes, it sounds ironic. The Feed is the equivalent of a cell phone, computer, tv and more...in your head. You can shop, listen to music, you get ads and learn through the feed. It's installed at birth. Needless to say, with a virtual Google in your head...education has all but been abandoned. The focus is on taking advantage of the feed; that's school. The narrator is of average intelligence for the time. He meets a girl...who is a little different. Who fights the feed. And...it's...beautiful, real, it could happen one day and it's sad. I cried...my dad rated the book among his top 10 favorites of all time. And he has thousands of science fiction novels, right here in this room actually, and has read hundreds...so that's a plus.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. If you need to ask why, well...everyone who has ever read it has loved it. Brilliant novel, unexpected and brilliant ending. Science fiction. It's worth it. Trust me.

Lovelock by Orson Scott Card is also one I like. Made me think. Tragic, but beautifully so. A capuchin monkey with above human intelligence, the assistant to a professor, as professors in that time had. Had to obey. But found a way to fight it a slight amount...it's hard to explain. I liked it though, and my mom did too.

The Family Tree is a shocker. Sheri S. Tepper. Fantasy/science fiction. It made me smile to read, and to be honest I liked the plant in the book. I looked at weeds with a grin after that book. But there's a twist in the middle that...I won't spoil. But you will go..."....WHAT. THE. FUCK.?"

I may say more at some other time. But my mind wandered, and I've rambled enough. I hope I get at least one pair of eyes upon an aforementioned item.