BRENT CLANCY
Stats:
Height ~ 6’3″
Hair ~ Dark Brown
Eyes ~ Blue
Why he’s hot: exotic, solid curvaceous lips, strong angular jawline, long and classic nose, piercing gaze.

Jack the Giant Slayer
Film Review @Ones2Watch4
Release Date:  March 1, 2013

Fee-fi-fo-fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman,
Be he alive or be he dead,
I’ll grind his bones to make my bread.
~Joseph Jacobs, Jack and the Beanstalk (1890)

This is not the way the poem goes in director Bryan Singer’s (X-Men) Jack the Giant Slayer. Fee, Fi, Fo, and Fum are the two-headed giant’s henchmen, the stars of the village of giants.

Based on the fairytale, Jack and the Beanstalk, this film stretches and goes back to the beginning of the legend of the giants. Jack (Nicholas Hoult of Warm Bodies), the young farm boy who unwittingly trades a horse for beans, runs into the adventurous Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson). An escaped bean transforms itself and the princess is carried off to the heavens – well, at least, to the land of the giants above the skies. The hunt ensues to rescue the princess, the group led by the knight protector, Elmont (Ewan McGregor).

With the expectation of a children’s fairytale, this film surprisingly has a grown up feel of horror and suspense. Its giants are not only monstrous, they’re evil and vengeful, with uncanny expressions. Most creepy of all is the two-headed leader of the giants, General Fallon (Bill Nighy), its smaller head resting on a shoulder, unable to speak but in grunts, its face reminiscent of Gollum in Lord of the Rings. These are nothing like the dumb and clumsy giants in traditional fairytales, unable to catch a tiny human. No, these giants are warriors in need of revenge and a lot of scrubbing down.

New to the story is the legend of King Eric who had power over the giants in a time forgotten until the power of the beans came to light by way of Roderick (Stanley Tucci), the right hand man of King Brahmwell (Ian McShane). The original tale mentions no princess but this film centers around her rescue. As romantic as that sounds, Jack and the Princess have little if forced chemistry between them. The formula is understandable, however, since these days no one would take to heart the reason for Jack going up the beanstalk to acquire only riches. Jack would quickly be caught and rolled up for a pigs-in-a-blanket dinner for the giants, ending the story too soon.

What saves the film from becoming too scary and too silly is its sporadic humor and the presence of Ewan McGregor. If there was a spark of romance it was emanating from the knight Elmont for his adored Princess Isabelle. The costumes of the king and his men weigh in on the silly side, seemingly borrowed from traditional Alice in Wonderland or Humpty Dumpty King’s Men. Elmont’s armor is just normal enough to make Ewan the dashing knight that somehow seems natural to his character.

Despite its shortcomings, this is a film worth seeing again, if only for the creepiness of the giants, the allure of Ewan, and the enormity and epic surge of the beanstalks. What is missing may be an extensive explanation of why the giants have the specific fear that overtakes them. Jack the Giant Slayer can be bypassed in 3D mode as the effects are not extraordinary, even though these giants do eat humans.

Passion is but a fleeting emotion
If powerful enough it leaves a memory
That bears the seed of a profound love.

Friday’s Pleasure

Jacques Naude, Model

Who am I? No, I won’t bother actually telling you, but having read tweets by horoscope enthusiasts, I can give you a breakdown of what I’m like according to tweets from @Pisces_Women.

• #PiscesWomen may seem transparent….but what you see is only a piece of it all.
• #PiscesWomen are extremely compassionate…..but it has a limit and is not given to everyone.
• #PiscesWomen are not perfect… but are the closest you will ever get to the complete package.
• #PiscesWomen have a talent for predicting the outcome of situations…even when she hopes she is wrong…she isn’t.
• Searching for signs and meaning behind everything… #PiscesWomen confuse themselves
• I proceed into this beautiful mistake… even though I know what the outcome will be. #PiscesWomen
• You’re the enemy…but feel like a savior. #PiscesWomen
• With you I feel alive…. #PiscesWomen
• It would be wise for me to not let it get too deep…because I will be the one that drowns. #PiscesWomen
• Reality says we will never be….you’re what I want…but not what I need. #PiscesWomen
• You feel amazing to my body & spirit…but bring confusion to my mind…and pain to my heart. #PiscesWomen
• #PiscesWomen are extremely sympathetic…but she will only want to listen to the same sob story once.
• #PiscesWomen always understand your perspective…even if she doesn’t agree.
• If you allow her to open her heart and imagination to you….she will take you to the highest levels of ecstasy #PiscesWomen
• #PiscesWomen can’t stay mad long…she is usually always willing to forgive and forget…especially if you have a place in her heart.
• #PiscesWomen choose lovers that can be challenging. She feels compelled to show him what love really is…
• #PiscesWomen allow you to take the lead…she knows how to be the woman…just play your part as her man.
• It’s so annoying when she really wants to “do this”….but her intuition is screaming “do that” #PiscesWomen
• #PiscesWomen need an adventurous, intriguing, exciting individual to bring out the sultry side. No practical, serious energy please.
• A #PiscesWoman’s mind is only off during moments of passion…when all of her other senses are opened.
• #PiscesWomen have a soothing, but powerful presence
• Sex is more than sex for #PiscesWomen. To her your souls, minds, bodies, and hearts merge in those moments.
• #PiscesWomen ……. a Queen….in search of her Bad Boy King
• It takes one jolt of reality to put things in perspective for #PiscesWomen then she takes it for what it is.
• The way I feel when I’m with you…makes me go against my better judgement. #PiscesWomen
• Subtly seductive…. #PiscesWomen
• Delicately complex…. #PiscesWomen
• With the right approach….you never know…. she just might. #PiscesWomen live in the now…
• Theres something about me….that makes me unforgettable. Remember that…before you’re forgotten. #PiscesWomen
• The rush #PiscesWomen feel when she sees the right name on her phone, at the right time…is part of the addicting excitement.
• #PiscesWomen have extremely optimistic hope…with a realistic view, and an annoyingly powerful intuition.
• The way I’m feeling….baby this just can’t be wrong. #PiscesWomanThought
• #PiscesWomen want it all… but aren’t the type to demand it. She wants the meaning behind it…when it happens on it’s own.
• #PiscesWomen are not afraid to let loose. Lost in the moment…she won’t care about the surroundings.
• The emotions of a #PiscesWoman …..always changing, always shifting, always different, always powerful.
• #PiscesWomen usually end up regretting their acts of kindess….
• If her heart is involved… it all changes. #PiscesWomen
• Even though incredibly passive, #PiscesWomen will check you as soon as you talk to her in a condescending, or hateful way.
• Freedom. #PiscesWomen need that.
• If a #PiscesWoman tells you she isn’t like other women… believe her.
• #PiscesWomen are always on the fence about about something…. but she believes time will reveal the answer she is looking for.
• I didn’t change…I’m still me….I just stopped being your doormat…and you obviously don’t know how to handle that. #PiscesWomanThought
• #PiscesWomen have no problem giving you what you want… just ask:)
• Shopping with a #PiscesWoman? Be prepared to wait, her indecisiveness and the beauty of retail will have you there for a while:)
• There is usually no fully redeeming yourself with #PiscesWomen , once the line is crossed, there is not crossing back over.
• Even when you have done her wrong time and time again… #PiscesWomen still feel sympathy for when karma comes around to bite you
• Even when heated, #PiscesWomen try to understand your point in the argument
• Just know…that a #PiscesWoman…knows more than you think she knows.
• If only you could mix and match with qualities of men…I’ll take his smile, with his ambition, and this ones sex… #PiscesWomenThought
• #PiscesWomen can drive themselves crazy by thinking…analyzing…interpreting…and wondering.
• The emotions of #PiscesWomen come & go…the only feelings that linger are heartbreak and love. Emotions that move the soul…
• #PiscesWomen can be pretty unfiltered at times, she doesn’t strive to offend…but if she does…it won’t really bother her.
• #PiscesWomen have an artistic view on the world around her….any moment can be made into a movie scene in her imagination.
• #PiscesWomen dabble in a little of everything…her interests vary from day to day or week to week.
• #PiscesWomen win over so many because she talks the talk…and others envy her because she walks the walk as well.

In summary, I’m just like any other Pisces woman out there. 😉

I melt over green eyes and dark hair, and if they go with an angular face, I’m lost. I finally found a name for this face! 🙂

Romulo Pires
Brazilian
Born June 6, 1983
Height 6 ft 2 in
Eyes Green

Andrew Stetson
Model, Calvin Klein

Sometimes it’s all about how low you can go below the belt line.

Who says I’m not sweet?  I am, fuck you very much.

by Marion Peck

Lily Allen says it so sweetly.

*cute funny effects*

~by Iza87 @ Deviant Art

The dark stormy skies echo my heart today. I realize more than ever that there is no hope for love anymore, that there is no special someone for me, that true love and soulmates don’t exist, and I am alone in my heart. All my life I’ve waited and searched for The One. Today I feel he does not exist in this world. I was not meant to be with or belong to anyone. The dream I had was just a dream and nothing more. I am accepting my fate, and my heart breaks endlessly.

Rudnei Graczyk

Brazilian Model
Height 6’2.5 / Suit 41 / Hair Brown / Eyes Brown

by Oscar Correcher

by Oscar Correcher

by Oscar Correcher

What Women Talk About

I’m thinking this will be a sort of series so this is only one of more to come.

Guys: if you are on a dating site or not on a dating site and are thinking of sending a photo of your privates to a potential partner, remember this:

Women do talk about your penises. They discuss the size, shape, width, length, and even the color of your prized asset. Even after you have sealed the deal, they will discuss your ability to use such asset. In detail they describe to each other how you perform, your finer points, and your worst moments or attributes.

Never assume yours is the best they will or have ever had. That is a guaranteed 100% fallacy. You can, however count on the fact that your penis will be well discussed in their arena of friends.

Simply because…

IMMORTALS Film Review
from Ones2Watch4

Immortals, directed by Tarsem Singh, is not for the faint of heart.  Plenty of blood-spurting action and tough one on one combat make no excuses when it comes to graphic depictions.  It could be addicting to say the least if you love the type of action sequences as seen in the film 300 or love graphic novel films in general.  Similar in its cinematic look and feel as 300, Immortals takes it a step further in 3D CGI graphics with epic tidal waves, cities built within cliffs, monumental dwellings, and earthly views from the heavens.

Based on Greek mythology but with its own twists and turns, the story revolves around Theseus (Henry Cavill), a peasant bastard who becomes the hero and leads the army against King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his legion of scarred, mask-wearing, sadistic warriors.  Zeus (Luke Evans) and the Olympians view the carnage from above until there is no other choice left towards the end.  King Hyperion, intent on obtaining the Bow of Epirus with its magical powers, maims and kills at his whim, yet he tries to bring Theseus to his side.  Phaedra the Virgin Oracle (Freida Pinto) reveals to Theseus his destiny and brings him back to the source of the conflict.

A beautiful cast of gods, a goddess, creepy oracles, and hunky soldiers, Immortals lives up to its epic feel cinematically.  Its action sequences are nonstop with thrilling suspense at every turn.  This leaves little room for a dramatic storyline but its actors have done a decent job with their screen time.  Henry Cavill plays his role stoically with heroic countenance, cementing his appeal in his future role as Superman.  Luke Evans portrays Zeus as a strong yet compassionate father figure of the Olympians; even when he has to follow his own words you forgive him of his deed.  Isabel Lucas as Athena, Kellan Lutz as Poseidon, and Daniel Sharman as Aries play the golden clad young beauties who dare to defy Zeus.  Stephen Dorff as Stavros, Theseus’ player sidekick, gives the few moments of lightheartedness in an essentially dark film.  Even Mickey Rourke becomes too involved in his role as a psycho sadistic king.  Freida Pinto is sweetly sensuous as the Virgin Oracle and this role seems to be a turning point for her.

What makes this film amazing is the stunningly beautiful vision of its landscape, the superbly choreographed battle sequences, and its gorgeous stars.  It’s art in motion and available in 3D, which doesn’t necessarily make much of a difference except for a brief period in the ending scene when things are flying at you.  It is a film that needs to be seen on the big screen and in high definition.  For graphic lovers, that means highly defined blood squirts, flying body parts, and kickass fighting.  For manflesh lovers, that means seeing in contoured definition Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, and the rest shirtless and muscle bound in action.  If a sequel is made the gods should get more screen exposure.

My love, ease your mind
My soul is with you always
The time is soon when
My lips will taste yours
My eyes will melt in yours
I will whisper your name
You will feel the echo in your heart. 

I like to torture myself. That’s why I fall in love with men who don’t want to commit to a real relationship. Whether it is fate that makes me bump into these types of men or my subconscience that seeks them out I don’t know.

All I know is that it seems much easier to manage a relationship when you know you can control the amount of emotion and emotional investment you put in without having to consider the other party’s feelings. You already know they don’t really care about you or like that movie says, “He’s Not That Into You.” In this approach there is no one to blame but yourself when the union ends because only you were the one living in the fantasy. Any hurt you feel was born out of your imagination and not truly genuine. Life goes on when another fantasy materializes.

The key word is fantasy. It’s all in your head. It will make you appear helpless and unfocused but you are as strong as your imagination.

Honestly, I wouldn’t know how to react if a guy said to me with genuine conviction,

“I love you with all my heart and soul.
You are my sun, moon, my universe.
Your breath is my breath.
Your pulse, my pulse.
Before you there was only darkness.
Now you are my light, my inner fire…”

Then I would think there really is a God.

~ Violet Mystique

It’s only words, and words are all I have …

I’ve been struggling these past several weeks about this blog site and what exactly it is supposed to represent and what it should represent.  It’s like trying to define and place inside a tidy little box all that is you, your personality, your likes and dislikes, and everything you want to express at any given moment.  Impossible for me – I am undefinable, and I don’t like to be restricted in anything.

I have been told my writings in recent months have been “dark.”  This, on the surface may seem harmless as a statement, but I took it to heart, thinking I didn’t want to depress everyone or anyone who happened to read my blog (a previous one).  Therefore I told myself to try and cut down, tone down, erase altogether, all the writings that were indeed dark or had a dark shade of gray.  I found that, by doing so, I didn’t want to write anything at all, that something inside me wasn’t allowed to express itself, and it turned inward and became my own depression.

Then, the other day, I happened to watch a movie, Anonymous, an alternate story about Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth, and a nobleman who wrote the works under Shakespeare’s name.  It was a rather dark, thought-provoking, and awesomely shocking version of a piece of history.  Writing was this nobleman’s life, his passion, the core of his existence, and yet he had to hide it because it was considered beneath his station to be a writer.

Never having considered myself a real writer, I nevertheless had an epiphany:  I had let someone else’s opinion of my writings stop me from doing something that was a part of me, of something that was essential to existence, an outlet for creativity I have struggled to maintain my entire life.  I realized that when someone is disturbed by what they read (journalist articles excluded) it reflects on that person’s perception and his own way of dealing with the topic written.  I no longer want be judged for what I write.  I will write whatever, however, and whenever I feel a need to – or maybe not write anything at all because I don’t want to, not because I am afraid to for fear of people’s opinions of me as a person.

It is the death of creativity to fear others’ opinions of your work.

I’m having a Gandy moment.
David Gandy

I first saw this first print from the bottom of the stairs inside a dark old house in the Philippines.  It was the perfect placement: as you walked closer to it the illusion changed. 

More illusions:

Sometimes you never know how much your pets mean to you until something happens when everything else in the world stops and the moment is frozen with just you and your pet.

Such a moment happened the other morning as I half awoke to the sounds of two pomeranians – the females – roughhousing.  I was too tired to get myself fully awake and separate the two so I let them duke it out until I could fully assess their injuries, which is usually not serious if any at all.  A little hair pulling and scratching here and there and they are good to go afterwards.

My heart skipped a beat when I heard a familiar whining cry from one of them.  It was the cry of pain, a cry I had only heard when each of my other two dogs had died, a cry as if something was pulling their soul out of their tiny little bodies.  I thought it was the older one, who is about 13 years old and having breathing problems.  When I turned on the lights and saw that it was the baby – actually almost two years old – I died a little inside already.  She lay on her side motionless, her eyes slowly shutting, and the male dog, who is about 10 years old, was hovering over her, sniffing her. 

I picked her up and screamed, “Don’t leave me!” as if I had the power to keep a living being alive simply by saying those words.  I checked her over to see if she was bleeding or had any obvious injuries – there were none, and I massaged her all over in case it was a muscular freak out thing.  She turned her head to me with wide eyes, a questioning look as if to say, “What the hell are you doing?”  I set her down to make her walk and she looked fine.

I couldn’t leave her that morning right away as I suddenly felt guilty her shots weren’t updated and she hadn’t been examined for over a year.  I took her to the vet, and she seemed even more attached to me physically as I drove; she was probably as scared as I was from the whole incident.

The vet guessed that her slipping knee cap had something to do with her falling over that morning.  Pomeranians have a tendency for knee problems but she is the first one of the six I’ve had that had that problem.  He recommended glucosamine (cartilage) supplements to strengthen her knees and to keep an eye on it for it may need surgery in the future.  After establishing that ongoing issue, the vet gave her annual shots while saying she was such a well-behaved dog. 

Well behaved.  Ha!  Did I mention she was the instigator of that rough play with the other dog almost twice her size?  She barks and tries to run after dogs ten times her size when we’re out walking.  A feisty soul lives in that petite little 5-pound frame of hers.  Why does that sound familiar?

Just a guy.  I call him Horse Thief.

I have an affinity for churches, especially old ones with history and cultural influence; it may be because the first six years of my life were spent going to these two churches.

Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines