Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
All the single ladies....
Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 - 3/5
The Lovely Bones:
As an adaptation of the book 3/5
Visually 4/5
3 is generous as the story line is questionable coming from a book I thoroughly hated
The Lovely Bones:
As an adaptation of the book 3/5
Visually 4/5
3 is generous as the story line is questionable coming from a book I thoroughly hated
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
The List (an idea stolen from Brisbane.Dangerous.Single)
Yeah, so I'm stealing this idea off BDS's blog. I think it's neat. So I'm gonna do what I can to do it justice....(Will be updated as I think of things)...
"Over a couple of days, think of things (anything at all) that you might like to do in your life, and when you think of a thing, write it down on a piece of paper, and keep going until you have one hundred things. The only rule is the things you write down have to be things that you would like to do, and not things that you think other people would like you to do. Hang on, one more rule - things are not allowed to hurt other people, or yourself, so you cannot write down, "I would like to punch so and so."
When thinking of the things, forget the feasibility of ever being able to do the things. Like forget money constraints, social acceptance, safety, moral constraints, image constraints etc.
Go crazy write them down, no matter how weird or absurd they might seem. You never need to show anyone. Then when you have 100, select the 10 that seem the most feasible, and investigate how you might be able to experience those things."
1. Ride in a motorcycle side car.
2. Get a Kombi (that works and is pretty!)
3. Get back to a jeans size 6us/8aus.
4. Buy a house.
5. Get a puppy.
6. Visit France/Cardiff/London.
7. Start my own business.
8. Work somewhere I enjoy going every day and feel like I do my job really well (this place should also offer 2 weeks holiday per year that I can take in a ROW).
9. Swim with dolphins.
10. Sing on stage with a band.
11. Be in a play on stage.
12. Get a Subaru
13. Get a puppy
14. Get a treadmill
15. Get an awesome bathtub with jets
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
"Over a couple of days, think of things (anything at all) that you might like to do in your life, and when you think of a thing, write it down on a piece of paper, and keep going until you have one hundred things. The only rule is the things you write down have to be things that you would like to do, and not things that you think other people would like you to do. Hang on, one more rule - things are not allowed to hurt other people, or yourself, so you cannot write down, "I would like to punch so and so."
When thinking of the things, forget the feasibility of ever being able to do the things. Like forget money constraints, social acceptance, safety, moral constraints, image constraints etc.
Go crazy write them down, no matter how weird or absurd they might seem. You never need to show anyone. Then when you have 100, select the 10 that seem the most feasible, and investigate how you might be able to experience those things."
1. Ride in a motorcycle side car.
2. Get a Kombi (that works and is pretty!)
3. Get back to a jeans size 6us/8aus.
4. Buy a house.
5. Get a puppy.
6. Visit France/Cardiff/London.
7. Start my own business.
8. Work somewhere I enjoy going every day and feel like I do my job really well (this place should also offer 2 weeks holiday per year that I can take in a ROW).
9. Swim with dolphins.
10. Sing on stage with a band.
11. Be in a play on stage.
12. Get a Subaru
13. Get a puppy
14. Get a treadmill
15. Get an awesome bathtub with jets
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Free Aircon
The Informant - 3/5
The Boys Are Back - 4/5
9 - 2.5/5
Visually stunning but story line fail.
The Boys Are Back - 4/5
9 - 2.5/5
Visually stunning but story line fail.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Zombies!
Zombieland - 3/5
The Invention of Lying - 2/5
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs:
As a book adaptation - 1.5/5
As a movie - 2.5/5
The Invention of Lying - 2/5
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs:
As a book adaptation - 1.5/5
As a movie - 2.5/5
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time Traveling....
Time Traveler's Wife:
As an adaptation of the corresponding book: 3/5
As a stand alone film: 4/5
...and I totally cried, numerous times...
This Is It- 3/5
Where the Wild Things Are- 2.5/5
As an adaptation of the corresponding book: 3/5
As a stand alone film: 4/5
...and I totally cried, numerous times...
This Is It- 3/5
Where the Wild Things Are- 2.5/5
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
[500] Days of Remembering
The Soloist- 3/5
The Taking of Pelham 123- 2.5/5
[500] Days of Summer - Due to the content of this film, I feel that I am at a bias and cannot accurately rate it. I need to see it again though, and will try to soon. I wanna say 4/5....more to come....
The Taking of Pelham 123- 2.5/5
[500] Days of Summer - Due to the content of this film, I feel that I am at a bias and cannot accurately rate it. I need to see it again though, and will try to soon. I wanna say 4/5....more to come....
Friday, September 4, 2009
More flicks
This week:
UP - Movie 3/5, use of 3D 2/5
The Young Victoria - 4/5
Older ones that need mentioning:
Slumdog Millionaire - 5/5
Gran Torino - 5/5
Changeling - 4/5
The Reader - 4/5
By the way:
5 EXCELLENT
4 Great
3 Good / worth seeing
2 Eh, don't bother
1 HORRIBLE
UP - Movie 3/5, use of 3D 2/5
The Young Victoria - 4/5
Older ones that need mentioning:
Slumdog Millionaire - 5/5
Gran Torino - 5/5
Changeling - 4/5
The Reader - 4/5
By the way:
5 EXCELLENT
4 Great
3 Good / worth seeing
2 Eh, don't bother
1 HORRIBLE
Thursday, August 27, 2009
More Movies
The Ugly Truth- 4/5
Adam- 4/5 (GREAT soundtrack)
Subdivision - 2/5
Coraline- 3/5
My Sister's Keeper- 3/5
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince- 3/5
Public Enemies- 2/5
GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra- 2.5/5
Cheri- 2/5
Coco Advent Chanel - 3/5
Red Cliffe - 2/5
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- 2.5/5
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - 2/5
Bruno - 1/5
My Life in Ruins - 2.5/5
Adam- 4/5 (GREAT soundtrack)
Subdivision - 2/5
Coraline- 3/5
My Sister's Keeper- 3/5
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince- 3/5
Public Enemies- 2/5
GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra- 2.5/5
Cheri- 2/5
Coco Advent Chanel - 3/5
Red Cliffe - 2/5
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen- 2.5/5
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - 2/5
Bruno - 1/5
My Life in Ruins - 2.5/5
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Fun Times at the Cinema
I might as well document this....I'm at the cinema enough....if you want a more in depth analysis. lemme know...
Things I've seen recently...
Out of 5 'stars'.
Adventureland- 1/5
Angels and Demons- 3/5
I Love You, Man- 3/5
Star Trek- 4/5
State of Play- 2/5
Sunshine Cleaning- 3/5
Terminator: Salvation- 2/5
The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past- 2/5
The Hangover- 4/5
The Proposal- 3/5
X-Men Origins: Wolverine- 4/5
The Merchants of Bollywood- 3/5
Things I've seen recently...
Out of 5 'stars'.
Adventureland- 1/5
Angels and Demons- 3/5
I Love You, Man- 3/5
Star Trek- 4/5
State of Play- 2/5
Sunshine Cleaning- 3/5
Terminator: Salvation- 2/5
The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past- 2/5
The Hangover- 4/5
The Proposal- 3/5
X-Men Origins: Wolverine- 4/5
The Merchants of Bollywood- 3/5
I Solemnly Swear I'm Up to No Good
I think that the day that you realize that you have a list of favorite words is the day you officially become a nerd....a few standouts for me are:
Vindictive
Serendipity
Commiserate
Plethora
Panacea
There are heaps more but my brain is not doing it at the moment.
So yesterday, my day off, I spent a few hours walking around the Toowong Cemetery.... the place is HUGE and just when you think that you have seen it all, you reach the top of the hill and see that the place soldiers on
even further. The whole experience was sad, yet, interesting. One tomb stone said that the woman had 51 great grand kids...woah. I was impressed. Some had simple stones, some were more elabrate, and some so massive that they seemed to touch the sky. Some had statues of angels and praying young girls. There were even a few that resembled small temples. I think that the oldest stone that I found was from 1888. Very sad was some of the year differences between husbands and wives....30...even 40 years difference in date of death. I wonder what it's like to wait that long....and if I will have to. It's sad to think that you have to go so long without the one that you love. It's been three years and I still question wether or not I will be lucky enough to connect with someone that way again. The worst was one stone where the wife was buried and the other half of the stone, clearly waiting for a mate, was empty....too much time had passed for them to still be waiting....what happened? Where are they? Why didn't they get buried by their loved ones side?
The cematary, for being so well known and massive, is not well looked after. Some tombs are caved in (looking in was so scary, not knowing what you night see...), some have broken stone and smashed statues. Others have fallen over and even more with words that are washed and warn. It's a strange feeling, and just so qui
et there, aside from the birds that bathe in the puddles that had formed from the previous day's rain. Oblivious to where they are and what the grounds they inhabit hold. I didn't get quite the photos I'd hoped, so I'll be back.
Vindictive
Serendipity
Commiserate
Plethora
Panacea
There are heaps more but my brain is not doing it at the moment.
So yesterday, my day off, I spent a few hours walking around the Toowong Cemetery.... the place is HUGE and just when you think that you have seen it all, you reach the top of the hill and see that the place soldiers on
even further. The whole experience was sad, yet, interesting. One tomb stone said that the woman had 51 great grand kids...woah. I was impressed. Some had simple stones, some were more elabrate, and some so massive that they seemed to touch the sky. Some had statues of angels and praying young girls. There were even a few that resembled small temples. I think that the oldest stone that I found was from 1888. Very sad was some of the year differences between husbands and wives....30...even 40 years difference in date of death. I wonder what it's like to wait that long....and if I will have to. It's sad to think that you have to go so long without the one that you love. It's been three years and I still question wether or not I will be lucky enough to connect with someone that way again. The worst was one stone where the wife was buried and the other half of the stone, clearly waiting for a mate, was empty....too much time had passed for them to still be waiting....what happened? Where are they? Why didn't they get buried by their loved ones side?The cematary, for being so well known and massive, is not well looked after. Some tombs are caved in (looking in was so scary, not knowing what you night see...), some have broken stone and smashed statues. Others have fallen over and even more with words that are washed and warn. It's a strange feeling, and just so qui
et there, aside from the birds that bathe in the puddles that had formed from the previous day's rain. Oblivious to where they are and what the grounds they inhabit hold. I didn't get quite the photos I'd hoped, so I'll be back.
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