Sunday, February 22, 2004
This afternoon: buying jeans with Jenson Button. I just know there's a joke in there somewhere.
Other than *cavorting* with Formula One *stars*, I am slowly resurfacing from a week from hell, no less, full of life-draining emotion and travel. Last night I finally got around to watching Kill Bill, and since I've never had any problem with imagined film/TV violence, I had a splendid time. One of my previous boyfriends was a keen watcher/lover/obssessive fan of oriental martial arts films, manga, and graphic violence (again, only in the realm of visual realisation), and so I was spoon-fed these sorts of things for a long time. This means that I don't vomit at the sight of someone losing a head, retch at the notion of a hand-removed eye, or even twitch, looking at Lucy Liu's brain. A crying shame it had to end that way with her, though. She's a magnificently gorgeous creature.
Oh, and I've got a new mobile phone. With camera attachment. So very nice. If you haven't received my new number, send me an email.
Other than *cavorting* with Formula One *stars*, I am slowly resurfacing from a week from hell, no less, full of life-draining emotion and travel. Last night I finally got around to watching Kill Bill, and since I've never had any problem with imagined film/TV violence, I had a splendid time. One of my previous boyfriends was a keen watcher/lover/obssessive fan of oriental martial arts films, manga, and graphic violence (again, only in the realm of visual realisation), and so I was spoon-fed these sorts of things for a long time. This means that I don't vomit at the sight of someone losing a head, retch at the notion of a hand-removed eye, or even twitch, looking at Lucy Liu's brain. A crying shame it had to end that way with her, though. She's a magnificently gorgeous creature.
Oh, and I've got a new mobile phone. With camera attachment. So very nice. If you haven't received my new number, send me an email.
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
I have lost someone dear to me and am going home. Incidentally, I'll therefore be able to spend my birthday Monday in the company of my parents, for the first time in many years. A little bit of joy inbetween the sorrow.
Saturday, February 07, 2004
Got tickets for one of those Pixies gigs in June.
This is why I still live in London.
Forget about the book meme. Nobody really cares anyway. I post lists only in order to fulfill my desire for writing lists. So here's another kind of list. The shopping...ehm...meme, if you will. Although hardly a meme. Let me rephrase that:
TODAY'S SHOPPING LIST:
Tins of plum tomatoes
Scotch tape
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Vanity Fair's Hollywood edition
Mince pork
Mince beef
Throat pastilles
Vitamins
Ryebread
Ham
Soups
Beans
Carrots
Tissue
Fruit
Mushrooms
I've got a violent cold and won't be doing anything remotely exciting over the weekend. But tonight and tomorrow night Channel 4 is showing Angels in America, about which I'm quite curious (and slightly apprehensive).
This is why I still live in London.
Forget about the book meme. Nobody really cares anyway. I post lists only in order to fulfill my desire for writing lists. So here's another kind of list. The shopping...ehm...meme, if you will. Although hardly a meme. Let me rephrase that:
TODAY'S SHOPPING LIST:
Tins of plum tomatoes
Scotch tape
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Vanity Fair's Hollywood edition
Mince pork
Mince beef
Throat pastilles
Vitamins
Ryebread
Ham
Soups
Beans
Carrots
Tissue
Fruit
Mushrooms
I've got a violent cold and won't be doing anything remotely exciting over the weekend. But tonight and tomorrow night Channel 4 is showing Angels in America, about which I'm quite curious (and slightly apprehensive).
Thursday, February 05, 2004
100 movies. As seen at BertramOnline. You know the drill; seen = bold, italics = must see as soon as -
1. Godfather, The (1972)
2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
6. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
7. Casablanca (1942)
8. Schindler's List (1993)
9. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
10. Star Wars (1977)
11. Citizen Kane (1941)
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
14. Rear Window (1954)
15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17. Memento (2000)
18. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
19. Pulp Fiction (1994)
20. North by Northwest (1959)
21. 12 Angry Men (1957)
22. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)
23. Psycho (1960)
24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)
26. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
27. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
28. Goodfellas (1990)
29. American Beauty (1999)
30. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
31. Vertigo (1958)
32. Matrix, The (1999)
33. Apocalypse Now (1979)
34. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
35. Pianist, The (2002)
36. C'era una volta il West (1968)
37. Third Man, The (1949)
38. Some Like It Hot (1959)
39. Taxi Driver (1976)
40. Paths of Glory (1957)
41. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
42. Fight Club (1999)
43. Boot, Das (1981)
44. Double Indemnity (1944)
45. L.A. Confidential (1997)
46. Chinatown (1974)
47. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
48. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
49. M (1931)
50. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
51. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
52. All About Eve (1950)
53. Cidade de Deus (2002)
54. Se7en (1995)
55. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
56. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
57. Raging Bull (1980)
58. Rashômon (1950)
59. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
60. Sting, The (1973)
61. Alien (1979)
62. American History X (1998)
63. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
64. Léon (1994)
65. Vita è bella, La (1997)
66. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
67. Touch of Evil (1958)
68. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
69. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
70. Great Escape, The (1963)
71. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
72. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
73. Wo hu cang long (2000)
74. Modern Times (1936)
75. Amadeus (1984)
76. Ran (1985)
77. On the Waterfront (1954)
78. Annie Hall (1977)
79. Jaws (1975)
80. Braveheart (1995)
81. High Noon (1952)
82. Apartment, The (1960)
83. Fargo (1996)
84. Aliens (1986)
85. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
86. Shining, The (1980)
87. Strangers on a Train (1951)
88. Blade Runner (1982)
89. Metropolis (1927)
90. Duck Soup (1933)
91. Finding Nemo (2003)
92. Donnie Darko (2001)
93. General, The (1927)
94. Princess Bride, The (1987)
95. City Lights (1931)
96. Toy Story 2 (1999)
97. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
98. Great Dictator, The (1940)
99. Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
100. Notorious (1946)
The book meme to follow shortly.
1. Godfather, The (1972)
2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
6. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
7. Casablanca (1942)
8. Schindler's List (1993)
9. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
10. Star Wars (1977)
11. Citizen Kane (1941)
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
14. Rear Window (1954)
15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17. Memento (2000)
18. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
19. Pulp Fiction (1994)
20. North by Northwest (1959)
21. 12 Angry Men (1957)
22. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)
23. Psycho (1960)
24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)
26. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
27. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
28. Goodfellas (1990)
29. American Beauty (1999)
30. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
31. Vertigo (1958)
32. Matrix, The (1999)
33. Apocalypse Now (1979)
34. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
35. Pianist, The (2002)
36. C'era una volta il West (1968)
37. Third Man, The (1949)
38. Some Like It Hot (1959)
39. Taxi Driver (1976)
40. Paths of Glory (1957)
41. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
42. Fight Club (1999)
43. Boot, Das (1981)
44. Double Indemnity (1944)
45. L.A. Confidential (1997)
46. Chinatown (1974)
47. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
48. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
49. M (1931)
50. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
51. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
52. All About Eve (1950)
53. Cidade de Deus (2002)
54. Se7en (1995)
55. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
56. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
57. Raging Bull (1980)
58. Rashômon (1950)
59. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
60. Sting, The (1973)
61. Alien (1979)
62. American History X (1998)
63. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
64. Léon (1994)
65. Vita è bella, La (1997)
66. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
67. Touch of Evil (1958)
68. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
69. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
70. Great Escape, The (1963)
71. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
72. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
73. Wo hu cang long (2000)
74. Modern Times (1936)
75. Amadeus (1984)
76. Ran (1985)
77. On the Waterfront (1954)
78. Annie Hall (1977)
79. Jaws (1975)
80. Braveheart (1995)
81. High Noon (1952)
82. Apartment, The (1960)
83. Fargo (1996)
84. Aliens (1986)
85. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
86. Shining, The (1980)
87. Strangers on a Train (1951)
88. Blade Runner (1982)
89. Metropolis (1927)
90. Duck Soup (1933)
91. Finding Nemo (2003)
92. Donnie Darko (2001)
93. General, The (1927)
94. Princess Bride, The (1987)
95. City Lights (1931)
96. Toy Story 2 (1999)
97. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
98. Great Dictator, The (1940)
99. Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
100. Notorious (1946)
The book meme to follow shortly.
Sunday, February 01, 2004
Belated but not beaten:
Last weeekend I went to my first Burns Night-party. I didn't really know what to expect, except something or other relating to Robert Burns and something or other relating to sheeps' innards.
The distaff sides of the invited couples knew better, and stayed away from what is traditionally a party of men. It was quite interesting to observe a group a IT geeks recite poetry left, right and centre. The evening started with the Selkirk Grace, and after a fishy starter the haggis was brought in, to the fanfare of To A Haggis. Plenty o' whisky was consumed, more poetry discovered and read aloud, and at the end of the evening I felt culturally enlightened (although not fonder of Robbie Burns than I was before).
Other than that; working too much, too hard, too late - not enough fun, but at least I'm losing weight.
Last weeekend I went to my first Burns Night-party. I didn't really know what to expect, except something or other relating to Robert Burns and something or other relating to sheeps' innards.
The distaff sides of the invited couples knew better, and stayed away from what is traditionally a party of men. It was quite interesting to observe a group a IT geeks recite poetry left, right and centre. The evening started with the Selkirk Grace, and after a fishy starter the haggis was brought in, to the fanfare of To A Haggis. Plenty o' whisky was consumed, more poetry discovered and read aloud, and at the end of the evening I felt culturally enlightened (although not fonder of Robbie Burns than I was before).
Other than that; working too much, too hard, too late - not enough fun, but at least I'm losing weight.
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