Source [Married to the Sea]
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
I found these photos very interesting and the kid intense.
View the full set of photos at Maria McGinley Flickr.
Source [les zigouis]
Monday, November 29, 2010
Data is about to get it on with Tasha Yar {giggle, giggle}
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 3, The Naked Now
Source [FY Brent Spiner]
- The New Yorker has a few ideas for Holiday Gifts
- Learn how to draw expressions... fun thing to do when you have some down-time, go out and buy a cute sketch book!
- I'm loving the Brooks Brothers Home Collection... if only I could afford this stuff, but the bedding makes me feel like I'm in a hotel, and I like that... I'll just go to Wal-Mart and enjoy my 300 thread count.
- The vitals from the Preppy Guide Book... ah, preppies, I have a love-hate relationship with them
- 10 movies that will most likely make a dude cry - not a great list
- Check photos of celebrity siblings - interesting...
- The United States of Movies - someone made a map of what movie they think represent each US state
- Very cool version of Star Wars in the style of Beethoven
- Read about Marilyn Monroe and her literary loves
- Destroy All Movies! Salutes Cinematic Punks - My favorite is Sid and Nancy of course - Gary Oldman brilliant!
- One of these Harry Potter stars fathered a secret love child - but it's NOT Tom Felton
- I want this book!
- The 10 most frequently looked up words from Merriam-Webster
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Bob Bragman over at the San Francisco Chronicle posted some images from his collection of Over a Century of Affectionate Men Through the Camera Lens. The photos are adorable! Here are a couple:
Source [San Francisco Chronicle]
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Secret Smile by Nicci French
Rating: 2/5
Miranda meets Brendan and have a quick three week relationship which ends after Miranda catches him reading her diary. Miranda isn't bothered by the break-up because she didn't really like Brendan all that much, but Brendan on the other hand was bothered. He was so bothered he starts dating Miranda's sister and well things go down hill from there.
I have to say I was disappointed reading this and can't really recommend this book. Well, I gave it a rating of "OKAY" because it was a quick read and I don't feel like I wasted too much time with it, but the ending is so half-assed it makes me wonder if the author even thought the plot out.
Oh yeah, they made a TV movie out of the book and well, that was pretty bad too.
Monday, November 22, 2010
- Are we fundamentally the same person from childhood to adulthood? I'm not sure but most of the time I feel like my 16 year old self, not sure if that's bad or good.
- Check out interviews of famous British Novelists... a very cool archive
- And we find out how they made the opening crawl of Star Wars... oh!
- The 20 most dysfunctional star couples - you know how I love my non-sense celebrity lists
- Learn about the Pack Horse Librarian, librarians in Eastern Kentucky who developed interesting ways to deliver reading materials
- Top 10 Unusual Hotels - I really, really want to stay at The Library Hotel but the Giraffe Manor kind of freaks me out
- Okay, I totally don't agree with this list (but what do I know) but you can read about gay characters on children's TV.
- Beating children always makes me laugh... not really, well, sometimes, for the bad ones, maybe.
- 10 well known people and their phobias - Oprah and chewing gum? That's more of a pet-peeve than a phobia me thinks.
- I don't care how much crack, smack or alcohol she takes, I will always be an Amy Winehouse fan, listen to her newest song (not her best, but at least its something).
- I would so buy this t-shirt
- And a late Halloween related photo... ah, the memories of that TV show
Sunday, November 21, 2010
So... I've already seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows twice (SPOILERS)
Labels: Harry Potter, Movie Reviews 2 comments
I've seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows twice. The first time was midnight on Thursday and I was forced to sit in the front row of a IMAX movie, needless to say it wasn't the best viewing experience but I was caught up in the hype and fan fun so I kind of enjoyed myself regardless. The second time was Saturday afternoon in a pretty empty theater which was kind of shocking to me and I wondered if all the real fans already saw the film Thursday night? Anyway, this time I was able to thoroughly enjoy the movie.
I'll just give a couple thoughts I had on the film (SPOILER WARNING):
Oh yeah, one last thing: I really enjoyed the movie but after watching I realize, even though I’m a huge Harry/Draco shipper… if that doesn’t work out (like they’re real people), I think he belongs with Luna Lovegood… she’ll be a calming force in his life while he deals with the PTSD that will surely come after fighting this war. Seriously.
I'll just give a couple thoughts I had on the film (SPOILER WARNING):
- Watching the film I couldn't help my mind screaming, "but in the book..." or "I think they should have included such-in-such because later in the book..." until I told my mind to shut up and enjoy the film and separate the films from the books
- L-O-V-E-D the 7 Potters scene! It was cute and fun but wished they showed more of it... I can only assume the DVD extras will have a section about the filming of this scene
- The death of Hedwig wasn't as emotional on screen as it was in the book for me.
- The Mundungus (I like saying his name by the way) in the film was NOT what I imagined in my mind. I thought he should be taller and more dirty or something.
- Oh Ginny! Ginny was so ready for Harry when she asked him to zip up her dress and then kisses him! Of course Harry didn't really seem too keen on her, of course that could just be my natural bias against that relationship.
The trio with the items from Dumbledore's will
- Bill and Fleur's wedding was cute but nothing to write home about. I'm not sure why they gave Harry such an ill-fitting suit to wear. He looked horrible in it. But you know who stole the scene? Luna Lovegood and her father... their dancing was just precious.
Preparing for the wedding
- Kreacher was well done... oh! when Dobby popped in with Kreacher and Mundungus I just sighed... Dobby steals every scene he was in.
Dobby in Malfoy Manor
- The polyjuice of strangers to get into the Ministry of Magic was very entertaining.
- Once they started their journey into the woods I was so annoyed at Ron... when you think about it, he really is pretty worthless to the trio... but that said, Rupert Grint did a great acting job
- Now, after Ron left, I'm sure all the Harry and Hermione shippers did a collective swoon. The dance scene between Harry and Hermione was very very cute... I have to admit I don't like the liberty the movie took at suggesting Harry was really interested in Hermione (in the books he most certainly isn't) but the film put it out there that he indeed liked her more than a friend, so technically Ron was right in his feelings of jealous.
- The Godric Hallow visit was nice, I felt so bad for Harry as he stood in front of his parents' grave.
- I was very interested to see how they would do the Bathilda Bagshot is Nagini scene, and well, I guess I was satisfied.
- Now, the Sword of Gryffindor scene was okay, but I have to mention the infamous "naked Harry and Hermione" scene (they weren't really naked just the allusion of being topless), it wasn't that bad and was in good taste, in my humble opinion.
Harry testing out a new wand
- So the trio are caught by snatchers (even though I'm sure everyone was wondering why don't they just apparate away instead of running) and land in Malfoy Manor (which was pretty cool by the way). I think everyone could tell Draco totally switched sides... he refused to identify Harry, refused to call the Dark Lord when Bellatrix asked, and didn't really fight Harry for his wand. Yup, I believe Draco has come to the side of the light.
- Bellatrix torturing Hermione was great... as in it was well done. And didn't it look like Bellatrix was biting her arm!? Helena Bonham Carter can do no wrong in my book.
- Dobby! Dobby! Dobby! Like I said earlier, he steals every scene he's in. When Harry asks, "can you apprate in and out of the manor" and Dobby replies, "yes, I'm an elf!" I laughed out loud. Oh! then his speech "I'm here to save Harry Potter and his friends and I'm a free elf"... well I nearly died! That was great! His death, I have to say, was the saddest in the entire series.
- Visually it was cool Dumbledore's grave was on a lone island but my head was like, wasn't he buried on Hogwart's grounds? Anyway, the ending was pretty good and had me wanting to see more.
Oh yeah, one last thing: I really enjoyed the movie but after watching I realize, even though I’m a huge Harry/Draco shipper… if that doesn’t work out (like they’re real people), I think he belongs with Luna Lovegood… she’ll be a calming force in his life while he deals with the PTSD that will surely come after fighting this war. Seriously.
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