1) We don't talk about the Canucks game versus the Dallas Stars last night. Unless we are discussing the beautiful return of Ryan Kesler, or Henrik Sedin officially beating and setting a new franchise scoring record. Then it's cool ( Read more... )

1) Normally, I like to set out my new year's resolutions on the 31st. I only managed a brief plan, the major one of which related to reading.

I ended up looking at my rather daunting 'to read' list. I ended up paring it down a significant amount, even after adding some of the recommendations you were all so kind as to give me as well as a couple ( Read more... )

1) I've spent the last few days flipping back and forth between watching movies and doing reading in preparation for the oncoming school year. The films have been doing me some serious good, offering amusement and comfort. Well, the movies and my incredible couch.
(OH GOD "10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU" YOU'RE JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE CAN'T TAKE MY ( Read more... )

1) "The Dark Knight Rises" is frigging amazing.
Christian Bale is even more so, and I think that's all that needs to be said on the matter.

2) I'm heading downtown today to renew my passport before I move. Or at least will be doing so once I can drag my sorry ass to the bus stop.
My current passport photo is not a flattering one. It was taken while I ( Read more... )

Because I had yet ANOTHER frigging seizure (thank God my neurologist is jumping on this so hard and so fast so it can be dealt with before I move -- I cannot overstate my love for this woman), I figure I could use a perk-me up. Thusly, I'm stealing scribble_myname's heretofore dubbed "Few Of My Favourite Things" meme.

It's better than cranking the Backstreet Boys ( Read more... )

1) Remember my reading list? The one that was 55 books long the last time I mentioned it?
Well. Because people (i.e. Mum and Red) have been foisting books on me with the order "YOU NEED TO READ THIS", the total is now 56 despite me having knocked off a bunch off said list.

2) While on the topic of reading, SCREW YOU VERY MUCH AMAZON. I ordered two ( Read more... )

Watched "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" the other night.

Oh, sweet mercy, I love that movie. And not just for Paul Newman either, though he is damn fine. His EYES. His eyes. It's a beautiful character study, well-acted, and a damn good movie despite what Tennessee Williams thought of this adaptation of his work. I love watching this flick. Hell, I may even ( Read more... )

My body is stupid. I know this is a statement that could be applied to me with a frightening sort of frequency. However, I'm feeling it especially strongly today thanks to some insane chest congestion. I'm seriously all but throwing up my lungs.

I therefore had to call in sick to work. Bosslady was fine with this. Unfortunately, I got a text from ( Read more... )

1) Eleven days until the release of 'Insurgent' by Veronica Roth.
I'm sitting here at my desk, tapping my foot impatiently. The book is an SOS -- Strict On Sale -- which means that it can't be sold AT ALL before the day the embargo is scheduled to be broken. Like, we can't even open the box until then. We haven't received the box yet; they generally ( Read more... )

Frigging hell, Cillian Murphy.

I skipped out on "In Time" because I was led to understand that despite how prominent you were in the trailers, you really played no significant part. You weren't even credited on the back of the DVD in the little blurb thing. That, and the fact that the movie was pretty much universally panned. It's all good though. ( Read more... )