Ack, it has been a while since I LJed. Trying to catch up, I promise.

+ Wimbeldon 2008 finale: OH MY WORD. Worth every minute of staying up from 1.25 AM to 8.30 AM with my brother. This was such a gripping, close match I still have trouble believing it is over. They were both Oh So Close it was scary. And sad. Because that entire time you knew that despite all the awesome shots Rafael and Roger were playing only one of them would win and the other would be disappointed. And I love that Rafa won his first Wimbeldon and is in fact only the second to have won The French Open and Wimbeldon in the same year but at the same time it is tinged with sadness for Federer who was so near to breaking Borg's five year Wimbeldon record with this sixth win. He looked so shattered at the end and that awkward McEnroe-Federer hug said it all. Even though, you know, I find it weird John feels so bad about Roger when really he was the Rafael to Borg's Roger, no? Still EPIC FINAL WAS EPIC. Also my brother and I had waaay too much fun laughing at the guy sitting between Gwen Stefani and Mirka Federer (who turned out to be British rocker Gavin Rossdale, Stefani's husband) because for the entire match he was so into every point shouting encouragements at Roger and leaning so forward on the railing I was sure he was about to fall off his seat. XD Also isn't it scary that both players' families were sitting in the same box? I mean is that advisable? When one is going "YES!!!!" inevitably the other will be going "NOOOO :( !!" Rafa climbing up the box to first hug his family and then later even going up to the Royal Box to shake hands with the Spanish dignitaries was totally cute. Aww.

+ Doctor Who season 4 finale:  \o/ YAY for some bits and NAY for others >_>;; 
Now DW isn't returning for a while which make me feel sad because I just spent the past week watching s2, 3 and 4 and now I have this big GAP which needs filling with an equally awesome show.

+ Kung Fu Panda: Went and saw this last night. Fun movie is fun. Loved the last scene XD. Looking forward to Get Smart and The Dark Knight!

+ My brother and I saw Crank and Shoot 'em Up as well yesterday. I can't decide which was the more ridiculous movie. Ok maybe the latter wins with the whole using carrots-as-lethal-weapons thing. Jason Statham and Clive Owen are still FTW though. Also saw Nim's Island a couple of days ago. Alex Rover is hot. No, not the writer: the adventurer. 

+ Bollywood wise: Finally saw Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. I didn't hate it like a lot of people did but I cannot say I will be re-watching it any time soon. The only reason I could sit through the movie was because it was kind of funny. Otherwise I disliked SRK and Rani's characters A LOT and also lecherous!Amitabh is gross. I do think that the movie was shot very beautifully. And some of  the songs were ok. Also the night I came back from uni to home my parents and I watched Sangam while my brother was away for his Prom. I love the songs of this movie so much! but I LOATHE Raj Kapoor's character and my mum and I argued over it haha. I mean how freaking DENSE is the guy? SO dense that **spoiler**his friend has to kill himself so he can make him understand that he may have loved the woman who is now his wife once and she may have loved him back once too but it is now over and you can't just freaking say I am giving up my wife to you because you, my bestest friend in the world, love her. DOES SHE LOOK LIKE CANDY TO YOU that you can just say 'oh, here, my bestest friend ever, you love her so I will go away even though she is my wife and she actually likes me now and doesn't want to be with you' but you can have her!!!!????? What the *bleep*? WHATEVER.**end.spoiler**

I really need to watch a good, fun, NOT STUPID, bollywood movie like Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na to feel better. 

Meanwhile if you don't already know:
Amir Khan's Blog:  I like how Amir actually takes the time to read all comments and even respond to them. It is nice to have source where we can keep updated of his activities since he doesn't often talk to the media so much.
Amitabh Bachchan's Blog: Though I haven't been following it regularly I do enjoy reading it some times. I love how his English sounds just like old books and of a past era, all sonorous and formal. It is such a joy to read such a sifferent writing style from what we are used to these days. It makes sense of course because the guy is ancient and you get that same feeling when reading his entries. 
Salman Khan's Blog: I absolutely adore that Salman has a blog! And everything he writes about fits in so much with my perception of his character. I am glad he has found a source to convey his thoughts without them being twisted by the media. I love the insight into his character that we can get a glimpse at through what he writes. I also love that he has a TV show now where he gets to be himself. And may I say he is rocking it?
Karan Johar's Blog: WOW. Just wow. I never thought I could actually like this man who on his show Koffee with Karan comes off as obnoxious and bitchy and mean and insecure. I quite loathed him before but now I respect him for being so honest in his entires. I look forward to reading more.

Any other actor/director/etc blogs I don't know about? These are so addicting!

+ Reading: Oh I am enjoying GoodReads sooooooo much. If anyone is on there, do add me! This site is really wonderful in keeping track of books you've read and want to read and you can create all sorts of shelves and read and write reviews and keep track of what your friends are reading. In the past few days I have read The Private World of Georgette Heyer, North & South, The Diving Bell & The Butterfly, The Ladies of Grace Adieu & other stories and several manga/manwha. I haven't had a chance to add all the books from my collection on it but I will ....eventually.

+ Meh have to go back to Palmy on Saturday. *sigh* Why must holidays come to an end?

+ p.s. Oh and if you haven't seen the following already, what rock have you been living under?
Heroes season 3 trailer
Quantum of Solace Trailer. Also Behind The Scenes. 

Let me just say: AWESOME!!!

 This Shia LaBeouf interview is effing HILARIOUS. I was literally ROFLMAO. Well in my case I was rolling off my bed but that's just semantics. Anyway DO WATCH IT. SRSLY. The guy is so damn funny. And I like the fact that he can make fun of himself.

And this is another interview which is also funny but is from back when he was promoting Transformers (which I now badly want to see!). Chickens got a whole lot funnier.

This one is just sweet because of how OMGoverwhelmed he becomes about working with Harrison Ford. Aww.

So anyway can you tell who watched Indiana Jones and came away totally charmed by Shia LaBeof? XD I really wasn't expecting that! But yes he sort of made the whole movie for me. I will even overlook all the WTfery the movie had because he was so awesome in it. ♥ ♥ ♥

So overall fun adventure movie which I don't mind having watched in theatre once and wouldn't mind catching it again on TV.

Also the trailers we got were Eagle Eye (yeah you bet I'm going to see this Shia movie now even though the film doesn't interest me), Prince Caspian (looks cool but I haven't seen the first one), Journey to the Centre of the Earth (at first I saw Brendan Fraser and was like The Mummy 3? But yeah looks interesting!) and Kung Fu Panda (LOLZ)

OMFG IRON MAN



I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS MOVIE. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH TOO MUCH LOVE, I'M GONNA EXPLODE LIKE THAT FUN-VEE. Or whatever Stark called that thing.



I hope someone youtubes Robert Downey Jnr's cameo as Tony Stark in The Incredible Hulk because there is no way I'm seeing that. Ang Lee's version completely put me off the Hulk's franchise - it has got to be the most boring superhero movie I have encountered so far.

 First of all, via artic_fox -

The new Dark Knight trailer is here. AND IT IS AWESOME. Gah HOW COOL IS THAT. JULY please come already. I don't care if I have to go through exams to get to you. It's worth it.


And then some Who-love:


I was randomly flicking through channels this evening and ended up watching the first episode of a show called GREEK. And it was funny and so likeable! I have got to watch it again. My current fav characters are Cappie and Rusty. The former is funny but secretly sincere while the latter is just so earnest about everything from getting the "full college experience" to developing a relationship with his sister that it's endearing.




Also this weekend I got back into Korean dramas. The last one I saw was Full House so yes it has been quite a while! And the only reason I got into this one was because one of the characters reminds me a lot of Kim Sung Soo who played my fav character Min Hyuk in Full House. 

Anyway, I don't know why Kangjeok (Powerful Opponents)  isn't getting better viewer ratings? I hope Korean shows aren't like American ones where they stop producing eps just because there isn't enough demand because I wanna see this! I wanna know what The Incident That Happened 8 Years Ago is! And I want to see Kang Soo Ho (Lee Jin Wook) and Yoo Gwang Pil's (Lee Jong Hyuk) relationship go back to their camaraderie of before. And her reaction to everything. She's quite a likable character. I also understand why she has issues with her family though I hope it gets sorted out because her dad does love her to bits! 

Also OMG I just knew that the person Yoo Gwang Pil was calling wouldn't turn out to be who we expected! I had such a "aww Rahul-little Anjali from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" moment when we found out who it was in the promo for ep 5. I don't know why my mind jumped to them when I don't even like SRK :/ Anyway I also like the new girl, the one in charge of Soo Ho's image? I LOL'd when his sister and mother were giving her hints to leave but she remained unruffled and said she would after finishing her tea and then continued babbling. Also she is so pretty. And I loved the way she handled Soo Ho saying she'd publish reports that they got married if he didn't wear what she have him XD XD XD. I am actually hoping they both end up together because Yoo Gwan Pi and Jung Yoo Min HAVE TO GET TOGETHER. 


p.s. How hilarious was the elevator scene with Derek and Mark on Greys Anatomy tonight?

Mark: Hey, if you were sleeping with Rose, I could understand why you're spending time with her, but you're not. And it's... it's just I thought that uh... you know. I thought it was just gonna be you and me!

Derek: Having sex?

Mark: After! After Addison, after Meredith. I have been patient. I have waited when you partnered up with these chicks, but now they're over. And it's supposed to be just us! You and me; two guys on the prowl, on the hunt.

Derek: You're having trouble getting laid. And you need my help.

Mark: I can get laid. I can get laid whenever I want. I DO get laid whenever I want. That's the point. Women are everywhere... I only have one person I can talk to.

Derek: That's sweet.

Mark: Shut up!

Derek: No, it's really warm and fuzzy.

Ha so you can tell I needed a weekend of brainless de-stressing from the previous week of assignment deadlines huh? I spent most of the weekend marking the assignments for a paper I am a lab tutor of. It is so difficult though! It is hard to tell how many marks to deduct for what despite the fact that we had a meeting where we discussed the marking scheme because people can make the most unimaginable mistakes possible o_o I guess I now know what my lecturers think when they see our tests/assignments (and it rhymes with duck :p)

It has been a while huh?

From Armageddon Welly (19 April) to yesterday life has been busy,  fun, chaotic, awesome,  stressful. Now I am not one of those people who always have something on, rather I tend to be the quiet one who prefers to spend weekends reading or watching a movie/TV show when uni isn't completely intruding my bubble of laziness. So being in a whirlwind of activity for the past two weeks has been -liek woah, i can haz a Hiro for time-stopping breath catching moments nao plz???- lol 

Anyway Armageddon was awesome, awesome, awesome. And crazy. And fun. And awesome. Gah still haven't gotten over the high from that. 



 And indeed I came out of the convention with my wallet about $250 lighter. I should feel guilty but I can't honestly say I haven't been lusting after all this for a while...


Tintin DVD Box Set which I got as a gift for my brother. He has been wanting to buy it for a long, long time and I saw it for $40 and caved...


And then I spotted Firefly for $30 and figured that A. I have the sequel Serenity (which I haven't seen still) and B. almost everyone I know on LJ loves it so...in conclusion it merits buying right? And then I felt guilty for getting Firefly but not Heroes so I ended up getting that for $50 too. So in conclusion I went from owning no TV series box sets to owning 3 overnight. Thanks Armageddon and Whitcoulls XD


As for Fruits Basket - gah so much love!! I really need to get back into all the manga series I used to read like this one and Tsubasa and xxxHolic and whatnot. I was at that part where Fai is nearly dead so Kurogane with the help of Yuuko turns him into a vampire....why did I stop! I bet the good angsty Fai/Kuro-pi bits were just about to begin! Oh and how awesome is the Doumeki-Watanuki-Himawari trio? And yes black!Mokona and white!Mokona and The Witch rock too <333


 
random buttons: Indiana Jones, Pink Panther, Furuba, Death Note and Sasuke. I saw Flight of the Conchord buttons over there, a lot of them and was going to get one for  chrryblssmninjabut then forgot D: I totally suck :( 


Ok so that was convention madness. Then when I came back, the next weekend was a 3-day weekend so my family drove over and we stayed together in a motel and it was fun! 

So pics of all my books that came over from India....


 Anyhow you'd think I would have had my fill of books after all that but no...today I go to buy groceries and end up in Whitcoulls for 2 hours!!! I mean...I have no idea what I was doing - time just seemed to fly by as I looked from one pretty cover to the other. And I ended up getting...



Those blue books...were $8.99 each!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE these guys for making all the classics cheap. Sure the covers aren't gorgeous but hey now I get to have classics on my bookshelf without killing my wallet. Even better - one of them had a 3 for $20 sticker so I decided to get random Count of Monte Cristo of which I know next to nothing but when I went to pay up the lady said that the offer had actually expired and then after a pause went -but I'll let you have them for $20 anyway-. I love you o random Whitcoulls lady *mwah* So yes I am SO happy about finally owning Northanger Abbey and even happier that now I will be able to read North & South! OMG! I started reading on the bus and found that the beginning was completely different from the adaptation...and am happy because now I can have a bit of a --oh i don't know this bit-- moment. Does anyone know if there are any other major differences between the book and the adaptation? Oh and I can't wait till Mr. Thornton comes on scene *swoons* As for the other two - they looked interesting and were $3 each so eh why not? Someone seriously needs to get either me or Whitcoulls a restraining order from each other though. 

p.s. I am so glad I got new shoes when my family came to visit ..it has been raining incessantly for the past week and good shoes that don't get the feet wet are a blessing. Although I am waiting for them to get a bit dirty because they are so blindingly white 8D 

p.p.s Hugh Jackman was so cute on Rove tonight haha.

DW s4e1 spoilers!

 
I guess I am back to regular life and the internet after my blissful mid semester break at home. Let the organised chaos begin.

Bollywood movies seen in the past week: Race (awful songs, some stupid moments, plot holes if one thinks about it too much but otherwise engaging), One Two Three (sucks, sucks, really sucks! please save your hours and go for a run instead), Jodhaa-Akbar (yes I must be the only person who still hadn't seen it, anyway LOVED it, would watch it any amount of times again because not only is it pretty and engaging but I also get to learn the more difficult words of urdu and hindi that I wouldn't normally encounter - so it is educational too!)

Yesterday I saw my first bollywood movie of 2008. And I must say if every movie is paced like this, with character development like this one and layers like onions (appetizing and tear inducing all at once) as this one had it will be a wonderful year indeed. It appears that movies that have barely any hype are always the ones that surprise. Take Jab We Met for instance, having been a bit out of touch of bollywood at that time I hadn't a clue who Shahid Kapoor was though I did know of Kareena. On a whim I decided to watch the movie (because I really needed to de-stress from exams that were starting in  a week) and far from disappointing me it had me in a state of elation I still have not gotten over. I actually despair sometimes that I am never going to enjoy another romantic comedy again because Jab We Met has set the standards so high! Imtiaz Ali I hope you have a plan to top this film of yours though I can't imagine how you can! Anyway as anonymus as Jab We Met was for me in terms of actors and the plot so was Mithya. I had only heard its name in passing in an Akshay Kumar interview where he said he called the actor from the movie up after watching it to say how much he enjoyed his work. I was sufficiently intrigued by that and when I saw a thread dedicated to the movie on the BollyWHAT forum that lavished equal praises on how engaging and unexpected the movie was it seemed the time had come to give this movie a chance. I am incredibly glad I did and can't wait to watch this again with my family this time!

  
Mithya is about a struggling actor who spends his days playing no-name, no-dialogue characters in movies and nights reciting Shakespeare in hindi in his run down apartment much to the annoyance of his neighbours or drinking whisky in a free glass on the pavement overlooking the beach. On one such night he inadvertantly witnesses a gang shoot out. When he goes to the police station to inform the authorities of this someone from the gang sees him and they abduct him. But not to kill him as one would expect rather it turns out he bears an uncanny resemblance to the leader of their rival gang so the plan is to kill the leader and replace him with this look alike who shall follow their orders. From here on ensues a plot which will surprise you, make you laugh, move you and make you wonder about questions that have no answers.   

It is hardly your average bollywood fare. Just under 2 hours this movie barely has a song. And the only thing over the top over here is the plot. The director has managed to attract understated and subtle acting from every character. What stands out during the comedy scenes is the context, what stands out during the dramatic scenes is the silence (whether it is the silence of everyone else when 'Rajendra' breaks his silence for the first time to recite Hamlet or Manu once he realises the truth) and what stands out when you catch your breath and have a moment to think is the inherent tragedy this is all going to end in when the plot achieves its conclusion, even though you are not sure what form this tragedy is going to take (I really wasn't expecting that ending!) I'm sorry if I seem surprised about all this but sometimes when I watch movies the actors are so bent on promoting themselves as a brand that I barely catch a glimpse of the character they are playing, instead I have to watch This Big Name trying to emote and show what a wonderful sacrificing, unselfish person they are or That Big Name trying to be funny in such an over the top, loud, jarring fashion that I am scoffing instead of crying and cringing instead of laughing. I like Mithya then for being secure enough in its tragic tale to not be melodramatic about it and respectful enough of its audience to trust that we get the joke. 


My only regret is I don't know what "Mithya" actually means. From what I gleaned from some interview I am aware it references a story from the Puran (a religious hindu text) where Narad Muni asks Vishnu to transform him into some princess (Sushila) so he can learn the meaning of 'maya' (materialism)...but where does the word 'mithya' come into it all? Anyway go watch this movie bollywood aficionados for you won't regret it!

I saw the latest episode of Torchwood.

And now for a complete change of topic heh! I have to get this out of my system.



Where has Sonali Bendre gone!? I really liked her and spent almost all of yesterday watching youtube clips of her songs. Actually I didn't even intend to. I just had this random craving for songs from the 90s and coincidentally all the ones I was searching for featured her! She really had some good songs in her career. Therefore I declare this linkspam time!

[+] Saawan Barse (Dahek)
I really like rainy day songs like these, they have this wonderful feel to them like all the world is huddling together. Oh it is hard to explain.  Anyway in this song I think Akshaye and Sonali have planned to meet later in the day and I like the way both are barely holding their excitement in and doing all these little things they are sure the other will like to prepare for the meeting. Should I just call it a date? I can never think of it in those terms cause I never knew that word when I was in India haha. And the lyrics are wonderful.

[+] Akeli Naa Baazar Jaya Karo (Major Saab)
Oh god this song is hilarious. Ajay Devgan looks totally like he is on some sort of crack: maybe the crack of loooove LOL. He is so so so ridiculous here, just see for yourself! So ...friggin smiley and happy to Sonali's annoyed. And she has the right to be annoyed cause he's being totally irritating. Is he trying to woo her or scare her? XD Either way I was laughing my head off all the way. Oh and he is singing that she should not go out alone in the markets because she'll get jinxed (uh that is the closest I can translate a very Indian saying "nazar lag jayegi" You say it when someone looks very gorgeous or has done something so wonderful that others feel envious) 

[+] Pyaar Kiya To Nibhana (Major Saab)
Ooh I haven't thought of this song in aaaages but it used to be among my top favourites! I love the rhymes haha. And there is this scene where Ajay has made puppets out of Sonali's toes which cracked me up so hard when I was watching the video.

[+] Pyar Karna Hai (Major Saab)
This song is quite fast paced. Sonali Bendre is being forced to marry this other guy by her brother but she refuses to do so by singing to Ajay Devgan who has crashed the wedding but is being held back by the thugs that she is going to love only him and marry only him. I love it because she looks so fearless and staunch here that by the end even the brother has a change of heart (I think? I saw this movie ages ago so I don't remember)

[+] Ho Nahin Sakta (Diljale)
This is one of my favourite songs! Yes, some bits in the video squick me out - why are you making fun of fat people o director!? But other than that it is about Ajay singing that -it can not happen, he is never going to lose himself in someone's love or have sleepless night because of someone's memories because the girl in his dreams can never be real. But then Sonali is dreaming that he is in love with her and praising her. So he can never hold someone in his eyes.- Ahh it sounds so lame when I say it in English :( Well at least the music is something you don't need to translate so everyone can tell it is gorgeous!

[+] Jo Haal Dil Ka (Sarfarosh)
Ah! Sonali was so cute in this movie. This is your typical bollywood number where the hero and heroine are thinking of each other and then there is a dream sequence so they can sing to each other in an exotic location - here it is a river. Oh and they both are wearing matching colours too!  The song starts a few seconds into the vid actually. Oh and I have to say Sonali's suit in the beginning at Amir's birthday looks totally gorgeous!

Wow so many already! And I haven't even mentioned Hum Saath Saath Hain where she was looking stunning in every shot. I really liked her character there. Both Salman and her are quite shy but she's the one who has a bit more guts than him haha.

Man I love youtube.

So last night at 1.20 am I finished re-reading His Dark Materials. Actually I had never managed to finish The Amber Spyglass before because I got interrupted with exams and that was so long ago that pretty much book 3 was like reading something new and in book 2 there were so many things that surprised me.

I love this series so so so much. I love how every character has a history and every history has meaning and how their actions in the past have consequences in the future. I love the way you read, and read, and read and things become clearer and dawn on you while just 2 seconds ago you were no closer to understanding the truth. I love ABSOLUTELY LOVE the fact that these characters are complex, they can do awful, repulsive things but also wonderful, courageous things - they can love while being ruthless and they can care while being cold. Most of all I love the way we are deceived because we take what people say at face value thinking nothing of it but then realise near the end that is not what they meant. 



This is one of those series where you re-read and re-read and can still find new and wonderful gems that you hadn't made sense before. Ahh I have all these thoughts in my head but they aren't coherent at all. All I can think is I need to get my hands on Lyra's Oxford ASAP!

Meanwhile fill out the username meme in the comments of my entry plz :)  
 
oh and send me one if you like:

Get your own valentinr

 

snagged from himhilien

Reply to this post and I'll pick seven of your interests from your to explain in you journal. Post this on your journal with your explanations so others can join the explaining fun! 
(actually tell me when commenting if you want to do this meme otherwise I'll assume you don't k)

Heh I dunno how you did it but the first four interests are pretty near to obsessions for me himhilien! Prepare for ramblings picspams ahead...



 Ah Life and Prison Break continue to rock. Does anyone know what song that tuning is from in the promos of Life or everytime an adbreak is about to come...? I love it! Ooh and the mystery thickens.

Anhow damn Mahone even when you are screwing things up you look hot. HOW DO YOU DO IT? Also Michael I WANT YOUR BRAINS. Also squee for Sucre in todays ep. And Lincoln for giving the lady some other bird book. Ooh who is this Whistler dude? Did I mention how awesome Michael is?

Lincoln: I'd trade places with you in a second.
Michael: I know

Awww. Is anyone ever going to explain to me how Michael Scoffield and Lincoln Burrows last name aren't the same? I don't get it.

YAY Pullo found Vorenus and told him about the kids and they were all rescued. Hee loved the way Vorenus said "you...talk to much" to him. And the way Pullo said that all he said during their fight was a lie and Vorenus said he knew and he's like "it had to be said" Ahh I just love these two. And Marc Antony for just letting Vorenus go. The man just doesn't know how to be grim eh? He loves going on campaigns. I keep wondering when he's gonna meet up with Cleopatra again...And ooh I like Agrippa. I vaguely recall from Classical Studies that Octavian and him were good friends. 

SQUEE FOR TV. ILU

I don't care much for the naysayers - I like this title of the new 007 film. It sounds...kind of grave (and I must admit rather poetic) as it should be given the place Bond is at after the events of Casino Royale.  

News of the title [vid]
Images from the movie
Plot synopsis
Bond 22 named
Reactions
The name's odd they say
But hey remember how you were pleasantly surprised last time?





I'm loving the fact that it is yet again coming out in November. Nice birthday present for me heee. Also so is Half-Blood Prince the movie. Nice. 


OMG SQUEEE DANIEL CRAIG JAMES BOND AWESOME ACTION AND ANGST AND OMG OMG OMG ...ahem sorry I had to get it off my chest.

 ...


LOVING TORCHWOOD AS MUCH AS EVER THOUGH.

I just came back home for lunch and saw about 30 entries on Heath Ledger. I can't believe he's gone. And just the other day I was wondering how awesome it would be to see him in the Batman film. I dunno how it is going to be watching the film now. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT! And he had a family too :( 

I think this has affected so many people because well, he was kind of from our generation wasn't he? It's funny we can feel so close to an actor we haven't even met. I know me and my family were equally shocked when we heard Rove's wife died.


;____; This is one of my favourite songs too.

ETA:
Why WHy WHY do I torture myself like this. I don't want to see another whole season of poor Michael stuck in a godforsaken place trying to struggle against his will to survive and his morals. What I WANT to see is Lincoln and Michael on some beach drinking whatever it is they put in those coconuts. Or is that Hawaii? Whatever. Oh and I want LJ free and Sarah and poor, poor Mahone back with his family. Why can't they make a show on that? I'd watch Mahone read a telephone directory. 

Anyway it is SO awesome that Daniel Craig has not got stuck with James Bond. I can't wait for this movie to come out: DEFIANCE. Awesome stuff.

Also LIFE IS FTW. "You don't have to understand here to be here"

 Collage of interests for the interested under an ironic cut.

 

You know, I forgot HOW MUCH His Dark Materials confused me. Re-reading is reminding me all over again that I need to read this series about 10 times. Between
You know who rocks? The Feelers do. Oh how much I love them. And my fondness multiplied when I decided to google the lyrics of a song that had been stuck in my head and I am pleasantly surprised by the fact that it is the guys that brought us One World, Supernova and Weapons of War. They are like my Linkin Park of New Zealand:
Stand Up by The Feelers

You know what I need? A cool 2008 calendar. Like a Heroes one. Or that comic book Daboo Ratani bollywood one. Is there a Psych one? Because THAT would be damn fun. They could have like a Shawnism or Gussism for each month. But they HAVE to have Lassiter and Juliet on there too. And the Chief. And the pineapple.I saw the latest two eps today and was absolutely cracking up at Lassiter being uncomfortable about 'O Hara being so good at her stuff and getting more marks then him. And then when they found out about Shawn's marks I LdMAO so hard. Also that scene where 'O Hara gets the brat to apologise to Lassie? BRILLIANT. Damn though I want poor Lassie to have a chance. Why does he always come off as the bumbling incompetent one? I know it is because it is so funny!  

You know it is TORTURE waiting for the next Torchwood ep to come out? At least I have awesome meta to read thanks to torchwood_three. I can't believe how many people take their TW seriously. I read a whole essay on The Staging of Ianto Jones today and was very impressed. The essay was talking about how one always sees Ianto staged in the off centre or behind Jack's right emphasising how he is Jack's right hand man and an integral part of the team. Nice.

Just waiting for s2e3 Rome to air on TV tonight. 15 minutes left yay. I missed Vorenus and Pullo and Marc Antony soooo much <333 Octavian kinda annoys me even though he was fav of mine when we were studying Classical Studies. I think I liked his more calmer side after Rome began to prosper again but ofcourse he had to do many bloody things before that could happen after Caesar's murder. I also like how they have potrayed Brutus. He has exactly the right amount of honour, self righteousness and angst. Damn HBO why did you have to cancel the show. On the other hand yay because I would never have had Kevin McKidd as Dan Vasser in Journeyman and THAT would have been a crime. 

OMGF TORCHWOOD SPOILERS


 I have no idea how this turned from an intended Torchwood review to an Ianto GLEEfest to a discussion of what it is about Ianto that so attracts Jack  XD