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laurainlimbo) wrote2006-10-17 10:56 pm
laurainlimbo) wrote2006-10-17 10:56 pm
randomness
I'm tired. work is so unbelievably busy right now. Today I was pulled in so many different directions that I nearly lost it. I had such a headache. M and I are both so busy with our jobs, but I guess the good thing is that we are earning. which is great since we are spending so darn much. I can't wait until we can start saving... for what, I don't know, but there are many many possibilities for the future...
meanwhile, I absolutely love my apartment. except for the occasionally noisy neighbors downstairs, there are very few things to complain about. we have a couple of pictures on the wall now and I plan to buy some of those shadow boxes (thanks to the suggestion byphantomsgyrl) and more pictures later. it's amazing what a difference it makes with even two pictures! also, we bought a better tv stand which holds more DVD's and looks nicer. and finally, it seems we might be getting a used sofa bed from someone moving back to Japan. I didn't really want a used sofa, but it's only $50 and we can buy a nice cover for it.
Here's my MOVIE RECAP from the last few weeks: I watched "Walk the Line" again a couple nights ago and loved it just as much as the first time. Reese and Joaquin are both so fantastic, and the music always moves me.
And we recently watched the 1975 sci-fi/action/dark comedy called "Death Race 2000" with David Carradine and Sly Stallone. if you haven't seen it, here's the tagline and plot summary from Imdb: "In The Year 2000 Hit And Run Driving Is No Longer A Felony. It's The National Sport!"
Plot Summary: A champion of a brutal cross-country car race of the future where pedestrians are run down for points... So that's about it. a car race in which the racers get points for killing innocent bystanders. The number of points depends on the age of the victims. It's very sick, but it's meant to be tongue-in-cheek, and the violence is the key to the plot. Stallone and Carradine are rivals, and are both out of their element; in other words, they are both better actors then the acting required for this film. Stallone's character is memorable because he's pissed off the entire time. and Carradine's character is called "Frankenstein" because he's supposedly lost so many limbs from racing. there are two or three female racers too, one of them an actress who was in some of Andy Warhol's films. The film is produced by Roger Corman, which might give you an idea of the quality. Death Race is one of those extremely campy movies in which the blood looks like catsup (or ketchup depending on where you live), and in which the acting is stiff and forced. and it's hilarious! if you like campy, over the top movies with gratuitous hit and run violence, then you might like it. if you are easily offended, and are unable to laugh at the ridiculous plot, then avoid it.
On the other end of the spectrum, I also watched "Memoirs of a Geisha." It took me about three sittings since I started watching it in my old apartment and finished it here. I knew I would be slightly disappointed, because I had an aversion to the whole idea of a movie set in Japan, with mostly Chinese actresses, speaking English. Aesthetically it was stunning, from the cinematography to the costumes and sets. and of course the acting was very good. But otherwise, the plot was dull, and I lost interest about halfway through. I just stuck with it to see how it ended. maybe I should have read the book.
I've got a huge list of movies on netflix that I'm looking forward to seeing, so maybe there will be more movie news later.
and before I go, here's the "4 things" meme stolen fromdawnie1970.
FOUR JOBS I WISH I HAD IN MY LIFE:
1. Travel Writer
2. Therapist
3. Media Lawyer
4. Book Editor
FOUR MOVIES I WOULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:
1. The English Patient
2. The Princess Bride
3. Donnie Darko
4. Office Space
FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:
1. California
2. Washington
3. Colorado
4. Japan
FOUR TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:
1. Supernatural
2. Six Feet Under
3. Sex and the City
4. Gray's Anatomy
FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:
1. Thailand
2. Spain
3. Portugal
4. Hong Kong
FOUR WEBSITES I VISIT DAILY:
1. Live journal
2. Chase Bank
3. Yahoo mail
4. Netflix
FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:
1. Chocolate
2. Sushi
3. Pasta
4. Pumpkin Pie
FOUR PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:
1. Washington (with my family)
2. Hawaii
3. Mt. Fuji
4. Europe
meanwhile, I absolutely love my apartment. except for the occasionally noisy neighbors downstairs, there are very few things to complain about. we have a couple of pictures on the wall now and I plan to buy some of those shadow boxes (thanks to the suggestion by
phantomsgyrl) and more pictures later. it's amazing what a difference it makes with even two pictures! also, we bought a better tv stand which holds more DVD's and looks nicer. and finally, it seems we might be getting a used sofa bed from someone moving back to Japan. I didn't really want a used sofa, but it's only $50 and we can buy a nice cover for it. Here's my MOVIE RECAP from the last few weeks: I watched "Walk the Line" again a couple nights ago and loved it just as much as the first time. Reese and Joaquin are both so fantastic, and the music always moves me.
And we recently watched the 1975 sci-fi/action/dark comedy called "Death Race 2000" with David Carradine and Sly Stallone. if you haven't seen it, here's the tagline and plot summary from Imdb: "In The Year 2000 Hit And Run Driving Is No Longer A Felony. It's The National Sport!"
Plot Summary: A champion of a brutal cross-country car race of the future where pedestrians are run down for points... So that's about it. a car race in which the racers get points for killing innocent bystanders. The number of points depends on the age of the victims. It's very sick, but it's meant to be tongue-in-cheek, and the violence is the key to the plot. Stallone and Carradine are rivals, and are both out of their element; in other words, they are both better actors then the acting required for this film. Stallone's character is memorable because he's pissed off the entire time. and Carradine's character is called "Frankenstein" because he's supposedly lost so many limbs from racing. there are two or three female racers too, one of them an actress who was in some of Andy Warhol's films. The film is produced by Roger Corman, which might give you an idea of the quality. Death Race is one of those extremely campy movies in which the blood looks like catsup (or ketchup depending on where you live), and in which the acting is stiff and forced. and it's hilarious! if you like campy, over the top movies with gratuitous hit and run violence, then you might like it. if you are easily offended, and are unable to laugh at the ridiculous plot, then avoid it.
On the other end of the spectrum, I also watched "Memoirs of a Geisha." It took me about three sittings since I started watching it in my old apartment and finished it here. I knew I would be slightly disappointed, because I had an aversion to the whole idea of a movie set in Japan, with mostly Chinese actresses, speaking English. Aesthetically it was stunning, from the cinematography to the costumes and sets. and of course the acting was very good. But otherwise, the plot was dull, and I lost interest about halfway through. I just stuck with it to see how it ended. maybe I should have read the book.
I've got a huge list of movies on netflix that I'm looking forward to seeing, so maybe there will be more movie news later.
and before I go, here's the "4 things" meme stolen from
dawnie1970. FOUR JOBS I WISH I HAD IN MY LIFE:
1. Travel Writer
2. Therapist
3. Media Lawyer
4. Book Editor
FOUR MOVIES I WOULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:
1. The English Patient
2. The Princess Bride
3. Donnie Darko
4. Office Space
FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:
1. California
2. Washington
3. Colorado
4. Japan
FOUR TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH:
1. Supernatural
2. Six Feet Under
3. Sex and the City
4. Gray's Anatomy
FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:
1. Thailand
2. Spain
3. Portugal
4. Hong Kong
FOUR WEBSITES I VISIT DAILY:
1. Live journal
2. Chase Bank
3. Yahoo mail
4. Netflix
FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:
1. Chocolate
2. Sushi
3. Pasta
4. Pumpkin Pie
FOUR PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:
1. Washington (with my family)
2. Hawaii
3. Mt. Fuji
4. Europe
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*hugs* I'm sorry you miss your family hon. *nuzzles*
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*puts on x-mas list for santa to give to Dawnie*
*hugs you back* I do miss my family - it's hard to be far away especially when sis is having a baby in a month!!
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*steals the meme*
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that's sweet you thought of me when you saw the cherry blossoms. I do love them!!
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I love pumpkin pie too. Do you like cheesecake? The Cheesecake Factory makes the most devine pumpkin cheesecake. The first time I had it I cried over how good it was.
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oh, yes I absolutely love cheesecake, but haven't had any in awhile. I visited the Cheesecake factory, but didn't like the atmosphere of the one in Chicago. the food was too expensive too - but next time I'll just get the cheesecake and coffee:)