The Girl: Juliet, Julie, Jules. 27. 5'3". Proud Canadian and Toronto resident. University girl no longer, recent addition to the real world. Capricorn on the cusp of Aquarius. Owner of 1 blog, 1 website, and 1 fanlisting, which is enough for now. Insane. Honest. Loyal. Caring. Occasionally witty. Dreamer. Realist. Dork. Oxymoron. Walking contradiction. Addicted to Buffy, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Our Lady Peace, Savage Garden, movies, various movie people, fanlistings, fanfiction, the Internet, and addictions. ( More? )
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("Let me explain. ...No, there is too much. Let me sum up." - Inigo, The Princess Bride)
*snorts* Oh god. Thank you, Beyoncé, for removing all that was simple from a song I loved for its simplicity... knew I could count on you.
Best surprise:Eternal Sunshine for Best Original Screenplay (wheeeeee!!)
Biggest disappointments, even though the categories turned out exactly the way I knew they would: The fact that Jamie Foxx is an Oscar winner, but neither Johnny Depp nor Leo DiCaprio is. I enjoyed Hilary Swank's performance in Million Dollar Baby and thought she was good, but...in the long run? Same problem as with the Best Actor category -- Hilary Swank's got two, and Kate Winslet's got none. Weird. But who cares about a stupid statue anyway, right? ;)
Biggest Yay's, other than 'Eternal Sunshine' for Screenplay: Cate Blanchett for Best Supporting Actress; shout-outs for Canada (and Toronto in particular) from the recipient for the Best Animated Short, Ryan.
Biggest NOOOOOOOOOO!! moment:Million Dollar Baby wins Best Picture. No no no! No!! Okay, so I liked the movie okay, and on my nominees list it's one of the three movies I asterisked, but...of the three (Aviator, Neverland, MDB), why did it have to be that one??! WHYYYYYYY?!
The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet.
The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.
As per usual, I've considered writing new posts several times since last week, but I'm overwhelmingly lazy (overwhelming in the sense that it overrides most of my will to do anything other than laze about for the rest of my life) and just went, "Oh well, to hell with that", and well...here we are, a week later. Not that I really had anything to say, anyway.
I was in BestBuy with Suzy Q on Friday and unwisely mentioned that I didn't have City of Angels on DVD yet...and so the silly girl bought it for me, damn it. I told her I'd have to get her back for that sometime. You know, by like, buying her a DVD player or something, or something else she wants but doesn't want me to buy for her (but can't think of anything right now; drat). Heh. Thanks, Suz, for my very early Christmas present/very late but extra birthday present. ;)
Personally, I love City of Angels, and even I wouldn't want to watch it based solely on the DVD's back cover blurb, if I didn't know any better. I mean, come on...one of the first sentences in the paragraph reads, "Two of the brightest stars in the Hollywood constellation spark the biggest romance under the heavens in City of Angeles {sic}, 'a lyrical, unabashedly romantic film [that] earns its wings' (David Ansen, Newsweek)." And later on -- "Will love be their mutual destiny? Will they take the risks that shape that destiny? The choice is theirs to make." I like cheese as much (and possibly more) than the next person, but...seriously? This is just a bit to cheesy even for me. :)
And on the topic of cheesiness, I also finally succeeded in watching Phantom of the Opera for the second time, and probably not a day too soon because this is likely its last week in theaters, by the looks of things. This movie is sometimes quite good and sometimes so cheesy it's hilarious. Seriously. I was laughing at inappropriate times, then laughing 'cause I was laughing, and then...oh, man. At any rate, I enjoyed myself.
Righty-o, gotta go do my online Astronomy quiz. Tonight's Academy Awards ceremony should be....something. I'm not quite sure what to make of this one just yet.
ETA: Question - Say something about Colorblind by Counting Crows! That's how I stumbled upon your blog... Answer - Ah, Colorblind. The song that inspired the original title of this blog before I realized that -- shocker of shockers -- none of my content actually pertained to the song (or its lyrics) at all, really, and so the title got changed. Still like the song, though. Is one of the songs I can listen to on repeat for hours, especially if I'm writing or journaling something, thinking those really deep thoughts, or reading a good book. One time I even thought I figured out what it meant (and wrote an entry in my paper journal accordingly), but off the top of my head (or the bottom of it, for that matter), I can't remember what my interpretation of it was. That's another thing that's great -- its lyrics are open to individual interpretations. Also love the piano ... and really, the song's pretty easy to play on the piano, too, since it's basically the same note sequence repeated over and over. I don't know. I just find the song soothing. Say what you want about Cruel Intentions, but who knows when or if I'd ever have heard the song if I'd never seen the movie? And as it turns out, I loved the movie, too. :)
Wow. Yesterday, three fairly famous celebrities passed away: Sandra Dee, née Alexandra Zuck, 1950s and '60s actress and teen idol; Hunter S. Thompson, journalist, author, former Rolling Stone columnist, and all-around wacky guy; and John Raitt, whom I admittedly don't know anything about other than that he was popular on the broadway scene and that he's Bonnie Raitt's father. I'd never heard about celebrity deaths coming in threes before, but apparently this is a morbid trend that has surfaced over the years. Sandra Dee was in movies like Gidget and Imitation of Life, whose career began to fail after her 5-year marriage to Bobby Darin ended in divorce in 1965, damaging her former squeaky-clean image. She was played by Kate Bosworth in 2004's Beyond the Sea, a movie which she reportedly liked. Hunter S. Thompson came up with a new kind of non-fiction writing that he called "gonzo journalism" and was responsible for writing Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, amongst other books. He seemed like a very interesting individual, from what I've read of him and from quotes of his. Hunter Stockton Thompson was also known as Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, and was played by Bill Murray in Where The Buffalo Roam and by Johnny Depp in the film version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Go to Wikiquote to read some of his quotes. To Sandra Dee, Hunter Thompson, and John Raitt: rest in peace. In other news, in Orange County in Southern California where they are currently having very bad storms, a 16-year-old girl was sitting at her computer on the second floor of a building (she lived with her family above a store they own) when a huge boulder crashed through her window, struck her, and killed her. This is the kind of thing that freaks me out, because, obviously, I use my computer a lot and because this is the kind of thing that could happen to any one of us -- one minute, you're sitting at your computer, maybe checking your e-mail, or messaging a friend, or something, and the next minute you're just...gone, and the Online World doesn't even have any idea what's just happened. Probably wondering where you've gone to or why you aren't writing back or... I don't know, it just freaks me out. I really hope the storms and everything let up really soon... :/
Thursday I can't even remember what I did all day Thursday, so it can't have been...oh, right. I woke up at like 12:40pm, so this was kind of a short day, unfortunately. Hate waking up so late when I'm not deliberately planning to. :P Anyway, this is the day afternoon I used to catch up on the episodes of various shows that I didn't have time to watch last week. All caught up now, finally, which means I'm ready to fall behind yet again next week once I've got some work to do again. Oh, yay. Two of my brother's coworkers came over to watch The Apprentice, and there was lots of sushi/rolls that were really quite good. Mmm.
Friday Seriously, I swear I wanted to have something interesting to post about (interesting...now there's an idea, eh?) but really...I didn't do...anything. I re-watched Brokedown Palace because I couldn't remember it very well and wanted to, um, make sure it still belonged on my MovieList. (What a geek.) Anyway, it turns out I still like it just as much as I did before, for some odd reason I could never explain. Also watched Being John Malkovich, which, let me just say, is one wacky movie. Not the same kind of wacky as, say, Moulin Rouge! or Donnie Darko, mind you, but an entirely different brand of crazy. Heh. Someone needs to commit Charlie Kaufman, like, STAT.
Today's Daily Quickie Horoscope: Lately, you feel that the stars are aligned against you, but they aren't. So relax.
*laughs* I LOVE this! I mean, I'm not sure if I've been feeling maligned by the stars lately, but I'm sure that if I was, "they aren't, so relax" wouldn't do the trick in terms of soothing advice and comfort. Heehee. Oh, Astrology.com, my old friend...you try so hard (sometimes). Just give it up. I'm not sure giving horoscopes is really your calling. :)
Your Brain is 80.00% Female, 20.00% Male
Your brain leans female. You think with your heart, not your head. Sweet and considerate, you are a giver. But you're tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!
I strive to help others, and to bring truth and harmony to the world however I can. Whether times are good or bad, you can always count on me. I'm a shoulder to cry on, a champion for the helpless, and an all around nice person.
Answer by song title Choose a band and answer only in song titles by that band: Our Lady Peace Are you male or female? Potato Girl Describe yourself: In Repair How do some people feel about you? Whatever How do you feel about yourself? Clumsy Describe your ex-boyfriend: If You Believe [that he existed] Describe your current boyfriend: Somewhere Out There [a.k.a., also non-existent] Describe what you want to be: Stealing Babies Describe your current mood: Innocent Describe your friends: Everyone's a Junkie Share a few words of wisdom: Bring Back the Sun
(Will add to this as the week progresses. Hopefully the remaining days will give me something not entirely dull to report...)
Saturday Went out for dinner with my family, my grandmother, and my aunts and uncles from my mom's side.
Sunday Was Happiest Girl's birthday. Called to extend birthday greetings and actually caught her at home. Yay. Hope her party went well.
Tried to watch The Phantom of the Opera with Chloe -- and failed miserably, due to various stupidities on both our parts. Short story: we were waiting for each other in different spots...Chloe's cellphone stopped working...I didn't go and check if she was waiting where she was waiting...Chloe has my phone number only on her non-working cellphone, so couldn't call and find out where I was...I couldn't call her to find out where she was...Chloe got up at 4am that morning, and after waiting for me not more than 10 or 15 minutes, apparently she headed into the theater by herself...nearly an hour before the movie actually started. So really, even if I'd gone and checked if she was there already, chances are I wouldn't have found her. Anyhow, she saw POTO on her own, and I went home, wondering what had happened to her since from my POV she'd just never shown up. Blllarrgh.
Monday Went to work. Was business as usual.
Tuesday Visited Susan in Hamilton. It's fun taking trains. You know, assuming everything goes the way it's supposed to. Had our usual problems actually meeting up, but was much less disastrous than both Sunday's debacle with Chloe and my visit to Hamilton in 2nd year, where Suz and I failed to meet up with each other for an hour. Heh. You know, I think meeting up with people properly may be a flaw of mine of some kind... Anyway. Had pita for lunch and pizza for dinner. Foods starting with letter "P" v. good. Was glad that Tiffany was around this day, too -- watched some videos Tiff had on her computer of her trapeze sessions. Decided that would never go trapezing. Watched Lost for the 3rd time with Suz, and for lack of anything else to do on a rainy day, watched Alias for the 2nd time. Am not complaining; are worse ways to spend time when hanging out. Helped (marginally) make a chocolate cake that smelled very good after it was done. Also met the last roommate of Susan's and Tiffany's that I had left to meet; seemed nice enough. Much neater than Suz. Heh.
Wednesday Went shopping with Mom all day (well, from lunchtime until dinnertime, anyway). Am tired. Is why am not typing in proper sentences. Bought lots of clothes (or what seemed like a lot at the time) and a pair of shoes. Mom says have finally proven myself worthy, since have never been good shopper. Never buy anything. If do buy anything, is usually DVDs, CDs, or books. Not clothes, and definitely not shoes. However, can tell am not an imposter because still managed to buy a boxset of books along with the clothes. :)
(I've forgotten whose journal I got this from...sorry.)
Instructions:
1. Bold the titles for the movies you've watched in their entirety.
2. Italicize the titles for the movies you've only partially watched.
3. Add three titles of your own choosing to the list.
1. Trainspotting 2. Shrek 3. M
4. Dogma 5. Strictly Ballroom
6. The Princess Bride 7. Love Actually 8. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 10. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11. Reservoir Dogs
12. Desperado 13. Swordfish
14. Kill Bill Vol. 1 15. Donnie Darko 16. Spirited Away
17. Better Than Sex
18. Sleepy Hollow 19. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 20. The Eye
21. Requiem for a Dream 22. Dawn of the Dead
23. The Pillow Book
24. The Italian Job (the recent remake at least) 25. Goonies 26. BASEketball
27. The Spice Girls Movie (Spice World)
28. Army of Darkness
29. The Color Purple
30. The Safety of Objects
31. Can't Hardly Wait 32. Mystic Pizza 33. Finding Nemo 34. Monsters, Inc. 35. Circle of Friends
36. Mary Poppins 37. The Bourne Identity (the remake) 38. Forrest Gump 39. A Clockwork Orange
40. Kindergarten Cop 41. On The Line
42. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
43. Final Destination 44. Sorority Boys
45. Urban Legend 46. Cheaper by the Dozen (the original)
47. The Crow
48. The Princess and the Warrior
49. Seabiscuit 50. Hard Core Logo
51. Phantom of the Paradise
52. Zardoz
53. Lost in Translation 54. American Beauty 55. Big Fish 56. Starship Troopers 57. Starship Troopers 2
58. The Lost Boys
59. All About Eve
60. Showgirls 61. Swept Away
62. Star Wars: A New Hope 63. Black Hawk Down 64. Elizabeth 65. The Shawshank Redemption 66. Four Weddings and a Funeral 67. The Sound of Music 68. Notting Hill 69. Scotland, pa
70. Oxygen
71. Ringu (Original Japanese version)
72. Shrunken Heads
73. Legend
74. About a Boy
75. Lilo and Stitch
76. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 77. Pitch Black 78. Maid in Manhattan 79. Willow
80. Secret Of NIMH
81. Throughly Modern Millie
82. The Cutting Edge 83. Anna and the King 84. The American President 85. Save The Last Dance 86. Grease 87. Dirty Dancing 88. Mad Love 89. Lantana
90. Kiss the Sky
91. Braveheart 92. Dark City
93. SLC Punk!
94. Memento 95. In America
96. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
97. The Wedding Planner 98. Empire Records 99. Edward Scissorhands 100. Almost Famous 101. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
102. Star Trek Generations
103. Beyond The Mat
104. Transformers: The Movie
105. Scary Movie 106. X-Men 107. Ghost 108. Changing Lanes 109. Hangman's Curse
110. Broken Arrow 111. Mona Lisa Smile 112. Moulin Rouge 113. The Ninth Gate 114. Emma 115. The Name of the Rose
116. Top Gun 117. Heartbreak Ridge
118. U-571
119. Ghost Ship 120. Johnny English
121. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
122. The Fifth Element 123. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 124. Holes 125. The Pianist 126. Amélie 127. Road Trip
128. Miracle
129. Center Stage 130. Spider-Man 131. The Exorcist 132. The Omen
133. 8 Mile
134. Son in Law (Honestly, I don't really remember what this is...but it sounds familiar)
135. Stepmom 136. Dr. Strangelove
137. Full Metal Jacket
138. Lolita (the remake) 139. Little Shop of Horrors (the musical)
140. Annie
141. Rocky Horror Picture Show
142. Being John Malkovich
143. Monty Python & the Holy Grail
144. Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie
145. Dream for an Insomniac
146. The Village
147. Empire of the Sun
148. NightBreed
149. Eyes of Fire (1983)
150. The Company of Wolves (1984)
151. Labyrinth
152. The Shining
153. The Last Unicorn
154. Wings of Desire
155. Heaven (2002) 156. An Angel at My Table
157. Death Machine
158. Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead
159. The Land Before Time 160. Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World 161. Mortal Kombat
162. Carrie 163. Beyond the Darkness
164. Suspiria
165. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
166. Love and Death
167. Shock Treatment
168. Tank Girl 169. The Big Chill
170. Chasing Amy
171. Kill Bill Vol. 2
172. Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
173. The Blues Brothers
174. Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within 175. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 176. Princess Mononoke 177. The Philadelphia Story
178. Contact 179. What Dreams May Come 180. Henry V
181. Monty Python's The Life of Brian 182. Das Boot
183. The Manchurian Candidate
184. Flash Gordon (1980)
185. Tampopo
186. Cinema Paradiso
187. Chocolat 188. A Bridge Too Far
189. Alien 190. Field of Dreams
191. Aliens 192. A Fistful of Dollars aka Per un pugno di dollari
193. Mad Max 194. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome 195. Shaun of the Dead
196. Delicatessen
197. Victor/Victoria
198. A Chorus Line
199. Cabaret
201. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
202. Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
203. The Pirate Movie (1982)
204. Don Juan DeMarco 205. The Phantom of the Opera (2004) 206. Before Sunrise
Damn it all -- I just tried to prevent myself from using my computer by defragmenting its hard drive, the only problem with that being that, once used to take hours on my older, stupider computer now took only about 10 minutes, tops. Stupid technology. Gonna have to find a better method at some point, 'cause there's a lot of studying that needs to get done today.
I signed up at Technorati yesterday, which is a site that lets you track references to your site (or to your keywords, or whatever) on the Internet as well as allows you to see which sites are linking to yours. Funnily enough, I apparently have two people (1, 2) linking here who I've never heard of or talked to before, and it was a little odd to see that my blog is included on their blog templates as a permanent link. So, so strange. Oh well. I guess I'll take that as a compliment...?
It's Chloe's 20th birthday today. Happy birthday, Chloe! :)
This Wednesday is the first day of Lent, and like last year, I'm gonna be giving up chocolate in all its forms for 40 days. I do it more for a let's-see-if-I-can reason more for any religious reason (I mean, what better excuse to try something slightly different for a while and feel more egotistical and haughty accomplished at the end of it?), and the sad part is that I have this huge box of chocolates sitting right in front of me right now. That won't all be finished by Wednesday. That I'm probably gonna have to forfeit to the wolves family. Sigh. Ah well, a deal's a deal. :)
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Music I need
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- none right now
Current Conditions
Right now, I am: feeling: reading: n/a. Last completed: City of Glass. working on: keeping optimistic listening to:LAUNCHcast Radio
loving: stories not liking: uncertainty anticipating: (chronological)
- Shutter Island
- Alice in Wonderland
- Deathly Hallows ( view complete list with dates )
Uppers and downers:
Ý new friends
Ý fiction
ßß the unknown
ßß lethargy
Most recent purchase(s):
eBay gift for a friend
Lesson #65: When you are running late or you are low on time, you will always be driving behind the slowest car possible.
Last download: Vampire Weekend albums
Last movie seen at a theater: The Princess Bride
Last movie seen on video/other: Starstruck
Quote of the moment:
"We were frightened of being left alone for the rest of our lives. Only people of a certain disposition are frightened of being alone for the rest of their lives at the age of 26…we were of that disposition." — High Fidelity
Lyrics of the moment: I miss Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Oh God I miss that show
Misspelling/factual/grammatical error of the moment:
"Visitors Parking"
