Here below is my attempt at a film diary. Since the year is half over, I'd better update now.
I won't bore you with snarky synopses, but * means I'd seen it before - most of the time I am ashamed of this fact.
January
1. Jurassic Park*
2. The Philadelphia Story*
3. Enchanted*
4. My Fair Lady*
5. As You Like It (Branagh, 2007)
6. Chocolat*
7. Walk the Line*
8. Sense & Sensibility* (Lee, 1994)
February
(my only excuse for this length is two intercontinental flights to fill this month)
9. Persuasion*
10. Monthy Python's The Meaning of Life*
11. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
12. Rachel's Getting Married
13. First Daughter
14. Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
15. Spectacular!
16, Arthur and the Invisibles
17. The International
18. Wanted
19. Coraline 3D
20. Battlefield Earth* (I am ashamed of this. Mostly because it's not the first time. It's my mother's fault.)
21. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
March:
22. Stardust
23. Singing In the Rain*
24. Addams Family*
25. Watchmen
26. Starship Troopers*
April:
27. The Devil Wears Prada
28. Shoot 'Em Up
29. Juno*
30. Little Women (Armstrong, 1994)*
31. Ice Princess
32. Ghost in the Shell
33. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind*
May:
34.The Muppet Movie*
35. Son of Rambow
36. Clueless*
37. Star Trek (Abrahms, 2009)
38. Master and Commander: Far Side of the World*
June:
39. Dan in Real Life
40. Muppets Take Manhattan*
41. That Thing You Do*
42. Transformers
43. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade*
44. Blues Brothers
45. Anchorman*
July:
46. 40 Year Old Virgin
47. Practical Magic
48. Strictly Ballroom
49. Wedding Crashers
50. The Family Stone (ugh)
51. Ever After *
52. Romeo + Juliet (Luhrmann, 1997)*
I can't believe I've only been the cinema 7 times. Jesus.
Also, TV on DVD/OD (which sort of counts) :
Battlestar Galactica Season 2-3,
The Wire Series 2 (in progress),
Californicaton 1 (in progress),
Nature's Great Events,
Samantha Who? series 2,
30 Rock Series 1 & 2,
Flight of the Conchords Season 1,
That Mitchell & Webb Look series 3,
No wonder I never have any time. That's about 184 hours of sitting in front of the tube, not including watching regular tv. Lordy.
26 July 2009
22 July 2009
today
So it's been pissing down for over a week now. Another soggy summer is not something to look forward to, especially when we have 5 days until we start building tents.
But the forecast for August is sunny, so let's all keep thinking good thoughts.
In other news, Liam leaves for Kent tomorrow morning and I am officially addicted to frappucinos.
ps - I really am saving the world one kid at a time. If it wasn't highly illegal I'd show everyone the video submissions to my competition. Suffice to say, one 9 year old made her own tshirt and acted out a poem she wrote as her entry. It was truly adorable.
But the forecast for August is sunny, so let's all keep thinking good thoughts.
In other news, Liam leaves for Kent tomorrow morning and I am officially addicted to frappucinos.
ps - I really am saving the world one kid at a time. If it wasn't highly illegal I'd show everyone the video submissions to my competition. Suffice to say, one 9 year old made her own tshirt and acted out a poem she wrote as her entry. It was truly adorable.
20 July 2009
summer 09
Since I'm halfway through the summer gauntlet, I'm trying to take stock. The eye of the storm and all that.
Since writing the below, what's happened?
We got rid of the bugs, and then they came back so we have another bout of folk in to handle it.
The launch and things all went off hitch free. Generally on the up and up. Smashing dress, mediocre speech (if i do say so myself.
We went to Italy for a spectacular 10 days of etruscan ruins, tuscan sunsets, long beach days and plenty of brilliant local wine and cheese. It was like a fairy tale (especially the amazing sex on the balcony looking out over a vineyard, etc etc). I've only just uploaded the pictures, so I'll show you properly soon.
Then finished up some really lovely community outreach work I'd been doing all spring. Yay inspiring teenagers at risk (with the tried and true spongebob)
I also found the keys to our private garden, so have spent much time picnicking with a box of puzzles and copy of empire.
This weekend, we went flying - Liam got a trial flight lesson as his birthday present. So it was us and pilot in a 4 seater propeller plane for an afternoon. Liam even got to drive it for a while and I wore a snazzy retro headset to be heard over the roaring engines. It was fucking amazing flying over the coast.
Then we went and splurged on a KFC bucket. I have never bought one before in my life, but the pms is doing weird things to me this time around including preggo-like cravings, so we had an evening of greasy mess and 30 Rock. God love the weekends.
Currently I am preparing for a week on my own (Liam's headed to Kent), and the necessary planning and tidying for the now eminent Festival madness/parental visit double whammy. I am even going so far as to plan my outfits (to cut down on emergency dry cleaning bills) and ordering my two weeks of groceries to be delivered in advance. How domestic.
Since writing the below, what's happened?
We got rid of the bugs, and then they came back so we have another bout of folk in to handle it.
The launch and things all went off hitch free. Generally on the up and up. Smashing dress, mediocre speech (if i do say so myself.
We went to Italy for a spectacular 10 days of etruscan ruins, tuscan sunsets, long beach days and plenty of brilliant local wine and cheese. It was like a fairy tale (especially the amazing sex on the balcony looking out over a vineyard, etc etc). I've only just uploaded the pictures, so I'll show you properly soon.
Then finished up some really lovely community outreach work I'd been doing all spring. Yay inspiring teenagers at risk (with the tried and true spongebob)
I also found the keys to our private garden, so have spent much time picnicking with a box of puzzles and copy of empire.
This weekend, we went flying - Liam got a trial flight lesson as his birthday present. So it was us and pilot in a 4 seater propeller plane for an afternoon. Liam even got to drive it for a while and I wore a snazzy retro headset to be heard over the roaring engines. It was fucking amazing flying over the coast.
Then we went and splurged on a KFC bucket. I have never bought one before in my life, but the pms is doing weird things to me this time around including preggo-like cravings, so we had an evening of greasy mess and 30 Rock. God love the weekends.
Currently I am preparing for a week on my own (Liam's headed to Kent), and the necessary planning and tidying for the now eminent Festival madness/parental visit double whammy. I am even going so far as to plan my outfits (to cut down on emergency dry cleaning bills) and ordering my two weeks of groceries to be delivered in advance. How domestic.
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