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The King's Speech
Saw 'The King's Speech' last night - it was a compelling, fantastic character story. I definitely recommend it, although there is nothing about it that requires a big screen. With Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush (plus Helena Bonham Carter in a supporting role), the acting is superb. Colin Firth turns in an amazing performance.
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Happy Solstice!
Whether it's Summer or Winter, many well-wishes to you and yours on Solstice! -
New Zealand - Pics of Fiordland
Pics of Lake Te Anau, Milford Track, and Milford Sound - all in Fiordland. All taken in Dec 2009. I hope you enjoy them - I certainly enjoyed taking them!!
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wow oh wow !!!!
Yesterday was absolutely, fantastically, and majestically BEAUTIFUL! We took a coach-and-cruise trip to Milford Sound (which is not a Sound at all, but a Fiord). It was a small coach bus (say 12 people in total) and we stopped for short walks and picture breaks. The scenery was spectacular - my pics do not do it justice. The cruise was a 2 1/2 ( Read more... ) -
How NOT to color your hair!
Once again, I've learned a valuable lesson on how NOT to color your hair. Today's lessons includes only 2 important pieces.
First - TIMING. Rather than do it the day before a trip (at my leisure), I choose to do the morning of a trip. In other words, my flight leaves in 3 hours - 'gee, I really need to color my hair'. As per my usual traditions ( Read more... ) -
Yeah for lazy Saturdays!
After two weeks of traveling, an audit, and extra loads of work (due to aforementioned travel and audit), it is fantastic to be at home on a Saturday with only housework and cats to deal with!
Of course, I did workout at the gym this morning (every Saturday!) - it was a fun new workout, mainly focusing on shoulders and back. I love working those ( Read more... ) -
Rise of the Lycans
Why haven't I seen the trailer for this before? This weekend, I finally caught the trailer for Rise of the Lycans (yep, the 3rd Underworld Movie). No Selene or Michael (wrong time period for them), but plenty of Viktor and Lucien. Same actors for Viktor and Lucien (Bill Nighy and Michael Sheen respectively) - which is an excellent thing! Sonja ( Read more... ) -
New Zealand in pictures (first of several posts)
I've managed to copy over all my photos from New Zealand onto my PC. I took 1,043 pictures, so it will take me awhile to sort thru them and edit out the too-crappy-to-keep ones. Auckland I will do in two posts.
To recap: Auckland Day 1 was my recovery from the flight and sensory overload. I took in a movie ($15 for a Matinee showing!), walked ( Read more... ) -
Anyone on Netflix?
For those of you with Netflix subscriptions, want to share reviews and recommendations online? They have a 'Friends' option which looks like a good way to find great movies (particularly the more obscure ones). Click here to be added to my list.
(Yes, I know, it's one more of a zillion Friends lists that you are already on)
