I expected the Boat that Rocked to be good based on the people that are in it, and it was. The music was fantastic, all of the actors were their typical wonderful selves, and even the plot was interesting. Now if only they'd managed to include some aliens, it would have been as good as District 9. Ignoring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy and ( Read more... )

Cellular:Jason Statham was not in this enough. When he was in it, he was wearing too much clothing ( Read more... )

What the hell is Desmond doing in the Dead Like Me movie? He should be off finishing the final season of Lost so I can watch it. The girl that plays the little sister grew up a lot better looking than I would have expected.

I know NZ people don't normally stay up late, but it seems that the TV people are convinced that they also completely lose their minds once the clock hits midnight. The Wallabies/All-blacks game came on TV at 23.30 (thanks to Australia being in a silly place), and the first few penalty kicks were all shown as expected. Then the score suddenly ( Read more... )

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Pākehā - this word is not an insult; its derivation is obscure; it is the Māori word for people living in New Zealand of British/European origin; originally it would not have included, for example, Dalmatians, Italians, Greeks, Indians, Chinese, etc ( Read more... )

We were wondering why there was a story on the evening news about a cat in the UK who gets on the bus everyday, right up until the owner-lady said 'I really worry. What if the cat gets off at the wrong stop and gets lost?' Then it all became clear.

How did the alt key on my laptop get all warped? I don't think I've ever even used that key before. I wonder how long it's been like that. Maybe I slept on it or something.

There was a news story on TV just now that said police in Victoria (Australia) weren't going to be issued Tasers because they were too trigger-happy. The evidence for this? Police bullets there have killed 30 people.....in 20 years. Yea, they sound as if they're just running around shooting people like madmen. For comparison, police in Mesa, ( Read more... )

I have been repeatedly mocked for my love of the Fiat 500, but I would just like to point out that Michael-freaking-Schumacher has one. Which makes him at least as cool as me.
Speaking of, here's hoping it stays above freezing this evening during the All Blacks game. I knew I should have bought those tiny mittens I saw at the $2 shop.