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This is where you stick random tidbits of information about yourself.
Age 23, living in sin in Twickenham with Cheesy
Likes
Movies
Books
Writing
Theatre
Hugs
Kittens
Chess
Scrabble (mostly beating Cheesy's butt)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Dislikes
Vegetables
Arguments
Cleaning
Trashy TV
Pretensions
Public Transport
Pets
Rabbits-Bambi, Fern, Sooty, Pippa-all deceased
Dog-Sammy-deceased :(
Fish-CatFlap-recently (and finally!) deceased
Cat-Tiggy-still scratching
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Technically Rachel
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Monday, March 31, 2003
Well, me and the Little Blonde Un just bought our Glastonbury
tickets today - after being a little nervous that it's just the two of us (we're only little) as a result of Little Voice and Babol shamefully dropping out, am now rather excited. REM & Radiohead are always excellent at Glasto, and there's a delicious rumour that Eminem and Jools Holland may play (not together, although that would be even more delicious) - now if only that Tori Amos rumour would get a little stronger....
4:19 pm
Friday, March 28, 2003
Contemplating the possibility a very boring weekend ahead of me if I don't pull my finger out - Babol is off playing with the boys, which means I have to create my own entertainment. However, the floppy haired one may entertain me this evening, and if my homework for the writers isn't too demanding I may pop over to Farnham to visit the matriarch of CYT and brainstorm. Always fun. Stilll debating whether to go watch Rugby on Sunday - my mood shall decide for me. Goldie persists in irritating, and I have a relatively new workmate who I like to call Mole. He seems really sweet in general, and I don't want to be a bitch, but Oh My God, he is dull. Sooooooooooooo dull. You know those people who have that monotonous voice that doesn't really change, and they ask you a question and you don't even realise they've spoken. I can't be alone in this - someone else surely must have experience of this kind of person!
2:05 pm
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Goldie is so fucking stupid!
3:51 pm
Apologies for the previously incorrect link to the Animatrix site - this is now fixed - view it with pleasure
1:41 pm
Monday, March 24, 2003
Well, the OSCARS were once more upon us and have once again departed leaving behind a trail of mixed satisfaction, horror and much fuelled office/home debate. Keeping with tradition I spent all of last night watching the entire affair - sad, obsessive? Maybe. But what can I say, I'm a big old softy for the affair, despite its incessant unpredictability. Last night's show was another example of this.
On the whole, though, I do have to say none of the awards last night truly horrified me (unlike last year's sobbing Berry and cop-out Washington).
So, let's review:
First, the shorts, because let's face it, truly an area I have no idea about. The only short I had seen was "Mike's New Car", which was truly lovely, but I hear the ChubbChubbs rivalled last year's winner "For The Birds", so I imagine it deserved its little gold man.
Live Action – haven’t a clue in high hell whether “This Charming Man” deserved its award.
Was very pleased to see “Spirited Away” win for Animated Feature rather than the sickly pile of tosh that was Treasure Planet. Next year’s ceremony will no doubt see a battle between a majority of the upcoming Animatrix
series – already in giddy in anticipation for that!
Documentary Short went very predictably to ‘Twin Towers’, but not undeservedly, and I was whooping with glee to see Michael Moore go up to collect the gong for Docu-Feature for “Bowling for Columbine” – a wonderfully politically arrogant speech regarding America’s “fictitious” election, and thus president. Nice to see someone spice things up, despite the loud boos he received (though there were a lovely number of cheers working their way through).
The technical aspects – well, most of these went to Chicago, as the favourite film is usually ticked all the way through. It certainly deserved Art Direction, and I suppose Costume Design & Editing, but I was glad to see Cinematography go to Road to Perdition – we will miss that man sorely, and after seeing his work in American Beauty, I can understand how this film would look just as beautiful.
Visual Effects of course went to Lord of The Rings – how could anyone possibly deny Gollum that award – I just wish he was able to collect it himself! (“My Precious”)
Was surprised that ‘Adaptation’ didn’t win best adapted screenplay, but perhaps it contained one too many gibes at film writing to be popular enough. Giving the award to The Pianist seemed a little token to me, but since I haven’t seen it I can’t really comment.
Original Screenplay – would have liked “Far From Heaven” to take this one, but again I haven’t seen “Talk To Her” – although the fact that this wasn’t nominated for best foreign film makes me wonder as to how good a script it really could be.
Now, the Actors – was completely gobsmacked when Daniel Day-Lewis didn’t win like everyone expected. Since he seems to be the only reportedly good part of the much criticised ‘Gangs of New York’, this seems a shame, but I hear that Adrian Brody was indeed fantastic in ‘The Pianist’ - although I do wish they’d censored that sodding speech of his. It seemed odd that he used the holocaust as a good reason to never go to war (but if the US had gone to war earlier during the Holocaust, who knows how many lives might have been saved?). Expected Christopher Walken to win Best Supporting, but it was also really cool to see Chris Cooper recognised, though I was secretly rooting for John C Reilly.
I expected to see Catherine Zeta-Jones win for Best Supporting Actress, and am glad she did. She was very gracious, looked completely glowing, and it was really nice hearing her giggly Welsh lilt creeping through. And how sexy was the way Sean Connery said “Catherine” when announcing the award?!
And finally, Nicole Kidman! Hurrah, took them long enough. She should have got it last year, but at least ‘The Hours’ gave her a role that was truly deserving of the Oscar she took. Very stylish and lovely as always, although her eyebrows were a little scary. Was glad Renee didn’t win – I’d like her to win an Oscar when she puts some sodding weight back on.
Martin left empty handed – I think everyone expected him to leave with Best Direction, and I was surprised that they gave the award to the extremely controversial Roman Polanski, but in the end Chicago did walk away with the big one. Which is cool. It was a good and well packaged film with a good cast – I don’t really know of anyone who didn’t at least enjoy it. Not a amazingly deserved winner, but neither an obscenely horrifying one.
Steve Martin presented wonderfully – extremely amusing, with only one or two groan inducing jokes. Particular highlights for me were his comments on Nicole Kidman’s nose, and his speech about what it takes to be an Actor… “They can be short or tall, thin or skinny…”
On a female, dress obsessed matter – Nicole looked stylish, Renee looked lovely but way too skinny, Halle Berry’s dress was beautiful, damn her! Julia Roberts, Reece Witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Mira Sorvino all looked lovely. Julianne Moore looks amazing in green, but those frills were not at all flattering. Jennifer Lopez looked stupid, Kathy Bates like a chocolate liqueur and Jennifer Garner’s dress was pretty but way too tight on her chest.
That’s it for now – what do you think?
5:18 pm
Friday, March 21, 2003
Spending my Agent Provocateur vouchers this weekend (rubs hands in glee).
Babol giddy in anticipation.
That's it - just being smug.
9:50 am
Thursday, March 20, 2003
Well, everyone else is blogging about war, and I have but one thing to say. Iraq needs sorting out, and it should have been dealt with a long time ago with the people of the country were screaming for help. The UN however, are unwilling to be seen as America's puppets and are not coming on board, and neither should we. America obviously has its own agenda and that is not a good ally to go to war with. No UN, no war - simple as. I agree the people of Iraq need 'liberating' as it were, just not this way. I know there will always be one dominating power in the world, but unlike the Roman Empire, America is answerable to other powers in the world, and one day they may need their help.
That's all really. And I can't watch Bush or Blair talk on TV without wanting to throw something heavy at them.
10:59 am
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
You wanna play a zombie in a Romantic Zombie Comedy made by those wacky guys from Spaced? My company's making this and it looks ace. If you wanna, here's your chance: Zombie
2:26 pm
Monday, March 17, 2003
Another writers group tonight - have my lonely hearts articles all ready. And I also had to write to my friend about a problem they have and how to make it better - don't worry, friends - I substituted all names to protect privacy. But I shan't tell you whose problem I dealt with - you can try guessing if you like.
Weekend consisted of shopping frenzy - spending of birthday money, very nice. Bought many tops and finally got Ma Babol his birthday presents! Alas the evil pox prevented me on the actual occasion itself. Went down a treat. Unfortunately was entirely entranced by Comic Relief until the early hours - much to Babol's very uninterested dismay. But heck, I like it. Funny is good, as a rule. Sunday consisted of me backing up all my computer files (poor Babol still can't get to his much loved files) and doing my homework, and this and that. 24!!!! For those of you one week behind - ha ha ha! Another thrilling instalment. But yet another example of how that Pug-ugly kid Megan just needs to be shot - she isn't getting any less irritating.
Anywho... Tatty bye for now
Catch up soon
4:45 pm
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
Hmmm, am tired today – ‘tis one of those infernal weeks which is dragging and tiresome. I blame the weather.
Have been scouring the personal ads today – no, not because I’m planning a scandalous affair/threesome (take your sick little pick), but for my homework for my Writing course – one lonely hearts ad for a boy and a girl. Hmm. Character work perhaps? Have just been reading one where an unhappily married man of 45 is looking for a female companion of significantly curvy proportions. Ain’t love grand?
Apart from that Mr Thespy seems to have gone into hiding, Baldy is being an ass and then some (no one in the world washes their clothes THAT much), Ma Babol is in despair cause his evil computer is broken, and my bedroom is a mess…. Again… so I’ll be tidying this evening then.
6:02 pm
Monday, March 10, 2003
Well howdy after all this time. Have recently been inspired to get back on my blogger horse as I am now connected to my own web space - www.rachelwelch.com. Now if you wanna find me, that's all you need to type. Ain't life grand? Mucho thanks to Tall Boy for the generous prezzie. (Yes, it was just recently my birthday - 23, whoop!)
Had a rather fantabulous Saturday Night - I take a bow to the gallant contributions of Little Voice, Tall Boy, Little Blond 'Un, and Ma Babol to my drunkeness.
Poptastic hurrah - live forever!
Sunday however... not fun.
Hmmm - so other news:
New Foreign Flatmate, who frequently complains how cold it is - that is getting vaguely annoying.
Baldy now has a steady new girlfriend, who used to be an Page 3 model. Should have seen the indignation on Blondie's face when she heard about that one! Baldy's Bird however is very nice and am so far getting on with her really well - never judge a page by its cover people!
On a catch up note - I did get on the course at Soho Theatre and I start tonight. Terrified, yes, but also rather giddy.
Living with Babol is proving scarily perfect - I guess that means we're stuck with one another. I'm sure we should be arguing more. We are the shame of the Bitter Single Parade.
On the general comments front: The press suck. I know this is fairly common knowledge, but realised their impact the other day when my Grand-dad called my Dad and insist he come and get me from London immediately because it wasn't safe there for me. When you think of the older generation who only have TV for their outlet to the world, it makes me cross how the press are blatantly scare-mongering - they get their heads filled with it every day!
Personally, am bored with the war stuff - we either will or we won't, but I wish they would get on with it and make up their minds which way it's gonna be. This dilly-dallying in the middle is just getting pathetic. Tony Blair. There's a man who needs a swift kick in the ass. Any volunteers....?
2:12 pm
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