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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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Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Day 10: No sugar - and I'm starving! Starving I tell you! Humph
My those blogging gaps do sneak up on you. Sorry. Ishk.
Weekend news - went to see Big Fish. I cannot recommend this movie enough - go see it, go see it, go see it. I don't want to tell you too much about it, as I think the less you know the better, but it's beautiful visually in a typical Tim Burton fashion, the script is awesome (although it's a little slow at the beginning), and the acting's wicked. Albert Finney has always been a fantastic actor in my eyes, Ewan McGregor is skillful and charming, Helen Bonham Carter as fascinating as I always find her, and a typically brilliant cameo from Steve Buscemi - GO SEE IT! Tim Burton rules again (after the hush hush, quick sweep it under the carpet nonsense that was Planet of the Apes). It's been a long time since I've been so emotionally involved in a film, and I'm even considering it deserves a best film award at the Oscars over LOTR. The fact that Tim Burton hasn't been even nominated in the best director category is shameful behaviour, echoing the year when Baz Lurhman missed out for Moulin Rouge. I find it bizarre how a film can be nominated for Best Film, but the director excluded when the film is so obviously their work and influence. Big Fish and Moulin Rouge are prime examples - without those directors attached, they would be a shadow of the films they were. That's my tuppence anyway. Not that it really matters - if Peter Jackson doesn't win Best Director there'll be riots all over. Don't riot on me when I prefer Big Fish to Return of the King - personally I think the LOTR trilogy should be considered as a whole - each movie on its own has a whole essence missing (i.e. the rest of the frickin plot) - if you consider ROTK completely alone, not considering the others, the whole thing doesn't make sense. It's a picky point I know. But if you consider them as a whole, the movie wins hands down. Just one of those things, I guess.
Job's Worth
Bridget is drawing to a close. Have our wrap party coming up soon, the heck nows when and where yet. Feeling all green at the mo, cause the Working Title staff get to go to the BAFTAs this year - why did I leave? Sigh. Think of the money. I got to hold a BAFTA once - bloody heavy they are.
Anyway, unemployment looms mid-March, although I have a prospect at the moment for working on Tulip Fever, which looks like fun. Shall have to wait and see on that one though. Wish me luck.
11:32 am
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