Current mood:

annoyed

A Bad Day, with added Films/TV
I am having a bad day today. I'm in one of those really shonky moods, when you really want things/someone you can't have. This isn't helped by being back in Nottingham, in the crappy house (it took 5 hours to get back here yesterday) which greeted me with a new ant infestation and the remains of a good hundred flying ant corpses across my kitchen floor. At least the ant powder worked I guess, but it really wasn't what I needed at 8:30pm last night. Nor did I need the new fresh batch of ant deaths that seemed to have made their way onto the floor this afternoon. The kitchen is now a shoe-only zone, yuck. I would rather go back to the cucarachas than have these ants which are supposed to fly, yet seem to be devoid of sense so they just kind of bounce around in a pointless manner. Hmph! The Gourmet Place at Wheatcroft also ran out of Brumptons Pork and Apple Burgers too, so my meals are full of woe til Friday! The baps and corn on the cobs are mourning their loss of purpose hehe. And to top it all, all the computers are breaking in this house :(! The MacBook has had a broken hinge for a while, so has to stay in a permanent open position and makes a horrible crunching sound whenever you either attempt to, or accidently, move the screen. And today, in my fateful decision to try and install the Sims (plus various add-ons), the computer had a fit and decided to break itself. I think it's the computers way of rebelling against the neglect of having been left, dismantled in the living room since April. Sads.

Phooo ranty! All trivial stuff really, but your brain works overtime when all you have to think about is whether or not it would be a good time to put some washing on. Thrilling, I assure you. Anyway, on a lighter note, I am thoroughly enjoying the new series of Rome. I loved the last series, but this new one is on twice a week, with more sexy men (although my last favourite has grown a decidedly ridiculous beard), and with more swearing and distinctly more anal rape. Bonuses lol! My favourite incidence of swearing has been 'By Juno's cunt!'. Excellent! I am still midly freaked out by Caesar Octavian's face. He is really quite terrifying, and resembles that terrifying woman in that make-up remover advert (she is here if you want to see - http://www.lorealparis.co.uk/minisites/demaq-expert/). I have really taken a liking to Titus Pullo in this series, it's as if he's really jumped out as a character in this series. Anyway, highly recommend this, it is worth the watch.

I also took advantage of my parents veritable cinema system on Saturday and watched the new War of the Worlds, Elizabethtown and Wedding Crashers. I was impressed by the new War of the Worlds, as I wasn't really expecting too much. I remember adoring the original when i was shown it in the school hall aged about 9, however I unfortunately couldn't remember any of the fine details for this remake to spoil. I also dislike Cruise as an actor, having only ever liked his performance in Collateral. However, the effects were good, and it was quite a good movie. Except for what felt like a slightly rushed ending, that annoying boy at the end, and Dakota Fannings tendency to over-act in parts.
Elizabethtown followed (as it was either this or the remake of Poseidon, erk), and that was pleasant enough. Quite a 'nice' movie, although it did have me going 'what?' for the first 40 minutes. And it had Orlando Bloom, who really can't act for toffee, which was a bit erggg. Oh, and Kirsten 'Plate-face' Dunst, who is amusing enough, with her wangy limbs haha ^-^. I sympathise, co-ordination can prove difficult. Still, kind of amusing, and gentle. With a great soundtrack. Yes. Don't rush out to see it, but it was a nice gentle evening movie.
Last, but not least was Wedding Crashers. Good comedy movie, but then again I would say that as I love Owen Wilson (giant nose and all). Was amusing, predictable and cringeworthy in places, just as one of those movies should be. Still, had me laughing along at midnight, I enjoyed it.

Right I think that's about it for now, can you tell I am a bored girl with a broken computer? Yes. Well. Oh, cosplay plans. There was some kind of talk about Shining *insert required genre* (Wind) cosplay not going ahead? Or something? Kat/Amy/Nia, are you still doing it for masq? Also Nia, I need to talk SotC with you. I saw you were going the natural materials route, so I might go for a cotton (or hopefully something more rustic/exotic) with a handpainted pattern for Mono's dress. Yay, sacrificial robes!