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rsadellePart I: Movies
The time before last when I went out of town, I saw Changing Lanes, which was not what you would call good. I am still unclear on what the point of the movie actually was.
This time, I saw Forces of Nature, which was much more interesting. It was clearly trying to be a very serious movie, but the long, slow shots of water came off as pretty, if odd, but not anything that imparted much meaning. However, I did rather like it. I have no idea why I, at some point, decided I didn't like Sandra Bullock because I actually like many of her movies.
Today, on the recommendation of a friend, I watched D.E.B.S. What I liked best: the lesbian crime lord and the goody-two-shoes spy fall in love and get a happy ending! Said crime lord is played by Jordana Brewster, and although I know that people think she's a stuck up rich bitch (Marky Mark and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
boofuu, I'm looking at you here), she is incredibly hot.
Part II: Music
On my way home yesterday, I heard a song I really liked. In particular, "if love is a labor I'll slave till the end" caught my ear. The song is "Swing Life Away" by Rise Against. I listened to clips from a couple of other songs on the same album (Siren Song of the Counter Culture) and they're all a completely different sound from "Swing Life Away," and in a way that I don't like.
Natasha Bedingfield is a different story. I love "These Words (I Love You, I Love You)." I was in Tower last week, and her album was playing. "Single" was also entertaining, and then came "Unwritten," which I realized I've heard on the radio before. My copy of the CD is en route from Oklahoma.
I've also heard and enjoyed Carbon Leaf's "Life Less Ordinary" on the radio recently, and I really like Ciara's "One, Two Step." (Heard last night: "One, Two Step" over the beat from "Hollaback Girl." The DJ, who I agree with: I love the beat, but I hate the Gwen part.) Is it just me, or is music on an upswing these days?
Part III: Comics
I got no writing done while I was out of town, but I did manage to read volume 3 of the official From Eroica With Love translations. I continue to be fascinated by how the official translations differ from the fan translations. What was abrupt and harsh in the fan translations seems flirtatious and even romantic in the official translations. I can't wait for the next volume, which is the one where Dorian tells Klaus he loves him and Klaus hits him for it. I'm continually debating with myself about whether that's indicative of an abusive relationship or if Klaus only does it to deter suspicion.
The time before last when I went out of town, I saw Changing Lanes, which was not what you would call good. I am still unclear on what the point of the movie actually was.
This time, I saw Forces of Nature, which was much more interesting. It was clearly trying to be a very serious movie, but the long, slow shots of water came off as pretty, if odd, but not anything that imparted much meaning. However, I did rather like it. I have no idea why I, at some point, decided I didn't like Sandra Bullock because I actually like many of her movies.
Today, on the recommendation of a friend, I watched D.E.B.S. What I liked best: the lesbian crime lord and the goody-two-shoes spy fall in love and get a happy ending! Said crime lord is played by Jordana Brewster, and although I know that people think she's a stuck up rich bitch (Marky Mark and
boofuu, I'm looking at you here), she is incredibly hot.Part II: Music
On my way home yesterday, I heard a song I really liked. In particular, "if love is a labor I'll slave till the end" caught my ear. The song is "Swing Life Away" by Rise Against. I listened to clips from a couple of other songs on the same album (Siren Song of the Counter Culture) and they're all a completely different sound from "Swing Life Away," and in a way that I don't like.
Natasha Bedingfield is a different story. I love "These Words (I Love You, I Love You)." I was in Tower last week, and her album was playing. "Single" was also entertaining, and then came "Unwritten," which I realized I've heard on the radio before. My copy of the CD is en route from Oklahoma.
I've also heard and enjoyed Carbon Leaf's "Life Less Ordinary" on the radio recently, and I really like Ciara's "One, Two Step." (Heard last night: "One, Two Step" over the beat from "Hollaback Girl." The DJ, who I agree with: I love the beat, but I hate the Gwen part.) Is it just me, or is music on an upswing these days?
Part III: Comics
I got no writing done while I was out of town, but I did manage to read volume 3 of the official From Eroica With Love translations. I continue to be fascinated by how the official translations differ from the fan translations. What was abrupt and harsh in the fan translations seems flirtatious and even romantic in the official translations. I can't wait for the next volume, which is the one where Dorian tells Klaus he loves him and Klaus hits him for it. I'm continually debating with myself about whether that's indicative of an abusive relationship or if Klaus only does it to deter suspicion.
Psst...
Date: 2005-08-15 05:21 pm (UTC)Also, I must check out this D.E.B.S. movie at some time, because it was also "recommended" in the "Bad Movies You Love" thread at SA and seems like the kind of thing I'd like.
Re: Psst...
Date: 2005-08-17 03:42 am (UTC)I think you would really like D.E.B.S.