I'll stick with Clarke's third law

An interesting set of reviews for recent things watched

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:15:08 GMT

Firstly, Ross Noble's randomist stand up. Made me laugh until I cried; I haven't done that in a while. There, nuff said.

Next, Merlin. As much as I love it, and am glad that the actors are still great,why are we suddenly back to episode 2 of last series, where Arthur is being a prat, and not listening to Merlin? I thought we'd got past that bit boys? Though I'm glad that we're starting to get crazyhaired!Morgana at night (I like her as nice!Morgana, but realise that she has to go to crazy!Morgana eventually, so at the minute she can be were!Morgana). Also glad that we finally have seen Gwen get a backbone (though she loses it everytime a bloke talks to her). Well done Gwen for getting past the staring at men phase, and saving them instead. Ok, you did save him by jumping on him, but that's an improvement at least, and it got his attention. (Also, if the person kissing Merlin in the trailer bit afterwards is Gwen, I shall stab people. That girl's got enough going on in her head without that. Also, what's going on with Lancelot's hair? Where did it go? *sob*).

Finally, District 9. Essentially, this film is Alien Apartheid with people blowing up. From about five minutes in the film I had decided I no longer cared what happened to anyone, because they were all being evil idiots (humans and aliens alike, though perhaps the aliens had some slight reasoning). Even the "tragic" hero lost all sympathy from me, because he truly didn't understand why his previous actions were wrong. The point of no return for me involved fire, unhatched alien eggs and a reference by our hero to popcorn, which I now may never eat again.

This film could have been good, an interesting thought-provoking take on racial views today. Instead, some guy on the writing team wanted gore, exploding men, and racial stereotypes. I'm presuming the choice to set the film in South Africa wasn't a coincidence? Then why use stereotypical black gangsters in the film? Surely that's going against the entire premise of the film? Oh the irony.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:25:44 GMT

Am currently rewatching episodes of Brittas Empire. It has the genius of Chris Barrie, who is a legend everybody, and bits of it are quite quite mad. My dad loved it when I was little, and I can remember watching bits of it when I was little, around my grandparents :D

Dentist today. I hate going cos I know what he'll say everytime. I still end up panicking about it anyway, and my teeth always feel twinges of pain even though there is nothing wrong with them. I reckon its all subconcious.

Holiday in Brittany starts tomorrow. Well, technically we leave late tomorrow evening, and get in Brittany early Saturday morning. Am already pretty much packed, just a few bits to finish off tonight. Am really looking forward to it, should be good fun.

Wed, 27 May 2009 21:46:32 GMT

Ugh. I feel low. Really low. It's not just the fact that United lost in the Champions League final. Or the fact that my phone decided to crash, and I spent 15 minutes trying to prize open the back before remembering the tiny button I needed to press. Or even the fact that no one in this house can keep quiet so that i can revise for my exam tomorrow. It's not that I have an exam tomorrow morning that I seriously doubt I'm prepared for (even though everyone seems to think that because its me, I'll pass), or a TKD meal that I've organised tomorrow evening. Or that my best mate in this house has left to play pool, and I really feel left out because I want to do well.

To be honest with you, its probably PMT.

Sun, 10 May 2009 19:59:35 GMT

Lisa is panicking about her exams,again. Mind you, she always has, so this is nothing new. At least her doctor is back, and making her laugh while they eat cakes, though cake eating doesnt seem to be helping.

Writer's Block: You Don't Know Me

Sun, 03 May 2009 10:48:28 GMT

Our friends don't always know us as well as they think, particularly when it comes to likes and dislikes. Which popular book, movie, band, food, TV show, etc. would your friends be surprised to hear that you don't like?

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I don't think that I'm the kind of person who hides away things they don't like. I suppose it may come as a tiny shock that I can't even watch a child's horror without freaking comepletely. I also can't stand cucumber, but thats less suprising. I wear my heart on my sleeve, and people can read me pretty easily, so I doubt there's much that they don't know about me.

Writer's Block: Passing Time

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:53:36 GMT

When you're stuck in a boring class or meeting, what's your favorite way to keep yourself entertained (or at least from falling asleep)?

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At the end of exams I tend to sing Bohemian Rhapsody over and over in my head, because its entertaining, and lasts quite a while.

Writer's Block: AKA

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:56:51 GMT

What's the story behind your username?

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Well, I'm a big sci fi fan, but the first series of Red Dwarf I ever watched was series V, which my partner forced me to watch from start to finish, and I still love him for it now. My absolute favourite episode was Quarantine (Chris Barrie in a gingam dress and army boots is beyond hilarious), so I took the name flibbles from the killer penguin glove puppet in that episode (because sharing my name with a killer penguin glove puppet is awesome). The 1989 comes from the year I was born.

Writer's Block: Self-Indulgent

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:41:52 GMT

If you had to give up one indulgence for 40 days, what would it be?

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I have given up one indulgence. This year, I'm giving up chocolate (cliche I know, but I couldn't think of anything else). I'm not doing because I'm religious though, I'm doing it for me, ans to try and raise a bit of money for comic relief.
Technically I started yesterday, because so many people were giving me different days for when lent started, so no one can say I haven't done it for long enough. First day was ok, but I wound up being miserable after taekwondo, and couldn't eat any choc to make me happier! A big thank you to my tkd friends, who saw something was up!
xxx

Writer's Block: Cookies

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:41:47 GMT

What is the strangest advice you've ever received from a fortune cookie?

Submitted By merrytook92

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My partner got one saying "You will move house by the end of this year" at 9 o clock new year's eve.

Writer's Block: Conchordance

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:25:43 GMT

Who is cuter: Bret or Jemaine?

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They are both pretty fantastic as comedians and singers and entertainers, but do we really need to ask who is cuter? Is it worrying that i knew who they were without any explanation????

Writer's Block: Table for One

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:59:41 GMT

Do you ever go out to dinner (at a sit-down restaurant) by yourself?

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I frequently do! Not because I'm a loner, just I live away fromt he partner and sometimes its nice to get some alone time, and think. Nothing to be ashamed of there.

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:59 GMT

Mum's birthday tomorrow. I has got her a really nice present, that I know she will adore. What I'm even more excited about is my little brother's birthday on Sunday. Ian, little tiny annoying lovely who has grown too tall to comprehend, is turning 18!!!! I have bought him Cider (cos I'm trying to claim that I've bought him his first legal drink, even if I know it technically doesn't count, just like the Frijj milkshake that I bought Joe when he turned 18), and Merlin part 2 on DVD (he asked for it, it's on pre order, and yes, I have ordered my own copy). I've also got him a ferris wheel photo frame, which I'm going to fill with loads of nice pictures of the family. I'm thinking he can take it with him to University, and if he ever gets bored he can twirl it round really really fast. Very amusing.

It's a very weird feeling that my brother can offically be adultish. It's all rather exciting. And then, once all this palva is over, I;ve got valentine's day to sort. I am working (grrr). No fair.

Writer's Block: Spoilers Below the Cut

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:26:27 GMT

Have you ever ruined the ending or given away plot developments in a book, movie, or tv show by telling someone who hasn't seen or read it what happens? Has anyone ever done this to you?

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I tend to miss the really good BBC saturday dramas when they are first aired, because I'm working, so the amount of times my family have managed to spoil Doctor Who, Robin Hood, and Merlin for me is pretty high. Yeah, I've probably done it to other people (alot) but I do try not too. When your dad answers the door with "Guy has just killed Marian" you can't help but go "Thanks, but could you have given me a chance not to listen to this?"

Writer's Block: You Wouldn't Understand

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:46:03 GMT

Almost everyone coins or uses expressions that make sense to only a few people. What word or phrase do you use most often that you have to explain the meaning of to others?

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Oh most of the things I say! Stuff with Teresa like "Bring on the wall, Fire up the Quattro, hands on the table and go!". "Sparkly Vampires" gets a look from people too. But the BEST ONE which I'm not allowed to explain, because its a family secret, is Spiflimuglicate. It was my great-grandad's word, but I heard it most from my Grandad and Nan. It's the sort of thing as kids that just made us all giggle.

Writer's Block: Robotic

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:32:58 GMT

Who (or what) is your favorite fictional robot?

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Kryten.

Writer's Block: Tricky Questions

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:55:24 GMT

What is your first reaction when someone says "I need to talk to you"?

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What have I done wrong this time?

Writer's Block: Doctor Who?

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:28:01 GMT

26-year-old actor Matt Smith was anointed as the eleventh Doctor Who this week. If you were in charge of casting, who would you cast as your ideal Doctor and why?

Submitted By norikoandshuya

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Best Writer's block ever!
Ahem
Well, firstly, well done Matt Smith. He used to attend my university, and therefore I'm willing to give him a chance (I mean I gave David Tennant a chance and he's now a legend). But the likes of Rupert Penry Jones, Richard Armitage, and (according to my dad) Jimmy Carr have missed out. I'd really like to see the list of actors they interviewed because it would be interesting reading, but it is never going to be released, ho hum.

If you wanted a nice young doctor then they've made a good choice, although I can think of many nice young actors who would also do the job well (many BBC dramas have young male leads at the moment, and one of them would have been a safe, if slightly well known bet), but by picking an unknown they've not really give us any clue as to what this new series will be like. We'd better wait until we've seen the outfit, and the assistant (oh please don't let it be racheal stevens, I couldn't bear it. If you are listening, Oh god of BBC and good dramas, don't let her go on Merlin either. I'd never forgive you).

Writer's Block: Prepared Answer

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:09:19 GMT

What is the one question you've always wanted someone to ask you?

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Why are you were you are today? It's a nice broad question, and the answer would be chock full of people who I know, love, and admire, with lots of memories. :D

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:03:51 GMT

Lisa wished to announce that it is now offically Christmas, because she has finished work this week. She can't wait til thursday!!!

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:45:25 GMT

Merry Christmas from Pitchford road!!!!!!

Writer's Block: Untimely Passing

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:48:53 GMT

RIP John Lennon. The list of sudden and unexpected celebrity deaths is long—Princess Di, Heath Ledger, Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe, and many more. Which one affected you the most on an emotional level?

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Freddie Mercury. Although I was not old enough to understand it when it happened, to find out that this born entertainer was taken from us too soon because of a terrible illness was shocking. If you listen to The Show Must Go On, which apparently was sung by Freddie while he was unable to stand up because he was too weak from the illness, it makes the hair on the back on your neck stand up. He wasn't going to let this illness stop him from entertaining and making people happy until it took him completely. It's one of the best vocal performances you can ever hear. Of course there are others, and the list in the question mentions are fair few that I would have thought of.

But if anyone is in that remembering mood, and wants to hear a truly fantastic song sung from the heart, then look no further than this song, sung by the surviving members of Queen. The fact that they truly cared for their lead singer is blalently apparent.

Writer's Block: Infamous

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:01:55 GMT

Today is known to some as the Day of Infamy, in commemoration of what happened at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In your lifetime, what date sticks out as the most memorable in terms of world events?

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I don't know whether its the wording of the question, but everybody seems to be choosing dates that correspond to terrible things happening. Obviously September 11th will stick in everybody's minds; the image of he events unfolding is one that is difficult to forget, and should never be forgotten. But I do wonder why people remember terrible events more clearly. It's quite downheartening to think that we only seem to unite as a world during times of grief and suffering and terror. I know I am guilty of it too, my immediate answers to this question would include things such as Diana's death, the Tsunami, and the terror attacks on London. In my short lifetime, it does seem like we are focussing on the negative, and not the positive. Obviously those terrible world events are important to remember, but that shouldn't mean that we focus on them so much that we forget that there are good, positive things we have done as a globe.

Of course, it is rather annoying that the wording of this question has made my mind go blank as to any of them.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:46:46 GMT

I'm going on a quest to poundland,, to see if I can't christmas up this house. I've already put up my pink christmas tree (with assorted pink baubles and chocs) and tinseled the hall from what I used last year. Now its the kitchens turn, and hopefully we can sort secret santa and a mini celebration too (I believe that the organisation for that may go to me, but I don't care, I love christmas).

Writer's Block: The Wrath of Ohrwurm

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:09:25 GMT

German has a word for everything, like ohrwurm. Translated literally as "earworm" in English, it's the word for songs that get stuck in your head and won't go away. What earworm of a song do you most dread burrowing into your head?

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I once had "Have you met Miss Jones?" stuck in my head for three whole weeks. At first it was quite nice but any song can get grating after two weeks in your mind. I'd really dread having something like the Time Warp stuck in my head, or one of the songs sung by the Not the Nine O'clock new tem, like Kinda Lingers.

Writer's Block: Crepuscular Drama

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:17:20 GMT

The Twilight movie comes out today. A lot of people are really excited about seeing Bella and Edward on the big screen. Others couldn't care less. Where do you fall on the issue?

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I have to admit that I've never read them, but the fact that they are coming to the big screen has intrigued me to look at the the book. I'm considering whether to get it and read it now, because it seems a really interesting story. I think if I was going to read it, I'd have to avoid the film til I'd finished it though, because I think that might spoil my enjoyment of the book.