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everybody needs to go see Harry Potter 3! went to see it with Li, Alex, and Robbie opening weekend, not as packed as i thought it would be...but then thats also cuz i was late (again) and everyone was already inside..actually no, i take that back cuz the theatre was pretty empty, comparatively speaking (with regards to the past 2 movies).
the new director really put a new spin on the story, too bad he's only directing this one. it's so much funnier: more jokes, cracks, poking fun. loved how he crammed so much more "magic" scenes into the movie, watching the background action was almost as entertaining as paying attention to the actual movie :) probably the only thing i found (slightly) annoying about the director was that he LOVED close-ups. every other scene was him zooming in on: the characters, nature shots, etc. it got a bit much after awhile.
as for the many "sexual undertones" that many movie reviewers hinted to, they all have dirty, dirty minds. WHAT were they paying attention to?? so fine, just because the last movie he directed was more sexually explicit than this one, doesnt mean that he would direct a childrens movie the same way too. really, i saw none of it - more like the awkward preteen stage.
oh yeah... Emma Thompson was AWESOME as PROFESSOR TREWLANEY. ACTING! whoohoo! she portrayed the character so accurately and it was exactly as i had imagined her to be. too bad she didnt have that many scenes, she was hilarious.

what else?

started watching Firefly and am now addicted thanks to Ly. it's a sci-fi western. "gwah??" you say? heh, yea thats right. but its incredibly witty and cleverly written - so naturally, it got cancelled. stupid Fox, youre all idiots. it's so very quotable, although ive not watched it nearly enough times to remember anything specifically. darn.
"this is mah very favourite gun....i call her vera". hee. (im sure i'll get corrected on that quote :P )
one weird thing bout the series is that the characters keep blurting out these random phrases that sound...mandarin. hmm mangled beyond recognition? or some new mix of languages. well they say it fluently enough so it sounds believable coming out of their mouths. i should learn mandarin.

what else?

ya im about to chuck my stupid mp3/cd player into a REALLY hard surface. like a concrete elephant. blasted thing skips like its purposely trying to piss me off - not that it takes much. what the hell??! i WALK and it skips. forget putting it in my backpack, at one point i was holding it in my HAND. so i wondered if it just wasnt cuz it was a burnt music cd, so i put a legit one in and it played perfectly. well what the HELL GOOD is that if its supposed to play mp3's?!? it also plays well if its lying perfectly still and on a flat surface, or if youre walking REEEEEEEEEEAAALLY SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWLY. stupid iRiver, you suck. now i have to go back to pacific mall and haggle with the storekeeper. i hate haggling. need to switch to another company! hmm will have to bring my mummerz. she can sweet-talk like nobody's business ;)

hmm what else?

i want a new bow. since thats not gonna happen anytime soon...want carbon arrows. or could set my sights a BIT lower and get these.
frick. damn expensive. and jobless.
oh yeah! have been told to compete in this, so hopefully will be in good shape then. mmmmmmmmm Canadian Championships.

currently:
Avril - under my skin album - "forgotten"
Andre Rieu - "jalousie tango"
Rachael Lampa - "if you believe"
Michael Bublé - "come fly with me"