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I recently attended my friend's wedding (CONGRATS!) and it was pretty fun.
At the beginning me and my fiancee were worried if we were going to make it for the wedding, because we almost didn't make it on time. We left 1hr45mins before the engagement, and while the trip would normally take no more than 45mins to 1hr, the traffic was horrendous causing many delays. When we got there, it turned out that everything was delayed a bit anyways so it was all good.
The reception was very enjoyable and humorous. Open bar, buffet dinner, wishes/advises to the couple, bouquet toss, garter toss, center piece game, the money dance, etc... Actually for the money dance, me and two of my male friends danced with the groom together; a la "A Night At The Roxbury." People were just having a good time (once again CONGRATS!). With my own wedding coming up next year, I was able to get some more ideas from this night, so it was fun AND productive too.
movies I've recently seen...
Stranger Than Fiction (2006) A-
"Stranger Than Fiction" is a humorous story about an average guy
(perfectly played by Will Ferrell) who starts hearing a narrator
describing his life that will eventually lead to his death. For people
who love the art of storytelling and writing, this movie should simply
delight you. The idea that you can be a living character of a novel
that is still being written is a great plot. The problem with a story
like this is that plot holes and loose ends will show up, but to director Marc Forster's credit, they do not cripple the concept at all. There is also a
nice visual flair to some scenes that come off like an IKEA commercial,
and the strong actors like Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, and ofcourse Maggie Gyllenhaal compliment Will Farell very well.
As it is now becoming a common trend with director Christopher Nolan's films, The Prestige's story is done in a non-liner manner. The jumping back and forth in the plot's timeline can be a bit distracting though, because I did have to think about what point of the story I'm suppose to be acknowledging. As for the movie itself, it is rather good. The story about the rivalry between the two magicians is one of tragedy, with the need of the other to upstage the other out of obsession. The story is presented as if it's a magic trick itself, and the twists among twists makes the movie a fun ride. Kudos to the cast of Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, and Michael Caine for an excellent job in this movie as well.
Inuyasha - Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003) B
This third Inuyasha movie; "Tenka hadou no ken," is a good improvement over the past two, in
that the story is far more interesting than a mere "movie filler story
line." It touches on the relationship between inuyasha and his brother
Sesshomaru, as well as how they feel about the legacy their father gave
them. As much as the storyline does in fact rely on the knowledge that
you are familiar with the characters' background, it does it's very
best to be able to stand on it's own as an entertaining anime movie.
It's got good action sequences, fantastic ideas, and even a lot of
pathos on friendship, family, and teamwork.
Speed Of Sound
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Japanese Tight Ass (video)
Tetris : From Russia with love (video)
Tom & Jerry (game)
-- Lifeline : voice action adventure -- (my youtube)
-- Meg & Dia - "Tell Mary" -- (my youtube)
Zune, Microsoft's answer to Apple's iPod has recently been released. It made me realize that I must be one of the few in the world that doesn't have some iPod type
device (I got a Dell Axim, but I don't really use that as a music
player). I just haven't found a reason to listen to music anywhere else
besides my home or in a car (where audio CDs are more than adequate for me).
I do have an mp3 disc player in my car, but it's usually from rips I
made from my CD collection. So I still am an avid buyer of CDs and
don't see myself abandoning that format anytime soon. It has nothing to
do with superior/inferior quality, cost, or politics or whatever, I
just prefer CDs over downloading music. In the future, I may change my
mind, but this is the here and now for me.
My 2004 Honda Accord has reached the milestone of 50,000 miles already, in just a little shy of three years. I'm thinking I probably should be in the 36,000 - 40,000 range by this time, but I do roughly 400 miles in a week for work as it is. I unfortunately have spent over $1000 on car repairs already (tires, air conditioning) because of my car's number one enemy; Road Debris. The fact that I drive mostly at night due to my graveyard shifts at work, road debris is more of a problem than I wish it was. All in all though, I'm still very much happy with my car, and I'm hoping to keep it going way past the 200,000 miles range.
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reflections (game)
We've got another thing taken cared off for the wedding. We've got our photographer and have already set up a date for the offsite photo shoot. It also looks like my friend will be able to be the videographer too, so that'll help cut down on costs.
So let's see...
- location - check
- date - check
- cake - check
- invitation cards - check
- dj - check
- photographer - check
- videographer - check
- guest list - still ongoing
- center piece & party favors - still ongoing
- money - still ongoing
am I missing anything else?
Movies I've seen recently...
Babel (2006) B-
"Babel" by director Alejandro González Iñárritu is a movie that has interwoven storylines, that revolves around characters connected in one way or another (but don't necessarily meet each other). While all these characters are connected, the movie is also about the difficulties of communication, be it language, relationships, or culture. Babel is a rather lengthy film since it covers four different story lines, and while I was hooked to see how things are going to turn out at the end, I found the movie rather slow moving. The plot was definitely interesting and thought provoking, but I also felt that there were too many poor decisions made by the characters to completely feel empathy for them.
Borat : Cultural learnings... (2006) A-
This movie is a huge inside joke. Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) isn't really a journalist from a seemingly backwards third world country of Kazakhstan, but the people who meet him aren't suppose to know that. Because of his made up character, Borat gets to say and do things that a normal person would and should find offensive, and Sacha Baron Cohen does a really good job staying in character. He does a really good job of doing and saying the most outrageous things in this movie, that I'm left amazed at the sheer audacity of it all. Everything isn't perfect though, as I was bugged by some scenes where the "victims" clearly knew who Borat was, and were just playing along for the camera. There are also some logistical monetary and legal issues that appear on screen, but are hardly resolved in a a satisfying manner. "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" is definitely one of the best social commentary comedies out there though. This movie brings out the ugly truth of what some people only wish they could say and do.
Art School Confidential (2006) C+
As somebody who have some knowledge of what an artist's point of view in life is, I really appreciated "Art School Confidential." This a story about the tragic, struggling, hopeless romantic artist that is Jerome Platz (Max Minghella). There is also a secondary story involving a serial killer haunting the school grounds. The main theme of the movie though is about artists and the frustrations that come with their world. The jokes tend to be inside jokes among artists, so the movie is already limited to a niche target audience. This wasn't exactly an incredibly made movie, and there are several flaws, but the parody of artists and the world they live in though is humorously spot on.
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