Well, I am back online. Work, well, its still there and its still annoying, but it has calmed down slightly, and I just can't give any more extra effort to it. I had about three weeks straight were I was absolutely killing myself for it and I can't do it anymore.

I finally saw HBP. *squee* I did really like it. It wasn't perfect, and I wonder how they are going to deal with some of the stuff they left out, but overall I liked it. Please link me to any reaction posts you have so I can see what you all thought about it. I will just say that Harry and Hermione are my fave BFFs ever. :O)

So, what have I missed? Tell me whats been happening...

I know the Alice in Wonderland trailer came out the other day. It looks so awesome. Although, focus on Johnny Depp much?? LOL.

Has everyone seen this:
5 Ways People Are Taking Harry Potter Waaay Too Seriously
Anyone who's been around these here parts for the last few years would be well acquainted with #2.

I think thats it from me. Oh, and I have some new icons:


Harry Potter
[01-14] Prisoner of Azkaban
[15-30] Goblet of Fire
[31-35] Half-Blood Prince
(all Harry, Ron and Hermione)

Preview:




Why is it that whenever something happens, you three are always involved?

Here be the answers to the movie meme.

1. "The horse is a surprise."
[The Road to El Dorado. Guessed by alexi_lupin, eclipsed_sky]
2. "Stay here with me. We'll start a jazz band."
[Lost in Translation . Guessed by no one.]
3. "Hey, wasn't that our fan?"
[That Thing You Do!. Guessed by no one]
4. "Don't make me staple your head."
[Definitely, Maybe. Guessed by no one]
5. "Well, I'm rooting for the brain tumor."
[The Jane Austen Book Club. Guessed by no one]
6. "Turns out it eats lead. I'm brave! I am a brave president!"
[Monsters vs Aliens . Guessed by no one]
7. "You never quit on your music. No matter what happens. Cuz anytime something bad happens to you, that's the one place you can escape to and just let it go."
[August Rush. Guessed by alexi_lupin, londongirl27]
8. "Why would I go looking for someone who wants to kill me?"
[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban . Guessed by alexi_lupin, lady_game, letmypidgeonsgo, dropofmoon117, narnialovers, mrsquizzical, dear_prudence, eclipsed_sky]
9. "I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means "no"."
[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Guessed by library_of_sex, alexi_lupin, lady_game, narnialovers, dear_prudence, eclipsed_sky, fehrlybrendan]
10. "What's the matter, Danny? Never taken a shortcut before?"
[Hot Fuzz . Guessed by dizilla]
11. "The word I'm searching for, I can't say, because there's preschool toys present."
[Toy Story. Guessed by sellthelie, lady_game, argosy, narnialovers, mrsquizzical, eclipsed_sky]
12. "I thought it was a dream... what we knew in the forest. It's the only truth."
[The New World. Guessed by no one]
13. "Anyways, you need people of intelligence on this sort of... mission... quest... thing."
[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . Guessed by alexi_lupin, lady_game, letmypidgeonsgo, londongirl27, narnialovers, mrsquizzical, dear_prudence, eclipsed_sky]
14. "By my heel, I care not."
[Romeo + Juliet. Guessed by alexi_lupin, mrsquizzical, dear_prudence]
15. "What value will there ever be in life, if we are not together?"
[Becoming Jane . Guessed by alexi_lupin, londongirl27, dropofmoon117, narnialovers]

And the winner, with 7 correct guesses, is alexi_lupin. Congrats. ♥

There were quite a few that weren't guessed by anyone. Were my movies too obscure? Or the quotes too obscure??

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In other unrelated news, I have a new profile. I looked at a whole heap and ended up getting one that matched my layout. LOL. Let me know what you think.

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Hope everyone has a good weekend!!

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Yes, I'm at work, but am so bored by what I am doing and can't really be bothered with it, so taking a little time out to do a meme.

Gacked from the flist.

1. Choose 15 films you like
2. Pick a quote from them
3. See who can recognise the quotes

comments are screened. once they are all mostly guessed I will post a big reveal with the answers and who got the most.

1. "The horse is a surprise."
2. "Stay here with me. We'll start a jazz band."
3. "Hey, wasn't that our fan?"
4. "Don't make me staple your head."
5. "Well, I'm rooting for the brain tumor."
6. "Turns out it eats lead. I'm brave! I am a brave president!"
7. "You never quit on your music. No matter what happens. Cuz anytime something bad happens to you, that's the one place you can escape to and just let it go."
8. "Why would I go looking for someone who wants to kill me?"
9. "I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request. Means "no". "
10. "What's the matter, Danny? Never taken a shortcut before?"
11. "The word I'm searching for, I can't say, because there's preschool toys present."
12. "I thought it was a dream... what we knew in the forest. It's the only truth."
13. "Anyways, you need people of intelligence on this sort of... mission... quest... thing."
14. "By my heel, I care not."
15. "What value will there ever be in life, if we are not together?"

Good luck. :O)

Part of me can't believe it. In some ways I thought Michael Jackson would be one of those people who would live forever. Yes, his personal life was a mess, but he was one of the most important musical performers from the last century. We grew up with his music always in the background. He was a pop icon, and will be missed.

Also, can someone please confirm whether or not the rumours that Jeff Golblum has died are correct? Apparantly the NZ police have issued a statement saying he died by falling from a cliff in NZ. [ETA: It's a hoax. Phew.]

This day is so surreal.

Also, I just tried to book tickets to Harry Potter. I'm going with my sis and her fiance - but he is going on call from that Friday for a week and so can't go to a movie during that time. And the two Thursday night sessions dont have three seats available (we are going to Gold Class). So it looks like I will miss out for a week. :O(

(also, in case you couldnt tell, I freaking love the pics released for Alice in Wonderland. it will be awesome)

It's been a little while since I've updated.

Finally saw Star Trek!!! I loved it. Totally awesome. Has made me want to rewatch some Trek. Methinks I might do a Voyager rewatch - coz everyone flailing over the shippy has made me pine for my Trek OTP.

So, now we come to the real news. I AM FREAKING OUT. I am so stressed I can't even tell you. My part time study is due today and I'm not entirely confident that I will pass it. Because for the last month I have been investigating house things. Thats right, I might possibly perhaps maybe be building a house. So for the last month, I've been doing house things every weekend. And it is stressful. Seriously, I havent had a decent night sleep in two weeks. And so my study has suffered. Then I get into a pattern where when I am doing house stuff and stressing about my study and when I am studying I am still thinking about house things.

For better or for worse I have to hand my work in today. It's not as completed as I would have liked, but at least I am handing something in. I'm just hoping for the best. Obviously working at the place I am studying I know the teacher and am hoping he will go easy on me. Plus, some of the questions were really hospitality focused, when I am studying Tourism and have never worked or studied hospitality in my life. My original thoughts were worst case scenario, I fail, and then I have six weeks to resubmit. But then a coordinator said today that you can't resubmit flexible work. I JUST DONT KNOW. I know its too late to do anything about it now, but I am stressing so bad.

But when I am not thinking about study stuff I am stressing about the house stuff. This is seriously the most terrified I have ever been in my life. Because I am doing this all by myself and I have crap wages and its so expensive and it's freaking terrifying!

Ugh. I'm so exhausted.

In other, more happier news, I bought my ticket to Avenue Q today, and my younger sis will probably be giving birth next week.

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TL;DR - Maybe buying a house + my study being due today (and not being confident that I will pass) = me being freaking stressed.
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Lady GaGa, in todays Herald Sun (bolding mine):

"My fashion is about the urban woman in the year 3000, when there is a ton of pollution and we all need to protect our bodies and cover up, because the air outside will acidise our skin. I think about obscure, weird things and try to create a world around them."

Really, Lady GaGa?? Then how come you are always either sans pants or sans a top??? LOL.

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I didn't get to see Star Trek this weekend. Again. Damnit. I am having next Friday and Monday off (long weekend yay) because my study is due soon and I havent done much of it (eek) but damnit if we dont go next weekend I am going on the Monday by myself, study be damned.

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Also, I have changed my layout. I had the previous one for a good few years and it was time for a change.

(also, I havent checked the flist in a couple of days - I am still catching up)

I have bought and read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It was interesting how the whole zombie subplot was weaved throughout the whole story. There were a couple of moments that kinda grossed me out, but for the most part it was pretty awesome. Has anyone out there read it??

Everyone on my flist has seen Star Trek and I haven't. :O( I was supposed to go on the weekend but various circumstances prevented it. Instead I have to sit back and watch everyone else squee over it. Such a bummer. Hopefully we will get there this weekend.

Randomly found via imdb:
In the meantime, Hugh Jackman will be working with Anne Hathaway in the big screen adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Carousel.
I hope this is true. I know nothing about the musical itself, but I love both Hugh and Anne and since the Oscars I have hoped they would do something together. *icon*

Work is so boring right now. Its hard work trying to pretend you are actually working. I have been doing a bit of fic writing to pass the time. Hopefully the boss won't notice - and the end result will be okay. :O)

Hope everyone out there is doing okay. Drop me a line and keep me entertained.

[24] He's Just Not That Into You

Preview:



Are you the exception...or the rule?

A movie version of classic British boardgame Cluedo is heading to the big screen.

Pirates of The Caribbean filmmaker Gore Verbinski is slated to direct the project.

In the game - named Clue in the U.S. - competitors bid to solve the murder of one of a number of colourful characters in a country house.

Cluedo/Clue has racked up sales of more than $1 billion (GBP690 million) in more than 50 countries since it first went on sale back in 1948.

Verbinski will hope his movie fares better than the last attempt to turn Cluedo into a movie - 1985's Clue flopped at the box office.

It may have flopped at the Box Office, but I can almost guarantee that this movie won't be funnier than Clue.

Even if you have no interest in seeing the movie, watching Justin, Bradley and Kevin act out all these cliches is freaking hilarious. :O)

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On a completely unrelated note, I need an icon comm name and can't think of anything. Any suggestions?

So I watched the Golden Globes last night (well, most of it, I stopped watching after Kate won award #2, so I saw most of it). I knew who won (thanks to the awesome blogging of cleolinda) so I was tuning in more for the fashion and the crazy moments I heard about. I just have three things to say.

One. I was not a fan of all the fashion and hair and red carpet glamour this year. It took me forever to find someone to say, 'yup, that is my favourite outfit of the night' (Tina Fey, for those interested - after seeing more pics today I also like Amy Adams, Isla Fisher, Kate Winslet and Anne Hathaway). Seriously, what was Renee Zellweger thinking??? And I like Drew Barrymore's dress (the top half more than the bottom half), but that hair?? And can someone let Jennifer Lopez know we aren't in the late 90's anymore? I could go on, but I won't.

Two. Emma Thompson has long been a favourite of mine, and never is she more awesome than at award shows. Both her presentation of an award and her talking to Sally Hawkins during her speech were absolute gold. She is awesome. End of story.

Three. Kate and Leo. I have been a fan of Kates since Heavenly Creatures and I am thrilled she finally got her dues. And her and Leo - are they not the cutest BFFs in the world?? :O) Also, I think I kind of ship them. Not in a 'I wish they were together in real life' kind of way, more in a 'I'm certain in a parallel universe they got together during Titanic and got married and had babies and are the power couple in Hollywood' kind of way.

So, I think I will leave it there. In other news, I am so over work and its only the second week back.

How is everyone out there doing???

I've never done one of these lists before but thought it might be interesting.

( 100 Movies )

( 100 Books )

When you see this, post in your own journal with your favorite quote from The Princess Bride. Preferably not "As you wish" or the Inigo Montoya speech.

Vizzini: He didn't fall? Inconceivable.
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

I wanted to post the whole battle of wits between Vizzini and the Man in Black but I thought it was a bit long.

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I'm feeling so crap today. I'm tired and in a bad mood and people are annoying me and man alive I just need this day to end.

* Have been doing some study. I've been freaking out because the due dates are approaching and I feel like I should have done more work by now.

* Saw Wall-E. OMG so totally cute.

* Work is quiet coz its holidays and there are no students. Yay!

* Am falling a bit behind on my TV shows. I have decided to watch House on normal TV since its been fasttracked (alas that means no Spicks and Specks). Yay for Life being back. I missed the first ep of In Treatment but caught the second ep and taped the third ep last night. Project Runway US has just started airing. I actually downloaded and watched the first couple of eps when it started but since Aussie PR was on at the same time it got a bit disorientating so I stopped watching it. I still have to catch up on this weeks Gossip Girl, and all the Heroes and Greys Anatomy and Dexter eps. *flails* So much TV, so little time.

* I'm waiting every day for my order from Amazon of Gossip Girl S1 and Ugly Betty S2. Its not due for a few weeks but I really want them. *is impatient*

* Did any of my fellow DMB fans squee when one of their songs was used in House this week (or last week for my Americans)? :O)

* My nephew is growing up and is still gorgeous.

* I watched the original Funny Games. Has anyone else seen it? Thoughts?

* What did my Aussies think of Top Gear Australia? I thought it was a bit awkward but I suppose they need time to settle into everything. But please, for the love of God, get the UK boys out here and have a Oz vs UK challenge!!

* Have been feeling pretty average of late. Been a bit depressed I guess. But you dont wanna hear about that so moving right along...

* OMG Rob Guest! RIP. I'm so glad I got to see him on stage in Wicked this year. He will be sorely missed by the Aussie theatre world. Does anyone know if any shows will be cancelled? My sis and I were going to try for the Wicked lottery this weekend.

* Just over two months to my holiday. And every day I watch the American dollar go down. :O( Why didnt I do something (like pay off some accom or get some money out) when it was in the high 90s??? But on the plus side I bought a ticket to Shrek the Musical. Methinks it will either be awesome or suck - either way it will be worth seeing.

* Have not been inspired to do anything creative - no fics, icons, moodthemes, nothing. I miss the days when I was totally energetic and creative.

* I saw a guy on the train this morning who looked exactly like Burn Gorman. So weird.

* I really need more interesting bullet points. Anyone know where I can find some good ones???

I think thats about it. How is everyone out there in LJ land??

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ETA: Channel 10 have axed 90210 from Oz screens. Man, another show to add to the download list.

From letmypidgeonsgo

1. choose 10 films you adore
2. pick a quote from them
3. see who can recognise the quotes

comments are screened. once they are all guessed will post a big reveal with the answers and who got the most.
yes, this means I will keep bugging everyone until they are all guessed. LOL.

01. This corn is like an angel.
02. I have never said 'hell' you son of a bitch.
03. My friends, you bow to no one.
04. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave.
05. But we're not real anyway, right? We're just characters in that old lady's dream. She's on her deathbed, fantasising about her youth. So of course we had to meet again.
06. Darling, nothing is final 'til you're dead, and even then, I'm sure God negotiates.
07. If nobody has any objections, I believe I might be of service.
08. Some young men I find have a stamina that's really quite deceptive.
09. When a man's jawbone drops off it's time to reassess the situation.
10. Anyone who can say 'preemptive strike against litigation' with a straight face deserves a dinner companion.