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asato_muraki ([personal profile] asato_muraki) wrote2008-11-30 01:04 pm
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Back Early, and Cold

First off, I missed you guys!

Second, We're back early because Big Boy had some stuff I wanted him to do for school, not homework per se, just stuff he was supposed to be working on over the last couple weeks that I let slip. He brought everything with us that he would need to do it, except for the Internet. Papa doesn't even have a dictionary! I was stunned. So, here we are. I'm glad to be back.

While we were gone:

It got cold.

BIL fed the cat, but took no notice of him. Thus, Irascible Cat has been keenly affectionate to me, and generally keen to fight and play tag with everyone else.

[livejournal.com profile] micehell is an angel of Light and Mercy, assuring that I have Video Crack to come home to, plus pictures of Travis Fimmel, actor and Calvin Klein sock underpants model. I dare you to Google him. I double dog dare you. *chortles madly*

While I have not seen the movie Twilight (and probably will not seek out said experience, though I won't go out of my way to avoid it, either), I have truly enjoyed reading your reviews of it. From [livejournal.com profile] narniadear and [livejournal.com profile] abrynne who had a good time and fell rather hard for the "wrong" character *wink* to [livejournal.com profile] hopeandprey, whose review contained many jewels, such as the following:

If you haven't read the book: don't. It's billed as a squeaky clean romance with supernatural elements, but it's really a how to guide for getting into an abusive relationship. On top of that, the entire narrative is first person from the perspective of a lovesick teenage girl. So, no sex, whiny teen angst, and vampires, the obvious ingredients for an international best seller.


She also refers to the book/movie's narrator/main character, Bella, as "the damned fool cunt at the center of this tale," a salty bit of veritas you are not likely to encounter elsewhere. Go read the whole review. It'll make you long for a theater for grown-ups near you.

(ETA: Since it isn't clear, I should probably add that all the people I mentioned reviewing it really enjoyed the experience of seeing this movie, and really liked the scenery, too.)
These are just a few of the reasons y'all are so much fun to come back to at the end of an exhausting holiday.

[identity profile] asatomuraki.livejournal.com 2008-11-30 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
That is basically what everyone I mentioned said in their reviews, that it was pretty good, and that the real star was the Pacific Northwest. I just quoted the bits that made me chortle.

[identity profile] hopeandprey.livejournal.com 2008-11-30 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
It was better than the book and we had fun. "Pretty good" might be a little strong for me. I didn't think it was terrible?

[identity profile] asatomuraki.livejournal.com 2008-11-30 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
lol! Okay. You enjoyed your movie-going experience, perhaps with slightly more MST3K glee than the average tween girl of the target audience. 'S'at work? ;)