Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts

Tuesday, 22 July 2008

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SPOILER WARNING FOR THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER

Edmund and Lucy don't get to go back!
That was a bit sudden xD He really does write for kids though, doesn't he? xD Well, he writes for people who just accept what he says without needing more definition that "You're too old." So kids and blondes then... And he finishes it like "And then Caspian sailed back to Ramandu's island and all four of the Lords were awakend once more and Caspian married Ramandu's daugher and they had lots of children and their children had lots of children." I mean come on, you could have made more of a story of it than that xD Still good books though, and I do like them more now that I don't know what's going to happen :P

SPOILERS END


So today... I hoovered my entire house (I dusted it yesterday) and then washed all the dishes. I did another chore too but I can't remember what it was xD I watched The Corpse Bride again when I was doing it, and it's still a good film ^^ Burton casting his woman and his man once more xD

Then when I was complaining to Matthew that I was bored he said he felt like driving to Perth to go to some camera shop and look at things, and I said I'd keep him company so off we went xD We really didn't do much when we got there: he went into the shop, looked around a bit, got himself 2 Manfrotto's, then we went for food, sat in his car and ate it, and then we went home again. You can tell Matthew cares loads for the environment xD Oh to be as rich as him.

Iain: So when do you get more money?
Matthew: £50 at the end of the month from my dad.
Iain: Why does he give you that?
Matthew: To keep me happy.

No wonder the boy's minted xD And he signed on today xD And so did I :D So that should be £97 a fortnight from today xD I should probably start looking for a job too...

Damn...

Thursday, 10 July 2008

St Andrews

I told Paul I'd write about it so here I am xD


So off me, Paul and Mhairi went to St Andrews this morning. There was supposed to be more of us but Catherine had work, Lisa and Greg had no money, Michael was helping Don move in, Matthew was Matthew etc etc etc. Anyways, it was still good fun with just the three of us :D

Most of the day was spent on the beach drinking our loverly Tescos alcomahol (thank you Paul for the gin & tonic and the beer :P) hiding in between sand dunes to keep away from the wind, another good idea by Paul, it worked amazingly xD

And thank you to Paul and Mhairi for buying me a Subway, and sorry for being such a "trouble maker" making you have to wait in that queue for so long xD If you ask me it was worth it...

We wandered about the shops and stuff too, and looked in some art gallery where all the art was by kids under the age of ten who all wanted way too much money for their pictures xD I mean come on, leaving a paint tub upside down and letting the paint dry weird was not worth the price they were asking for xD

So yeah, it was good day :D and we went back to Mhairi's afterwards with Catherine, and she smelt a bit, but it was still good ^^


On another note, I just finished reading The God Delusion, it's a pretty good book and I'm glad that I bought it, I'm just annoyed that it took me so damn long to read xD It's not even that long a book, I just always seemed to rather play on my PS3 or watch TV and movies than read, something I'm trying to stop :P

Like I was telling Viki tonight, I'm going to try and watch less movies and TV, and try and do more interesting things in my life, even if it is just help my parents around the house, or go and look after my little cousins who my gran is stuck with for the next week and a half xD

I suppose she could just use her Jedi mind tricks on them to keep them quiet...

Ha

If you believe that the world is 6000 years old (the age taught in Christian schools, including a state school in England, not just the silly American ones) rather than the scientifically agreed age, that is equivalent to saying that the distance between New York and San Francisco is 7.8 yards.

Suck on that Evangelists xD

Oh dear Dickie...

"All three of the boarding schools I attended employed teachers whose affection for small boys overstepped the bounds of propriety"

Yes folks, he's openly admitting that all three of the (and I'm almost certain all 3 were Catholic schools) he went to employed paedophiles... The thing is he's actually defending them xD Although I have to say that as long as they don't do anything with their urges then I suppose they can be left alone, unlike Jodie who thinks they should be killed xD

It gets worse though:
"I felt obliged to come to their defense, even as a victim of one of them (an embarrassing but otherwise harmless experience)"

So one of them tried it on with you eh? xD You lucky, lucky boy xD

Wednesday, 9 July 2008

I am happy

Because not only have I actually been reading instead of watching TV, movies or playing computer games, but also because Dickie (everyone named Richard has had their name changed to Dickie) Dawkins is pro-choice. Admittedly, he's probably just pro-choice because he's dead against religious people who're pro-life, but hey, I admire the man so when someone I admire agrees with an opinion of mine it makes me happy.

Also, I really like this quote in The God Delusion (I really like a lot of quotes in it, but I can only be bothered typing one xD):

"Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man - living in the sky - who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time... But He loves you!"
- George Carlin


And now I'm away to bed because I'm gonna have to get up early tomorrow because I'm going to St Andrews. Here's hoping the weather forecast got it very wrong xD

Night ^^
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Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Bruce Almighty II: Everybody Dance Now

AKA Evan Almighty, but I like my name better...

I don't care what critics say, the film was pretty good xD Thankfully Steve Carrell was given the lead role because, despite what certain people say, he's actually a good leading man when it comes to comedies, and for once, film critics agree with me on this one xD

Plus there's the whole saving the planet message that they're trying to get across with the movie, and the makers even planted over 2,000 trees to carbon offset the production of the film (that means that the tree planted will technically soak up all the carbon dioxide that was produced during the production of the film). They also used over 200 CGI animals rather than real life ones, they donated as much of the set and production stuff as possible to charity, they asked for donations from everyone at the premiere, they used recycled materials wherever they could, and they raised enough money for some save-the-planet charity to plant another 15,000 trees. So they were hardly horrendous people xD Although I bet they regret all that now seeing as it cost $200,000,000 to make the film (including marketing, the cost of the script - a record $2,500,000, and people's wages - $5,000,000 for Carrell alone) and they've only made $173,000,000 to date :P

On the topic of Jim Carey films xD The bastard better not ruin Yes Man... That was a really good book (it's by Danny Wallace! Go read it!) and I don't want it ruined by him... He's okay in some films, but in others he's crap so here's hoping for a good one xD


Going in town tomorrow... gonna get my library card activated xD I am too cool. Y'see if Dundee's libraries have Danny Wallace and Dave Gorman's books then I am having me some fun xD


Anyways, I'm away now, so I'll see yis all soon...
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