Ushered in the holiday season last Sunday with a tree-trimming/housewarming party. Lots of fun (and wine) was had by all. We had not one, not two, but three trees to decorate (well, ok, 2 are mini pink trees, but still…) My intrepid friend Alison even tracked down some Egg Nog (which is practically impossible to find here in the UK). Party pics are posted online. Now getting organized and packed up for my trip to States. I leave Sunday and come back on the 30th. Wishing everyone the happiest of holidays and a wonderful new year! See a lot of you in a few days!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Deck the Halls
Ushered in the holiday season last Sunday with a tree-trimming/housewarming party. Lots of fun (and wine) was had by all. We had not one, not two, but three trees to decorate (well, ok, 2 are mini pink trees, but still…) My intrepid friend Alison even tracked down some Egg Nog (which is practically impossible to find here in the UK). Party pics are posted online. Now getting organized and packed up for my trip to States. I leave Sunday and come back on the 30th. Wishing everyone the happiest of holidays and a wonderful new year! See a lot of you in a few days!
Golden Globes Griping
Atonement leads the pack of nominations?!? Seriously?! Seriously?! Saw this movie here in London a few months ago and found it extremely underwhelming. Keira just poses in pretty period costumes, smoking in beautiful rooms. I swear she has maybe 20 lines of dialogue. James McAvoy is a bit better, but the whole film is just this big long style over substance thing. And don’t get me started about all the snubs of other much more worthy pics. Where is the love for “Once” or “The Savages” (just one for Philip S Hoffman), or “Grace is Gone” (hello, Cusack’s best performance ever).
Glad the Marion Cotillard scored one for “La Vie en Rose” (girl better get an Oscar nod as well, it is hands-down the best performance on film I’ve seen all year), but why isn’t it also up for others, such as best foreign film? I was full-on weeping in the theatre at the end of it. LOVED! Here’s a taste of it. Oh, and hello, what about the wonderful “Waitress!” Wake up and smell the independent movies Hollywood Foreign Press! As far as tv, have they not ever heard of a little show called “Heroes!” No nominations? Seriously?!
Glad the Marion Cotillard scored one for “La Vie en Rose” (girl better get an Oscar nod as well, it is hands-down the best performance on film I’ve seen all year), but why isn’t it also up for others, such as best foreign film? I was full-on weeping in the theatre at the end of it. LOVED! Here’s a taste of it. Oh, and hello, what about the wonderful “Waitress!” Wake up and smell the independent movies Hollywood Foreign Press! As far as tv, have they not ever heard of a little show called “Heroes!” No nominations? Seriously?!
Monday, December 3, 2007
Happiness
I came home this afternoon to some fantastic news. I passed my thesis 'with merit’ and ended up passing the whole MA programme ‘with merit’ as well! Hurray, I have my MA! Will receive my actual degree in May at the graduation ceremony, but results are now official!
Comments on the thesis included “does a great deal to put the star system into perspective” and “very strong understanding of current debates and concepts.” I want to thank everyone so much for their support and encouragement throughout the year! Look forward to seeing many of you in just about 2 weeks!
Comments on the thesis included “does a great deal to put the star system into perspective” and “very strong understanding of current debates and concepts.” I want to thank everyone so much for their support and encouragement throughout the year! Look forward to seeing many of you in just about 2 weeks!
Comedy Tonight or Send in the Clowns
I saw two comedy shows during the last month, both of which were side-splittingly Hi-Larious! The first was Jason Byrne, an Irish comedian who was the hit at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He does a lot of situational comedy with tons of audience participation. Here’s a short clip of another joke he performed at our show regarding reincarnation and the Crocodile Hunter.
The second show was Pam Ann, an Australian who totally takes the piss out of all the different airlines, especially British Airways. OMG, if you have the chance to see her, run, don’t walk to the theatre. Here is an intro to some of her characters, and a different bit where she plays an attendant for Singapore Airlines. Fair warning, both of these have some salty language and are not in the least bit politically correct, but as they say, ‘Now that’s comedy!'
The second show was Pam Ann, an Australian who totally takes the piss out of all the different airlines, especially British Airways. OMG, if you have the chance to see her, run, don’t walk to the theatre. Here is an intro to some of her characters, and a different bit where she plays an attendant for Singapore Airlines. Fair warning, both of these have some salty language and are not in the least bit politically correct, but as they say, ‘Now that’s comedy!'
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
