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Reviews of anything
Read something? Watched something? Ate something?
Post your review of it here. Give it a rating.
ETA: Oh yeah, and make sure the reviews are non-spoilery. It's just better that way.
...unless you drink some spoiled milk.
Post your review of it here. Give it a rating.
ETA: Oh yeah, and make sure the reviews are non-spoilery. It's just better that way.
...unless you drink some spoiled milk.
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I'll go first.
V for Vendetta (movie): Watched this last night, it was awesome. I can't believe I didn't see it earlier. Natalie Portman deserves an Oscar for her proformance as Evie. She's passionate and understated in all the right places. Hugo Weaving didn't once remind me of Agent Smith or Elrond (mostly because of the mask). The marching at the end gave me chills.
4 stars out of 5.
I posted my (scathing) review of Magic Street by OSC in the Other Works forum, if anyone wants to read that as well.
V for Vendetta (movie): Watched this last night, it was awesome. I can't believe I didn't see it earlier. Natalie Portman deserves an Oscar for her proformance as Evie. She's passionate and understated in all the right places. Hugo Weaving didn't once remind me of Agent Smith or Elrond (mostly because of the mask). The marching at the end gave me chills.
4 stars out of 5.
I posted my (scathing) review of Magic Street by OSC in the Other Works forum, if anyone wants to read that as well.
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Starbucks Maple Macchiato.
I'm a fan of the caramel macchiato, and that's what I normally get at starbucks (8 of 10 delicious scale). However, now that Pumpkin Spice Latte season is upon us, I get that routinely (9 out of 10). I was intrigued, though, by this new "maple macchiato" thing.
The verdict: Good. Very good. Nice alternative from routine. However, when you're getting to the bottom it does start to taste like you should be pouring it on your pancakes. I'd rate it at a 7.549 of 10. It's on light rotation.
The fact that I have "heavy rotation" and "light rotation" drinks is perhaps a sign that I spend too much money at Starbucks.
I'm a fan of the caramel macchiato, and that's what I normally get at starbucks (8 of 10 delicious scale). However, now that Pumpkin Spice Latte season is upon us, I get that routinely (9 out of 10). I was intrigued, though, by this new "maple macchiato" thing.
The verdict: Good. Very good. Nice alternative from routine. However, when you're getting to the bottom it does start to taste like you should be pouring it on your pancakes. I'd rate it at a 7.549 of 10. It's on light rotation.
The fact that I have "heavy rotation" and "light rotation" drinks is perhaps a sign that I spend too much money at Starbucks.
There's another home somewhere,
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
Partial Review of Marvel's Civil War:
Okay... I have not actually read any of it yet. I don't actually read storylines until they are completed, because I prefer to read it in one sitting. However, I hear about what is happening. So....
WHY THE HELL DID THEY REVEAL SPIDER-MAN'S IDENTITY TO THE PUBLIC???
I AM SO PISSED!!!
Firstly, every time anyone has ever figured out Spider-Man's identity, there has been hell to pay. From Venom terrorizing his family, to the Jackal causing the whole clone fiasco (sorta) to the Green Goblin getting Gwen Stacy killed, faking Aunt May's death, being the mastermind in the whole clone fiasco (yay for retcons) and stealing Spider-Man's daughter (which has never actually been dealt with), it always leads to trouble.
There is no way in hell that Peter would magically forget about all of these things happening. He knows the dangers of having people know his identity, and he has repeatedly suffered from it.
Furthermore, I don't see how it can be fixed. I have no idea how a retcon could fix it, short of using that mind control dealie that was used for the Sentry.
I am so pissed.
Okay... I have not actually read any of it yet. I don't actually read storylines until they are completed, because I prefer to read it in one sitting. However, I hear about what is happening. So....
WHY THE HELL DID THEY REVEAL SPIDER-MAN'S IDENTITY TO THE PUBLIC???
I AM SO PISSED!!!
Firstly, every time anyone has ever figured out Spider-Man's identity, there has been hell to pay. From Venom terrorizing his family, to the Jackal causing the whole clone fiasco (sorta) to the Green Goblin getting Gwen Stacy killed, faking Aunt May's death, being the mastermind in the whole clone fiasco (yay for retcons) and stealing Spider-Man's daughter (which has never actually been dealt with), it always leads to trouble.
There is no way in hell that Peter would magically forget about all of these things happening. He knows the dangers of having people know his identity, and he has repeatedly suffered from it.
Furthermore, I don't see how it can be fixed. I have no idea how a retcon could fix it, short of using that mind control dealie that was used for the Sentry.
I am so pissed.
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That cell phone call I received about half an hour ago:
Well, honestly, I hate talking on phones, and I hate cell phones in general. And so, talking to someone on a cell phone is just not going to go well, at least when I'm part of it.
I was on a bus, and I had just taken a physics exam. Not exactly the best timing, but I can only blame myself for that. I should have kept that damn thing off if I didn't want people to call me.
I do appreciate talking to the person/people that called, but really, there's just not much to say these days. What's new? Nothing? Oh, well, then let me tell you something else trivial and pointless....
As for the quality of the call itself, it was surprisingly good. The volume didn't suddenly go very quiet as it is wont to do, and no sudden disconnections or anything like that. I didn't really feel like talking too loudly, since I was on a quiet bus, but it seemed like my statements got heard correctly. So actually, this aspect was quite good.
Overall, the content of the conversation in the call wasn't my favorite, but the technology held up it's end. It's just the people using it who brought this call down. I can't say I would recommend it to other people.
Well, honestly, I hate talking on phones, and I hate cell phones in general. And so, talking to someone on a cell phone is just not going to go well, at least when I'm part of it.
I was on a bus, and I had just taken a physics exam. Not exactly the best timing, but I can only blame myself for that. I should have kept that damn thing off if I didn't want people to call me.
I do appreciate talking to the person/people that called, but really, there's just not much to say these days. What's new? Nothing? Oh, well, then let me tell you something else trivial and pointless....
As for the quality of the call itself, it was surprisingly good. The volume didn't suddenly go very quiet as it is wont to do, and no sudden disconnections or anything like that. I didn't really feel like talking too loudly, since I was on a quiet bus, but it seemed like my statements got heard correctly. So actually, this aspect was quite good.
Overall, the content of the conversation in the call wasn't my favorite, but the technology held up it's end. It's just the people using it who brought this call down. I can't say I would recommend it to other people.
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Last night, i watched Nacho Libre.
I cannot for the life of me decide if it was good or bad. i suspect this has everything to do with the director. because napoleon dynomite left me thinking the same thing.
it seemed dumb. but could it in fact be brilliant?
I want to lean towards calling it dumb. but i have this feeling that in about 10 years after both nacho libre and napoleon dynomite are long since forgotten, i will start cracking up and it will be due to one or the other movies. which makes me think brilliant.
my sister said something when i was telling her about my feelngs on nacho. she said "every now and then i wonder what movies we see today will become cult classics." will there be badly impersonated nachos or napoleons getting together for midnight showings?
I cannot for the life of me decide if it was good or bad. i suspect this has everything to do with the director. because napoleon dynomite left me thinking the same thing.
it seemed dumb. but could it in fact be brilliant?
I want to lean towards calling it dumb. but i have this feeling that in about 10 years after both nacho libre and napoleon dynomite are long since forgotten, i will start cracking up and it will be due to one or the other movies. which makes me think brilliant.
my sister said something when i was telling her about my feelngs on nacho. she said "every now and then i wonder what movies we see today will become cult classics." will there be badly impersonated nachos or napoleons getting together for midnight showings?
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Toilet paper at work (2 out of 10 stars)
Honestly now, why do companies insist on manufacturing such bad TP? You would think that after so many years the companies that produce and supply your average asswipe would manage to figure out that sure people may buy the cheap stuff. but if no one offered the cheap stuff companies and stores would be forced to supply better paper. profit margins would rise, and the nation's collective kiesters would be a lot more comfy.
take for example the toilet paper at my current place of employment. they have gone through two different types of 2-ply recently. the first really wasn't SO bad. generally cheap perhaps. but not as bad as this stuff. At my band's studio we have single ply. and to be honest, i prefer the TP there. it's somehow softer.
so to all employers out there take these words to heart:
Procure a better brand of TP.
Honestly now, why do companies insist on manufacturing such bad TP? You would think that after so many years the companies that produce and supply your average asswipe would manage to figure out that sure people may buy the cheap stuff. but if no one offered the cheap stuff companies and stores would be forced to supply better paper. profit margins would rise, and the nation's collective kiesters would be a lot more comfy.
take for example the toilet paper at my current place of employment. they have gone through two different types of 2-ply recently. the first really wasn't SO bad. generally cheap perhaps. but not as bad as this stuff. At my band's studio we have single ply. and to be honest, i prefer the TP there. it's somehow softer.
so to all employers out there take these words to heart:
Procure a better brand of TP.
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Running With Scissors by Augsten Burroughs
like David Sedaris.
...on CRACK.
devoured it all in one sitting. very sharp, fresh writing. excellent imagery without being even a touch overwrought. clean, quick, devestating and hifuckinglarious.
five stars.
like David Sedaris.
...on CRACK.
devoured it all in one sitting. very sharp, fresh writing. excellent imagery without being even a touch overwrought. clean, quick, devestating and hifuckinglarious.
five stars.
you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
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The Departed
Movie - Genre: Crime Drama
Rated: R (for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholas, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin
Review: I went into The Departed totally unprepared. But with the first blast of brain matter onto the screen, that all changed. This ultra-violent thriller kept me guessing until the end. No, literally - guessing. With just one too many twists and turns, it's easy to get lost in all the crossfire. But the shocking violence and Jack Nicholas' incredible turn as old-school Irish mobster really make it an exciting film. People you don't expect to die, well - they die. And that's the desired effect, since the film makes you like the characters well. DiCaprio's anxiety and paranoia filled character, deep undercover, shows vulnerability and genuine fear at the very real danger he puts himself in, knowing he has to finish the job. Damon makes a likeable, if goofy (too goofy for such an intense film, I think) foil. And as if Scorsese didn't bring enough credibility to the film, Sheen and Baldwin crank up the star power.
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Five out of Five Kermits
Movie - Genre: Crime Drama
Rated: R (for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholas, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin
Review: I went into The Departed totally unprepared. But with the first blast of brain matter onto the screen, that all changed. This ultra-violent thriller kept me guessing until the end. No, literally - guessing. With just one too many twists and turns, it's easy to get lost in all the crossfire. But the shocking violence and Jack Nicholas' incredible turn as old-school Irish mobster really make it an exciting film. People you don't expect to die, well - they die. And that's the desired effect, since the film makes you like the characters well. DiCaprio's anxiety and paranoia filled character, deep undercover, shows vulnerability and genuine fear at the very real danger he puts himself in, knowing he has to finish the job. Damon makes a likeable, if goofy (too goofy for such an intense film, I think) foil. And as if Scorsese didn't bring enough credibility to the film, Sheen and Baldwin crank up the star power.
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I read this book awhile ago but I just remember it and I think it is incredibly important for EVERYone to read (over the age of 15 or so - there is some graphic language but used for a point, not gratuitously). It drastically changed my thinking on the topic and I highly, HIGHLY recommend it.
Pornified: How Pornography Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families by Pamela Paul
Pornified: How Pornography Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families by Pamela Paul
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." - Albert Camus in Return to Tipasa
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 1592400876
I just started this book, and it's awesome. Sticklers unite! I have a feeling there are several people here who would enjoy it. It's funny, and, well, nerdy. And I want to give it to my 6th grade teacher who wanted to put an apostrophe in "its"! gah!
I just started this book, and it's awesome. Sticklers unite! I have a feeling there are several people here who would enjoy it. It's funny, and, well, nerdy. And I want to give it to my 6th grade teacher who wanted to put an apostrophe in "its"! gah!
"Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!"
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Starbuck's Hot Chocolate:
They make it with water. Who in their right mind makes hot chocolate with water? It wasn't pleasent at all.
They make it with water. Who in their right mind makes hot chocolate with water? It wasn't pleasent at all.
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And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
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Gator Football: Kicks ass. It is, in fact, great to be a Florida Gator.
FSU Football: Not so much. First shut-out in 21 years. It was so much fun to watch them get their butts kicked, though!
Four-day parties: Good in theory, very difficult to actually pull off in practice.
FSU Football: Not so much. First shut-out in 21 years. It was so much fun to watch them get their butts kicked, though!
Four-day parties: Good in theory, very difficult to actually pull off in practice.
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Citizen Kane by Orson Welles.
So I finally got the nerve to sit down and watch what is widely considered to be the best film of all time... I much say, I liked it, a lot, I was blown away by some of the camera tricks used by Welles, I loved how he used the props and the Xandu (I think that was what it was called) to show the seperation between Kane and his wife or everyone else. Technically the film was brilliant and really set the bar for how films are made. Unfortunatly I don't have a good understanding of films in the pre-Citizen Kane era but I can definitly see it's influences in just about anything I see today.
The dialog was witty, the situations real, and I was actually suprised with how funny it could be. It's almost a satire of sorts when they're talking about the super rich. What I found interesting was how new the "A person isn't what they look like, but what they do" theme seemed. Rosebud isn't a person, place, or thing, but it's an idea that wealth in any kind seperates people from what they truly need; each other.
I was suprised, it held up quite nicely.
Salaam
So I finally got the nerve to sit down and watch what is widely considered to be the best film of all time... I much say, I liked it, a lot, I was blown away by some of the camera tricks used by Welles, I loved how he used the props and the Xandu (I think that was what it was called) to show the seperation between Kane and his wife or everyone else. Technically the film was brilliant and really set the bar for how films are made. Unfortunatly I don't have a good understanding of films in the pre-Citizen Kane era but I can definitly see it's influences in just about anything I see today.
The dialog was witty, the situations real, and I was actually suprised with how funny it could be. It's almost a satire of sorts when they're talking about the super rich. What I found interesting was how new the "A person isn't what they look like, but what they do" theme seemed. Rosebud isn't a person, place, or thing, but it's an idea that wealth in any kind seperates people from what they truly need; each other.
I was suprised, it held up quite nicely.
Salaam
SPOILERS (oops)
Frank Peretti's Monster
I don't like suspense novels and I'm not a creationist so this review is perhaps biased. I read this book because a friend asked me to. Otherwise, I would've put it down shortly after being introduced to the married protaganists. The way they dealt with one another seemed impossibly ham fisted. Especially after six years of marriage. By chapter two or three the wife is kidnapped by a (yup) monster. The next 300 pages deal with the ups & downs of the rescue attempts.
I won't give away who lives and who dies, but I was very aggrivated near the end of the book when GPS5 could see GPS6 when it was importantly established earlier that GPS1-5 were unable to see GPS6 because of a broken component which had never been replaced or fixed. Yes, I'm being crotchety, but pages of this book relied on the inabilities of GPS6. Then the ending depended heavily on these inabilities being nonexistant. It just seems like really careless writing to me.
Don't bother.
Frank Peretti's Monster
I don't like suspense novels and I'm not a creationist so this review is perhaps biased. I read this book because a friend asked me to. Otherwise, I would've put it down shortly after being introduced to the married protaganists. The way they dealt with one another seemed impossibly ham fisted. Especially after six years of marriage. By chapter two or three the wife is kidnapped by a (yup) monster. The next 300 pages deal with the ups & downs of the rescue attempts.
I won't give away who lives and who dies, but I was very aggrivated near the end of the book when GPS5 could see GPS6 when it was importantly established earlier that GPS1-5 were unable to see GPS6 because of a broken component which had never been replaced or fixed. Yes, I'm being crotchety, but pages of this book relied on the inabilities of GPS6. Then the ending depended heavily on these inabilities being nonexistant. It just seems like really careless writing to me.
Don't bother.
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Sugar Daddy caramal suckers.
I remember these vaguely from my childhood. I didn't really care for them or not care for them, they were sort of just... there. So, when someone brought in a bunch of sticky sugar candy for our office candy bowl, I was feeling in the mood for caramel and figured, why not give it a try? It's been years.
The verdict:
This candy was made as part of a conspiracy of dentists to ensure children's teeth will rot. Who the HELL would give this to a kid with growing baby teeth? And as an adult with fillings, I was just thankful that they didn't get pulled out! Yuck yuck yuck! The insane straining to get my jaw open that I had to do after (stupidly) biting down by the thing means my mouth is STILL sore.
Tasted okay, but there's caramel out there that (while still sticky) doesn't actually HURT when you chew it.
Verdict: Never again.
Ouch.
I remember these vaguely from my childhood. I didn't really care for them or not care for them, they were sort of just... there. So, when someone brought in a bunch of sticky sugar candy for our office candy bowl, I was feeling in the mood for caramel and figured, why not give it a try? It's been years.
The verdict:
This candy was made as part of a conspiracy of dentists to ensure children's teeth will rot. Who the HELL would give this to a kid with growing baby teeth? And as an adult with fillings, I was just thankful that they didn't get pulled out! Yuck yuck yuck! The insane straining to get my jaw open that I had to do after (stupidly) biting down by the thing means my mouth is STILL sore.
Tasted okay, but there's caramel out there that (while still sticky) doesn't actually HURT when you chew it.
Verdict: Never again.
Ouch.
There's another home somewhere,
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Stranger Than Fiction
Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhall, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thomspon, Queen Latifa, etc.
NO SPOILERS
lovely, lovely, lovely. reminds one of charlie kaufman without being nearly half as brilliant or brutal. also reminiscent of The Truman Show, things similar.
it's warm and moving and funny and delightful. really interesting bits about a writer's relationship with her characters. plenty of literary humor as well, but still worth seeing for those who won't get or care about Harold's "diagnosis" (is he in a comedy or a tragedy?)
a sweet movie, with a bit to think about. i'd recommend it.
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um, i don't know how i managed to forget this, but this movie depressed the ever-living hell out of me. as a writer, as a girl who recently ended a relationship, and as a person in general.
everything i said above still stands. it's lovely and funny and all that. it mostly just depresses me because i am open to being depressed. still--if you're feeling vulnerable, heads up.
Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhall, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thomspon, Queen Latifa, etc.
NO SPOILERS
lovely, lovely, lovely. reminds one of charlie kaufman without being nearly half as brilliant or brutal. also reminiscent of The Truman Show, things similar.
it's warm and moving and funny and delightful. really interesting bits about a writer's relationship with her characters. plenty of literary humor as well, but still worth seeing for those who won't get or care about Harold's "diagnosis" (is he in a comedy or a tragedy?)
a sweet movie, with a bit to think about. i'd recommend it.
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um, i don't know how i managed to forget this, but this movie depressed the ever-living hell out of me. as a writer, as a girl who recently ended a relationship, and as a person in general.
everything i said above still stands. it's lovely and funny and all that. it mostly just depresses me because i am open to being depressed. still--if you're feeling vulnerable, heads up.
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you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
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I suppose. I have a habit of pushing my life out of the picture when I am watching a movie (with a few recent exceptions, none of which I let ruin the experience of the film for me). The film is definitely about relationships and love, so if you're in one of those moods that watching that will be difficult, don't.
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Buttered Popcorn jelly beans:
In a nutshell, who the heck thought this was a good idea?
In a nutshell, who the heck thought this was a good idea?
"Only for today, I will devote 10 minutes of my time to some good reading, remembering that just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul." -- Pope John XXIII
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I suppose. I have a habit of pushing my life out of the picture when I am watching a movie (with a few recent exceptions, none of which I let ruin the experience of the film for me). The film is definitely about relationships and love, so if you're in one of those moods that watching that will be difficult, don't.
the writer in me was also depressed by it. the film touches on writer's block, different schools of thought on how to get a book done, intuition vs production, the writer's responsibility to both her characters and her audience... a lot of things. since i'm struggling with my passion at the moment, that stuff also hit really close to home.
please don't misunderstand me, it's a little gem of a movie. just... hard to pretend that it wasn't being written specfically as a cheap camoflauge of my inner monologue. that's all.
you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
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Here Come the ABCs a kid's music DVD by They Might Be Giants
We had it playing for my almost-4-year-old niece yesterday while painting the living room. It's not the first time I've watched/listened to it, since I'm the one who got it for her. The songs are incredibly catchy, witty and not annoying at all. It's great for adults AND kids. Some of my favorites are E Eats Everything, Go for G, D & W, and Alphabet Lost & Found.
We had it playing for my almost-4-year-old niece yesterday while painting the living room. It's not the first time I've watched/listened to it, since I'm the one who got it for her. The songs are incredibly catchy, witty and not annoying at all. It's great for adults AND kids. Some of my favorites are E Eats Everything, Go for G, D & W, and Alphabet Lost & Found.
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." - Albert Camus in Return to Tipasa
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Nomi, we *love* that soundtrack! We've listened to that since Tyler was a newborn. Brian has a really low deep bass voice and at random moments in life, you'll catch him responding to comments by saying "Well, I am pretty big." And when Tyler is stuffing who knows what in his mouth, we call him "E." This DVD/CD gets my vote for adults and kids as well!
"When I look back on my ordinary, ordinary life,
I see so much magic, though I missed it at the time." - Jamie Cullum
I see so much magic, though I missed it at the time." - Jamie Cullum
Review of Book II (Season 2) of Avatar: The Last Airbender:
I think they've outdone themselves. Not only do we have fantastic new characters: the three girls who are the villainesses and one young, funny blind earthbending girl, but the fight scenes have outdone the first season's fights. From Toph's magnificent earth weapons to Katara's water weapons, it's a wonder how they're going to do season 3.
I love season 2 of Avatar. 9/10.
I think they've outdone themselves. Not only do we have fantastic new characters: the three girls who are the villainesses and one young, funny blind earthbending girl, but the fight scenes have outdone the first season's fights. From Toph's magnificent earth weapons to Katara's water weapons, it's a wonder how they're going to do season 3.
I love season 2 of Avatar. 9/10.
(Dresden's battle cry going against fairies in book 4.)I don't believe in fairies!
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