But look, pretty!
Trees!
Dresses!
Tiara!
Kisses! (check out the little girl!)
And finally...
Hats! (I was going to have 5...for Friday, but I got carried away)
Hats?
Seriously? Hats?
Showing posts with label entertainment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label entertainment. Show all posts
Friday, April 29, 2011
I can't help myself
If you have been paying attention to the Royal Weddingness you could probably skip this post. And if you haven't you probably don't care.
But look, pretty!
Trees!
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Dresses!
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Tiara!
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Kisses! (check out the little girl!)
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And finally...
Hats! (I was going to have 5...for Friday, but I got carried away)
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Seriously? Hats?
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But look, pretty!
Trees!
Dresses!
Tiara!
Kisses! (check out the little girl!)
And finally...
Hats! (I was going to have 5...for Friday, but I got carried away)
Hats?
Seriously? Hats?
Friday, February 18, 2011
A Geeky Friday Five
I've been watching too much Dr. Who. I'm not kidding, I watched all 5.5 of the new series and then Craig came in at the last season so I'm rewatching it with him. Love!
1)Easter Dalek Card by Brown Paper Bunny
2)Bow Ties Are Cool tea set by Bugs & Monsters
3)Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey ....Stuff Bracelet by foxwise
4)Doctor Who new regenerations peg people by Randomly Generated
5)Dalek - Amigurumi Pattern by Hands of Hope
1)Easter Dalek Card by Brown Paper Bunny
2)Bow Ties Are Cool tea set by Bugs & Monsters
3)Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey ....Stuff Bracelet by foxwise
4)Doctor Who new regenerations peg people by Randomly Generated
5)Dalek - Amigurumi Pattern by Hands of Hope
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Summer Movies Part Two
So we did take in a few more summer blockbusters this summer. Craig kept saying that we had to go to the movies now while we still can. We did not make it out to see GI Joe (tragic, because it looked like a masterpiece), And I think Craig has given up on making me see District 9. Which is doubtless great, I'm just not in the mood right now.
Transformers
Ah Transformers. Craig felt this one was better than the first one. I think I preferred the first one but this was still a good movie. Pretty much, if you like the first movie, you'll like the second. Although it apparently wouldn't hurt to re watch the first movie because when they reintroduced a couple of the characters I had no idea who they were. That could just be me.
The effects were fantastic, my favourite part was the transformer fight in the forest which was very fun and just pretty amazing cg work. Lots of things to dodge around, many many objects that they had to render onto reflective surfaces...I was impressed. It was also pretty funny, just good action movie fun. I would only have two down points: 1)I think we could have had more of the soldiers and a bit less of the kid. The soldiers were cooler. And funnier. 2)All the guys in the world will be against me on this one but seriously...Megan Fox? I mean I'm sure she can act (well maybe...I'm just giving her the benefit of the doubt here) but it's like she got the script and they had a conversation like this:
Megan Fox: So what is my character like?
Micheal Bay: Well she's hot.
Fox: So in this scene, is she sad?
Bay: Nope, she's hot.
Fox: Okay in this scene she must be scared right, can I act scared?
Bay: (checks script) uh no, in this scene just focus on being really hot.
Seriously. She doesn't even get to be funny. Everyone else gets funny lines. Her purpose is just hotness. It made me crazy.
Harry Potter...6?
If you have seen all the other Harry Potter movies and read all the books then you know how it goes. The movie was fun, the effects and sets were great...the book was far more amusing. But that's just how it is. I find that the movies never capture how funny a ton of the characters are in the books. Also I felt that the way they spun Ginny and Harry's relationship lacked the...depth again that the book had. But seriously, again, that's just how it goes and it was a good movie.
Apparently they are splitting the last book into two movies. I just have to say that I think that's a terrible idea as the first half of the last book was super depressing and took forever to get through. But I'm sure they have a plan for that.
The Time Traveler's Wife
Now in this case I haven't read the book. Also I didn't take Craig, I went with a girlfriend. Craig was sad. I said that he didn't want to go anyway and he said that he did...he just wanted to go to District 9 first. Which I was not in the mood for. Leaving us at an impasse. Seriously though, sometimes you need a girl night at the movies. Anyway, people say the book is way better. I assume it is, they nearly always are, but this is still a great movie.
Also a sad one, it's bittersweet from the start to the finish and if you are a cryer you should take a hankie. I was worried that I might turn out to be a cryer, what with the hormones and all but thankfully I was my normal dry eyed self. I prefer to cry in the comfort of my living room which I will doubtless do when I buy the DVD. Because I am totally buying it.
It's not a depressing movie though, don't get me wrong. It's very lovely and really well acted. I enjoyed everything about it. Definitely the best drama I've seen in ages.
I went to the library to get the book out and found that I was 9th in line. Not shocking I suppose. I may end up just buying it because I do kinda want to read it before Christmas.
That is all from me today, what movies did you like best this summer?
Transformers
Ah Transformers. Craig felt this one was better than the first one. I think I preferred the first one but this was still a good movie. Pretty much, if you like the first movie, you'll like the second. Although it apparently wouldn't hurt to re watch the first movie because when they reintroduced a couple of the characters I had no idea who they were. That could just be me.
The effects were fantastic, my favourite part was the transformer fight in the forest which was very fun and just pretty amazing cg work. Lots of things to dodge around, many many objects that they had to render onto reflective surfaces...I was impressed. It was also pretty funny, just good action movie fun. I would only have two down points: 1)I think we could have had more of the soldiers and a bit less of the kid. The soldiers were cooler. And funnier. 2)All the guys in the world will be against me on this one but seriously...Megan Fox? I mean I'm sure she can act (well maybe...I'm just giving her the benefit of the doubt here) but it's like she got the script and they had a conversation like this:
Megan Fox: So what is my character like?
Micheal Bay: Well she's hot.
Fox: So in this scene, is she sad?
Bay: Nope, she's hot.
Fox: Okay in this scene she must be scared right, can I act scared?
Bay: (checks script) uh no, in this scene just focus on being really hot.
Seriously. She doesn't even get to be funny. Everyone else gets funny lines. Her purpose is just hotness. It made me crazy.
Harry Potter...6?
If you have seen all the other Harry Potter movies and read all the books then you know how it goes. The movie was fun, the effects and sets were great...the book was far more amusing. But that's just how it is. I find that the movies never capture how funny a ton of the characters are in the books. Also I felt that the way they spun Ginny and Harry's relationship lacked the...depth again that the book had. But seriously, again, that's just how it goes and it was a good movie.
Apparently they are splitting the last book into two movies. I just have to say that I think that's a terrible idea as the first half of the last book was super depressing and took forever to get through. But I'm sure they have a plan for that.
The Time Traveler's Wife
Now in this case I haven't read the book. Also I didn't take Craig, I went with a girlfriend. Craig was sad. I said that he didn't want to go anyway and he said that he did...he just wanted to go to District 9 first. Which I was not in the mood for. Leaving us at an impasse. Seriously though, sometimes you need a girl night at the movies. Anyway, people say the book is way better. I assume it is, they nearly always are, but this is still a great movie.
Also a sad one, it's bittersweet from the start to the finish and if you are a cryer you should take a hankie. I was worried that I might turn out to be a cryer, what with the hormones and all but thankfully I was my normal dry eyed self. I prefer to cry in the comfort of my living room which I will doubtless do when I buy the DVD. Because I am totally buying it.
It's not a depressing movie though, don't get me wrong. It's very lovely and really well acted. I enjoyed everything about it. Definitely the best drama I've seen in ages.
I went to the library to get the book out and found that I was 9th in line. Not shocking I suppose. I may end up just buying it because I do kinda want to read it before Christmas.
That is all from me today, what movies did you like best this summer?
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Summer Movies
Can you tell I saw Up last night?
So the long winter of crappy movies is behind us (well, except the new Bond...and Benjamin Button...but that was moooonths ago) and summer movie fun has come, I thought I'd give you a quick review of what we've seen so far. Because you care, remember?
Star Trek
Alright, this movie was good fun for everyone, trekkie or otherwise. It had the unfortunate side effect in my house of Craig finding out that I know more about Star Trek than anticipated. Yes, yes my inner nerd showed up again. Anyway it's a fun action movie that takes place when Kirk and Spock and all those guys were young. You can spot the nerds in the crowd because while everyone else is saying "wow, who know Star Trek could be fun?" we are going "aaah, they used the time travel to make a new dimension so that these movies can be different from the canon!". Yeah.
The kid who plays Kirk? Excellent. Very like you would think a young Kirk would be like...without seeming to be pretending to be William Shatner. Not an easy task as he has to be one of the most spoofed characters of all time.
Kinda seemed strange that all the crew members would join the Enterprise in a matter of days though...(quiet, inner nerd!)
Oh oh, and the retro vibe was amusing, although it all seemed a bit too...shiny. But the mini skirts, go go boots and afros made me giggle a lot.
Also I kept expecting Spock to kill people and eat their brains for power. Turns out that didn't happen.
Terminator Salvation
Yet another nerd moment. As it happens I love the Terminator movies. Don't know why. So I was pretty pumped to go. As we were waiting in line I said "so this will be cool because we'll get to meet John Connor's father before he sends him back in time to protect his mother!" And Craig gave me that look again. Then we went in and I saw that there were many guys there by themselves. Yes, I dragged my husband (well dragged is a bit strong...but it was all my idea) to a movie that guys go see alone...
Anyway, the reviews weren't fantastic but it gets much love from me. The effects were fantastic...aaaand it has Christian Bale! As well as this guy, who is also hot. The plot wasn't crazily deep or twisty, but it's an action movie people! What do you expect. I loved the little biker terminators that come off the big fat terminator.
I do not love the little eel terminators that lurk in water...eeeew. No love for them!
Up
Oh Pixar, how do you keep making such great movies? Also, who thinks them up? Seriously. This movie is about a crotchety old man who is sad and lonely because his wife has died, then a fat little kid starts annoying him. Then he decides to fly his house to South Africa. Also there are talking dogs. And an epic battle between two very elderly men.
Seriously, how do you pitch that movie?
It was sooo good. Very emotional at times. Very hilarious. And very very magical. I mean, the house flies...with balloons! Balloons!
On another note every time I see a new Pixar movie I am amazed at the leaps they have taken in animation. They manage to keep the best things about old school animation (interesting character design and stylizations) and mix in the best strengths of CG (amaaazing textures for one). Every detail in this movie is perfect and interesting. Especially the house and all it's furniture and nic nacs.
Mom and Dad, make sure you see it when it comes into town, you will looove the talking dogs.
So there you have it. Now you know all my dark nerdy secrets, and the shameful fact that I really get bored by most "artistic" movies. I missed the new X-men movie, tragically, and am eagerly awaiting Transformers 2 and the newest Harry Potter later this summer.
How bout you guys? Got any recommendations for me? What are you looking forwards to this summer?
So the long winter of crappy movies is behind us (well, except the new Bond...and Benjamin Button...but that was moooonths ago) and summer movie fun has come, I thought I'd give you a quick review of what we've seen so far. Because you care, remember?
Star Trek
Alright, this movie was good fun for everyone, trekkie or otherwise. It had the unfortunate side effect in my house of Craig finding out that I know more about Star Trek than anticipated. Yes, yes my inner nerd showed up again. Anyway it's a fun action movie that takes place when Kirk and Spock and all those guys were young. You can spot the nerds in the crowd because while everyone else is saying "wow, who know Star Trek could be fun?" we are going "aaah, they used the time travel to make a new dimension so that these movies can be different from the canon!". Yeah.
The kid who plays Kirk? Excellent. Very like you would think a young Kirk would be like...without seeming to be pretending to be William Shatner. Not an easy task as he has to be one of the most spoofed characters of all time.
Kinda seemed strange that all the crew members would join the Enterprise in a matter of days though...(quiet, inner nerd!)
Oh oh, and the retro vibe was amusing, although it all seemed a bit too...shiny. But the mini skirts, go go boots and afros made me giggle a lot.
Also I kept expecting Spock to kill people and eat their brains for power. Turns out that didn't happen.
Terminator Salvation
Yet another nerd moment. As it happens I love the Terminator movies. Don't know why. So I was pretty pumped to go. As we were waiting in line I said "so this will be cool because we'll get to meet John Connor's father before he sends him back in time to protect his mother!" And Craig gave me that look again. Then we went in and I saw that there were many guys there by themselves. Yes, I dragged my husband (well dragged is a bit strong...but it was all my idea) to a movie that guys go see alone...
Anyway, the reviews weren't fantastic but it gets much love from me. The effects were fantastic...aaaand it has Christian Bale! As well as this guy, who is also hot. The plot wasn't crazily deep or twisty, but it's an action movie people! What do you expect. I loved the little biker terminators that come off the big fat terminator.
I do not love the little eel terminators that lurk in water...eeeew. No love for them!
Up
Oh Pixar, how do you keep making such great movies? Also, who thinks them up? Seriously. This movie is about a crotchety old man who is sad and lonely because his wife has died, then a fat little kid starts annoying him. Then he decides to fly his house to South Africa. Also there are talking dogs. And an epic battle between two very elderly men.
Seriously, how do you pitch that movie?
It was sooo good. Very emotional at times. Very hilarious. And very very magical. I mean, the house flies...with balloons! Balloons!
On another note every time I see a new Pixar movie I am amazed at the leaps they have taken in animation. They manage to keep the best things about old school animation (interesting character design and stylizations) and mix in the best strengths of CG (amaaazing textures for one). Every detail in this movie is perfect and interesting. Especially the house and all it's furniture and nic nacs.
Mom and Dad, make sure you see it when it comes into town, you will looove the talking dogs.
So there you have it. Now you know all my dark nerdy secrets, and the shameful fact that I really get bored by most "artistic" movies. I missed the new X-men movie, tragically, and am eagerly awaiting Transformers 2 and the newest Harry Potter later this summer.
How bout you guys? Got any recommendations for me? What are you looking forwards to this summer?
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are
Did you know that they're making a movie of Where the Wild Things Are? The preview is delightful, and I'm officially curious.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
In the mood to hear some ukulele?
Danielle Ate the Sandwich is so very amusing. And quite good. Is ukulele cool again? I hope so. You will especially like her if your name is Jen.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Blog Tour: Lost Genre Guild - Day 1
Well I'm safely home. Hope you all had a great Christmas. I'll post more later but for now it's CSFF Blog Tour time.
Lost Genre Guild is a site dedicated to promoting Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy books.
In their words:
Lost Genre Guild was founded by Frank Creed in 2006.
The original members, all part of a writers’ critique group led by
Daniel I. Weaver, joined forces to fill a void on
Christian bookstore shelves and together they compiled
an anthology of Biblical speculative fiction.
The Lost Genre Guild's mission is to raise the awareness and respect for Biblical
speculative fiction, and to encourage, educate and support the writers of such fiction.
Our Vision . . .
Welcome to the literary home for artists, editors, agents, promoters, and fans of Christian sci-fi, fantasy, and supernatural thrillers. Spec-fic is the best selling secular genre, but few Christian authors have been connecting with fans. Demographics show that many Christian genre fans are online. The Lost Genre Guild's been laying infrastructure for Viral Marketing, or, word-of-mouth buzz to promote our lost genre.
They also have a blog here: http://blog.lostgenreguild.com/
Come back tomorrow for my review of the website design. You know you want to.
In the meantime, check out the buzz:
Brandon Barr Justin Boyer Keanan Brand Kathy Brasby Grace Bridges Valerie Comer Courtney Frank Creed Amy Cruson CSFF Blog Tour Stacey Dale D. G. D. Davidson Janey DeMeo Jeff Draper April Erwin Karina Fabian Andrea Graham Todd Michael Greene Katie Hart Timothy Hicks Joleen Howell Jason Isbell Cris Jesse Jason Joyner Kait Carol Keen Lost Genre Guild Mike Lynch Magma Margaret Rachel Marks Rebecca LuElla Miller Nissa John W. Otte Steve Rice Crista Richey Mirtika Hanna Sandvig James Somers Robert Treskillard Steve Trower Speculative Faith Jason Waguespac Phyllis Wheeler Timothy Wise
Lost Genre Guild is a site dedicated to promoting Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy books.
In their words:
Lost Genre Guild was founded by Frank Creed in 2006.
The original members, all part of a writers’ critique group led by
Daniel I. Weaver, joined forces to fill a void on
Christian bookstore shelves and together they compiled
an anthology of Biblical speculative fiction.
The Lost Genre Guild's mission is to raise the awareness and respect for Biblical
speculative fiction, and to encourage, educate and support the writers of such fiction.
Our Vision . . .
Welcome to the literary home for artists, editors, agents, promoters, and fans of Christian sci-fi, fantasy, and supernatural thrillers. Spec-fic is the best selling secular genre, but few Christian authors have been connecting with fans. Demographics show that many Christian genre fans are online. The Lost Genre Guild's been laying infrastructure for Viral Marketing, or, word-of-mouth buzz to promote our lost genre.
They also have a blog here: http://blog.lostgenreguild.com/
Come back tomorrow for my review of the website design. You know you want to.
In the meantime, check out the buzz:
Brandon Barr Justin Boyer Keanan Brand Kathy Brasby Grace Bridges Valerie Comer Courtney Frank Creed Amy Cruson CSFF Blog Tour Stacey Dale D. G. D. Davidson Janey DeMeo Jeff Draper April Erwin Karina Fabian Andrea Graham Todd Michael Greene Katie Hart Timothy Hicks Joleen Howell Jason Isbell Cris Jesse Jason Joyner Kait Carol Keen Lost Genre Guild Mike Lynch Magma Margaret Rachel Marks Rebecca LuElla Miller Nissa John W. Otte Steve Rice Crista Richey Mirtika Hanna Sandvig James Somers Robert Treskillard Steve Trower Speculative Faith Jason Waguespac Phyllis Wheeler Timothy Wise
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Blog Tour: Marcher Lord Press - Day 3
And the winner is.....*drumroll*
Amber! Delightful artist and blogger at She Sure is Sketchy! Your prize will arrive via the internets shortly.
So Jeff corrected me. The deal with the free e-books is that if you order one book on launch day (Oct 1st) you will receive Into the Breach: The Marcher Lord in History and Legend and if you order two books you will get both that one and the woooonderful A Marcher Lord Gallery: Speculative Art by Christian Artists. So what are these books you want to buy to get the super cool artbook for free?
Hero Second Class by Mitchell Bonds is "a delightful roast of all the fantasy fiction elements we hold dear. It is said that only someone who loves something can truly lampoon it. So it is in this case. Bonds' novel is a riot."
The Personifid Invasion by R. E. Bartlett: "Bartlett is previously published. She is the author of The Personifid Project (Realms 2005).
In that previous novel Bartlett introduced us to personifids (not personifieds): human-like artificial bodies into which humans can transfer their consciousness and thus live forever.
The Personifid Invasion is the standalone sequel that continues to explore life in a far-future society in which death is no longer an issue, at least to those who can afford personifid bodies. "
Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy by Theodore Beale
"In Summa Elvetica Beale brings us a delightfully speculative what-if scenario: what if the Catholic Church (or something very like it) existed in a fantasy world in which dwelt non-human intelligent races like orcs, trolls, and elves?
At some point in such a world the leading ecclesiastics would have to wrestle with the question of whether or not these demi-humans have souls and therefore ought to be the subject of evangelization by the Church."
More info on these novels can be found at: Marcher Lord Press
Amber! Delightful artist and blogger at She Sure is Sketchy! Your prize will arrive via the internets shortly.
So Jeff corrected me. The deal with the free e-books is that if you order one book on launch day (Oct 1st) you will receive Into the Breach: The Marcher Lord in History and Legend and if you order two books you will get both that one and the woooonderful A Marcher Lord Gallery: Speculative Art by Christian Artists. So what are these books you want to buy to get the super cool artbook for free?
Hero Second Class by Mitchell Bonds is "a delightful roast of all the fantasy fiction elements we hold dear. It is said that only someone who loves something can truly lampoon it. So it is in this case. Bonds' novel is a riot."
The Personifid Invasion by R. E. Bartlett: "Bartlett is previously published. She is the author of The Personifid Project (Realms 2005).
In that previous novel Bartlett introduced us to personifids (not personifieds): human-like artificial bodies into which humans can transfer their consciousness and thus live forever.
The Personifid Invasion is the standalone sequel that continues to explore life in a far-future society in which death is no longer an issue, at least to those who can afford personifid bodies. "
Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy by Theodore Beale
"In Summa Elvetica Beale brings us a delightfully speculative what-if scenario: what if the Catholic Church (or something very like it) existed in a fantasy world in which dwelt non-human intelligent races like orcs, trolls, and elves?
At some point in such a world the leading ecclesiastics would have to wrestle with the question of whether or not these demi-humans have souls and therefore ought to be the subject of evangelization by the Church."
More info on these novels can be found at: Marcher Lord Press
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Blog Tour: Marcher Lord Press - Day 2
First, a brief update on Hanna
-I have just finished another beautiful piece of art that I'm so proud of...and can't show off until February. I might burst.
-I have been given a big box of pears from my supervisor at work. I'm canning my second canner load and I think the rest will become pear sauce.
-Yesterday was the worst day I've had in ages
1) I slept like crap
2) I forgot I was supposed to teach aquafit and missed my class
3) More people wanted to look at the house. And they wanted me to leave. With pears in the canner. I made them wait.
4) My fish died
5) I was so distraught by this point that I forgot to go online and buy the Totoro Project Book. I woke up excited for it. I've been obsessed with getting this book for months, talking about it nonstop for a week. When I remembered to go online (4 hours after it had gone on sale) it was sold out. I cried a little. At work. Over an art book.
- On the plus side, it was the season premiere of Heroes.
Anyway, enough whining, as promised here's some of the other artists featured in the Virtual Coffee Table book that you can be entered to win just by commenting on my previous post.
Rachel A. Marks (aka Pixy)
She does lovely realistic charcole drawings. They tend to be very emotional which I love.
Sara M. Butcher
She does the standard angel/fairy thing, but her style is anything but average. Gorgeous colours and just overall loveliness.
Ken Raney
A new discovery for me through this project, Ken has a cool whimsical style. Love it.
And there are even more cool artists in the e-book! Enter now below!
-I have just finished another beautiful piece of art that I'm so proud of...and can't show off until February. I might burst.
-I have been given a big box of pears from my supervisor at work. I'm canning my second canner load and I think the rest will become pear sauce.
-Yesterday was the worst day I've had in ages
1) I slept like crap
2) I forgot I was supposed to teach aquafit and missed my class
3) More people wanted to look at the house. And they wanted me to leave. With pears in the canner. I made them wait.
4) My fish died
5) I was so distraught by this point that I forgot to go online and buy the Totoro Project Book. I woke up excited for it. I've been obsessed with getting this book for months, talking about it nonstop for a week. When I remembered to go online (4 hours after it had gone on sale) it was sold out. I cried a little. At work. Over an art book.
- On the plus side, it was the season premiere of Heroes.
Anyway, enough whining, as promised here's some of the other artists featured in the Virtual Coffee Table book that you can be entered to win just by commenting on my previous post.
Rachel A. Marks (aka Pixy)
She does lovely realistic charcole drawings. They tend to be very emotional which I love.
Sara M. Butcher
She does the standard angel/fairy thing, but her style is anything but average. Gorgeous colours and just overall loveliness.
Ken Raney
A new discovery for me through this project, Ken has a cool whimsical style. Love it.
And there are even more cool artists in the e-book! Enter now below!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Blog Tour: Marcher Lord Press
Alrighty, so this is a very exciting blog tour...because it comes with a giveaway! So be sure to read the whole post.
Jeff Gerke, who runs the website Where The Map Ends, is heading up a new Christian Scifi/fantasy publishing company called Marcher Lord Press. They are launching in 8 days with three books.
And here is the exciting part (for me): If you purchase a book on the launch day, you get a bonus e-book. Purchase more than one and you get them both. The first is a virtual coffee table book filled with art by Christian artists including me! It's a lovely book with 73 pages of beautiful artyness.
Here is a sneak peek of my original painting I did for the book:
Want to see more? Buy a book on the Launch day (Oct 1st) and get the e-book! Or...comment in this post to be entered to win your own free copy! Leave a comment below telling me what your favourite fantasy/sci-fi book of all time is. Or just leave a comment. I'll pick the winner on Wednesday at 6:00pm PST. Enter now! For The Win!
The second e-book is "Into the Breach: The Marcher Lord in History and Legend", an illustrated book regarding the historical inspiration for the theme of the Marcher Lord.
Come back tomorrow for a feature on some of the other Christian Artists featured, and Wednesday I'll give you some info on...you know the books.
In the meantime, here's some other blogs to amuse you.
Brandon Barr Justin Boyer Keanan Brand Kathy Brasby Jackie Castle Valerie Comer Karri Compton Courtney CSFF Blog Tour Stacey Dale D. G. D. Davidson Janey DeMeo Jeff Draper April Erwin Karina Fabian Kameron M. Franklin Andrea Graham Todd Michael Greene Katie Hart Timothy Hicks Joleen Howell Jason Joyner Kait Mike Lynch Terri Main Margaret Shannon McNear Rebecca LuElla Miller Nissa John W. Otte Steve Rice Ashley Rutherford Hanna Sandvig Mirtika or Mir's Here Greg Slade James Somers Steve Trower Speculative Faith Laura Williams Timothy Wise Tina Kulesa Jason Waguespac
Jeff Gerke, who runs the website Where The Map Ends, is heading up a new Christian Scifi/fantasy publishing company called Marcher Lord Press. They are launching in 8 days with three books.
And here is the exciting part (for me): If you purchase a book on the launch day, you get a bonus e-book. Purchase more than one and you get them both. The first is a virtual coffee table book filled with art by Christian artists including me! It's a lovely book with 73 pages of beautiful artyness.
Here is a sneak peek of my original painting I did for the book:
Want to see more? Buy a book on the Launch day (Oct 1st) and get the e-book! Or...comment in this post to be entered to win your own free copy! Leave a comment below telling me what your favourite fantasy/sci-fi book of all time is. Or just leave a comment. I'll pick the winner on Wednesday at 6:00pm PST. Enter now! For The Win!
The second e-book is "Into the Breach: The Marcher Lord in History and Legend", an illustrated book regarding the historical inspiration for the theme of the Marcher Lord.
Come back tomorrow for a feature on some of the other Christian Artists featured, and Wednesday I'll give you some info on...you know the books.
In the meantime, here's some other blogs to amuse you.
Brandon Barr Justin Boyer Keanan Brand Kathy Brasby Jackie Castle Valerie Comer Karri Compton Courtney CSFF Blog Tour Stacey Dale D. G. D. Davidson Janey DeMeo Jeff Draper April Erwin Karina Fabian Kameron M. Franklin Andrea Graham Todd Michael Greene Katie Hart Timothy Hicks Joleen Howell Jason Joyner Kait Mike Lynch Terri Main Margaret Shannon McNear Rebecca LuElla Miller Nissa John W. Otte Steve Rice Ashley Rutherford Hanna Sandvig Mirtika or Mir's Here Greg Slade James Somers Steve Trower Speculative Faith Laura Williams Timothy Wise Tina Kulesa Jason Waguespac
Monday, August 25, 2008
October Kokeshi
I wanted to draw something quick and fun this evening, and I'm kind of obsessed with Kokeshi at the moment (big surprise I'm sure)...so here is the first in a series of 12...hopefully. Would make a cute calendar I think.
If you are a lover of October, you can buy a print in My Etsy Shop.
October is the best month ever. And I'm not at all biased as my birthday's in it.
I'm supposed to be posting a book review of Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer for the blog tour...tomorrow. If you are dying to hear about it today, check one of these guys out:
Brandon Barr
Justin Boyer
Keanan Brand
Jackie Castle
Valerie Comer
Karri Compton
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Janey DeMeo
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Karina Fabian
Mark Goodyear
Andrea Graham
Katie Hart
Timothy Hicks
Christopher Hopper
Joleen Howell
Jason Joyner
Carol Keen
Magma
Margaret
Shannon McNear
Melissa Meeks
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Nissa
John W. Otte
Steve Rice
Ashley Rutherford
Hanna Sandvig
Chawna Schroeder
Mirtika or Mir's Here
Sean Slagle
James Somers
Donna Swanson
Steve Trower
Speculative Faith
Laura Williams
If you are a lover of October, you can buy a print in My Etsy Shop.
October is the best month ever. And I'm not at all biased as my birthday's in it.
I'm supposed to be posting a book review of Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer for the blog tour...tomorrow. If you are dying to hear about it today, check one of these guys out:
Brandon Barr
Justin Boyer
Keanan Brand
Jackie Castle
Valerie Comer
Karri Compton
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Janey DeMeo
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Karina Fabian
Mark Goodyear
Andrea Graham
Katie Hart
Timothy Hicks
Christopher Hopper
Joleen Howell
Jason Joyner
Carol Keen
Magma
Margaret
Shannon McNear
Melissa Meeks
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Nissa
John W. Otte
Steve Rice
Ashley Rutherford
Hanna Sandvig
Chawna Schroeder
Mirtika or Mir's Here
Sean Slagle
James Somers
Donna Swanson
Steve Trower
Speculative Faith
Laura Williams
Friday, August 01, 2008
Reading Love
If you've been missing my Friday Fives, they've migrated to Divine Inspiration.
I just finished my best painting EVAH. And I can't share it for 3 more months. C'est tres tres tragique. In other tragic news I saved my new doll pattern over my old one. So while Elliot is coming along nicely I will have to redraw Mei.
Also, I still read tons, but the book reviews? I just read too much, it's hard to keep up. However, here's some books I've loved recently:
- Everything by Stephanie Meyer. I read The Host, which was excellent. It looks a bit odd, but is a great book. Also I just finished Eclipse and I want to cry whenever I think about it too long. I must read Breaking Dawn immediatly, expect that I don't buy hardcovers (thus me just finishing Eclipse...). Time to harass my local librarian :P
- Just finished Broken Angel which was fantastic, but I'll tell you more about it during the blog tour.
- Hrm, what else...Loving Meg Cabot for brainless fun. Queen of Babble might be my fav so far. Also Jennifer Crusie...Agnes and the Hitman written with Bob Mayer. Need some lightheartedness.
- Just started Hawkspar by Holly Lisle. I assume it will be good because I luuurve her.
- Erm, also have been rereading the Georgia Nicholson books. Can you tell?
What about you guys? Book suggestions?
I just finished my best painting EVAH. And I can't share it for 3 more months. C'est tres tres tragique. In other tragic news I saved my new doll pattern over my old one. So while Elliot is coming along nicely I will have to redraw Mei.
Also, I still read tons, but the book reviews? I just read too much, it's hard to keep up. However, here's some books I've loved recently:
- Everything by Stephanie Meyer. I read The Host, which was excellent. It looks a bit odd, but is a great book. Also I just finished Eclipse and I want to cry whenever I think about it too long. I must read Breaking Dawn immediatly, expect that I don't buy hardcovers (thus me just finishing Eclipse...). Time to harass my local librarian :P
- Just finished Broken Angel which was fantastic, but I'll tell you more about it during the blog tour.
- Hrm, what else...Loving Meg Cabot for brainless fun. Queen of Babble might be my fav so far. Also Jennifer Crusie...Agnes and the Hitman written with Bob Mayer. Need some lightheartedness.
- Just started Hawkspar by Holly Lisle. I assume it will be good because I luuurve her.
- Erm, also have been rereading the Georgia Nicholson books. Can you tell?
What about you guys? Book suggestions?
Sunday, July 06, 2008
huzzah!
New layout! I like this one better than the last one. So it should last at least a couple months.
Also we just watched Hero and it made me cry. Again. Speaking of which, you should all go see Kung Fu Panda. Very amusing, and really beautiful backgrounds. Worth buying the DVD in our books.
Also we just watched Hero and it made me cry. Again. Speaking of which, you should all go see Kung Fu Panda. Very amusing, and really beautiful backgrounds. Worth buying the DVD in our books.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Friday Five
It's so hot
I might die
of the hot
1) Look at these cute Wallflowers by Urban Outfitters. Pretty Pretty. (via ohdeedoh)
2)Beautiful tableware by Lisa Neimeth . I like to think that if I bought these my birder husband would think it money well spent...(via Bloesem)
3)Grouchy Pot by Jennifer Nesbitt.
4)Doileez by Modern Twist. Cool doilies? Never say never! (via Design*Sponge)
5)Run quick and buy a dollypop from Loopsies, they're going fast!
I might die
of the hot
1) Look at these cute Wallflowers by Urban Outfitters. Pretty Pretty. (via ohdeedoh)
2)Beautiful tableware by Lisa Neimeth . I like to think that if I bought these my birder husband would think it money well spent...(via Bloesem)
3)Grouchy Pot by Jennifer Nesbitt.
4)Doileez by Modern Twist. Cool doilies? Never say never! (via Design*Sponge)
5)Run quick and buy a dollypop from Loopsies, they're going fast!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Blog Tour: Wayfarer's Journal - Site Design Review
Welcome back oh blog tourers and readers of mine. I had an eventful day of snowshoeing through the fluffy goodness that is winter in BC. Got a bit lost and fell down a small cliff but don't worry, I am fine! A little sore, but fine. Pictures to follow when I get my film developed (it was to foggy for the digital today)
Okay so today is the second day of the December CSFF Blog Tour for which we are visiting the Christian Sci-fi E-zine (do they call it an e-zine? Isn't there a less...nerdy term out there somewhere?) The Wayfarer's Journal. If you want a general overview, read my next post. If you want a story review, come back tomorrow. If you want to listen (read) as I spout off design opinions, keep reading.
First off, in Jim Black's interview, Terri (the site's editor-in-chief) did say that he knows he is not an artist/designer and that he is hoping to improve on the sites design. Which is great because you know what I've noticed about writers? As wonderful and adorable as they (you) all are...the majority are not artists or graphic designers. And it shows! Writer webpages give me a migraine. Don't be afraid to ask for help people! That's why we're the graphics people! It's what we do!
That said, the Wayfarer's Journal does not give me a migraine (hooray!). It's not terribly exciting, but better to be a bit simple than so packed full of fantastic ideas that no one can see them.
Here's what I liked:
- Navigation was at the top and easy to use. No funny stuff. No hiding of links.
- Consistent theme.
- It was easy to find the stories and poetry...which is after all the point.
- Everything was fairly easy to read (meaning font sizes were good, and the text was always visible on the background)
Those might seem like boring obvious things...but sooooo many sites don't bother with them and the result is...annoying to say the least.
Things I would change:
- The banner on the first page is a low image quality. All the other pages have a high quality banner. I'm guessing (hoping) that this was a graphic typo.
- The text is a little close to the edges, this is easy to fix.
- The author guidelines info escapes the layout.
- The grey, black and white thing? Just doesn't do anything for me. Maybe it's the sterileness off space? Unfortunately it just makes me feel a bit bored...but I think they know that.
My main beef would be that they say that even though they only publish twice a year, there is always new content. It's not obvious what is new, so if I just glanced at the page again in a month, I might think that nothing had changed and write it off. I think people need to be excited about updates to the site...or why bother returning once you've read everything? Maybe if the blog was incorporated into the first page and updated...weekly?
And now a question for all of you:
Do you find chat rooms or forums more accessible? I personally am intimidated by chat rooms but love to lurk around and post a bit in forums. Also, forums have the advantage of being able to converse with people at any time, and keeping a record of interviews and conversations. Is this just me? I'm honestly curious because if it were my site I would have gone with forums and I wonder if you would.
Okay so today is the second day of the December CSFF Blog Tour for which we are visiting the Christian Sci-fi E-zine (do they call it an e-zine? Isn't there a less...nerdy term out there somewhere?) The Wayfarer's Journal. If you want a general overview, read my next post. If you want a story review, come back tomorrow. If you want to listen (read) as I spout off design opinions, keep reading.
First off, in Jim Black's interview, Terri (the site's editor-in-chief) did say that he knows he is not an artist/designer and that he is hoping to improve on the sites design. Which is great because you know what I've noticed about writers? As wonderful and adorable as they (you) all are...the majority are not artists or graphic designers. And it shows! Writer webpages give me a migraine. Don't be afraid to ask for help people! That's why we're the graphics people! It's what we do!
That said, the Wayfarer's Journal does not give me a migraine (hooray!). It's not terribly exciting, but better to be a bit simple than so packed full of fantastic ideas that no one can see them.
Here's what I liked:
- Navigation was at the top and easy to use. No funny stuff. No hiding of links.
- Consistent theme.
- It was easy to find the stories and poetry...which is after all the point.
- Everything was fairly easy to read (meaning font sizes were good, and the text was always visible on the background)
Those might seem like boring obvious things...but sooooo many sites don't bother with them and the result is...annoying to say the least.
Things I would change:
- The banner on the first page is a low image quality. All the other pages have a high quality banner. I'm guessing (hoping) that this was a graphic typo.
- The text is a little close to the edges, this is easy to fix.
- The author guidelines info escapes the layout.
- The grey, black and white thing? Just doesn't do anything for me. Maybe it's the sterileness off space? Unfortunately it just makes me feel a bit bored...but I think they know that.
My main beef would be that they say that even though they only publish twice a year, there is always new content. It's not obvious what is new, so if I just glanced at the page again in a month, I might think that nothing had changed and write it off. I think people need to be excited about updates to the site...or why bother returning once you've read everything? Maybe if the blog was incorporated into the first page and updated...weekly?
And now a question for all of you:
Do you find chat rooms or forums more accessible? I personally am intimidated by chat rooms but love to lurk around and post a bit in forums. Also, forums have the advantage of being able to converse with people at any time, and keeping a record of interviews and conversations. Is this just me? I'm honestly curious because if it were my site I would have gone with forums and I wonder if you would.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Blog Tour: Wayfarer's Journal
So this month on the CSFF Blog Tour we are visiting the Ezine: The Wayfarer's Journal. This is a Christian Science Fiction site with both short stories and poetry.
Here's a snippet from the site:
" Wayfarer’s Journal (http://www.wayfarersjournal.com), a new science fiction e-zine, was launched in February 2007. The publication focuses on publishing science fiction stories with a “spiritual dimension.”
“By spiritual we don’t mean preachy,” comments Wayfarers editor Terri Main. “We mean stories which not only project the reader into the future technologically, but see how those changes impact the morality, ethics and spirituality of believable characters.” "
Tomorrow I will talk site design (because I am obligated to) and I shall try to do some reading to give you a recommendation by Wednesday.
Read some more reviews:
Brandon Barr* Jim Black* Justin Boyer* Grace Bridges* Amy Browning* Jackie Castle* Carol Bruce Collett * Valerie Comer* CSFF Blog Tour* D. G. D. Davidson* Chris Deanne* Jeff Draper* April Erwin* Marcus Goodyear* Andrea Graham* Jill Hart* Katie Hart* Michael Heald* Jason Joyner* Kait* Carol Keen* Mike Lynch* Margaret* Rachel Marks* Melissa Meeks* Rebecca LuElla Miller* Mirtika or Mir's Here* John W. Otte* John Ottinger* Rachelle* Steve Rice* Cheryl Russel* Ashley Rutherford* Hanna Sandvig* James Somers* Steve Trower* Speculative Faith* Jason Waguespac* Laura Williams* Timothy Wise
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Blog Tour: Fearless, Day Three
So today's topic (and I hope some of you blog tourers are still out and about this late in the day) is the cover design and why it doesn't really work for me, despite red being my favourite colour.
So first off, when I opened my book package and saw the cover for the first time, my initial reaction was "Oh look, a boring book." I would never in a million years pick this book up in the store. It doesn't look like the kind of book I like. And you know what? It is the kind of book I like. It's pretty important to give the right cues with your cover. This cover screams "suspense" maybe "thriller/mystery/suspense". Though it's a relatively gripping book, that's not the genre, and readers of that genre will pick it up and not get what they were looking for, while it is overlooked by it's real audience. Your audience needs to know that it's their book. I mean it's not a hard fast rule, but that's how marketing works. What kind of cover would I have given it? Hmmm...maybe something more along the lines of:
Just my opinion, but I think that would find me/the audience a bit more clearly. And they're prettier. Oh wait that's my next point.
I would like to stop seeing quick photo manipulations as covers. Running a photoshop filter over a stock photo or two is not art. I know it's not something that non artists/designers usually notice, just like most of you probably don't shudder every time you see a poster using Comic Sans as the font. But it makes me twitchy. The cover looks extremely low-budget to me. Which again makes me sad because I think Fearless deserves more. Especially as the publishers appear to pushing it decently. It baffles me honestly. I looked up the cover designer's portfolio (brandnavigation.com) and it seems to be a pretty decent design company with quite a few good covers under their belt. Fearless is not shown in their portfolio though, so perhaps that's telling.
Every time a poor photo manipulation gets made into a cover a chance for beautiful art is lost, and the illustration community loses another job. And maybe a kitten somewhere dies. Let's stop the tragedy!
So first off, when I opened my book package and saw the cover for the first time, my initial reaction was "Oh look, a boring book." I would never in a million years pick this book up in the store. It doesn't look like the kind of book I like. And you know what? It is the kind of book I like. It's pretty important to give the right cues with your cover. This cover screams "suspense" maybe "thriller/mystery/suspense". Though it's a relatively gripping book, that's not the genre, and readers of that genre will pick it up and not get what they were looking for, while it is overlooked by it's real audience. Your audience needs to know that it's their book. I mean it's not a hard fast rule, but that's how marketing works. What kind of cover would I have given it? Hmmm...maybe something more along the lines of:
Just my opinion, but I think that would find me/the audience a bit more clearly. And they're prettier. Oh wait that's my next point.
I would like to stop seeing quick photo manipulations as covers. Running a photoshop filter over a stock photo or two is not art. I know it's not something that non artists/designers usually notice, just like most of you probably don't shudder every time you see a poster using Comic Sans as the font. But it makes me twitchy. The cover looks extremely low-budget to me. Which again makes me sad because I think Fearless deserves more. Especially as the publishers appear to pushing it decently. It baffles me honestly. I looked up the cover designer's portfolio (brandnavigation.com) and it seems to be a pretty decent design company with quite a few good covers under their belt. Fearless is not shown in their portfolio though, so perhaps that's telling.
Every time a poor photo manipulation gets made into a cover a chance for beautiful art is lost, and the illustration community loses another job. And maybe a kitten somewhere dies. Let's stop the tragedy!
Blog Tour: Fearless, Day Two
So the topic of tonight's conversation: What makes Christian fiction Christian? If you've read Fearless and/or Relentless you'll know why I'm bringing this up; nowhere in this series so far have we had even a mention of God or...well anything religious at all really. But it's published by a Christian Publisher and sitting about in Christian bookstores. So...what makes it a Christian book?
Now, I of course have a rather strange view on the world...being an artist and all. Defining Christian art is almost impossible (but people like to try! Angels? Throw a bible verse on it somewhere? Jesus?). Christian music is a little easier, as it has words, but even there we get bands that are so poetic or vague that the lyrics can be taken in a secular manner. Most Christian literature is so black and white on this issue that I've never really given it that much thought but I believe that the same ideas apply. Art is art is art, no matter what the art form.
My opinion: What makes Christian art/music/literature Christian is not the words, not the lyrics, not the painting of the little Amish girl and her kitten. It's the intent. I truly believe that if someone is creating with the intent to glorify God, and that they are deliberately and prayerfully seeking to accomplish His will with their work, then it is Christian. And God will use it.
Thus I believe that if I can draw something that makes someone smile, God has used me to touch others in the way that I do best. Even without the bible verse across it. On a lesser scale that means that I believe God works through everyone who creates, whether they like it or not, we're made in his image and what we make still carries the echoes. But it's intent that makes it powerful.
And really? I'll have to read the rest of the series to see what Robin Parrish's intent is, and I've very interested to find out!
Thoughts?
Stay tuned for tomorrows discussion on why I don't like the cover design as much as the rest of you :P
Now, I of course have a rather strange view on the world...being an artist and all. Defining Christian art is almost impossible (but people like to try! Angels? Throw a bible verse on it somewhere? Jesus?). Christian music is a little easier, as it has words, but even there we get bands that are so poetic or vague that the lyrics can be taken in a secular manner. Most Christian literature is so black and white on this issue that I've never really given it that much thought but I believe that the same ideas apply. Art is art is art, no matter what the art form.
My opinion: What makes Christian art/music/literature Christian is not the words, not the lyrics, not the painting of the little Amish girl and her kitten. It's the intent. I truly believe that if someone is creating with the intent to glorify God, and that they are deliberately and prayerfully seeking to accomplish His will with their work, then it is Christian. And God will use it.
Thus I believe that if I can draw something that makes someone smile, God has used me to touch others in the way that I do best. Even without the bible verse across it. On a lesser scale that means that I believe God works through everyone who creates, whether they like it or not, we're made in his image and what we make still carries the echoes. But it's intent that makes it powerful.
And really? I'll have to read the rest of the series to see what Robin Parrish's intent is, and I've very interested to find out!
Thoughts?
Stay tuned for tomorrows discussion on why I don't like the cover design as much as the rest of you :P
Monday, July 23, 2007
Blog Tour: Fearless, Day One
Fearless is the second book in The Dominion Trilogy by Robin Parrish. Relentless is the first which I have not read but my Mom did, so check over there if you're curious. While it probably would have helped to read the first book, I had no trouble picking up and following along in book two.
The premise of Fearless is that certain individuals (the Loci) have been given rings that give them various superpowerish abilities. Grant Barrows is the strongest and that's no coincidence. A group of people known as the Secretum of Six believe he is the Prophesied "Bringer" but he's not sure what exactly he's supposed to be bringing and he's not overly interested in following their plans to find out. Oh, and the rings? They don't come off.
I enjoyed the book, it was interesting and fast paced. The characters were interesting and had some depth. It wasn't unputdownable but I did finish it off in under a week. And I'm definitely going to read the first book and keep my eyes peeled for the third!
So tomorrow I will be discussing what makes Christian Literature...Christian. And then on Wednesday I will be giving you my thoughts on the cover design. Because really, I just have to!
In the meantime, check out Robin's blog: Here
As well as these other fine blogs on our tour:
Trish Anderson Brandon Barr Wayne Thomas Batson Jim Black Justin Boyer Grace Bridges Amy Browning Jackie Castle Valerie Comer Karri Compton Frank Creed Lisa Cromwell CSFF Blog Tour Gene Curtis D. G. D. Davidson Merrie Destefano Jeff Draper April Erwin Linda Gilmore Beth Goddard Marcus Goodyear Andrea Graham Russell Griffith Jill Hart Katie Hart Sherrie Hibbs Christopher Hopper Jason Joyner Karen Dawn King Tina Kulesa Lost Genre Guild Rachel Marks Rebecca LuElla Miller Eve Nielsen John W. Otte John Ottinger Robin Parrish Lyn Perry Rachelle Cheryl Russel Hanna Sandvig Chawna Schroeder Mirtika Schultz James Somers Steve Trower Speculative Faith Jason Waguespac Daniel I. Weaver
Sunday, July 22, 2007
I'm sticking to my chair :(
So yesterday Craig and I both had the day off, a rare and wonderous event. Craig decided that in celebration we should go see both Ratatouille and Harry Potter as we've wanted to see them both for a little while.
So first we went to Yo-yo's for lunch. Yo-yo's is my all-time favourite place to have lunch, they have crepes, paninis and gelato. We each had a spinach feta crepe with mango vinagrette. I love it, they make the crepes right there, so yummy. Craig had Dulce la Leche gelato (naturally as it's a south american flavour) and I had hedgehog. Mmmmm I'm going to miss Yo-yo's a lot. More than some of my friends (if you're reading this you know I don't mean you!)
Then we went to Ratatouille. As it was a matinee it was of course filled with a lot of little kids. It was pretty funny because before the movie, Pixar always does a little animated short movie. This one was about an alien abduction and starts with a big bright light and a loud noise. A little girl across from us (maybe 2 or 3) yelled "I scared!". Soo cute. The movie was excellent, great animation and a wonderful style. It honestly felt french to me. Other than that french rats apparently have no accent, only people. ? It wasn't as funny as other Pixar movies, a little more heartwarming. Usually I hate heartwarming kids movies, but I have to admit, my heart was warmed. Also the end credits are fantastic, possibly my favourite part.
Then we came home, lazed about and ate curry vermicelli salad. I only make salads these days. It's been over 30 every day for over two weeks and the BBQ is broken. I can't bring myself to cook and Craig can't bring himself to spend money on a new BBQ so salads it is. And the occasional sandwich. Actually it's been great, lots of fun. Today I am making bulgar carrot salad and I am quite excited to eat it.
Then we went to Harry Potter. It was soooo loud. It made me want to cry a bit it was so loud. Otherwise excellent movie. They did quite a good job of the climax I thought. Of course it wasn't as good as the book, but honestly, that's why people should read. My only beef was that I thought they were a bit harsh to Cho Chang, and she didn't get much of a role. Also when Harry was packing up to go home at the end another little girl (or maybe the same one?) said loudly "where is Harry Potter going Mommy, where?"
She was too young for that movie in my opinion.
That was yesterday. Exciting hmmm?
So first we went to Yo-yo's for lunch. Yo-yo's is my all-time favourite place to have lunch, they have crepes, paninis and gelato. We each had a spinach feta crepe with mango vinagrette. I love it, they make the crepes right there, so yummy. Craig had Dulce la Leche gelato (naturally as it's a south american flavour) and I had hedgehog. Mmmmm I'm going to miss Yo-yo's a lot. More than some of my friends (if you're reading this you know I don't mean you!)
Then we went to Ratatouille. As it was a matinee it was of course filled with a lot of little kids. It was pretty funny because before the movie, Pixar always does a little animated short movie. This one was about an alien abduction and starts with a big bright light and a loud noise. A little girl across from us (maybe 2 or 3) yelled "I scared!". Soo cute. The movie was excellent, great animation and a wonderful style. It honestly felt french to me. Other than that french rats apparently have no accent, only people. ? It wasn't as funny as other Pixar movies, a little more heartwarming. Usually I hate heartwarming kids movies, but I have to admit, my heart was warmed. Also the end credits are fantastic, possibly my favourite part.
Then we came home, lazed about and ate curry vermicelli salad. I only make salads these days. It's been over 30 every day for over two weeks and the BBQ is broken. I can't bring myself to cook and Craig can't bring himself to spend money on a new BBQ so salads it is. And the occasional sandwich. Actually it's been great, lots of fun. Today I am making bulgar carrot salad and I am quite excited to eat it.
Then we went to Harry Potter. It was soooo loud. It made me want to cry a bit it was so loud. Otherwise excellent movie. They did quite a good job of the climax I thought. Of course it wasn't as good as the book, but honestly, that's why people should read. My only beef was that I thought they were a bit harsh to Cho Chang, and she didn't get much of a role. Also when Harry was packing up to go home at the end another little girl (or maybe the same one?) said loudly "where is Harry Potter going Mommy, where?"
She was too young for that movie in my opinion.
That was yesterday. Exciting hmmm?
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