Sack Ralphings for all! (Alright, that makes no sense..)
2:05am edit: I confess. I've tried to play god.... Since I couldn't sleep, I've been making these. At first, it was fun. The marvel of a crisp outer shell and a cold ice-cream center, never ceases to amaze my easily amused mind. But then...I wanted more. "Bigger!" I said, "BIGGER!", until they were nearly the size of my deep fryer....I flew too close to the sun! ...okay, they weren't that big. I'm reminded of a funny story though. Once, my friend Bryan tried to make a marshmellow (a giant one), but ended up smoking out the kitchen and staining his hand orange for a couple of weeks. ..
Been watching Scrubs on the internet (in between ice-cream fry ups). Hooray for the interweb!!
Oh, and don't play with this doll just before going to work (like me). I'm scared of going outside now. I may break out in tears at the slightest noise. Someone hold me? or atleast dab some kleenex on my tear stained eyes?
Here's something interesting. I don't have time to check it right now though. About a hypnotist
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I'll be busy the next couple of days, so my postings will be minimal.
The car registraion fee ($553) has decimated most of my "get-yourself-out-of-the-shit-hole" fund. Which means I'm back to bout $300. Although I did get an extension on the payment date (phew), so I have more time. Also, with Westpac also hounding me now, my trip to Adelaide is looking more and more like a dream... I wonder if someone is cursing me, as all my bills, fees, debts, favours, etc seem to all converge in late june/early july. If only these payments were due in August, as I would have payed them whilst I was situated in the temple of I don't give a fuck. I still have hope though, and haven't become a gibbering mess of a person just yet (you can't get me just yet, voices!!!). Some of my friends have offered to lend me money, and I thank them with all my little heart can muster. It means a fucken lot to get an offer like that. Hopefully I won't have to borrow your hard earned savings though.
Just finished watching "Hotel Rwanda". Viewed purely as a cinema piece, it is quite average. The subject matter is over simplified, the dialogue is heavy-handed, and scenes are mostly overdramatized. Joaquin Phoenix's character is guilty of the most simple (and cheesy) analyzation of the madness of the Tutsis/Hutu conflict. In the scene, he leans over and asks two ladies if they are Hutu or Tutsis. One says Hutu, the other says Tutsis. He then looks up in an incredulous manner, and replies "(but) they could be twins!?" *groan*. The only outstounding actors in this film were Don Cheadle (who played Paul Rusesabagina) and Sophie Okonedo (Who plays Paul's wife, Tatiana Rusesabagina). Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix were quite sub par.
Even after saying all that I still enjoyed the movie. The importance of the subject matter and the remarkable story far outweighed the cinematic shortcomings. The Tutsis/Hutu conflict resulted in around 800,000 deaths in 100 days. For a man to shelter 1268 people in his hotel, while 8000 were being slaughtered each day, is extraordinary. It also highlighted the folly of countries like France and Belgium. Belgium, who could be blamed for the initial split between Hutu and Tutsis, did little to intervene. The UN, in what proved to be a futile effort, left only 300 'Peacekeepers' for the whole country. And they were told not to intervene. Nick Nolte's character (Col. Oliver) is based on real life Canadian UN commanding officer Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire, who was leading the 'peacekeeping' mission and tried to interfer with the genocide, despite the orders of the superiors. (I best wrap this up, cause I'm super tired.) In conclusion, even with scenes that try to bring out tears and over simplified analyzations on the 'why?' and the 'how?', I still recommend this movie. The subject matter is important (considering the situation in countries like Sudan), and if this movie can make someone go out and research the subject, than all the power to it.
4 out of 5 stars.
Currently listening to The Futureheads - Hounds of Love Hi-Fi STream / Lo-Fi Stream
Been watching Scrubs on the internet (in between ice-cream fry ups). Hooray for the interweb!!
Oh, and don't play with this doll just before going to work (like me). I'm scared of going outside now. I may break out in tears at the slightest noise. Someone hold me? or atleast dab some kleenex on my tear stained eyes?
Here's something interesting. I don't have time to check it right now though. About a hypnotist
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I'll be busy the next couple of days, so my postings will be minimal.
The car registraion fee ($553) has decimated most of my "get-yourself-out-of-the-shit-hole" fund. Which means I'm back to bout $300. Although I did get an extension on the payment date (phew), so I have more time. Also, with Westpac also hounding me now, my trip to Adelaide is looking more and more like a dream... I wonder if someone is cursing me, as all my bills, fees, debts, favours, etc seem to all converge in late june/early july. If only these payments were due in August, as I would have payed them whilst I was situated in the temple of I don't give a fuck. I still have hope though, and haven't become a gibbering mess of a person just yet (you can't get me just yet, voices!!!). Some of my friends have offered to lend me money, and I thank them with all my little heart can muster. It means a fucken lot to get an offer like that. Hopefully I won't have to borrow your hard earned savings though.
Just finished watching "Hotel Rwanda". Viewed purely as a cinema piece, it is quite average. The subject matter is over simplified, the dialogue is heavy-handed, and scenes are mostly overdramatized. Joaquin Phoenix's character is guilty of the most simple (and cheesy) analyzation of the madness of the Tutsis/Hutu conflict. In the scene, he leans over and asks two ladies if they are Hutu or Tutsis. One says Hutu, the other says Tutsis. He then looks up in an incredulous manner, and replies "(but) they could be twins!?" *groan*. The only outstounding actors in this film were Don Cheadle (who played Paul Rusesabagina) and Sophie Okonedo (Who plays Paul's wife, Tatiana Rusesabagina). Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix were quite sub par.
Even after saying all that I still enjoyed the movie. The importance of the subject matter and the remarkable story far outweighed the cinematic shortcomings. The Tutsis/Hutu conflict resulted in around 800,000 deaths in 100 days. For a man to shelter 1268 people in his hotel, while 8000 were being slaughtered each day, is extraordinary. It also highlighted the folly of countries like France and Belgium. Belgium, who could be blamed for the initial split between Hutu and Tutsis, did little to intervene. The UN, in what proved to be a futile effort, left only 300 'Peacekeepers' for the whole country. And they were told not to intervene. Nick Nolte's character (Col. Oliver) is based on real life Canadian UN commanding officer Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire, who was leading the 'peacekeeping' mission and tried to interfer with the genocide, despite the orders of the superiors. (I best wrap this up, cause I'm super tired.) In conclusion, even with scenes that try to bring out tears and over simplified analyzations on the 'why?' and the 'how?', I still recommend this movie. The subject matter is important (considering the situation in countries like Sudan), and if this movie can make someone go out and research the subject, than all the power to it.
4 out of 5 stars.
Currently listening to The Futureheads - Hounds of Love Hi-Fi STream / Lo-Fi Stream
posted by Thaozee at 10:07 PM
4 Comments:
Fried Ice Cream = Heaven.
Just one person's little opinion...
I guess i sort of have to disagree with you..i have a hard time seeing how the movie was over dramatized...
in the same breath you are calling the movie over simplified and over dramatized...I'm tending to think that the simplification was purely to cater to people who were not entirely familiar with the situation and because the whole ordeal was so dramatic, i find it very difficult to see how any scenes could be seen has 'over dramatized'.
I found it was decently accurate and gave a subtle but realistic idea as to what people would have been doing and feeling at that time.
What I mean is, as a study on how this terrible event happened, it is very simplified. Also, as a cinematic piece (forgetting that it is based on real events), some scenes are quite heavy handed in nature. For example, the lingering shot of the lady holding her dog and the man taking a picture, as the Rwandans are watching the 'whites' leave the hotel (and the country). That scene was not subtle at all. I guess my main gripe is that the subject matter was powerful enough already, without the attempts at 'tugging' at the heartstrings.
alright...good point. I totally see what you are saying now.
maybe i was just in an argumentative mood.
i'll have to try tha fried ice cream business sometime as well!
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