Bright darkness and Alien Sympathizers:

[wednes]

In about 20 minutes, my hair will be something called "bright black" owing to the fact that Feria was on sale. As a somewhat frequent hair dyer, I've tried all the drugstore hair color and the whole foods stuff, and I prefer Feria to all of them (although Garneir Nutrisse is also good depending on what color I'm in the mood for). I've never actually gone this dark before, and hope I don't end up looking like a Vampire. I usually go some kind of red or maroon, or maybe a reddish brown. Pics to follow this evening, once it's dry.

Assembled some peeps for a viewing of District 9 last night. WOW!!! Never a dull moment, grabs you and doesn't let go...additional generic movie comment here. My initial reaction to this movie is that it crams the social message down your throat. Even though I agree with the message, it seemed a little "up it's own ass" as Trey and Matt would say. H pointed out that the truthiness outweighed this aspect, as it was a very likely and believable chain of events from every angle. I was expecting some kind of smart action movie that was well above average. This was a drama with some action, and was absolutely fucking fantastic. Just to sit there and watch, it's entertaining and engrossing. Emotionally exhausting, to be sure, but easily one of the best films of the year. Keep your eyes on this director, and on the lead actor because he was incredibly versatile and believable. I like the idea of using all unknown actors so you have no idea who the "main" characters are. If you are a fan of sci-fi, horror, drama, talking about politics, or seeing things that are good, for the love of Prawns, do not miss this movie. On a completely unrelated topic, I've cancelled my trip to Johannesburg which was to take place 3 years from now. *snerk for people who have already seen it*

A few years back, there was some fake zombie news on a fake website designed to look like BBC news. Well, BBC must have liked that idea, because they've posted some actual zombie news. Seriously. They say that If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively. Really? No shit? Well, thank you Captain Obvious!

Still haven't looked over my manuscripts to see what to work on next. Really need to get on that. Should also be picking up my new violin tomorrow. I'm going to write a blog over at www.stringcommunity.com detailing my progress as a barely musical person trying to learn the violin from scratch. I think it's a good idea and that maybe someone in that circle will find it valuable. Maybe it will end with me playing something in front of people. We'll just see how it goes.

And finally, Kraft is making a brick cheese that tastes like both cheddar and swiss. After eating it, I still find it inexplicable. It's texture is cheddary, but the taste is def swiss.

Comments

[madush69.livejournal.com]

I was on the edge of my seat for that film. I'm glad you got to see it. I've been recommending it to everyone.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

H and I have been trying not to spend on movies because even at a bargain matinee we have to spend on cabs and like to get snacks and such. All told, it's at least $50 for us to see a damn movie. But Ryan and Katie drove us, and it was a bargain Tuesday so we only spent $12. So very well worth it.

I don't think we're planning to see anything else until Sherlock Holmes comes out.

[madush69.livejournal.com]

I loved the trailer. The driving instructor from "Happy Go Lucky" was in it. Have you seen that film?

[bethie8888.livejournal.com]

Just a thought on District 9 - alien morality tale aside, I *do* appreciate how they didn't Spielberg-ize the thing by making the Prawns all cute and cuddly or overly sappy. The two main Prawn characters were decent, clearly, but most of the Prawns remained alien and even animalistic throughout the film. The ghetto-ization and poverty factors side, they remained quite different and not really anthropomorphized, I thought. I liked that. The minute I saw the kid Prawn, I was like, here we go, it's going to be precocious. But it wasn't too bad :)

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thats funny, as we were walking out of the theatre I made a sarcastic comment about the "wise cracking kid" because I was so happy it didn't turn into some kind of Short-Round situation.

[madush69.livejournal.com]

He seemed more like an alien Wesley Crusher to me.

[thehula.livejournal.com]

Do you like the new hair color! On FB you said it was BLUE! Is it bad blue or good blue? Do we get a picture???
You know how much I like to see your pretty face on my computer. Show me the hair!!! Boy, I'm awfully demanding today, aren't I?

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I can't figure out how to get a picture that shows the actual color since the lighting in my apartment is kind of dim and sucky. I need H to find his camera so I can take a pic outside.