Monday, July 5, 2010

Movie note: Ponyo

TWO STARS

The people who dreamed up this film must have been on some strong drugs!

Foolish fireworks

I'm all for celebrating on the 4th of July, but I think fireworks displays should be left to the professionals. On our way home from dinner last night, I noticed many people in our neighborhood launching fireworks from hand-held devices. These were people on the sidewalks, on doorsteps and just hanging around outside. They shot fireworks up into the sky, bursting over busy city streets or other passers-by. I try not to be a curmudgeon, but this seemed blatantly illegal and simply unsafe!

I secretly hope some of those hooligans injured themselves. Kids these days!

Friday, July 2, 2010

Movie note: A Single Man

FIVE STARS

What a pretty film! Sad and happy.

Movie note: Invictus

FOUR STARS

Rugby and race relations!

Movie note: It's Complicated

FOUR STARS

Old people love is cute!

I want your ugly, I want your disease

For Puppy's birthday, we went to see Lady Gaga last night. This tour, unlike her last, was in arenas, with tons more fans. And strangely, the audience for this tour seemed filled with little teenyboppers and I felt like the oldest non-parent in the audience.

Like the last time, Lady Gaga put on a very good show, but it didn't seem quite as creative as the last tour. She didn't re-interpret any of her songs and the whole production seemed more like a scripted show than a from-the-heart expression of emotion.

Nevertheless, it was a good time and a fun show.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Burning up

During a meeting this morning, a colleague started to fan herself with a catalog that was lying on the conference table. She announced to the rest of us, "Don't worry, it's not warm in here. I'm just having a hot flash!" That was a first for me.