Happy

Birthday

Digital Diva.

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6:10:44 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

My dear little daughter Emma started her blog last night.

She wants to create a catalog of all her stuffed toys, so last night I finally got around to helping her. I thought her how to take photos with the digital camera, then I showed her how we can take them off the camera and put them onto the computer, and finally I showed her how she can write her stories using MSN Spaces. She really took to it. I am so proud

So, now I have 3 of my 4 children with blogs - Antony, Billy and Emma. Brice is next!

[listening to: Dancing queen - ABBA ]
9:00:38 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family

The boys and I went to see King Kong today.

It's a LOOONG movie - just over 3 hours. We all exercised good bladder control. An intermission could have been a good idea.

According to an article in Wikipedia, this is the most expensive film ever made in terms of number of actual dollars spent, which is put at about $207 million.

I remember going to see the previous remake from 1976, which was a modern take of the tale, where Kong climbed the World Trade Tower, and Jessica Lange was the woman in his life.

Anyways, this movie had 3 parts - Part 1 took place in New York during the depression and on a boat, which introduces the characters, Part 2 took place on Skull Island with Kong and all his friends, and Part 3 saw us back in New York for the finale, as well as a bizarre romp on the ice between Kong and Ann Darrow. 

Our verdict - well the boys are undecided. They liked the film, but felt it went a bit too long. The blogosphere has similar feelings.

king kong

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4:47:13 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • My Interests

The SMH posted a recent article featuring the Top selling DVDs of all time in Australia. It's an update to a similar list from earlier in the year. I hilighted the DVDs we owned on that list, so in keeping with the tradition, here's the update - I score 33 out of the 40.

1. Finding Nemo
2. Shrek 2
3. Pirates of the Caribbean
4. The Fellowship of the Ring
5. The Return of the King
6. The Two Towers
7. Shrek
8. Monsters Inc
9. Gladiator
10. The Incredibles
11. The Lion King
12. Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
13. Shark Tale
14. The Fast and the Furious
15. The Matrix
16. Star Wars trilogy box set
17. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
18. Troy
19. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
20. Four Weddings and a Funeral
21. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
22. Meet The Fockers
23. Matrix Revolutions
24. Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones
25. Matrix Reloaded
26. Love Actually
27. The OC Season 1
28. Robots
29. Lilo and Stitch
30. XXX
31. 8 Mile
32. Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace
33. The Day After Tomorrow
34. Ever After
35. The Last Samurai
36. Spider-Man
37. Indiana Jones box set
38. Ice Age
39. Gone In 60
40. Seconds Bridget Jones's Diary

[listening to: Wave a White Flag - Elvis Costello ]
1:26:54 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • My Interests • TV

It feels like only yesterday I took my boys to see the third Harry Potter movie, when it's time to see the next installment.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a lot darker than the previous 3 movies, but I found it a lot more enjoyable. It had the epic story of good versue evil, as well as the story of the coming of age of three, as the gang gets ready for the Yule ball and have to get a date for the dance.  As the summary from IMDB says:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire takes us deeper into the characters' minds and the darkness of the Wizarding World. At the Quidditch World Cup, Voldemort's followers gather and wreak havoc. Then, at Hogwarts, a legendary event takes place. The Triwizard Tournament! The Goblet of Fire judges who gets in and who doesn't. On the fateful night, three champions are selected. But then the Goblet spits out one other. Harry's. These two major events point to the return of Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore and the other teachers sense it, but it is inevitable. And Harry is no longer safe at Hogwarts. This fourth installment is the most dramatic, and also the scariest. Let me just say that all does not necessarily end well...

As we left the theatre, I pondered the mythology of Harry Potter. The good versus evil theme is pretty uniersal, but it feels to me like Star Wars. I wonder if Harry is Voldemort's son? 

[listening to: Alison - Elvis Costello ]
1:03:57 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Geek • My Interests