A fun night and a slow morning

[chrisvenus]

So last night I felt in the mood to do something and be sociable cos of my good news (see last locked post) and s fortune would have it mentalfirewall MSNed me to ask me if I fancied going round to Doom (a house) to watch some stuff. So I cooked some dinner and headed over. They'd just started watching House of Flying Daggers (bateleur, fancy being helpful and giving me an IMDB link? ;-) and they bought me up to speed. Its a very silly and very cool film. I was a bit disappointed with the ending because I feel they should have had the big fight. I was looking forward to a cool big fight. It was all very silly with the stunts they pulled off and stuff though.

After that we ended up watching some Family Guy Season 4/5 (depending on who you listen to - the new stuff that's just showing in the US recently). Some bits dragged a bit (some very long cut-away sequences that were just a bit too long and got boring. There were some superb bits, the ones sticking in my mind the most being the Sand People/ben Kenobi one and the Police Squad opening. In fact, the police squad opening had me declaring that I didn't care how the rest of the episode went, the episode had already fulfilled its comedy quota.

Afterwards I would have gone to intrusion but as always I forgot it was on. It did explain why the housemate was out when I got home though. Instead I went to bed nice and early to be up bright and fresh the next day.

Oh such ironies. I actually got out of the house in not bad time, a bit late but not too bad. I then got stuck in horrendous traffic and turned up at work half an hour late. The real irony is that when I was at doom I made my excuses early explaining that it would be taking the piss to turn up to work 30 minutes late considering what happened and that I should make sure I was on time. Pants to that I say.

Working at home tomomrrow while nice man comes round to give our bath hot water. For some reason one tap in the house seems to not run with very hot water and that's the tap for the bath. The shower is still usable but the bath isn't really (so quisalan reports). Should be sorted soon though I hope.

Anyway, I should go to bed so I can be up not too late tomorrow.

Comments

[childofatlantis.livejournal.com]

I can't see your locked posts. :(

[chrisvenus]

Oh, how odd. I was sure I'd added your LJ to my friends list as well as your RSS feed. Obviously not though (or at least you didn't seem to be on there). I've definitely added you now though.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

fancy being helpful and giving me an IMDB link?

Happy to oblige: House of Flying Daggers

Are we going to make this a regular feature, then ?

[chrisvenus]

It amused me so much last time that I thought I'd give you another chance. :)

[ar-gemlad.livejournal.com]

Have you seen Hero? Much better than HoFD in my opinion.

[chrisvenus]

I've not, no. I probably should at some point since I've heard its good. And does it say anything that I was surprised that that IMDB link went to the right film? :)

[ar-gemlad.livejournal.com]

I don't think it says anything about me... :)

[huggyrei.livejournal.com]

There must be something wrong with the end of HoFD - I spent the last 10 minutes thinking 'Oh just get on on and die already'.

Hero was pretty, and had some great action scenes. On the other hand, I don't agree with the philosophy it spent a long time enthusiastically explaining.

I still like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Yup, I'm 100% with you on that.

Crouching Tiger was a masterpiece. Hero was mostly-watchable nonsense obviously trying to cash in on the former.

(HoFD looked so dire from the trailer than I still haven't seen it.)

[natchdan.livejournal.com]

The Police Squad opening was one of the best things they've ever done.