an exercise in percussive maintenance
Category: Movies, Music & Television
This morning, while randomly browsing the web for no good reason doing research for a story, I stumbled across this and thought I’d share it with you. I’ve never seen the film, but I’m pretty sure everyone in the Western world knows this song. And it’s a great scene.
Enjoy.
When I saw the preview for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty my first thought was, “Not another Ben Stiller film.” (I feel the same way about him that most people apparently feel about Adam Sandler – I’ll grudgingly admit he had made a couple of good films, but most of the time he just irritates me.) However, thirty seconds later I was, “I’ve got to see this movie!” It did not disappoint.
The film is based on the short story with the same name written by American author James Thurber in 1939. Thurber’s Mitty is an elderly gentleman driving his wife to the hairdresser’s. During the trip he has five episodes where he daydreams that he’s busy with something else. Specifically, in each daydream he is someone doing something exceptional, each time inspired by the mundane activity he’s performing in the real world. Continue reading “KokkieH Reviews The Secret Life of Walter Mitty“
I can really summarise this review with just one sentence: Peter Jackson should have started with this one. Continue reading “KokkieH Reviews The Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug“
I have to confess something.
I love Christmas.
I really do.
Or that’s how this post was supposed to start before Jayde-Ashe at The Paperbook Blog beat me to it. Oh, well.
There are things about Christmas I don’t like, like the way it has become all about stuff and all the whack-jobs and Scrooges (“Christian” and non-Christian) who suddenly get on their soapboxes to proclaim why we shouldn’t be celebrating Christmas. I could probably think of more, but I don’t want to right now. This post is about loving Christmas.
What I love most about Christmas is the music. I also like giving the people I love gifts. I’ve never been that big on decorating for Christmas – that’s the wife’s department – but this year I got into that as well. In fact, I got a bit too into it this year…
It started with the wife decorating the tree:
Looks nice, doesn’t it? Then I decided the clock needed decoration as well…
Continue reading “On Christmas Carols and Decorating Craziness”
As I told you last week, I’m the Doctor. Now it turns out that I’m the tenth Doctor, specifically. How do I know? I took this quiz and it told me.
I’m quite pleased with the result, as I really like David Tennant’s rendition of the Doctor (and he’s the wife’s favourite Doctor), and I really don’t know any of the Doctors 1 through 7, so I’m glad it’s not one of them (I saw too little of Eight to really get to know him – a common complaint among many fans).
Then I read this analysis of Ten. First I was like, uhm, okay, but then I realised it’s actually rather spot-on in certain regards.
Why don’t you also go do the quiz? Then come back and let me know in the comments which Doctor you are.
P.S. Damn! I just realise I had bought the wrong sonic. I wonder what Eleven’s profile says…
P.P.S. Enjoy tomorrow’s Anniversary Special. It’s going to be legen…wait for it…dary!
P.P.P.S. Just to be fair, here’s Nine’s profile as well. He was my first Doctor, after all.
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