Also known as the one weekend of the year where the family timetable fits around my father's schedule LOL. He has been watching Bathurst it must be for at least twenty five years and there is no known way to break the habit. Being more a Formula One man myself, whenever Dad talks about the Aussie V8 Supercar racing (to the North Americans, think of it as Nascar on a street circuit), I kind of zone out, passive listening I think the phrase is, pretty similar to how I go when he talks about his work - construction, whereas I have always been an indoors kind of boy - saying, yes, and uh huh at the right moments, and trying to pick up key phrases to come back to later.
So, being the Formula One boy I am, I can kind of float in and out of watching a six and a half hour race as Bathurst is, they even help out by having hourly updates LOL. It was a good race this year though, lots of big incidents, no one got hurt fortunately, accidents without injury are always fun to watch. But of course, being Sunday, going to the movies got me out of the house and away from the TV for half the race.
Went and saw The 40 Year Old Virgin. Good good movie, a less stupid type of There's Something About Mary was my initial one sentence reaction to it. Lots of swearing and sexual content though, so not one to take the kids to, but a lot of fun, and has endearing characters - including the bit parts.
Makes it two from two good movies - last weekend, I don't think I mentioned it, I went and saw Serenity. The best sci fi adventure comedy I have seen in a long time - Indiana Jones meets Galaxy Quest. What's the bet that the TV show Firefly will be resurrected on the strength of the movie - hey, it happened with director Josh Whedon before, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a movie before the TV show :) Yeah, I think I will be getting both movies the last two weeks on DVD when they come out.
I was thinking about putting a Star Wars reference in there about Serenity, but I am scarred by the 'prequel' trilogy being too full of itself plotwise LOL. And the series overall was more interested with the principal characters in the universe, Serenity is at the margins of civilisation with just everyday people trying to get by. Bring on a sequel :)
Yesterday I wasn't up to much at all - didn't even register with me to go for a swim in the pool (my parent's project over the winter), even though it got up to 36 fecking degrees. Ick, I hate the heat, bring on the air con LOL.
More later :)
Pauly
So, being the Formula One boy I am, I can kind of float in and out of watching a six and a half hour race as Bathurst is, they even help out by having hourly updates LOL. It was a good race this year though, lots of big incidents, no one got hurt fortunately, accidents without injury are always fun to watch. But of course, being Sunday, going to the movies got me out of the house and away from the TV for half the race.
Went and saw The 40 Year Old Virgin. Good good movie, a less stupid type of There's Something About Mary was my initial one sentence reaction to it. Lots of swearing and sexual content though, so not one to take the kids to, but a lot of fun, and has endearing characters - including the bit parts.
Makes it two from two good movies - last weekend, I don't think I mentioned it, I went and saw Serenity. The best sci fi adventure comedy I have seen in a long time - Indiana Jones meets Galaxy Quest. What's the bet that the TV show Firefly will be resurrected on the strength of the movie - hey, it happened with director Josh Whedon before, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a movie before the TV show :) Yeah, I think I will be getting both movies the last two weeks on DVD when they come out.
I was thinking about putting a Star Wars reference in there about Serenity, but I am scarred by the 'prequel' trilogy being too full of itself plotwise LOL. And the series overall was more interested with the principal characters in the universe, Serenity is at the margins of civilisation with just everyday people trying to get by. Bring on a sequel :)
Yesterday I wasn't up to much at all - didn't even register with me to go for a swim in the pool (my parent's project over the winter), even though it got up to 36 fecking degrees. Ick, I hate the heat, bring on the air con LOL.
More later :)
Pauly
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