Email to Ricky

Dear Ricky Gervais,





YOU ROCK.

Instead of turning into a sad little suck up you stayed completely true to your own - sometimes brutally harsh - comedy style. Do NOT listen to the people who couldn't handle it - they'll be fine.

Also, I think this...



... might be about the coolest/funniest/bravest joke you could make to a room full of angry, bitter (and in some cases religulous) American celebrities.

For that, I hereby email you some R*E*S*P*E*C*T.

Greetzzzzz,
Me

An Idiot Abroad

As winter is slowly but surely settling in, I’m still in movie-mode, devouring everything that moves :)

Last seen: An Idiot Abroad, a television series in which Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant send their friend Karl Pilkington to the seven wonders of the world… and even though most people would be absolutely delighted to travel the world, Karl is not impressed and very uncomfortable – and it’s absolutely hilarious.



I’m telling you: I'm joining the Karl Pilkington-fanclub!! ;) And for those who do not know Karl Pilkington: here are four more clips to introduce you to him :)

1. An introduction...



2. The best comeback :)



3. On monkeys and infinity



4. And last but not least: Karl meets Warwick Davis!!!



"Hang on a minute! Who put you in goal?!?!?!"

Instant classic.

:)

Welcome to Geekville!

People, every movie that starts off like this...



... is bound to be AWESOME!!!

The second I saw the trailer for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World my little geek-heart skipped a beat!



I mean: seriously. Game references, comic book fonts AND lightsabers in the same movie?

*DROOL*

So I finally got a chance to see it and I’m happy to say: it rules. No disappointments caused by high hopes and insane expectations. Just one of the COOLEST flicks of the year.

So go check it out. Visit Geekville. And enjoy your stay! :)

Dear people of the Earth!

I am BACK! :)

After a very hectic month the weather caught up with me, and I spent the last week in bed with the most terrible cold! I swear there was snot coming out of my ear at some point, but I’ll spare you any further details…

There is one upside to your body reinventing itself as a mucus carrying-vessel: the only thing you can do is lay very still, and watch stuff on TV. LOTS of stuff. In only a few days I’ve managed to watch True Blood Season Two (12 episodes, 60 minutes each), The Young Victoria, Get Him to the Greek, Cop Out, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Babies and A LOT of Animal Planet…

But honestly, I would have been just as happy watching a certain movie over and over again, a movie that’s without a doubt one of my favourite movies of all time, the one I watch every time I’m sick or sad or for any other random reason: Pride and Prejudice!!



Don’t know what it is about this one, but I could watch it a hundred times and not get bored!! Enjoy the wonderful opening sequence – and the rest of the movie (!!!) – here on Youtube!!!

Last seen: Ponyo!

Nothing cheers me up more than a Hayao Miyazaki-movie! Last seen: Ponyo. About a little fish who wants to be a human :)



And you know what's even cuter than that? The theme song ;)

Last seen: Grey's Anatomy

It's one of my all-time favorite guilty pleasures: watching Grey's Anatomy!! I've spent the past few months rewatching (!) all six seasons (!!). And you know what the saddest part is? I like this show so much, I could just go back to season one and start all over again...



Seriously?! Seriously.

I KNEW IT!

And I hate to tell you I told you so...

...except that I did! :D

Photo Friday: Photoshop skills

Because I’m not feeling too well, and because I came across this old picture from three years ago the other day, and because it made me laugh, and because the Photo Friday weekly challenge is 'Photoshop skills', and because it's just outright RIDICULOUS, I present to you the following:



Best thing: I've got a whole bunch of these! :)

Last seen: Kick-Ass!!!

Any movie in which they let 11-year olds do stuff like this:



... is kicking ass indeed!!! (Hit-Girl RULES!!! ;)

(Also: LOVED the soundtrack!!!)

Last seen: Fantastic Mr. Fox

It really is fantastic :)

Jazzberry Jam-tastic!!!

And suddenly, I just had to make another Totoro out of felt! But this time...















... it had to be PINK!!!















Now before some of you smartass readers out there (you know who you are!! ;) start another debate on colour, and telling me this little Totoro ain’t pink: you’re right, it’s not.

It’s JAZZBERRY JAM!!! And that sounds so much better anyway :)

Last seen: Cougar Town - Season One

I'M BACK!! (Well, almost...)

After a nine hour flight and a jetlag that makes me wonder why the sun shines at night, I'm not quite ready to start blogging yet.

So instead, I'll show you a scene from 500 Days of Summer, a movie I watched on the plane last night. Picture yourself expecting a normal enough romantic guy-meets-girl flick, and then finding yourself in the middle of this:



If that doesn't make you wanna get up and dance in the streets, I don't know what will!

:)

I promised you credits!

Opening credits that is :)

I never really pay much attention to opening credits, until they are really great: then suddenly I realize how much identity they can give a movie or tv show. Much like trailers in fact - and you know I LOVE trailers!! :)

So I did a little surfin' which led to a good old fashioned Youtube Click-Fest!! First stop: tv shows & animation!

After this...



... everybody wanted animation! Some turned out well...



... and some not so well...



This one I LOVE because of the music!!



Wait a minute... See those hands @ 00:30? Where did I see something like that before...? Oh, here it is... (00:10)



Apparently hands are supposed to be scary! ;) Ah well, who cares?! You know they both stole it from this one!!! :D



Oh Mulder & Scully, how I miss you!!! *sigh* Those were the days! ;)

L to the AZY

Today I couldn't be bothered. I should've gone shopping for a summer coat!! I should've done any of the other things I was supposed to do!! Instead I spent my time...

... making my first manual photograph with my Canon!






















... documenting the progress of The Big Project (14 ripples and counting)!






















... looking at a new book!

















... and listening to a new cd!















Oh Bret and Jemaine!!! My favourite rappin' Kiwi! You guys always make my day!



Fo shizzle! :)

Let's dance!

You know I LOVE great auditions!! Nothing like a bit of Britain's Got Talent to cheer me up :) Here are some of my favourite dance acts I collected over the years!

Here's Scott, who never danced in public before his audition.



And then there was little George Sampson! Here he is when he first entered in 2007...



... and when he won in 2008!



A year later, 11-year old (!) Aiden Davis entered the stage and, well... judge for yourself:



Here he is during one of the live shows (great video effects!)



And last but not least: Diversity!



A LITTLE DUDE CAME OUT OF A BAG, PEOPLE!!! O_o How awesome is that?!?!?! ;)

Auditions - you've got to love 'em!! :)

A Little Taste of Titles

I love watching TV shows! Even the not-so-great ones I devour within a week - although I somewhat cheat by simultaneously work on my crochet-projects… And most TV shows have their own charm, great or small: characters, plot, ambience, wit – there has to be something that sticks out to make a show worth watching, episode after episode, season after season.

Unfortunately for Heroes, the best part of the show takes place in the first 10 seconds of every episode… The titles just keep getting better and better as the show progresses! I think the person who creates them should get an award or something – that’s how cool I think they are! :)

And thanks to Youtube, you don't have to watch the entire series; you can have a little Taste of Titles in just 3,5 minutes!



Oh Youtube, how I love you! :)

Coming soon: a selection of my favourite opening credits!!!

Minder Goede Week

Soms heb je Goede Weken en soms heb je… Minder Goede Weken. Deze week was een Minder Goede Week. En wat heb je dan nodig? Afleiding.

Maandag: Martin’s expositie
Laat ik beginnen te zeggen dat mijn foto’s het werk van Martin geen eer aan doen, maar bloggen over schilderijen zonder beeldmateriaal – dat kan natuurlijk niet.






















Tot aanstaande zaterdag hangen twaalf schilderijen in de Larense Bibliotheek. Daar lijkt de tijd de afgelopen vijftien jaar te hebben stilgestaan - het lijkt alsof ik nooit ben weggeweest - net als de tijd dat ook even doet in de Lost Moments-serie die er tentoon wordt gesteld.

















Ode aan Verloren Vrienden…






















… en schilderijen met geweldige titels.






















Deze heet: Blij dat ze weg zijn. :)

Dinsdag: 2012
Naar de bios voor een schaamteloze big budget rampenfilm – ik ben er wel voor in.


Het blijkt niet alleen te gaan over het einde der tijden, maar ook over een mislukte schrijver. Hoe toepasselijk...

De les die ik hier uit trek: een mislukte schrijver zijn is niet het einde der tijden. (...) Het einde der tijden is het einde der tijden.

:)

Vandaag: terug naar mijn work in progress
Stiekem ben ik al bijna klaar met dit project, maar laat ik de spanning er vooral in houden ;)






















Wordt vervolgd!!

Gelezen en gezien: City of Ember

Het boek:






















De film:



En ja, het boek was beter...

Nog een vraagje aan de filmmakers:

Waarom – WAAROM?!?! – wordt de 12-jarige hoofdpersoon (TWAALF!!!) gespeeld door een VIJFENTWINTIGJARIGE KEREL?!?!?!?!

Zucht…

Last seen: Flight of the Conchords

The weirdest show in the world...

Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros


Robots