Quote of the Week – #025
“Don’t take life seriously because you can’t come out of it alive ” – Warren Miller
Quote of the week – #024
“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.” -Niccolo Machiavelli – Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 – 1527)
Grow you little thing you
Below are pics of my tomato and chili plants. Also a photo of the Olive tree which is getting close to becoming edible Olives.
Tomatos
Chillis
Olives
Green thumbed
After picking up some home grown tomatos from my parents recently, which were spectacular in taste and colour. I decided to make use of some of the back yard I have. Considering it’s long enough to fit a cricket pitch in, hey why not.
So a trip to Bunnings was in order for their “everyday low prices”, of which I now have an “everyday low wallet”. I’m hoping once the sun goes down, I can plant them along with the Chili’s we got. Then at some stage I’ll drop some mulch down on the front garden beds to hide some of the weeds before we have a house inspection.
Daybreakers
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433362/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayYiMygqlfo
Plot:
In a world 10 years into the future, vampires make up the vast majority of the population with only 5% of the human race remaining. This presents particular challenges as the vampires’ food supply – human blood – is dwindling and rationing is now the norm. There is growing evidence that vampires deprived of an adequate blood supply are themselves evolving into wild, vile creatures that attack anyone and anything in order to survive. Dr. Edward Dalton, a vampire and hematologist who works for a pharmaceutical firm, has been working on finding an artificial blood supply that will meet the vampire society’s needs. He is sympathetic to humans and sees his work as a way of alleviating their suffering but his views on finding a solution change considerably when he meets someone who found a way to transform himself from being a vampire to again take human form.
Review:
I was interested to see this movie, even though everyones making vampire and werewolf movies lately. They seem to be the in thing currently. The second I saw “Film Finance Corporation Australia” at the start I had some mixed feelings about how good the movie will be. Being an Aussie, most films made in Australia are well… Australian. Something bogan or cliche and usually ending up crap. Luckily, the Queensland Government only gave some money to produce the film, not be involved in its plot or production. However, there are an arse load of well known Australian actors in the movie. Claudia Karvan, Sam Neill, Vince Colosimo and Isabel Lucas (of Transformers 2 fame, and also Homo’s and Gays, oops!… I mean, Home and Away).
The movie showed promise, and given with the influx of Vampire and Werewolf movies (see The Wolfman review I just did), it was a little away from the norm of Vampire movies. Not so much about Vampires killing people all the time, but more that what happens when they run out of humans. It was a good concept, but I don’t think it was executed well enough, and missed a little substance in the plot. Still worth watching though, but not as good as I thought.
Rating
3.5/5
The Wolfman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780653/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS02xaTIdRI
Plot:
Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother… and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother’s fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline has come to investigate.
Review:
The trailer for The Wolfman had promise, it looks like it contained an interesting storyline, some action, gore, and flying intestines. It did live up to the latter parts, being mainly the gore and flying intestines, and plenty of them. However it didn’t keep up with a good plot line, the story revolved around Lawrence Talbot who returns home after the news of his brothers death to find it was due to a Werewolf, while trying to track down the killer of his brother, he’s mauled by the Werewolf and takes on the form himself.
The plot didn’t live up to it’s hype, it was fairly uninteresting. Usually I’ll find movies with one main story line and several other smaller ones that follow in and out throughout the film. But in this case there wasn’t many which left myself to just watching the movie.
The movie looked good, as was Benicio Del Toro’s acting. Anthony Hopkins really didn’t live up to his usual roles and from a producing point of view was probably a waste of money being in this film.
I’d wait till Tight Arse Tuesday to see this one, or hire it from the local dvd store on a boring Saturday night.
Rating:
2/5
Quote of the Week – #23
“He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything ” – Baltasar Gracián
8 things I’d like to have more time for
1. Reading
I’ve got books and do enjoy reading, I’ve always found I can never sit down long enough to read a lot of a book. I recently added an Amazon Wishlist to my links of books I’d like to read, finding a place where I can’t be disturbed and a comfortable big seat I think are a must for me to enjoy a book. I’ve got Dan Brown’s, The Lost Symbol which I want to read but just haven’t found the time either. Maybe turning a spare room into a home office/miniature library would be a good option to get that started.
2. Friends
I’d like to find some more time to visit friends, I really only have a select group of people that I keep in regular contact with. But barely get a chance to see them, I’d like to see them more but I think it’s something I have to work out with other aspects of life to give some more time back to myself.
3. Video Games
I’ve always been a gamer, PC or console. They’ve always been good for me to unwind and escape from daily hustle and bustle. During my christmas holidays I spent some time playing games, but it would be nice to be able to have a good solid session of games once a week and unwind. But also to be able to have some good enjoyment out of games, I rarely get that anymore. Most games are pretty much the same and we’re in dire need of something original. I’m currently playing Prototype on XBOX 360, which is great and from my point, original.
4. Have fun
I think a lot of people have forgotten how to have fun, it seems like something I’ve forgotten also. Life takes over and you have so many responsibilities to take on, you have to watch your health and continually keep an eye on some health aspects in your life. Don’t forget, laughter is the best medicine. Enjoy some of your time.
5. Organisation
Organisation is one of my down falls, I’m reasonably organised. But it’s in the areas that I need to improve that are also hitting me in the pocket. Those lazy days where I don’t feel like cooking dinner and end up getting something quick and easy, aren’t that healthy for me either. They also cost me more in the long run.
I’d also like to unclutter my house and keep to minimal items, but also comfortable ones that I’ll enjoy. The less clutter around me, the less stressful it is.
6. Personal finance
Personal finance is my worst enemy, I can’t save, I can’t spend wisely. But I have refrained a lot from spending money on useless crap, and only spent money on things that improve some of the basic comforts at home. Like a 40″ LCD TV! Before that, I had a piece of junk that I never watched and found nothing interesting. Now that I’ve got that tv I spend a little more time watching some shows and relaxing.
Of course, personal finance is something I need to fix as I’m currently in debt and it’s a constant struggle to pay off credit cards. Which is why I’ve looked into a personal loan to consolidate and have less places accumulating interest. I think this is what my new years resolution will be, get debt free. While it may not happen in the entire year, it’s something I’ll work towards, if that means downsizing the house I live in and costing me in moving, then so be it. The money I save on rent will pay that back quickly.
7. Blogging
I’d like to have more time for blogging, or at least writing some decent posts instead of crap. Much like this one, being decent I mean, not crap. 
8. Time
I’d like more time, of which I think I will get some back if I do all the follow points above.
