Hello,
I'm on page 29 of 249 of The Talented Mr. Ripley: This is the book I'm reading while I'm taking a break from "Pride and Prejudice". I've been hooked on this book from the first page. I'm looking forward to reading this book. Even though this book was published in 1955, it has a very modern feel to it. Also after seeing the trailer, the movie looks very cool. I had no interest in seeing this movie when it first came out:
I've read about the first 85 pages of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" so far and it has become a slog. I'm still trying to get in the rhythm of the writing style and how formal everything is. (Thank goodness things aren't like that anymore.) I had to take a break. I may return to it as I've heard how great this book is the last several years.
themusicaddict
Sunday, July 18, 2010
"The Break Up", bad memories
Hello,
I think the key to enjoying a movie is lowering one's expectations as much as possible. I had high hopes and expectations for "Inception" yesterday and it failed to meet them. I then watched a movie that I wasn't expecting much from honestly. I watched "The Break Up" starring the gorgeous Jennifer Aniston and the hilarious Vince Vaughn. Seriously is not Jennifer Aniston not one of the hottest women in the world? I'll never understand what Brad Pitt was thinking. Of course I have a picture:
Here's the trailer:
Anyway I thought "The Break Up" was a very enjoyable movie, two great people in the leading roles. (Although what was up with Justin Long's hair?) Although I enjoyed the movie very much, it brought back a lot of bad memories of my own break up. A lot of the dialogue was the same as in my break up a few months ago. Especially what the Jennifer Aniston character (Brooke) said to the Vince Vaughn character (Gary) at the end of the movie. Ouch!
Now on to more happy things: January Jones and "Mad Men". Season 4 of "Mad Men" starts one week from tonight. Thanks AMC for taking a chance on this show. A reason to actually watch TV again. As always I'm looking forward to 13 more episodes of a great show and 13 more episodes of January Jones. Although she is so hot, shouldn't her name be July Jones?
Christina Hendricks (Joan or Red) is suppose to be back but one of my favorite characters will no longer be on the show. That's Bryan Batt's character, Salvatore Romano, his contract wasn't renewed. I will miss his character very much.
themusicaddict
I think the key to enjoying a movie is lowering one's expectations as much as possible. I had high hopes and expectations for "Inception" yesterday and it failed to meet them. I then watched a movie that I wasn't expecting much from honestly. I watched "The Break Up" starring the gorgeous Jennifer Aniston and the hilarious Vince Vaughn. Seriously is not Jennifer Aniston not one of the hottest women in the world? I'll never understand what Brad Pitt was thinking. Of course I have a picture:
Here's the trailer:
Anyway I thought "The Break Up" was a very enjoyable movie, two great people in the leading roles. (Although what was up with Justin Long's hair?) Although I enjoyed the movie very much, it brought back a lot of bad memories of my own break up. A lot of the dialogue was the same as in my break up a few months ago. Especially what the Jennifer Aniston character (Brooke) said to the Vince Vaughn character (Gary) at the end of the movie. Ouch!
Now on to more happy things: January Jones and "Mad Men". Season 4 of "Mad Men" starts one week from tonight. Thanks AMC for taking a chance on this show. A reason to actually watch TV again. As always I'm looking forward to 13 more episodes of a great show and 13 more episodes of January Jones. Although she is so hot, shouldn't her name be July Jones?
Christina Hendricks (Joan or Red) is suppose to be back but one of my favorite characters will no longer be on the show. That's Bryan Batt's character, Salvatore Romano, his contract wasn't renewed. I will miss his character very much.
themusicaddict
Saturday, July 17, 2010
"Pride and Prejudice" and "Inception"
Hello,
The book I'm reading now is Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". I've read about the first 85 pages and I keep wondering when it's going to start getting good? It's been a bit difficult to get in to so far, I'm trying to get in the rhythm of the book. The language and the manners are so different than what I'm used to. I also keep on thinking about Keira Knightley playing the main female character, Elizabeth Bennet. She's a gorgeous woman, but I just can't find a fantastic picture of her.
Here's a picture of her in "P&P":
She's also in "Atonement". Thatt's both an awesome book and a great movie. Ian McEwen is one of our best authors currently working. I loved his "Saturday". Here's Keira from "Atonement":
Here's the trailer of Keira Knightley, uh I mean "Pride and Prejudice".
Now on to "Inception", I was hoping for one of those all-time amazing movies that I couldn't stop thinking or talking about for weeks. Sadly it was not to be. Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie. It has a great cast, great cinematography and an intriguing story. However the movie is about invading people's dreams to steal ideas. Then from that there are dreams within dreams and it all got confusing for me. Also it's a bit long and some parts got a bit boring. There's some attempted humor in it, but it's forced and not funny.
Although in the final 10 minutes the movie really comes together. The ending is pretty cool. The question is is Leonardo DiCaprio still in a dream or is he in reality? The screen goes black before that question can be answered.
Would I recommend it? Yes with a caveat. If you like Christopher Nolan films, Leonardo DiCaprio, great cinematography, great acting and confusing as hell dream sequences.
All right, let's all go back in the semi way back machine. Do you remember this band? They had two great songs and had a moment in the early-90's. Whatever happened to Ned's Atomic Dustbin?
I love, love the following song:
Here's "Kill Your Television" live:
themusicaddict
The book I'm reading now is Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". I've read about the first 85 pages and I keep wondering when it's going to start getting good? It's been a bit difficult to get in to so far, I'm trying to get in the rhythm of the book. The language and the manners are so different than what I'm used to. I also keep on thinking about Keira Knightley playing the main female character, Elizabeth Bennet. She's a gorgeous woman, but I just can't find a fantastic picture of her.
Here's a picture of her in "P&P":
She's also in "Atonement". Thatt's both an awesome book and a great movie. Ian McEwen is one of our best authors currently working. I loved his "Saturday". Here's Keira from "Atonement":
Here's the trailer of Keira Knightley, uh I mean "Pride and Prejudice".
Now on to "Inception", I was hoping for one of those all-time amazing movies that I couldn't stop thinking or talking about for weeks. Sadly it was not to be. Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie. It has a great cast, great cinematography and an intriguing story. However the movie is about invading people's dreams to steal ideas. Then from that there are dreams within dreams and it all got confusing for me. Also it's a bit long and some parts got a bit boring. There's some attempted humor in it, but it's forced and not funny.
Although in the final 10 minutes the movie really comes together. The ending is pretty cool. The question is is Leonardo DiCaprio still in a dream or is he in reality? The screen goes black before that question can be answered.
Would I recommend it? Yes with a caveat. If you like Christopher Nolan films, Leonardo DiCaprio, great cinematography, great acting and confusing as hell dream sequences.
All right, let's all go back in the semi way back machine. Do you remember this band? They had two great songs and had a moment in the early-90's. Whatever happened to Ned's Atomic Dustbin?
I love, love the following song:
Here's "Kill Your Television" live:
themusicaddict
Friday, July 16, 2010
The radio station war is over, "Inception", My current favorite song.
Hello,
The Salt Lake City radio station war has been decided and the winner is My99.5. It was neck and neck until yesterday morning when My99.5 played Def Leppard's "Photograph". They also played a classic earlier today, the title escapes me at this point. The Mixx 107.9 tried to counter yesterday by playing Pink's "Please Don't Leave Me". What a great song, I think she is one of music's most unappreciated rock stars. Also good luck to her to recover quickly from injuries she sustained in Germany last night.
For those of you keeping track at home in themusicaddict's radio war:
1) My99.5
2) The Mixx 107.9
3) everybody else
Are any of you planning on seeing "Inception" this weekend? It looks pretty good, has a lot of positive reviews and fantastic world of mouth. I think I'm going to go check it out tomorrow. I'm not quite sure what to think about a 2.5 hour movie though.
My current favorite song, The Neon Trees "Animal":
Also I'm not an Adam Lambert fan. I listened to his CD and I think it's Eurotrash disco. But there are two good songs on there. The first being "Whattya Want From Me" and the second being the amazing "If I Had You":
I had to pick the video with the lyrics because I still can't stand looking at Lambert, although the lead singer from the Neon Trees isn't the best looking guy in the world either.
themusicaddict
The Salt Lake City radio station war has been decided and the winner is My99.5. It was neck and neck until yesterday morning when My99.5 played Def Leppard's "Photograph". They also played a classic earlier today, the title escapes me at this point. The Mixx 107.9 tried to counter yesterday by playing Pink's "Please Don't Leave Me". What a great song, I think she is one of music's most unappreciated rock stars. Also good luck to her to recover quickly from injuries she sustained in Germany last night.
For those of you keeping track at home in themusicaddict's radio war:
1) My99.5
2) The Mixx 107.9
3) everybody else
Are any of you planning on seeing "Inception" this weekend? It looks pretty good, has a lot of positive reviews and fantastic world of mouth. I think I'm going to go check it out tomorrow. I'm not quite sure what to think about a 2.5 hour movie though.
My current favorite song, The Neon Trees "Animal":
Also I'm not an Adam Lambert fan. I listened to his CD and I think it's Eurotrash disco. But there are two good songs on there. The first being "Whattya Want From Me" and the second being the amazing "If I Had You":
I had to pick the video with the lyrics because I still can't stand looking at Lambert, although the lead singer from the Neon Trees isn't the best looking guy in the world either.
themusicaddict
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Funny Divorce Essay
Hello,
This is a hilarious essay. Enjoy! I'd like to thank Belinda Luscombe and Time Magazine for this hilarious essay. This comes from the 5/3/2010 Time magazine.
Barring a last-minute reconciliation, Larry King is about to get unhitched for the eighth time. This despite the fact that his wife, Shawn Southwick, is 26 years younger and about a foot taller than he is. In other words, a perfect match. Nevertheless, it seems likely that the ex–Mrs. King club will soon welcome its seventh member — only seven, because one of the Mrs. Kings served two tours. And Mr. King will be back in the dating pool. (See pictures of Larry King's career in journalism.)
Losing a life partner or two could happen to anyone, but going through seven requires some effort. The vast majority of Americans — about 97% — wimp out and do not wed more than three times. As an octospouse, the 76-year-old King is in rarefied company. Elizabeth Taylor has also hatched and dispatched eight unions. (Recent reports of a ninth have proved erroneous.) So has Mickey Rooney. Zsa Zsa Gabor has been married nine times. William Shatner has an impressive number of exes, as do Billy Bob Thornton and Joan Collins. Like news anchoring, the field of extreme spouse collecting is dominated by women who were once considered very good-looking and men who almost never were.
The official record holder until recently, it's gratifying to note, was not a celebrity. The late Linda Wolfe of Indiana had 23 ex-husbands, although she admitted she married the last one as a publicity stunt. The other 22 were thus completely, totally genuine and heartfelt, and when last contacted by the press, Wolfe said she wouldn't mind marrying again. She was hoping for a straight man; on the two occasions she married a gay guy, it didn't take. (See the top 10 perpetual divorcés.)
All of which raises the question: How many marriages are too many? Statistics show that more second marriages break up than first ones and more third marriages — about 75% — break up than second ones. Given that trajectory, shouldn't a referee step in after the third or fourth and suspend play for the good of all?
In no other area of life can grown people flame out so often and so badly and still get official permission to go ahead and do the same thing again. If your driving is hazardous to those around you, your license is suspended. Fail too many courses at college, and you'll get kicked out. You can lose your medical or law license for a single infraction. Stock analyst Henry Blodgett was prohibited from trading securities forever for publicly saying things he knew weren't true. So why do people who are committed vows abusers keep getting handed marriage licenses at city hall? If batters and violent offenders get only three strikes, why should bad spouses get more? (See TIME's photo-essay "Love and Marriage in Prime Time.")
Of course, a lot of people will say this is nobody's business but the bride and groom's. Plus, it's natural. Evolution favors the alpha-male serial monogamist who bonds with a mate until she gets old and is replaced by a more fertile one. Other primates change partners all the time. But other primates also practice infanticide and poop throwing, and we're not about to sanction either of those. So why are we complicit in allowing people to make big public promises they have demonstrated a chronic inability to keep? When we pore over their wedding pictures in People, it's as enabling as installing a fun-house mirror in the bathroom of an anorexic.
It's not that the multiple marriers want to get divorced or hate marriage. It's that they like it too much, even though it's not good for them. So perhaps applicants for, say, a fifth marriage license should be required to get therapy. Obsessive clean freaks, for example, are trained to touch something dirty and then wait increasingly long intervals before they wash. Someone like King could be introduced to a tall blonde and then be made to wait 10 minutes before proposing. From there, he could work up to a full hour. (See five Facebook no-nos for divorcing couples.)
Marital addicts might also be issued a patch, like those that smokers trying to quit use. Instead of delivering a diminishing supply of nicotine, the Matrimonial Rough Patch™ could simulate the emotions of being hitched. After an initial euphoric bonding period, wearers would start to feel irritable, misunderstood and then taken for granted and vaguely repulsed — the entire nuptial cycle, and nobody needs a lawyer.
Then again, perhaps we should just leave the serial splitters alone. There's a little of Liz and Larry and Linda in every couple; we are all occasionally convinced that we married the wrong person. If King has taught us anything — I mean anything apart from how to wear suspenders with a straight face — it's that there are plenty of people to marry. The real question is whether you can make it work with the one you end up with.
And if you can't, well, don't feel too bad. Especially if you like guys who know the value of a lasting talk show.
themusicaddict
This is a hilarious essay. Enjoy! I'd like to thank Belinda Luscombe and Time Magazine for this hilarious essay. This comes from the 5/3/2010 Time magazine.
Barring a last-minute reconciliation, Larry King is about to get unhitched for the eighth time. This despite the fact that his wife, Shawn Southwick, is 26 years younger and about a foot taller than he is. In other words, a perfect match. Nevertheless, it seems likely that the ex–Mrs. King club will soon welcome its seventh member — only seven, because one of the Mrs. Kings served two tours. And Mr. King will be back in the dating pool. (See pictures of Larry King's career in journalism.)
Losing a life partner or two could happen to anyone, but going through seven requires some effort. The vast majority of Americans — about 97% — wimp out and do not wed more than three times. As an octospouse, the 76-year-old King is in rarefied company. Elizabeth Taylor has also hatched and dispatched eight unions. (Recent reports of a ninth have proved erroneous.) So has Mickey Rooney. Zsa Zsa Gabor has been married nine times. William Shatner has an impressive number of exes, as do Billy Bob Thornton and Joan Collins. Like news anchoring, the field of extreme spouse collecting is dominated by women who were once considered very good-looking and men who almost never were.
The official record holder until recently, it's gratifying to note, was not a celebrity. The late Linda Wolfe of Indiana had 23 ex-husbands, although she admitted she married the last one as a publicity stunt. The other 22 were thus completely, totally genuine and heartfelt, and when last contacted by the press, Wolfe said she wouldn't mind marrying again. She was hoping for a straight man; on the two occasions she married a gay guy, it didn't take. (See the top 10 perpetual divorcés.)
All of which raises the question: How many marriages are too many? Statistics show that more second marriages break up than first ones and more third marriages — about 75% — break up than second ones. Given that trajectory, shouldn't a referee step in after the third or fourth and suspend play for the good of all?
In no other area of life can grown people flame out so often and so badly and still get official permission to go ahead and do the same thing again. If your driving is hazardous to those around you, your license is suspended. Fail too many courses at college, and you'll get kicked out. You can lose your medical or law license for a single infraction. Stock analyst Henry Blodgett was prohibited from trading securities forever for publicly saying things he knew weren't true. So why do people who are committed vows abusers keep getting handed marriage licenses at city hall? If batters and violent offenders get only three strikes, why should bad spouses get more? (See TIME's photo-essay "Love and Marriage in Prime Time.")
Of course, a lot of people will say this is nobody's business but the bride and groom's. Plus, it's natural. Evolution favors the alpha-male serial monogamist who bonds with a mate until she gets old and is replaced by a more fertile one. Other primates change partners all the time. But other primates also practice infanticide and poop throwing, and we're not about to sanction either of those. So why are we complicit in allowing people to make big public promises they have demonstrated a chronic inability to keep? When we pore over their wedding pictures in People, it's as enabling as installing a fun-house mirror in the bathroom of an anorexic.
It's not that the multiple marriers want to get divorced or hate marriage. It's that they like it too much, even though it's not good for them. So perhaps applicants for, say, a fifth marriage license should be required to get therapy. Obsessive clean freaks, for example, are trained to touch something dirty and then wait increasingly long intervals before they wash. Someone like King could be introduced to a tall blonde and then be made to wait 10 minutes before proposing. From there, he could work up to a full hour. (See five Facebook no-nos for divorcing couples.)
Marital addicts might also be issued a patch, like those that smokers trying to quit use. Instead of delivering a diminishing supply of nicotine, the Matrimonial Rough Patch™ could simulate the emotions of being hitched. After an initial euphoric bonding period, wearers would start to feel irritable, misunderstood and then taken for granted and vaguely repulsed — the entire nuptial cycle, and nobody needs a lawyer.
Then again, perhaps we should just leave the serial splitters alone. There's a little of Liz and Larry and Linda in every couple; we are all occasionally convinced that we married the wrong person. If King has taught us anything — I mean anything apart from how to wear suspenders with a straight face — it's that there are plenty of people to marry. The real question is whether you can make it work with the one you end up with.
And if you can't, well, don't feel too bad. Especially if you like guys who know the value of a lasting talk show.
themusicaddict
Sunday, July 11, 2010
"Shutter Island", "The Passage" and To My Future Wife, The Minions Deserve Their Own Movie!
Hello,
Here's my excerpt from goodreads.com. (A cool site to check out if you love reading.) This is about "Shutter Island". Boy was this book a lot different than I expected. The story went somewhere completely unexpected. One of those books you think about long after you are done reading with it. I would highly recommend that you read it. I'm tempted to watch the movie to see what they add and subtract book. I thought they did a fairly good job making Dennis Lehane's "Mystic River" into a movie. But the book is still a lot better. Read it.
I also watched the movie the other day and this was a much better book to movie adaptation than "Mystic River" was. And I thought "Mystic River" was a much better book. Martin Scorsese directing and Leo Dicaprio and Mark Ruffalo acting, what an amazing job by all 3. (I almost forgive you Leo for that gigantic piece of crap you were in called "Titanic". Also his new movie "Inception" looks pretty damn cool, which is not the same as a damn thing. The early reviews are in and people are giving it a big thumbs up. I think I'm going to go see it this weekend. ) Both the book and the movie of "Shutter Island" are pretty good. I would suggest to read the book before watching the movie though.
To my future wife:
"The Passage":
I loved, loved, loved this book, but I was disappointed by how the characters kept on being diluted and rotated. They were constantly changing, a minor grievance though.
I would definitely recommend this book, but then I would also recommend to wait at least a year before you read it. I read it quickly and now I have to wait for Book 2 in the trilogy to come out. I love some of these characters like Michael (aka Circuit or Lugnut) Alicia, Theo and a few others. Now I'll be thinking about them, wondering what will happen with them. I know it's just fiction and these "aren't real people" but I still do care.
I would suggest to read the book though eventually.
This movie looks so cool:
One more movie note: "Despicable Me" was one of the best kid movies that I've even seen. It has a good story and the plot is entertaining to both adults and kids. There's a lot of humor in it. But the best thing is the Minions, they rule. I'm calling for it now, the Minions deserve their own movie. (Although the previews include a trailer for a Smurfs movie, seriously that's how desperate Hollywood is for story ideas now?)
Also after being a big fan of the World Cup, today's finale was sort of blah. Every one seemed to be going through the motions, the stadium was maybe two-thirds filled- at least that's the way it looked on TV. The best description about the game is "plodding". Congrats to Spain for the victory. After an exciting lead up to the finale, I just wish the finale had more panache and power. If it had been any more boring I would have thought it was an NBA Finals game.
thebookandmusicaddict
Here's my excerpt from goodreads.com. (A cool site to check out if you love reading.) This is about "Shutter Island". Boy was this book a lot different than I expected. The story went somewhere completely unexpected. One of those books you think about long after you are done reading with it. I would highly recommend that you read it. I'm tempted to watch the movie to see what they add and subtract book. I thought they did a fairly good job making Dennis Lehane's "Mystic River" into a movie. But the book is still a lot better. Read it.
I also watched the movie the other day and this was a much better book to movie adaptation than "Mystic River" was. And I thought "Mystic River" was a much better book. Martin Scorsese directing and Leo Dicaprio and Mark Ruffalo acting, what an amazing job by all 3. (I almost forgive you Leo for that gigantic piece of crap you were in called "Titanic". Also his new movie "Inception" looks pretty damn cool, which is not the same as a damn thing. The early reviews are in and people are giving it a big thumbs up. I think I'm going to go see it this weekend. ) Both the book and the movie of "Shutter Island" are pretty good. I would suggest to read the book before watching the movie though.
To my future wife:
"The Passage":
I loved, loved, loved this book, but I was disappointed by how the characters kept on being diluted and rotated. They were constantly changing, a minor grievance though.
I would definitely recommend this book, but then I would also recommend to wait at least a year before you read it. I read it quickly and now I have to wait for Book 2 in the trilogy to come out. I love some of these characters like Michael (aka Circuit or Lugnut) Alicia, Theo and a few others. Now I'll be thinking about them, wondering what will happen with them. I know it's just fiction and these "aren't real people" but I still do care.
I would suggest to read the book though eventually.
This movie looks so cool:
One more movie note: "Despicable Me" was one of the best kid movies that I've even seen. It has a good story and the plot is entertaining to both adults and kids. There's a lot of humor in it. But the best thing is the Minions, they rule. I'm calling for it now, the Minions deserve their own movie. (Although the previews include a trailer for a Smurfs movie, seriously that's how desperate Hollywood is for story ideas now?)
Also after being a big fan of the World Cup, today's finale was sort of blah. Every one seemed to be going through the motions, the stadium was maybe two-thirds filled- at least that's the way it looked on TV. The best description about the game is "plodding". Congrats to Spain for the victory. After an exciting lead up to the finale, I just wish the finale had more panache and power. If it had been any more boring I would have thought it was an NBA Finals game.
thebookandmusicaddict
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