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Sep. 5th, 2005 05:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
girlofpreyHurray for Jaws! I don't think I've ever watched it all the way through before - still missed the initial kill by lingering on The Ultimate Film too long :( But I saw many things that were good. I'd never seen the fingernails-on-the-blackboard scene before. And the all the book-learning about sharks done by everyone. Can they really live up to 2000 years? Oh, and the wonderful 'boys adventure' type music when they're out on the boat hunting the shark and about to be eaten. And Richard Dreyfuss. Hooper. Omg. With his beard and equipment and richness, and 'this was no boating accident!', and 'haha, they're all going to die'. He makes my heart glad. And it feels so wrong to slash it, but still it feels so right! It is a very good film. And yet I feel almost no compulsion to buy the DVD.
Am starting to get organised for going back to uni. I don't think we'll be going on holiday after Centre Parks, so probably I'll be going back the week after. I'm so looking forward to it. I like being at home - well, some of the time - but I miss Nottingham. And Kathy and Jos. And the radio. And even cooking for myself and crap. I am saving, properly, although Centre Parks may kill that beautiful dream (damn you, activities that last an hour and cost £25!!). Apparently I owe Kathy £80 for bills from last year anyway. But I have money, and I got my damage deposit cheque back from the old landlord, which will pay for Connotations, so all is good. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy DVD taunts me with its Sam-Rockwellness and Deleted Scenes. But I resist. Yes.
I haven't said much about Hurricane Katrina. I have noticed it. But I'm not sure what to say really. It's clearly a terrible tragedy for the people involved, and the people who've lost homes, and the city, but from this distance my main thoughts are that I really wanted to go see New Orleans one day, and now I can't, not in the same way. Other thoughts run along the lines of 'wow Bush, you retard!'. What gets to me most is thinking about my flatmate from last year, Paige, who was from Louisiana, and her boyfriend Kenny (the same), and the fact that even though they're both probably okay and might not even have been touched by the thing, I'm never ever going to know for certain. Which is sad for a number of reasons. My heart's with the people affected by the disaster, but other than that and general disgust at how it's all been handled, I'll leave THEM to describe their situation, and do the criticising.
Am starting to get organised for going back to uni. I don't think we'll be going on holiday after Centre Parks, so probably I'll be going back the week after. I'm so looking forward to it. I like being at home - well, some of the time - but I miss Nottingham. And Kathy and Jos. And the radio. And even cooking for myself and crap. I am saving, properly, although Centre Parks may kill that beautiful dream (damn you, activities that last an hour and cost £25!!). Apparently I owe Kathy £80 for bills from last year anyway. But I have money, and I got my damage deposit cheque back from the old landlord, which will pay for Connotations, so all is good. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy DVD taunts me with its Sam-Rockwellness and Deleted Scenes. But I resist. Yes.
I haven't said much about Hurricane Katrina. I have noticed it. But I'm not sure what to say really. It's clearly a terrible tragedy for the people involved, and the people who've lost homes, and the city, but from this distance my main thoughts are that I really wanted to go see New Orleans one day, and now I can't, not in the same way. Other thoughts run along the lines of 'wow Bush, you retard!'. What gets to me most is thinking about my flatmate from last year, Paige, who was from Louisiana, and her boyfriend Kenny (the same), and the fact that even though they're both probably okay and might not even have been touched by the thing, I'm never ever going to know for certain. Which is sad for a number of reasons. My heart's with the people affected by the disaster, but other than that and general disgust at how it's all been handled, I'll leave THEM to describe their situation, and do the criticising.
