This is a new thing I’m going to start doing. Well, not exactly new because I used to do it a LONG time ago, but now I’m borrowing from the style of Miss Melessa over at But I Digress… I’m not sure yet what day of the week I’ll do this on. Possibly Monday. I don’t have a lot going on most Mondays.

Movies

Love in the Time of Cholera — More like Trash in the Time of Fornicating with Anything with Two Legs. I hear the book is better (of course) and I do have it and had planned on reading it before. But I forgot it was in my Netflix queue, it showed up, and Heather and I watched it this weekend while she was visiting me. I read a review after the fact which really expressed the same sentiments I had toward the film. While I feel it probably did have a powerful message to convey about fidelity and unrequited love, it was lost in the seemingly endless sex scenes. Should have turned it off halfway through, but I wanted to see the end. Can’t say that it was worth the wait. If you enjoyed Love in the Time of Cholera, I recommend: doing some soul searching.

There Will Be Blood — This was interesting and I should probably watch it again, because I was playing the Sims 2 during most of it. But I have a question — when was the last time that Daniel Day-Lewis played a character that could be considered remotely normal and not completely unhinged? Cause this guy was just…crazy. But so was the minister. I loved that the minister was so clearly a false prophet. I mean, most movies these days will show what appears to be a normal minister and then reveal some awful secret about him. This guy, from the beginning, was an opportunist and a fraud. He stirred people’s emotions up and screamed at the “demons” inside the members of his congregation. It was obvious that the only demon was inside him. Could his screaming have sounded anymore possessed? I hear that there is some deeper, socialist commentary going on in the story (at least in the book that inspired the movie), but I didn’t pick up on that. I did love seeing the old fashioned drilling and knowing what was going on. What can I say, it’s in my blood. If you enjoyed There Will Be Blood, I recommend: checking out Daniel Day-Lewis in my favorite role — Newland Archer in The Age of Innocence.

Coming soon: Magnum Force (as I press on through the Dirty Harry films. This one is finally down to “Short Wait” so maybe it’ll get here soon), Fracture, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (I keep getting nervous and bumping that one down the queue. We’ll see.)

Television

So You Think You Can Dance — Loving this, just like the previous years.

As Time Goes By – Working my way through Season 7 (or “Series 7″ if you’re British). This is such a comforting show. When Kevin and I are old, I hope we’re like Lionel and Jean.

Felicity — Finished the entire series the other night. College is officially over. This deserves a post all its own though.

Books

Finished The Magician’s Nephew last week and started The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. We’re reading the series for the GodlyGals Book Club.