Why do we need that free time anyway?

[avrelia]

A nice surprise: I've got $2 from Live Journal (in gift certificate, not cash) for being a Cyrillic user. Hmm. Has it happened to anyone else here? As you probably noticed I don't use Cyrillic that much in my posts, but those sneaky folk had me all figured out.

Thanks, anyway. :)
Now I need to decide how to spend such a windfall.

I saw some movies over the last month, and I didn't tell anything about them here. I find it very strange myself that I had so much to say about Shrek, but nothing about all others.

Here is the short rundown


I know it is mostly love or hate affair, but for me - really it is neither. I was properly entertained throughout the whole movie, and loved the stunning visuals and such, but after the movie was over it was mostly "huh?" - and we didn't even see the after-titles bit. (I saw it later, on YouTube, in Ukrainian).My huh? was concerning everything others picked on - the end of Calypso story, what exactly Elizabeth ended up with, and such. Still, I was entertained, and don't consider the hours lost.


Ocean's Thirteen and Fantastic Four - again, I liked them for the entertainment value. And I have no deep thoughts on them whatsoever. Ocean's 13 is good clean overblown fun, and I like the family dynamic in FF - more so than in the first part, and the only question that I ask myself - why exactly is there a US military base in Russia in FF? or - Why it seems perfectly natural to Hollywood that there is a US military base everywhere?
oh, well...

Finally, the TV in Canada started showing Doctor Who (3rd season), and I started watching it. So far I like it, an will continue to watch it. I just hope they finish it by the end of summer - or I'll never know how it ends. ;) I am not yet sufficiently motivated to look in other places - but who knows?

Comments

[gobi-rex.livejournal.com]

I find that POTC 3 is entertaining enough, especially when you don't think hard about it. Some people find it satisfying on a deeper level, and good for them (I'm not trying to be snarky here). Actually I'm of two minds on it, I change my opinion depending on the day. Heh.

I loved the soundtrack, though.

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

yes, soundtrack and the visuals are amazing...

everything else - depends on my mood (well, the pirate song in Ukrainian was fun - I am just not sure I will find it again)

Did you get counted as Cyrillic user, btw?

[gobi-rex.livejournal.com]

Did you get counted as Cyrillic user, btw?

Nope! Fools, I have умклаидет in my userinfo, pay attention LJ people! And I often include original Russian titles when I talk about something. [cries]

Seriously though, I wonder why. I vaguely remember something last year about a business deal between LJ/Six Apart and some Russian company... maybe it's related to that. Or maybe they had some major technical problems with Russian LJs and offered compensation.

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

It may be connected to this sale of something to SUP (?), because those of my friends who moved there, didn't get anything. I am just wondering who got it, beside me...

I have even checked whether it is for real - it is, I have that gift certificate.

I actually saw it when i logged in from another computer and through www.livejournal.com - so maybe you can see it there, too? weird.

[gobi-rex.livejournal.com]

I didn't find anything. I'll check from another computer later in the week.