Author Archives: WeatherGrrrl

Alice in Wonderland

Erratic. This was a little like a roller coaster ride, zooming up to brilliantly good and down to ditch water dull. Can’t recommend it really but there are some great little bits and pieces hidden along the way. The visuals … Continue reading

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Iron Man 2

Dull. Yeah, so this was a huge disappointment and didn’t pass the WeatherGrrrl sleep test. Luckily I don’t live in the real world where ticket prices are obscene so my little nap didn’t cost the earth. Popcorn and soda were … Continue reading

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I Sold My Soul on ebay

Viewing faith through an atheist’s eyes by Hemant Mehta. This is a very odd little book. A sort of guide to improving the church going experience from an atheist point of view. Huh? I understand that being a member of … Continue reading

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The Hurt Locker

Tense. So these kind of movies always make me incredibly tense and this one is no different. As the movie unfolded the question that came to mind was, ‘wtf is the west doing in Iraq?’ The entire situation makes no … Continue reading

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Student Art Show Entries

This year I submitted two sculptures to the juried student art show and both of them were accepted. The first piece is called, Entangled, and was made as part of the Fabric as Form class. We were each given 2.25 … Continue reading

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Favourite Advert of the Moment

So this first aired during the 2010 Super Bowl and has fast become my favourite ad. Mostly they’ve aired shortened versions of the original but every time it comes on I actually watch this ad rather than fast forward over … Continue reading

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A Single Man (includes slight spoiler)

Brilliant. This has to be one of the most gorgeous movies of all time. The images are stunning and beautifully represent the emotional journey of the main character over a single day. Colin Firth is amazing and fully deserves his … Continue reading

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Overrated. All the money is clearly on the screen, shame they didn’t spend any on the script. I so wanted this to be good and kept hoping to be drawn in and absorbed by the story but you really do … Continue reading

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Legion

Erratic. Well, this movie sure is all over the shop, from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again. It doesn’t seem able to make its mind up what on earth it is. Paul Bettany has never been better lit … Continue reading

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The Roman Polanski Non-sense

I haven’t blogged on these events till now because it seemed to me that so many had lost their heads for some unaccountable reason that they were bound to come to and renounce their support for Roman Polanski. Looks like … Continue reading

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