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lex ([personal profile] blue_lotus13) wrote2010-01-11 09:59 am

My weekend

On Friday I took part of the day off, did a bunch of errands and then went downtown to see "Nine." My verdict, great production numbers, low on plot. It's a bit like "Avatar" because you have to turn off your brain. In reality, all it is is a festival of boobs. Everyone's boobs are hoisted up to their chins and look amazing. Even Judi Dench displays an impressive rack in this movie. My annoyance with Nicole Kidman continues to grow, especially since she has now had so much botox that it has become difficult for her to move her face.

The camera seemed determine to linger on various breasts and was even more intrusive during a dance number starring Penelope Cruz. In that particular number, Cruz is wearing this tiny little body suit with an extremely thin strip of fabric between her legs. Actually, a lot of the outfits worn in this movie are tiny, and I think a Brazilian waxer must have been employed on set. There are a lot of crotch shots and I think I might have even seen her uterus in one dance move. It was rather disturbing and I felt slightly violated. So yeah, there are some great dance numbers, but I wouldn't run down to see this one. I'm curious as to how the Oscars treat it.

That night, it was Mari's birthday, so 8 of us gathered to go out for dinner. We had good food, but our waitress was probably baked out of her skull. She seemed VERY stoned. One of the diners at our table was celiac. He ordered the salmon, as did our friend Tom, a non-celiac. After they'd been eating for a while, the waitress came out and told us that the wrong plates had been delivered and that Clinton had been consuming gluten. I was more pissed about this than anyone else at the table, probably owing to my severe nut allergy. I had a hard time not glaring at the waitress.

Saturday I did more errands, walked around the area and did a bunch of things, then went to a wine and cheese at my friend Amanda's. Amanda has just cleared the over 30 milestone, and so there were a lot of people (and about 10 different cheeses) at the party. I decided to bring a tray of cut up pears, because I thought the fruit would go nicely with the wine and cheese. It was a massive hit and people just went crazy over those pears. So there's my recommendation to you if you are ever at a wine and cheese party and don't really know what to bring.

Oh, and I finished watching all of Glee. Interested to see what they'll be doing when it starts up again.
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[personal profile] starfishchick 2010-01-11 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I would consider calling the restaurant today and speaking to a manager - that's not cool. (But good that she told you, at least!)

There are a lot of crotch shots and I think I might have even seen her uterus in one dance move.

This made me laugh, I'm sorry.

[identity profile] blue-lotus.livejournal.com 2010-01-11 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh god, I'm glad you laughed. That's what I've been telling my friends too. I think the manager knew about the mistake. I might email my friend and see how he is doing. I was the angriest person at the table and was so angry that my friend's bf commented on it later.

[identity profile] zooby.livejournal.com 2010-01-11 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm interested to hear what you have to say about Glee, because I'm torn. I love it, but I have HUGE problems with it, too.

P.S. Thanks again for working out some options for me. If you ever need a place to stay in Ontario, let me know and I'll return the favour!

[identity profile] blue-lotus.livejournal.com 2010-01-11 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't really have that much to see about Glee, other than I enjoy watching it. Do you want to write a post about your problems with it? I'm not a fanatic about it, and I do sense that some things are off and I'm up for a discussion on it. I'm also curious as to what they're going to do now that some major situations have been resolved.

[identity profile] zooby.livejournal.com 2010-01-12 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
I'll probably write about it on the blog when it returns in April.

I think I'm mostly disappointed in plot points being introduced then dropped two seconds later, how ridiculously dumb some characters are when it serves the plot and the way they pat themselves on the back for having an extremely multi-racial cast and then relegate all those folks to background roles.

But then I think "well, it's frothy and stupid, but I like watching hot guys sing and dance and I kind of want to plough Noah Puckerman."

[identity profile] willietheshakes.livejournal.com 2010-01-11 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
My disappointment with Nine -- not having seen it -- continues to grow. The Broadway revival production a couple of years ago was one of my top 4 or 5 theatre experiences ever. Completely, brutally cathartic, utterly primal -- it was a masterpiece. And from the sounds of things, the filmmakers have skimmed the surface off, tarted it up, and released it. Sad...

[identity profile] oyvavoy.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
i enjoyed it but yeah, it doesn't make me want to run back to the theatre to see it again and again like i did with Chicago or Dreamgirls.

it did however make me want to move to Italy and drive around in a convertible