Christmas party...
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fajrdrakoToday I went to see the movie Eragon with friends from the Ottawa Science Fiction Society: Pat, Sandi, Sheila, Harry, Lyn, Beulah, Glenn, Tasia, and Donna. I liked the movie more than I expected to - I think we all did. I particularly liked Jeremy Irons as the dragonrider/mentor of the boy hero. The hero reminded me of Heath Ledger and didn't much impress me, but I liked his dark-haired friend. We were picking out its visible influences: this from Star Wars, that from Lord of the Rings, something else from Dungeons and Dragons or Dragonriders of Pern. No, not a very original movie, but rather fun.
Then we went back to Pat and Sandi's place for supper and Christmas presents, and something remarkable happened.
My friends had taken up a collection at OSFS and collectively bought me two new young budgies.
So now Logan has two new friends. When I brought them in and put them in the second cage beside Logan, Logan let out a loud chirp of surprise. The new ones were nervous at first, but after about fifteen minutes started climbing and exploring, eating, singing, and looking around curiously.
Logan spent two days at
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maaseru's place while I aired my apartment out, hoping to eradicate any trace of Teflon that might have lingered. The place should be safe for them. I am trying not to worry. Sandi was very reassuring that the death of Remy was fate and chance, not my negligence and not my fault. And for Christmas, Harry, bless his heart, gave me a frying pan with no Teflon on it. I will now start to rebuild my stock of pots and pans, not to mention cookie sheets and muffin tins.
After dinner and the present-opening, we all watched the 200th episode of Stargate, which apparently aired on local channels only recently. It was fun to watch with a loudly laughing fannish crowd. I'd actually seen about half of it last year, when
maaseru and maaboroshi sat me down and showed me about half of it. Made me laugh. And I certainly love Claudia Black.
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Date: 2006-12-17 09:01 pm (UTC)(Are the new birds both boys?)
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Date: 2006-12-17 09:16 pm (UTC)Will you keep them together with intent to breed?
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Date: 2006-12-17 10:05 pm (UTC)They think so.
Will you keep them together with intent to breed?
I haven't decided yet.
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Date: 2006-12-17 10:53 pm (UTC)Breeding birds always sounded complicated to me, with nests & c., but I gather from past comments that you've had nesting pairs before. And the babies do look so cute!
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Date: 2006-12-17 11:13 am (UTC)What are the new babies to be called?! Is the green one a classic 'wild' green (like Gambit and my Magnus)?
Sandi was very reassuring that the death of Remy was fate and chance, not my negligence and not my fault.
I did wonder if, to keep up with the Christmas rush, the breeder had sent out a bird that was either much too young or not very robust.
At least having 2 of the little guys together, they should be able to play together and keep an eye out for each other. I look forward to learning more about them and their adventures!
Today I went to see the movie Eragon with friends from the Ottawa Science Fiction Society: Pat, Sandi, Sheila, Harry, Lyn, Beulah, Glenn, Tasia, and Donna. I liked the movie more than I expected to - I think we all did. I particularly liked Jeremy Irons as the dragonrider/mentor of the boy hero. The hero reminded me of Heath Ledger and didn't much impress me, but I liked his dark-haired friend. We were picking out its visible influences: this from Star Wars, that from Lord of the Rings, something else from Dungeons and Dragons of Dragonriders of Pern. No, not a very original movie, but rather fun.
I have heard it's very derivative; but Jeremy is always worth looking at. As
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Date: 2006-12-17 02:59 pm (UTC)Yes, it was!
I did wonder if, to keep up with the Christmas rush, the breeder had sent out a bird that was either much too young or not very robust.
I wondered that too.
they should be able to play together and keep an eye out for each other.
They're doing that already. Morning antics attacking the seed bell that Sandi gave them for Christmas. Cuteness is the order the of the day. Logan, in his cage, is showing off for them - using his cage as a stage for impressive acrobatics in a "see what I can do?" sort of way clearly put on for their benefit.
Jeremy is always worth looking at.
That he is. There's been many a movie where I ignored the nominal leads and focussed on him in his secondary or villainous roles - like the Die Hard movie he was in. He was superb in this this one, though I was also charmed as usual by Robert Carlyle, who played the horrible evil magician - I was hard put not to root for the him, really.
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I think I always would have. I've always preferred older men to younger, and always loved roles that are those of older mentor or friend or servant to the young and glamorous hero, and I've always preferred the 'interesting older man' type to the 'young blond hero' type at all stages of my life. In other words, even if I were still fourteen, I think I'd have preferred Jeremy Irons just because that (the role, the look, the style) has always been my 'type'.
The change is that while the men I used to most fancy on-screen used to be decades older than I was, now they're my age or younger. I don't know what that means, but at least I'm consistent!
And yes, I do sometimes fancy the young ones, increasingly now as the median age in movies sinks to way younger than me.
The girl in the lead was rather attractive too, but her character was hardly developed (or featured).
They're obviously setting up for a sequel.
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Date: 2006-12-17 05:58 pm (UTC)Brilliant! A training school in budgeri-skills with practical demonstrations by the master!
I've always preferred older men to younger, and always loved roles that are those of older mentor or friend or servant to the young and glamorous hero, and I've always preferred the 'interesting older man' type to the 'young blond hero' type at all stages of my life. In other words, even if I were still fourteen, I think I'd have preferred Jeremy Irons just because that (the role, the look, the style) has always been my 'type'.
Yup. I've always liked characters who give evidence of having a brain and depth, not simply a pretty face/capacity for derring-do.
And I've always liked Jeremy because tall, thin brunets have tended to be my default setting (although there are, of course, exceptions!).
The girl in the lead was rather attractive too, but her character was hardly developed (or featured).
She certainly looked very attractive in the trailers, but that's all I've seen of it so far.
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Date: 2006-12-18 09:40 am (UTC)Now, who were my main crushes when I was 19...?
Actually, they were historicals:
A 25-year-old consumptive artist, and a 45-50-ish King of Jerusalem.
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Date: 2006-12-18 12:00 pm (UTC)Fictionals at the time: Michael, in Prisoner of Zenda - I recall being disappointed by the casting in the 1984 BBC serialisation.
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Date: 2006-12-18 02:13 pm (UTC)Logan is proud to be called a Master, but thinks it is only his due. With Pryde and Gambit around, he was the young and inexperienced one. Now he's the King of the Cages and having a great time.
tall, thin brunets have tended to be my default setting
Yes... me too.
She certainly looked very attractive in the trailers
It's interesting: her role is to be a Princess who is captured by the villian and kept chained to a table, then to be rescued, fall ill due to black magic, and bring the hero to her home where he can save the day and become the great warrior he was destined to be. In other words, it's a very traditional, passive, uninspired female role. Yet she (along with the direction, costuming and so on) manages to make the princess seem like a proud, intelligent and courageous warrior-woman all the while. Quite a trick!
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Date: 2006-12-18 03:53 pm (UTC)Yes! He has now earned the rank of Budgie Superior!
tall, thin brunets have tended to be my default setting
Yes... me too.
But medium-height, wiry blonds have their own special appeal, too! (She says emphatically, just in case a certain 12C king is eavesdropping!)
In other words, it's a very traditional, passive, uninspired female role. Yet she (along with the direction, costuming and so on) manages to make the princess seem like a proud, intelligent and courageous warrior-woman all the while. Quite a trick!
Hm... That is disappointing: from the way she looked in the trailer, I was expecting something more Xena-ish! Mind, given that it's all the rather derivative imaginings of a teenage boy...
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Date: 2006-12-18 04:21 pm (UTC)I hsould make him a little badge of merit. Or hang signs: Jedi Master Logan on one cage and Padawan Phoenix and Acolyte Longshot on the other.
medium-height, wiry blonds have their own special appeal, too!
Well, yes, certain very special ones! Both Conrad and Lymond fit this paradigm.
the way she looked in the trailer, I was expecting something more Xena-ish!
The potential is there, entirely unfulfilled. I think we get a glimpse of her (about 2 seconds) actually fighting in the battle scene, but the emphasis is all on Eragon. I don't even remember her name. Aria? Something like that. Very much a sword'n'sorcery type female name.
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Date: 2006-12-18 04:41 pm (UTC)Yes!
Well, yes, certain very special ones! Both Conrad and Lymond fit this paradigm.
Though I have to admit, I hadn't worked out C was most probably blond until last year... It has not changed my love for him at all, of course. It just makes him a bit more distinctive!
I don't even remember her name. Aria? Something like that. Very much a sword'n'sorcery type female name.
Yes, Aria. I read someone commenting on the book re: how the writer makes a big deal of her (and her people) being vegans, but dresses her in leather! Highly amusing!
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Date: 2006-12-18 04:45 pm (UTC)Works for me. He stands out for many unique qualities.
the writer makes a big deal of her (and her people) being vegans, but dresses her in leather! Highly amusing!
That's because she's a sexy butt-kicking warrior vegan! A breed of its own.
(I don't think eating habits were mentioned in the movie. She wears a gowns decorated by feathers.)
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