Julkalendern 2011

Jag tittade just på julkalendern. Den är ju bra. o.O
Ska det vara nåt, tänker du kanske, men julkalendern har varit så fruktansvärt dålig de senaste åren att jag inte kan bli annat än förvånad. Egentligen så har det nog inte varit bra sen 'Mysteriet på Greveholm' och 'Pelle Svanslös' från 96 och 97. Men i år, i år ser det ljust ut. 'Tjuvarnas Jul' har börjat med att ge oss personligheter som visserligen inte är originella men i alla fall intressanta och trovärdiga. Oliver Twist temat funkar verkligen bra också, särskilt med lilla Charlie i fokus.

Med diskussioner bland mina vänner i åtanke så håller jag nu med om att 1800 talets Sverige är en riktigt bra scen för 'Tjuvarnas Jul'. Och jag som är näst intill besatt av kläder och stil kan inte annat än att älska scenkläderna. De sätter, precis som språket och kulisserna, den perfekta stämningen. Jag tänker fortsätta titta och korsa fingrarna för att 'Tjuvarnas Jul' fortsätter som den börjat.

I just want to draw some attention to the list of webcomics I have here to the left. It's been there for, well, quite some time but now it's been updated! They are all very good. Some are goofy, some are serious, some are sexy, some are just awesome. If you are at all interested in comics then take a look, most likely there will be a few you like in that bundle.

Some of them, like 'Freak Angels', are finished while others are still in their baby stage like 'Minor Acts of Heroism'. Which btw was an excellent tip from a friend of mine.

Also a quick warning, 'Teahouse' have a lot of graphical sex scenes and if your not into that then just leave it be, 'The less than epic adventures of Tj and Amal' and 'Artifice' also have smex. So far though it's been on a pretty harmless level.

But like I mentioned, there are many different kinds of stories and styles in this list, and I love them all. Take a look.

Skyrim ramblings, or mini review

I've been playing Skyrim like a crazy woman. I don't even dare look at the time-stamp... =P
It is such an awesome game! I'm killing dragons with my bare hands (no, not really)! 

My estimate on how many hours I've played is somewhere between 60 and 70 hours and I feel as if I have barely begun exploring. There are huge chunks on my worldmap that are empty and I have purposely been avoiding the main quests. There are so many things to do in this game, it never ends. I don't think I have ever played such a big game before.

School is suffering a bit because of this, but I can't seem to care. This is a bad thing... right? =P I will however work this in as a positive thing in my final judgment though.

There have been a few oddities with the game so far. Sometimes the dragons take on their far away textures (which, oddly, makes them look happy and somewhat cuddly) in close combat. It looks ridiculous and obviously it turns the scene into something far less than epic. And I am not a big fan of the worldmap either. Why cant I see the roads on it? I mean, sure the thing looks very cool and pretty but it's not practical whatsoever if you don't want to fast-travel all the time. My friends have experienced other oddities when playing, but I have only found issues with the textures so far, this could be because I am playing on the PS3 and they play on PC, or just random chance. I wouldn't know. I'm not an expert.

The good exceeds the bad, by far. And I would at least want to give this game an 8 out of 10. I would want to give it a 10 but frankly that would have to include a great storyline and as I have mentioned I have been avoiding the main quests so far, so I wouldn't know if the story is any good. Skyrim will in any case give many, many hours of fun. Go buy it.... now. Hurry.

New legislation: PROTECT IP

New brilliantly stupid idea of how to stop illegal download. Just watch this video about the PROTECT IP Act.

Like the video says if this legislation comes through then posting any video with music, a film or video game in the background would be illegal and you could go to jail for it. Companies would get free range to censor any video or site that contain copyrighted material, such as your baby drooling in rhythm to Lady Gaga...

A wish upon a star?

I want to learn how to focus. I guess that might be a strange thing to want, but if only I knew how to do it. The things I would learn, the stories I would write. I have fantasized about finishing one of my stories and being proud of the outcome. I write a lot. More then you might have know or thought, more then I let on. I don't talk about it because I can never finish a story. Well, at least not to my liking.

I would want to write an exam or hand in an assignment and secretly hope for the highest grade. I've never done that, not since kiddy school anyway. Instead, I'm secretly hoping that I won't fail spectacularly, because I always know I haven't learnt enough.

If only I could focus...

100 movies

      I guess Rik inspired me further to take Iceye's challenge (as he put it) as well. I tried putting them in some sort of order, but I gave up. There are too many movies, and they are way too different from each other for that to work. 

      So, here are the movies that I thought of during an hour or so of thinking and researching. Tomorrow I will likely remember other movies which should have been on this list, but I will just have to not care about those. Först till kvarn? 

A hundred movies. All of them, I feel, are worth watching. Some more than others...

1.       Memoirs of a Geisha: It is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen.  

2.       Big Fish: This movie might be my all time favorite movie.

3.       The curious case of Benjamin Button: This was one of those movies where I felt like clapping my hands together and cheering when the curtains fell. It’s unique.

4.       Inception: It was refreshing to see something so original.

5.       Amélie from Montmarte: I think it was Amélie’s wild imagination that spellbound me in this movie.

6.       Spirited Away: This is a Hayao Miyazaki flick, which should speak for itself.

7.       Cloverfield: I practically shouted BRILLIANT! when I exited the cinemas.

8.       A.I Artificial Intelligence: This story is very cute, but also makes you think, which I value highly in a movie.

9.       Pretty Woman: Julia Roberts is simply brilliant in this movie.

10.   Dirty Dancing: Well, who wouldn’t have this one on their list!

11.   Juno: Definitely the soundtrack!

12.   Titanic: Oh, come on! You know why…

13.   Legends of the Fall: This story is mysterious and intriguing with many, many interesting characters.

14.   Dead Poets Society: Inspires independence!

15.   Catch me if you can: It’s simple yet incredibly funny.

16.   Green Mile: The, without a doubt, best movie adaptation of any of King’s books.

17.   Brokeback Mountain: The acting… It felt honest and real.

18.   Coraline: Wacky! But very intriguing.

19.   V for Vendetta: I like the characters in this one. Especially Evey.

20.   The Lovely Bones: This movie challenges your imagination and brings a slightly different perspective on things.

21.   Howl’s moving Castle: Another Hayao Miyazaki flick. This one, though, I like because of the book it is based on.

22.   Alice in Wonderland: Well, leave it to Burton to make a wacky wonderland.

23.   Pleasantville: Two teenagers who are swept into a tv-series… What could go wrong?

24.   Jurassic Park: The dinosaurs still look real to me.

25.   Fight Club: It’s like a web of clues you have to unravel.

26.   The Matrix: Brought a turning point in action movies.

27.   Pirates of the Caribbean: I laughed so f***ing the first time I saw it!

28.   Iron Man: Oh, Downey Jr…

29.   The Bourne Identity: A very realistic action hero.

30.   Hook: IT’S PETER PAN!!

31.   The never ending story: I’d love to be able to just jump into a book like Bastian does.

32.   Lord of the Rings: This includes all three of them. Art…

33.   Wall-E: How can a movie with a lead character that can’t speak be so… so revealing?

34.   Trollhunter: Well, it wasn’t a… brilliant… movie. But it was original and had a badass Norwegian in it.

35.   Sweet Home Alabama: One of the better so called “chick” flicks.

36.   Tangled: Best Disney movie in a long while.

37.   The Lion king: Best Disney movie… ever.

38.   The Nightmare before Christmas: I love Jack.

39.   The little mermaid: I could identify with Ariel when I was a kid.

40.   Phenomenon: Bring on the aliens! Well, at least if they will give me a superbrain.  

41.   Indiana Jones: My hero!

42.   Ocean’s Eleven: Quirky and hilarious.

43.   The Time Traveler’s wife: A very sad story.

44.   Lethal Weapon: Hehe, well my parents liked these movies a lot. And well, I sort of grew up with them.

45.   Chocolate: Johnny Depp is dreamy in this one.

46.   Forrest Gump: Shit happens? Yeah…

47.   Charlie and the chocolate factory: Anything that will bring you to some other mysterious world is intriguing to me. Also Willy Wonka.

48.   P.S I love you: A really good love story.

49.   9: Cute and kind of deep.

50.   Changeling: Frustrating! But the most striking thing about this one is Angelina Jolie. I never thought I’d see her in a movie like this one.

51.   James Bond: I’ve seen many maaaaaaany Bond movies. And well, I like him.

52.   The Santa Clause: Makes me feel the Christmas spirit.

53.   Interview with a vampire: Angst and vampires at its best.

54.   Inglourious bastards: FUNNY!

55.   Hard Candy: Hardcore kid..

56.   Jumanji: Haha, I don’t know why I like this one. Maybe a game like that would be fun to play. I don’t know.

57.   The Shawshank Redemption: Another very good adaptation of one of King’s work.

58.   Face/off: I suppose I like the gory identity theft. Simple as that.

59.   E.T: Aaaw! I love this movie.

60.   The boondock saints: Hm…

61.   Batman Begins: Second best Batman movie ever.

62.   The Dark Night: THE best Batman movie ever.

63.   The butterfly effect: Yeah… the alternate reality thing is something I have always found interesting.

64.   Sixth sense: I did not see that coming.

65.   Twister: It’s a little goofy but I have to admire the stupidity of chasing twisters.

66.   What women want: Speaking of goofy…

67.   Så som i himmelen: I was pleasantly surprised by this one, considering it is a Swedish movie.

68.   Låt den rätte komma in: A really cool vampire story, plus it’s Swedish.

69.   The Children: I thought when popping it in to my dvd that it would be a second class horror movie. Oh, was I wrong.

70.   The imaginarium of doctor parnasus: Weird… Simply weird.

71.   Hancock: Smirk, drunk superhero.

72.   Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind: Again with the crazy imagination. I just love it.

73.   Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya sisterhood: I saw it when I was a kid and I loved the goofiness of the old ladies.

74.   While you were sleeping: I’m a fan of Sandra Bullock. And this is a pretty decent love story.

75.   Moulin Rouge: The clothes! And the lights! And the Music!

76.   Practical magic: I like anything that has to do with cute harmless magic.

77.   The others: What is going on!

78.   Meet Joe Black: Really cool movie. Brilliant Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt.

79.   Twelve Monkeys: Wtf

80.   Cast Away: This movie features pretty much only one character. All the praise to Tom Hanks!

81.   Sleepless in Seattle: Lovely love story with Tom Hanks.

82.   The Parent Trap: Lol. I just like their pranks… a lot.

83.   The fifth element: Strangely unique still. At least in regards to the clothes.

84.   Lucky number Slevin: I don’t know… But I’ve seen it too many times already.

85.   Armageddon: Cute

86.   The Amityville Horror: It’s only on this list because of Ryan Reynolds.

87.   Gremlins: Hahaha! I had nightmares for years, YEARS, after this one.

88.   Sherlock Holmes: Quirky, quirky Downey.

89.   Poltergeist: Scary with capital S.

90.   The Brothers Grimm: Mostly because of Heath Ledger.

91.    Donnie Darko: Time traveling is fun to try and make sense of.

92.   Prince of Persia: I honestly thought it would be terrible. I was surprised.

93.   The Notebook: Sad and very lovely.

94.   Anna and the King: Features a strong independent woman.

95.   Memento: Puzzle?

96.   Limitless: I want magic smart pills.

97.   Bucket List: I think it’s cute.

98.   Stardust: Pretty. I also like the Captain. =D

99.   Leon – the professional: Respect to Natalie Portman.

100.   District 9: A different alien movie. It was an interesting view of society. 

And there you have it! I hope I didn't bore you. =)

Oooh cool chinese woman

There's this really cool Chinese (I think?) woman sitting at the table next to me and studying Swedish with her private tutor. They use English to communicate. It's crazy interesting since I'm studying the same thing at Professional Swedish only on a much higher level. In any case back to the cool Chinese woman, whenever she understands something new, like how to pronounce a word or a new grammatical rule she waves her hands in the air and whispers "yay!". ^^ And then writes down her new knowledge in her notebook looking incredibly happy all the while.