I saw Sideways last night. It was disappointing - heavy handed sentimentalism, overly long, in need of a script doctor, yet not entirely unaffecting. The overall melancholy tone was well pitched and the acting pretty strong.
There's a scene where two characters talk about why they like wine - jesus, I was groaning out loud, it was so unsubtle, I almost expected flashcards across the...
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There's a scene where two characters talk about why they like wine - jesus, I was groaning out loud, it was so unsubtle, I almost expected flashcards across the...
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I rode in the sunshine all the way up the hill and at the top, found myself in fog, condensing on my gooseflesh arms. The ocean was hidden behind a silver wall - somewhere down there was the airport and the peninsula that I know is full of houses, but not today.
Contrary to the date, the day I'm talking about it Saturday 6 Feb....
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Contrary to the date, the day I'm talking about it Saturday 6 Feb....
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can i get a pirate straight up? 
thank you.
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so, the weekend from hell, kinda, of sorts. My girlfriend and i decided to take a trip to Splitsville. We've been together a very, very long time. We went through university together, moved towns together, got drunk and fucked friends together. Now we're breaking up together.
In the best possible way; amicably, friendly, sad and...
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thank you.
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so, the weekend from hell, kinda, of sorts. My girlfriend and i decided to take a trip to Splitsville. We've been together a very, very long time. We went through university together, moved towns together, got drunk and fucked friends together. Now we're breaking up together.
In the best possible way; amicably, friendly, sad and...
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sophie:
you're a bat! you're a super bat! let's fly together and be awake in the dark and hang upside down. good idea?
i am sad, very very sad, to hear about the breakup. it's so hard, and it hurts so much, but sometimes it's the best path there is.
i wish you all the luck in the world with it. you're a brave strong boy and you deserve good things.
i am sad, very very sad, to hear about the breakup. it's so hard, and it hurts so much, but sometimes it's the best path there is.
i wish you all the luck in the world with it. you're a brave strong boy and you deserve good things.
breaking up is hard to do 
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On the up side, I just got offered a job art directing a feature film, starting in about 6 months. Yahhh - blissful distraction.
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on the downside, i haven't touched the third draft in a very long time.
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pirates take no prisoners
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On the up side, I just got offered a job art directing a feature film, starting in about 6 months. Yahhh - blissful distraction.
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on the downside, i haven't touched the third draft in a very long time.
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pirates take no prisonersthere must be other ways to make money, other than work, that, y'know, don't come with the risk of jail time.
anyone with suggestions, please post them. I'll try them, believe me. anything. at all.
at least the pirate still makes me giggle.
anyone with suggestions, please post them. I'll try them, believe me. anything. at all.
at least the pirate still makes me giggle.So i take all day to lose the hangover, and at 3pm we all agree that i will go to the party, but i won't drink.
Around 4pm, there's speculation that i'm really feeling okay, and that maybe i could just take a 6-pack, y'know, just take it easy.
So, at 5pm we all jump on the motorbike and proceed to the bottlestore. Grab a...
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Around 4pm, there's speculation that i'm really feeling okay, and that maybe i could just take a 6-pack, y'know, just take it easy.
So, at 5pm we all jump on the motorbike and proceed to the bottlestore. Grab a...
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Being one of those extraordinary folk who don't suffer hangovers (or fools), this crushing pain in my head and down my spine can't be one. So i probably have rabies or something.
That'll teach me for being up all night, constantly switching from beer to red wine to vanilla vodka - and then back again.
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Resident spider is gone! I squinted into the tub...
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That'll teach me for being up all night, constantly switching from beer to red wine to vanilla vodka - and then back again.
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Resident spider is gone! I squinted into the tub...
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We had an earthquake this morning, measuring 6.8 on the sphincter scale, followed by 9 little ones. We had eight medium shakes a few days ago.
We're on the same fault that caused the Tsunami in other places, so already beachfront property is available to rent at new low low prices!
I hate living in a house that will likely slide down a hill, but...
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We're on the same fault that caused the Tsunami in other places, so already beachfront property is available to rent at new low low prices!
I hate living in a house that will likely slide down a hill, but...
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sophie:
*giggle*
you're goofy!
i love your profile pic! such a sexy mammal you are! you look so soft and sweet. i want to just pet you!
please do not fall off the edge of your island into the watery depths until you have spent a bit more time on this website and finished your novel. i would very much appreciate increased exposure to an actual writer.
you're goofy!
i love your profile pic! such a sexy mammal you are! you look so soft and sweet. i want to just pet you!
please do not fall off the edge of your island into the watery depths until you have spent a bit more time on this website and finished your novel. i would very much appreciate increased exposure to an actual writer.
fluxuscity:
petting is always welcome.
hands up who thinks sophie is too rocknroll!
hands up who thinks sophie is too rocknroll!
Started the 3rd draft of my novel today. i hate it, it's like visiting an old friend out of a sense of obligation. you know there's no more to say, there'll be no new stories - just the same old stories told like you haven't heard them before, maybe better through the sheer act of repetition, but still the same.
And worse, you'll get half...
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And worse, you'll get half...
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sophie:
oh no! don't let him invite friends over!
i have mixed emotions about spiders. i admire them as creatures from afar, but up close, they kinda scare me.
do it. keep at that novel. you're awesome for giving it a shot, and sticking with it. i am very very impressed.
and thank you so much for the plug on your page! i'm delighted! if i am ever in new zealand, i will very definitely look you up and ask you to show me around. man, that would be rad.
i have mixed emotions about spiders. i admire them as creatures from afar, but up close, they kinda scare me.
do it. keep at that novel. you're awesome for giving it a shot, and sticking with it. i am very very impressed.
and thank you so much for the plug on your page! i'm delighted! if i am ever in new zealand, i will very definitely look you up and ask you to show me around. man, that would be rad.
fluxuscity:
Welcome Sophie! you're welcome for the plug, the prettiest smile i've seen desrves one.
this may make most humbling moment
this may make most humbling moment