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caithreamWooow. Today was so friggen long for some reason. But I survived. And I didn't go out on the road. Very happy. I can now do the range with my eyes closed. 'Tis very easy. I have a wee bit of trouble with the parallel parking in which I can't seem to get close enough to the curb. Ah, well. About 40 of the 60 took their test today so they won't have to come back. The rest of us however will have to take our test on Tuesday, the last day. Gah. Two more days. And tomorrow I have off! Happy happy.
But... tomorrow Stephanie is having her going-away party because she's moving to Germany. In all honesty I don't really want to go. It's a pool party (oh, fantastic...) and most of the people there I won't know if Haley doesn't come along with me. But I'm never going to see her again so it would just be rude not to go. Gahh. It's from 11 to 2 (well look at that! I still don't get to sleep in very much) but Erin has a dentist and doctor's appointment at 2ish so I'd have to leave early. Haley doesn't even know if she's going. I haven't even called Stephanie back and it's tomorrow. Blahalksjdflj.
Ah! Finding Nemo was so cute! I loved it. It was absolutely hilarious. I, of course, sat next tomy ho Mark and we cackled like idiots through the whole thing. Mark just makes a funny movie ten times better. Dory was so funny. And the seagulls... ahhahaha! They're so stupid. That's exactly like how they are. Mark laughed for, I swear, five minutes when that little girl with the braces and head gear came in and they played the scary music. Ahahah! Lovely.
Sooo... I was gonna watch Primetime Glick tonight because Elijah was on but instead I went out and got the Matrix Reloaded cd. Am upset and happy. I heard Glick was funny but I am squeeing to death over the cd. I so freaking love it. I had downloaded half the stuff before but the cd version is even better. And, oopsie, it has a parental advisory sticker on it. Oh, horrors. I shan't let mummy see that. Anyway, I way overplayed the first one ever since I found it (my mom bought it for my dad and he didn't like it and was going to bring it back but never did... so I kept it) and, geez, I am lovin' this one. *Happy sigh* Ah, techno and rock. How I love thee.
Admirers of manly actor Sean Bean will rejoice, if somewhat briefly, when the three-hour, 43-minute extended cut of last year's No. 2 box-office hit The Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers reaches shelves in a four-DVD collection on Nov. 18. One of the year's most-anticipated DVD releases is timed to the release Dec. 17 of The Return of the King, the final film based on J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved fantasy trilogy.
USA TODAY got an early preview in Wellington, New Zealand, last week at director Peter Jackson's private screening room. Though a two-DVD set with the original three-hour Towers arrives on shelves Aug. 26, Rings completists will find plenty of fresh Middle-earth fodder in the longer version.
Bean's ring-craving Boromir, slain at the end of 2001's The Fellowship of the Ring, is resurrected in a lengthy DVD flashback after brother Faramir (David Wenham) finds a boat bearing his body.
Not only is there more Bean to savor, but the twisted emotional ties that ensnare ruler Denethor (New Zealand actor John Noble, who officially joins the cast in King), his favorite son, Boromir, and scapegoat Faramir also are exposed. The scenes also help explain why the noble Faramir is rather rude when he meets heroic hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin).
Other DVD additions to the middle tale that heighten the drama and lighten the mood:
• Rohan horseman Eomer (Karl Urban) finds his mortally wounded cousin Theodred and brings him home, where his subsequent death goes all but unnoticed by his spell-stunned father, King Theoden (Bernard Hill).
• The plight of Eowyn (Miranda Otto), Eomer's sister, deepens as she sings a mournful dirge during Theodred's funeral. Meanwhile, her unrequited passion for visiting warrior Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is further inflamed when he tames an unruly horse by whispering sweet nothings in Elvish.
• There are more tree treats as the once-truncated encounter between ancient Treebeard the Ent and hobbits Pippin (Billy Boyd) and Merry (Dominic Monaghan) stretches its limbs. At one point, Treebeard's droning rumble of a voice causes the halflings in his branches to become drowsy.
• Jackson injects much fun with food and beverage. Eowyn, not especially deft in the kitchen, serves Aragorn a vile-looking bowl of homemade stew, which he politely chokes down. Boromir and Faramir share a couple of victory brews, and one declares in beer-ad fashion, "Today, life is good." Pippin and Merry greedily guzzle the magical elixir known as Ent-draught, adding inches to their wee stature.
The most surprising revelation in the longer Two Towers? That hale-and-hunksome Aragorn is 87 years old. Maybe it's something in that stew.
Heh! I want to see Treebeard ramble and the Ent draught and Eowyn's cooking and... Aragorn as 87 years old?! The heck? I knew he said he was far older than he appeared but dang... Oh hell, just give it to me right now!
Dude! Someone get me this! A Frodo t-shirt from Hot Topic. Neato. And here's a Legolas t-shirt. But who likes him? Seriously.
But... tomorrow Stephanie is having her going-away party because she's moving to Germany. In all honesty I don't really want to go. It's a pool party (oh, fantastic...) and most of the people there I won't know if Haley doesn't come along with me. But I'm never going to see her again so it would just be rude not to go. Gahh. It's from 11 to 2 (well look at that! I still don't get to sleep in very much) but Erin has a dentist and doctor's appointment at 2ish so I'd have to leave early. Haley doesn't even know if she's going. I haven't even called Stephanie back and it's tomorrow. Blahalksjdflj.
Ah! Finding Nemo was so cute! I loved it. It was absolutely hilarious. I, of course, sat next to
Sooo... I was gonna watch Primetime Glick tonight because Elijah was on but instead I went out and got the Matrix Reloaded cd. Am upset and happy. I heard Glick was funny but I am squeeing to death over the cd. I so freaking love it. I had downloaded half the stuff before but the cd version is even better. And, oopsie, it has a parental advisory sticker on it. Oh, horrors. I shan't let mummy see that. Anyway, I way overplayed the first one ever since I found it (my mom bought it for my dad and he didn't like it and was going to bring it back but never did... so I kept it) and, geez, I am lovin' this one. *Happy sigh* Ah, techno and rock. How I love thee.
Admirers of manly actor Sean Bean will rejoice, if somewhat briefly, when the three-hour, 43-minute extended cut of last year's No. 2 box-office hit The Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers reaches shelves in a four-DVD collection on Nov. 18. One of the year's most-anticipated DVD releases is timed to the release Dec. 17 of The Return of the King, the final film based on J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved fantasy trilogy.
USA TODAY got an early preview in Wellington, New Zealand, last week at director Peter Jackson's private screening room. Though a two-DVD set with the original three-hour Towers arrives on shelves Aug. 26, Rings completists will find plenty of fresh Middle-earth fodder in the longer version.
Bean's ring-craving Boromir, slain at the end of 2001's The Fellowship of the Ring, is resurrected in a lengthy DVD flashback after brother Faramir (David Wenham) finds a boat bearing his body.
Not only is there more Bean to savor, but the twisted emotional ties that ensnare ruler Denethor (New Zealand actor John Noble, who officially joins the cast in King), his favorite son, Boromir, and scapegoat Faramir also are exposed. The scenes also help explain why the noble Faramir is rather rude when he meets heroic hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin).
Other DVD additions to the middle tale that heighten the drama and lighten the mood:
• Rohan horseman Eomer (Karl Urban) finds his mortally wounded cousin Theodred and brings him home, where his subsequent death goes all but unnoticed by his spell-stunned father, King Theoden (Bernard Hill).
• The plight of Eowyn (Miranda Otto), Eomer's sister, deepens as she sings a mournful dirge during Theodred's funeral. Meanwhile, her unrequited passion for visiting warrior Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is further inflamed when he tames an unruly horse by whispering sweet nothings in Elvish.
• There are more tree treats as the once-truncated encounter between ancient Treebeard the Ent and hobbits Pippin (Billy Boyd) and Merry (Dominic Monaghan) stretches its limbs. At one point, Treebeard's droning rumble of a voice causes the halflings in his branches to become drowsy.
• Jackson injects much fun with food and beverage. Eowyn, not especially deft in the kitchen, serves Aragorn a vile-looking bowl of homemade stew, which he politely chokes down. Boromir and Faramir share a couple of victory brews, and one declares in beer-ad fashion, "Today, life is good." Pippin and Merry greedily guzzle the magical elixir known as Ent-draught, adding inches to their wee stature.
The most surprising revelation in the longer Two Towers? That hale-and-hunksome Aragorn is 87 years old. Maybe it's something in that stew.
Heh! I want to see Treebeard ramble and the Ent draught and Eowyn's cooking and... Aragorn as 87 years old?! The heck? I knew he said he was far older than he appeared but dang... Oh hell, just give it to me right now!
Dude! Someone get me this! A Frodo t-shirt from Hot Topic. Neato. And here's a Legolas t-shirt. But who likes him? Seriously.
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