How come I have Terminator 2 on dvd, yet I watch it on tv (like now) when it's on? Where is the logic in that? The good thing about watching things on tv is that you can get stuff done (like blogging) in the ad breaks. They're actually playing the special edition version with all the extra scenes. Extended cuts of movies seem to be getting more and more popular on tv these days.

Got the place a little tidier today. Still a lot of work to go though :/

I have no other inspiration for this entry, I was counting on the Friday Five for something to post. damned flipping. The only alternative is to whinge about crap like people pissing me off and being home alone on a Friday night. sigh.

Just finished watching Good Will Hunting. ok movie. Switched over to Armageddon. Utterly ridiculous movie. Yet somehow I find myself watching it every time it's on. hrm. And two Ben Affleck movies in a row.

Was quite amazed at the response to my first Theme Thursday entry.. I haven't had that many unique posts in ages.. if ever! Thanks everyone.

While I'm on it.. check out the Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics page for Armageddon. Very cool site.

I've been meaning to do this for ages, go through IMDBs Top 250 movies and note which ones I've seen so I can go see the rest that I haven't yet. JC inspired me to actually get around to it :) I've seen 77 of the IMDB top 250

1. Godfather, The (1972)
2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, The (2003)
5. Lord of the Rings: Two Towers, The (2002)
6. Casablanca (1942)
7. Schindler’s List (1993)
8. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
10. Citizen Kane (1941)
11. Star Wars (1977)
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
14. Rear Window (1954)
15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17. Memento (2000)
18. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
19. Pulp Fiction (1994)
20. North by Northwest (1959)
21. 12 Angry Men (1957)
22. Fabuleux destin ‘Amelie Poulain, Le (2001)
23. Psycho (1960)
24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)
26. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
27. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
28. Goodfellas (1990)
29. American Beauty (1999)
30. Vertigo (1958)
31. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32. Matrix, The (1999)
33. Apocalypse Now (1979)
34. Pianist, The (2002)
35. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
36. Some Like It Hot (1959)
37. C’era una volta il West (1968)
38. Taxi Driver (1976)
39. Third Man, The (1949)
40. Paths of Glory (1957)
41. Fight Club (1999)
42. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (Spirited Away)
43. Boot, Das (1981)
44. Double Indemnity (1944)
45. L.A. Confidential (1997)
46. Chinatown (1974)
47. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
48. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
49. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
50. M (1931)

51. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
52. All About Eve (1950)
53. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
54. Se7en (1995)
55. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
56. Cidade de Deus (2002)
57. Raging Bull (1980)
58. Rashmon (1950)
59. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
60. Sting, The (1973)
61. Alien (1979)
62. American History X (1998)
63. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
64. Leon (The Professional) (1994)
65. Vita bella, La (1997) (Life Is Beautiful)
66. Touch of Evil (1958)
67. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
68. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
69. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
70. Wo hu cang long (2000) (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon)
71. Great Escape, The (1963)
72. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
73. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
74. Amadeus (1984)
75. Modern Times (1936)
76. Annie Hall (1977)
77. Ran (1985)
78. Jaws (1975)
79. On the Waterfront (1954)
80. Braveheart (1995)
81. High Noon (1952)
82. Apartment, The (1960)
83. Fargo (1996)
84. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
85. Aliens (1986)
86. Shining, The (1980)
87. Strangers on a Train (1951)
88. Blade Runner (1982)
89. Metropolis (1927)
90. Duck Soup (1933)
91. Finding Nemo (2003)
92. Donnie Darko (2001)
93. General, The (1927)
94. Toy Story 2 (1999)
95. Princess Bride, The (1987)
96. City Lights (1931)
97. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
98. Great Dictator, The (1940)
99. Lola rennt (1998) (Run Lola Run)
100. Notorious (1946)

101 Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
102 Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989)
103 Full Metal Jacket (1987)
104 Rebecca (1940)
105 Mononoke-hime (1997)
106 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
107 Big Sleep, The (1946)
108 Graduate, The (1967)
109 Manhattan (1979)
110 It Happened One Night (1934)
111 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
112 Deer Hunter, The (1978)
113 Patton (1970)
114 Searchers, The (1956)
115 Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)
116 Glory (1989)
117 Yojimbo (1961)
118 Ladri di biciclette (1948)
119 African Queen, The (1951)
120 Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
121 Forrest Gump (1994)
122 Bringing Up Baby (1938)
123 Cool Hand Luke (1967)
124 Ben-Hur (1959)
125 Green Mile, The (1999)
126 Shrek (2001)
127 Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
128 Hable con ella (2002)
129 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
130 Unforgiven (1992)
131 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
132 Stalag 17 (1953)
133 Gone with the Wind (1939)
134 Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)
135 Night of the Hunter, The (1955)
136 Wild Bunch, The (1969)
137 Straight Story, The (1999)
138 Christmas Story, A (1983)
139 Elephant Man, The (1980)
140 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
141 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
142 Hustler, The (1961)
143 Platoon (1986)
144 Back to the Future (1985)
145 Young Frankenstein (1974)
146 Lost in Translation (2003)
147 His Girl Friday (1940)
148 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
149 Die Hard (1988)

150 Amores perros (2000)
151 Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
152 Grande illusion, La (1937)
153 Gold Rush, The (1925)
154 Almost Famous (2000)
155 Spartacus (1960)
156 Life of Brian (1979)
157 Charade (1963)
158 Conversation, The (1974)
159 Gladiator (2000)
160 Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)
161 Festen (1998)
162 Magnolia (1999)
163 Smultronst�llet (1957)
164 Toy Story (1995)
165 Being John Malkovich (1999)
166 Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
167 Sling Blade (1996)
168 Insider, The (1999)
169 Roman Holiday (1953)
170 Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)
171 Night at the Opera, A (1935)
172 Brazil (1985)
173 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
174 All the President's Men (1976)
175 Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)
176 Mystic River (2003)
177 Mulholland Dr. (2001)
178 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
179 Exorcist, The (1973)
180 Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
181 Killing, The (1956)
182 To Be or Not to Be (1942)
183 Quatre cents coups, Les (1959)
184 Ed Wood (1994)
185 Terminator, The (1984)
186 Stand by Me (1986)
187 Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994)
188 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
189 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
190 Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
191 Adaptation. (2002)
192 This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
193 Harvey (1950)
194 Gandhi (1982)
195 Trainspotting (1996)
196 Right Stuff, The (1983)
197 Miller's Crossing (1990)
198 Network (1976)
199 Ying xiong (2002)

200 Lion in Winter, The (1968)
201 Midnight Cowboy (1969)
202 Groundhog Day (1993)
203 Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
204 Rain Man (1988)
205 Others, The (2001)
206 Minority Report (2002)
207 8� (1963)
208 Laura (1944)
209 King Kong (1933)
210 Snatch. (2000)
211 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
212 Stagecoach (1939)
213 39 Steps, The (1935)
214 Traffic (2000)
215 Whale Rider (2002)
216 Hotaru no haka (1988)
217 Untouchables, The (1987)
218 Strada, La (1954)
219 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
220 Big Lebowski, The (1998)
221 Henry V (1989)
222 Rio Bravo (1959)
223 In the Heat of the Night (1967)
224 Thin Man, The (1934)
225 Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
226 Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La (1928)
227 Planet of the Apes (1968)
228 Fantasia (1940)
229 Good Will Hunting (1997)
230 Being There (1979)
231 Die xue shuang xiong (1989)
232 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
233 Beautiful Mind, A (2001)
234 Red River (1948)
235 Clerks. (1994)
236 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
237 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
238 X2 (2003)
239 MASH (1970)
240 Man Who Would Be King, The (1975)
241 Road to Perdition (2002)
242 Sleuth (1972)
243 Quiet Man, The (1952)
244 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
245 Heat (1995)
246 JFK (1991)
247 Birds, The (1963)
248 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
249 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
250 Ikiru (1952)

Stolen from Richard

NUMBER OF

piercings = 2, one in each ear
tattoos = 0
height = about 155cm give or take
shoe size = 5-6, depending on the brand
hair colour = blond
eye colour = mostly green
siblings = 1

LAST
movie you rented = sheesh I can't remember it's been so long.
movie you bought = Under Siege
song you listened to = dunno, but "hey, roll over dj" is in my head, so it could have been on the radio on the way home
cd you bought = the John Farnham best of
cd you listened to = I don't listen to cds one at a time anymore, they all get mixed up
person you've called = Peter to do the crossword
person that's called you = perhaps the air conditioner dude .. he said "Tuesday" and I said "no, tomorrow!"
tv show you've watched = um.. it's been days.. could have even been Nip Tuck last week
person you were thinking of = Janelle, and whether she saw last weeks Nip Tuck or not
friend you made = How about all the people that read my blog? I still can't fathom how other people can be so interested in my life :)
enemy you made = dunno

DO
you have a crush on someone = several in fact
you wish you could live somewhere else = not really
you think about suicide = sometimes
you believe in online dating = sure
others find you attractive = not often
you want more piercings = nah
you drink = sure
you do drugs = everything you put into your mouth and lungs is a drug of some description, what's the definition? :)
you smoke = no
you like cleaning = as per Richard's answer - depends what. I'm much happier cleaning up other people's messes than my own, go figure
you like roller coasters = oo yes :)
you write in cursive or print = I don't write, I scrawl

FAVOURITE
food = Roast Pork with crackling and apple sauce, the way mum makes it
song = don't really have one
thing to do = hrm, that's made me think. I like travelling and going to the movies.. and watching fireworks while drunk, now that's nice .. lots of things
thing to talk about = lego, fish
drinks = orange juice, baileys
clothes = jeans and a t-shirt
movies = in no particular order.. Harry Potter, Dragonheart, Hunt for Red October, Titanic, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Princess Bride
singer = don't really have one of those either
holiday = the two usa trips, and Western Australia, Central Australia and Lord Howe Island were awesome

HAVE YOU
ever cried over a girl = only when they pissed me off
ever cried over a boy = Several
ever lied to someone = I outright lied in Kindergarten about stealing some chalk, and it scarred me for life. I don't (actually I can't rather, it just doesn't work) lie outright, but I may stretch the truth
ever been in a fist fight = no
ever been arrested = no

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
funny = funny peculiar
hot = yes, but then it's 30C here
friendly = sometimes
amusing = not often
ugly = I'm inwardly ugly. Outwardly average I suppose
loveable = no
caring = sometimes
sweet = pfft
dorky = yeah

So I'm ordering a pizza, and they've introduced a voice recognition system which is just not what I'm expecting, so makes my slightly fuzzy brain start to think things are weird with the universe. Of course it doesn't help that I've had a couple of drinks. Not that many, but still weird. And this is after watching a couple of scenes of ET that I'm sure I've never seen before. OK so I've only seen the movie like twice in my life, once at the movies when I was 9 and again a few years ago. But I generally have a fairly good memory for movies and I'm quite sure these scenes are new. I guess that's why they call it special edition.

Had our work Christmas party today, which was altogether pleasant, except of course for the flies. Tip to newbies: flies appear to be more attracted to prawns than anything else, so to stop them trying to eat the rest of your food, empty a few prawn shells onto a plate and let the flies swarm around that :)

off to go get my pizza... mmmm pepperoni pizza... mmmmmm :)

thanks to Little Lioness

first real kiss: Charles, 1991
first job: part time: at a news agent in 1990; full time: OzEmail 1996-1997
first screen name: kazza
first self purchased album: first cd was the Labyrinth soundtrack on cd, before I had a cd player
first funeral: the mother of our minister at the time
first pets: Bluey the budgie when I was 7
first piercing: and last, my ears in year 9
first true love: Mark (urgh)
first big trip: New Zealand when I was 18 months old
last big car ride: Aside from some long commutes, probably down to me little brother's place in the 'gong
last kiss: Chris three years ago *sigh*
last good cry: no such thing as a good cry is there?
last movie seen: at the movies, Matrix Revolutions
last beverage: orange juice
last food consumed: chicken alfredo
last phone call: a "wrong" number at work
last TV show watched: Channel 9 news
last shoes worn: my old and dying boots
last CD played: dunno
last item bought: lunch
last disappointment: myself
last soda drank: Lift
last ice cream eaten: hrm, that's been a while
last shirt worn: shirt? how about a t-shirt? this one!

Hands up anyone who thinks Jason Isaacs is yummy.. :)
And deliciously evil in movies like Harry Potter and even Dragonheart
:)
Been watching Dragonheart tonight .. I *love* that movie.

David Thewlis who plays Einon in Dragonheart will be in the next Harry Potter movie as Lupin. I so can't wait for "the Prisoner of Azkaban" - it's my favourite of all the Harry Potter books. I can't say why though, it'd spoil the surprise.

Check this out - if you're in oz you can get a .id.au domain for free for six months.

Need to add a few lines to this so the pic doesn't scroll into the next entry..

Aside from that, I really have nothing to say .. how boring is that.

Another stolen from Doom Gurl (and InfectiousKitte also it seems)

1. First Name: Kazza .. really .. ;)
2. Were you named after anyone? nope
3. Do you wish on stars? no
4. NO QUESTION! well that's a bit silly
5. When did you last cry? hrm can't remember.. probably in the last month or two
6. Do you like your handwriting? no
7. What is your favourite lunch meat? salami
8. Any bad habits? yeah, doesn't everyone?
9. What is your most embarrassing CD on the shelf? Roxette
10. If you were another person, would you be friends? no.
11. Are you a daredevil? sometimes
12. Have you ever told a secret you swore not to tell? no
13. Do looks matter? In terms of a friend, no. In terms of more than that, I'd like to say no, but in all honesty I have to say that they do count for something .. does that make me shallow? Maybe.
14. Have you ever misused a word and it sounded absolutely stupid? probably
15. Do you think there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? no
16. Do fish have feelings? well I'm sure they feel physical pain, but I doubt much emotional pain
17. Are you trendy? definitely not
18. How do you release anger? I bitch
19. Where are your second homes? Parents; James and George's
20. Do you trust others easily? on one level I'm very trusting - I take people at their word and so I can be easily fooled/lied to. However I hate opening up to strangers personally
21. What was your favourite toy as a child? Cutie - half a pink pom-pom with googly eyes and a pom-pom nose that went half way round the world and all over Australia with me
22. What class in school do you think is totally useless? English - we didn't learn any grammar or anything useful, just read boring poetry and silly books
25. Do you have a journal? you're reading it :)
26. Do you use sarcasm a lot? sometimes
27. Have you ever been in a mosh pit? sorta - it was a bit sedate - Neil Finn in the Domain during the Olympics
28. What do you look for in a boy/girl? Christian, symmetrical, good skin/hair, a bit naughty
29. What are your nicknames? kazza, kazza the blank one
30. Would you bungee jump? probably
31. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? yep
34. Do you think that you are strong? no
35. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? purple (choc chip)
36. What's your favorite colors? blue/green
37. What is your least favorite thing? depression
38. How many wisdom teeth do you have? 2 - two got taken out years ago, and I haven't been back to the dentist since, although not for that reason :)
39. Are you in love with anyone? no
40. How many people have a crush on you right now? one
41. Who do you miss most right now? hrm. dunno.
42. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? pants or undies? Grey thong, blue jeans
43. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW: nothing
44. WHAT ARE THE LAST 4 DiGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER? 7125
45. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Ingham Chicken Cheese and Broccoli Duets
46. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? red
47. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? 23C in here, not even wearing a jumper. According to my Weather Pixie, it's 14C outside, 82% humidity
48. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Probably someone at work
49. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX? hair
50. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS? Never met them (actually I did meet InfectiousKitte once, she seemed rather nice - a little crazy like me, being able to recite whole movies)
51. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I am alive
52. FAVORITE DRINK? Alcoholic - Baileys and Creme de Menthe
Non-alcoholic: Orange Juice
54. FAVORITE SPORTS? To play, hockey was the only thing I ever played. To watch, well I'm not a big sports fan, but I like many of the winter olympics sports
55. HAIR COLOR? blonde
56. EYE COLOR? greenish
57. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS: sometimes
58. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES: brother, 27
59. FAVORITE MONTH? December
60. FAVORITE FOOD? Roast Pork with gravy, apple sauce and potato bake
61. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Moulin Rouge! I think
62. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? December 25 I guess
63. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? yes
64. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS BETTER? Happy endings
65. SUMMER OR WINTER? spring! ha! But out of those two, summer
66. HUGS OR KISSES? both, probably hugs more - less messy
67. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? relationships
68. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK? absolutely
69. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? James
70. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Luc
71. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? in a flat
72. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Pawn of Prophecy - Belgariad 1
73. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Toy Story (which is on tv on Sunday night)
74, FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Pictionary
75. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? nothing. i was out.
76. FAVORITE SMELLS? mum's roast dinners, fresias, jasmine, the air inside a packet of cheese and bacon balls.
77. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE? food

hrm, it stops at 77 .. i wonder if there was more originally
urgh that took a lot longer than I expected it to.. whoops..

..til the next Harry Potter book goes on sale. I haven't decided if I'll buy it yet or not. I'm dying to read the story, but I was wanting to wait til the 7th book comes out so I can get the whole set together.

Plus it'll be a Saturday which would mean confronting shopping centres which is never a good thing on a weekend at the best of times. I wonder how popular it will be on its first day. I suspect that this one will sell even quicker than previous ones because of the two movies that have been released since the last book was released, and I'm sure more people have taken up an interest in the books since (I know I did).

Went rollerblading today. Went for forty minutes straight. It felt so slooow though - we used to hoon around the park in like 15 min flat, but it took 40 min to do two laps :( At least I didn't get passed by any other rollerbladers, not that there were too many around, but I did pass a couple of others, so that was good :) Have decided I need to get fit, and this is the only exercise I've ever been able to bring myself to do. Plus I was inspired after ice skating the other night to get back into practice :)

1. "The Munsters" or "The Addams Family"?
The Addams Family. I used to think Morticia was so sexy, and I hung out for them to show her and Gomez actually kiss
2. "The Sopranos" or the "Godfather" movies?
Never seen either
3. "The Jetsons" or "Lost in Space"?
Never seen the Jetsons, only saw a few episodes of Lost in Space, including the same episode twice several years apart
4. "Superman" or "Batman" (either the TV shows or the movies)?
Batman, Michael Keaton, 1989
5. "Sex & The City" or "Friends"?
All the characters in Friends annoy the hell out of me. Sex in the City is more interesting, but I've only seen a few episodes
6. "The Wizard of Oz" or the "Harry Potter" movies?
Harry Potter hands down
7. "The Simpsons" or "King of the Hill"?
Never seen King of the Hill
8. "Grease" or "Saturday Night Fever"?
Grease
9. Old prime-time soaps: "Dallas" or "Dynasty"?
Never seen them
10. Not very thought-provoking this week...do you prefer TV shows or movies?
Each have their own good points