Books and movies
Bought a book yesterday. Another one by Diana Gabaldon but not in the series I've been reading. (Mom, can you send me Voyager and the book after that one (Drums of Autumn I think)...? I'm addicted.) I started reading yesterday in front of the movie theather but didn't get far. Didn't really get what I read either. I guess it's one of those books you have to read for a while to get into the world and the language like Kalevala and the Odyssey but not nearly as hard to get into (and probably not nearly as good in the sense that the book I just bought is not an undisputed classic like the ones I just compared it to). Well anyway. I did have a hard time deciding which book to get. It was either the one I bought, some action by Clive Cussler or something by Terry Pratchett. I decided mostly on part of me being in the world of the book I bought partly allready since it is about a side character of the series I've been reading. The bad part is I haven't come across the particular character in the series yet. I hope it doesn't interfere with my reading. Maybe I'll get some british singles book next time. Then I could read and all the while think how much smarter than the characters I am. Always fun that is. Just might not be willing to pay 10eur for something that could be crap.
So I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 yesterday. It was entertainig and all but to anyone else who's seen it: what's with the ending?? It just seems like they must allready have a contract with Johnny Depp and the other actors for another film. It's really annoying. But even more annoying is the fact that popcorn cost like way more here than in Finland. The combo that in Finland costs like 5.50eur cost like 7eur here. Outrageous prices. So no popcorn in the movies for me.
Oh the movie ended up costing as much as my new book if I take into account the tram rides there and back. Hmm. I guess one could compare the two since both are entertainment. Spent another 20 eur again though. But yesterday was payday. I should probably now start using my German account.
So I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 yesterday. It was entertainig and all but to anyone else who's seen it: what's with the ending?? It just seems like they must allready have a contract with Johnny Depp and the other actors for another film. It's really annoying. But even more annoying is the fact that popcorn cost like way more here than in Finland. The combo that in Finland costs like 5.50eur cost like 7eur here. Outrageous prices. So no popcorn in the movies for me.
Oh the movie ended up costing as much as my new book if I take into account the tram rides there and back. Hmm. I guess one could compare the two since both are entertainment. Spent another 20 eur again though. But yesterday was payday. I should probably now start using my German account.
posted by elisa @ 17:24
2 Comments:
At 3/8/06 17:36,
elina said…
I told Mom to send the books... She promised to do that. Or to tell Anniina to send them. So greetings from her from the summer cabin. She also promised to think about putting Ransu on Atkins. ;)
At 17/8/06 10:03,
Antti Koivisto said…
About Pirates: They shot Pirates #3 at the same time as #2. So there you go.
But what bugs me about #2 is the fact that it's more of the same that #1 was: let's go there, klang-klang-klang, lets go here, klang-klang-klang, let's go everywhere, more klang-klang-klang and so on. The actual story of Pirates #2 could probably fit on a single sheet of paper including all the needed dialogue.
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