SO I GOT "CARRIED AWAY"!!! ("SEX AND THE CITY" DVD), by TICKLEBEAR

so i finally got the DVD of "sex & the city".

what a shocker....

:D~

i can't say anything wrong.

i don't care about the naysayers

that bitch against this movie,

or the series itself.

it's not about sex or labels,

it's about friendship.

& this is quite a celebration!!!

the extra minutes on the DVD bring a little more depht

to the storyline.

(it gives a new meaning to director's cut...)

so much focus is put on carrie,

but think about it:

we get to see charlotte

as a mother & a blissful wife.

we get to see miranda becoming forgiving.

the brooklyn bridge scene!!

the damn brooklyn bridge scene...

what a heartwrencher!!!

(kleenex moment here!!!)

oy ve!!!

:D~

we get to see samantha finding herself anew,

understanding she loves "smith",

but she loves herself more,

& that's just fine.

& we see carrie going through a rollercoaster of emotions.

(don't forget the vogue photoshoot:

VERA WANG,

CHRISTAIN LACROIX,

i'm SO DIOR & OSCAR DE LA RENTA...)

:D~

but basically,

we see the girls sticking together!!!!!!

"sex & the city" is about one thing (for me!!):

friendship,

friendship,

friendship!!!!

& i am SO fortunate to know something

about friendship.

(think when samantha feeds breakfast to carrie...)

(i think of when lucrecia drove from the north after i burried my mom)

(i think of when linoue came with me to see some damn chinese lanterns...

when my head was reeling...)

nothing is more precious to me than friendship.

there's no family nor any men to beat this.

may i propose drinks at my place,

watching this DVD????

lets celebrate friendship as it should!!!

(no extra paper work involved here!!!)

i give it SO an absolut 5 stars!!!!!!

(is anyone surprised?...)

what a beautiful movie!!!

a 'butterflies in your stomach",

"rock your world",

"breathtaking" movie.

JUST SAY YES!!!

HECK!!!

i'm gonna watch it AGAIN!!!!!

it's mine after all!!!

i'll do AS I PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(a "samantha" moment here...)

TWICE IN A ROW!!!!!!!!!!

it's my DVD,

& i'll do what i want with it!!!!

:)~

BTW

did you know?

i've hit over 300 000 viewers with this video on youtube

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yes i did!!!!!

who knew????

YOUPPIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D~

HUGZ

& don't call me cheap:

my favorite song in the movie,

"kissing"!!!!!

yes!

you can color outside the lines.

that's life!!!!

:)~

come on people!!!

you must find love!!!!

EVER THINE!!!

EVER MINE!!!

EVER OURS!!!

:)~

P.S.

canada rates it 18a.

quebec rates it 13.

what the heck does the USA rates it

????????????????????????????

50+???

gosh!!!

i love quebec

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D~

JACK JOHNSON: SLEEP THROUGH STATIC, by TICKLEBEAR

jack johnson,

with his recent CD,

"sleep through the static"

proves to be interesting.

i am not part of his target audience,

as i'm not keen on male singers,

nor naturally attracted to this style.

but nonetheless,

i reacted the same way i do with JEWEL,

as i'm willing to let him take me by the hand

& drag me into a fabulous journey.

sober, introspective, candid,

it speaks to the soul very simply.

a gentle ride,

like having a drink with your best friend.

no fuss,

just casual conversation,

no pretension.

i might get into this.

:)~

a cute guy,

with good values,

as he is much involved

& an advocate for a greener planet.

i surely can appreciate that.

:)~

if you need to listen

to something nurturing,

this will be a good bet.

if i like it,

there must be something about the guy

& what he does.

:)~

HUGZ

NETHERLANDS 12- ENGLAND 1, by TICKLEBEAR

so i went to my local store

to grab a few brews,

given i'm not working tomorrow...

grolsch,

from the netherlands,

is a premium lager

that runs smoothly in your mouth,

giving your tastebuds a run for their money.

great beer!!

:)~

john bull's ale,

a blonde lager,

claiming to deliver

the "tang" of this "london-style" ale...

if this is what the brits drink,

i honestly feel a pang of sorrow for them.

it is not just boring,

it's even annoying.

something in the aftertaste

makes me loathe the moment

i'll drink the 3 others

i have left...

(if i ever actually do...)

thank god

i know there are other british beers.

this one doesn't suit me at all.

i hate it!!!

:(~

HUGZ

as for the video,

it's not what i was looking for,

but i thought it was fun...

McCroquet's.

let's drink to that...

CHEERS!!!!

:D~

reHUGZ

DEXTER: DAMN HOT!!!! by TICKLEBEAR

watching on movie network

as the new season of

DEXTER

is kicking off,

& it is damn hot!!!

a coroner & serial killer,

specialised in killing other serial killers,

who got away from the justice system...

unexpected turn-outs...

& we like those,

now,

don't we??

i'm SO excited!!!

as usual,

on the movie network.

:D~

HUGZ

TRUE BLOOD, TRULY INTERESTING, by TICKLEBEAR

i was given the first episode DVD of
TRUE BLOOD

& i liked it very much.

the idea of vampires going mainstream

is not totally new,

(angel & spike, ring a bell???),

but this series shows vampires mingling with mortals,

based on the fact

they don't need to feed on us anymore,

due to the creation of some synthetic blood...

but is it as good as the real deal?

i guess i'll have to stay tuned to know that for a fact...

:D~

suki (anna paquin) is a mortal

but definitely not ordinary

as she's spent her whole life

listening to other people's thoughts...

but she can't hear what her vampire friend is thinking,

much to her relief,

& her delight...

how can this be happening in the middle of nowhere?

(bon temps...)

alan ball,

creator of "six feet under"

must really be having a "ball" with this one.

drenched with sex & ambiguities,

it is anything but boring.

i guess i'm gonna like it on DVD,

but i'll settle with watching it on movie network

in the meantime.

did i mention this was an HBO series???
what a surprise!!

N-O-T !!

i'm really enjoying this.

:)~

HUGZ

METALLICA: DEATH MAGNETIC, by TICKLEBEAR

metallica,

this american band which i've liked since the '80s

is now hitting us with

"death magnetic".

if you like trash metal,

you'll love this.

the material is relevant,

the music is simply maddening.

i feel like putting on my boots

& stumping the floor

or slamming in some walls.

but i don't think my neighbors would appreciate

even one bit.

the concept for the CD is interesting,

what with the coffin.

& the music is even more so.

you'll find 10 tracks:

that was just your life

the end of the line

broken, beat & scarred

the day that never comes

all nightmare long

cyanide

the unforgiven 3

the judas kiss

suicide & redemption

my apocalypse

their lyrics have always spoken volume to me,

& the music takes me out of my usual comfort zone,

something i enjoy occasionally.

:D~

i've highligted what i consider as my new favorites.

& BTW:

i still have a crush on james hetfield...

just can't help it.

is it SO wrong???

i'm only hoping

they'll give us many more like this.

it rocks

in the best of ways.

:D~

HUGZ

"the day that never comes",

not one of my favorites,

but it'll give you some idea.

:)~

MYLENE FARMER: POINT DE SUTURE, by TICKLEBEAR

mylene farmer,

one of my alltime favorites,

strikes back with "point de suture",

which translates as "stiches".

"degeneration" was our first look at this new CD.

not much on words,

but the beat is catchy,

& the video (shown below) is very much

in the tradition of mylene's videos:

impeccably produced

& definitely provocative.

you'll find 11 tracks on this CD:

degeneration

appelle mon numero

je m'ennuie

paradis inanime

looking for my name (duet with moby)

point de suture

reveiller le monde

sextonik

c'est dans l'air

si j'avais au moins...

plus one hidden track,

ave maria

the familiar voice,

evoking the usual moods

through the lyrics & the music,

it is not too different

from what she has delivered in the past,

but it sounds fresh & engaging.

you cannot remain indifferent

to her charms.

she will once more seduce you,

singing about pain, angst & despair,

hopeless love & crushed dreams,

but on a very upbeat sound.

i expect there'll be sufficient remixes

to keep people dancing

until her next CD...

:D~

HUGZ

THE MAGIC OF LANTERNS (MONTREAL'S BOTANICAL GARDEN-2008), by TICKLEBEAR

since i had previously expressed interest in this

i proved true to my word

& went tonight to montreal's botanical garden

for the annual festival

of the magic of lanterns,

despite the rain & the wind...

:D~

(i should work for post canada,

because,

rain or shine,

i'll be there!!)

it was as enchanting as last year,

though i noticed many pieces WERE from last year,

but instead of being on the water,

they were featured in the gardens.

the pond featured new pieces

with a circus theme.

the ensemble still had this magic

that brings peace,

despite the screams of the too-many children there...

(too many to my liking, that is...)

:D~

still,

i've enjoyed this moment

& taken a few pictures.

some are good,

some not so much...

i'm still shaking the camera too much

& the wind really didn't help.

but if you find the time,

this makes for a nice stroll in the evening.

i don't give them the laughing smiley (4),

but the smiling smiley (3),

as i was expecting everything to be new.

otherwise,

i highly recommend this.

:)~

HUGZ

HOW TO QUICKLY SUMMERIZE THIS SUMMER AT THE MOVIES? by TICKLEBEAR

i found on youtube

something that summerize

this season at the boxoffice.

with the new batman movie

taking in major earnings,

& leaving others in its dust,

i found this parody quite apropos.

i give it 5 stars

for the concept & the pertinence.

enjoy!!

:D~

HUGZ