Assorted Ramblings...

The battle of teh hawt is still raging among the DFGs, and after my post yesterday, I got to thinking about some of the other hot men I enjoy looking at, but who wouldn't have been termed "hot". Rather, they'd have been called "handsome" or described as "matinee-idols" and the like - because they're "old time" film stars. Old films are another thing I geek out over, in case you hadn't noticed!

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I am already being pestered about going to see this.

I'm sure it's Auntie hooloovoo_42's turn though...

Gah - manic day. My HoD in MFL called me yesterday evening to say that she wouldn't be in today because she wasn't well - and I have to say, she sounded like crap, so I don't blame her. But that means that the entire MFL department for the day was - moi. Luckily, she'd jotted down some ideas for her lessons today, so I just had to write up the cover sheets and get a few things together, but it still takes time. And now that school starts that much earlier in the morning - first lesson used to be at 9.15 but now it's 8.45 - that leaves a lot less time to get ready. I had to get my own lessons ready as well, which was when I discovered that the material I was supposed to have been left for PSHE - hadn't been left for me. Great. And I didn't have time to chase anyone up about it. So I had to improvise a lesson about "Fair Trade."

Just before break the fire alarm went off. My coat was in the office, so I ended up standing out in the freezing cold in a muddy field with no coat for best part of twenty minutes. Apparently, it wasn't a drill, there had been something burning somewhere, but it wasn't serious. I'm sure the kids were delighted.

The good thing was that my PSHE lesson was truncated (thank God) but things like that seem to have a knock-on effect and the rest of the day seemed very disjointed.

But, I'm planning to have a night off tonight. Mr Caz and I have asked the Cazes senior to come and babysit so we can go to the pictures. This is assuming I can stay awake that long. We're going to see Valkyrie. I figure that the presence of Messers Branagh, Nighy and Wilkinson will be enough to distract me from Tom Cruise's eyepatch and poofy hair!

Took the kids to the cinema this afternoon to see Inkheart. Actually, it was just as much for me and Mr Caz, because we wanted to get out of the house!

The cinema was almost empty as were the streets, by the look of it.

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There were trailers for Ice Age 3, Bolt, Benjamin Button and there was a teaser for the new Star Trek movie (not a full trailer though). I'd like to see all of those when they come out - of course the kids are definitely up for the first two :)

It's time to start getting back to 'normal' now, I suppose. I've had a bit of a tidy u- today, and have just about finished up all the leftovers. We had Turkey and Leek Flan with Cheese for tea, and I've made and frozen several portions of filling for Creamed Turkey en Croute, both of which have been firm favourites for years.

I plan to set aside a few hours for work tomorrow - I've got more marking to do and some lessons to write. We're spending New Year's Eve at my parents; the kids are sleeping over and we're all going to a Panto on New Year's Day. I confess I'm not a big fan of New Year's - I don't think I ever have been, really. I don't make resolutions - if I want to do something I'll do it, and no amount of "resolving" will make me more - or less - inclined towards it. New Year's Eve always feels horribly anti-climactic to me, and New Year's day always marks the beginning-of-the-end of the holiday :-(

I'm in some sort of fangirl heaven right now - David Tennant last night, and now I'm watching Presumed Innocent (which I haven't seen since it first came out) and I can stare at Harrison Ford and Bradley Whitford at the same time!

And for once, the bad haircut isn't Brad's!! *snerk*

There are still no less than four movies from my meme yesterday that remain unguessed.

I can't believe nobody has got #12. - done!

And the other three (3, 5, and 11) are from British movies, so come on you Brits!

ETA - All done!

Enchanted was fabulous!

Really, it was pitch perfect. I love Disney movies - but you have to admit that some of the cliches are ripe for sending up - and it was great that this was Disney doing just that!

I don't know who Amy Adams is, but she was excellent, and while I've never found Patrick Dempsey to be particularly drool-worthy, there were a couple of moments there where he almost - almost - made it! ;)

And it must be the only Disney movie to include a line in a song about cleaning a toilet!

But although it didn't take itself too seriously, it did take itself seriously in the right way - it was well thought out and put together, the casting was spot on - and Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz wrote the songs! YAY!

Was the fact that Giselle made her outfits out of curtains a direct reference to the fact that Julie Andrews was the narrator? *g*

ETA And there were bit parts for Jodi Benson (Ariel in The Little Mermaid) and Paige O'Hara (Belle in Beauty and the Beast.) Nice touch :)

(And yes, I'm very sad that I read the credits and notice stuff like that.)

Seeing I'm at home today and Mr Caz is still flaked out, I've finally gotten around to watching the DVD of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that I bought a few weeks ago. (While doing the ironing).

I thought it was really good. Of course, with such a fat book, they had to cut a lot out - although it's been a while since I read it, so I couldn't tell you what - but I didn't feel there was anything "lacking". Imelda Staunton was fabulous as Umbridge. I can't help thinking she must have modelled herself on the Queen (or the Queen Mum) - those awful hats!

Oh, and I've been watching Cranford - the latest Sunday night costume drama from the Beeb. I have to say, the last few they've done have been a bit disappointing - the Jane Eyre last year was a bit weak overall, I thought, and I only really watched it because Toby Stephens was magnificently moody as Rochester! And those Austen adaptations on ITV were pretty bad.
But the Beeb is back on form with this one - a veritable glut of British thesps - Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Francesca Annis, Jim Carter, Greg Wise, and Philip "you're surrounded by armed bastards!" Glenister, to name but a few.
I'm not that familiar with the original novels, but it's been nicely done so far and is definitely worth watching.

I gave Journeyman a look when it started on Sky the other week, but it didn't really grab me - does it get better?

I've got a load of other stuff to watch when I can find the time. But then most of the shows are going to be on a forced hiatus soon, aren't they, so if I leave the catching up a bit longer, by the time I get through them all, maybe they'll be back on!

(I think Ugly Betty is going to be the first show airing here to be affected by the strike, because I think we're only a week or so behind the US.)

What happens when the networks run out of new episodes. Reruns?