tonari no totoro

"My Neighbour Totoro". ANOTHER MIYAZAKI MOVIE! OMG I wanted to see this ever since it came out on dvd yeah but I guess it's not really meant to be O..o anyways... moving right along... Another great (even though it's rather old) movie by Miyazaki-sensei and I love it! The totoros are just so cute XD but especially the big totoro's reaction to the rain 8D kawaii~ne

Plot outline: Sasuki, Mei and their father moved to a village that is near their mother's hospital (where she is hospitalised for god-knows-what) and whilst living in this village Mei (Sasuki's little sis) discovered a path to the Totoros or rather a path to the big huge tree that has been there for hundreds of years... so what happened is well I suppose the Totoros are the gods of the forest O..o well... that's the story really and then the adventure begins *grin*

There's really no action or no intense plot in the movie but it's a mellow sort of drama most likely a feel good movie it's one that makes me laugh and smily while at the sad parts I would be empathising with the protagonists... but overall this is a very well done movie but probably more targeted to a kids sort of audience and it has old traditional values which maybe reflects more of the Japanese culture than western one ^^

Overall a very good movie I give it THREE AND A HALF STAR (8D since when do I rate teehee)

ps. OMG Soccerroos lost =__= they so don't deserve it... this postscript is probably going to be axed after a couple of weeks

wheee XD

well... I FINALLY AM NINETEEN O..O wheeee X3 I'm older now... but nonethewiser though O..O but as Joyce puts it "nineteen is boring" ... yeah she's right =__= come to think of it I expect a lot when I finally turned 18 but then when I turned 19 it's just less exciting... and I remembered commenting that I wanna be 21 soon XD which is in another 2 years! OMG another year and I'm 20 already?!? WOAH!

Turning to another subject (abruptly) I am bored and yet tired. I know I have to find a job to fill these gaping holes of boredom but come to think of it keeping an eye on a child barely reaching 2 and another of 6 is pretty tiring =__= I can't helped but be stressed sometimes and imagine what their mom has to go through everyday... *shiver* maybe I really shouldn't think of it. So basically over the couple of weeks of holidays I have been doing basically nothing except drawing (a lot) and keeping a watchful eye over the children, I've been getting up late and sleeping even later O..o and I DID INDEED GET UP AT 2 IN THE MORNING TO WATCH THE SOCCER MATCH XD I KNOW! surprising isn't it?!? AND I've been watching a couple of movies such as "My Neighbour Totoro", which I am going to review when my mind is sane enough to not write incessantly XD

Bah~! Going to another point (again, abruptly) I have to go for my P soon X3 I KNOW! I SHOULD! BUT I'M SCARED +__+;
But according to my couz I better take a couple of hours of lessons first and then go ahead with the P since he doesn't know what "tricks" the driver instructor wants. But if anyone got any objection to that I'm actually going to go ahead with the plan since I am not confident in my driving skill even though I got my couz to be my instructor +__+ but I think I'm still gonna go ahead with it...

OK moving to another point. The birthday dinner was AWESOME X3 I wished more people could come but thanks to the few who did come :3 it was GREAT! AND THANKS FOR THE PREZZIES THEY WERE WONDERFUL ^--^

And I know that the dinner was somewhat shouldn't even occur since there are exams afterwards so thank you again ^--^ I really really appreciate it XD

AND we won't just be restricted to that outing are we guys? COZ WE'RE GONNA MEET UP AFTER THE EXAMS! YEEHAW~! XD okies we better meet up soon or else... muahahahahaha I'm feeling so evil right now XD I think it's because of the late night raindrops and my slightly off mind +__+ (considering it's 1am in the morning I guess it's valid reason)

Okies I'm gonna either go to sleep or go back to drawing... which ever... okies sayonara~!

AUSSIE SOCCEROOS WON!! XD

yes... I am like all the OTHER people... sitting here all alone watching the world cup, thrusting my fist in furious rage and cursing silently against the picture box... i am just like them...

I LOVE IT! XD I gotta admit in the beginning I wasn't convinced that the Socceroos can give it them all and can in all account win the match against Japan... HOW WRONG I WAS! XD IT WAS BLOODY BEAUTIFUL! OMG! I think I am still in that fully celebration mode where my heart just goes ~doki doki~

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW CUTE TIM CAHILL IS! XD isn't it beautiful just watching him doing that air boxing on the corner pole and then suddenly just ran off to the side when all his teammates were waiting to hug and toss him around and then he just alluded them XD how awkward is that?!?

ok... here's the rundown even though you're not a soccer fan you NEED TO KNOW... (just on the Aussie side though XP)
-- Cahill scored twice (I can't bloody remember when... XP)
-- THEN Aloisi scored 3 MINUTES BEFORE THE GAME ENDS XD

how cool is that?!?

THEY BLOODY CHANGED HISTORY! Somehow I feel like we need to thank Guus Hiddink! THANKS GUUS! XD

okies I think that's enough excitement for a day XD gonna go to sleep or watch some more soccer now XD

GO GO SOCCEROOS! GO GO SOCCEROOS!! XD

~ikimashyou ne XD it's really REALLY ironic that I am saying that in Jap when I am in umm... well... neither's side really but I just want the Socceroos to win XD coz I just feel like it ^--^

okies... at the moment it is on the second half... Jap is leading by one (at about the 26th minute) a couple of times the Oz player gets a chance to score but umm... didn't XP ... they tried... well... to tell you the truth it's kinda disappointing that the match couldn't be much more exciting than what I want it to be...

I WANNA SEE BRAZIL!!! XP anyone know when it is? O..O

The latest progress: one Jap player (Tsuboi) out coz of hamstring... (55th minute)

OMG!

I've been driving around soo much today XD

First I went to Ingleburn which is all the way to Fairfield and more! XD and went through M5 when we went home O..O yes and I wasn't kidding! That was SCARY! But I think I'm getting used to it now XD although I really would like to be a pro soon... But it's such a scary place... the road O..O I think I lack concentration and I tend to speed a little and uh uh well... I'm just not really ready yet +__+ see... everytime I drive I feel that I'm jeopardising my life as well as the others' =__=...

O yeah a weird thing happened I GOT STOPPED FOR RANDOM BREATH TESTING!!! XD that was weird O..O the officer said "count to ten" and my first response was "huh?" XD My couz nearly laugh his ass off! Coz the only breath testing that I ever known is the one where you have to blow onto this handheld machine XD and well... I wasn't embarassed but just confused and uh... feel a bit weird... o yeah and I think my couz also made a comment before we stopped for the test "what the hell? are you trying to road kill the officer or something" XD coz apparently I wasn't slowing down! XD hahaha that was funny and uh well... confusing... XD

But twas all good I didn't drink any alcohol of course coz if I do ( "˚ ∆˚) I'll be dead... +__+ nah just have a gum in my mouth and somewhat wary that it might cause something... not sure what though :P

Then I went driving to my aunt's home next all the way to Miranda XD that was fun! Coz I went through the Hume Highway! OMG! at 5 o'clock in the evening! It's really not the best time really... A LOT OF BLOODY CARS!! XD But still... it's weird coz I'm really scared of doing my test now... O..O I know I shouldn't but I'm not sure... -__- coz I still get told off by my couz in the car... o well...

"thank you, gorgeous" "my name is Valentin" "i love that name" XD

quote from Poseidon between Richard Nelson, the architect, and Marco Valentin, gorgeous XD {imdb.com}

Seriously bad. But if you want a bit of humour in tense situation this is the thing for ya. Hmm... it wasn't that bad seeing it on the big screen considering the big bangs and sfx that they put. But overall, we just can't stop laughing our asses off! XD

It's a remake of the 1972's "The Poseidon Adventure" which I want to see when I get the chance to.

I don't think I should really talk that much about this movie except it's such a shame that Josh lucas looks so cute XD

quote -- courtesy of imdb.com
pic -- moviesonline.ca

OMG coloured two more XD

All artworks © moi ^^ just in case... i know AS IF! XD but a girl can't be too careful can she o..O

WOOHOO!!! COLOURED!! ^--^ and mind you that the whole entire colouring is done in comp! YES USING PHOTOSHOP! WOOHOO!!! It's not perfect but i'm still learning so forgive me if you can see faults... =__="

oo btw you might want to click to enlarge it coz i think it looks better that way -__-" ~meh...

"way to go, Furball" (Logan on Hank)

WOOHOO! Finally get to see X-men 3 : The Last Stand! Ummm... Just a reminder that the following would be a MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD! As in I would talk a lot about the movie probably dissing it at a couple of parts within the movie...

Okies first up, what's with the lovey dovey scenes that seems to engulfed the whole bloody film. Yes ok you can argue that it becomes an important part within the movie for the character developments. But talk about the goddamn original lines they've put into the movie! SO GODDAMN CLICHÉD!

Storm (looking at Logan): "It's not whether THEY can or not, it's whether YOU can."

err... uhuh... then there's the scene where Angel "rebelled" against his father.

Warren Worthington, Sr.: "Warren, it's a better life. It's what we all want."
Warren Worthington III: "No, it's what you want."

AND just for that overused quote I did mouthed the quote BEFORE he even said "no it's what you want".

ok ok I know I'm being WAY too critical on this movie. But I can't help rolling my eyes at several scenes... AND I don't think Halle Berry is really cut out for the part of Ororo Munroe aka Storm. First of all, she's too short. I'm kidding. But I always admire Ororo as someone who is in a way multi-faceted. She's not someone who is too girlish and is not an expected person. When I read the comics her character gives up this vibe that is constantly changing according to whatever situation she is being put into. When she becomes a leader she would be someone who is superior yet understanding, when she's a friend she becomes someone who is reliable, when she becomes an enemy she is someone who will be feared. Halle Berry is predictable. Of course I can't explain it in more ways than that.

Mystique is cool! (hehe) But such a shame that she has to change back because of the cure. And it's such a shame that Nightcrawler is not there anymore. *sigh and it's such a shame that Rogue was jealous of Kitty... Why the hell is Kitty so... childish? She sat open-mouthed and blank faced. It's not fun being irritated like that!

Haha and I was kinda hoping the lower part of Wolverine's clothes would somehow come off coz of Jean's power hehe you know in the last scene where Jean was destroying everything and then (clichéd moment) Wolverine walks up piles of rubbles trying to stop her (hehe)

Another clichéd moment:

Jean: "You would die for them?"
Logan: "No... not for them.... for you."

Yeah no laughing matter though that was quite serious.

Lastly, they cramped so much minor storylines that in the end it feels... cramped. It does! I ain't kidding. I kinda wished everything would go slowly coz the characters develop WAY too fast and the emotional and sentimental sides of the stories are kinda rushed a bit...

ok ok I know I'm being WAY too harsh on this movie. I like the previous two better though. But I would probably find faults when I rewatch them all over again... hopefully not.

To conclude, I like it. Not in a favourite movie kind of way but it's ok. I like how Magneto moved the bridge (what was the bridge called again?) that was way cool. And it was funny how the mom locked the car door after they moved the bridge. And then Magneto rolled his eyes (hehe). AND OMG Beast WAS THERE!! O..O I like him too!!! It's such a shame that Professor Xavier died TT__TT *hicks... I like his character the most... o well... that was the story anyways...

Although the movie has quite a handful of actions it was being overlayered with romances... after all romanticisms always rule don't they?

-- image courtesy of actuacine.net
-- some quotes courtesy of imdb.com

MORE CHARAC!!

Yup... I tried to upload these last time and err... it never worked (tried at LEAST a dozen times!)

So here they are...

To those of you who have seen all the characters in my blog will kinda recognise that this is chaos (noush's character) I drew it again... kinda in a different pose and different outfit and she has this some kind of abstract tattoo on her arm O..O



FINALLY! I finally make amends to all my dreads beforehand of how to draw Joycie's charac and now here it is! As you can see almost all of her body are err... "machines" and she ALSO has a tattoo but of a musical note...



OK this next one is my own charac but in a different pose since I kinda thought of this and thought "why not?" and yeah you can't really see the fountain pen where I'm supposed to be standing on +__+



Okies that's all from me and just a note all the brushes that I use are all © of Insomniac.

Thank you very much and please comment >..< *runs back and hide*