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I wsa able to finally watch Bright Young Things. It is based off of Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh. Written and directed by Stephen Fry. I liked bits, loved bits, and hated bits. Though I think the 'hated bits' were due to it being based of off a book. They seemed out of place and didn't further the storyline. I loved the cast. I got to see David Tennant which made me happy. I also was able to correctly point out Stephen Fry's cameo. <-theo_winterwood, Do watch! (and does Sherlock have a brother?)

Tomorrow I am to chaperone little children who go to my old middle school. So strange. I have to get up early, so I am off to bed.

to theo_winterwood

Referencing the Oscar Wilde Collection Stage Left - The Picture of Dorian Gray:
"This 1976 production features a pre-Equus Peter Firth, with John Gielgud and Jeremy Brett in a lean John Osborne-scripted version that underscores, nay, flaunts, Wilde's homoerotic subtext. Swift and to the point. Short bios of the stars are provided.">

I successfully managed NOT to lose any children during today's field trip. Though three little boys kept trying to steal my Mobile. A teacher actually came over and questioned me as to whose cell phone it was. She looked peturbed when I told her it was mine. (I was checking the movie schedule!) Adorable moment of the day: Little boy in my group named Ashley kept waving at me whenevr he saw me and made sure I saw him before I left the school. He was so adorable!

Grabbed a sandwich from Wawa for lunch and sat in front of the t.v. for the rest of the day. I kid you not. I was exhausted and felt that due to current nature I needed a break from sister's room and the computer. I am finally caught up with Big Love! I also started work on a crocheted shawl.

Later I watched the finale of NCIS (purely for Mark Harmon), then the newest episode of House. Quite content.

I have to get up at a decent time tomorrow due to my Mum being off and I needing to be at my Alma Mater at 1:00 for Matt's Senior Project. Quite exciting.

Why I love John Lasseter, the man that is going to save my Disney:

Pixar Fought Disney To Protect Its "Children," Says Lasseter
John Lasseter, the co-founder and creative leader of Pixar, has acknowledged that he worried endlessly during the protracted negotiations with Disney about the possibility that Disney would produce sequels to the original Pixar films like Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. if a deal extending their relationship wasn't concluded. In an interview with Fortune magazine, Lasseter said, "It would have been easier just to walk away, but Steve [Jobs] stayed in there for me, because I loved these characters that we have created. They're like family, like children. And if we didn't get a deal, Disney would own our children. Who knew what they would do? These were the people that put out Cinderella II. We believe that the only reason to do a sequel is if you have a great story, period. It's not 'Let's just keep cranking it out.'" Lasseter said that he and Jobs decided to wait until Michael Eisner left as CEO of the studio before resuming negotiations with Disney, and that he received a phone call from Robert Iger on the day he was named to succeed Eisner. "And that said a lot to us, because he was serious about wanting to make a deal with us to keep distributing our films. He understood that the biggest issue for us wasn't money, but to have control of our characters." When he heard that Disney wanted to take over Pixar, Lasseter recalled, "at first I was very nervous." However, he added, Jobs reassured him, saying, "Get to know Bob Iger. That's all I can say. He's a good man."

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I used to love Disney. Then Disney went downhill. The only GOOD (not fun, or amusing) movies came out of Pixar. They were intelligent and adult but not in the way Shrek and other Dreamworks pictures are adult. Kids do not need to be egged on when it comes to gross, lewd humour.

Remember old Disney? Good, fun Disney? Come on, Beauty and the Beast. Need I say more?