"German is not a sexy language"

So, after a considerable amount of thought (all 10 minutes of it), I decided to try to teach myself a new language.

I decided on German, mainly because German and English are sister languages. Also, I studied a little (a minuscule amount) of German in high school. I can do the numbers up to ten and greet people at any time of the day.

I downloaded an eBook called "German Demystified" from the endoftheinter.net (Thanks Chris) and have got to work.

I figure that if I stick to one section and just pound away at my brain until I can recall it from memory I should be able to speak some broken German in about a month.

First up is the German alphabet, very similar to the English alphabet with a few pronunciation differences. So I will work on drumming this into my brainbox for the next few days when I have the time and I should be able to move on to consonant and vowel combinations in about 2-3 days.

I'll keep you posted.

-Tom

"Thank God, I thought you'd gone and gothed up."

So, I saw Ariel last night. Caught a quick glimpse from across the bar at The Northern Club and almost had a panic attack. I thought he'd gone goth for a second, until I went to say hi.

He said that he was at a costume party earlier and went as Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII. I didn;t believe him at the time but later, about 3:30am, I saw someone else in a costume.



PS: Sorry about the poor quality photos, holding the Desire steady after a few beers is tricky.

"It is done!"

Well, I've done it. 100 movies in 14 days. Bow down to my godliness. Now I need to get a fucking life. :(

Movie challenge (100):
16 Blocks
21
Aladdin
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien: Resurrection
Antitrust
Batman Begins
Beauty and the Beast
Better Luck Tomorrow
Blow
Bruce Almighty
Casino Royale
Cellular
Clerks 2
Constantine
Detroit Rock City
Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard With A Vengeance
Die Hard 4.0
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dogma
Doom
Down to Earth
Evolution
First Kid
Flight of the Phoenix
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Funny People
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Galaxy Quest
Ghost Rider
The Girl Next Door
The Godfather
Gone in 60 Seconds
Hackers
Hancock
The Hangover
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hero
I Love You, Man
Idiocracy
Independence Day
Iron Man
Knocked Up
A Knight's Tale
Liar Liar
The Longest Yard
Mallrats
The Mask
Major Payne
Might Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
Minority Report
Monsters vs. Aliens
Mongol
Mortal Kombat: Annihiliation
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
Pineapple Express
Public Enemies
Punisher: War Zone
First Blood
First Blood Part II
Rambo 3
Rambo
Remember the Titans
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Rocky V
Rocky Balboa
Role Models
Rush Hour 3
Run Fatboy, Run
Saving Private Ryan
Scarface
School of Rock
Simpsons Movie
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Space Jam
Starship Troopers
Street Fighter
Superbad
Super Troopers
Sweeney Todd; The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Taken
Transformers
Tropic Thunder
True Lies
Twilight
Up
V for Vendetta
Watchmen

"It's got what plants need, it's got electrolytes."

Movie challenge (93):
16 Blocks
21
Aladdin
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien: Resurrection
Antitrust
Batman Begins
Beauty and the Beast
Better Luck Tomorrow
Blow
Bruce Almighty
Casino Royale
Cellular
Clerks 2
Constantine
Detroit Rock City
Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard With A Vengeance
Die Hard 4.0
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dogma
Doom
Down to Earth
Evolution
First Kid
Flight of the Phoenix
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Funny People
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Galaxy Quest
Ghost Rider
The Girl Next Door
The Godfather
Gone in 60 Seconds
Hackers
Hancock
The Hangover
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hero
I Love You, Man
Idiocracy
Independence Day
Iron Man
Knocked Up
A Knight's Tale
Liar Liar
The Longest Yard
Mallrats
The Mask
Major Payne
Might Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
Minority Report
Monsters vs. Aliens
Mongol
Mortal Kombat: Annihiliation
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
Pineapple Express
Public Enemies
Punisher: War Zone
First Blood
First Blood Part II
Rambo 3
Rambo
Remember the Titans
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Rocky V
Rocky Balboa
Role Models
Rush Hour 3
Run Fatboy, Run
Saving Private Ryan
Scarface
School of Rock
Simpsons Movie
South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
Space Jam
Starship Troopers
Street Fighter
Superbad
Taken
Twilight
Watchmen

"Fuck Gaspar Gomez and fuck the fucking Diaz brothers!"

Okay, I have the lappy fixed. While it was out of commission, I watched a ton of movies. Just read the list below.

Movie challenge (52):
16 Blocks
21
Aladdin
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien: Resurrection
Antitrust
Batman Begins
Beauty and the Beast
Better Luck Tomorrow
Blow
Bruce Almighty
Casino Royale
Cellular
Clerks 2
Constantine
Detroit Rock City
Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard With A Vengeance
Die Hard 4.0
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dogma
Down to Earth
First Kid
Hancock
The Hangover
A Knight's Tale
Monsters vs. Aliens
Pineapple Express
Punisher: War Zone
First Blood
First Blood Part II
Rambo 3
Rambo
Remember the Titans
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robocop 3
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Rocky V
Rocky Balboa
Run Fatboy, Run
Saving Private Ryan
Scarface
Taken
Twilight
Watchmen

All links courtesy of the contributors @ Wikipedia

"Directive Four: CLASSIFIED"

Last night, my computer "died". So I had a bunch of free time and I watched 9 movies. I haven't slept but I've made great progress on the challenge, making up for the wasted day on Wednesday. Another wasted night tonight, I've got my brother's 23rd birthday but I'm slightly ahead. Only 79 more movies and 11 days to go (7.2mpd)

PS: Sorry for the lack of links, I'm sure no-one is clicking them anyway, I'll come back and add them later.

Movie challenge (21):
21
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Better Luck Tomorrow
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard 4.0
First Kid
Hancock
A Knight's Tale
Monsters vs. Aliens
Pineapple Express
Punisher: War Zone
Rambo
Remember the Titans
Robocop
Rocky Balboa
Run Fatboy, Run
Saving Private Ryan
Taken
Twilight
Watchmen

All links courtesy of the contributors @ Wikipedia

"Turns out, you don't need one. Totally overrated!

Last night, four more movies. First Kid, Monsters vs. Aliens, Taken and Twilight. Now, I'm taking a break and watching The Pacific, Part IV.

Movie challenge (12):
21
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
First Kid
Hancock
Monsters vs. Aliens
Punisher: War Zone
Remember the Titans
Taken
Twilight
Watchmen

All links courtesy of the contributors @ Wikipedia

"You make sure they remember forever, the night they played the Titans"

Just watched Remember the Titans. Decent flick. Now watching Aladdin.

Movie challenge (7):
21
Beauty and the Beast
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Hancock
Punisher: War Zone
Remember the Titans
Watchmen

All links courtesy of the contributors @ Wikipedia

EPIC.FAIL.

Okay, today was an epic fail in the eyes of my challenge. I haven't watched any movies. Yet. I do plan to watch some but I have an outstanding arrangement to go to the pub tonight. But when I get home, Movies galore.

Movie challenge (6):
21
Beauty and the Beast
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Hancock
Punisher: War Zone
Watchmen

All links courtesy of the contributors @ Wikipedia

"Oh God, now I've got brain splatter all over me."

We're up to six movies now people. Just watched Punisher: War Zone, decent film and even better than the original Punisher movie that was released in 2004. I think that's all for tonight.

We're right on track (list below). All very good movies. I've got Monsters vs. Aliens, Push, Remember the Titans, Taken, Twilight and Year One ready to go in the next couple of days.

Movie challenge (6):
21
Beauty and the Beast
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Hancock
Punisher: War Zone
Watchmen

All links courtesy of the contributors @ Wikipedia

"Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme..."

Okay, we're up to 5. Only 95 to go. I'm making fantastic headway.

Just watched one of my all-time fave movies, Beauty and the Beast. This movie gets me every single time. That part right at the end, when the Beast gets stabbed by Gaston and Belle confesses her love makes me cry like a baby. I recommend it to everyone. EVERYONE.

Movie challenge (5):
21
Beauty and the Beast
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Hancock
Watchmen

"Yippie-kai-yay, Motherfucker!"

I've officially changed my mind on the second Die Hard movie. When I first watched it, I thought that it was pretty lame. But after a few more times, including once for this challenge, I've decided that Die Hard 2: Die Harder is okay. It still doesn't match the pure awesomeness that is the original Die Hard but still slightly better that Die Hard With A Vengeance.

Die Hard 4.0 (Live Free or Die Hard) is on par with Die Hard 2 in my opinion.

Movie challenge (4):
21
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Hancock
Watchmen

EDIT: Check out this music video summing up all three Die Hard movies: Die Hard by Guyz Nite @ YouTube

"Ben, I said Google, not Sizzler"

Okay, the challenge is on track. Another film down, 21, Decent film. I prefered Jim Sturgess in 'Across the Universe', that guy can actually sing. Kate Bosworth is fucking prime though.

Movie challenge (3):
21
Hancock
Watchmen

"I propose a gentleman's agreement!"

I was walking back from the fish and chip shop a few minutes ago and I was thinking about a blog that I read a while ago. Basically, the guy writing said that he would watch 100 movies in 100 days. At the time I thought "That's easy, I could watch 100 movies in less than that."

So, here's the challenge: I will watch 100 movies, opening to closing credits, in 14 days!

I know what you're thinking, "He's crazy! It can't be done!", but I think that it can. I will watch 100 movies between 12:01 a.m. April 6th (today) and 11:59 p.m. April 20th. That's roughly 7.5 per day.

I've already got 2 under my belt. I watched Hancock and Watchmen so that's 2 down, 98 to go.

Movie challenge (2):
Hancock
Watchmen

First post, wow.

Well, this is the first post.

Being the easily bored type, I tend to find myself thinking alot, not about anything, just thinking. My mind tends to make weird connections, linking one topic to another completely unrelated topic via a small, unimportant keyword. I'm not sure why, it just always has. Also, my ability to retain heaps of useless information about just about anything that will never have an effect on me, my friends and family or any of our lives doesn't help my over-thinking.

So, in celebration this 'condition' (for lack of a better term), I've decided to open the 'After-hours Café'! A place where I can post some of those things that I think of when I'm alone: In bed; in the shower; at work. Anywhere that I get time to think, really.

This concludes the first post. First of many, I hope.

-Tom