It’s a Wild World
Such a mad day I will have to amend the time of blog-entry to make this appear on the right date!
Started off this morning by helping Steve at work, running errands with kids in tow.
Home for a quick coffee for me, while the children played with Mollie and did their music practice.
Back out (via the cinema to get Orange Wednesday 2-4-1 tickets for Narnia) to our Home Ed groups’ joint Christmas party. A well attended affair including a party lunch, storytelling session, gift giving and opening and enjoying, then carol singing and lantern procession around the park! We were there until around 5pm when we went to extract Steve from work and take him to the cinema.
Loved the film. I wasn’t sure I was going to, and I’m not going to attempt to review it at all as there are plenty of reviews out there already. But I liked it – I liked the ‘magical-ness’ of the story which I think they did a great job translating into film. The cast were brilliant; there were a couple of moments where the special effects seemed less good than others, but the main animal characters were exceptionally well done. The battle scene, we realised on the way home, was interesting because there wasn’t a drop of blood spilt (or very little, at least!). Still not quite sure it tops the animated version for me personally, but they are such different films from different eras so you really can’t compare them. If Disney/New Walden Media are planning to make the entire series I will be thrilled, does anyone know if they are?
Once home and the children were in bed it was an early night for us, too. Well, it would have been early for me until I started chatting online on Animal Crossing, where the Wild World has become a small world – wi-fi means you meet people by playing across towns with your characters, and somehow I’ve managed to meet a someone who’s as sad as me – obsessed enough to buy AC:WW before it’s even released in this country, then play it obsessively too. I got Nookingtons (with added hair salon) first though! Bizarrely, my new found friend actually lives nearby in real life, so one of these days we’re going to have to meet up and play AC without worrying about the network dropping out!
Still no photos of the new hamster but Abbie did have him out of the cage this evening and he seems quite settled and still very cute. Will get Steve on the case today 
December 22nd, 2005 at 9:56
ROFL… you are funny!!!
I’ve not seen narnia yet; looking forward to it though. Mind you, i’ve not seen harry yet either! (Grumble)
December 22nd, 2005 at 10:38
I *loved* the review on the greatest trick. I just about resisted asking whether it was *just* conincidence that he thought TLTWATW was good propaganda and HDM insidious propaganda, given he was a devout christian. Just don’t see it myself.
When you are there on your death bed I wonder if one of your regrets will be not playing enough Animal Crossing….
December 22nd, 2005 at 10:47
Don’t see either of them as propaganda personally.
And yes, if I haven’t managed to collect all the items by the time I die I will leave it in my will that someone has to carry on the legacy
although it won’t be Josiah, wretched boy keeps buying axes and chopping down *my* trees! Merry, I am still holding you personally responsible for directing me to AC websites and thus leading me into obsession 
December 22nd, 2005 at 11:27
I would prefer to lay the blame at you being Asperger’s.
December 22nd, 2005 at 13:54
pmsl!
December 22nd, 2005 at 23:49
Well Chris, of COURSE it’s not coincidence. Doesn’t your system of beliefs inform every decision you make, and how you see the world around you? Don’t worry about putting up incendiary or controversial comments on the Greatest Trick, either- you know we all love it!