The battle for exchange started up again about 1 1/2 month ago actually; I just forgot to update:-)
So today you all get the ultimate update, because the first part is sorted - I am leaving in July and will be going to the University of Wollongong in Australia for four months :-D Right now I think it's pretty amazing, but I still have tons of stuff to apply for; first of all I have to make the official application to Wollongong. Oh yeah, and Mads used Google Earth last night to show me that I'll be putting about 16000km between - scary :)
Anyways, if you wanna take a look at the uni, here's the homepage:
www.uow.edu.au
14. november 2006
"Babel"
Date & Time: 11/11-06, 18:30
Place: Metropol
With: Mads
I originally really wanted to see this film; then I didn't, and then - as a "thank you for being a tutor"-gift, I recieved a gift certificate for the cinema, so Mads and I decided to go see it anyway, because Jeppe from my class said it was great.
The story in itself was good, but I was a bit dissappointed by the style of the film. There was some messing around with the time, which I didn't find was very well done, so it just ended up seeming a bit confusing and like a cheap trick to make it look cool. But I think thw story made up for it, especially the parts with the deaf, Chinese girl - damn, she was messed up. So yeah, it was an okay film :-) ...and if you go watch it, please tell me, of Brad Pitt isn't suddenly looking really old? I'm thinking it's because of all those kids he's suddenly got with Angelina Jolie...
Place: Metropol
With: Mads
I originally really wanted to see this film; then I didn't, and then - as a "thank you for being a tutor"-gift, I recieved a gift certificate for the cinema, so Mads and I decided to go see it anyway, because Jeppe from my class said it was great.
The story in itself was good, but I was a bit dissappointed by the style of the film. There was some messing around with the time, which I didn't find was very well done, so it just ended up seeming a bit confusing and like a cheap trick to make it look cool. But I think thw story made up for it, especially the parts with the deaf, Chinese girl - damn, she was messed up. So yeah, it was an okay film :-) ...and if you go watch it, please tell me, of Brad Pitt isn't suddenly looking really old? I'm thinking it's because of all those kids he's suddenly got with Angelina Jolie...
11. november 2006
"Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan "
Date&Time: 4/11, 21:30
Place: Cinemaxx
With: Mads
It's been a while since I've watched a film in a full theatre, but apparently this one is the big hit at the moment. And I guess if you're into the kind of humour that consists almost solely of racist jokes and jokes about inappropriate sex, this film rocks. And I have to the surrender to the fact that I thought it was really funny as well. Though not only because of the naked men wrestling (and not naked in the good way) and the shitting in a bag, but also because of the completely insane Amricans that Borat meets on his journey - just when you thought Americans couldn't get more extreme, they did!
Definitely watchable!
Place: Cinemaxx
With: Mads
It's been a while since I've watched a film in a full theatre, but apparently this one is the big hit at the moment. And I guess if you're into the kind of humour that consists almost solely of racist jokes and jokes about inappropriate sex, this film rocks. And I have to the surrender to the fact that I thought it was really funny as well. Though not only because of the naked men wrestling (and not naked in the good way) and the shitting in a bag, but also because of the completely insane Amricans that Borat meets on his journey - just when you thought Americans couldn't get more extreme, they did!
Definitely watchable!
5. november 2006
"World Trade Center"
Date: 5/11-06, 18:30
Place: Cinemaxx
With: Marie & Erik
Another one of those films where the ticket is 50% off, which was also the only reason that I actually watched it at the cinema, because I really had no expectations of it being any good.
I changed my mind a bit though. I mean, it's a bit like "Borat": Just when you thought Americans couldn't get anymore American, they did! So there was a lot of love flying through the air and of course everyone was a hero, but I think the actual plot of the film - the two policemen trapped under one of the towers - worked well. I didn't give much thought to the 9/11-theme, but just got caught up in a good story.
So I surprisingly ended up liking it. Just don't watch it, if you're not a bit into the touchy, feely stuff, because there's a lot of that going around in "World Trade Center".
Place: Cinemaxx
With: Marie & Erik
Another one of those films where the ticket is 50% off, which was also the only reason that I actually watched it at the cinema, because I really had no expectations of it being any good.
I changed my mind a bit though. I mean, it's a bit like "Borat": Just when you thought Americans couldn't get anymore American, they did! So there was a lot of love flying through the air and of course everyone was a hero, but I think the actual plot of the film - the two policemen trapped under one of the towers - worked well. I didn't give much thought to the 9/11-theme, but just got caught up in a good story.
So I surprisingly ended up liking it. Just don't watch it, if you're not a bit into the touchy, feely stuff, because there's a lot of that going around in "World Trade Center".
High School Re-union
This year it's five years since I graduated from high school and on Friday we had our reunion. 15 people showed up out of 23 - that's not too bad. It was all very nice and cozy, but the best part was chatting to a couple of my good friends from "back then", who I totally lost contact with. Promises were made, of course, that we were gonna meet up soon, but even though I sincerely want it to happen, I don't want to get my hopes up.
Oh yeah, and I just loved watching Lene taking of her wedding rings and explaining the inscription about 100 times - I know whe's always been a bit jealous that we weren't the ones with the boyfriends, great clothes and exciting lives, and now all of a sudden, she's the one who's actually gotten married...and even better, she got married to something as exotic as a Brazilian guy (good thing none of them actually met him - nice guy and all, but he doesn't really create an atmosphere of carnivals and banana skirts). So good on ya, Lene.
Scary to think how competative we'll be at out 10 or 25 year reunion. I found it a bit silly that people kept asking whether you were pregnant or married, cause we're all 24-25, but at the same time I was pretty relieved that I actually have a live-in boyfriend, so I at least felt comfortable with who I am and where I am at this stage. Silly, but I guess you can never really escape expectations.
So I guess the last thing left to ponder now is what I want to be telling these people if we meet again in 5 years. I'll be 30 and finished at uni. I guess I'd like to be married at 30 and at least trying for those damn kids. And I'd prefer to be trying for those kids abroad somewhere - maybe the States or OZ - in some kind of exciting job...not sure what kind of job, but hey, I've got 5years to figure that out, right? :D
Oh yeah, and I just loved watching Lene taking of her wedding rings and explaining the inscription about 100 times - I know whe's always been a bit jealous that we weren't the ones with the boyfriends, great clothes and exciting lives, and now all of a sudden, she's the one who's actually gotten married...and even better, she got married to something as exotic as a Brazilian guy (good thing none of them actually met him - nice guy and all, but he doesn't really create an atmosphere of carnivals and banana skirts). So good on ya, Lene.
Scary to think how competative we'll be at out 10 or 25 year reunion. I found it a bit silly that people kept asking whether you were pregnant or married, cause we're all 24-25, but at the same time I was pretty relieved that I actually have a live-in boyfriend, so I at least felt comfortable with who I am and where I am at this stage. Silly, but I guess you can never really escape expectations.
So I guess the last thing left to ponder now is what I want to be telling these people if we meet again in 5 years. I'll be 30 and finished at uni. I guess I'd like to be married at 30 and at least trying for those damn kids. And I'd prefer to be trying for those kids abroad somewhere - maybe the States or OZ - in some kind of exciting job...not sure what kind of job, but hey, I've got 5years to figure that out, right? :D
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