Interesting facts about Harry Potter families.

Doing a bit of research on Barty Crouch Jr I have found that Barty's paternal great grandfather was the brother of the great grandfather of Sirius Black. And Barty's paternal grandmother was the sister of Arthur Weasley's mother. I just found that interesting.

Marathon Continuation

Kaitlynne is at a weekend long sleep over so I can watch whatever I want to watch without worrying about waking her up. YAY!

Tonight I started with Game 6. Robert plays a theater critic who is notorious for giving such scathing reviews that he actually ends careers. So many people hate him that he goes out in disguise, he doesn't have a listed address and he carries a fire arm. Michael Keaton plays a play write and the movie takes place all in one day, the opening night of the newest play. And Robert's character is going to be there to review it. All of this is centered on Game 6 of the 1986 World Series when Boston blew the series and lost to the Mets. It's very interesting and well done, but you have to really pay attention to be able to follow the movie. When it's all said and done we find out that the play write and the critic have the Boston Red Sox in common. I really like this movie just because Robert's character is so amazingly weird and there's a scene where Robert has to apply make up over a fake birth mark on his cheek.

Next I watched Zodiac. Robert plays reporter Paul Avery. This movie is very interesting and suspenseful. And even though you know exactly who did it, they never quite catch the guy. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Robert Graysmith, the man who became obsessed with the Zodiac killer. Mark Ruffalo plays Inspector David Toschi who headed the investigation. It's very well done and creepy. I can't really describe how this movie makes me feel because I go all over the place when I watch it. Over all it's a very good movie and I recommend it to everyone.

More RDJ

Another little RDJ marathon today. This one started out with watching Wonder Boys again. I really love this movie. Michael Douglas is fantastic and strange and wonderful. Tobey Maguire is delightedly disturbed in this one. I think it's amazing because I actually like Katie Holmes in this movie. And Robert Downey Jr hitting on Tobey Maguire is just hilarious to me. The movie is about a professor who is also an author and he's working on a book that ends up getting blown away. It's nearly 3000 pages at that point, so I guess it's all for the best. Robert is his editor and Tobey and Katie are two of his students. Other than the dead dog, the movie is pretty funny.

I let Kaitlynne pick the next movie so we then watched Heart and Souls. I love this movie and even with everything he's done I swear this is the best acting that Robert has ever done. Kyra Sedgewick, Alfre Woodard, Charles Grodin and Tom Sizemore play ghosts that are attached to Robert's character when he's born. The little boy that plays Young Thomas grew up to work in the Santa Clause movies. The best part of the movie is when the different people take over Thomas' body and Robert has to pretend to be taken over by various people. When the women take him over is the best, but it's all pretty awesome. It's very touching and cute and hilarious and everybody should see this movie if they haven't.


I capped off the evening with Good Night and Good Luck which is a movie about Edward R Murrow as played by David Strathairn. George Clooney is in it too and the movie is very good. It's completely in black and white which is fitting for the time. This is about the media during the McCarthy hearings. Alex Borestein is in it too which could explain Robert's connection to Family Guy but that's beside the point. The main reason I watched this movie is because very recently Mr Joe Werhsba, played by Robert Downey Jr in this movie, died. If you're not into biopics or dark, historical movies, don't watch this one. I do recommend it though, it's very good.

My favorite quote from this movie, which was quoted back in the early 50's:

"And if there are any historians about 50 or 100 years from now and there should be preserved the kinescopes of one week of all three networks, they will there find recorded in black and white and in color evidence of decedance, escapism and insulation from the realities of the world in which we live. We are currently wealthy, fat, comfortable and complacent. We have a built in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat surplusses and recognize that television in the main is being used to distract, dilude, amuse and insulate us, then television and those who finance it, those who work at it and those who work in it may see a totally different picture too late." Edward R Murrow

Personal Marathons are Awesome

Today I had my own little Robert Downey Jr marathon. Of course that's pretty much every day when it comes down to it, but this was an interesting one.

I started out by watching Kiss Kiss Bang Bang again. I really love that movie and felt the need to watch it for a second time in 24 hours. But I've already put in my two cents on that one.

After Kiss Kiss Bang Bang I watched a movie called Friends and Lovers. It's a very interesting movie. I'd completely forgotten that there was a dick shot in the movie (not Robert.) I'd also forgotten that Robert has a sex scene with Claudia Schiffer in which we get to see his naked ass. But that's beside the point. The movie is very weird and Robert has a German accent for most of it, which is hilarious. And then there's the scene where he grabs Steven Baldwin's junk. Friends and Lovers is definitely the type of movie you only watch when there is literally nothing better on TV. Or if you want to see Robert Downey Jr's naked ass.

After that I watched Soapdish yet again. I love this movie so much. It's hilarious and amazing and the cast is fantastic. Sally Field and Whoopie Goldberg and Kevin Kline and, of course, Robert and Carrie Fisher and Kathy Nijimy and Kathy Moriarty and Frank Marshall and Elisabeth Shue and so many fantastically amazing people. Oh, Teri Hatcher is in it too. That's one of Robert's 13 connections to Desperate Housewives. 13 is all I've managed to count so far. But anyway. Soapdish is a great satire on soap operas and what goes on behind the scenes. Definitely should watch it.

Then I tried to watch Robert's episodes of Saturday Night Live but I was teased a bit. There were only two actual episodes of the season that he was on and of those two whole episodes, only one of the skits actually had Robert in it. Total disappointment if you ask me. Not even worth my time.

So when I was finished with that I had to watch some nonsensical stuff until the kid went to bed and then I watched Less Than Zero. Every time I watch this movie I sit there and wonder what part of what went on in that movie made Robert think that using drugs was a good idea. It's not really a great question to come to mind but it always does. Fortunately for everyone he figured out that it wasn't such a good idea after all and he's back on the straight and narrow. The movie is so powerful and disturbing, but completely amazing. Only watch it if you're in the mood for something dark and depressing though. If you're in a good mood this movie will definitely bring you down.

I capped off the evening with Charlie Bartlett. This movie was released in 2008 about three months before Robert's major movie come back in Iron Man. It's a great movie, honestly. Anton Yelchin is absolutely adorable as the main character and Kat Dennings does a fantastic job as the principal's daughter. The principal who just happens to be played by Robert. There are so many great lines in this movie and most of them are Anton's, that's for sure. Although Robert's "Never attack a drunk guy with a gun" is pretty classic. The whole thing is basically about how to survive high school and realizing that all that matters is being yourself. Over all a great movie and I high recommend it.

Yes, I know I am a bit obsessed with the wonderful RDJ but at least my obsession only holds to watching his movies over and over again. I only wrote him one letter and I don't plan on stalking him to Comic Con or whatever the really crazy people do. While he is an amazingly talented actor and musician, and he is very much a hottie, I also understand that he is a human being. A happily married human being. And I'm sure he gets sick of the fans treating him like he's something higher or better than the rest of us lowly humans down here on earth. He's just a regular guy with an obscene amount of talent and the outlet for such.

Netflix View Instantly

I really like this feature on netflix.com It allows me to see movies that I don't necessarily want to wait to get in the mail. And they add some awesome stuff to the list, too. Like I just looked today and saw that Less Than Zero has been added to the view instantly titles. That's pretty awesome if you ask me. And I can get a lot of the movies of Robert Downey Jr on the view instantly list. These are movies that I don't currently own and don't necessarily want to buy but would happily watch now that I can just turn on my Blu-Ray player, connect to netflix.com and hit play. Very awesome.

Iron Man and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

So tonight I watched Iron Man and then Kiss Kiss Bang Bang yet again. I really do not like how stupid Pepper comes across in this movie. I really don't. "Push the button!" "You told me not to!" I wanted to be like "NOW HE'S TELLING YOU TO STUPID BITCH!" But she couldn't hear me so what's the point. I mean....Pepper is sooooo much smarter than that in the comics. Tony would have said "Push the button!" and she would have replied with "Are you sure?!" and then done it. I don't know. I like Gwyneth Paltrow and all and I do not blame her one bit, but I think Pepper Potts is a lot smarter and more confident than she came across in the movie.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of my favorite movies if for no other reason than the fact that Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer kiss. That scene is hilarious. And when the spider crawls into Harmony's bra. Definitely a funny scene. The whole movie is pretty intense, and there are some dramatic moments but I think it's an over all comedy. And this movie proves that Robert is amazing with the facial expressions. And Val Kilmer is really awesome at being a not so good good guy. I highly recommend this movie if you haven't seen it yet. VERY awesome. Especially the narration. It's like actually listening to someone telling a story about something that happened to them, even with the "Oh shit, I forgot to tell you about this" parts and so on. VERY well written. Although there are some pretty corny and obvious things, but I think that's the case with all movies. Over all? Watch the movie, really. The cast is great and the script is wonderful. It's from the same guy that did Lethal Weapon. Enough said.

I got the message

So today the radio at work decided that I need to watch Iron Man again. It's actually been a little while since I've watched Iron Man and I don't think I've watched Iron Man 2 since I saw it in the theater, but I got the message and plan to watch Iron Man tonight. What was the message you ask? The first two songs that I heard as soon as I walked into the store were Highway to Hell by ACDC (opening sequence of Iron Man 2) and Iron Man by Black Sabbath. Of course then it played a song that made me want to watch Wayne's World but that was only one song so I think the two songs from a specific fandom means I should watch that movie instead.



And no, I don't need an excuse to watch Iron Man, it's just fun to have one.

I think it's interesting that TNT manages to air all of the episodes of Law&Order that I've actually seen. It's very rare that I get an episode that I haven't seen. Of course I watched the show religiously for a very long time. The real trick is finding episodes of Cold Case and Without A Trace that I have seen and playing them over and over again. There's a lot of both of those TV shows that I haven't seen and the fact that they only air a few episodes makes me wonder. Or maybe I'm just not watching the channel enough to catch the episodes that I haven't seen. Although, that's what DVD's and Netflix are for, right? To catch up on things that you haven't seen. I would literally spend ALL of my spare time watching TV if I did that. Not that I don't spend a large majority of it watching TV now.


Not having a life gets you watching a LOT of TV.

In Plain Sight and Law&Order: Criminal Intent

I have to say that I originally thought that In Plain Sight was going to be a stupid TV show, but that's usually the case with the USA network. The promos make the show look ridiculous but it actually turns out to be pretty good. Although it took a while for In Plain Sight to grow on me, I do like the show. Especially Marshall. He's a fountain of useless information and I love that because I can relate. He also has to deal with Mary on a regular basis and I have had to deal with people like her a lot in my life. So it's all good.

The newest episode was actually very good. I love the way that Mary, her mom, and her sister are all starting to get along a lot better. And I'm glad that Mary's sister (whose name escapes me at the moment) has found an awesome guy and seems to be very happy. I love to see Mary's interaction with the witnesses because she never sugar coats anything and even though she acts like this hard ass that doesn't give a shit, you can tell that deep down she really does care about each and every one of these people. Even the criminals that she would rather see put behind bars than in protective custody.


I think my favorite part about this most recent Criminal Intent was when Eames was talker about her father. "He's got Irish Alzheimer's. Forgets everything but the grudges." That line made me laugh. I loved it, really. The whole episode was very well done, except for when the dead guy moved his head when no one was anywhere near it. Other than that, the story was good and done well. D'Onofrio is always awesome, even when they mess with his character like they've managed to do in this case. I don't like where they've gone with it but Vincent is along for the ride and doing a great job. Julia Ormond as the therapist was a nice touch, too. I have yet to see her do something that I didn't like. She's a talented actress and I'm happy to see her on the show, even if it's just here and there.


Over all, I recommend both shows.

BBCA gets lazy on holidays

Over all, the episode of Dr Who was pretty awesome so far. Who saw that thing at the end coming a mile away? I know I certainly did. As soon as the Doctor did the thing with that stuff, I knew it was coming.

Now a freaking TWO WEEK wait until the second half of the episode. I'm all for Memorial Day weekend and all that but I don't understand why BBCA can't just air new episodes of Dr Who on major holiday weekends.

It was sooo cool getting to be only a few hours behind the UK as far as when the episode aired and now we're going to be ONE FULL WEEK behind them. That sucks, that's all there is to it. Bleh.

This episode of Dr Who is pretty awesome so far. I like the focus on Rory this time. He's so much more than they let him be sometimes.


My problem? Thanks to Memorial Day weekend I have to wait 2 WEEKS for the second half of this two part episode. JERKS! So now we'll be a week behind England. All because they can't be bothered to show new episodes on Memorial Day weekend.

Ben and Jerry's Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream

Red velvet cake batter ice cream with red velvet cake pieces and a cream cheese frosting swirl.


That's not as rich as it sounds. I expected it to be a lot more red than it is, but over all it's pretty good. It's got a nice combination between cake batter and cream cheese. Very interesting and definitely recommended.

32 MINUTES UNTIL DR WHO!

Since the rapture didn't happen (surprise, surprise) then it's good to look forward to watching tonight's episode of Dr Who which I will talk about in a post after the episode. :-)

Something that I've been working on in my inability to sleep has made me want to watch the movie Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang again. I love this movie even though it's a bit weird and kind of dark. I think my favorite part is the fact that the main character is narrating the whole movie and he actually back tracks and everything just like someone that's telling a story to a bunch of friends. Of course the fact that said main character is played by the awesome Robert Downey Jr could have something to do with my love of this movie. And there's Val Kilmer and Corbin Bersen too. And Larry Miller. I've always liked him. The whole cast is great and they work together so well. If you haven't seen this movie yet, I think you really should. Although the most comedic part in my opinion is when the spider crawls into Harmony's bra. That's all I'm going to say about that.

COOKIE TARDIS

I'm going to start this off with my plans to make a cookie TARDIS. It's going to take me 14 sticks of butter (about 3.5lbs), 14 cups of flour (or so), 7 cups of sugar, 7 eggs, 7 tea spoons of vanilla and 3.5oz of blue food coloring. I was going to enter it in the where's the tardis contest but I'm not going to have it done by the entry deadline so I'm just going to do it for fun. I'm probably not going to go as all out as I would have if it were for the contest but I definitely will do it. We'll just have to see how it turns out. :-)