He's wearing a old school Chicago Bulls baseball cap with a straight across brim, black framed eye glasses, this AMAZING stars and stripes tank, cargo shorts (yawn), BLACK SOCKS AND SHOES. I like a black sock with a black shoe, it kind of ends up looking like boots. he was with another similarly dressed kid, and a third that looked about the same age, but was conservatively dressed and they kept calling him "Dad". i was standing behind them next to a rack of thrift store knock-off purses and this kid looks at them and goes, "LOOK THEY GOT GUCCI AND SHIT HERE!" i choke-laughed inside. I love people.
Cast: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Cody Horn
Certificate: 15 (R)
Rating: 8/10
Overall: Too much plot, not enough stripping. Hilarious, light-hearted first half, slightly depressing, moral second half. Really entertaining, with a slightly depressing turn about half-way through as an attempt to make this a meaningful film.
Yup. I know. I graduated on the same day as the World Premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
That first week of July 2011 was a really exciting week all round to be honest.
On the 5th, Megan (my sister) and I went to see Darren Criss in one of four live shows he did in London after the end of the Glee Live Tour.
Yep, we were quite excited...
Joe Walker and Darren Criss. Look how close we were!
I also got to meet Liz for the first time, who is my fellow Darren lover, and we've been obsessing together ever since.
Then on the 7th July, it was my graduation, i.e. this happened:
Shiny red face because it was boiling where we had the photos done.
As this was the same day as the Harry Potter premiere, it meant we couldn't go down to Trafalgar Square and get a last chance to experience this phenomenon the first time round. Megan was not impressed when I informed her that my graduation clashed...
Anyway, graduation was pretty cool, one of those moments that you'll always remember. A moment for everyone to recognise what you achieved.
But perhaps the most amusing thing from that day is the procession at the end of the graduation ceremony. We, as newly-minted graduates, got to walk out to, I shit you not, this:
Which is to say, we walked out to The Entry of the Gladiators by Julius Fučík. I am still wondering if they were expecting us to do cartwheels and juggle down the aisle...
At the time, I said that graduating on the same day as the last Harry Potter premiere was like the official end of my childhood. The first book came out when I was 8, the first film came out the same year I moved up to secondary school, and then I graduated as it all finished...
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen
Certificate: 12A (PG-13)
Rating: 8/10 Awesome. Amazing. Thrilling. Impressive. Other adjectives may apply. Andrew Garfield nailed it as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, and the chemistry between him and Emma Stone just works. Great action, seamless 3D and even some emotional moments. My only fault with it was, IMO, a relatively weak bad guy.
If you are European and don't live in a cave, you'll be aware that it is the European Football Championship, henceforth known as Euro 2012. If you're not European... well, now you know.
It's a pretty big deal in Europe. One below the World Cup. Euro 2012 occurs every fours years, or two years after the World Cup.
Anyway, if you were to watch the people watching these matches, you would notice a couple of things:
Apparently the referee knows nothing. Unless it goes in your chosen team's favour, and suddenly said ref can do no wrong.
Everybody, regardless of experience or lack thereof, suddenly thinks they know how what's going on.
Lots of people, who previously could give a monkey's left elbow, become intensely interested in the outcome of matches.
I don't exempt myself from this either. Though I still, despite many explanations, don't get that stupid-ass Offside Rule. Something about something in front of the thingy, but possibly behind the whatsit...
Also, in my experience, this is not limited to the "Beautiful Game". I don't play tennis, but I suddenly become an expert on the subject when Wimbledon is on. I can bluff knowledge on rugby whenever the Six Nations is on. This summer, at London 2012, people will declare with misplaced authority who they think will win gold at whatever sport, despite having no interest or knowledge in said sport before.
I just think it's funny.
Having said all that, if Ireland manage to beat Spain (the World Cup holders) it'll be a miracle.
Marvel's Avengers Assemble. This is a successful film. I don't think there is anyone who could deny it. In fact, it has become one of the biggest grossing films ever (third in actual fact), with the biggest opening weekend ever. Omg, it beat HP7.2!
This is particularly interesting because it is NOT a sequel.
