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Crocheted things

Technically, I’m not a newbie at crochet. When I was in high school I had to learn all the things you can do with a needle and thread for my Home Economics class–including crochet. I was horrible and I absolutely hated it. However, I picked it up again two weeks ago because I wanted to have a crocheted white shoulder bag and I couldn’t find it anywhere. And ever since I started, I’ve become addicted to the art.

Ironically, I haven’t finished doing the white shoulder bag yet. It was my first attempt at crochet but it turned out to be too long, so I’m redoing it again. This net bag is my second project and it took me a week to make. I got the pattern off the Internet but after I did the bottom part, the pattern got me completely lost and confused. So I threw it away and decided to feel my way through and see what I can come up with. And much to my amazement, it turned out pretty well. Although I think I should make the bag a bit shorter next time I do it again, I am damn proud of it.

Ta-da! The finished product.

Here’s a close-up of the net part.

The bag to scale (I have no idea why I look so tanned. I haven’t even been to the beach since last November). Like I said, it’s a little too long for my liking since the bag stretches when I put in stuff. But yeah, I really like the way it looks.

Movies I have seen since school ended

In spite of the many community service hours I’m required to do (which is still pissing me off), I have been able to do so many things since school ended. One of them is something I’ve missed sorely: watching movies. I haven’t gotten around to buying new DVDs so I ended up watching my dad’s. And after watching his collection of action films, I’d kill to see a good old fashioned chick flick.

Robots
Okay, this is hardly an action movie but I thought I’d include this here since it’s the last movie I saw in a cinema. What really impressed me about this movie was the whole concept of the robot world. I particularly liked how they showed how a robot is “born” and its development from adolescence to adulthood. The robot city was one huge rollercoaster ride–literally. Watching the rather unusual mode of public transportation actually got my adrenaline going; if Disneyland comes up with a ride like that, I am definitely trying it out. Story-wise, however, Robots was a huge disappointment. It’s very cliched; young, idealistic teenager goes to the city thinking that he can make something out of himself there in spite of the fact that he doesn’t know anyone there. Then it gets horribly contrived and unrealistic, especially towards the end. It’s actually something I wouldn’t let my kids watch (if I had any) because the real world just doesn’t work that way. Great animation means little with a crap story, so I am giving Robots 2/5.

Six-String Samurai
I didn’t know what to expect when I popped this DVD into my computer but I was pleasantly surprised after the first five minutes. I’m quite partial to movies with very bizzare plots such as Elvis being King in post-apocalyptic America and Six-String Samurai’s unusual plot twists didn’t fail to disappoint. In spite of its oddness, however, the story and the conflict is very consistent. It doesn’t try to be smart or clever–the movie simply shows you what could happen under these strange circumstances. The movie is one long music video of folk music (I think that’s what it’s called) with endearing characters and subtle spoofs of kung-fu movies. Although Six-String Samurai might not be the kind of film the general public would appreciate, I highly recommend this movie to anyone who is dying to see something original. 4/5

Les Rivières pourpres (The Crimson Rivers)
This is the first European film I’ve seen made like a Hollywood movie. I actually didn’t mind because I’m currently not in the mood for deep, artsy films. And since The Crimson Rivers is a thriller, it just don’t see it working if it were slow paced and peppered with long-winded dialogues. Like a lot of Hollywood thriller flicks, it was a very entertaining movie. There is no shortage of grisly, butchered corpses and puzzling clues to a seemingly unsolvable mystery. Unfortunately, like a lot of Hollywood thriller flicks, it’s not worth watching once you know how it ends. 3/5