The Notebook
Last night, I attended a casual birthday party of two sisters (not twins), who both received a DVD of "The Notebook" as their gift. After a round of customary eating, and an unnecessarily tense game of Dutch Blitz, some of us stayed to watch the movie.

Both of the stars are Canadian, and Rachel McAdams is from St. Thomas, a city near my hometown of Aylmer. I don't know why all the girls go crazy about Ryan Gosling, but Rachel McAdams, with those perfectly placed dimples and ... I could go on. Why am I a sucker for St. Thomas girls?

So, about the movie ... I was expecting it to be terrible. I foresaw nothing more than a formulaic, predictable, girly cry-fest. In fact, it was all of those things, but it was more. Promoters of the movie hype up the war parts of it to appeal to a male audience, but the war part lasts like 2 minutes. Overall, watching the movie was an enjoyable experience, but other factors made it more enjoyable. Not only were most of the girls crying, but sometimes they would really cry, as well as making jokes about what was happening in the movie or about why they were so weak as to cry at every turn. An interesting experience nonetheless. I certainly wouldn't watch the movie on my own, but it's good for a group setting.

Also, be on the watch for the newest member of my blogging team. Okay, she's the only other member of my blogging team. My girlfriend, Ana Fretz, has expressed interest in writing in a blog-type environment, so I opened the doors to my blog-type environment. As soon as she gets her technical glitches fixed, she'll be sharing her thoughts with us here in this room. This isn't an entirely selfless act though, I've been looking for ways to increase traffic to my blog, and this could be my ticket.

   [ posted by William @ 3:50 PM ]