Manic Monday

Listen well to the observations of the Daily Diva you puny mortals.......

Quick observations from the Daily Diva who has no mind to move past anything but quick observations

1) Movie news: 

• Well "Battleship" looks like you got sunk before you even left port. Yikes, guess international grosses will make up for lackluster US reception. Hulk Smash!
• Looking forward to "Thor in the Woods" otherwise known as "Snow White and the Huntsman" really, I mean Chris Hemsworth, kicking butt not with Hammer but with hatchet. Who could ask for anything more?
• I love Tom Hiddleston: Yes, I love Tom "Loki of Asgard" Hiddleston. He's just so smooth in "Thor" and "The Avengers". So good at playing evil. My new favorite Brit....hope he's cast in a crap load of movies before the next "new brit" flavor of the month in Hollywood comes round....
• James Bond trailer is EXCELLENT. Two words, Ralph Fiennes..Yup Ralph Fiennes...that's it. Sold. Didn't even have huge spot in trailer, don't care- I'm there.
• How many times can one watch "Thor" before one can be diagnosed as "Asgardian Mad" I think I may be past that limit..."you are an old man and a fool"......
• "Prometheus trailer":  Blah blah 3 minutes of someone other than  Sigorney Weaver running around in underwear, blah blah um Alien....

2) Television News:

• Oh joy!  Third season of Sherlock confirmed. Of course it was.  Andrew Scott absolutely brilliant as Moriarty. Martin Freeman's scene at Sherlock's "grave" devastating.

3) Other News:

• Complaint for the day, week, month, year, century: After going to gym for what 3 years so hoped to see some progress in positive direction. But so not the case. I vow not to give up, but it does get hard to stay positive, promise this blog will not turn into a complaint series, and I have very limited ability to be self reflective, but jesus H. C. I'm down on the floor doing "touchdowns", burpees and F'ing planks while moving 20 lb weight. Could you give me some f'ing arm definition, weight loss, look less like the whale from "Pinnochio" seriously.....urg. ug....blah bleckity bleck blow......

Give it that old College try......

This weekend I had a wonderful time visiting with friends at my College reunion. 25th reunion, yikes. It was so lovely to have a chance to spend time with friends that I don't always get a chance to see often anymore. It makes you think how many people travel through your life, that at moments are so close and then go on, live their lives, and maybe never have a chance to see again, or be as close to as you were. But you know what that's ok. What I took back with me this weekend was that for all of the time, and distance that can come between someone and friends, that once they truly are a friend , you'll always be comfortable with them. Maybe their paths have ended up being much different from yours and shared experiences no longer exist, but for the time they were in your life they were special, or significant in some way, and that means whenever you have a chance to reconnect with them, that, in and of itself is special. It's a time to look back and enjoy times past, but also a chance for you to be reflective about where you were and where you are. So thank you to Lisa and Laura, and Beth, and Carrie and Amy and Liz.  And to the others I said hello to and chatted with. A fine time had by all.......

May We Talk About Your Dark Side?

I have not blogged in ages, and more to do with time, and honestly inspiration.  I still have time issues, so without further ado I send you a link to another blog (thank you "Victorian Swag") for saying exactly what I thought after seeing "The Avengers".  Mr. Tom Hiddleston you were wonderful in "Thor" bringing life to what really could have been a flat character, you were heartbreaking as Freddie (and quite the cad) in "The Deep Blue Sea", and in "The Avengers" well you were simply a most excellent villain.  I enjoyed you in "Midnight in Paris" too, but really a small role, not ample enough screen time for your charm. So cheers to my new favorite Brit...can't wait to see him tackle Henry V on the BBC....

Victorian Swag: May We Talk About Your Dark Side?: ( Villainous Monologue!) "I am Loki of Asgard and I am burdened with glorious purpose."   So you are Mr. Hiddleston.  Glorious purpo...