Before I start, I'm sure that at least one of you has noticed that my titles often read "Main subject of blog and other things" or something vague like that. And I'm sorry to say that it's completely true.

And of course the best thing about "and other things" is that it's very much all-encompassing. When I put "and other things" in the title, I can talk about my lazy tendencies, a movie, an excursion, and whatever else strikes my fancy. And now that I have created the perfect segue into my entry.

The first has pretty well been covered, I'm a lazy schmuck - I want to blog at least twice a week but then I want to wait to get that picture from a friend so I can put it in the entry, or I want to return all the comments, or I want to figure out what I'm doing with my other blog, or something like that. You know, and other things. Life is all about other things.

Secondly, I saw Inglourious Basterds today, and loved it. I didn't notice until about half way through that most of the movie had been (and would continue to be) in subtitles. Part of the reason was that most of the subtitling was for when they spoke German which sounds close to English in some aspects, and for that reason I was sort of understanding it just by listening (of course I had to read the subtitles too). But yes, great movie. They even used a David Bowie song for one part, it was just a generally "out there" sort of movie. The ending was brilliant.

Thirdly, my trip to Point Pelee, which is the southernmost part of Canada, was a good day spent with nature, if you will. I went with a few friends and we canoed and hiked and, of course, visited the tip. It was a very nice day, too...though the temperature was a bit too high.

( Photos under the cut  )

Also, I watched Walk the Line two nights ago. Reese Witherspoon was so great in it. As for Joaquin Phoenix...I mean, he did a great job as Johnny Cash, but he's sort of out there (at the moment anyways). Remember the post I made involving River Phoenix? Well, they're brothers, and I was trying throughout the movie to figure out if they looked related in any way at all, because they really don't. I came to the conclusion that they had similar ears, or something.

Only two more weeks left of summer, and I've begun my manic work schedule which involves me working almost every day. I'm not working 9-5 shifts or anything, but like I said, I'm a lazy schmuck.

I will commence this entry with a description of the G1 License in Canada, or at least in Ontario, for all those not familiar with it. When you turn 16, you're allowed to take a written test which, when passed, enables you to drive as long as you have a licensed driver of at least 4 years experience in the car. A year after you acquire your G1 License, you're allowed to take the G2 driving test. This allows you to drive alone and has hardly any other restrictions. I don't know when after that you're allowed to take a final driving test for the final G License, but once you've taken that you're fully licensed.

Anyways, for some time now I've been able to take my G1 written test. I've been the the place to write it many times, but every single time I never had the right identification, or something was wrong with this form, etc. Today I finally got the chance to write it and, in typical me fashion, passed it. (Oh man did that sound bragging.) So now I've got my G1 License. Finally.

When I was waiting for my number to be called to go and write it, I was examining the other people who were waiting. More specifically, I was not people watching, but feet watching. As I was looking at a pair of flip flops, I had this terrible gut-wrenching feeling that I had forgotten to wear my shoes. It was the weirdest thing. Of course it only took a second to realise that I had shoes on, but man, ha.

In other news, I watched Julie & Julia yesterday, and I thought it was a lighthearted, feel-good film. It was an interesting enough story that also made me want to blog more (if you see the movie you'll know why) and Meryl Streep and Amy Adams both gave good performances. There were comedic moments and touching moments and all of that stuff.

And here's hoping I'll survive the next round at lotr_lims. Voting goes up in about an hour, so be sure to go and vote for your favourite icon! For now, I'm off to read some more of Three Day Road. I've been reading this one slowly, but it's SO good. I've also learned a few Cree words. Ready? Masinahikewin means "writing". Of course, I have no idea how to pronounce that sucker - I can only guess.

I was just reading penhall 's most recent entry which happened to deal with writing and why she has trouble with it, sort of (except for the fact that I think her entries are really good reads, anyways). So it prompted me to share with you my trials and tribulations when it comes to writing. It basically all comes down to one thing: this huge wall in my brain.

Really, it's probably more like a net. A huge net in my brain. I have these really good ideas, really good ways to tell a story, but this net catches everything and mixes them up, and only some words get through and I'm left without a story. Or I'm left with a really boring, trite story that goes something like "...then we went to the park. It was really fun..."

And that is my problem with writing.

On the other hand, I was re watching Stand By Me (aka one of my absolute favourite movies of all time, ever) when I decided to watch some more films that River Phoenix was in. I had already seen My Own Private Idaho, which he was flawless in. I watched Dogfight (which I really loved) and I Love You To Death (which was a weirder one for him in a sense because it was a comedy, but that just goes to show you how versatile as an actor he is/was, and it was also hilarious), and just tonight I watched Running on Empty (which was the one he got an Academy Award nomination for, which is also a little weird for me to think about because it's River Phoenix, he just doesn't seem the type to be in for that whole Academy hubbub, but of course he totally deserved it). And Running on Empty was just amazing. I loved it. My favourite River Phoenix movie will probably always be Stand By Me, but Running on Empty was just so good. I cried at the end.

Most of my crying was due to the fact that River Phoenix is dead (for all who didn't know), and it was practically all I could think about while watching the movie. It just made me really sad. And then I started thinking about The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, and how that book quoted Robert Frost in saying "Nothing gold can stay..." and how true that really is.

Anyways, that's enough of my ramblings. But I've been feeling a lot like this lately. It's a good and bad thing.

P.S. - I just have to post this scene from Running on Empty here, it's short. By the by, River Phoenix's character is the guy in the light blue shirt & white t-shirt.

P.P.S. - I survived the first round over at lotr_lims !

I think I will (re) start blogging regularly here. I go through phases, I really do, but yeah. LJ. It's a good place.
Off to (maybe) make some icons and put some shelving up.

Gravedigger by Dave Matthews. Listen to it. I absolutely love it.

Also, I joined up for lotr_lims after an extreme bout of renewed fancraze for Lord of the Rings. I will be massacred. I haven't made icons in agesss, and a good deal of the contestants are extremely good at making them. So. Should be fun.

And last week I went camping with some friends up north. It was cold and sometimes rainy, but I loved it.

My friend and I at sunset. I'm on the left. (We were wearing like, twenty sweaters. Very cold that night.)

P.S. - I completely changed my profile. Oddly enough I'm happy with it.