"27th We're Free"

Now that our Nok7710's back up and running, we need to make use of the calender function a bit more frequently. Or be a bit more hardworking and type them out while using the keypad on our L'Amour then. Because on three occasions regarding our availability yesterday we've actually claimed that we had nothing on to do.

jack208: Hi there, just have got this confirmed with Outpost. We'll be calling for a Halloween Gaming Nite on Oct 27 (Sat) at Outpost (The Curve)...
Janvier: Oooh we should make it! Werewolf! Werewolf!

'Vin: I'm having my housewarming on next month Saturday the 27th, block that date out ya?
Janvier: 27th kah? We should be free, got nothing on.

Email: We're gonna be doing lunch on Sat 27th, please keep the whole day free.
Janvier: Saturday...should be empty. Can!

Well all this was being planned like sometime last month. And you can see just how terrible our memory is that we OK'ed all three. While the lunch could take place without clashing without the other two we were more concerned as to how were we going to juggle 'Vin's housewarming as well as the Halloween Gaming Nite.

Well come yesterday there was a top-priority item to get done with first - get the car fixed, as nothing else could probably take place without getting it repaired. Thankfully lad was available to fetch us around after that - thank you! Shall buy you lunch from your pork noodle aunty next day!

Lunch was moved to a different date so our afternoon was free to learn this about L'Occitane. Members get 5%, a RM20 voucher on their birthday month, and points collected throughout the year will be cleared at the end of each birthday month unless some 5000 or more points have been collected, which can be exchanged for a voucher. Not like we would be shopping at L'Occitane in the first place but if we do we know who to look for.

Ended up late for Ken's Jam and stayed on for Calvin's Combat. Then it was back to pick up the car and head off for 'Vin's housewarming first - a buffet dinner event by caterer's used by the pharma sales industry. A lot of people about, and a surprise showing up by Esteban. We're a bit unhappy with Esteban for revealing something we've been keeping mum about - while the look on his face was quite funny the look on our face wasn't. And we had a second earful from otousan. Left soon after, don't think we even stayed an hour at 'Vin's place. Sorry yah, didn't meant to arrive that late too!

Next up was Halloween Gaming at Outpost. Throughout the discussion of events it seemed as if the lineup of games included some 10+ participants for Werewolf, followed by a few other horror based boardgames like Haunted House On The Hill, Arkham Horror and Doom. For us we were really only interested in Werewolf and getting our event polo tee (which we paid for!). In the end we had three sessions of Werewolf among the other stuff Outpost was organizing, with plenty of roles to make it more interesting. Now if only we had more noisy people.

Sometime before our third game wolfx made mention, "There's Stardust showing at 2am." Immediately our hands shot up and we said, "ON!" and so wolfx, rhyen and us bought tickets.

Given how we got excited when we first saw the trailer during the Transformers premier (it so happened that we just finished the book then) we had high hopes for the show. Admittedly we were worried that the movie adaptation might differ greatly and disappoint (heck everyone needs to worry about movie adaptations) but Stardust turned out very well. So well that we are definitely watching it again. Maybe three times. Plenty of scenes that'll keep you chuckling.

Claire Danes was okay. Charlie Cox was okay too. Peter O'Toole had us thinking of Troy, but he's funnier here. Michelle Pfeiffer had us thinking of Ms Baltimore Crabs/Velma Von Tussle for a while, but after the initial bit she was Lamia all the way. Robert De Niro was very entertaining, especially during the Can Can. Didn't realise that was Rupert Everett as Secundus.

Story pacing was done very well with never a dull moment. Wolfx did complain about most of the music being rather 'epic music' - he had a point there. Instead of an action scene with 'epic music' catching our attention it was the bit in Ditchwater Sal's caravan and the backgroun strings that held the best attention then.

Ok. That review of Stardust was rather vague. Well the book was simple but good, and the movie's along the same lines. Definitely watchable. Twice.

And we oughta make sure next month we don't clash anymore appointments. Gotta mark down the dates we're heading down to Sporeland for Ethancya's and Renzze's celebrations!