the tool i use to search the data base for proposals is CRISP--computer retrieval of information on scientific projects. and its damn slow. each inquiry takes about 5-10 minutes, which leaves me ample time to vegetate in between searches.
anyway, i saw harry potter: order of the phoenix last night at the 12:01am show. i got there at around 10:14pm and talked to kim about costume ideas.
-wizard, patronus, dementor (includes a fight scene at the bookstore)
-whomping willow (includes a car and flailing branches)
-harry potter books
-harry potter and many dementors (also includes a fight scene)
-a wizard attempting to dress as a muggle (credit goes to bictor)
-broomstick (nimbus2001 or any, riding wizard optional)
-invisibility cloak
-a snitch, two quaffles, and a quidditch goal hoop (includes a flight scene)
-floo powder, portkey, or both (for added effect, grabbing and throwing the person who touches you)
i cannot wait for the seventh book to be released. i still need to decide on a costume.
on a random movie-related tangent, i saw ratatouille maybe a week and a half ago and i can honestly say i was not that impressed. sure, it was a cute movie with a little rat that talks. but there were some problems i had with the movie. first, the young boy is too one-dimensional. he is such a pushover and the writers did not give him enough redeeming qualities to make the audience empathize during his tribulations. and when he finally did triumph, it was more of a 'oh ok. i thought that would happen'. ho hum, nothing out of the ordinary. likewise, the chemistry between him and the girl seems too artificial, like the writers were trying to pull a romance story out of their asses. to put it simply, it is too cliche. additionally, there were too many slapstick visual gags that got old too quickly. they could have made more quality jokes.
although the idea and premise of ratatouille is cute, the movie falls short in the development of characters and quality of jokes. ratatouille is not as good as monsters, inc, finding nemo, or the incredibles.
work blows.
-andy
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