how M&Ms are really made

is this version true? I'm so curious now!!!

A machine first makes the milk chocolate centers, which are tumbled around to make them all smooth and rounded. The various varieties of M&M's other than plain start with whatever object they are centering it around (peanuts, almonds) and then coat that with chocolate in the same way. They then put all of the chocolate pieces in a large revolving pan or drum, along with whatever coating material they are using (in this case, hopefully a candy coating) This is done a few times until the coating is thick enough, after which it is done one last time with coloring in order to get all those lovely colors. There is then another machine that prints an "m" on one side of the candy piece.

so you think you can dance

the title of the dance competition reality show. American Idol for dancers, I suppose. Saw a couple episodes when the contestants were taking classes with different choreographers. 2 ballroom dancing classes, a modern dance class, and 2 hip hop classes. They're very intense classes. Imagine learning a totally different dance style right then and there. I like watching the good dancers. They make it look so easy, when in fact it takes years of training and a little bit of talent to be able to let your body dance like that.

Back to movies now. Ballroom dancing is the theme of Strictly Ballroom, obviously given away by the title. At first glance the movie isn't visually attractive with its rough editing and extreme character portrayals. You can only get that from an independent movie. Disregarding that, if you like dance theme movies, you'll most likely enjoy this. The movie shows a lot of the dance practice sessions between the talented male dancer with his "ugly duckling turned to swan" female partner. That's my favorite part, when they practiced their dance leading to the competition at the end of the movie.

memory loss

picture a life like this. Every day you wake up thinking that it's the same day, for example aug 29 2005. Every day you wake up remembering yesterday as the day before that day, aug 28 2005. All of your memory coming up to that day still remains. Sadly, no new memories after that exist. To put it simply, your days for the rest of your life is always the same day. Other than that, your brain functions normally. Basically, that's the idea behind 50 First Dates.

Based on my humble opinion, 50 First Dates is one of the best Adam Sandler romantic comedy movies. The balance between the romance and comedy is just right. The comedy lies in the attempts to create and maintain the relationship between the guy and the girl who never remembers him after the day has passed. The romance develops as their relationship grows, one first date at a time.
Does it happen in reality? Can you maintain a relationship in which you have to start your every single day reminding your significant other about you, about your relationship? If that's not love, I don't know what is ^.~
50 First Dates: a feel good movie that makes for an enjoyable movie experience.

sleepless (but sleeping fine still) in seattle

Bruce Almighty, Fifty First Dates, Strictly Ballroom, Seabiscuit, House of Flying Daggers, October Sky, Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, Kinsey, To Kill a Mockingbird

Saw these movies in a month, during mid June till July, rented through netflix. 9 movies in a month ^.~ Had a problem with the first dvd of October Sky though; it had a scratch right in the middle of the dvd and couldn't play at all!

Now, let's start with Bruce Almighty. I've been curious with this movie for some time now. It's a typical Jim Carrey comedy with a somewhat out of this world storyline. The movie is all about the fun ways the Bruce character exploits his newly annointed powers. One of the funniest part of the movie is when Bruce controls the anchorman (who has his own movie now: The 40 Year Old Virgin), making him do all the outrageous stuff live on tv! The simple moral of the story is ultimately to use the gift bestowed upon you for the greater good.

how do I loathe thee? let me count the ways

I hate the way you talk to me
And the way you cut your hair
I hate the way you drive my car
I hate it when you stare

I hate your big dumb combat boots
And the way you read my mind
I hate you so much it makes me sick
It even makes me rhyme

I hate the way you're always right
I hate it when you lie
I hate it when you make me laugh
Even worse when you make me cry

I hate it when you're not around
And the fact that you didn't call
But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you
Not even close
Not even a little bit
Not even at all

~Kat's poem from "10 Things I Hate About You"~

so, how many things are mentioned here? more than 10, right?