Ratatouille (2)

I've just seen last night, the last pixar movie: Ratatouille, as usual it's fantastic, Pixar is definitely so ahead of the other CGI animation studios. The story is great, but i also found myself dragged, into admiring the perfection of some details of the images, the motion of the rat, how their fur move , or all the work with the water, the copper ustensiles in the kitchen. It will definitely ends up in my DVD collection.And the movie is so full of details, from the Citroën cars (Ah la DS ... ), to the bread. The director is Brad Bird, already famous after The Iron Giant (1999) and The incredibles (2004), and which is called by A.Scott from the NY-Times the "the greatest living American filmmaker” .
You can also read the critic of the movie by John Maguire on his blog.

Just one thing: If France is certainly where you can fin good food, i would say Paris is the best place ;-P, and all French does not wear beret.

Very interesting article in the NY-Times, about why Republicans hate Al Gore, firstly because he's still here after the white house was stolen to him and to American voters, and secondly because he keeps saying the right things ahead of everybody.

Allez on se fais mal une derniere fois

Pirate [FR]

From the show Lazy Town, originating from Jujux country.

The final we dreamed fro some time ... a day earlier

So finally, we will have this France-Argentina, for the small final, but the spectacle should be good, next friday.
On the other (big) final, South Africa should have no difficulties to have a deserved win over England... unless...


[EDIT] Loads of reaction, after the French defeat:

George Hook, in a very harsh article, sees there the end of the beautiful rugby union as we knew it.. I quote: A team without any worthwhile redeeming features except for sweaty effort has reached the final of the Rugby World Cup.

The famous ( for French supporters ) and quite deceived Chris Rattue state : The truth about Bernard Laporte's France was exposed at the Stade de France yesterday morning - an average and ageing side that a decent All Black unit should have put to the sword, as indeed they had done a number of times over the previous few years.

And even, English reporter title : Ugly win a thing of beauty

Hopefully Friday, we'll see a beautiful (finger cross) game show between France and Argentina, as this world cup and both teams deserve.

Disgusted

Disgusted .... France 9 - 14 England.
See you in 4 years in New Zealand.

[EDIT]Some reactions from France:

"Quand on joue contre les Anglais, on ne joue pas comme des Anglais. On joue à la française et on fait des passes" B.Lappasset ( president of the FFR ), in english: "When you play against the English, we don't play like englishmen. We play the french way, and we do the passes"...
So in France, some people are happy just because it touch a future junior minister of the current right-wing government, some are looking forward to a new coach and see the french-flair coming back, the others are sad... as Le monde put it: ceux qui s'en réjouissent, ceux qui expliquent et ceux qui excusent

In Rainbow

That's it In Rainbow, the latest album from Radiohead can be downloaded. And it's brilliant.

On more frivolous news, it seems that the defeat of the All Blacks over France, had some devastating and unexpected effects on life in New Zealand: Since Sunday's game, it seems several Kiwi males have either completely lost interest in sex, or - perhaps more worryingly - lost their ability to ... er, score. As Joanna Hurkin put it, in her blog, kiwis male have lost their libido...

Hell's Grannies

This is a frightened city. Over these houses, over these streets hangs a pall of fear. Fear of a new kind of violence which is terrorizing the city. Yes, gangs of old ladies attacking defenseless fit young men.

Monty Python's Flying Circus TV Show - Episode 8

Another shooting in St Mary's park yesterday, and this time a 25 year old man died .... after the last weeks, which saw almost an average of four shooting every weekend, sometimes in front of the Garda, i don't think anybody will be surprised in Limerick... unfortunately this has to happened...
But here's the kicker, last night an elderly couple (70 and 80) has been arrested for their involvement in the murder investigation....

[EDIT] The ederly couple has been released this wednesday morning without charge....

France 20 - All Blacks 18

Summary last 3 days
Pub : 4
Alcohol units : > 10 ( Guinness, Jameson, Jägermeister, rhum carambar )

Flannerys pub in Catherrine Street...



Pffffff... what a game .....

[EDIT] So last wednesday, Chris Rattue from the New Zealand Herald, was stating: France pose absolutely no threat to the All Blacks, analyzing quite rightly the performance of France over the past 8 years against the All Blacks... And monday 8 october, his article is titled: Salute the victor - Glorious France. As he said, this game was: simply magnificent. Heart stopping, pulse racing, edge of the seat, beads of sweat, shivers up the spine.

Inventory....

Kilkee, Ireland

France

Books:

- Freakonomics (ISBN 006089637X)
- Le Magasin des Suicidés de Jean Teulé (ISBN-13: 978-2260017080)

Irish Monopoly

A new edition of the game Monopoly is to be published: The Here and Now All Ireland edition.
Instead of the streets the (not all 32) counties are appearing, and the railway station are replaced by the four provinces (Munster, Ulster, Connaght and Leinster)... the full list can be found at monopoly.ie. Some interesting stuff there, the Kingdom (Kerry) is on the low end while Limerick and Roscommon are the highest end. Cork is the 2nd more expensive item of the board (Champs Elysées in the french édition).

Radiohead - New LP .... New trade

That's it the new Radiohead LP will be availaible October 10th... on download first, not via iTunes or anywhere else directly from he band itself, via their website, without any record company....
It's called In Rainbows


More news:

http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/

http://www.greenplastic.com/

http://www.ateaseweb.com/

[EDIT] Seems the news is exciting a lot of people, particulary from Freakonomics, who would love to see the results of Radiohead sells.

More material well being or...

Heard Friday, an interesting interview of Greenspan, former head of the federal bank, he got an interesting point about the choice facing our societies: "more material well being or more tranquility, we can't have both as current data suggests".
For him, instability ( economic bubbles) are rooted within our economic system, and therefore are part of its growth. In other words, people can't keep being richer and at the same time achieve piece of mind, as the instability of the capital create growth and unease.

I tend to agree on part of his analysis, and here the question, what do we really want: more cars/ipod/flat screen or more happiness ?