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Can I just say I HATE being sick?

Thank you for your time.

This has got to be one of the best trailers I've ever seen. I can't wait!

Err... well, maybe not!

I just need to say that I can't believe it has taken me so long to take the plunge and learn how to glide around on a rock-hard, icy surface on nothing but a pair of thin metal blades.

I have been an official figure skater since Monday night, and I am loving it. Yes, I am scared silly everytime I step on the ice, but after an hour or so of just trying to stay upright, I improve just a teeny bit; just enough to keep me hooked.

My coach is very nice (considering that I am a complete adult beginner) and it wasn't til I googled him that I found out he was Australian Men's Champion twice and even went to Worlds. Golly. That knocked me out for a few. Still, I'm feeding my addiction rather frequently - I've been to 3 more practice sessions since Monday. Obsessive much? My wallet is soon going to hurt as much as the blister on my ankle.

I won't bore you with too many details except to say that I'm trying out a pair of pro figure skates (can't learn on rentals!) and being the perfectionist that I am, it suits me just fine to practice the same small movements and techniques over and over and over and over again. Well, at least til I fall over. Might end up posting up some progress reports once I've mastered something other than 2 foot glides, 1 foot glides and forward stroking.

No. times I wished I could run out of the rink in fear: 8 (at least twice a session)
No. times I've fallen on my butt: 3
No. times I've half fallen and stopped myself by crouching down: 7
No. times I've fallen incorrectly onto my knees: 2
No. times I've fallen properly by landing on my hip/side: 1 (when I learnt how to do it)
No. times I've felt elated at "nailing" a new technique: 3 (and counting!)

Stay tuned!

Awesome.

I loved: Christian Bale's anchoring characterisation of Bruce/Batman; Batman's humanity; the weapons mode in the Bat-mobile; Gary Oldman as a good guy; Liam Neeson as a bad guy; Batman's deadpan one-liners ("Nice coat"); the non hi-tech batcave; the former-government-experiments turned gadgets; Michael Caine bringing a small glimpse of sunshine and levity; the secret entrance to the bat cave (woo for all the music lovers); the interwoven plot that kept a step ahead of the audience; the story arc closure but franchise open-endedness

I will choose to ignore: Katie Holmes, the plot holes

Minor Batman Obsession re-forming.