HMV

My beloved has returned. Yes, HMV has re-opened here in the Republic of Ireland. But as with most things it life, it ain't half as good as it used to be!
For 8 months I've been DVD and CD dry. It's been hard, I can tell ya. There was even a time there that I thought I'd never go on another DVD buying binge again. The buzz had been lost.
But like a sip of sherry to Henry Sellers, once that honeyed poison crossed my lips (or to put it in normal words: once I crossed the threshold) I knew I was off the wagon. Big style.
We scanned, we browsed, we insulted Twilight. It was just like the old days.
We exclaimed 'what is this fuckery?' when we noticed the prices. Twenty euro for the new Iron Man 3??? Ouch! Ain't gonna happen, HMV. If I wanted to pay that price I'd purchase it in Golden Discs (at least there I can use my student discount.)
The Friday release of anything new meant you'd get it for thirteen euro, then during the week it went up to at least fifteen. I thought that was the HMV that was returning. Sadly no.
Some box-sets where also very highly priced (Golden Discs high priced) so that was a little surprising too. (Big Bang Theory, Breaking Bad. Same price but I saw Mad Men and Game of Thrones cheaper in GD.)
You just know the price increase was because of the hardship HMV went through, but still, I can't help but weep for the lost of the new release buzz. Twenty euro is just too steep for any movie. I'll be waiting on the sales!

Pay Me No Heed

I really don't want to seem ungrateful, my family very kindly did a bunce-in job and paid for me to accompany them on holiday to Portugal next week: but I could really do with not going.
I don't enjoy sun holidays, I'd rather do the whole city-walking thing. But they were so lovely to suggest it in order to cheer me up I didn't like to seem narky by saying 'I'd rather not.' Besides, at the time a short trip away from all my problems seemed like the greatest plan ever.
But now it's upon me and I'm not excited for it at all. It helps not that I'm still the weight I was pre-summer. That I can't afford anything new to wear. Moping around a chilly Dublin suits my mood a little better than a sunny Algarve.
And now I'm just going to stop moaning like an emo and cop-on to the fact that so many more people in the world have actual problems and don't bitch half as much about them as I do. I'll shut my trap now.

Batfleck

OK, I'll admit it, when I first heard the Batfleck news my initial thought was *shudder* it'll be akin to George Clooney in Batman and Robin *shudder*
I was a big fan of Argo, it was one of the best films I've seen this year so I was also disliking the idea of Affleck moving away from the director's chair and into the Batmobile. But I've just got to get something off my chest: I think he'll be good (no, that's not the confession) simply because *takes deep breath* BaleWasn'tMyFavouriteBatman.
For most Bat fans, Affleck is a disappointment simply because they see him having big shoes to fill. I, on the other hand, didn't think Bale was all that fantastic. He was great, of course, but Keaton will always remain my ideal Bruce Wayne. (or he will until someone better comes along. Could that be Ben Affleck? I don't know, but I'm willing to give him a try!)

Bat for Lashes - Garden Heart

This is wonderful. I've had it on repeat all day today and yesterday.

Bat for Lashes is one of my favourite bands, Natasha is amazing. Her voice is chilling, in the best possible way. I was blown away those years ago when I first heard Horse and I, and I still get that awed feeling from her music. Garden Heart, from the soundtrack of the up-coming How I Live Now, is another one of those stunningly soulful songs that Natasha does so wonderfully. She's beautifully unique.

Random Thought

Why is it when celebrity men are nice, they are deemed gentlemen, yet when Anne Hathaway does it she's condemned as being fake?