Sony DSC-R1, The Cold Moon and X-Men 3:The Last Stand

05Jun06

Sony DSC-R1
Sorry it's been so long since I've written – work has been crazy and I've been working even crazier hours! We had a major layoff a couple of weeks ago, I found out the company I work for owes back taxes (hence the layoff), so I updated my resume and now I'm trying to find a new job. Wish me luck with the job search!!

My real reason for writing is to tell everyone about my new camera! I got my Sony DSC-R1 on Friday and I love it! I've only ever owned Sony digital cameras (this is my third) and each one has been wonderful and has served me well. I did have serious buyer's remorse cramps over the weekend, but I've made a resolution to take pictures everyday and to actually take the time to learn and practice the intricacies of photography. No money wasted that way! I'll be sure to post some of my first pics as soon as I can!

I also finished Jeffrey Deaver's The Cold Moon. I do this every time he comes out with a new Lincoln Rhyme novel – I tell myself that I'll wait for the paperback. I wait a few days after the hardback's been released and then just give in and buy it! Ticks me off that I can't control myself that way. What can I say, they're my drug of choice!

And let me just tell you, Jeffrey Deaver's mind is a mystery! I've enjoyed every one of his books that I've read and I stay tense throughout all of them because I know – I just KNOW – that there's going to be a surprise waiting for me and I won't have seen it coming. I'm also thankful that a loose end has been tied up in this novel – I've been waiting! If you haven't read any books in the Lincoln Rhyme series, start with The Bone Collector and work your way through the books. You'll be as drawn into their world as I am.

X-Men 3

I also saw X-Men 3 yesterday. I talked to a friend Friday night who asked if I wanted to see it with her and her husband – they'd gone the weekend it opened, but heard later that they'd needed to stay until the credits were done rolling at the end. So, of course, they had to go see it again, just for those 3 seconds (but stay if you see the movie – it's worth the time)!

I've been waiting for this movie and, even though Bryan Singer didn't direct it, I had high hopes – as well as high expectations. I can't say I didn't like the movie – the story line is driven by the comic book stories, and is actually very compelling. X3 is more of a typical action movie than the other two were. Sure, they've all had exciting action and drama, but action movies (think Die Hard, even Collateral) have some cheesy moments, right? In my humble opinion, X3 has more Camambert than the first two combined! It's obvious that Singer didn't have anything to do with the writing of X3. There was less character development, which, some could argue, wasn't needed because this is the third movie, but if you paid attention at all, even the smallest traits of the characters were overdone in the typical Hollywood-cheese style. All in all, though, an enjoyable time spent at the movies – and worth the price of my matinee ticket!