Holidays are a wonderful thing/Confessions of the shoe addict

[alexandral]

Holidays!!!!!!!!! I hope all of you are having a wonderful time. And all my best wishes to anyone having a hard time!!! ** Hugs **

Alexandra's holiday sitrep:

- Successful Roasts - 2. A Lamb Roast with Jamie Oliver Rosemary and Lavender seasoning was particular delicious and Mr.Alexander roasted some scrumptious potatoes and parsnips. I am mad about parsnips.

- Chocolates, mince pies, cakes of various kind, ice creams, etc. YUMM!

- Having walks in the park as "a family with two dogs" . Our friend's chocolate labrador Borbon is on holidays in our house.

- Resting together doing nothing and watching TV. "Tops of the Pops", "Doctor Who", the works. Doctor Who was great - being a little more serious suits David Tennant much better. And Donna is such a love!!!

- Watching Asian dramas as they are suitable when having children around. "The Snow Queen" is my latest dorama love, I have posted more about it Here in dorama_chat. And Japanese drama"Remote" is awesome too. I like it even more then "Kurosagi", I think!!!

- Watching films late at night and sleeping until at least 10.00. I have watched "Layer cake" (visually stunning, great ending, Daniel Craig's blue eyes, some good twists), "Children of Men" (great and great and even more great when I start thinking about it, I must make a proper post about this film with pictures), "The Island" (OK, but nothing to write home about, Sean Bean is the best thing about it for me).

- Going to the sales "with girls". Buying shooooooooooooooes.

Comments

[ginger001]

From another shoes addict: I love these!!! ;)

[anna-the-fair.livejournal.com]

Oo, nice shoes!

Glad your holidays were enjoyable!

[hotarunokokoro.livejournal.com]

ooo shiny! i like to take pictures of shoes also! i found a pair of pumps behind a tree whiloe taking my dog for a walk in Flagstaff Arizona!



how weird was that?

[ancarett]

Two dogs are better than one.

And those shoes! Hee! When do you wear silvery glitter shoes? Hee!

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

Look at those shoes; shiny in so many ways. Excellent for New Years and all holidays and everytime you want to make an impression.

[syliasyliasylia.livejournal.com]

Eee!!!! I'm glad you seem to be having a fantastic holidays!!! Eee!!!

Rosemary is such a wonderful spice!!!! I love it!!!

I'm also watching Korean dramas, which are also my favs, I've noticed that my favorite genre is romantic comedy with a dash of angst, but just a little!!! Such as My Girl, Goong, Full House... and the like!!! Eee!!!

And OMG!! SHOE LOVE!!!!!!

[allbloomedout.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you had great holiday! I love the shoes :)

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

Ooo! Lovely shoes! One can never have enough shoes. Sadly I live in a city with plenty of cobblestone, so high heels are somewhat of a problem.

Watching films late at night and sleeping until at least 10.00.

This is one of the best things about holidays. ;) I love the sense of immersion that comes with watching film after film. I did a re-watch of "Batman Begins" yesterday, and I do love that movie so. There is Christian Bale of coures, but there is also this debate about myths - and the strength that can be contained in a myth or a symbol. I love that.

And "Layer Cake"! It is visually stunning and very clever. The ending caught me by surprise though, but I gues that is a good thing. I have never seen The Island, not even the power of Bean compelled me. Mostly because of all the promo in advance of the film. By the time it was out I felt like I had seen it already. Alas for too much pre-exposure I guess. :(

[trailer-spot.livejournal.com]

Nice pictures! Ferrero Rocher and a bar of chocolate! And the shoes are nice too. ;D

I saw 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' for the first time last night. As you probably know Michael Gambon plays Albus Dumbledore in that one. I've also only recently seen 'Layer Cake' for the first time. So when I hear Gambon's voice last night again I totally hear him say 'Welcome to the layer cake son'. Which seems slightly out-of-place in a HP movie. :D

I enjoyed 'Layer Cake' very much and was very disappointed that it was never shown here at the theatre. So I had to buy the DVD. On the commentary track the director says about one particular scene (tongue-in-cheek) that he thinks Craig auditions here for the role of James Bond. That was way before it actually happened.
I thought the ending was a little bit too abrupt. Did you watch it on TV or from DVD? Did you have a look at the alternative endings?

[teh-haley.livejournal.com]

shoes are the evil, I think I have an addiction on them! I love these you bought ♥
I'm daydreaming about the wonderful food you wrote about *makes puppy eyes*

[koalathebear.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing the photographs. The shoes in particular filled me with great glee :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I could not resist. I felt like an icon with shoes could be appropriate. :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Have a lovely, lovely time!!!!!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

This is one of the strangest things EVER. Was someone abducted by aliens?

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

In RL they are slightly less glittery then they look. :D I do wear all sorts of interesting shoes, though, sometimes even for work. :D

Sorry!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Happy New year to you and your family!!!

shiny in so many ways

They are less shiny in RL, photography makes them look slightly different. They are more like leather with the fake snake skin pattern. :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEEEE! Thank you! I am also so glad you like the shoes!!!

Such as My Girl, Goong, Full House... and the like!!! Eee!!!

Have you started watching "Full House" already???

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I hope you are having a nice time too!

I love the shoes :)

I could not resist, when I see interesting shoes I am done for. They were very much reduced, though :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Sadly I live in a city with plenty of cobblestone, so high heels are somewhat of a problem.

I wear high heels quite often, and the steady ones like the ones on the new "snake skin" shoes usually don't give me a problem. But cobbled streets - this sounds so cosy and so from the last century, I love cobbled streets.

There is Christian Bale of coures, but there is also this debate about myths - and the strength that can be contained in a myth or a symbol. I love that.

Now I fee l I must re-watch this too. :D

The ending caught me by surprise though, but I guess that is a good thing.

Though "Layer Cake" was quite exceptional cinematography-wise, but it didn't offer me much of a surprise until the ending. It was going pretty much the way "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smocking Barrels" gone. But because ending was so unexpected and somehow reminiscent of "God Father" I really quite liked the film overall.

As for "The Island", I only got it because it is so much cheaper to get 3 films at once in our rental shop. But Sean Bean in cool glasses was rather gooood, and so was Ewan McGregor speaking with his Scottish accent, so it wasn't much of a loss. I quite liked the discussion on clone ethics too. :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Ferrero Rocher and a bar of chocolate!

I keep some nice chocolates near my computer at all times. :D

I thought the ending was a little bit too abrupt. Did you watch it on TV or from DVD? Did you have a look at the alternative endings?

I loved the ending. Even though film was made that every single frame is stunning and it was clever to the bargain, it is very much like "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smocking Barrels". I don't say it is a bad thing because I love both of these films, but that just was my feeling. I read that Guy Ritchie was supposed to make "Layer Cake" too.
But the fact that the ending had two very interesting twists (and the second one I totally didn't see coming) made "LAyer Cake" much more interesting for me. And also the ending was reminiscent of "God Father", I thought this was cool.

Did you watch it on TV or from DVD? Did you have a look at the alternative endings?

I watched a DVD but didn't have a chance to look at the alternative endings. But I have heard that "LAyer Cake" was supposed to have a "happy" ending, but Matthew Vaughn prepared the different one. :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I am so glad so many of my friends liked the shoes. ** happy sigh **

I am teleporting some of the nice things to you, dear!!!!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEEEE! I hope you are having lovely time, koala!!!

You will laugh, but I wear interesting shoes sometimes for work. :D

[syliasyliasylia.livejournal.com]

Have you started watching "Full House" already???
YAY!!! I've only watched the first two episodes, but I gotta watch more soon ^^ Bi is hot beyond words *blushes*

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEEE! I am so happy beyond words you like it!!! Rain is my biggest dorama love. :D

And like any dorama, it gets better as it goes forward.

The only thing - Rain's outfits (especially in the first half of drama) make me giggle like silly. :D

[syliasyliasylia.livejournal.com]

Eee!! I can't wait to watch more episodes!

The only thing - Rain's outfits (especially in the first half of drama) make me giggle like silly. :D
What's with Korean dramas and dreadful menswear? Seriously! ^^ I still haven't recovered from Price Shin's fashion statetemts in Goong! XD

[trailer-spot.livejournal.com]

I think there was another alternative available. One in which the two were allowed to drive away in the car but getting followed by Sidney who shoots XXXX after a short drive. I would've preferred that version. Same result but a little bit less abrupt.

[hotarunokokoro.livejournal.com]

i have no idea! but i will see shoes in the most random places. like the middle of the road?!! which prompted me to start a 'wild shoe crossing' theory (see icon). it's all in good fun! but the feel of a nice pair of shoes on my feet indiscribable!(sp?) i love tennis shoes mostly. and pink shoes! i must have pink shoes!
^_^

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

This ending sounds good too!!!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

What's with Korean dramas and dreadful menswear? Seriously! ^^ I still haven't recovered from Price Shin's fashion statetemts in Goong!

What I am confused about is that ladies fashions seems to be always top-notch. "Full House" is 4 years old, but "Goong" and "My Girl" are this year's dramas and I could just steal all the ladies outfits so good they are.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Oh my!! This is definitely some material for Mulder and Scully investigation!!!

love tennis shoes mostly. and pink shoes! i must have pink shoes!

I like high heels :D

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Lovely shoes. I think your taste and mine are pretty similar ^o^ And are those Fererro Rocher (?) chocolates? Oh yum...

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

When it comes to shoes, I'm all about comfort (Dansko clogs are my faves), but those are gorgeous. And speaking of gorgeous, isn't Daniel Craig Layer Cake wonderful?

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEEEE! I am so glad we have many things is common. I have a special place in my heart for Fererro Rocher's. :D I have got a top to go with these shoes already. :D I like sale time!!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

When it comes to shoes, I'm all about comfort (Dansko clogs are my faves), but those are gorgeous.

I am so glad you liked them I just could not resist - they looked at me and said "We are YOURS". I often wear comfortable heels.

And speaking of gorgeous, isn't Daniel Craig Layer Cake wonderful?

Most def!!