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“Don’t be cynical” – Conan O’Brien

My girlfriend and I went to see Avatar for a second time at the cinema. We reserved seats for the IMAX 3D this time and it was worth every penny. As you probably have heard already, Avatar is definitively worth the price of its ticket. The world that was created for this movie is amazing, the story is simple yet very well told, and you can’t help but trace some parallels with the world we live in.

Highly recommended for anybody interested in sci-fi (and mean bad guys who don’t need oxygen).

Merry Christmas everybody . 

Edit from January 3rd:
…and a Happy New Year 2010!

One of the reasons why I wanted to start this blog in the first place was to write about my past projects. Among these projects, one in particular stands out: Messenger Plus!. Most of the people who now know me online found my name through this software and since its creation in 2001, so many things happened… I think it was worth spending some time reflecting on this and writing about the experience.

The Projects section of this site now includes the finalised essay I wrote about my experience with the software and its community of people. If you’re interested or have some time to kill, you can now go ahead and read it.

I just went to see the new Disney movie: The Princess and the Frog. First, I have to say that being a huge fan of old 2D animated classics from the company, I had huge expectations for this one and I’ve been waiting for it for the past 2 years. And well, let me tell you: this movie is wonderful!

As I try not to read about movies before watching them (to avoid spoilers), I was not sure what to expect but I was certainly wondering if old ingredients like music would be part of the mix, especially after reading lots of idiotic comments in the past about that subject. Right from the start, music is there alright, with very jazzy, rhythmic songs from beginning to end. The story is sweet, the characters are great, humour is old fashioned, and everything is put together in a wonderful package. It may not be as funny as Aladdin or as epic as The Lion King but that’s also what makes this movie great: it’s new, it’s unique, and it has its own theme.

Congratulations to Disney for giving us this piece of work. Thanks to you, I felt I was 15 again .