The Dark Knight.

Oh & also, a quick note - the new Batman film is, in a word, FANTASTIC.

I'm not really an action/superhero film fan (well actually I'm not AT ALL), but the Dark Knight was amazing. Really slick. And it actually seemed to have a storyline, I think. I was fully entertained throughout - and that NEVER happens in these sorts of films, especially if they're over two hours long*. But it was great. I'm taking my little brother to see it, as an excuse to see it again. I highly recommend it.

The only thing that grated in the film was Batman's RIDICULOUS voice. Not only was it was stupidly deep and gravelly (going with the macho thing though, so is partly forgivable - or at least understandable), but also it sounded like he was speaking in a whisper, but at the volume of a normal person yelling at the top of their voice. A sort of shouted whisper. Very weird, and rather annoying.

Heath Ledger's Joker kicks Jack Nicholson's arse, big time. I watched the whole of that Batman film again a couple of days ago to see**, and Nicholson's performance is not controlled enough and just comes off as nasty and vindictive rather than Ledger's performance of a thoroughly creepy, crazed, and damaged Joker. Which suits the character much better. Shame for Nicholson, as obviously his Joker was adequate at the time - unfortunately for him, it just pales in comparison. I only wish Heath Ledger was able to go on and play even more roles. The potential was huge. But I wont go on about that, as I feel the same as everyone else does about it all.

Anyway, as I said, once you get over Batman's habit of whispered shouting, the film is really really good and everyone - everyone - should see it.


*Yes, I know that description makes me sound like a child with zero attention span. I'm not, I just am really not that into actiony superheroey films in most cases.

**Which I do not recommend doing. Its too long, and quite simply too rubbish. Dont bother - find youtube clips instead.

Hunting.

It seems, since my last post, that I am now cool.

Well ok, that is stretching it a bit - I'm not that cool, because I didn't get the job I specially tweaked my CV for, but I must be a little bit cool because I did manage to get myself employed.

So. I am now working as a headhunter. Although actually, I'm not really sure how cool that is. It involves a LOT of lying, which is maybe cool in a mysterious/mischievious/bad person way..?

But it is also really very dull, so any coolness that might have been accumulated is negated by that really. Am not sure if I will be able to stick it out for six months (which is/was "the plan"), as I cannot abide dull jobs that are not particularly well paid - alike most of the population.

So I'm still job hunting. The only difference is that now its on the sly...

Be cool.

I have finally found out why I seem to be so unemployable these days.

Its not a lack of experience. Its not a lack of skills. Nor is it that my degree is in an essentially useless subject.

It is, quite simply, that I am not cool enough. Unbelievable though it may seem*, it is 100% true.

The geezer at the recruitment agency I'm with called me up today to tell me about an interesting ish 6 month admin job at a quite sought-after local media company. He gave me all the details of how perfect it was for me etc etc, and finished by telling me that my CV might need a bit of fiddling with as "although I am not by any means saying your CV is rubbish**, it just needs to, erm, show off your personality a bit more. You know, put a bit more in the interests section about liking going out and stuff - its quite a young company, I think you'll fit right in, you just need to bring your personality out a bit more on your CV."

So after this somewhat embarassing conversation, I then proceeded to faff about with my CV for almost an hour, trying my darndest to somehow appear cool without sounding lame for trying too hard.

However, seeing as I was making a concerted effort to meet the unexpectedly high demands of cool that are apparently required in today's world of work, I think it ultimately came off a bit try-hard. As I began to near the hour mark, I felt ashamed of trying so hard and so just submitted my CV as it was. And I felt very lame indeed.

Still, its not all bad. It sounds like my recruitment geez seems to genuinely believe I'm cool underneath my nerdy History graduate exterior, and that its only my sensibly written CV holding me back.

So I'm cool, just not on paper.


*Unbelievable that is, in terms of BOTH discriminatory laws AND of course my high levels of coolness.

**We all know he was saying exactly that.

Why is it that watching snowy scenes on television leaves you cold?

I mean really. Why? I am absolutely freezing my arse off watching a wintery scene in SATC.

Perhaps it is also because someone just fell to their death from a high-rise window in a rather creepy, if a little ridiculous manner. Although it is maybe the way in which it is trivialised that is leaving me a little cold.

Either way, I should be warm and cosy in bed, and not watching SATC just because it is available on Skyplus.

Skyplus is dangerous. I dont know how I will cope when I move out. How will I afford to eat when I am forking out a huge amount for TV?

Not having it is clearly not an option - how else will I "make TV fit my life"? If anything, without Skyplus my life will have to revolve even more rigidly around the TV schedule than it does currently.

Or at least that is the line I will take when the inevitable debate with M ensues about precisely why we are shopping at Aldi.

I blame Lost. Well, more specifically Sawyer in Lost.