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Emjy
15 September 2007 @ 11:06 pm
So, here are some pics I took during my last trip in London (in July), finally. I'm sorry for beeing so late in posting them ^^

These have all been taken in Charles Dicken's house in Russel Square. A beautiful and very charming place, where the spirit, the drama, the emotion of Dickens  is still there ...
Dickens is definitely one of my favorite authors so I was glad to be able to visit one of his houses (it's not his last home, he moved out in a bigger one some years after since he earned a lot of money, had a lot of  public success and was one of the most acclaimed authors.)
He wrote some of his most powerful novels in this little house though, including the famous Oliver Twist !






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Emjy
15 August 2007 @ 04:55 pm
So, I'm back. I think I've been a terrible LJ friend lately. I'm so sorry... :(
I guess I've lost some interest in my livejournal these past few weeks... I still don't know if I will keep up my paid account.  If I cancel it, I'm pretty sure I'll regret it... 

I have a lot to say, and I absolutly don't know where to begin :)

My trip in London was great, I saw and visit a lot of places (my favorites must be The National gallery and The National Portrait Galery, along with the Charles Dickens' house in Russell Square, very charming and moving...).
I took a lot of pics, I'll try to post them before the end of the week...
I bought some dvds (mainly english costum dramas) and books we can't find in France. Sales in London were quite interesting too.
The Harry Potter event was very cool too. The waiting line was huge, I could not believe it. There were a lot of people (some were dressed up:  we found some leading characters but also some less important ones, such as Rita Skeeter : ) ). It was freezing this night, but we had to stay until the end, it was a real magical event.
I bought an adult copy of DH, I think the cover was a lot prettier than the children one :)
I loved it (even if I must admit that it will not remain as my favorite of the 7) but I enjoyed each word of it. 
I don't think I will post my review, all have already been said about it. Too bad I took so much time to post in my livejournal^^

I've read a lot lately. I finished Book Lover by Jennifer Kaufman & Karen Mack and I totally fell in love with the story. It can be seen as a chick-lit book but it's also really more than that. It's very funny sometimes but also  touching and dramatic. The main character is very interesting too. And her thoughts and discussions about books are priceless too. I warmly recommand this to you if you like books about books or just a good & enjoyable reading!
I've also just begun Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I've read only about 50 pages for the moment but I love it. I hope I'll still enjoy it and that I'll expect to read the next 2 after I finished this one :)

I've also saw Gilmore Girls season 5 and 6. I can't believe I watched these 44 episodes already^^
I think the first 3 seasons will stay my favorites but I enjoyed the seasons 4, 5 and 6 too.
I'm not too fond of Rory/Logan though but it's not a suprise (even if I  kind liked Logan). I didn't really enjoyed the "new Rory storyline either. I could'nt believe how much she has been unfair with her mother. Lorelai's crying because of the situation make me very sad. It was so not her fault... "The Return of the Prodigal daughter" must be one of my favorite episodes ever. The Lorelai & Rory's reunion scene broke my heart^^
And I love the fact Rory become aware of how bad her situation is thanks to Jess^^ 
I don't really like the April's storyline (but I think April is lovely and that's totally paradoxical LOL)
Other GG thoughts coming very soon :)

In other news, I can't wait to see Joe Wright's Atonement. The movie seems to be very pretty. You can see all new promo pics here *insert some James McAvoy love here too*
If you haven't read the novel yet, all I have to tell you is that it's a real masterpiece and that you definitely should read it :)

I will post some new icons in my next post :)



 
 
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Emjy
10 July 2007 @ 10:56 pm
1 day intil the release of OOTP movie in France! I'll see it in Paris with a friend. OOTP is my favorite HP book (along with POA) so  I can't wait to see it. I'll try to post my review of the film tomorrow evening or thursday. 
I've read some critics, some of them are pretty good actually. They usually talk about the amazing performances of Gary Oldman as Sirius (I'm a fan!) and Imelda Staunton as Umbridge. And they also say that  Daniel's actor skills have improved. I liked his performance in GOF so I trust them!

In other news, I bought my Eurostar tickets last week and booked the hotel room too. We'll leave Paris on wednesday the 18th at 8 am (we'll arrive in London a little before 10 am). I'm so excited about this trip. In Paris, the weather is quite cold, and it rains sometimes. I really hope that next week will be better. We try to not have high expectations about London's weather but we will be so disappointed if we can't go out and take a walk because of the rain. We can go to a musical, visit some museums, go shopping but it won't be really exciting if we'll have to wait HP7 in the rain at midnight ^^...

I just created a new site where I post my books and movies reviews. The last one was not ideal so I had to get a new one. Here is the link to it : http://chezemjy.canalblog.com/ (it's in french)
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Emjy
30 June 2007 @ 12:01 pm

New icon! Kate Winslet in the new Lancôme commercial (for the perfume called "Trésor") ;o)

It's been a very long time since my last post so I've a lot of things to write about!

First of all, I'm going to London this summer with my best friend. We hesitated for a while but finally, we decided that we definitely can't miss such a big event (I mean the release of the last Harry Potter book). We have to be in London and enjoy this time! We both are very fond of JK Rowling's work. Actually, I told my friend to read the books and since this moment, she loves them as least as much as I do! 
Plus, I didn't know JK Rowling will be there to for the big moment intil [info]lydzi_de_galles told me!
This is such a big and good surprise, she always has been in Edimbourgh for the releases of her books!
We'll probaby stay about  or days in London. We already have a kind of program (since the last time I visited London, in april 2006, I din't manage to see a lot lof things even if it was a quite enjoyable trip): the Shakespeare's Globe theatrer, Abbey Road, The National Portrait Gallery, Mme Tussaud's, and we also need to see a musical (even if we don't know what to see exactly^^).
We'll also do some shopping (in Top Shop, Selfbridges (I adore this one), HMV, Borders etc.) but only a bit!  We have to save our money for the 7th book LOL

In other news, it's currently freezing. I can't believe july is tomorrow! I can't leave my jacket when I'm outside! I'm so tired of this...


I saw Ocean 13 and Shrek 3 and enjoyed both. They're not as good as they used to be but they still are good entertaining movies! I've been a lot more disappointed by the last Pirates of the Carribean!!
In the next weeks, I'm going to see Persepolis (a french animation movie adapted from a comic strip, the story of a young and rebel girl in Iran. It seems AMAZING!), HP5  (God, I can't wait!!) and Half Nelson (I already love this movie but now, I have to see it on the big screen, Ryan Gosling delivers an outsanding performance in it).
The new Julie Delpy's movie called 2 days in Paris seems really funny. The storyline is GREAT and she wrote it! You can see the trailer here.


 
 
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Emjy
17 November 2006 @ 03:08 pm
Hi everybody!

I came back from London yesterday morning. Wednesday was such a long, exciting, and exceptionnal day, I think I will remember it all my life, and I'm not exagerating!

I'm pretty sure that my english expression was pathetic but I still hope that you understood the majority of this review. :)

 
 
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Emjy
09 November 2006 @ 11:07 pm
I think my mood theme can describe exactly how I just feel right now...

I don't know if I will be able to talk about another subject in the next few days, but I'm finally going to the World Music Awards in London, on november the 15th, this wednesday! I still can't believe it!!!! I get some pretty good tickets! I'm going to see Michael :D
Lindsay Lohan will host the show, I wonder how she will handle the situation ^_^ 
I will come back with a lot of photos, and videos too!
you can check the site and the list of perfomers at the official WMA website

In other news, I saw Scoop (my 2nd Woody Allen's movie after "Match Point" that I just adored). I enjoyed it a lot, it's a kind of ironic comedy that I always love. Woody Allen is just priceless in this role and Scarlett Johansson is very talented and charismatic. Hugh Jackman is cool too, very different from Wolverine...



Oh, and I would like to send (and receive) christmas cards to my f-list. So If you're interested in getting some, just let a comment :)
 
 
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