Blog Moving
Posted by: jamieryan on: November 23, 2008
Hi, I finally got a domain name which means my blog is now hosted here at jamiemcniel.com/blog. 
‘Bolt’ Review
Posted by: jamieryan on: November 21, 2008
I went to a screening of Bolt yesterday and I have to say that overall, I was very impressed with the film.
The basic premise is centered around a dog named Bolt, who is the star of a hit television show. He is separated from his owner Penny by accident and in the majority of the film Bolt is traveling across the country trying to get back to her.
The characters are what make this film great. Besides Bolt, the film also starred a hamster named Rhino and a cat named Mittens. Rhino is a super fan of Bolt, and wants to go on big adventures like Bolt does in his TV show. Mittens is a stray cat, who once had a family and doesn’t know who Bolt is, even though he thinks she took him away from Penny. There are three pigeons who give a nice comedy touch to the film. They keep trying to figure out where they’ve seen Bolt before, in times when it’s especially obvious (a bus with Bolt’s picture on it is behind him, and at one point they’re even sitting on a huge poster of him).
I saw this in 3-D and if you have the choice of seeing it in 3-D, I would definitely recommend you spend a few extra dollars because it really enhances the experience of the movie. Also, the 3-D effects weren’t overdone which was something I liked. It’s hard to explain but instead of having things ‘pop out’ at you, it was more like the entire film just looked extremely realistic.
Bolt is in theatres now, be sure to go see it!
The Jamie List (#1)
Posted by: jamieryan on: November 14, 2008
I snagged this idea from the lovely Brea Grant, and it’s basically a list of things I like currently.
Tegan and Sara
Amazing, amazing band. I absolutely love their album entitled The Con, and a few of my favorite songs are The Con, Knife Going In, and Back In Your Head. They also have a feature-length DVD showing the process of making their album, and it’s hilarious.
Here’s the music video for Back In Your Head:
GoodReads.com
This website is great. It lets you track the books you’re reading/have read/want to read next. You can also rate and give reviews for books you’ve read, add friends, take trivia questions, join groups, and look for events in your area. If you love books then you should definitely sign up for this site. You can add me here if you like.
Veronica Mars
Although the show was cancelled last year, I was still watching season 2 when that happened, and after recently getting back into it I’ve remembered how fantastic this show is. It’s about a teen detective (played by Kristen Bell), but it really is so much more than that.
I Voted!
Posted by: jamieryan on: November 4, 2008
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I just wanted to make a quick post today to say that I voted!
It’s my first time voting in a presidential election, so it was pretty exciting for me.
If you live on the west coast you still have a couple hours until the booths close, so go vote and let your voice be heard!
Smith and Pyle
Posted by: jamieryan on: October 26, 2008
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The first album from Smith & Pyle was released in July, but I have only just recently discovered it’s amazing-ness.
The band consists of Shawnee Smith (from the Saw films, etc.) and Missi Pyle (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, etc.) who created this great album entitled It’s OK To Be Happy.
It’s sort of an unclassifiable genre of music… you could say it’s country, but it’s also rock, or as they call it; ‘desert rock’. That seems to fit.
Some of these songs remind me of Jenny Lewis’ new album, and that’s definitely a good thing. I don’t usually like country-esque music too much, but there’s something different about this album and I just love it.
A few of my favorite songs are:
Spankin’ - Such a cool beat, this song makes me smile.
Flower In My Hair - Very pretty.
Too Damn Tired - This song is so true, and I love the line “I’m too tired to be inspired”.
I Wish You Were Dead - So funny, the lyrics are really clever. It makes me laugh.
They also made video blogs while they were in the process of recording the album, and they’re hilarious.
I especially love the first video blog, where they’re talking to the turtle.
Here’s a video where Shawnee and Missi talk to fans about the beginnings of Smith & Pyle, and their album. It’s great.
And here is where you can buy their album on iTunes. You can also listen to a few songs on their MySpace page.
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