TV and Movies

THE NUMBER 23
B & I went to watch The Number 23 with Jim Carrey yesterday. It was a pretty good movie, despite the fact that I spent almost the entire time adding up various names and places to see if anything summed up to 23! Hmmm... I guess that would make more sense if you've seen the movie....! :) I'd like to add up a few names now actually, if you don't mind (I didn't get the chance to do the sums during the movie!)...

Walter Paul Sparrow
= (23 + 1 + 12 + 20 + 5 + 18) + (16 + 1 + 21 + 12) + (19 + 16 + 1 + 18 + 18 + 15 + 23)
= (79) + (50) + (110)
= (7 + 9) + (5 + 0) + (1 + 1 + 0)
= 16 + 5 + 2
= 23

YEAH!! :D (Although expected)

King Edward Hotel
= (11 + 9 + 14 + 7) + (5 + 4 + 23 + 1 + 18 + 4) + (8 + 15 + 20 + 5 + 12)
= (41) + (55) + (60)
= (4 + 1) + (5 + 5) + (6 + 0)
= 5 + 10 + 6
= 21

Awwww... Not 23.... :(

Casanova's Park
= (3 + 1 + 19 + 1 + 14 + 15 + 22 + 1 + 19) + (4 + 1 + 18 + 11)
= 95 + 34
= (9 + 5) + (3 + 4)
= 14 + 7
= 21

Awwww... Not 23 either.... :(

OK, that's enough maths for one day, even for me!


DANCING WITH THE STARS
This year's Dancing With the Stars has been the best season so far. The dancing calibre of this year's celebrities has been absolutely amazing (OK, apart from Farmer Dave... LOL), and the playing field was a lot fairer than in previous years. I'm glad Kate and Fifi were in the Grand Final, they both deserved to be there.

Prior to last night's episode, I actually didn't mind who won the competition. But after watching Fifi's improvement last night, I would have probably preferred her to win the overall competition.

Kate's performance was good, as always, but she seemed to have plateaued, which showed in her dances last night (and in her slightly lower scores, minus the Freestyle). Her Jive was pretty much the same as it was in Week 2 (or whenever she first performed it). It was a great performance, don't get me wrong, and it was probably her best dance all season (hence probably why they chose this particular routine for the Grand Final) but it didn't show any improvement in her technique.

Fifi's repeat performance on the other hand (Salsa) showed a clear improvement in her dancing. She was a lot sexier this time around, a lot more fluid in her movements. And the "Chicken or Beef" didn't look like "Chicken or Beef" at all the second time 'round! :) And her Rumba was very well executed too, a much harder dance than Kate's comparable dance for the Grand Final (Salsa).

But in the end, they both gave it their all, which should be applauded. And it's all for a good cause, which makes it all the more worthwhile. :)

(PS - I love my dancing, can you tell??! LOL)