Bridget Jones's Diary

12 August. Oh, goody. I'm so excited about reading Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding, it's so much fun!
But better not spoil this post by rushing through it in a manner of a drunk behind the wheel. Yes, it's much better to listen to calm and inspirational music to instill zen-like awareness of self and come up with a brilliant post afterwards.

How Ricky Blue Eyes smiled and found its home here

I've never fancied myself as a blogger -- perhaps I haven't given it enough thought or simply thought I couldn't be bothered ...That is, until today.

To start at the beginning, I must confess that I am an avid Harry Potter fan. Today being Saturday, I was doing my regular Harry Potter news check of the fansites, when I came across a post on www.mugglenet.com about an interview with the Twilight series' author Stephenie Meyer.

Ah, right, I was going to check what this was all about for ages, I thought. Now was the time(though still haven't got around to listening to that interview, but all in good time). And lo and behold -- the last book of the saga, Breaking Dawn, has just hit the book shelves! And there was a film coming out in December! My film/book-loving self couldn't resist it -- I was on to it like a curious cat. I wasn't disappointed: the treasure trove I discovered was promising. The book covers looked evokative, the bits of back story and first chapters I read (all could be seen at http://www.stepheniemeyer.com) told me this was a captivating story masterfully told, a must-read for me, definitely. After devouring countless clips, interviews and what not about the film based on the first book, Twilight, I felt very much drawn to the plot, the characters, the film-making process, the whole fandom living behind it. I couldn't pipoint exactly why, though. This wasn't the kind of books I usually enjoy. It was like watching Scorsese's The Departed (one of my all-time faves, though again, not the genre I would usually go for) -- characters teetering on the brink who can take any side at any moment ... I mean, I got a sense of the intensity of these books; choice seemed a big theme there (one that I am intensely interested in, incidentally)

All these and other first-impression thoughts prowling my mind until in some obsure corner they sprang on an idea: why don't I write about these initial Twilight reactions, why don't I discuss other books and films, haven't I always wanted (well, for a long post-school time, at least) to write film/book reviews?

Not that the above falls within that category, but then it occurred to me that the best place to do it would be simply to start a blog.

So that's the short behind-the-scenes story of the Ricky Blue Eyes (I used to have a blue-eyed cat, the most gorgeous Siamese, so hence the name). Books and films will be the main course here (I do enjoy desserts as well), but I suspect that it won't be long before it spills over, well, other things about the world around me, but you'll see (I will be no less surprised from the outcome, I am sure)

Any comments on anything you've read /watched or anything interesting you've noticed are welcome:)