Finally I was able to do it. I wrote a review! YAY! Well, too bad that it was for a crappy show (Metalocalypse's the name). I'll try and get my thoughts together and probably write some more reviews. Probably about Sinchronicity (my new best friend) but I want to hold up for the last episode.

Hey, if you aren't watching Sinchronicity, you should!

Anyways, like I have nothing better to do (study is the other option) I went to the movies and I saw a bunch of films. Most notably Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and Miami Vice. While I can't recall the show that has the same name as the second film, I found it pretty bland. I like Collin Farrell, I like Jamie Foxx and I like Michael Mann. But I didn't enjoy the film. It's not a bad one, mind you, but regarding movies, lately I put my expectation very high.

And those expectations were surpassed with the Pirates of teh Caribbean 2. Johnny Depp is such a wonderful, talented and diverse actor that every movie he enters is a must see (even Willy Wonka, which I didn't like one bit). The ending left me a little cold but I laughed so much throughout the film that it didn't bothered me much.

Today I'll go and see Romances and Cigarettes, by John Turturro, with James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet and others. I was intrigued by the sinopsys, because it said it was a musical and I haven't seen one in ages (Moulin Rouge was the latest and I didn't watch Chigaco - can't stand Richard Gere!).

See you next time and go watch Sinchronicity. You'll feel better afterwards ;)

Because I just love stuff like this....

Taken a picture naked? No.

Made out with a member of the same sex? No.

Danced in front of your mirror? Yes.

Told a lie? Yes.

Gotten in a car with people you just met? No.

Been in a fist fight? Hell YEAH! And I kind of miss it...

Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back? So many times...

Been arrested? Never could pin anything on me :P

Left your house without telling your parents? Yes.

Ditched school to do something more fun? Yes.

Slept in a bed with a member of the same sex? No.

Seen someone die? No.

Kissed a picture? Yes.

Slept in until 3? And later still.

Lain on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? Yes. And watched stars too.

Played dress up? Just on Halloween.

Fallen asleep at work/school? Yes.

Felt an earthquake? No.

Touched a snake? No.

Ran a red light? So many times.

Had detention? No, I was just a sweet innocent boy... NOT! :p

Been in a car accident? Yes, four I think.

Pole danced? No.

Run over an animal? Once, unfortunately :(

Been lost? Yes, once.

Sang karaoke? Yes.

Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? Yes.

Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Yes.

Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Never saw snow... :(

Kissed in the rain? No.

Sang in the shower? Yes.

Got your tongue stuck to a pole? No.

Ever gone to school partially naked? No. But once my friends threw me out of the locker room when I was only wearling my shorts... We did that to each other all the time :P

Sat on a roof top? No.

Played chicken? No.

Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Not all my clothes...

Been told you're hot by a complete stranger? Well, I had met her a couple of days before...

Broken a bone? Yes.

Mooned/flashed someone? No.

Forgotten someone's name? Yes. And it's akward when they remember yours...

Slept naked? No.

Blacked out from drinking? Never.

Played a prank on someone? Who hasn't? And it's been a while since I did one.

Felt like killing someone? Sort of.

Made a parent cry? Yes, my mom, usually when we fight.

Cried over someone? Yes, so many times, that nowadays I can't cry anymore, tears won't fall...

Abseiled/Rappelled? If I knew what this was...

Had sex more than 5 times in one day? No.

With the same person? No.

With different people? No.

Had/Have a dog? No, just a cat, a hamster and a turtle.

Been in a band? No.

Drank 25 sodas in a day? Don't think so.

Shot a gun? No.

Later today I'm going to the movies. August in Lisbon is such a bummer, because there's nothing to do. Most of my friends are away and the others are working. I had planned to go to the beach today but woke up with a headache so that's a no-go. And since the tv doesn't air anything good, the movies are all that's left. And I'll probably pull a double-session. Miami Vice and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest are the most likely choices.

Well, I just arrived home after being with some friends of mine up north, in a small, quiet and wornderful village. I had a great time.

But now, I'm back in Lisbon and I have to start studying for my two exams in September. It's going to be tough since I have a particular dislike for both classes but that means that I have to try extra hard in order to pass them.

In any case, I saw this in someone's blog (sorry, can't remember who it was) and since I just love stuff like this I had to post it. Here goes:

1. FIRST NAME?
Nuno Gil.

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
not that I know of.

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY
about a week ago

4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING
I loved it when I started writing that I kept it ever since; only tweaked the edges.

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH-MEAT?
I'm a vegetarian never ate meat nor fish.

6. KIDS
someday.

7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
absolutely.

8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?
never saw much use to having one...

9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
very often.

10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
yes.

11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
it's possible.

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
while I don't eat cereals in ages, I remember that I loved Coco Pops.

13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
always.

14. YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
I know I am.

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
chocolate.

16. SHOE SIZE?
42, Europe size.

17. RED OR PINK?
red.

18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
I'm becoming fat. Need to exercise more.

19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
my friends; I HATE vacations...

20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? EVERYONE?
if they want to, who am I to stop them from doing so?

21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
white pants and I'm now bare footed.

22. LAST THING YOU ATE?
a very badly prepared lunch...

23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
the silence.

24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
blue or green.

25. FAVORITE SMELL?
freshly baked bread.

26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
my mom.

27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?
the smile.

28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
I would have to remember where I saw this...

29. FAVORITE DRINK?
oraange juice.

30. FAVORITE SPORT?
to play tennis, watching it's soccer.

31. EYE COLOR?
green.

32. HAT SIZE?
never wore one, so don't know it. Didn't even knew that hat had sizes...

33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
glasses all the way.

34. FAVORITE FOODS?
pasta.

35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING?
I love scary movies, but they no longer scare me. So, as long as the movies are good, I don't care for the genre or type.

36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED AT THE MOVIE THEATER?
Poseidon, but today I'll probably will watch another one.

37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
green.

38. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter.

39. HUGS OR KISSES?
general speaking, hugs is the way to go, because we can use them any time, in any circumstance. But kisses are more special.

40. FAVORITE DESSERT?
fruit.

41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
I don't know.

42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
I don't know.

43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
Codex 632 (Jose Rodrigues dos Santos), 100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia-Marquez), Nao Ha Coincidencias (Margarida Rebelo Pinto), 1984 (George Orwell) and The Dark Tower Book 1: The Gunslinger (Stephen King). Yeah, I read a lot, and I think I'm missing one or two...

44. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
nothing.45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV?
I was tired and I slept.

46. FAVORITE SOUNDS?
the rain falling, the waves splashing on the shore...

47. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES?
The Beatles!

48. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?
Philadelphia, New York City or Washington DC, I don't know which one is furthest.

49. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT?
reading, being a great listener, and a wonderful friend!

50. WHEN & WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
on the 16th of February in the year 1982, in Lisbon.

Those were the two films that I went to see yesterday and today, Stay Alive and Edison.

The first one, like I expected, was nothing short of predictable. I don't know why they evne bother doing films like this one. Does anyone really get scared watching these anymore?

The second I liked more (yeah, I know, it's not difficult, but bear with me). I was pleasently surprised with Juntin Timberlake's acting. While nothing amazing or spectacular, he did a decent job, even though his character wasn't a difficult one. Was really upset me was how Mos Def character managed to single-handedly take out an entire squad of FRAT members. I mean, they are supposed to be the best guys around and they are able to miss Mos and Justin after firing thousands of rounds. And then, when they have then cornored, they suddenly forget how things are done and rush in. Grenades anyone? No, didn't think so. Oh well, at least it's not a major point, so I wasn't really bothered by it.

I still want to watch The Lake House, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Protector (or as I like to call it, Ong-Bak 2), Candy, Poseidon, Happy Endings and Strings. I wasn't able to watch Hard Candy so I'll have to rent it. Heard good things about the female lead.

P.S. I almost forgot. I also managed to watch Lucky Number Slevin and I liked it a lot. It reminded me of Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang, a movie that is probably one of the most entertaining that I ever saw.

Cya next time!

Yeah, I know, it's weird. I don't post for ages and in the same day I post twice? Weird I tell you. But I saw something on SweetPeaSurry's that I found pretty funny and decided to post it here. Hope that's ok with her.

Cell phones are: a great way to comunicate

Children are: fun

Forever seems: time after time

I always have fun every time I: do something I like

I always laugh when: I see/hear/read something funny

I always covet: other guy’s wives/girlfriends :P LOL really, I don’t covet nothing

I am proud of myself because: I rulz!! :P I’m proud of myself because I am a better person now than I was some years ago and I’m working on being better everyday

I deal with rejection: greatly, like with anything else

I don't understand: stupidity and stubborness

I get annoyed when: although rarely, with stupid and/or stubborn things

I get embarrassed when: easily LOL

I get itchy thinking about... the only time that I get itchy is when my allergies strike

I hate it when: I can’t get something right at the first time and I can’t do all that I set out to do

I long to: graduate from college

I lost: so many things

I love: so many things

I often forget to: tell people how much they mean to me

I really want: to graduate college?

I sleep best when: I’m lying down, although I also sleep when I'm sitting sometimes

I will always love: everyone who deserves it

I wish I could take back: since this isn’t the same as regret, there’s nothing that I wish I could take back

I wish I’d invented: I prefer to remain anonymous

I’m listening to: right now the news.

I'd like to visit: Ireland, Eastern Europe and Africa

If I only had 10$ left to my name: I’d have more than I have in my pocket right now

I'm tired of: not graduating college

It's sexy when: someone does sexy things

I've never, ever: ate meat or fish; hey I’m a card-carrying vegetarian! ;)

Kisses are the best when: given freely, although some that are stolen are also good

Love is: a wonderful thing

Lust is: sometimes creepy

Maybe I should: graduate college

My best friends: are amazing people

My biggest accomplishment so far is: graduating high school and that will change when I graduate college

My ex: is old news

My favorite meal is: food

My favorite past time is: reading

My favorite thing about my body is: my mind

My favourite veggie is: ME!! :P so many, so little space

My weakness is: girls, I get really soft around them….

My worst job of all time: I never did anything that I didn’t like

Once in band camp I: just once? LOL, once again, so many stories, so little time

People say I am: stupid because I “refuse” to graduate college

Somewhere, someone is: doing different stuff than me

The best warm drink on a summer day... warm? I prefer my drinks cold, night, day, warm or cold days

The funniest thing about growing up... growing up is the funniest thing

The meaning of my screen name is a name that I can’t really remember where I got it

The most underrated condiment... I can’t really remember it’s English name

Today I'm: normal

Tomorrow I will: be normal again, I hope

Tonight I will: watch Stay Alive

When I wake up in the morning: I get up, take a bath and check if anyone msn’ed me while I was sleeping…

Well, it sure has. When I decided to do this, I had in mind posting more often. Like I said in the first post, after I read a book, went to see a movie or watch some episodes of some series. Well, how flaws are so easy to find...

Anyway, here are some tidbits about some stuff I've seen recently. On with the show!

1- I've spent an unbelievable week in Alicante, Spain with some friends of mine in an international summercamp. Made new friends, met some people, had a great time. Too bad that I couldn't go to the beach because I underwent surgery on my left foot. Oh well, at least now it's all good, healing well.

2- I haven't been able to go to the movies this month, but I managed to catch Lucky Number Slevin (liked it), An American Haunting (not really scary) and later today I'll go and watch Stay Alive. Not really expecting nothing, though. I'm a really huge horror film fan and it's a pity that nowadays they can't do anything good.

3- Regarding the series, here's what I'm currently watching:

a) Blade - rally enjoying this action series. Reminds me of the movies.

b) Aquaman - watched the pilot and I'm eagerly waiting for more. Huge DC fan!

c) Brotherhood - this reminds me of The Sopranos and I'm enjoying it.

d) Eureka - interesting regarding the gadgets and inventions that might appear but if I miss an episode I'll keep on living.

e) Angela's Eyes - much like Eureka, only that the subplot/mystery is a little more interesting.

f) Heroes - do I really need to comment? Come on, I'm a comic book reader/fan!

g) Jericho - it will be interesting to see how Jericho's population will react.

h) Our Thirties - I liked the pilot, especially the british guy.

i) The Class - thought it could have been better.

j) Shark - kind of like House, but a little bit lighter.

k) Angriest Man in Suburbia - I LOVED this. Really, REALLY LOVED it!

l) The Nine - the pilot got me stuck to the chair with interest. Looking forward to more.

m) I still have to catch up on Windfall, Whistler, and I still have to check the pilots of Secrets of a Small Town, Sinchronicity, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Singles Table and Traveler. If someone saw them already please post your thoughts (feel free to chime in on the other series)

4- Next up: I might be away for a couple more weeks, enjoying the Summer, hanging with my friends and having a good time. When I have more time, I'll try and send some reviews to the site. 'Till then, enjoy the Summer! Cheers.

Well, I've been busy as hell! Exams, exams and some more exams... One today (in 2 hours) and one tomorrow, my last ones this year (next ones will be in September"). Really frustrating when you study hard and fail, but that's life.

Anyway, the past week I went to the movies and I saw Take the Lead and The Chumscrubber. The first one I LOVED and the second one... well, it's not that I hated it, it's more that I loath it LOL. Can't quite explain it since I never quite understood what the director wanted to go with the movie. Nor any of the 6 friends who went with me to see it :D

I've also finished reading Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (hey, I'm an Economics student) and I found it bland. Interesting and a new way to look at Economics but bland nonetheless. Next up, I'll try finishing 1984 (George Orwell) and The Dark Tower Book 1 - The Gunslinger (Stephen King).

Sunday I'm going to my cousin baptism, so that leaves Saturday to catch up on some shows.

Cheers and until next time!

Let's get this started.

My name is Nuno and I'm from Lisbon, Portugal. At the age of 24, I'm currently trying to graduate in Economics (one more year left! YAY!!).

As you can see from my favorite shows, I'm a fan of the sci-fi genre (couple of shows still left in that list) and if you recognize the image that's my avatar you can also see that I'm a huge comic book fan (reader, not collector - I hate those!).

In this blog you will find some thoughts on recent episodes I've seen as well as movies, books (comics or otherwise) and every other thing I'm in the mood to write about. Don't expect a lot of personal stuff about me because I'm not such an interesting person that anyone would want to read about me. If you want to know something, it's easier to ask it.

Anyway, the next update is cheduled for next week's end. I'm in the middle of final term exams and I still have two (at least) to do, so I better get to study. It's a hard task, since there are a lot of shows that I still have to catch-up on and the episodes keep pilling on and on... Oh well, Summer is upon us and I have 2 months of relaxing and cooling off where I can put them all in order.

That's all for now. See you next time. Cheers!