Archive for June, 2008

New SquidFlix Movie Review: Memento

Friday, June 27th, 2008

I missed seeing this movie when it was first released around eight years ago, but a friend recommended it to me.

I have to say I am impressed. It’s an unusual film in that it takes place in reverse (with the use of color and black and white film to distinguish the timing), and you learn how Leonard (Guy Pearce) arrives  at his present state as Leonard himself learns the facts (or are these the facts?)

If you don’t mind the odd outburst of bad language and some scenes of violence, then you should really enjoy Leonard’s mystery, which keeps you guessing until the end.

Come and take a look at Memento and let reader’s know what you think!

Added Some Lyrics Lenses

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

What’s in a song? Easy - lyrics and music!

It seems that one of the most popular searches on the web is for song lyrics - particularly those that are often misheard or misunderstood. So, what better way to build a lens than around a set of song lyrics!

I’ve created several now - some are classic rock songs and others are the latest popular hits of the day:

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Manfred Mann’s Earthband - Blinded By the Light
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale
Chris Brown - Forever
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Miley Cyrus - 7 Things

So far, so good - but more to come!

Two New Lenses & Some Stats

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

At last, I have published two lenses that have been sitting as WIPs for some time!

Firstly, I wanted to  publish something about the popular Sixties singer, Gary Puckett and his group the Union Gap. I’ve always enjoyed listening to songs like “Young Girl” and “Woman, Woman”, and to have some of these songs available on one lens is great. Gary Puckett has a wonderful voice, and I never tire of listening to it.

Secondly, my husband’s 50th birthday is this year and so I decided to make a lens about the year he was born, 1958. Tried to include all the things I could think of, but I’m sure I’ve forgotten something…lol!

In other news…lol…my dashboard indicates that I have three lenses in the Top 1000 (the Top 100 will ALWAYS be out of reach for me), with 27 in the Top 10,000. My problem has always been traffic, but I’m happy to have 87 published lenses within the Top 100,000 :)

I’ve been meaning to post here for some …

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

I’ve been meaning to post here for some time, but I’ve been trying to reach my goal of 100 lenses by the end of the month.

Posted one lyrics lens today that got caught in the spambait, so I’ve had to have it hand reviewed :( Only a few days left now and I’m not sure that I’m going to reach my target [sigh]…