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Pirates of the Caribbean 2

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09/Aug/2006

If it wasn't for Orange Wednesday I don't think we'd ever go to the cinema. At £6 each to watch a film, I think we'd wait for the DVD to come out either to buy or rent. Watching a film for half price is always good and waiting until it's been out for a while, so the cinama is half empty and you get a choice of seats is fine as well.

I didn't expect the film to be so long, at 2½ hours. It didn't feel so long and never got boring. Johnny Depp's performance as Captain Jack seemed more camp than I remember from the first film. I'm sure there was a lot more mincing this time around. A good film, well worth watching.



Friendly Cat

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09/Aug/2006

We seem to have been befriended by a local cat. This actually started about a month after we moved into the house but today she decided she really wanted to get into the house and not leave.

She was waiting outside the house when I was leaving for work and as soon as I opened the door, she ran in. I followed her upstairs and carried her out. I went back into the house to get my bag and keys but as soon as I opened the door again she was back in.

For some reason the cat seems to really like us. If she sees us from the other end of the street she'll rush up to us. She often sits on the bins outside our house, trying to attract our attention. Ocasionally when I'm walking to work she will lie down on the pavement in front of me and roll around, as if she's trying to stop me going any further.

Our small cat friend Our small cat friend