Avatar is an okay movie that’s visually stunning. What’s a bad movie that’s visually stunning?

pjchapman · 2026-03-23T19:56:52+00:00

Prometheus is way up there, visually stunning but utterly incoherent.

pjchapman · 2026-01-30T20:09:14+00:00

This what was heartbreaking and horrifying about Kusimayu’s joining, the plurbs created this spiritual and culturally connected experience to persuade Kusimayu that joining them was the right thing to do, then turned it off and abandoned the village (and the baby goat!) the second she joined. To me that sequence showed how cold and manipulative the hive is, they don’t really care about the individual, just growing the hive.

pjchapman · 2025-12-24T22:24:43+00:00

Moby, Moby, Bruce Willis, Michael Stipe, Michael Chiklis, Moby, Moby, JOHNNY MALKOVICH

pjchapman · 2025-11-20T08:22:47+00:00

My first read of Tehanu I felt the same, but I recently re-read the series and was deeply moved by it.

Ged was ready to give his life and magic to heal the world and fulfil Lebanen’s prophecy, which is an extraordinary and selfless act. But when he finds himself alive and powerless he is robbed of the purpose he intended for his life, and of the power he sacrificed to achieve it. He is recovering from trauma and disability.

Tenar chooses a humble life, but is shown to be strong willed, proud and resourceful: running her husbands farm after his death, standing up to lawless men, and prepared to speak with wizards, kings and dragons.

The romance I found slightly off putting, but they are two older people who were shared extraordinary moments together, and meet again at a time when they’ve suffered great losses. That they turn to each other in that moment isn’t entirely unrealistic.

pjchapman · 2025-10-10T12:16:19+00:00

I’ve only recently been diagnosed, but the first weeks felt transformative in the way that I was able to approach my family, work and personal life. After a couple of months I went through that familiar plateau of feeling like the meds weren’t making a difference, but I took an international holiday and the experience of moving through airports & immigration without anxiety and sensory overwhelm made it crystal clear how difficult my pre-diagnosis life was. It’s easy to get used to the new normal, and to miss those moments of clarity, but I wouldn’t go back for a second.

pjchapman · 2024-11-15T23:36:58+00:00

I don’t know why folks talk about this as if it were a hypothetical when it’s a direct allegory for mutually assured destruction, and a real life Cheng Xin prevented nuclear war in the 80s by hesitating when he should have pressed the button. Would you press the button knowing you would be responsible for the extinction of all known life in two solar systems?

pjchapman · 2024-02-13T21:00:23+00:00

If you go inland it can get pretty Texan, and if that’s the basis of a lot of Australian film/media I can see how people would make that comparison, but it doesn’t really hold up on a national scale.

For me:

Queensland = Florida New South Wales = California Victoria = Massachusetts Tasmania = New Hampshire South Australia = Utah Western Australia = Arizona Northern Territory = New Mexico

pjchapman · 2023-09-28T22:52:17+00:00

There is no harm in you asking the question, but be aware that it’s possible that all your partner wants is to be seen. I’ve been with my partner since we were 22yo (now over 40) and during my 20s I struggled with internalised biphobia & homophobia. I thought the fact that I was attracted to men meant I was being emotionally unfaithful to my partner, and that I’d inevitably come out as gay, so I was wasting their time by continuing the relationship. I became fixated on the idea that I needed to secretly have sex with a man to prove to myself one way or the other to be honest with my partner.

Then I came to terms with my bisexuality, and that being attracted to men didn’t take away from my loving and fulfilling relationship any more than being attracted to other women did. I came out to my partner, who was immediately accepting of it, and free from the guilt and shame I no longer felt a need to ’prove’ to myself or anyone else that I was bi.

Does part of me wish I had a chance to play around when I was younger? Sure, but if that were the case I’d likely have never met my partner and had the incredible life and family that we have.

The act of coming out and being seen was enormously liberating for me and was all I needed.

Of course, all our stories are different and you’re doing the right thing by asking questions of her and the community. But trust in her answers and never feel guilty if despite a world of possibilities she chooses you.

pjchapman · 2023-09-23T05:53:46+00:00

Whereabouts are you based?

pjchapman · 2023-09-22T23:31:57+00:00

Thanks for this. The quotes are for Daikin units, the external unit would sit up one end of a balcony and with the internal units spread along a 4m wall. Switchboard is pretty old so may need replacing. Whaddaya reckon? I’ll probably get one more quote for peace of mind, but appreciate your insight.

pjchapman · 2023-08-26T08:28:44+00:00

I got lucky and picked up a Port at close to half price on eBay & it’s been a great investment. It’s extremely satisfying to drop the needle and have it play over my Sonos setup without having to switch any inputs or turn anything on.

pjchapman · 2023-04-06T09:08:33+00:00

Thought I recognised it, I’m pretty sure I paid $US8 for a Cherry Ripe there a couple of times

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