The world outside passes me by

I'm really glad that I happened to be stuck at home during what has been the rainiest season southern California has ever seen. Somehow I have managed to avoid having to travel through any of the rain storms. Rain is much more fun when you get to stay home and drink hot cocoa.

I've been spending these stormy weeks watching movies and television shows.

Project Runway has been very entertaining, and I am so excited about the finale tomorrow night. 2 whole hours of designer drama!

The Notebook was OK. It wasn't as emotionally stirring as I expected. I was looking forward to a film that was bit sexier, and then sadder. But the young lovers were disappointing, and so I didn't feel as sad when their old counterparts faced problems. Unfortunately, not a tear was shed. But I would watch it again just to see Ryan Gosling. Hottie!



Saved! and The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys were both really great films. Each star Jena Malone--who is so adorable and talented (and who apparently never ages). Both of these movies dealt with high school students attending religious schools, although they take place in different time periods and are each uniquely wonderful.

Ok, while this does somewhat undermine my typically high standards of movie criticism, I have to admit something.

My name is Daria, and I'm a Keanu Reeves fan.

Now that I have that off my chest, I am excited to announce that I really enjoyed Constantine. From what the comic book geeks have told me, it doesn't exactly follow the original story, and that has some of them feeling betrayed. I can understand that, but as a newcomer to the saga of this character, I enjoyed the film tremendously. This film was successful in communicating quite a few complex and interesting religious themes. I was intrigued by the character of Gabriel, played by Tilda Swinton. The plot had me a bit confused, and the acting wasn't exactly profound, but Rachel Weisz is just awesome in anything she does. And Keanu...I believe every word that comes out of his mouth because I JUST DO.