Everyone knows the moon is made of cheese

Happy 20th Birthday to Wallace and Gromit!

I love Wallace and Gromit! I’ve grown up with them – I remember watching The Wrong Trousers when it was first on TV. The penguin really scared me but I loved his character anyway. I loved the scene in the museum, and the part when Gromit is spying on him from a cardboard box.

I adore Gromit’s character, mainly because he’s a dog, but also because he doesn’t literally speak but communicates through his facial expressions. He’s smart, lovely and loyal and I don’t know where Wallace would be without him. x)

My parents got me A Grand Day Out on VHS. I remember thinking how weird and wonderful the whole thing was. The entire concept is bizarrely fantastic – building a rocket out of scraps in a shed and then successfully traveling to the moon, all because they were out of cheese. Then the coin activated cooker that they meet there that dreams of going on a skiing holiday. XD;

There’s also The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, which I think is their funniest adventure. It’s the only full-length feature film from Wallace and Gromit, and now whenever I watch the short films, they never quite seem long enough.

And then there’s A Close Shave, with the infamous Shaun the Sheep. It was my favourite until last year’s A Matter of Loaf and Death, which is by far my most loved film of theirs, mainly because of Fluffles the poodle.

I think I’ll always love the characters, especially Gromit, and I’m looking forward to any future releases. For now I think a few things from their online shop are going on my Christmas list…

If you’re wondering if…

Some quick thoughts on Weezer’s new single before I get back to work.

(If you’re wondering if I want you to) I want you to is more pop/rock than their last single; more upbeat and cheerful. The guitar sound, especially the beginning, is very much like The Jam’s A Town Called Malice, although it doesn’t bother me. I really like the song overall and it’s definitely made me (even) more excited for their upcoming album. I seem to be one of the rare Weezer fans that likes songs from all over their discography (although Blue is the best).

Star Girl in space!

@NASA: Star Girl by McFly to be played in space! The station crew will hear the song during the Oct. 21 ISS Tweetup.

How awesome is this?! Not only is it a fantastic song, but it’s also relevant. XD

Toy Story 3

There’s a new Toy Story 3 trailer out on the Apple Trailers website! It’s a lot longer than the one that was released a while ago (there was another trailer before now, right?) and it shows Andy going to college/university. I haven’t been able to watch it properly yet since I haven’t got speakers/headphones at work and for some reason this computer has given up on loading any videos. I’ve seen about 10 frames of a version on Youtube. x( I’ll be watching it when I get home, can’t wait!

I saw Up on the weekend – I should write a post about that. Wasn’t my favourite Disney/Pixar film, by far. It’s too sad.

Anyway, just a quick post before I eat my lunch~

Image: Eddie

Here’s a quick picture of my labrador, Eddie!

This is him lying in our lounge with a chew toy, pretending he’s never ever naughty and he always looks this cute and innocent. Vince has just told me I’ve got to credit him for taking it..

Click on the thumbnail for the full size pic.