Despite this being an excellent movie, in terms of acting and script writing and the message it has to carry, it depressed me. Despite the naturally upbeat attitude of Will Smith as Chris Gardener, despite his son’s great performance, despite all the amusing lines and situations, despite the happy ending that is real and shows that you can get ahead in the face of adversity… it made me feel a little angry at the system, and at how little we care for the poor in society, and even a little guilty of my own easy path, and a little personally terrified of how I’d handle the situation. ...

Blizzard has dropped StarCraft II, after years and years of speculation. Much like Warcraft III, they went down the 3D path. I’m still not convinced 3D is necessary for RTS, but if it’s Blizzard, then it’s the way of the future right? They’ve set the trend for years. It’s definitely going to be interesting to see what the reaction is, given how attached people are to the original now (something that was never so deep for the Warcraft series). ...

I closed my Commonwealth Bank account today. It just wasn’t a working relationship anymore. Something had changed, and I’d moved on - specifically, I’d moved on past uni and now there was a constant payment that had to be made. And there was just so little interest from them that I couldn’t help but feel ignored and abused. In fact, I’d been two-timing for a while, making a relationship with another, who was much more interested in me. The last couple of months though, I’d been triple-timing, with yet another promising me everything CBA had decided they’d take away from me. And more! ...

While I’m at it: “Once you pop, you can’t stop” - everyone knows that one, right? Well I tested it. And you can - indeed you have to - stop, lest you die of salt-poisoning.

Mother’s day special - Anne Hathaway is cute, Meryl plays dead straight on the boss-from-hell type, and the rest is largely forgettable fluff. Maybe one for the ladies if you’re out to spot fashion. ★★