3/19/2006
sum up of a week and then some, cuz i've been lazy and nothing has happened
main things....VH1 has really caused me to lose faith in them with what they did last week...they did a show called I love Toys and named the #1 toy as the hula hoop. In no way is this a "number one" toy. It had its run, but to have that beat out such things as Legos is horrendously innaccurate. Really shakes one's faith in their listings.
some bits of movie talk....
saw V for Vendetta last night, and it was awesome. It really is a movie about freedom, and remembering what it is, and how its important to stand up for it. Now, I know everyone is going to be talking about Bush in this context, but I also don't buy that, if for no other reason than that I was in Hollywood a few hours before seeing the movie where much of the area was massivly disrupted by an anti-war protest. In V for Vendetta, you couldn't speak out...definitly not so in the U.S. today. We just have to make sure it stays that way.
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter is my most recent purchase. I'd say anyone should give it a watch...i'm not gonna try to sum it up, so i'm just gonna use the following keywords: Jesus Christ, Vampires, Lesbians, Dance numbers, Mexican wrestling. You can't go wrong with that mix.
And now, i'm going back to dealing with having no coke
main things....VH1 has really caused me to lose faith in them with what they did last week...they did a show called I love Toys and named the #1 toy as the hula hoop. In no way is this a "number one" toy. It had its run, but to have that beat out such things as Legos is horrendously innaccurate. Really shakes one's faith in their listings.
some bits of movie talk....
saw V for Vendetta last night, and it was awesome. It really is a movie about freedom, and remembering what it is, and how its important to stand up for it. Now, I know everyone is going to be talking about Bush in this context, but I also don't buy that, if for no other reason than that I was in Hollywood a few hours before seeing the movie where much of the area was massivly disrupted by an anti-war protest. In V for Vendetta, you couldn't speak out...definitly not so in the U.S. today. We just have to make sure it stays that way.
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter is my most recent purchase. I'd say anyone should give it a watch...i'm not gonna try to sum it up, so i'm just gonna use the following keywords: Jesus Christ, Vampires, Lesbians, Dance numbers, Mexican wrestling. You can't go wrong with that mix.
And now, i'm going back to dealing with having no coke
3/07/2006
- Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe by Martin Rees (179 pages) As a nerd, any book about numbers is gonna score big points with me, but this does so, espicially because it looks at the numbers that, well, shape the universe. This was a book that hooked me because what it really is is a sampling of cosmology and what properties define our universe, and how changing basic ratios would effect the universe as a whole. Rees writes this more for the average reader, so I found myself wanting more of the physics and numbers at points, but considering this was written for the general audiance, I was very impressed by how well he looks at the basics of the universe and how he explains them clearly but also includes plenty of detail to at least partially satisfy the nerdier reader. Its really the sort of book anyone could read and have their view of the universe totally spun around and given greater clarity.
So, Saturday was a busy day for me. Started off by heading for Disneyland, picking up Jessica and Val showing up later. The important part was two rides on pirates before it closed (today, i believe). The ride is now being redesigned somewhat to be more based on the upcoming movie and will open for that. Personally, I think tis a bit of a mistake. Ok, a giant mistake, but anyway, least i rode it more.
Then, off to Santa Monica for a showing of Young Frankenstein that had Teri Garr, the actress that played the lab assistant, there. Which was awesome, both to see that in a theatre with an audiance, and she was hilarious, so overall a good day.
