lame

http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=6906635

There has to be a better way to keep our kids in school.

if you haven't heard already...

here
here
here
and here.

I feel a bit awkward even mentioning it because I haven't even seen any of his films (that I know of), but its all I have been hearing and reading about all day so its clear this guy has had an impact on many. He must have been onto something and I look forward to partaking in the apparently powerful food for thought he has left behind in his wake.

Thanks to Netflix, that's financially possible.

ran, ikiru, hairspray, harry potter and the order of the phoenix

Ran (1985)
You know, I really, really tried to get into this movie, but it just wasn't doing it for me. I'm either not patient enough at this time in my life, or I'm approaching it from the wrong perspective. :/ Maybe in a few years...

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Ikiru (1952)
This was delightful surprise! I was scared going into this one after my failed attempt at "Ran". It only took a few minutes for me realize how much of a different movie it was going to be. It raises alot of questions about death and how many of us are just pulsing forms of it. I guess you could call Ikiru a "zombie movie". In reverse.

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Hairspray has 74 reviews on rottentomatoes.com and is at 95% freshness. This is really starting to scare me. Am I actually going to have to go and see this thing now? I quiver at the notion that I might enjoy several hours of a flaunting, bosomed Travolta in tights. Shudder!

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)



THE GOOD:
helena bonham carter -- best twenty seconds of the movie...

THE BAD:
the length -- too short

THE UGLY:
the curtain -- poorly executed

--The scene with Dumbledor and Voldemort was intensely satisfying. And Harry's struggle with Voldemort in the end was heartbreaking. It was the first time I actually felt incredibly sad for Harry during one of the movies. That was unexpected.(save perhaps when he comes back with Cedric's body).

--Nicholas Hooper's score blended seamlessly with the movie, but it still isn't that great on CD (though its better now with context).

--Newspaper transitions. Niiice.

--I cannot say enough good things about Carter's performance as Bellatrix Lestrange. So good. It doesn't hurt that she's in that greasy, mangled hair either. Being evil is a bonus as well. I want to marry her. I don't know what she sees in that Burton guy. Passion? Bah! I've got passion!

--It was too short. Nearly 30 minutes too short. And the IMAX 3D was crap. Ironically it took me out of the movie instead of "immersing" me in it. The film is much better without the 3D.

--The death curtain was not developed enough. I knew what it was, I knew what was going to happen, but if I hadn't read the book I probably would have been confused.

--Most of what I could say about the film I am sure you have read elsewhere, so I won't say much more. It was good, not as good as Azkaban, but better than all the others. I like David Yates' direction and look forward to his next installment.

--Prediction one, confirmed. Two through six will have to wait until Monday morning. I'm going fishing this weekend and won't be back until late Sunday night, but I won't be back online until after I finish that book. Hopefully by Tuesday. Byyye.

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Awww, we're so cute.

I gave up on myspace last year and just started Facebook in June. Myspace was more annoying than it was helpful with all the crazy colors and blasting music. It confused my simple brain. I thought Facebook was going to be the same, but I was wrong. Its clean and sophisticated...like me. Stop laughing.

(Speaking of clean and sophisticated...there's this b!*$%-slapping and sheep-throwing feature that's fun...)

Look me up. Heaven knows the only reason we aren't friends yet is because I haven't found you...*stalk, stalk*

OPERATION TERMINATION: 81 days and counting

http://www.helpmybabylive.com/

I'm curious. If this was proven legit, would you donate?
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-thanks to shelia west for pointing this out.

theives, squirrels, fathers, and transvestites

"A 16-year-old Berlin student was so worried he would have to repeat a year at school because of poor marks he convinced two friends to storm his class and steal the report cards with his bad grades." - Reuters.com

Ya, steal the report cards. That'll do it.

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"An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town before a 72-year-old pensioner dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch." - Reuters.com

Excellent. Go grandpa!

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The best Father's Day blog post I read last weekend.

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That's Christopher Walken on the left strutting his stuff in the remake of Hairspray. Pretty weird huh? Well that's nothing. Check out Madame Travolta on the right.

Don't believe me? Try this angle...



Still not seeing it? Here, try this one...



Yaaa, you see it noow, don't you?

Sleep well.

"Boom(!)"

Just when you think
technology is peaking
and verily soon will plateau,
the boosters ignite
and we're zooming in flight(!)
and its off to "who-knows-where" we go...

-raymond

click here.

(don't you just hate it when they say "click here". As if we need more bosses in our lives...)

Seriously though...go click it.

ice water in hell

So the commercials are wonderful. The old and outdated "PC" in his hospital robe showing his undesirables to a young, hip, and fresh "Apple" is funny stuff. They speak volumes about the creative force that has thrusted Apple Inc. into the gleaming limelight the past few years. But none of them comes close to seeing the actual big daddies of each tribe smirk, taunt, and bombast in front the entire world. Like the commercials, "Apple" is more charming, is wearing tennis shoes, and steals the show without even trying that hard. The "PC"--in a shirt, dress shoes and slacks--is at a bumbling loss for words more often than not.

But they are both incredibly intelligent. Watching these great minds cogitate and theorize is invigorating, and it puts the commercials (as great as they are) to shame. Enjoy.

Digital Conference 2007 Prologue:


Steve Jobs Interview (watch 'til the end, its worth it, trust me):


Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Interview (1 of 10):


You can get the rest of them here.