Second Post of 2007

I'm on a roll... Or I just look like one.

• Finished watching Season 1 Disc 1 of "Ben 10". Cute cartoon. One scene inspired a story that I might or might not finish, but at least I started it.
  
• Saw Dream Girls Saturday night. Very good movie, but I don't think it's in Best Picture territory.
  
• Went to see Bicycle Thief last night (Tuesday). It was showing as part of World Fest Houston Film Festival, the nations third-longest running film festival at 40 years. Excellent movie, but this presentation made me appreciate tremendously how much work Criterion puts into restoring and updating movies. On DVD, it's very clear, and the sound doesn't have glitches, pops, hisses, or much of anything else. I highly recommend this movie.
  
• watching my recorded version of American Idol's Wednesday night results show. Looking forward to Annie Lennox.
  

I love movies.

Back for the nonce

wow! it's been a while, but here I am. Until I fall off the face of the earth again, I'll post somewhat irregularly.

Richard Gere's faux pas with the Indian girl: he should lose his career. For a comment that was only tangentially racist (but still inappropriate, I agree), Don Imus lost his job, perhaps even his career. Richard Gere clearly overstepped his bounds, especially in light of the woman trying to push him away. So, he should lose his job, too.

Saw Fracture tonight on a sneak peek (thanks Kelle). Decent movie, worth seeing. I'm not sure Ryan Gosling pulled off the serious prosecutor all that well, and the very end I thought was unnecessary, but overall, a thumbs up.

I'm getting to redesign one of our systems at work. Finally, we're getting to make this system work like someone would be proud to use.

Okay, enough for tonight. Don't need to set impossible standards or anything.