Netflix
This morning I joined Netflix and I don't know why I waited so long! I haven't watched anything that is available RIGHT NOW but I bet I will before this day is over. I finally had to force myself to quit looking through all the documentaries. First in my queue is The Messanger. Thanks for tagging all your movie posts Joseph. That was helpfull this morning. Now I need to get outside and walk my dogs!
Disqus
Disqus always used to send reply comments to my e mail. It was really nice because I would know if there was something that needed a reply or just that the conversation was continuing. For some reason I stopped getting them from Ablog and now I rarely get them from this site. Some replies come to my e mail account some don't. Does anyone know why?
Flight 1549
This is the coolest thing with headphones on because it is in stereo. It feels like it is real. I mean I know it was real and this is real time, but the headphones add something different. Anyways, I can't believe this still.
More Movies
So after I wrote those posts I thought of a few other lesser known movies that were greatly under appreciated.
The Messenger which was the story of Joan of Arc. I'm not a fan of Jesus, but this film was something special with an ensemble cast including (chicago's) John Malkovich. It highlighted the dirty political side of religion and I think it took a lot of heat when it came out. A catholic took me to see this in the theatre when I was in middle school and the performance by Milla Jovavich has stuck with me ever since - as well as the message about religion and power. Here is a less than perfect quality trailer.
Another film that I adore in my heart of hearts is Toys with Robin Williams and (chicago's) Joan Cusack as well as others. This was also an ensemble cast - I'm starting to sense a trend in my taste. This looks like a really cheesy crappy attempt at a comedy but it actually adresses several very important social, corporate, and political problems. This movie showed the inhumanity of unmanned drones before they even existed. They also display how corporations are molding our children into something unnatural. You may not like it, especially if you don't like Robin Williams, but it is just one of the films that are kind of personal to me. It's cute and extremely deep: a rare combination.
I will just randomly put posts like this up and I am always open to having conversations about the films if you don't agree.
The Messenger which was the story of Joan of Arc. I'm not a fan of Jesus, but this film was something special with an ensemble cast including (chicago's) John Malkovich. It highlighted the dirty political side of religion and I think it took a lot of heat when it came out. A catholic took me to see this in the theatre when I was in middle school and the performance by Milla Jovavich has stuck with me ever since - as well as the message about religion and power. Here is a less than perfect quality trailer.
Another film that I adore in my heart of hearts is Toys with Robin Williams and (chicago's) Joan Cusack as well as others. This was also an ensemble cast - I'm starting to sense a trend in my taste. This looks like a really cheesy crappy attempt at a comedy but it actually adresses several very important social, corporate, and political problems. This movie showed the inhumanity of unmanned drones before they even existed. They also display how corporations are molding our children into something unnatural. You may not like it, especially if you don't like Robin Williams, but it is just one of the films that are kind of personal to me. It's cute and extremely deep: a rare combination.
I will just randomly put posts like this up and I am always open to having conversations about the films if you don't agree.
Avatar Moon Possible
Joe, here's one for you from the latest Cosmos update news letter:
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3219/astronomers-predict-discovery-avatar-moon
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3219/astronomers-predict-discovery-avatar-moon
Here is Baby!
Despite looking like it's head is too big for it's body it sure is a cutie. Watch video until the very end
Igloos
This has been like a very cold couple of weeks and the only time we've really gotten good accumulation and I haven't been able to build an igloo because it is too cold. The snow is pure powder and crystalized. How the hell do the eskimos build igloos (do they still) because it must be this cold or colder up there when they do. It just doesn't make sense.