the Whole Garden Will Bow

[On the Movie]

Totally unbelievable. Yeah, I know. There’s no way a news program would have the guts to show corporate America’s arms dealings. Aside from that, totally believable I thought.

Everyone was talking about Downey Jr. but the rest of the cast was great as well. The Dude was brilliant and Gwyneth Paltrow, the lead singer of a band named Coldplay, did a pretty good job in playing Pepper Potts. That easy slide into a romantic relationship was cheap and they’ll regret it as they move forward on the sequels, but there’s still a lot of dramatic mileage that they can get between Potts and Tony Stark.

Of the recent competent hero movies Iron Man was the only one that made me want to be a superhero. Did anyone else experience that? Batman and Spiderman are neat to watch, but they didn’t make me wish I had their abilities so that I could go heroing. Perhaps it’s the pervert suits those guys wear.

[On the Two Old Guys Sitting Behind Me]

Yes, Mike Myers is an idiot.

Hey, you’re right, Pepper is going to kiss him.

I am watching this.

Yes, I’m pretty sure we all knew that the car was going to get it at some point.

Fox announced this week that Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse and JJ Abrams’ Fringe will be six minutes longer per episode. This is part of the “Remote-Free TV” movement.

To counteract TiVo, Fox is attempting to free their viewers from their remote controls for both new shows next season with the announcement that the entire season of each series will run “with limited commercial interruption.” The ads that will remain will come in packets of three. Fox Entertainment chairman Peter Liguori is fairly open about the reasons behind the change:

[We're giving viewers] less reason… to grab the remote and change the channel… We need to give viewers new reasons to come to network TV. [Also, it] gives extra attention to the show, and helps series when they go to DVD, foreign and syndication.

1941 : George de Mestral + cocklebur plants = idea of lifetime

He dubbed it “Velcro” after “velvet” and “crochet,” the French word for “hook.”

For Less Short History go here.

A photo gallery of magnified grains of sand.

Well I’d like to think I’m the mess
you’d wear with pride.
like some empty dress on the bed
you’ve layed out for tonight.
Maybe I’ll tell you sometime

time

some time

and you were right

right

you were right
outside by your doorstep
in a worn out suit and tie
I’ll wait
for you to come down
where you’ll find me
where we’ll shine

-I Go  To The Barn Because I Like The
by Band of Horses

First Movie I saw in the Theatre: Empire Strikes Back

First Movie Bethany saw in the Theatre: Superman II

First Movie Archer saw in the Theatre: The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers

First Movie I took Archer to: King Kong

First Movie Jaiken saw in the Theatre: Mr. and Mrs Smith

First Movie I took Jaiken to: Cars

First Movie Oz saw in the Theatre: Iron Man

Allah’s Shock & Awe

“And when Moses came at our set time and his Lord spake with him, he said, “O Lord, shew thyself to me, that I may look upon thee.” He said, “Thou shalt not see Me; but look towards the mount, and if it abide firm in its place, then shalt thou see Me.” And when God manifested Himself to the mountain he turned it to dust! and Moses fell in a swoon.”

Peeping through
the willow, lonely
with stars

-Chora