First, Hellboy 2. Uh, despite all the raves (that have been lost under the tidal wave of 'Dark Knight' raves), I was disappointed. Let me be clear. It LOOKED super cool. Neat effects, cool monsters (it is Del Toro, after all) and wicked steam-punk gadgets. But. But. How do I say this? Weak writing. Weak. Lame. Weak. Dangit. The promise of the first 20 minutes, with a nifty premise and back story of the humans against the elementals, is almost entirely dropped in favor of flash and predictable (and insulting) jokes about stress in marriage and relationships. Please. Del Toro had fantastic material that seems to have been left on the picnic table at the last rest stop. Sorry, but I won't be purshasing this one. Not impressed.
Second, tennis. It is hard and it is depressing to be in a slump. I feel like that unnamed player in Bull Durham that gets called in and cut from the team to show the audience what will happen to Crash after Nuke makes the big time (hope I didn't ruin that for you).
Third, iPhone 2.0 is good. I don't even miss the idea of the 3G (I did not upgrade hardware).
Fourth, things I like: PicLens for Firefox (now compatible with Flickr and YouTube); www.acronymfinder.com; ScribeFire addin for Firefox; Iron Man (still, despite all the hype about Batman); Selma Blair's assymetrical hair in Hellboy; sharing movies (loaned Serenity to a co-worker and she really liked it).
Fifth, I feel sad that I might be moving into a season in my life that I had been hoping to avoid - the age when parents of friends and older friends begin to pass away. The father of some close friends passed today, and, while it was expected, it does not make it any easier. Time is cruel to us all, which makes it even more important to live now. Smile now. And, if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with... wait, sorry. Stolen lyric. But seriously, these passings should be taken as opportunities to reflect, to savor the gifts that we have been given, the blessings of a unique person crossing our path and leaving us slightly different, slightly changed, slightly better. Thank you, T. Rest well. Sing in the mirror. I will always smile at that story, which makes it part of me now.
Second, tennis. It is hard and it is depressing to be in a slump. I feel like that unnamed player in Bull Durham that gets called in and cut from the team to show the audience what will happen to Crash after Nuke makes the big time (hope I didn't ruin that for you).
Third, iPhone 2.0 is good. I don't even miss the idea of the 3G (I did not upgrade hardware).
Fourth, things I like: PicLens for Firefox (now compatible with Flickr and YouTube); www.acronymfinder.com; ScribeFire addin for Firefox; Iron Man (still, despite all the hype about Batman); Selma Blair's assymetrical hair in Hellboy; sharing movies (loaned Serenity to a co-worker and she really liked it).
Fifth, I feel sad that I might be moving into a season in my life that I had been hoping to avoid - the age when parents of friends and older friends begin to pass away. The father of some close friends passed today, and, while it was expected, it does not make it any easier. Time is cruel to us all, which makes it even more important to live now. Smile now. And, if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with... wait, sorry. Stolen lyric. But seriously, these passings should be taken as opportunities to reflect, to savor the gifts that we have been given, the blessings of a unique person crossing our path and leaving us slightly different, slightly changed, slightly better. Thank you, T. Rest well. Sing in the mirror. I will always smile at that story, which makes it part of me now.
1 comment:
I am forced to say I had the same feelings about Hellboy 2, rats. Have you seen Dr. Horrible yet? Batman? Adam insists on both of them.
cheers,
Bill
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