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Month: February 2008

  • Movie: Tideland (2007)

    Terry Gilliam’s recent movies have disappointed me, but I’m always willing to give him a chance. This time he has finally hit his stride again with a signature over-the-top Gilliam film that nevertheless treads a fine line between perversities in human nature that we can relate to and those that offend us, making us question…

  • Downsizing Again

    The blog has been quiet, yes, but only due to big things afoot in the physical realm! This slideshow should explain what we’ve been up to. Hover over Notes and use the arrow keys to scroll for the full commentary. I even caught some live action:

  • Movie: Hot Fuzz (2007)

    Truly excellent action movie satire, but lasted longer than my enthusiasm for it did. Referred by Mark

  • Movie: The Lives of Others (2006)

    A finely crafted portrait of life in East Berlin before the wall came down, this movie is full of tiny details that bring your mind back to sift through long after it’s over. Certified Fresh

  • A little sun at the Palace

    Clare comes up from Denver hoping for sun, but high clouds just seem to thicken. The temperature still hasn’t reached freezing when she gets here, but she’s game to do a little hiking if it’s too cold for climbing, so we head up Poudre Canyon anyway. The clouds don’t lift, but it is warmer at…

  • Book: The Foundation Trilogy

    author: Isaac Asimov name: Dylan average rating: 4.44 book published: 1964 rating: 4 read at: 02/08 date added: 02/03/08 shelves: review: I wanted to read the three books Asimov wrote in his early twenties first. The most amazing thing to me is how the writing, even as it stretches imagination and creativity with almost shocking…