i'm still in the city waiting for appointments to be scheduled . while i wait for people to call back , i may as well post a couple of links .......
Bunny - a cool animated short with tom waits doing the score
Pendulum - Slam ! - we're going to rock civilization lol
Stateris - one half tetris , one half american geography lesson
Obesity in The U.S. - mapped through the years
18 Useful Photoshops Shortcuts - in case you didnt know them
Experts in Government - a funny clip from Tthe Daily Show
Scooby Doo or Real News - test your news savviness
The Night Sky - a very cool site to help you learn about stars and constellations
American Sign Language Dictionary - learn how to swear with your fingers
Soothing Images - had a stressful day ? click one of the three options and enjoy some tranquility
Swtch It - can you resist the urge ? i couldnt
Donald Trump on George Bush - you know its bad when he is the voice of reason
Cooool Digital Photos - all kinds of cool pics
Disaster Lists - just pick the place , time and type of disaster you want
Peanuts by Charles Bukowski - a literary version of bar peanuts ?
Toilet Paper Roll - time killer of the week , just scroll to unwind and rewind
Wogger #70 !! - a cool point & click game that just keeps going and going
Recycle American Garbage.....Or God Will - bizarre animation to the tune of the Headboys
Biggest Literary Spoiler of All Time
still havent heard back *sigh*
Enjoy !
Since i've been back in town waiting for a slew of different things to occur , when normally i would be a lazy bum at the cabin , i've managed to cacth up on a few recent dvd releases . for the most part , the summer crop of dvds has been pretty good . this is great , because it fills up the time i've spent waiting by the phone......and waiting ......and waiting . here's what i thought , in order of viewing.......
Winter Passing - this was an interesting though albeit an odd tale of a young drug addicted woman returning home to her dysfunctional family . the daughter of emotionally distant writers-first parents , she returns to dig up her past (for money) and what she finds is an oddball collection of quirky people who are all dealing with their own problems . what results is a an interesting journey of healing . the cast (zooey descanel , ed harris , will ferrel) is very good and is the reason you keep watching . though this movie probably isnt for everyone , i enjoyed it
The Good Sheperd - this was a very interesting movie about the machinations of the world of cloak and dagger . directed by roert deniro , it delves into the recruitment and rise of a spy master played by matt damon . you get a real sense of the tangled , confusing and ruthless lives these people live . the strong cast includes deniro , angelina jolie alec baldwin, william hurt , timothy hutton, joe pesci and john tuturro . the writing is well paced and though it is a tad long , it keeps you involved right to the end . if you like spy movies that are more graham greene and less james bond, you'll like this .
Venus - when i first heard about this movie , there was a lot of blather about it being about a dirty old man lusting over an young woman . well sure , there is that , but these judgemental & moralizing buffoons certainly didnt look any further . there is a lot going on in this movie and the dirty old man , is the sly and ever charismatic peter o'toole in one of his strongest performances ever . he plays an aging actor trying to deal with his loss of youth and prowess as he slowly fades into obscurity . its about loneliness and ego , but its also about friendship and growth , the movie starts out one way , but in the end things work their way out and the feeling is deifinitely one of warmth . though not for everyone , i really liked it
Breach - while doing my annual pre mooscar movie blitz , i kept seeing the trailer for this movie about the biggest leak in american intelligence history . robert hanssen was an fbi agent in charge of finding the leak . unfortunately , he was the leak . the damage he did is unmeasurable and his story is fascinating . unfortunatetly , even though he was being played by the always great chris cooper , the story revolved around a minor fbi agent who only had a small role in hanssen's capture . i was disappointed about this , because its hanssen's story that is really interesting , not eric o'neill's . what a waste of chris cooper . if you dont know the story , maybe the movie is okay . otherwise its nothing great . check it out when its on network tv . i just wish they made the movie about the subject of the investigation
The Night Listener - this was a small little film that i hadnt heard about and i was glad to have stumbled upon it . its based on the real life story of armistead maupin , who becomes involved in the life of helpless and extremely ill boy who is living a life on the run from his tormentors........ or is he ? robin williams plays the author gabriel noone (they changed maupin's name for some reason) rory culkin plays the boy and toni collete is amazing as the boy's caretaker . their mysterious interrelation is what the movie is all about and i wont spoil the ending here . its a very good movie , check it out
The Astronaut Farmer - this movie has an interesting premise . a small time farmer chases his lifelong dream of going into space by building a rocket in his barn . billy bob thorton is the farmer who battles bureaucrats who want to stop him at all costs . of all the movies in this posting , this one is the most formulaic . thats not to say thats a bad thing , it just has a couple of moemets that are too golly gosh and unecessary . theres too many times when you know exactly what the next scene is going to be . that being said , its a good movie if you are feeling brain dead and want to veg on the couch and not challenge your brain
Factory Girl - this movie got panned by the critics when it came out and i dont really understand why . this was the first time i saw sienna miller in anything and she was incredible as andy warhol's "superstar" edie sedgewick . this movie takes a long look at warhols factory and does not pull any punches . from what i have read this movie seems to be quite accurate ,. they even had to change bob dylan's name to prevent legal action . the most amazing thing about the movie is following the descent of edie from her life of privelege (though dysfunctional privelege) to her sad end . my only quibble and its a small one , was that there wasnt enough velvet underground . i dont know if that was a legal thing but it should have been there . the cast and story are very good and if you like movies about the late 60s new york art scene , i would say definitely check it out .
A Prairie Home Companion - robert altman's best film ever . this movie is excellent . great cast , great story , excellent cinematography and funny as hell . the story is also sweet , involving and poignant . i had kinda avoided this movie for a while . i'm not sure why , but i'm really glad i saw it . its like watching a stage play from both the front of stage and behind the curtains . there is just so much to see in this movie and it lets you voyeuristically see the behind the secnes actions and motivations of the show . absolutely amazing . RIP Robert Altman , like a great showman , you left me wanting more
Zodiac - this movie uses the actual case files to frame the story of san francisco's infamous zodiac killings from their start in 1968 to it being a cold case being investigated by a san francisco chronicle editorial cartoonist . the movie makes the case for one prominent suspect , but this case remains offically unsolved to this day . the movie is a tad long , but there is enough story , good acting and pacing to make it well worth seeing
I'm not sure if any of these will make it to mooscar season , but you never know . still a decent selection for lounging about on the sofa . enjoy
sis flew into town this week and has now safely ensconsed herself with mum over at the cabin , while i sit in the city waiting for a jaw surgeon . its weird being without a car , (i loaned it to sis) ,cuz it seems not having it available has caused my brain to think about hopping in the car and going somewhere . of course if i had the car , none of these ideas would pop into my mind . since my consultation with a dental surgeon is tomorrow and its raining outside , i may as well post some links ..................
The Idiot Test Part 4 - dont play if you havent had enough coffee
Monty Python Video Collection - 98 classic clips
Building Tetris - now this would have taken a lot of orgaization
McDonald's French Fries - this was an outtake from the documentary Supersize Me , which i thought should have been in the film . definitely worth watching if you eat there
Arrggghhhhhhhhhhhh - this one just made me laugh
Mee Meep - watch em all now before they are taken off the site
A Dancing Interlude - everyone Batusi !! (whilst robin grooves in a parking lot full of amazing cars)
US Gov't Public Web Sites - all kinds of info available from here
Really Bad Album Covers - makes you wonder what the ppl who approved them were thinking
A Periodic Table of the Internet - hmm they accidently must have misplaced rollick.org
Unfortunate Advertizing - funny pics
1000 Free Fonts - just choose and download
The Infrared Galaxy - burn burn burn , the ring of fire , the ring of fire
Spanish Flea - the alternate version lol
Foxnews on Mr Rogers - fair & balanced kicking a man when he is dead .
Room - a cool short video
Thriller - as performed by the inmates of a philippine prison .
The Starbucks Challenge - there are 171 stabucks in manhattan , your mission if you choose to accept it is to go to them all in one day .
Natural Selection - with a can of WD40
Real Life Superpowers - cool videos (some have been taken down)
Which Lol Cat Are You ? - I was serious cat
Top 10 Strangest Deaths - if you had to choose , i think wan hu's would be the quickest with potentially the best view
Screamin' Beans - whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ?
Jessica the Hippo - just imagine the food bill
RIP The Weekly World News - who is going to search for Bat Boy now ?
High Speed Photography - cool pics by martin klimas . the sites kinda annoying to move around , but the pics are good . i love the flying owl
Avatar Shakespeare - the great speeches by the bard as read by computer voice simulators
Timeless Myths - the tales of classical , norse , arthutian and celtic legend
Pics from Above - click the small thumbnails on the left for some cool pics from aloft
The Map of World Religion - interesting
Guess Which Kid is Her favourite ? - funny pic
Equilibrium - Time Management - a home computer musical interlude
Happy Pioneer's Day ! - utah , the place to bee
enjoy !!
i'm just in town for a couple of days in order for a doc appointment and to get get a consultation with a dental suregon . it seems that the absess i had is not healing well and it may be due to a rather large cyst that has formed just above my jaw which will have to be surgically removed . i'm not sure if the cyst has anything to do with the stomach probs or the iron thang , but i gave blood yesterday and will know better on thursday . i'm feeling slightly better , but not as better as i am suposed to feel . hopefully i just need more time .
in the meantime , i did a quick skim of the links i missed while i was away , so enjoy some sausages..........
Unicorn in the Garden - an animated tale by james thurber
Nizopli - JCB - a sweet music video
Mean Streets - and thats just the bad drivers
Icon War - a cool desktop animation . i'm pretty sure this is what happens the whole time your puter is turned off
Ask Dr Wiki - a large coimmunity based medical information site
Let's Be Friends - awwwwwwwwww
Paper Airplanes - folding instructions for all the best gliders
Who Doesn't Use The Metric System - food for thought
Grace Weston Photography - unusual pics
Free Cool Wallpapers - not quite as cool as mine (brag brag) , but 'Moon' and 'Mothe Earth' are pretty cool
Pesky Norwegian Teenagers - always causing trouble
Reservoir Droogs - cool mashup of a clockwork orange and reservoir dogs
The World's Ugliest Dogs - and they arent kidding
Welcome to Springfield - movie promo site for the simpson's movie , but also has games and stuff
Bumbo Part I & Part II - if you can only watch one , make it part 2 , but watch both if you can
The 305 - sparta done Dunder-Mifflin style
Bloxorz - addicitng time killer game
Can You Spot the Flaw in Their Thinking ?? - idiots ! lol
Rube Goldbergs Galore - ee dock ooh rah swee chee
Metrosexual Tarot Cards - for the fashionably occult
Aurora Borealis - very cool pic
What Spices to Use - a handy cooking link
Peter B Kaplan - coooool pics taken from above
HBO Voyeur - online nosiness for people who arent near a city
McDonald's - The Game - succeed or die
Stereo Pictures - cool simulated 3D imagery
The Dramatic Chipmunk - hee hee
think i'll stop here for now , i'll have time to another sausage post next week as well as a couple rivulets . there is lousy weather in the forecast , so i'm prolly going to rent a few movies
Enjoy !!
