To those who will understand...I've made it this far. That's now a third of my life, that I've spent doing this.And I haven't given up.I know there were times that I came close. But I still didn't surrender.The things that I have done, the places where I have been and the things yet to come: I claim credit for none of these. They only came about because of you. And I was never thankful enough for that.I wish that I could have been the person...
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Caption this pic!
The $120 million Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona, which is finally about to start operation...I'll start us off..."Autobots are watching over you!""So that's what happened to Sam the Super-Automated Robot from Sesame Street.""Johnny Five is alive!"This could be a lot of fun ...
This is already one of the best days I've had in a LONG time!
Later today, my cousin Meg is getting married. I can't tell you how much I've been looking forward to this. She and John are really, beautifully in love with each other and they are going to have a wonderful life together. And I've been hearing for the past few weeks that this is going to be a very wild wedding! I'll try to post pictures later.But already, at 5:30 in the...
Friday, November 02, 2007
Steve Jablonsky Appreciation Group on Facebook
Right now I'm listening to the CD of Steve Jablonsky's score for the movie D-War (it was mostly marketed as Dragon Wars when it came out here in the U.S.). It's the third time that I'm playing it and admittedly it's very hard to put movie soundtrack music in context without having seen the movie itself yet. But as a standalone album, the D-War score still rocks the house!...
Thursday, November 01, 2007
This so-called "sabbatical"
Guess I couldn't stop blogging after all :-PActually, I am still taking a break from "serious" blogging right now. It's only when there's been "cool" stuff to report on - like the Ron Paul and Ron Price Jack-o'-Lanterns - that I've broken in to post about, 'cuz it wouldn't make much sense to show you pictures of them in February, would it? And there's nothing really wrong with doing that.But the rest of my energies really are being focused on some...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Zack Snyder will film TALES OF THE BLACK FREIGHTER for the WATCHMEN DVD!
Dear Lord... I'm finally starting to believe that Zack Snyder is going to be the one who actually pulls off a Watchmen movie!Not that I doubted Snyder himself, per se. 300 is still the best movie that I've seen all year and after how he adapted that to film, I was convinced that he could "probably" do a good job helming Watchmen too. The problem is with Watchmen itself:...
More Ron Paul Jack-o'-Lanterns!
Apparently, Ron Paul is a big theme for Jack-o'-Lanterns this Halloween :-)Here is one made by im_a_pepper. Look at the amazing level of detail on this pumpkin!And then there is this one (of two) made by Mustardseed (click to see more photos):I'm about to go light my own Ron Paul Jack-o'-Lantern (along with that... other thing). They'll be on display on our patio throughout...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
The Ron Paul for President Jack-o'-Lantern!
Tonight I set to work on carving a Ron Paul Jack-o'-Lantern, using the pattern that I came up with a few days ago. I've been a longtime admirer of Dr. Paul and I am definitely supporting him for President in next year's election (as I've said here before: I'm voting for Ron Paul or I'm voting for nobody at all). So I thought it would be fun to do something in keeping with...
Monday, October 29, 2007
The Ron Price Jack-o'-Lantern IS ALIVE!!
Just as I threatened to do a few days ago, here is the Ron Price Jack-o'-Lantern. Yes, I actually went ahead with my plan to carve a pumpkin in the likeness of Rockingham County's most larcenous, arrogant and condescending school board member! Ron Price is now immortalized in pumpkin... or at least until the thing starts to rot and decay (to match Price's moral principles).Here's...
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Company gives iPod battery service that Apple should be providing
I might have to get an iPod now after all.Numerous times on this blog, I've written about how the biggest thing keeping me from getting an iPod is that they don't have user-replaceable batteries. Which is "bass-ackwards" 'cuz Apple could be making a fortune by selling spare batteries. Because especially with a power-guzzling thing like an iPod (especially in video mode) it makes sense that consumers should be able to slap in a freshly-charged battery...
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Let us welcome Abbey Leigh!
Abigail Leigh Feldman, born two days ago to Kimberly and Adam Feldman.Congratulations to Adam and Kim! Our prayers have definitely been with them the past week... and will no doubt be staying with them.May God shower all His blessings on them as they embark on their new adventures with sweet Abbey Leigh :-)(So many births lately. Gotta wonder when Lisa and I will be making our own little contribution to the gene pool, hee-hee-hee... ...
"And Nicolas Cage as ... Fu Manchu!"
A great post for the Halloween season! Courtesy of its official Myspace page, here is Werewolf Women of the SS. This is the fake trailer that Rob Zombie made for the recent movie Grindhouse.Werewolf Women Of The S.S.Add to My Profile | More Videos"This is my Mecca!" Hilarious ...
Friday, October 26, 2007
Final trailer for I AM LEGEND
This is one of two posts that I'll probably be making today. The other will hopefully share some good news. Otherwise, I'm still trying to take a break from blogging.The final trailer for I Am Legend hit the Internets yesterday...This is an amazing trailer! And it's really starting to look as if they stayed true to the spirit of the book. Love the music in this trailer:...
Thursday, October 25, 2007
eBay auction for Steve Jablonsky-signed copy of TRANSFORMERS: THE SCORE ends today
A friendly reminder in case you've been watching it, that in just less than six hours from now the eBay auction for the copy of Transformers: The Score signed by Transformers composer Steve Jablonsky will be ending.All proceeds from this auction will be going to benefit music education in Rockingham County (North Carolina) schools.EDIT 10/26/2007 6:31 a.m. EST: The auction was a great success! The winning bid for the CD was $312.Thanks again to...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
I'm being deposed by Ron Price
Don't have complete details right now, but here's what I know...In the next few days I can expect to receive a summons to appear for deposition in the lawsuit that Ron Price has filed against Richard and Debbie Moore.This means that I'll be sworn in and be asked questions under oath.The deposition is set for November 15th at 10 a.m. at the Eden office of Price's attorney, Douglas Hux.I'll post the summons when I receive ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
How about a Ron Paul Jack-o'-Lantern instead?
Okay, this will be the last post I make before getting back to my much-needed break from blogging! Because after making and publishing the Ron Price Jack-o'-Lantern pattern, I couldn't in good conscience leave things dangling with something that scary.So here's a Jack-o'-Lantern pattern of the candidate for President that I'm backing: Ron Paul. Same basic instructions as...
The Ron Price Jack-o'-Lantern
The only time I plan on breaking my sabbatical... but only because this was too funny not to do and share with the world.Click on the image to get it full-sized, print it out and follow the directions, feeling free to re-size as desir...
