Archive for April, 2008

On the big screen

Published Date: April 30th, 2008
Category: reviews, pers

So, everyone has a fav movie, right? 
Blade Runner is mine.
Why?  Maybe because I was an impressionable 10-years-old when I first saw it.  Maybe because I already loved flying cars and science fiction.  Maybe because I’d just read Neuromancer, and the opening 10 seconds perfectly visualize the dystopian ruined-industrial vision of LA that I’d imagined while reading […]

The art wall is complete! (for now)

Published Date: April 13th, 2008
Category: pers

Art wall projects are now complete.
With hanging-hooks from Dad (since my house doesn’t have picture rails), a little wire, and some fishing line (to secure the quilt to the mounting-block), the quilt now is positioned nicely in the stairwell wall.
And I finally bought/found frames for more of my travel pics, so those are on the […]

This is a great movie

Published Date: April 12th, 2008
Category: reviews, pol

Movie reivew: “State of the Union“, starring Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn. 
An industrialist (Tracy) starts a run for the presidency.  He begins with fire and ideas, but twists to follow the professional politicos who promise to get him elected.
 (transcribed from the DVD, all credit goes to the real writers)
The politicos talking about their man, and a long-standing […]