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Oh. My. God!!!! (QT Movie last minute is NSFW).

See it now before all of the incoming traffic knocks it right off the web.

OK, so add to my list of things I don’t particularly like very much being awakened by the sound of men messing around with something up on my roof. I mean what is that? There were no jingle bells. There were no reindeer hooves. If you don’t have a stomach that’s shaking like a bowl full of jelly then get down off of my roof while I’m trying to sleep.

I thought for a moment it was a SWAT or Delta squad or something. I’m still sitting here sort of half expecting a bunch of flash-bang and guys dressed all in black to come breaking through my windows. And wait … Is that one of those little snakey type of cameras that they can feed through a small pinhole to keep track of everybody in side?

*waving* Hello Everybody. Cheese!!!!!!

I wonder if Tommy spilled everything about the diamonds. Or, maybe it was the gorgonzola. Oh crud, if they know about the gorgonzola, then I may not be able to publish to this blog thingy for a long, long time.

The Shape of Things is a pretty good movie. There’s this undercurrent of awkwardness running through all of the performances. That makes watching it a little cringe-inducing at places, but I think that’s intended.

It was written and directed by Neil LaBute who also did In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors. I was indifferent to Your Friends and Neighbors. It was OK, but I had no desire to see it again. By comparison, In the Company of Men made me really uncomfortable in a really interesting way. I left that one feeling like the biggest misanthrope and misogynist in the world.

This one didn’t leave me with as much ambiguity about my own character, but it still raises some interesting questions. After seeing it, I kind of wish I wasn’t such a relativist. Not because I feel like there is a problem with that world view but because I’d be interested in what my reaction to the movie would be if I saw the world differently. I think the movie is intended as a critique of relativism (among other things), but since I think the way I do, I left thinking well, yeah, that sounds about right. I’d like very much to know what my reaction would be if I lived in a world where there are more moral absolutes.

I’ve been trying to figure out how to get a good shot of the moon. Long story short, I need a much better camera and a much longer lense. Isn’t that always the way?

Yeah, sorry about that. I’m on vacation though, and I don’t know what else to do with myself. I was going to take some time to write, but please … let’s be real.

Anywhere, here is my spicy, too hot for television lunch.

Who the hell is Dan Bern, and why does he sound EXACTLY like Elvis Costello? Man, there must be so much great music out there that I’ve never even heard.

Holy mother of crap. This Web Site rocks so hard I can’t even believe it. I’m not sure I get all of the interface/navigation elements, but wow, wow, wow. The presentation is exceptional. Pretty intense graphics, you may need a speedy connection for maximum effect.

Flowers and children always seem like such cheats when taking photographs. It’s just too easy to take good pictures of either of those subjects, and it has almost nothing to do with any skill the photographer may have.

So, being the lame pseudo-artist that I am, I was only too happy to take my camera up to Descanso Gardens where I expected to find endless possibilities for great photos. My first paragraph not withstanding, I did in my infinite lameness manage to blow most of the compositions that featured flowers. However, I got some good ones of kids, and a pretty cool one of a bunch of lizards. See.

I went to Huntington Beach today. I took a camera. Have a Look.

So then excessive bounces will get you blacklisted? I had no idea. We’re well below 60% (a number which seems improbable to begin with), but still…

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