Via the wisdom of liadra

1. Think of the first word that comes to mind when you think of me.

2. Go to Google Images and search for that word.

3. Reply to this post with one of the pictures on the first page of results (don't tell me the word).

The fun thing about attending the opening season game of the city's new alternative-league baseball team (the old AAA farm team was lost because of poor attendance) is that with a slightly lower quality of play, there is more excitement in routine ground balls and you can end up with crazy putouts which show up on your scorecard such as: 8-6-5-9-2 ( Read more... )

My parents enjoyed this movie more than I did. It's fun. It knows it's being done only to satisfy nostalgic demand so it doesn't shoot for the moon. It delivers what it promises, just don't expect any real surprises. But I just can't help feeling that there was a much better story waiting to be found.

( opinions, attitude and spoilers follow )

The early reviews of this film are all over the place, so I was a little concerned going in. My opinion in a nutshell: wow, that's exactly the mood and spin on the story I wanted to see. I liked it - a lot.
( opinions and spoilers )

( for rent or sale I hear )

"Anne of Green Gables" was published 100 years ago this week. It's perhaps a little unmanly to admit, but long after my childhood, it's still one of my favourite stories. It has such a timeless, ageless quality filled with interesting characters. I so admire that it is a story without villainy other than the misunderstandings and mistrust of ( Read more... )

The mystery of why the stove exhaust has been so ineffective has been solved ( Read more... )

Today begins what looks to be one of the most interesting movie summers in quite some time. After having been a bit nausiated by Cloverfield, I've been hesitant to out to the big screen, but it's something I've wanted to do more often to be "out of the house, in a crowd" so decided to go right after work before any distraction could keep me away ( Read more... )

When I get stressed and anxious (as I am these days about work), the strangest old memories bubble to the surface ( Read more... )

Taxes are now officially submitted. I did it waaay earlier this year - a full four hours before the deadline!

( I may be ok at math, but forms are the death of me - I must have some mental imparement about sequences of boxes and acryonyms )