Hi... I know I have been MIA here but thought I'd share some photos from my recent trip to DC and NY. It was my first time visiting Manhattan. I flew to DC and a few days later my son and I took the train to NY. This covers the first full day ( Read more... )

Here are some photos from Huntington Gardens yesterday. I didn't take very many, but it was a lovely day. Might post more of them once I've taken a look at all of them on the computer. Also, at the end, I threw in a few of Dennis Quaid, who I saw Friday night at a Q&A for his new, excellent film, At Any Price. I've always liked his work, so it was ( Read more... )

*waves hello* Does anyone here have a quick recommendation for a decent hotel in NYC under $300/night? (Preferably WAY under, but I'm realistic.) Thanks ( Read more... )

Popping in to share the 30-minute behind-the-scenes "A Hobbit's Tale" from the Best Buy version of the Hobbit DVD - someone put it on youtube in two parts.

http://youtu.be/wrd1Tmx1xeo

http://youtu.be/e_nmp82hUK0

Hi, everyone. Thought I'd share some photos taken last week, on a trip to Santa Cruz, Carmel, Monterey, Pebble Beach. More behind the cut.


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I had a nice, fairly quiet Christmas, spent with my daughter. The run-up to the holiday was busy and filled with a lot of socializing, so it was nice to kick back for a few days and just enjoy some time together ( Read more... )

After seeing The Hobbit last week, this past weekend my good friend ghislainem70 visited me and we spent Saturday seeing it twice, in 2D and 48fps3D, and then visiting the Hobbit exhibit at The Grove, a nice shopping center nearby, that showers patrons with manufactured snow each evening this time of year. We saw the 48fps3D version at Grauman's Chinese ( Read more... )

Caught a preview screening of This is 40 and liked it ( Read more... )

Well, wow, I saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey last night! Finally, after waiting two years for it! I know some of you will be seeing it this weekend (and I will be seeing it again this weekend, too, in 2D and in HFR3D again), and I mainly just want to say that I think it is wonderful. It was great to revisit Middle-earth. Martin Freeman is ( Read more... )

Hope the coming year brings you much great reading and other good things.


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