Speed Racer: Visually stimulating, has an odd cast. Go with low expectations and you’ll have a blast.
Didn’t grow up with Iron Man but I’m a huge fan now.
Still to come this summer: Batman, Hulk, Narnia, Clone Wars, Indiana Jones, Kung Fu Panda, Get Smart, Love Guru, You Don’t Mess With the Zohan and Wall-E. That’s a lot of tickets.
On my subway ride home I noticed one bodyguard. Then two. Then three. I mind my own business continuing to read my AS3 book and eventually get ready my phone to take a picture just in case. I look up and there he was– mayor Bloomberg taking the subway just like the rest of us. I had heard he has always been an avid subway rider but you sometimes hear things and never know how much of it is true. It was a very New York experience– seing him doing the same thing I was doing, just minding his own business reading his newspaper.
I got this new shirt on Broadway just a couple of blocks north of Canal St. at a new store that is shared by several artisans. Dante was crushed he didn’t get one. But daddy needed this shirt. :-)
Tomorrow will be a big day in politics as most US states get to vote for a candidate in the primaries. Today I was chatting with my friend online only to realize we were having an avatar battle. He’s a huge Hillary supporter and I’m backing Obama. Rock The Vote!
My current book stack is growing thanks to some new additions added on christmas day(thanks Lilia and Ari). Here’s the list with some Amazon link love.
I am truly sadden whenever we loose a great artist and Marcel Marceau is no exception. I know that in general, the art of mime is not as honored in the US as it is in other parts of the world. It is evident in so many movies were mimes are mocked. But that’s probably because they’ve never seen Marceau perform. I saw his show at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles a few years back and it was a magical experience. So here it is to Marcel Marceau. You will be missed.
Marcel Marceau on:
Link: Wikipedia
Link: Flickr
Link: YouTube
Yesterday Anika, our 7 year old, overhead us talking about how disappointed we were about Hillary’s new health plan. She interrupted us asking if we were mad about it, to which we replied “well yes, we are”. So I thought this was a great opportunity to school my daughter about our nation’s current “for profit” health care system compared to other nation’s free universal health care systems. She was shocked to hear people die in the US because they can’t afford the medicine or an operation they need. And that in other european countries the doctors help you in any way they can without having to worry about money. At first, I was very impressed with her interest and conclusions. She asked “Is our president too distracted with the war in Iraq to think about health?”. But when I mentioned Hillary Clinton’s new proposed plan. She said “Hillary Clinton? I thought you were talking about the other Hillary. Hillary Duff!”. She then quickly realized how funny it was and broke out laughing. I kept trying to go back to the subject at hand but I had lost my audience to a running joke that lasted through the night.
Link: Hilary Duff
Link: Hilary Clinton
To celebrate me and my wife’s birthdays in July, we went to Maui, Hawaii for a a week and took the kids with us. It’s funny because we lived in Los Angeles for 13 years but never vacationed in Hawaii and within a year of living in New York, we decided to go to there. This added and extra 6 hour leg to the 6 hour flight from LA. We stayed in a rental condo owned by Gary, a dear friend from LA, in Kahana on the island of Maui. The condo had a full kitchen and was literally in front of the beach with a balcony that faced the water. In this cozy spot overlooking the sunset, we had many memorable meals, wine and cheese and even made out frequently late at night while the kids were asleep. The kitchen came in very handy since food in Hawaii turned out to be just as expensive, if not more expensive than New York. It’s been a month now since the trip and I just barely got around to finish tagging all the photos and posting them to Flickr. Enjoy the pictures!
After many months of painfully slow internet service from Time Warner Cable, I’ve upgraded to a 20 Mbps connection from RCN. According to my first test, I got 15.6 Mbps. Not the advertised rate, but still 20 times faster than what I was actually getting from Time Warner. Even my upload speed is 2.5 times faster than the download I was getting before. At these speeds, I am seriously considering canceling my tv services as well. And since usually only the best shows end up on DVD, I think between Netflix and everything else available online, all of our tv needs can be met. So good bye loading bar, and hello multiple downloads.
Today is my 35th birthday. That’s right, I’m entering a new demographic. I know how to go to the next pulldown menu. I am half way through my life and I will be celebrating big next week in Hawaii.
And for those inclined, my Amazon Wish List is up to date.
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