Close Your Eyes and Count to 10
YouTube surely does offer wonderful things. I dig the Adele original, but there are plenty of good covers on YouTube. I’m picking this one because of the cello.
So Say We All
I wonder if this is going to be any good.
Quote of the Day [11.09.12]
“Too much cannot be said against the men of wealth who sacrifice everything to getting wealth. There is not in the world a more ignoble character than the mere money-getting American, insensible to every duty, regardless of every principle, bent only on amassing a fortune, and putting his fortune only to the basest uses —whether these uses be to speculate in stocks and wreck railroads himself, or to allow his son to lead a life of foolish and expensive idleness and gross debauchery, or to purchase some scoundrel of high social position, foreign or native, for his daughter. Such a man is only the more dangerous if he occasionally does some deed like founding a college or endowing a church, which makes those good people who are also foolish forget his real iniquity. These men are equally careless of the working men, whom they oppress, and of the State, whose existence they imperil. There are not very many of them, but there is a very great number of men who approach more or less closely to the type, and, just in so far as they do so approach, they are curses to the country.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Link of the Day [11.07.12]
I love the stuff, but no one makes it anymore.
Eat some stuffing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/dining/stuffing-deserves-more-days-on-the-table.html?smid=pl-share
Wreck It Ralph
I think I should change my movie going approach. I believe I’m gonna have to be like the Seed and not listen to any reviews. I read a review over at The AV Club that mentioned The Incredibles in their review for Wreck It Ralph. I believed that going into the theatre I was going to be treated to as awesome an animated film as The Incredibles. Not really. Good but not great. Perhaps from reading the review and having The Incredibles in mind, my expectations for the film was too high. If I hadn’t read that review, I would not have been disappointed by a decent film.
Wreck It Ralph is about Wreck It Ralph, the villain of a Donkey Kong, Jr. ripoff called, Fix It Felix, Jr. He hates being the villain, because he gets no respect. He decides that being a bad guy is not for him and he wants to be a good guy. To accomplish that he believes that he must win a medal, and the only place to get it is in some other game than Fix It Felix, Jr. So Ralph goes and gets a medal, but also experiences other games especially a Mario Kart ripoff called Sugar Rush. Ralph must earn the respect to be worthy of a medal. He must learn that sometimes being bad is good.
There was plenty to like about Wreck It Ralph. For one thing, a lot of the playful homages to video games were subtle something that a Dreamworks animated film would beat over the audiences heads. You’ll laugh at the 8bit Niceland characters moving like 8bit animated sprites. You’ll want to play that level of Mario Kart that is Sugar Rush. You’ll also like to think that Vanellope Schweetz is Ellie from Up!. And if you stay to through the credits, you’ll hear Jpop in pure unadulterated form: AKB48 singing the theme to the Sugar Rush game. C’mon, Jpop!
Definitely one of the better animated films, but still no The Incredibles.
3 of 5 stars.
The Paperman short, now that’s another story.
Link of the Day [11.03.12]
Cooking to commence soon. For now, though, I’m just gonna think about all kinds of noodle soups. Ramen. Soba. Udon. Phô. It’s all there and chicken noodle as well.
Perhaps now I will buy that damn creuset cookware.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/emofly/22-bowls-of-warm-and-cozy-noodle-soup
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
There are no words to describe the horror. Let’s just quote Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) from Ghostbusters, “Sorry, Venkman, I’m terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.”
Stay safe; stay puft!
Momma you got to move!
Not to make too light of the serious situation that is Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy, but listening to this awesome cover of Led Zeppelin’s “When the Levee Breaks” by the girl group zepperalla rocks. Who knew that Robert Plant would sound decent as a girl? Of course his banshee screams sound like they do come from a girl.
The song’s also a good reminder to be careful out there. What may look to be calm could be dangerous with downed trees, downed wires, and high water. Be smart. Be safe.
The Creature
Something about this picture that is really sexy and or disturbing. It’s sexy with the actress, Julie Adams, in a classic pinup girl pose. Disturbing because of the very phallic like Creature posed to pounce on her. Lots to think about there. And lots to dissect.
Hurricane Ada! I mean Hurricane Sandy!
She’s gonna be here in a little short of 12 hours. Stay safe. Stay secure.
Of course, I just got home from work!
Whoops.