Link of the Day [10.09.13]
An anime featuring moe versions of Imperial Japanese Navy vessels? I’m on it!
Link of the Day [10.08.13]
A game composed of moe versions of Imperial Japanese Naval vessals? Where can I sign up!
UPDATED: To put a better, non-error link in place.
Prisoners
I almost forgot that I saw Prisoners. I would’ve posted my thoughts earlier, but NewsRadio Quote Month may have kept me from doing that because of running out of NewsRadio quotes.
Anyhow, Prisoners is similar to The Silence of the Lambs except it throws in every parents nightmare of kidnapped daughters. And like the Jodie Foster movie, Prisoners will keep you guessing until the very end as to the identity and whereabouts of the kidnappers. But if you’ve seen plenty of movies, you’ll know before the end.
It’s a better movie than expected.
3 of 5 stars.
“My aunt owned a radio station. She hired me to try to get me to stop drinking.”
Where can you find useless USB dongles? Are they still making them or has the switch to USB 3 made them obsolete? Or has lightening made them obsolete, too?
“This is his first step toward recovery. Please don’t crap all over it.”
“Suki desu” LOL! Sawa-chan.
Sawako-sensei is always good fun. Who would’ve known a rocker was hidden in such a kawaii package?
“Have you ever taken naked pictures of yourself?”
Quote of the Day [9.24.13]
“Remember we’re all in this alone”
Lily Tomlin
“What are you doing for lunch today?” “Same thing I’m doing right now except with yogurt.”
Julia Marlowe, by Irving Ramsey Wiles, Oil on canvas, 1901, photo by browsermetrics
After the birthday luncheon, we wandered over to the National Portrait Gallery. It’s my first time there and I will tell you it’s an overlooked gem of a museum. It’s got a great collection of portraits from the earliest Americans to the most recent generation. It’s also got a wonderful atrium, which is now my iPhone wallpaper.
Currently, they have a display of Union Generals by renowned Civil War photographer, Matthew Brady. They are small prints from the original negatives, and they look like baseball cards. It’s nice to think about what the back of these cards would say: winning percentage – 0.756, rebels killed – 14574, errors – 4.
My favorite is the portrait above of Julia Marlowe, an actress. The relaxed position of her right arm, the look in her eyes, her leaning out toward you is arresting. It stopped me dead in my tracks, and I had to read the caption next to the portrait. That’s the power of art and a uniqueness in portraiture.
It’s a wonderful place to visit if you want to avoid the hustle and bustle of the museums on the Mall.
“I support fire safety. But you see those sprinklers up there? They’re not hooked up to anything. I paid a guy off and had my nephew come in and super-glue them to the ceiling. New York, New York it’s a hell of a town.”
Have you seen the new illustrations on the cover of the Harry Potter novels? Of course you have. You’re staring at one now. They are amazing. I already own the set, but after seeing these I want to purchase them again.
“Bill, if I may, I’d like to try something different this time.”
Ue o Muite Arukou or its title in English, Sukiyaki, was part of the soundtrack to From Up on Poppy Hill. The song really doesn’t have anything to do with sukiyaki does it?
Anyway, watch the movie or listen to the song, and feel the melancholy.
An aside, the tune was the basis for an American hit in the 80s. A song whose lyrics form the basis of one of rap’s greatest hits, La Di Da Di.
It’s all because of you.
I’m feeling sad and blue.
You went away
And now my life is filled with rainy days.
I love you so
How much you’ll never know
‘Cause you took your love away from me