Quote of the Day [5.05.08]

broderic on May 5, 2008

"Neither party expected for the war, the magnitude, or the duration,
which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the
conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should
cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental
and astounding. Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and
each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men
should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from
the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not, that we be not
judged. The prayers of both could not be answered; that of neither has
been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes." President Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865

Iron Man

broderic on May 5, 2008

Bully for Jon Favreau for directing Iron Man to the opening of Summer Movie Season 2008, and making some bucks as well as garnering well deserved kudos.

I found it good. Not on the Spidey 2 level, but better than a Fantastic Four catastrophe. That a suit is fantastic. The iron monger one reminded me of Appleseed’s Mecha.

The cast was first rate. Robert Downey, Jr. displayed a flair for being debonair and an asshole but winningly so. Gweneth Paltrow was hot as Pepper Potts. The dude, Jeff Bridges, was the villainous Lex Luthor out to make bombs not love. Shield was there.

The interesting part was the play on the military industrial complex. If I didn’t know it, Stark industries is a facsimile of Lockheed Martin. Even down to the corporate logo. They got that covered.

All in all, an enjoyable comic book movie. Good opening salvo for the Summer of 2008.

4 of 5 stars.

Quote of the Day [5.04.08]

broderic on May 4, 2008

“Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism – how passionately I hate them!”

Albert Einstein

Lost My Music

broderic on May 3, 2008

The last of the rocking songs from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Sort of punk-pop, hunh?

Quote of the Day [5.03.08]

broderic on May 3, 2008

“The images you are seeing on television, you are seeing over and over and over. It’s the same picture of some person walking out of some building with a vase and you see it twenty times. And you think, my goodness, were there that many vases?”

Donald Rumsfeld, April 2003

And the clock goes by slowly

broderic on May 2, 2008

I should be actually doing some work. But I don't want to. I'm
actively watching the clock. And it's ticking very, very slowly.The thing is that I should be happy. Things are somewhat picking up
here at IniTech. But I can't get past the fact that it's still IniTech.Just hoping that these last thirty minutes can go by quicker. Then I'll
be free to get away from here for the weekend. The weekend. Is there anything more sweet than hearing those words? (Perhaps, je
t'aime? But I digress)