Entries from November 2006

Evan Almighty

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When I discovered the upcoming sequel to Bruce Almighty, my initial reaction was of disappointment. Fantastic, omnipotence will be granted again to a white man so that he may misuse these abilities in a petty manner that will eventually lead to his gaining great wisdom. Would no one go to see a movie about a [...]


Cephalopodian Dominance

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Trina and I went to the Seattle Aquarium this afternoon, both having a delight in the cavorting of all creatures cute or strange. The otters and seals delivered the cute, especially during feeding time, but the most impressive denizens we enjoyed were the two giant Pacific octopi. They were not allowed in the same tank [...]


The Rahmens

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Apparently, the geniuses behind Sushi: Japanese Tradition were hired to perform Japanese versions of the recent Get a Mac ads. Brilliant! I don't know what they're saying and it is still hilarious.
For reference, this Japanese comedy duo is known as the Rahmens.

(Japanese ad link via daringfireball)


The Clown Did It

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Color Explosions


Happy Moments

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Election Results
Pickup in the mud and rain
A handful of handblocks at pickup this evening
Listening to a crazy old guy at Trader Joe's tell the employee trapped at the sample station about how Frodo is a chump and Sam is the real hero
Skying a much taller player twice to get blocks on hammers
Watching Brooke's dog, Mia, [...]


Late Musings

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I remember watching Punch Drunk Love during my junior year. I watched it again tonight after much time away.
I remember, soon after seeing it the first time, Joe Checkelsky asking me about the film at dinner after Ultimate practice: I became uncomfortable in attempting to talk about it and gave him an evasive answer. I [...]


Lightbox with QuickTime

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Edited 2/11/2007: I removed the custom Lightbox JavaScript include from my WP theme because it was inactivating certain edit functions with the WP admin. The code all still works as I describe it, it's just not running on my site.
Take me to the movie theatre!
I just finished tweaking this in preparation for Claire and Whit [...]