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The It’s-It Bar
The It’s-It Bar Originally uploaded by meherenow I learned about the famous It’s-It bar at Playland, the Musical. This is a new musical about a San Francisco specific amusement park (read “carnival”) that’s brings all kinds of people back to a simpler time. The ice cream bar is featured in the opening number. Thanks sf.funcheap.com!…
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California Academy of Sciences Opening Weekend
Kei and I stopped by the California Academy of Sciences for opening weekend. It was fun, once we cleared the line of 3 hours and 20,000 people. Here are some photos: Picasa Gallery of Academy Of Sciences Opening Day
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Roman Holiday
Kei and I watched Roman Holiday tonight, the movie that popularized short women’s haircuts and vespa scooters.
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Finding Neverland
I was thinking that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a fluke for Johnny Depp. Finding Neverland confirms this. He doesn’t overact in this film. The soul of J.M. Barrie shines through, in a non-creepy, non-Willie Wonka sort of way. It almost seems like CCF was a poor satire of this story, which follows a…
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Two chocolate covered thumbs down…
I saw “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” last night. What a dissapointment. I wanted to believe in Willie Wonka, but nothing Johnny Depp did convinced. Also, the characters were one dimensional — the very cute Charlie never had to make a tough decision about whether to sell the Everlasting Gobstopper to Mr. Slugworth. It’s too…
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The Office
We had our office summer picnic today. The rain was coming down pretty hard, so we had it indoors. I rented a couple dvd’s and we watched them over the projector. I rented the best of Will Ferrel and The Office (the original bbc miniseries). It was a little odd watching a show about work…
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Obese Bart
Great Simpsons episode tonight. Bart gets supersized after Principle Skinner signs a deal to bring in junk food vending machines to the elementary school. Has to go to fat camp, with hilarious consequences. With great lines like “I’m gonna cap a pop in your ass” and “Time to take out the Euro-trash”, it was very…
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Moores law
I’m watching Fahrenheit 9/11 tonight. Yep, you guessed it. I’m in the political documentary phase of my Netflix queue. It is actually very entertaining, especially when following along with Cato Instiute’s David Kopel’s 59 Deceits. I think I haven’t had this much fun since I watched This is Spinal Tap.
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Singles
So I watched Singles tonight. I enjoyed identifying Seattle landmarks, Gasworks, greenlake, the University Garage (I pass by one of it’s descendants every day after work), the old off ramp (now Graceland?), and of course the jagged peaks of the cascades, the ferry’s, the float planes and the iconic Space Needle. I was 16 in…
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Idaho Legislature commends Napoleon Dynamite
The quick and dirty The Bill I liked how they referenced “tots” in the bill as Idaho’s most important export.