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Wow, it's been nearly a month since my last update. I should rename the site The Dusty Tome or something like that. So I figured a quick update on the current State of the Jason was in order. - Fourth of July: I spent the Fourth with Kim's family - her dad (David), Mom (Cindy), Sister (Kristin), Sister's Boyfriend (Jeff) and Grandmother (Kim's Grandma). On Saturday we went to a movie (more below on that), ate dinner at Crimmin's Cattle Co, then us "kids" drove to Altoona to watch the fireworks at Adventureland. Sunday morning featured drinks in the hot tub followed by a delicious breakfast of eggbake and cinnamon rolls, after which we watched part of Band of Brothers and relaxed all day before brats for dinner and sparkler fun. All in all a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday.
- Saved!: We went to the movie Saved! on Saturday at the Fleur Cinema. From the previews, it looks like a satire on kids in Christian High School, but there was actually a surprising amount of substance to the movie with an ultimately good message of tolerance with and without religion. And it is rather funny. Here's a pretty good review by Ebert, and here's one by Christianity Today which is pretty interesting.
- Fahrenheit 9/11: Admit it...it's no surprise I went to see the new Michael Moore film. Very good - I highly recommend those from either side of the aisle see it, if for no other reason than to be able to answer the question of "Did you even SEE the movie?" with an affirmative. Not a whole lot more info than was in his most recent book, except for the Iraq stuff, which was fairly disturbing yet necessary to see the truth of war. In fact, everyone who says that Saving Private Ryan is so good for showing the truth of war combat should see this movie. I do agree with the film having an R rating, though, now that I've seen it.
Speaking of which...there has been a recent bit online lately about an anti-Moore site posting links to pirated copies of F911 due to Moore's past claims of being anti-American-copyright-laws. I love his response: “I do well enough already and I made this film because I want the world, to change. The more people who see it the better, so I’m happy this is happening.”
- Home Theater and WMVHD: Finally got the Home Theater PC set up completed, the projector mounted to the ceiling (thanks to Rex), and the equipment on an A/V shelf. So I've been buying these DVDs that come with a second disc containing the movie in the Windows Media Hi-Def format. Mostly Imax movies (Coral Reef Adventure, Stormchasers, etc), but also Terminator 2. Pretty, clear picture.
- Joey: And thanks to BitTorrent, I have managed to see the pilot to Joey. The never-will-air pilot, actually, as it had Ashley Scott in it, who has since been re-cast as the character is reworked. While I thought Joey was funny enough as part of an ensemble on Friends, I don't really feel he works nearly as well as the main focus. Yes, the pilot has some funny moments, but for the most part it's humor that I think would get very old quickly. Too bad about firing Scott though - she's very cute.
- Boglin: And I bought a Boglin off of Ebay. So we'll soon know the answer to the question posed in my last batch of blog entries...
- WindDancer: A WindDancer is a sort of airfoil-kite, kind of like a parachute but without the strapping-to-your-back-and-jumping-out-of-a-plane aspect. Approximately 9x2 feet in size, it's designed to swoop and spin on its two strings controlled by the flier. So far, it's taken some learning (such as how to make a set of lines and tie them correctly), and the wind hasn't cooperated (fairly uneven on the good days), but it's pretty cool. I can't wait for a windy day to fly it - and it should be perfect to take to the balloon field for nights when flight is in question due to high winds!
- Kerry/Edwards: Yes, I think it's a good choice. Edwards should inject some much-needed energy into the campaign.
- And I bought some Grapples but have yet to try them. Smell good, though.
So there you have it. More whenever! |
