september 2007
Saw Memento last week, which puts me now at only seven years behind the rest of the world culturally. What a brilliant movie.
I have also decided to compile a short list of my favourite directors at this point in time in no particular order:
Back to work tomorrow, and a dentist appointment for a toothache (oy vey)
I have also decided to compile a short list of my favourite directors at this point in time in no particular order:
- Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant, Ratatouille)
- Wes Anderson (The Royale Tenebaums, The Life Aquatic, and hopefully, the The Darjeeling Limited)
- Woody Allen (Match Point, I'll check out more once I have time)
- Jude Apatow (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up)
- Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Leon)
- Christopher Nolan (Memento, maybe Batman Begins, and hopefully, The Dark Knight)
Having read over my previous post, I have concluded that it is not in my best interests to make posts in a semi-awake state, right before bed on a working night. *shakes head* :|
Apologies for the terrible grammar and frequent deviations (this apology retroactively applies to all previous posts!). I will try and read them over before blindly posting from now on.
Apologies for the terrible grammar and frequent deviations (this apology retroactively applies to all previous posts!). I will try and read them over before blindly posting from now on.
I've never felt a real earth quake prior to coming here to California (though I've been in a Typoon!), but since May, there have already been two (minor) quakes in the area! The first one was around 5am one morning, and originally thought it was the assholes upstairs (the same ones who play music and stomp around till 2am, and even pulled the fire alarm as a prank); but the whole room shook for a couple seconds, then died down. After going back to sleep and waking up, we then realized that it was a small quake originating in Oakland (4.2, nc40199209). The second happened just a week ago, while I was sitting at work listening to music, when my whole desk shook. I thought someone was working on the building outside (since PG&E renovations were to take place that week), but it turns out it was another small quake originating in Berkeley (3.0, nc40200915). As a matter of fact, they even closed down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge this weekend to modify it to be more seismic tolerant -- which meant that no one driving (BART goes underground) could go from east-bay into the city without taking a long detour up to Richmond, or down through San Mateo. Good thing I don't drive!
Also had to move out of my old apartment (at which I was living alone) into a new apartment this weekend (of which there are now four of us housed at). As usual, it appears that I have accumulated a bunch of stuff (mostly books, clothing, media, etc) as it no longer neatly fit into my (rather spacious) suitcase. It also occurred to me that my varying living arrangements have been increasingly loud (on average) over the course of life. Let me demonstrate:
Ah, and before I forget, here are my new arrangements.
Weeeeee! I feel like a kid again! :)
Synergy Corporate Housing was nice enough to decorate it with a distinctly sailor theme for twelve-year-olds. Life preserver and all. Classy. Ah well, at least it beats the boring set of covers I had last time...
Other things that happened this past week, I...
Walked down San Pablo from Emeryville to Oakland downtown last week, and it is superbly interesting to see how the area degrades on that single street. It starts out nice in Emeryville (only near the Pack'n'Save), then turns into a series of run down houses, then back up to condos and apartments as you near downtown. But what surprised me the most was the people (or there lack of) in downtown. I'll admit that it was a Sunday afternoon, but there were very few people around. I could barely even find my way to Chinatown! 28 Days Later anyone?
Things did pick up as I walked towards Lake Merritt though; the lake itself is beautiful, as are it's surroundings. Seagulls + Geese = bird poop everywhere.
The other side of the lake.
The reason I came to Oakland was to check out the "other" Chinatown. It was alright, nothing special. They had some street festival going on, but I had just missed it. Actually, it feels like if you go to one street festival, you've pretty much gone to them all - you see the same stalls, and people selling jewelry, pictures of the golden gate bridge, hats (always), rocks, trinkets, and the hanging doodads (wind chimes and such).
The Oakland Tribune building
Zack Braff has an interesting choice of music, he has a knack for picking a lot of one hit wonders and unknown artists as evident from both his Garden State and Scrubs soundtracks. Colin Hay is good, and even did a cameo on the show, but I can't get that Bonnie Somerville song out of my head (now *that's* a one hit wonder :)
A random flora post to appease the local gods. They like!
Ah, and before I forget, I said that a majority of you random visitors are arriving to the site through via surprising means.
For the rest of you non-random visitors, click here to see what it is :).
Apologies to the source/owner of the original image, I didn't mean to steal your thunder!
Also had to move out of my old apartment (at which I was living alone) into a new apartment this weekend (of which there are now four of us housed at). As usual, it appears that I have accumulated a bunch of stuff (mostly books, clothing, media, etc) as it no longer neatly fit into my (rather spacious) suitcase. It also occurred to me that my varying living arrangements have been increasingly loud (on average) over the course of life. Let me demonstrate:
- 251 Sandstone Road, Calgary - Lived here for over a decade; a place I still consider "home" despite the fact that another family lives there now. It was by a three way intersection, and you could hear cars stopping (screeching if their brakes were unserviced) and accelerating. However, my room window was on the second story and did not face the intersection, so there was relatively low noise. When I moved into the basement (which had prison-bar windows), almost all external noise was silenced. Possibly the best living arrangements I've had in retrospect. I had an old leather couch/bed contraption, which was cold during the winters, and stiff as a board (it was from Hong Kong - they are used to sleeping on padded boards there, no joke!). Beside it was an oak table (unused from my Mom's workplace), a small TV with the Super Nintendo, and a VCD player hooked up, where I mastered the only two SNES games I had for the decade (no joke there either), Super Mario World (<11 minute speed run) and Legend of Zelda (~20 hrs? My memory deceives me). If you ever visit the place, tell them that there are quarters hidden in the backyard!
Anyways, I digress. - Downtown Condo 1, Calgary - Lived here for a couple years, the good news was that it was located near Chinatown and Eau Claire market, the bad news was that it was located near the Memorial off-ramp which was pretty loud. The nearby homeless shelter (which was surprisingly up-kept (is that the past tense for up-keep?)) also meant that drunks occasionally wandered and made ruckus overnight. There were also a lot of bugs, probably due to its close proximity to the Bow River. And I hate bugs.
- University of Toronto, New College Residence, Tdot - An slight anomaly, in terms of my list, I had one roommate, Peter, who was a cool, laid-back guy, and we shared a room the size of a closet. Bunk beds. It completely ruined my idea of living in a dorm. You could say that it was also quite loud in the sense that Peter and the guys in the adjacent room often played Warcraft 3 past midnight (I would have joined mind you, if my P3 could actually run the game). The door had a lock that snapped shut from the outside, so none of that easing the handle to let the other person sleep. Ate pizza nearly every single day at the cafeteria nearing the end of the term; it's a miracle I'm not morbidly obese!
- Bay & College, Tdot - What can you expect when you live on the sixth floor of a complex located on Bay and College? The garbage truck which serviced the police station next door at midnight did not help. The unit had terrible windows (could barely open them) and we directly faced the police station (not that we had anything to hide). Good thing I learned to live at Bahen in my fourth year. It's easy to sleep through anything when you are tired enough.
- 65th Street, Emeryville, CA - AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH. THE TRAINS, MAKE THEM STOP!!!one111!cos(0)!11!! Seriously. Who ever thought it was a good idea to build a set of apartments right by the railroads (and an intersection no less) should be taken out and shot. Or forced to live at the said apartments. It does not help that the conductors blow their air horns regardless of whether there is anyone even at the intersection (They should be forced to live here as well). Luckily, Pixar is far enough away that I don't hear any of that, otherwise, I would lose my mind!
Ah, and before I forget, here are my new arrangements.
Weeeeee! I feel like a kid again! :)Synergy Corporate Housing was nice enough to decorate it with a distinctly sailor theme for twelve-year-olds. Life preserver and all. Classy. Ah well, at least it beats the boring set of covers I had last time...
Other things that happened this past week, I...
- ate chinese food at berkeley (yes, alone - so what? ;), and it was the first time that a chinese restaurant has never offered me any chopsticks (for sit-down, not takeout). The food was ok though, so I'm not complaining, just surprised!
- missed a good photo opportunity. On the one day that I leave my bag at work (in which I carry my camera at all times), the fire hydrant in the adjacent apartment bursted, and was giving a nearby Acura Integra a power wash (of the most intense variety!). Serves me right.
- gave a homeless person some Indian food. Actually, they asked me right as I was leaving the Indian restaurant, which is actually pretty smart. I'd rather give them food than money, since they would be tempted to just spend it on booze, drugs, and lotto tickets (I don't mean to be stereotypical, but a large majority of them do behave that way). Lucky for them, my food wasn't 'tainted', as I was scooping from separate containers onto my plate (unique to Indian cuisine?).
Walked down San Pablo from Emeryville to Oakland downtown last week, and it is superbly interesting to see how the area degrades on that single street. It starts out nice in Emeryville (only near the Pack'n'Save), then turns into a series of run down houses, then back up to condos and apartments as you near downtown. But what surprised me the most was the people (or there lack of) in downtown. I'll admit that it was a Sunday afternoon, but there were very few people around. I could barely even find my way to Chinatown! 28 Days Later anyone?Things did pick up as I walked towards Lake Merritt though; the lake itself is beautiful, as are it's surroundings. Seagulls + Geese = bird poop everywhere.The other side of the lake.The reason I came to Oakland was to check out the "other" Chinatown. It was alright, nothing special. They had some street festival going on, but I had just missed it. Actually, it feels like if you go to one street festival, you've pretty much gone to them all - you see the same stalls, and people selling jewelry, pictures of the golden gate bridge, hats (always), rocks, trinkets, and the hanging doodads (wind chimes and such).The Oakland Tribune buildingZack Braff has an interesting choice of music, he has a knack for picking a lot of one hit wonders and unknown artists as evident from both his Garden State and Scrubs soundtracks. Colin Hay is good, and even did a cameo on the show, but I can't get that Bonnie Somerville song out of my head (now *that's* a one hit wonder :)A random flora post to appease the local gods. They like!Ah, and before I forget, I said that a majority of you random visitors are arriving to the site through via surprising means.
For the rest of you non-random visitors, click here to see what it is :).
Apologies to the source/owner of the original image, I didn't mean to steal your thunder!
august 2007
Indeed, forgot to post something last week, and was just about to push it off this week as well. A part of the reason is that I've been trying to stave off my impending addiction to the 'internets' (if it has not taken me already!) by spending less time online after work. As such, this will be quite a short post.
Started reading The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum, 1980) which is surprisingly read-able even in the modern world. A few differences from the movie though - for one, Marie is supposed to be a Canadian (and an Economics Ph.D to boot), and Bourne gets shot and tumbles off the boat early in this book (as opposed to the supremacy movie?). Also watched The Bourne Ultimatum the other day, which was as good an "ending" to the trilogy as you can expect of Bourne on the big screen. But I agree with the other commenters, someone go get the director a steadicam!
I heard on American Inventor a couple months ago that Americans ear upwards of three meals a week in their car (on average). I laughed it off as being ridiculous at the time, but the more I walk around, the more I see people sitting in their cars for seemingly no apparent reason! For example, when I went to the park by the piers, almost every other car had someone sitting inside, starting out to the bay (it was a beautiful day out, lots of free space around). And when I'm walking home from work, or just to the local safeway, I always see people parked just sitting around (especially at this empty warehouse that I pass). How wierd.
Lastly, I've been feeling very lethargic, even with the bi-weekly badminton sessions. I've been trying to get back into running and am currently at a 8:50 mile (yikes!). My Goal: an 8:00 mile by the time I leave!
Random pictures of the 'week' (my week may last longer than yours :)
I think I'm one of the few CS students who has never *ever* played WOW. Found this behind-the-scenes dvd at Amoeba, and it didn't really reveal much that I didn't think I knew, but I suppose it was worth the $3. :P
I'm really starting to dig the make-your-own salad bar they have at work. Tons of selection and probably much healthier.
The parking lot across the street, empty because ...
... all the cars love our parking lot more! Buwhaha! :)
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Started reading The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum, 1980) which is surprisingly read-able even in the modern world. A few differences from the movie though - for one, Marie is supposed to be a Canadian (and an Economics Ph.D to boot), and Bourne gets shot and tumbles off the boat early in this book (as opposed to the supremacy movie?). Also watched The Bourne Ultimatum the other day, which was as good an "ending" to the trilogy as you can expect of Bourne on the big screen. But I agree with the other commenters, someone go get the director a steadicam!
I heard on American Inventor a couple months ago that Americans ear upwards of three meals a week in their car (on average). I laughed it off as being ridiculous at the time, but the more I walk around, the more I see people sitting in their cars for seemingly no apparent reason! For example, when I went to the park by the piers, almost every other car had someone sitting inside, starting out to the bay (it was a beautiful day out, lots of free space around). And when I'm walking home from work, or just to the local safeway, I always see people parked just sitting around (especially at this empty warehouse that I pass). How wierd.
Lastly, I've been feeling very lethargic, even with the bi-weekly badminton sessions. I've been trying to get back into running and am currently at a 8:50 mile (yikes!). My Goal: an 8:00 mile by the time I leave!
Random pictures of the 'week' (my week may last longer than yours :)
I think I'm one of the few CS students who has never *ever* played WOW. Found this behind-the-scenes dvd at Amoeba, and it didn't really reveal much that I didn't think I knew, but I suppose it was worth the $3. :PI'm really starting to dig the make-your-own salad bar they have at work. Tons of selection and probably much healthier.The parking lot across the street, empty because ...... all the cars love our parking lot more! Buwhaha! :)FYI: 40%+ of random users are coming to this site from a single source.
Want to know what it is? Stay tuned! All will be revealed in my next post! :)
They were cleaning out the Pixar Living Archives today and was giving
out a ton of old VHS tapes. I got in about 20 minutes late, thinking
that all the good movies would have been taken, but sure enough, I was
still able to snag a few good ones. One of which was The Fifth
Element, which is perhaps my favourite Luc Besson / 90's sci-fi action
flick, EVER! I won't go into details as to why, but this is undoubtedly a score!
High Fidelity, The Fifth Element, Good Will Hunting, Ghostbusters
Secondly, I have been kind of disappointed at the lack of good blueberries (the best kind of berry :) for sale in California (having been hooked at them during my previous trips to St. Lawrence Market), and I guess the season is just peaking because a few days ago because I picked up this huge box of blueberries for $5 at the local safeway! Double score!
Just for reference I've placed it on an old Wired magazine. Such a good deal, and better yet, Blueberries are both yummy and nutritious.
Otherwise, here are my random pictures of the week:
The squirrels, they're everywhere! Just like at the UofT campus!
Just after rainfall
I just love this sign
Clearly inferior berries :) Probably not even edible!
Quite complex for a electricity pole
Amtrack, just about to leave the Emeryville station
Reflected world
On the tracks
Light from above
High Fidelity, The Fifth Element, Good Will Hunting, GhostbustersSecondly, I have been kind of disappointed at the lack of good blueberries (the best kind of berry :) for sale in California (having been hooked at them during my previous trips to St. Lawrence Market), and I guess the season is just peaking because a few days ago because I picked up this huge box of blueberries for $5 at the local safeway! Double score!
Just for reference I've placed it on an old Wired magazine. Such a good deal, and better yet, Blueberries are both yummy and nutritious.Otherwise, here are my random pictures of the week:
The squirrels, they're everywhere! Just like at the UofT campus!Just after rainfallI just love this signClearly inferior berries :) Probably not even edible!Quite complex for a electricity poleAmtrack, just about to leave the Emeryville stationReflected worldOn the tracksLight from above
Went out to get the 'Once' soundtrack (it's very good IMO) yesterday at Amoeba (in Berkeley), and on a whim, ended up going back and getting a few more cd's - Her Majesty (The Decemberists) [not bad], Funeral (The Arcade Fire) [very good], Transatlanticism (Deathcab For Cutie) [pretty good], and Set List (The Frames) [not as good as the Once soundtrack featuring Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova]. Time really does fly faster when you're listening to music, which is good, now that I'm walking around all the time.
Also took a trip up to the UC Berkeley campus; something I was intending to do ever since Mike went up a month and a half ago and described how great it was (he's from Columbia). The campus is amazingly large and superbly beautiful - lots of green space for people to lay around, large historic buildings, people taking dancing lessons in the sunny outdoors. I'm not trying to diss U of T in any way; having this kind of campus is obviously impossible when you are situated in downtown Toronto, but they are seriously on two different levels. I think Richard Feynman was right in suggesting that you should do your graduate studies at a different school than your undergrad, if only to experience what each offers.
Pardon my language, but I am in no mood to moderate comments on my own fucking personal site.
Anyways, here are some pictures I took yesterday:
Went to this Indian restaurant last week, first thing that happened was that I ordered an Iced Tea, which the waitress misheard as Lassi (thanks Rhys!) :) I should have realized when she asked if I wanted it salted or sweetened (hey, it could be an Indian variant) to which I said "plain is fine". Turned out Lassi is this thin yogurt-y drink similar to Yakult, and super sour (I ended up getting it sweetened). After dinner, which was pretty good, she came back with this little cup. I asked her what it was for, and she said it's to help with digestion, so I shrugged and was about to down the whole thing (it's not that large, this was a macro shot), when she's like "Ah, no, you only need to take a little bit!". So now I know :)
They actually packaged the left overs in this little box. I was so excited because, despite having had chinese food for forever, I've never, ever gotten it in a box that looks like it does in the movies and on TV. Having now eaten out of such a box, I can say that I've truly experienced chinese food ;)
Campus Flora #1
An Interesting structure near the eastern gates by Telegraph
The Campanile at Berkeley, tallest point on compus, and rings thrice daily. Don't know what a Campanile is? Don't worry, I had no idea either; this wiki article should help.
I call it the 'Weeping Lincoln' because of the corrosion on the statue's face. It lies on the side of The Campanile.
A tiny model of the tower.
A shot of the campus from the tower, facing north. Tons of green space everywhere.
Facing west, looking into downtown Berkeley. The skyline is virtually non-existent.
Facing southwest-ish, with SF in the hazy distance.
Facing south west, with Oakland in the distance.
Facing south, at what I'm guessing to be the gym/swimming pool.
Facing south east, and the coliseum.
A close-up of the Coliseum.
Facing east, and the hills. It looks dry and far. Yes it does.
The clock part of some mechanical contraption at the top of the tower. Notice anything wrong with it? (besides it's apparent inability to accurately tell time)
Ooh, gears, ding dongs, and whatchamacallits.
A golden bear?
Wanted to take a picture of the ticket, but that seemed kinda boring, so here it is beside a graffiti-sprayed adjective which I think describes the view from The Campanile.
Tried to get into the campus library but it was closed. The door handle was pretty cool though, it slides back in when not in use. Design-wise, this is great because you know that it's not open if theres no handle on the door.
Not exactly a Rubin Vase, but I thought it was a good demonstration of negative space.
Their life sciences building is huge.
Campus Flora #2.
A clock you have to trim.
They even have a creek on campus. :)
Skinny palms, they are all over Berkeley.
Reminds me of school lunch. Vitamin Water is like Gaterade...well, sort of. Funny that I've never seen it marketed in Canada. The orange is shy and hiding behind the sandwich.
Stopped here to eat lunch. It's the first time that I've seen so many Asian restaurants at the same place. Convenient, I suppose, for the students though.
I like shots with a one-point perspective.
English is ambiguous, in this case, the sign actually refers to passing cars.
I'm in ur labz, stealin' ur secretz.
Nudge, nudge. Did you pick up my foreshadowing before? No? :)
Anyways, ended up climbing the hill by the lab. I don't think i was supposed to jump the chain, but ended up on a path non-the-less. Looking back on Oakland.
Another shot.
The path I took.
I saw what I first thought was a bunch of screws on the ground (like hundreds, scattered around). On closer inspection, they turned out to be seeds. Nature is so sneaky.
The otherside of the hills which I couldn't get to.
Looking into the distance. To be honest, I was just trying to get a pose which doesn't show my camera.
Nice
The stadium.
The stadium. (Ever read Jacob Two-Two?)
Took a shortcut. Nearly slipped and fell down the mountain. Curse those pebblous seeds. *shakes fists*
Why is Pebbly in Websters, but not Pebblous? It sounds like a perfectly reasonable adjective which describes something as having pebble-like properties. Who wants to help me email Websters?
Ever take a picture through chain fences? I do it all the time (as I did in this case), though I'm always worried that someday, someone is going to come up and confiscate my camera. :)
Also took a trip up to the UC Berkeley campus; something I was intending to do ever since Mike went up a month and a half ago and described how great it was (he's from Columbia). The campus is amazingly large and superbly beautiful - lots of green space for people to lay around, large historic buildings, people taking dancing lessons in the sunny outdoors. I'm not trying to diss U of T in any way; having this kind of campus is obviously impossible when you are situated in downtown Toronto, but they are seriously on two different levels. I think Richard Feynman was right in suggesting that you should do your graduate studies at a different school than your undergrad, if only to experience what each offers.
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Anyways, here are some pictures I took yesterday:
Went to this Indian restaurant last week, first thing that happened was that I ordered an Iced Tea, which the waitress misheard as Lassi (thanks Rhys!) :) I should have realized when she asked if I wanted it salted or sweetened (hey, it could be an Indian variant) to which I said "plain is fine". Turned out Lassi is this thin yogurt-y drink similar to Yakult, and super sour (I ended up getting it sweetened). After dinner, which was pretty good, she came back with this little cup. I asked her what it was for, and she said it's to help with digestion, so I shrugged and was about to down the whole thing (it's not that large, this was a macro shot), when she's like "Ah, no, you only need to take a little bit!". So now I know :)They actually packaged the left overs in this little box. I was so excited because, despite having had chinese food for forever, I've never, ever gotten it in a box that looks like it does in the movies and on TV. Having now eaten out of such a box, I can say that I've truly experienced chinese food ;)Campus Flora #1An Interesting structure near the eastern gates by TelegraphThe Campanile at Berkeley, tallest point on compus, and rings thrice daily. Don't know what a Campanile is? Don't worry, I had no idea either; this wiki article should help.I call it the 'Weeping Lincoln' because of the corrosion on the statue's face. It lies on the side of The Campanile.A tiny model of the tower.A shot of the campus from the tower, facing north. Tons of green space everywhere.Facing west, looking into downtown Berkeley. The skyline is virtually non-existent.Facing southwest-ish, with SF in the hazy distance.Facing south west, with Oakland in the distance.Facing south, at what I'm guessing to be the gym/swimming pool.Facing south east, and the coliseum.A close-up of the Coliseum.Facing east, and the hills. It looks dry and far. Yes it does.The clock part of some mechanical contraption at the top of the tower. Notice anything wrong with it? (besides it's apparent inability to accurately tell time)Ooh, gears, ding dongs, and whatchamacallits.A golden bear?Wanted to take a picture of the ticket, but that seemed kinda boring, so here it is beside a graffiti-sprayed adjective which I think describes the view from The Campanile.Tried to get into the campus library but it was closed. The door handle was pretty cool though, it slides back in when not in use. Design-wise, this is great because you know that it's not open if theres no handle on the door.Not exactly a Rubin Vase, but I thought it was a good demonstration of negative space.Their life sciences building is huge.Campus Flora #2.A clock you have to trim.They even have a creek on campus. :)Skinny palms, they are all over Berkeley.Reminds me of school lunch. Vitamin Water is like Gaterade...well, sort of. Funny that I've never seen it marketed in Canada. The orange is shy and hiding behind the sandwich.Stopped here to eat lunch. It's the first time that I've seen so many Asian restaurants at the same place. Convenient, I suppose, for the students though.I like shots with a one-point perspective.English is ambiguous, in this case, the sign actually refers to passing cars.I'm in ur labz, stealin' ur secretz. Nudge, nudge. Did you pick up my foreshadowing before? No? :)Anyways, ended up climbing the hill by the lab. I don't think i was supposed to jump the chain, but ended up on a path non-the-less. Looking back on Oakland.
Another shot.The path I took.I saw what I first thought was a bunch of screws on the ground (like hundreds, scattered around). On closer inspection, they turned out to be seeds. Nature is so sneaky.The otherside of the hills which I couldn't get to.Looking into the distance. To be honest, I was just trying to get a pose which doesn't show my camera.NiceThe stadium.The stadium. (Ever read Jacob Two-Two?)Took a shortcut. Nearly slipped and fell down the mountain. Curse those pebblous seeds. *shakes fists*Why is Pebbly in Websters, but not Pebblous? It sounds like a perfectly reasonable adjective which describes something as having pebble-like properties. Who wants to help me email Websters?
Ever take a picture through chain fences? I do it all the time (as I did in this case), though I'm always worried that someday, someone is going to come up and confiscate my camera. :)july 2007
I walked into The Simpsons Movie yesterday with reservations, especially considering how terrible the latest seasons have been, but ended up walking completely satisfied. As many people have already mentioned, the movie is essentially a really long episode - and it really ranks with the best of them. Like Futurama, they've managed to slip in a few seriously intimate moments between the insanely funny bits. The storyline was reminiscent of classic Simpsons episodes, and was pretty consistent funny throughout the film.
If you are even remotely a Simpsons fan, do yourself a favour and go watch it! :)
A shot of the bay near Oakland from a couple days ago.
If you are even remotely a Simpsons fan, do yourself a favour and go watch it! :)
A shot of the bay near Oakland from a couple days ago.
Caught another snail trying to get away! Nice try, but there's no escaping! :)
If Darth Vader made a cameo on Transformers, I'm pretty sure this would be the car he would be driving :)
A pristine 944 in Dinoco blue. As much as I like the 944, I very much prefer the poor man's version, aka. the Rx-7 FC3S :). It still reminds me of the NFS: Porsche Unleashed sessions we had in high school. Good times!
Ah, perhaps one of the most wicked cars on the lot. Most of you would recognize it as the Ariel Atom from BBC's Top Gear where it tried to tear of Jeremy Clarkson's face. But actually, this is it's brother, the Wrightspeed X1, which uses a modified electric motor. Some people even got to take it for a test drive in the Pixar parking lot. Lucky!
Another awesome, and forward thinking car - the Roadster Prototype from Tesla Motors
The Audi R8. Not sure how they got one, but it looks fast
Just looked like a good shot :P
KA-CHOW! That's right, it's the one and only Lightning McQueen! I didn't see them drive it in, but I have a feeling that it actually runs - which would be pretty cool.
Goofy Mater was there as well!
And finally, a shot of a number of people eating lunch at the amphitheater (I mistakenly called it a Colosseum which Justin immediately corrected me on :P). Lots more people were sitting behind me in tables on the field.And it looks like I'll be enjoying California a little longer than I had originally expected. Yay!