I love four-day weekends! I have been able to slightly catch up on all my moviegoing. In the theaters, I have seen 21 Grams, and Love Actually. I have also rented tons of DVDs: Jackass (a big hit after Thanskgiving dinner), Stevie, Whale Rider, Laurel Canyon, and Wrong Turn. Something funny happened at yesterday's matinee screening of Love Actually. When the previews finished, the movie was started and up flashed a quote by Napolean or someone. Then there was water. The movie that was starting was Master and Comander actually! Turns out they had screwed up some showings and everyone had to rush across the hall to the other theater, which was supposed to be showing Gothika. After the movie ended (it was cute), everyoen got a free ticket for another movie because of the inconvenience. Woohoo! I'm going to see Lost in Translation sometime today.
Virtual Turntable: LP Covers
Finally, a quick way to get artwork into iTunes!
After reading this feature in the NY Times Magazine and reading this review, I became fascinated with John Currin's work. I have seen his paintings in the past, but I am drawn to his recent works because they seem to have this delicate quality about them.
Check it out! A new store from Marc Mohan, film critic for the Oregonian and a friend of mutual friends...
Video Vérité
3956 N Mississippi Avenue
503.495.9902
open noon to 11 p.m., closed Mondays
one-day rental: $1.50; five-day rental: $3.00; late fees: $1 per day
This place sounds pretty cool.
Video Vérité "boasts a couch, a faux fireplace, a film reference library and an assortment of vintage board games. And there are plans to convert the store's cavernous basement into a screening room." [via dailyPDX]
Between all the house projects and the knitting of scarves, I haven't had any time to go catch any new movies. The last movie I saw was The School of Rock. There are quite a few movies out now that I would love to see and the holiday season will bring more in a week or two. The current list of what I want to see: Mystic River, Elephant, Love Actually, The Matrix Revolutions, Kill Bill, Whale Rider, The Singing Detective, and Pieces of April.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/video/index.cfm
This is a good resource to help you use video to improve instruction, the editors of eSchool News have compiled this one-stop source for expert advice and key intelligence.
Made possible by the generous support of TechSmith, this online toolkit features an extensive collection of stories and articles from the eSchool News archives, as well as links to outside resources-all carefully chosen to show you the possibilities of integrating video into instruction.
Check out this link for a delicious-sounding recipe of baked apples with caramel and cinnamon. [via ljc]
I added a feedroll for upcoming Portland events in the sidebar. Cool!
Check out this How Blogs Work article. Interesting...