Archive for May, 2008
WiiFit
A shiny WiiFit box was waiting for me when we got back from a long weekend with the family for the Memorial Day holiday. I’ve been eagerly awaiting this game for months, and I’m pleased to say I wasn’t disspaointed. The exercises are not only a blast, but they’re actual EXERCISE – my heart rate was […]
Hail Storm 2008
Due to some weird bug with the SDHC card interfacing to my new camera, I thought this footage was lost but I fiddled some more and it suddenly appeared yesterday. This is unedited (and way dark — it was 12:25am) footage I took on May 15th while the storm was raging. You can’t really see […]
I Can’t Be Trusted
Becky has been gone for only 12 hours and it is already clear that I can’t be left alone to wander. The list was simple (soda, salsa, mustard, dessert) and yet I come back from the store with this haul. Two packs of Kristall (A Distinctive Light Fruit Soda in Black Currant and Lingonberry flavors), […]
Best “Survivor” Ever
Yes, I am a couple days behind thanks to Tivo, but \/\/()\/\/… I give credit to Bunim/Murray for making reality TV an accessible reality, but Mark Burnett is unquestionably the master. Many of you abandoned “Survivor” after season one, and while even I have spent a few seasons only half watching while I blog and […]
Goodbye Backyard
It is probably old news to many of you, but I was out of town for a week. Another fine Central Texas institution is going away. This will be the last season for the Backyard but let’s be honest and admit that we knew the magic was gone as soon they built an effin’ mall […]
Fighter
Becky and I caught a few films at Tribecca Film Festival. Here’s the scoop on our favorite: My guess is the marketing for a US release of Fighter will focus on the excellent fu choreography but chop-heads should read the fine print before rushing out to see this Danish film about a teenage Muslim Turkish […]