February '08 Pictures

Enjoy.

Ricky Gervais - Extras - Wizard! You shall not pass!

This is a good description of how actors act.

Flight of the Conchords - Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros

This is one of the better "rap" songs I have ever heard.

Lunar eclipse

In honor of the lunar eclipse last night.

Photo montage

Here is a little "video" I put together. I have dedicated to my love, Jenni.

Valentine Poetry

In response to my brother's suggestions for rhyming words for Valentine's Day, I have thrown together a little poem to my Valentine.

somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond
any experience,your eyes have their silence:
in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,
or which i cannot touch because they are too near

your slightest look easily will unclose me
though i have closed myself as fingers,
you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens
(touching skilfully,mysteriously) her first rose

or if your wish be to close me,i and
my life will shut very beautifully, suddenly,
as when the heart of this flower imagines
the snow carefully everywhere descending;

nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals
the power of your intense fragility: whose texture
compels me with the color of its countries,
rendering death and forever with each breathing

(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens; only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody,not even the rain, has such small hands

Enchanted

Last year, Disney produced a movie called Enchanted. I have not seen it. It comes out on video on March 18. It is very highly rated. It currently holds a Tomatometer rating of 93% at RottenTomatoes, and it is rated 8.0/10 on IMDB. Most critics say the best part of the movie is Amy Adams, who plays the princess Giselle who is transported from Fairly Land to the very real New York City. It doesn't seem like my type of movie. However, of movies that are not-my-type, this seems to be better than others. I am sure it is a charming family film.
Here is a clip of one of the Oscar nominated songs from the movie. You can get a better quality version of the song at the movie's website. You can see how the movies plays with some of "Disney conventions".

Valentine's Day Movie

I do not like most "Romantic" movies. Normally, they are overly sentimental, needlessly melodramatic, and entirely unrealistic. I do enjoy movies that have strong characters and a legitimate romantic theme. Casablanca is the best example of this. More recently, Away From Her"is another good example. Though it deals primarily with Alzheimers, it is a love story at heart, and a very tender one at that. Most people would watch that type of movie for V-Day anyway.
I very good and touching "romantic" movie for V-Day is Once. It is a musical about a busker (street musician) in Dublin that meets a girl, who also happens to be a musician. The guy, named "guy," has just recently broken up with girlfriend. The girl, named "girl," is trying to leave her husband, who doesn't treat her very nicely. They form a friendship around their love for music. The story does not progress like most romantic movies. It moves along very naturally. I kind of expected it to end the way it did, but it was still satisfying.
The real treat of the movie was the music. This is not a huge musical with fancy numbers. The music comes directly from the plot. Since the characters are musicians, it fits nicely. The actors are actual musicians in real-life. They wrote and performed all the songs themselves. They are very good, and have wonderful chemistry when they sing.
This movie is truly a delight. I very much enjoyed it. I would recommend to anyone, even to those who are wont to avoid my recommendations. I can think of no other movie that it is like. You should just watch.
Here is one of the songs from the movie. It is nominated for an Oscar. It is sung by the two actors/musicians. I like this song:

Scary Movie

Sonya was watching "Aladdin" on this day. I think it scared her.

Pictures, finally

It has been a while. Here are some pictures from Novcemuary.

Wall-E

This looks like it may be cute.

Cinderella

There is a song on Stephen Curtis Chapmman's new album (This Moment) called "Cinderella." You can listen to it on his website. It is a sweet song.