Tuesday, January 15, 2008
You Suck at Photoshop
If you've ever watched a Photoshop tutorial...they are just like this. Well, sort of. (If the video's not working, try this link.)Thanks to Monte for the video!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Classic Quote of the Day
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink; when they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they are going to feel all day." --Frank Sinatra
Monday's This & That
Well that was one helluva fast weekend! Anyway, what's been going on around here?Looks like Hong Kong wants Disney to bail out of Hong Kong Disneyland. The attendance has never been up to par with the American Disney parks. And with the Hong Kong government maintaining most of the control, it's never been a "real" Disney park, in my opinion...
...The final Fraggle Rock season is coming to DVD! The final 24 episodes of the fourth season will be released later this year in a deluxe collectible box. Check out the link to see which ep's this includes...
...And the Jamaican piece of land that Errol Flynn bought, after washing ashore in his yacht in 1946, is up for sale -- expected to go for around $50 million. Anyone wanna chip in with me?
Friday, January 11, 2008
Classic Quote of the Day
“I need sex for a clear complexion, but I'd rather do it for love.”-- Joan Crawford
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Do You Know? No, Do You?
The best show on television that you're probably not watching is Rob & Big - a reality show that chronicles the life of pro-skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and his bodyguard-slash-best friend Christopher "Big Black" Boykin. The opening scene from last night's season premiere is the perfect example of what makes the show so brilliant: they are the modern-day odd couple in that they look so starkly different, yet they have fun together, even at the risk of looking stupid in front of each other.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
Must-See Movie: Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother (1939)Ginger Rogers is perfect and David Niven is winning in this screwball comedy of mistakes and assumptions. Rogers, mostly known for her dancing, does little footwork but keeps you on your toes with her fantastic comedic timing and stunning beauty.
Polly Parish (Rogers) is a department store salesclerk about to be laid off after the Christmas holiday when she passes an orphanage just as a woman is leaving a baby on the doorstep. Concerned the baby will fall off the stoop, she picks the baby up as the door opens, and so the orphanage assumes that Rogers is the mother. No one believes that she isn't the baby's mother, especially when the baby stops crying every time Polly holds him. David Niven plays David Merlin, the playboy son of the store owner, J.B. Merlin (Charles Coburn), who is outraged at Polly's denials and so makes it his personal responsibility to keep the single woman and "her" baby together. And when J.B. Merlin gets involved, chaos ensues, as the older man thinks that the baby is his grandson.
A story like this would never fly today. First of all, orphanages, police stations, and hospitals now have a "no questions asked" policy when children are abandoned. And now with DNA testing, all Polly Parish would have to do is say, "You don't believe me? Here, take a blood sample."
But putting that all aside and remembering that this is set in 1939, the movie is charming and has some real funny moments. I especially love how Polly develops a real love for the little guy; so much so that she begins to agree that he is, indeed, hers. And, I have to agree, the little tyke is adorable...and Ginger Rogers is charming as she improvises from the baby's natural responses.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Donald Duck in "Applecore"
Ah! The one I was looking for in the first place! Dedicated to Pixie, Volcano, and Monkey, as it's their favorite.
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