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Reviews from Anchorage:
Jun. 21st, 2006 10:26 amDaVinci Code - Better than I expected. I can't tell if I have a bias against female actors with French accents, or if Sophia was really that bad. Possibly it was the writing, as much as anything. Tom Hanks was perfectly fine, though not extraordinary. Ian McKellen was grand. Paul Bettany stole my brain.
Ate Sushi (and Tempura) - NUMMMMM!
Got hairs cut - I like it. I really like the cut. It's versatile and does good things to my face. I'll make someone take pictures at some point.
X-3 - Again, better than I expected. I think, if we hadn't had 1 and 2 to set us such high expectations, we'd ahve walked out of the theatre saying, "That didn't suck!" and meaning it as much of a compliment as we did after watching the first. That said, it had its problems. My biggest meta-complaint, though, is: Where was Kurt? I don't mind that he wasn't in the film. I don't know /why/, but presumably there was a good reason for it. Fine. But - it was like he never existed, and /that/ bothers me. What would it have taken to add a line that said, "I wish Kurt could be here." How hard would that have been? Oh, well. On the other hand, I think Hugh Jackman has such a grounding in who Wolverine is that he saved some pretty iffy writing with some exceptional acting.
New Camera - HP Photosmart M425. I like it a lot. It has a decent optical zoom, and a little note when you start using the digital, and a warning when it thinks your picture is going to be crap if you add anymore digital zoom. I haven't experimented with any of the other modes, yet, but the automatic has done quite well. It has a burst feature, which I think will be very useful when I try to take pictures of NYO stuff (or other sporting events). I really wish it had an optical viewfinder, but I think I will eventually get over that. It's nice and small, and light, and I got a case for it which sits nicely on my belt. Overall, I'm quite happy with it. (You can see some of the pictures I took with it at the Tualatin Valley Wildlife Park in my LJ scrapbook. I also got clever and started putting up old pictures.)
Ate Sushi (and Tempura) - NUMMMMM!
Got hairs cut - I like it. I really like the cut. It's versatile and does good things to my face. I'll make someone take pictures at some point.
X-3 - Again, better than I expected. I think, if we hadn't had 1 and 2 to set us such high expectations, we'd ahve walked out of the theatre saying, "That didn't suck!" and meaning it as much of a compliment as we did after watching the first. That said, it had its problems. My biggest meta-complaint, though, is: Where was Kurt? I don't mind that he wasn't in the film. I don't know /why/, but presumably there was a good reason for it. Fine. But - it was like he never existed, and /that/ bothers me. What would it have taken to add a line that said, "I wish Kurt could be here." How hard would that have been? Oh, well. On the other hand, I think Hugh Jackman has such a grounding in who Wolverine is that he saved some pretty iffy writing with some exceptional acting.
New Camera - HP Photosmart M425. I like it a lot. It has a decent optical zoom, and a little note when you start using the digital, and a warning when it thinks your picture is going to be crap if you add anymore digital zoom. I haven't experimented with any of the other modes, yet, but the automatic has done quite well. It has a burst feature, which I think will be very useful when I try to take pictures of NYO stuff (or other sporting events). I really wish it had an optical viewfinder, but I think I will eventually get over that. It's nice and small, and light, and I got a case for it which sits nicely on my belt. Overall, I'm quite happy with it. (You can see some of the pictures I took with it at the Tualatin Valley Wildlife Park in my LJ scrapbook. I also got clever and started putting up old pictures.)
