And……We’re Back.

My best friend had her birthday this weekend, and it was awesome.  One of the highlights was, of course, about me being right.  She just saw Batman Begins a couple of weeks ago for the first time, and fell so much in love with it, she declared that the sequel could never top it.  I tried to assure her it would, but she doubted me.

She doubts me no more.

Also, went to the zoo today, and Lexie kept handing me her purse, then I would forget for a while that I was holding it.  Before long I decided other guests at the zoo observed me, and thanked providence that Portland is such a gay-friendly town.

This Weekend I Have Two Days Off

Birthday Weekend!

Four Stills & A Still Life With The Duke

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Tap Dog

Classic talent with a trained dog!  Eleanor Powell wasn’t just a great tap dancer, she was an accomplished dog trainer, too.  (I’m usually not a huge fan of tap, but this is a justified exception).

YouTube biggify.

The Real Reason The Dinosaurs Became Extinct

The FAIL With a Tail

The Internet: blazing a path for all kinds of fun photographic frivolity.  You can do so much stuff with just a picture of your face.  You can Elf Yourself, Obama-cise your image in a Shepherd Fairey way, and many more.

Here’s a fine example of what NOT to do.  Good intentions sure did pave this highway to hell.  Cute kid, all they wanted to do was make a Little Mermaid mashup of her.  Well, you get what you get…

The Pulp Fiction Audio Mix

I would be a clod if I didn’t have this on here.  This is the coolest!  Take one Awesome Movie, listen to its soundtrack, incorporate the beat-tastic, musical, and other transitory sounds into a mix.  Then, to cap it off, show the clips from the sounds on a six-screen blender as your new creation plays.  Instant classic.

Avatar Looks Awesome Now

The first glimpses we got for James Cameron’s first movie since Titanic were… well, puzzling at best.  I was unimpressed, as were legions of cinephiles who feared this would be some huge flop.  Well.  The new trailer puts all that to rest for me.  Despite the heavy CGI, a few recycled military elements, and cheesy James Cameron-esque dialogue, this does look like the must see blockbuster we’ve been hoping for this Christmas.

Yahoo Movies has the new trailer.

International Heavy Metal

Here’s a snip from Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas:

In truth, talking to members of Journey doesn’t interest me that much; I much prefer chatting with my Croatian waiter, as he seems to know a great deal about international politics and international heavy metal.  He bristles when I tell him I like KISS.  ”Oof,” guffaws Zeljko.  ”That is only show! ‘I was made for loving you’?  Oof.  That is no rock.  AC/DC is rock, but only from Bon Scott era, and maybe on Back in Black.  Saxon, Judas Priest, these are the rock bands.”

Zeljko works on this Carnival cruise line because Serbians bombed his house during the ’90s.  Now he supports his wife and kids by refilling my glass with ice water and sending his paycheck across the Atlantic.  This makes me so depressed that I briefly consider buying some Saxon records.

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Holy Vintage Photos, Batman

Check this site out.

Holy Cow, what great, classic stuff.