Cars 2

Cars 2 directed by Brad Lewis
2011
★★✰✰✰
So I got to see another movie in the theater!  The whole family went to see this film.  Unfortunately, it wasn't great.  G got antsy and tired but H was interested.  Still, probably the worst Pixar film, but that is still better than a lot of movies.

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2 directed by Jennifer Yuh
2011
★★★✰✰
So I totally forgot to do this blog post.  We saw this movie in the theater last month with the kiddos.  They loved it.  G started to get antsy as the movie went on.  Sitting still for 2 hours can be tough for an almost 3 year old.  Movie has fun, not as good as the first.

Gizmodo Shooting Challenge: Summer Solstice

So I didn't win this week's challenge but I was featured...and this time, there were a lot of entries to compete against.  Pretty exciting!  Click the link to view the submissions and my photo (7th from the top): http://gizmodo.com/5814534/45-different-views-of-the-summer-solstice

The Company Men

The Company Men directed by John Wells
2010
★✰✰✰✰
So I think this movie was a bomb.  Boring.  Are we supposed to feel sorry for this corporate executives making big bucks and then fired?

summer solstice?

summer solstice?, a photo by olmjohns on Flickr.

So I am a little peeved at my submission this week due to uncooperative weather.  It had been so beautiful this afternoon and then as it moved into early evening, the fog crept in and ruined my "summer" solstice photo!

The Challenge:
Capture a photo of the summer solstice - that's June 21st - sorry it's not a weekend, but the Universe sort of ignores the 7-day calendar. And yes, we'll push back the deadline for the Shooting Challenge appropriately.
gizmodo.com/5812187/shooting-challenge-summer -solstice

My Comment:
For the past three days, the weather here has been beautiful. Gorgeous, clear and sunny. And what happens today? The day I actually need to take a photo for the summer solstice? It gets socked in with fog. I was all prepared to get a great shot of the sun shining on my local park with phenomenal views of the vast Pacific Ocean. I even got up enough nerve to ask the nice couple sitting on the bench if I might photograph them for this project. Oh well.

The Secret Sharer

The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad
1909
★★★✰✰
So I am not sure if this should technically be a blog entry as this short story is part of Heart of Darkness which I have just started reading.  It is an interesting read, much like a Twilight Zone episode or Edgar Allen Poe's Telltale Heart.  The narrator's fear of being discovered really comes through in the writing.  Why he felt the attachment to the stranger, I'm not sure, but he had a lot of affection for him.

Killers

Killers directed by Robert Luketic
2010
★✰✰✰✰
So I don't know why I actually watched this whole movie.  It wasn't that good.  Ashton Kutcher is so boring.  This idea has been done many times before.  As my wife said, it's an even worse Mr & Mrs Smith.