I don’t have time to write more than a sentence or two about each of these, seen this past weekend: Die Another Day – Brosnan doing a fine job as a less perfect and more edgy Bond (again); convoluted plot is a little too thick but provides for many great …
The “Mystery Picture o’ the Week” is unveiled here if you’re interested. ?
The national “Do-Not-Call” registry is now online. Go sign up now and get rid of at least some of those pesky telemarketing calls that keep interrupting dinner. If you sign up by August, many calls can be expected to stop in October. Also, Leah tells me that the new CD, …
We saw Almodovar’s latest, Talk to Her, last night. Great film for those who aren’t allergic to subtitles. In even better news (since I am after all an anglophone), Eleya brought home Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest masterpiece, Punch-Drunk Love. There’s not a lot in the way of special features, despite …
Second in a series: Mystery picture of the week, Part Two. Any guesses?
What is it about Stick musicians who are so miserly about strings? These guys keep from clipping the ends, they boil worn out ones, they save them as backups, and so forth — all to avoid actually purchasing new strings. Stick strings last a lot longer than their guitar/bass counterparts …
I’ve been out of touch this week mostly because I was out of the country for work. But I have gotten some more floor done in the studio, about 3/4 done at this point. I expect to do a bit more tomorrow after I recaulk around the outside of the …
There’s now some significant progress on the studio floor! Rick got me out of the closet, and so I was able to make a lot of progress this weekend (worked over Fathers Day, even). I even cut into the trim under the doorway on the oppposite wall, all by myself! …
Completed four more rows of the floor. Not much, but tomorrow Rick and I are going to get to work on it big-time. Lots of work left to do! Pictures tomorrow night if I can still move. ?
The basement is really almost finished now! I’ll be doing some more flooring, but the contractor is practically done with the “punch list” work now. I expect to pay him off tonight or tomorrow and then it’s just floor finishing and nailing in some trim in the studio for me. …