Detail in "John Adams"

I hate to be a nit picker at such a wonderful production as HBO's John Adams mini-series, but I did notice a mistake in the second episode. During the second Continental Congress, we see George Washington in uniform. This was true; however, in the mini-series, we see him wearing his Continental uniform, when in reality he wore his Virginia regiment uniform. Also, Washington was only 43 years old at this time; in the mini-series he looks at least 60 years old. I realize that this is just a mini-series, but its "making of" documentary went to great lengths to describe its historical accuracy. I wonder why, then, they would make these two fairly easy to check mistakes.

My endorsement

Well, after a lot of thought, I've decided that I'm supporting Barak Obama. I like Clinton, and if she is the party's nominee, I'll gladly support her (incidentally, I'm so happy to have seen such an historic moment-- Clinton and Obama, a woman and an African-American man, debating each other with both of them having a real shot at the presidency. It was a special moment.). However, Obama, to me, has a touch of inspiration that Clinton doesn't have, and that's why I'm throwing my support to him.

Futurama's Big Score!

I've been meaning to write about the return of Futurama. The first of four DVD only films was released less than two weeks ago, and, my my, was it fantastic! It was witty, clever, and crammed full of things for die hard fans. The only complaint I can possibly think of is that Leela was a little under utilized, but that may be made up for in the following volumes. From what was presented in this disc, it seems that this is Volume One of a four volume story. However, as usual with Futurama, it's the little details that make it shine, such as Nibbler's lament that the "Kitten Class" fighters weren't successful, or spotting the seven leaf clover that Fry is wearing in the past. This was outstanding, and I hope the next volumes are just as good!

How cool is the iMac?

Back in September, I bought a brand new iMac. It cost over $3000, but I saved up all summer, and I really love it! Over the holiday weekend, I was testing its built in camera. I got my 11 year old nephew and his friend to mess around in front of the camera. They staged a mock fight, then went off. I decided to fiddle with iMovie, and within a half hour, it had music and sound effects. It was so easy to do. The kids liked it so much that they did a sequel, which we choreographed, and then I burned them a very professional looking DVD with the iDVD program. I've had a Mac since the very first one in 1984, but this one is in a whole different league. I love it!

Despotism, properly scheduled

From today's Washington Post, "Elections [in Pakistan] were due in January, but when emergency rule was imposed, government officials raised the possibility of postponing them by as much as a year. The Bush administration has called for the vote to move ahead, and on Thursday applauded Musharraf's announcement. 'We think it is a good thing that President Musharraf has clarified the election date for the Pakistani people,' White House press secretary Dana Perino said in a statement."

[C]larified the election date!!!! The Bush administration acts as if Musharraf's trashing of their constitution was a simple scheduling problem?! I haven't been doing a lot of posting recently, but this just demands it! Probably the next time Blackwater kills someone unprovoked, the will say "Blackwater cleared up local misunderstandings."

I'm back!!!!

Hey there, I've returned. It's been a long time; let me catch up. The country is moving very quickly to Orwell's future. I read in the Washington Post yesterday that the Iraq war is now the 2nd most expensive war in our history, adjusted for inflation! Just obscene.

Last month I bought a new iMac, and I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's the most powerful version available, but since I purchased it on September 21, I'm not eligible to get a free upgrade to Leopard. I'll just have to buy it.

We're having our "Shocktober Classics" month at www.classic-horror.com. Each week we're reviewing films of four different directors. I wrote four reviews and a biography of Wes Crave for this event. Come and have a look-see!

I will be posting again soon :-)!

Aha! Now we've found it!

It took long enough, but the Bushies have finally found the answer... al-Qaeda is why we are in Iraq. I can't honestly believe that they are trying to play the old fear card AGAIN! How many times will they keep playing the same tune until we're driven absolutely crazy by it?!