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Movie Review: The Last Starfighter

A bit ago, I decided to watch The Last Starfighter with TRC. This was another one of those "Movies I Grew Up With" flicks--one which I really fondly remembered, although I was apprehensive that I'd watch it and wonder what I was thinking when I had thought I liked it. What did I remember about it? That it had cool starfighter scenes and some cool aliens, and that it was awesome. So, did it live up to my memory?

I'm happy to say that it pretty much did.

The movie is pretty simple. Boy plays vide...

Treasure Hunt

For TRC's birthday, I found myself in a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand, it looked like it was going to be the only day we could go out and about on an Expedition while my mom was up visiting for the weekend. On the other, I didn't want to do anything with him on his birthday that he didn't really want to do. For example, there was this antique store that Denisa and I had been wanting to visit, and some places downtown, and we had some errands to take care of . . . taking TRC out on a birth...

Movie Review: Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

The fam and I decided to watch a movie last night, and after some perusing on Netflix streaming, I settled on Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation. Jimmy Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, a vacation that goes horribly wrong--you can't miss right? For once, I was right. It really was a fun movie. Was it flawless? No. Some of the film really dragged--especially the first bit--but it all came together nicely in the end and really left a good feeling behind it, which a lot of movies these days can't do. The "Awful ...

Update from TRC

As part of our family's goals, TRC is writing a journal four times a month. (That's the goal, anyway.) I thought I'd take a minute to fill you all in on some of his more noteworthy entries over the last while. (He dictates, I transcribe.)

February 28, 2010
Today is the last day of February. We get to hit the goal number generator, and if we get a high number, then we don't get much money. And if we get a low number, we get more money. And also if I have enough money, I might get a Bakugan, ...

Better Home and Garden

Big times at the Bryce household. Yesterday I busted out the lawn tractor (swapping places with the snow blower) and mowed my lawn for the first time this year. Worked great, and no flat tires, courtesy of the metal detector I used to get most of them out of my lawn a month ago. While I was out there, I actually helped Denisa with some landscaping--a rare event, indeed. We now have the start of a beautiful hedge growing in our front yard. Eleven bush thingies in all. (Yes, that's the technica...

Book Reviews: Shades of Grey and Neverwhere

Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was an all out fascinating read. I'd read some of Fforde's Thursday Next series, which I enjoyed quite a bit, but for me, this one blew Thursday out of the water. It's a post-apocalyptic book that makes hardly any sense at all for the first thirty or forty pages. They you start to get a hang of the sort of world these people live in now, and it all starts making sense. The basics? People can each see one or ...

Back Again

Back home a day early. Long story short, I mistakenly booked myself to come home Wednesday instead of Thursday. You'd think after two masters degrees, I'd be able to tell the days of the week apart better. You'd be wrong.

Anyway.

I'm working on catching up with stuff I got behind on while I was gone, so you'll have to do without me for now. However, as a token to you, I'm going to provide you with a Cool Thing I Found Online Today. It's this music duo called Pomplamoose. Maybe everyone else has...

Some Observations from My Conference

I've been at this conference for seven hours now. Some of my thoughts are as follows:When hosting a COMPUTERS in Libraries conference, the hosting hotel really ought to make sure that its wireless network is robust enough to handle 1500 librarians all trying to get online at once. I keep getting bumped off the network, and that's an easy way to make Bryce a very disgruntled boy.Some librarians seem to me to be a little too set on "bucking the stereotype" when it comes to librarians. I mean...

Washington, D.C.

I'm going to a conference next week down in Washington D.C. Leaving Sunday, and I'll be back Thursday. I imagine I'll have internet while I'm there (It's the "Computers in Libraries" conference, after all . . .), but I have no idea how much time I'll have to be posting to the blog. If I appear a tad scarce over the next week, please don't take it personally. :-) Also, if you are a FWLIDC (Friend Who Lives in D.C.) and would like to get together with me for lunch or dinner or something, drop m...

A Plea for Donors

Hi.

My name is Bryce.

And I don't have an iPad.

I'd like an iPad, but I can't afford it.

That's where you come in, Internet. People are always saying you're so influential. You help people out all the time--just look what you did for Susan Boyle. She's got a gahzillion dollars now, and she owes it all to you.

I'm not asking for a gahzillion dollars. (Though I wouldn't turn it down if you offered . . .) No. I'm just asking for an iPad. I'd even settle for the cheap $499 version. I'm nice like that,...