Watched this flick over the last week. It wasn’t too bad, actually. Had a few laugh-out-loud moments, though it balanced with a number of lulls that almost put me to sleep. I grew curious about it when I was checking my list of “movies to see,” (yes I keep one of those), and lo-and-behold, it’s the one of the highest rated flicks thus far this year on rottentomatoes.

My only real complaint about the film was that they make the main guy a little too much of a dufus. I mean there just wasn’t much time left near the end to make him a respectable guy, yet damn if they didn’t try. And to me that was a real travesty to the whole rest of the film. You root for them, but you feel that unless he changes, it may very well be best for their split. Then suddenly presto chango, he’s different and has corrected the few things he really needed to (job, drugs).

But you didn’t really see it. Which makes it very, very fake. And the most horrible thing about it was, if you watch the deleted scenes, they actually shot the scenes that the audience needed to see, they just didn’t show them.

Which I guess makes perfect sense. For Hollywood. And all things considered, even the fact that it is a Hollywood flick, I give it a B-. It’s a decent waste of expendable time is what I’m sayin’…



Movie on Thursday?
Yeah. The Girl has been sick since Wednesday, and was pretty bad. She’s all but over it at this point, just trying to get her stamina back, but there for a while I was checking out all the babes to see what my options would be in replacing her. Turns out that I’m not that wanted, as the best I could muster was a dead fish, and even that was arranged. So thankfully she’s recovered, otherwise I’d be gettin’ none.



My new toy(s) of desire
OK, so I think I’ve decided to stay on the DSLR bandwagon. As I discussed with others (and possibly YOU), I got into the DSLR craze not because I imagined being famous soon, but because my desire to create had outgrown the lesser equipment’s offerings. The real reason I began to question my hobbyist commitment was that the creation was becoming to be a burden. Before – in So Cal – I kept my camera in the ‘runner, and it came out when the opportunity called, which was few & far between. Now though, the opportunities to shoot something awe-inspiring crop up almost daily. Between that & my desire to carry my Laptop with me more often, it proved to be quite a chore if not impossible to accomplish. At least that is, with the current state of bags in my arsenal.

So I found some bags that will suit my needs. First up, a backpack that is rugged, fully loaded with harnesses to take me into the wilderness, yet fit my camera with telephoto lens attached as well as my 17” Laptop.

Most of the time that’s probably what I’ll be carrying with me, even around town, but there are moments when I don’t want to have the laptop with me & just have the camera in a smaller case. While this won’t be all the time or for too long – think ‘beach trips’ and sand – I found a bag for those occasions as well.

And of course, if I’m going to be going around with these fancy bags, I guess I’ll need some fancier equipment to fill it up, huh?

First up? New lenses for the camera. The ones I want, though few, are kinda pricey. But this is one of those “you get what you pay for” things, this I already know from experience with cheaper glass, and I have no desire to shoot for the middle of the pack and end up still dissatisfied.

Next up is a new camera to compliment my new glass. Nothing too fancy, but enough to get better pictures in a wider range of lighting. A Canon Rebel XTi ought to do. I’d prefer a 40D or a 5D, but I’m not rich and no one seems to want to donate to the fund, so I’ll stick with the Rebel series. It’s not quite “...what you pay for” with these. I can get good pictures out of the Rebel I already own, and I can get even better ones out of the newer ones, but the difference in quality between the Rebel series & the 40D/5D and up is minimal, but the price difference is substantial.

And of course, I’m gonna need a new Apple MacBook Pro 17" with the HD glossy screen & 160GB 7200rpm drive to edit all those pictures. Oh, and type up my blog entries about the newest, latest & greatest tech I want/must have.

Because I know everyone wants to hear about that! Yeah!

Oh well. Hey, it’s a give & take, this blog. Sometimes I give you what you want, other times I take you for granted. But I’m always, always truthful. Except when my fingers are moving ;-)

Peace.

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