Friday, September 23, 2005

Hurricanes : Rita



Damn, is it just me, or do you think Hurricane's this year are looking mighty fine? Sure, they are evil and they are causing horrible destruction, turmoil, and pain...but you must admit they are also very beautiful constructs of nature.

Katrina was a perfect hurricane, but Rita is right up there as well. She's being more behaved, and looks like she won't hit land at anything more than a Category 2 or 3, but she earned the spot as the 3rd most intense hurricane of all-time in the gulf area just two nights ago. And that deserves something.

Recommend? If you live on the Texas shore: No. If you live in Tennessee: Two thumbs way up!!

Friday, September 16, 2005

Movie: Lord of War

this may become a habit, going to see movies by myself on friday nights. i don't suppose i mind. i can go see whatever i want! anyway, i went to see this nicholas cage movie. i liked gattaca and the truman show, and this was the same writer i think, and it was alright. the main character is a bad guy who sells lots of guns to other bad guys. but it's all a big trick, because he's nicholas cage and you tend to like him, you see? the sympathetic bad guy trick.

recommend: one of those movies. there's a "message" at the end. but i liked the message that came right before the end better: 'evil prevails'. and this was a comedy!

Thursday, September 8, 2005

Famous Women : Greta Garbo

I think the 100th anniversary of the birth of Greta Garbo is coming up, so I thought I would speak my mind on her.



Okay, so, there was this Swedish lass by the name of Greta Lovisa Gustafson, who ended up being the most brilliantly beautiful woman of all time. Usually I cannot understand why all these teeny-bopper girls go nuts over some wimpy nerd like whoever that guy is who plays Legolas, but HOT DAMN was Greta Garbo something! I never felt mesmerized by an actress before seeing her in the silent film The Temptress (which I cannot find on DVD with the newly updated musical score!). Anyway, just had to say it: Greta Garbo is mighty appealing to the eyeball. I bet she assassinated people with her presence. I bet she did!!

Recommend? Too bad us fella's weren't born in 1905, or else maybe we would have had the chance of meeting Greta for sushi and cola.