Monday night
Very hot out all day. Saw Memoirs of a Geisha, nice camera work, beautiful costumes, very romantic story.
Talked to Todd from work for quite a while, talked to Bill and Jen.
Going to bed soon.
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Tuesday, May 30 2006
Monday, May 29 2006
Monday
Saw X-Men yesteday, that was cool. Awesome effects, decent story. The X-Men series by far remains the best super-hero movie series ever. I don't think the upcoming Superman Returns will be better. They have everything you'd expect. Definitely held my attention, although it seemed a bit long. If you go, you have to stay until after the credits, there is an additional ending.
They did an OK job at portraying Jean Gray as Dark Phoenix, but I wasn't quite satisfied how the director handled the manifestation of her overwhelming power - people and mutants around her are consumed and disappear in a weird disintegration effect.
Below is the classic comic book rendering on Phoenix, the only Class 5 mutant ever known, as Xavier says in the movie. Note that the comic books never use this classification or power system. They call her instead an Omega level mutant (most powerful.) Below that there is Alpha and Beta level. "Omega" refers to mutants with virtually unlimited potential. It doesn't necessarily mean the mutant is extremely powerful, but they can potentially become extremely powerful.
Cheering and clapping from the crowd took place several times throughout the movie.
Sunday, May 28 2006
Rockefeller Center Views
Impressive Central Park view from the Top of the Rock. I put up a few more recent pics, including a couple of the Apple Store Opening last week, which is just up the street from my place. Click on the image to see them all:
Mobles
Aqui hi ha els altres mobles, l'armari, la calaixera, i el vestidor. Tambe una foto petita de l'armari amb les portes obertes. La calaixera es la que ocupate menys espai.
German World Cup Security Leaves Little to Chance
In the NYT today:
"...
To stop potential troublemakers, the German police will conduct checks at the country's western and southern borders, which are normally open. The British government, which has long experience with hooligans, has temporarily revoked the passports of 3,500 known offenders.
Britain plans to send more than 40 police officers, known as "spotters," to watch over its crowds in Germany. In a striking example of cross-border cooperation, it will also send four prosecutors, who will be authorized to mete out justice to offenders while they are still in Germany.
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