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Nicole and I went to see the newest Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark. We actually liked it a lot, despite all the bad reviews, delays and other controversy surrounding the show. The show is visually stunning, and the plot is fairly easy to understand and follow. It is still in "preview" mode which means things aren't 100% perfect - the production had to stop briefly for about 30 scenes in between scenes at one point, so actors could catch up - but the snags are very minor and do not detract from the overall result. The 2 lead actors are excellent, Peter Parker and MJ, do a great job with powerful voices. Peter is particularly good. The music from Bono and The Edge is quite good, fits the show well. The guy playing the Green Goblin is another one of the highlights, he is great.

The flight stunts are unlike anything you've seen before. They move very fast, and some of the scenes are visibly dangerous, particularly when Spider-Man jumps on top of the Goblin both flying at high velocity on different paths and heights across the theater.

Standing ovation at the end of the show.

that i saw this week:

127 hours - which was OK. too similar to the older the canyon, surprisingly, so i knew what to expect.

pa negre - this is a spanish film, it was OK, a little boring.

happy st patrick's day, btw! it's already past midnight now, but still. i can hear the people on the streets still partying.

this week is moving along sort of slowly. tomorrow thu at least. heading to bed soon, see if i can get some sleep and feel better tomorrow. the situation in japan looks pretty scary, just reading the news now.

‎"Miles de japoneses pacientes y silenciosos hacen colas para abastecerse de víveres y combustible. No ha habido apenas intentos de saqueos, y ningún comerciante o transportista ha subido los precios."

Los japoneses dan ejemplo de civismo ante la tragedia

Japón se hunde cada día un poco más, empujado por la infernal suma de terremoto, tsunami y alerta de catástrofe nuclear. Sin embargo, en medio de esta tragedia que ha dejado miles de muertos, la sociedad japonesa es un ejemplo de civismo. Sendai, con más de un millón de habitantes...

a new explosion in japan, things look gloomy

in tech news, quite a bit going on:

1. today is pi day, march 14th
2. kayak introduced a direct hotel booking feature in preparation for its IPO. reported annual revenue for last year was $128MM
3. at&t introduces caps for their broadband customers, at 150gb and 250gb a month, depending on your contracted service. seems relatively reasonable, that's a lot of data. for every 50 gb more they want to take another $10.
4. milestone: the web finally surpasses physical newspapers as the #1 source of news in the US

finishing up dinner. still feeling under the weather, will go to bed soon.