A great weekend in Tacoma!
(Of course, the weekend got started with Friday night's show at the Rialto, which was a pretty good start!) After that, Mary and I got out and enjoyed the sun this weekend. Saturday we walked from our place to UPS to check out the bike swap. We didn't buy but we're still thinking about it. We then went down to Fern Hill Park for the dedication of new playground equipment that the local kids got to pick (tell me that's not a great job if you're a kid). And then to Garfield Street, where we ran into LollaPLUooza and had Read more…
Verizon Asks to End White Pages for All in N.Y. – NYTimes.com
Verizon, the dominant local phone company in the state, asked regulators on Friday to allow it to end the annual delivery of millions of White Pages to all of its customers in New York. The company estimates that it would save nearly 5,000 tons of paper by ending the automatic distribution of the books. Only about one of every nine households uses the hard-copy listings anymore, according to Verizon, which cited a 2008 Gallup survey. Most have switched to looking up numbers online or calling directory assistance. The phone book for many people, it seems, has gone from indispensable tool Read more…
Our film “The Genie of Tacoma” is now live on YouTube …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7upCYs-pnW8?wmode=transparent] We took an honorable mention at the Festival. The requirements for the film include: a map something breaking the line of dialog "Should I know what that means?" and in the first minute, someone has to find a bag that contains something important to the film So much thanks to all the people who made it possible. They're listed at the end, but I especially want to thank Russ Heaton at Doyles, who provided us a key costume, and our awesome guest star, whose identity I won't spoil for you here.
District 9 is an excellent film
If you were wondering last year why District 9, a sci-fi movie about aliens coming to earth, was nominated for Best Picture, just watch the movie. It's an incredibly good movie–alternatively funny, horrifying, and intense, with a lot to say. Well worth the rental. I wish I'd seen it in the theaters.
Your classic hit for the day
via youtube.com Another song you’ll almost never hear on the radio anymore … I grew up with these songs … KBSG stopped playing Oldies, and KMCQ doesn’t go back this far. So it’s nice when I find some of the gems.
For iPhone twitterers. Tweet a photo of your homescreen. Might be a good way to discover new apps. #phonehome
This is mine. I love Things, Tweetie, and Reeder. Might be my favorite non-standard apps. Giving Harvest a go as a time tracker. We’ll see.
Jaya (a tiger at the zoo) is expecting twins, maybe triplets. And they’re due on my birthday! Maybe we’ll share cake together.
Zoo: Point Defiance officials announce that cubs are due May 22 via thenewstribune.com
Our 5 min. movie is showing at the Rialto tomorrow night. Don’t forget to get your tickets! Here are the requirements for the film:
Situation: Within the first minute of the movie, each film must find a bag with something important in it (and it must be relevant to the rest of the film) Line of Dialogue: “Should I know what that means?” Prop: A map Action: Breaking 5 minute maximum, length including credits via grandcinema.com
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