Look!  Peter Jackson just released a ten minute video diary about preproduction and the start of filming on the set of The Hobbit.

SQUEEEEE!!!!

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How the heck am I going to deal with this level of anticipation for as long as it will take to get this movie released???

I'm highly amused by the welcome ceremony where everyone in the cast and ( Read more... )

Today is the International Day of Climate Action!  In a little while, I'm going to walk to my town's demonstration in support of reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million or below,  the target that many scientists now believe is the maximum atmospheric CO2 that won't lead to catastrophic climate change. If you are interested, ( Read more... )

I LOLed massively at this:


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