Yesterday I did basically... nothing. ( This is good. And then the weekend got better. )

Worked yesterday. Played Battleline and Roborally today. Enjoyed watching Toy Story 3.

Did not enjoy watching Toy Story 3 in 3-D whilst the 3-D glasses in front of regular glasses continually slipped down nose.

Noted with amusement the total extent to which Pixar is run by anime fanboys and girls: There is a Totoro. And it grins. :)

As found by angriest the forthcoming Green Lantern has an exceedingly cool logo.

( But there's also some disappointing news... )

Since Iron Man 2 had an Easter Egg and someone asked me about the content on twitter...
Poll Announcing the presence of Easter Eggs

Was fun. There were explosions, flying things, and occasional flashes of character. Oh, and an easter egg after the credits. :)

Via this comment on a recent John Scalzi Whatever post comes this explanation.

To an extent I have been able to dodge this level of annoyance by stopping the DVD and then accessing the menu. It doesn't always work, but often enough for me to try it out of habit.

I think dalekboy absolutely nailed it when he said this about Kathryn Bigelow's Best Director Oscar (emphasis added): "She won in spite of being a woman. If you can't accept that little fact, you're part of the problem ( Read more... )

In short: great film, sorry I missed it at the cinema.

( Spoilers be here... )

Wow.

( And here's a completely spoiler free set of reasons why... )

Basically some sightseeing around Queenstown and some between trip housekeeping. Oh and I saw Watchmen.

The first day was occupied with laundry and obtaining a replacement set of cleats for the sandals. I did ride the gondola though which spaetlese will be happy to know. I also saw Watchmen which I think is a good adaptation but I'm not sure if it ( Read more... )