Well, not really, but we did go see Avatar in 3D. Brian really enjoyed the movie and thought it was very epic in scope. After, we met Elaine and Ryan and had a wonderful dinner at Bravo in Akron.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 01, 2010
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Merry Christmas 2009
The Gospel of Luke
2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them,
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
2:10 And the angel said unto them,
Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you;
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
The Gospel of Luke
2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them,
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
2:10 And the angel said unto them,
Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you;
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Mythbusters Do the Star Trek Gorn Cannon
from the classic Star Trek episode, Arena. This will be broadcast December 28 at 9:00.
Did you know, that Arena, broadcast in 1966, was written in 1944? Actually, science fiction writer Fredric Brown wrote the short story then as the basis. If you want to read and compare the short story to the episode, it is here:
http://www.fastcopyinc.com/orionpress/articles/sfarena.htm
from the classic Star Trek episode, Arena. This will be broadcast December 28 at 9:00.
Did you know, that Arena, broadcast in 1966, was written in 1944? Actually, science fiction writer Fredric Brown wrote the short story then as the basis. If you want to read and compare the short story to the episode, it is here:
http://www.fastcopyinc.com/orionpress/articles/sfarena.htm
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
What Did They Do to Star Trek Review?
Rented the Blu-Ray last night. Technically, the film was a visual Thanksgiving feast and the Dolby Tru-HD really made you feel part of the action.
Possible Spoilers
Now, on to the movie. What did they do to Star Trek? I'm watching half the movie with this isn't right, this isn't right, this isn't right. Kirk's father did not die as Kirk was born, Kirk was born on earth in Iowa. He did not serve on the Enterprise with Captain Pike, Chekov came aboard later, and I could go on and on. When he got stranded on Delta Vega, there was only a lithium cracking station there . . .
And then Leonard Nimoy shows up as Mr. Spock and injects that Nero corrupted the timelines and this is what emerged.
Oh, I get it. JJ Abrams is rebooting, reinventing Star Trek to appeal to todays Gen Xers and Gen Millenials, but to keep us Boomers happy, he had to had Nimoy's blessings on the new direction. So, things are the same, but they are different now in the Star Trek universe.
To give Abrams the benefit of the doubt, I think they had to try a new strategy. Just recasting the parts with new people probably would not work. To me, the only real James Bond is Sean Connery.
The three laws of movie making today are: Nudity, rebellion against authority, and explosions. Back in the day, the two laws of movie making were interesting story and interesting characters. Here is where the movie let down. The new cast is not as talented as the former cast. The former cast were real actors and you got into the characters, forgot the cheesy effects and sets, and really believed these people were in outer space.
Having said all that, it was an exciting amusement park ride, never dull, holds your attention the whole time, and is over before you know it. I mean, JJ Abrams does know how to do action adventure. He needs to study up on good science fiction, though.
Okay, enough rant. I give the movie ***1/2. If the actors could act, I would have given this four stars.
Afterthought
Messing with time lines is always very tricky. Just out of curiosity, I went to the Star Trek episodes at Hulu and, sure enough, The Menagerie episode is gone. Erased.
Rented the Blu-Ray last night. Technically, the film was a visual Thanksgiving feast and the Dolby Tru-HD really made you feel part of the action.
Possible Spoilers
Now, on to the movie. What did they do to Star Trek? I'm watching half the movie with this isn't right, this isn't right, this isn't right. Kirk's father did not die as Kirk was born, Kirk was born on earth in Iowa. He did not serve on the Enterprise with Captain Pike, Chekov came aboard later, and I could go on and on. When he got stranded on Delta Vega, there was only a lithium cracking station there . . .
And then Leonard Nimoy shows up as Mr. Spock and injects that Nero corrupted the timelines and this is what emerged.
Oh, I get it. JJ Abrams is rebooting, reinventing Star Trek to appeal to todays Gen Xers and Gen Millenials, but to keep us Boomers happy, he had to had Nimoy's blessings on the new direction. So, things are the same, but they are different now in the Star Trek universe.
To give Abrams the benefit of the doubt, I think they had to try a new strategy. Just recasting the parts with new people probably would not work. To me, the only real James Bond is Sean Connery.
The three laws of movie making today are: Nudity, rebellion against authority, and explosions. Back in the day, the two laws of movie making were interesting story and interesting characters. Here is where the movie let down. The new cast is not as talented as the former cast. The former cast were real actors and you got into the characters, forgot the cheesy effects and sets, and really believed these people were in outer space.
Having said all that, it was an exciting amusement park ride, never dull, holds your attention the whole time, and is over before you know it. I mean, JJ Abrams does know how to do action adventure. He needs to study up on good science fiction, though.
Okay, enough rant. I give the movie ***1/2. If the actors could act, I would have given this four stars.
Afterthought
Messing with time lines is always very tricky. Just out of curiosity, I went to the Star Trek episodes at Hulu and, sure enough, The Menagerie episode is gone. Erased.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Halloween 2009
You probably think this is LA Dodger Manny Ramirez. No, it is Aaron's Halloween costume. I know, looks just like him, but it's not. Take my word for it, it's Aaron. No, really.
See, this is the real Manny Ramirez. No, it is not Aaron in his Halloween costume, it really is Manny Ramirez. I know, the resemblance is amazing. Looks like Manny's twin brother, doesn't it? Couldn't tell them apart if you had to save your life, could you?
And would you look here, we have a cute little Halloween monkey . . . hey, wait a minute, that's not a monkey, that's Licorice. Boy, sure fooled you, didn't he? I know, it looks like a monkey, but it's not. No, I'm not kidding, it is Licorice.
You probably think this is LA Dodger Manny Ramirez. No, it is Aaron's Halloween costume. I know, looks just like him, but it's not. Take my word for it, it's Aaron. No, really.
See, this is the real Manny Ramirez. No, it is not Aaron in his Halloween costume, it really is Manny Ramirez. I know, the resemblance is amazing. Looks like Manny's twin brother, doesn't it? Couldn't tell them apart if you had to save your life, could you?
And would you look here, we have a cute little Halloween monkey . . . hey, wait a minute, that's not a monkey, that's Licorice. Boy, sure fooled you, didn't he? I know, it looks like a monkey, but it's not. No, I'm not kidding, it is Licorice.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Brian in Young Professionals Amazing Race
Team G members Hillary Taunton, Brian Hollingsworth, Christopher Hisey and Adam Gerig huddle in the rain. Ryan Hollingsworth also was a team member for the Saturday YSTARK! event.
Click here for the story.
Team G members Hillary Taunton, Brian Hollingsworth, Christopher Hisey and Adam Gerig huddle in the rain. Ryan Hollingsworth also was a team member for the Saturday YSTARK! event.
Click here for the story.
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