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By Thor's Hammer! Awesome Superbowl spot for Thor - HD
I really like the whole hammer thing. Not too subtle though, héhé :)Looking forward to this one on May 22.
1st official Captain Americal: The First Avenger trailer - HD!
I don't know about you, but I think it looks really awesome.
Witness the first Avenger
I didn't get to watch the preview until late yesterday and was blown away by the footage. It has an old-school vibe befitting the World War 2 era and appears to have captured the feel of the original Captain America comics. I like how Chris Evans comes across both pre-super serum and after. It's great to see The Howling Commandos make an appearance and who doesn't dig the brief glimpse we get of The Red Skull?
Naturally, we must hold our excitement in check pending the film's release this summer. But my anticipation level has ramped up considerably for Captain America. The movie is due out July 22.
Interview with Mr. Holly's Dad
A couple of days ago, I posted about an email that I received from my father. You can read it here.
After that post I received several comments and many emails stating "what a hoot" my father was. My father has always had an amazing sense of humor and I love his style. When my father says something funny, he always says it with a straight face and then just starts laughing at himself. His eyes tear up. I think he's one of the funniest people I know.
So, I thought it might be fun to send him a few questions to answer and let you see his responses. This was difficult but I did not edit any of his answers.
1) Do you read Holly’s blog every day? What are your thoughts about the kinds of things she posts about?
If your blog came in my snail mail box, I would read it every day. If it has a US stamp on it, I automatically believe it is critical. However, the ads from AARP, hearing aids and menthol suppositories have me wondering why I bother. Since I don't check the computer daily, I don't read it daily...but at least weekly.
I find your comments and pictures very interesting. Since you stay away from politics and religion, I find I have little to disagree with.
Since we live some 500 miles apart, this gives me a good glimpse into your daily life, your home and your thoughts. I find myself smiling, shaking my head, shedding an occasional tear and thinking you haven't changed a bit since we first met.
2) Holly has a lot of hobbies. What are some of yours?
My first response is that my hobbies have dwindled with my age.
Into my fifties I was still running marathons and more 10Ks than you can count. I enjoyed painting, woodcarving, building furniture, sport cars, drawing cartoons, cooking, cheap wine, growing a beard and sailing our boat in San Diego.
Now into my seventies, things have changed a bit. I still putz at most of these things but with less enthusiasm and energy. I still enjoy cooking, cheap wine, an occasional cartoon, subscribe to Sail magazine, think about taking a walk and focus more on Doctor appointments and enjoying the day that God has granted.
3) You have two daughters, in what ways are they different and in what ways are they similar? Also, which one of us do you like the best?
This is a no-win question. Sort of like "Have you stopped beating your wife?" However I will do my best to answer. Since neither of you are 100 percent perfect nor 100 percent terrible, it comes down to a percentage rating. You have both done things that I long ago forgave but find impossible to totally forget.
Your stealing my car or flying off to Albuquerque when you were in High School without our consent to visit an old boyfriend falls into that category. Your sissy, on the other hand, seldom had grand adventures but presented smaller problems on a daily basis...such as leaving for school dressed in parent-approved garb only to have mascara, spiked heels and fishnet hose in her back pack.
So, given the fact that both of you survived your childhood and adulthood to date, I think it's 49 percent to 51 percent. I'll leave it up to you to decide which is which. However, if I could know which one of you would be changing my catheter in my old age, it would be a no-brainer.
4) What is your favorite memory as a father?
Well this is a delicate and difficult question to answer. Do you have any easy ones?
There were many great times we shared. Remember date nights, family vacations, birthdays, Christmas's, and being shaved by my daughters, with a butter knife and shaving cream, while sleeping on the floor.
Throw all those things into the bin and I might pick one day last week when I spoke with both you and your sister on the phone.
5) Remember that time when you were traveling across country and stopped at a Stucky’s and Holly wanted you to buy her that little Indian Doll and you said no? Why was that?
I had no direct objection to the Indian Doll. The objection was that we had given both you and Kelly $10 to spend any way you wanted before we left home.
I had stopped a few miles into our journey to buy gas and you spent the full $10 at that first stop on Red Rope, Jujubes and malt balls. (After that, we stopped every 10 miles for a while so you could upchuck.)
Your sister, on the other hand, had spent 10 cents on a pack of Dentyne. Some things never change...or at least they didn't while you were living at home.
I think that Indian Doll cost a quarter and if I had it to do all over again, I'd have bought you two of them...that way it wouldn't have resurfaced in this question 35 years later. Maybe I should have bought three.
6) If you had a time machine where, when and why would you go?
Hey, an easy one. I do have a time machine and it's my mind and memory, both of which still seem to function somewhat above 50 percent. In an instant I can call up your birth, birthdays and anything that has happened since 1938. I can recall you having a poem published in the school paper. Coming home and finding you in tears holding our 14 year old dog who was down in the backyard and couldn't get up.
Unfortunately, the thing about memory is that it is not selective and is set on random. If I had such a machine, I'd set it on Present and throw away the dial. Love ya, Dad
I love you with all my heart Daddy.
After that post I received several comments and many emails stating "what a hoot" my father was. My father has always had an amazing sense of humor and I love his style. When my father says something funny, he always says it with a straight face and then just starts laughing at himself. His eyes tear up. I think he's one of the funniest people I know.
So, I thought it might be fun to send him a few questions to answer and let you see his responses. This was difficult but I did not edit any of his answers.
1) Do you read Holly’s blog every day? What are your thoughts about the kinds of things she posts about?
If your blog came in my snail mail box, I would read it every day. If it has a US stamp on it, I automatically believe it is critical. However, the ads from AARP, hearing aids and menthol suppositories have me wondering why I bother. Since I don't check the computer daily, I don't read it daily...but at least weekly.
I find your comments and pictures very interesting. Since you stay away from politics and religion, I find I have little to disagree with.
Since we live some 500 miles apart, this gives me a good glimpse into your daily life, your home and your thoughts. I find myself smiling, shaking my head, shedding an occasional tear and thinking you haven't changed a bit since we first met.
2) Holly has a lot of hobbies. What are some of yours?
My first response is that my hobbies have dwindled with my age.
Into my fifties I was still running marathons and more 10Ks than you can count. I enjoyed painting, woodcarving, building furniture, sport cars, drawing cartoons, cooking, cheap wine, growing a beard and sailing our boat in San Diego.
Now into my seventies, things have changed a bit. I still putz at most of these things but with less enthusiasm and energy. I still enjoy cooking, cheap wine, an occasional cartoon, subscribe to Sail magazine, think about taking a walk and focus more on Doctor appointments and enjoying the day that God has granted.
3) You have two daughters, in what ways are they different and in what ways are they similar? Also, which one of us do you like the best?
This is a no-win question. Sort of like "Have you stopped beating your wife?" However I will do my best to answer. Since neither of you are 100 percent perfect nor 100 percent terrible, it comes down to a percentage rating. You have both done things that I long ago forgave but find impossible to totally forget.
Your stealing my car or flying off to Albuquerque when you were in High School without our consent to visit an old boyfriend falls into that category. Your sissy, on the other hand, seldom had grand adventures but presented smaller problems on a daily basis...such as leaving for school dressed in parent-approved garb only to have mascara, spiked heels and fishnet hose in her back pack.
So, given the fact that both of you survived your childhood and adulthood to date, I think it's 49 percent to 51 percent. I'll leave it up to you to decide which is which. However, if I could know which one of you would be changing my catheter in my old age, it would be a no-brainer.
4) What is your favorite memory as a father?
Well this is a delicate and difficult question to answer. Do you have any easy ones?
There were many great times we shared. Remember date nights, family vacations, birthdays, Christmas's, and being shaved by my daughters, with a butter knife and shaving cream, while sleeping on the floor.
Throw all those things into the bin and I might pick one day last week when I spoke with both you and your sister on the phone.
I had no direct objection to the Indian Doll. The objection was that we had given both you and Kelly $10 to spend any way you wanted before we left home.
I had stopped a few miles into our journey to buy gas and you spent the full $10 at that first stop on Red Rope, Jujubes and malt balls. (After that, we stopped every 10 miles for a while so you could upchuck.)
Your sister, on the other hand, had spent 10 cents on a pack of Dentyne. Some things never change...or at least they didn't while you were living at home.
I think that Indian Doll cost a quarter and if I had it to do all over again, I'd have bought you two of them...that way it wouldn't have resurfaced in this question 35 years later. Maybe I should have bought three.
6) If you had a time machine where, when and why would you go?
Hey, an easy one. I do have a time machine and it's my mind and memory, both of which still seem to function somewhat above 50 percent. In an instant I can call up your birth, birthdays and anything that has happened since 1938. I can recall you having a poem published in the school paper. Coming home and finding you in tears holding our 14 year old dog who was down in the backyard and couldn't get up.
Unfortunately, the thing about memory is that it is not selective and is set on random. If I had such a machine, I'd set it on Present and throw away the dial. Love ya, Dad
I love you with all my heart Daddy.
Holly Roo
xxx-ooo
Jason and shawn review: Let Me In and Monsters
Jason: I have a love/hate relationship with this movie. On the one hand it's beautifully made, expertly acted, gruesome, dark and gritty. On the other, it's a pointless remake that lacks the heart, soul and emotional core that made Let the Right One In so damn good. Thankfully the vampire here is still a monster and still a little girl. Chloe Moretz is brilliant. Director Matt Reeves is a master at staging shots and atmosphere, but the film is sluggish and doesn't generate many thrills. Let Me In rates a Bad. We didn't need it to be made, but at least it isn't a total failure.
Shawn: Branding something as Made In the U.S.A. doesn't make it better. I guess cashing in on the success of something else is what America is best at. I have yet to see the original, but am willing to bet it's better. This moves at a slow pace and I have a big gripe about the CGI kill in the tunnel. Usually I can accept CGI, but it was unnecessary here. The idea of this movie is cool, and I would like to see the original, but I am giving this version a Bad.
Jason: This isn't a monster movie. It's not even really a movie. It's a human drama that just happens to have space aliens wandering around in the background. And it's good stuff too. At times Monsters feels like a documentary. Everything feels real and the world Gareth Edwards creates is a convincing one. The actors totally sell their roles and I enjoyed taking this journey with them. The film is a tad slow and, ultimately, doesn't really go anywhere. But it's a great ride and one I will take again. I'm giving Monsters a Good.
Shawn: Deceit. Lies. Monsters? Are there? I was hoping to see monsters. I think there might have been four. Sure the acting was great. The bonding without nudity was well done. I could accept all that if this was a movie not about monsters. If you want monsters, check out the trailer and watch the first 10 minutes. That way you get your money worth. This was not what I was expecting. It's boring and Ugly.
Speak Stills
Der Film ist übrigens total Klasse, obwohl er leider bis jetzt nur auf Englisch erschien
en ist -.- :D
Den film kann man sich auf Youtube anschauen: Hier mal die Videos davon! Viel Spaß beim schauen :)
My Fair Lady and Paco
Had the most loverly of loverly days yesterday. For Christmas I had bought my daughter, Katie, and myself tickets to see "My Fair Lady" at the Arizona Broadway Theater. My daughter and I enjoy seeing musicals together (since the Redneck won't go with me) but this is the first time we had been to a dinner theater. It was so nice. They didn't allow cameras in but here are some shots from the website:
We first had a wonderful meal. Kate had the vegetarian which was risotto with Parmesan, portabellos and asparagus and I had the NY strip with shrimp. The meal was amazing and the service impeccable. After dinner we ordered a chocolate cheesecake that was served during intermission.
Neither one of us had seen the play before so it was a lot of fun to see it together.
On to Paco:
Last week a friend brought over a huge supply of sewing/craft things that her mother had had for years. They had been clearing out some of the old things in her home and were going to take everything to Goodwill. I was the recipient of the craft/sewing things! I called my sweet friend Connie and she and I went through everything and sorted out who gets what. I'm happy to tell you, no blood was shed and hair was not pulled. We're mature like that.
I got most of the sewing supplies including some wonderful vintage hand embroidered pillow cases and Connie took the yarn. There was some lovely aqua colored yarn and I pointed out that I thought I needed an octopus in that color. I have no idea why I needed an octopus, I just wanted one at that moment. Sweet Connie met up with me on Friday night with a crocheted octopus. I just love him and I can't believe she did it so quickly!
His name is Paco and I love him so very much. He makes me deliriously happy. Thank you again Connie, you know I love you!
Holly
xxx-ooo
