I’ve already made my order through Amazon. Now I just have to find a way to get work to reimburse for this sort of stuff.

This also seems a timely place to mention I still have that little contest running. Send me a picture of the best typo you can find in print. You can check newspapers (if you can still find one), advertising, even your junk mail. Still have that prize to give away.

On their two and a half month mission they completed a circuitous route around the United Sates and did as much learning about race relations, education, and workplace issues as they did correcting of typos.

They have since written a book and launched a second tour of the country, this time to promote their book. I wonder how much correcting they’ll be doing this time? They’ll be in San Francisco in September, maybe I can ask them my self.

What crazy typos have you seen out there? Send me a picture, the best one will win a prize. A typo free prize. Winner will be chosen the first week of  September.

Anybody else remember the Oregon Trail?

Peach pie anyone?

Over at Hack A Day they have all kinds of camera hacks. My only regret is that I can’t try them all. Oh cruel fate, why have you stricken me with such little time. This most recent pressure triggered rig looks like a lot of fun and is a great addition to all the stop-motion rigs out there. I’m just afraid I would hit my camera instead of the peach. As you can see, if you can aim you chunk of rebar in the dark, you are in store for some awesome stop-motion pictures. Eadweard Muybridge would be proud.  Check out their post, and let me know if you get a chance to try it.

I am always somewhat inspired by Shakespeare in the Park and usually find myself making my own study of whatever masterpiece they are offering. This year will be no different, I just have not gotten around to it. I typical learn something about Shakespeare and his work from this process, but this year I discovered something unexpected.  Shakespeare tried to hide it, I guess he doesn’t want it well known, but I caught it. Lucky for you I am will to share. According to master William, love is, in fact, a potato. That’s right. He says it plain as day in Two Gentlemen of Verona. See for yourself: Act II, Scene iv, Line 91. Valentine informs Sylvia that, “Why, lady, Love hath twenty pair of eyes.” The only thing I have ever seen with twenty pair of eyes is, a potato.

He could not be more correct. Love is never clean. We often have to dig deep for love and trudge through the mud to find and feed love. And then my friends, just when we think we have love figured out, that we can let it rest, our in attention allows unwanted growths to sprout from our love, and, if they are not addressed, will render love unpalatable.

So there you have it. Love = Potato

Be sure to tell that special someone, “I potato you.” often.

I have such fond memories of the original Tron. Like most young geeks, I loved the idea of being sucked into a video game. I remember watching it with my dad. It was integral in my early introduction into sci-fi. And now, I hurt waiting for the release of Tron Legacy.

Not much more to say, I just found myself pining, waiting for December to roll around. They will probably do something silly and release it on Christmas, which mean I will have to wait and extra couple days to go see it. WHY!!!!!!

Anybody else excited? What movie have you/are you most anticipated/ing?

Prepared for more of Meyer’s acceptance, nay, encouragement of co-dependent, over protective relationships, I was pleasantly surprised. Bree, the main character, is a strong, uh. . ., vampire and is on her way to developing her independence before . . . well, I don’t want to spoil anything. I found myself liking Bree, even rooting for her, though I knew what the eventual outcome would be. The lessons that Meyer’s learned about incorporating a plot line into her stories in Eclipse have apparently taken hold.  I often found myself anxious to turn pages for more reasons than just finishing the book.

The most endearing part of the book, for me, was the fact that Bree actually has some traits to be admired. Other than the aforementioned strength, she has the drive and desire to better he situation. In Bree, I find a female character in the Twilight saga that might have served as a halfway decent role model. Though sad, there is even a moral to be found in Bree’s story.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner has nudged my following of Meyer’s from a stagnant professional curiosity and guided it in the direction of possibly becoming a real fan. If Breaking Dawn is in even close to being as enjoyable as The Short Second Life…, I may find myself looking  forward to her next book.

What do you have to say?