If I missed "Meet the Press" on Sunday, then I downloaded it to my ipod as soon as I got to my computer. During the move we didn't have access to TV for a couple of weeks and this past Friday morning I was thinking how much I was looking forward to watching Tim this Sunday morning. As soon as I had that thought, I got the news about his death. It took me a while to process, even as I watched MSNBC all day yesterday. And then it hit me this morning after seeing that empty chair. This election just won't be the same without him.
15 June 2008
09 June 2008
Hard Times
"NOW, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts." So begins Dickens' novel about Thomas Gradgrind and his children. He believes in nothing more than teaching them facts because other thoughts and ideas are just flights of fancy. I have a feeling Mr. Gradgrind would not appreciate a good science fiction tv show. Never mind the scientific inaccuracies, the stories are beyond our day-to-day life and have no grounding in fact. But that's not the point of a sci-fi tv show - it's about getting us to think beyond the day-to-day and sometimes explore our own world through the eyes of fictional characters. And the lead characters are usually pretty hot, too.
Right now we are without cable so if we want to watch something, it has to be a DVD or something I've got on itunes. There lies the problem. All of my current stuff is somewhat sci-fi related. We don't have the same taste in movies, books, or tv shows. Yeah, there's a reason we have two TVs. Last night wanted to watch something together so we agreed on Flight of the Conchords but that was only 27 minutes long. After that, we went through my entire collection in itunes, the entired DVD collection, and my current Netflix offerings (all Torchwood). Nothing. So I went into the bedroom to catch up on Battlestar Galactica and he watched something in the living room.
When we met up again a couple of hours later, I asked him why he didn't like sci-fi and that's when he threw the Hard Times quote at me. I get it, he'd rather watch History or Discovery or NatGeo and I'd rather get lost in SciFi. But like my friend Laura said yesterday, "sometimes you want to be able to turn to someone when something really amazing happens and have them understand." I guess that's why I have this blog. So...did you see that first season of Torchwood? Wow. Loved the episode "Random Shoes." And that's a fact.
Right now we are without cable so if we want to watch something, it has to be a DVD or something I've got on itunes. There lies the problem. All of my current stuff is somewhat sci-fi related. We don't have the same taste in movies, books, or tv shows. Yeah, there's a reason we have two TVs. Last night wanted to watch something together so we agreed on Flight of the Conchords but that was only 27 minutes long. After that, we went through my entire collection in itunes, the entired DVD collection, and my current Netflix offerings (all Torchwood). Nothing. So I went into the bedroom to catch up on Battlestar Galactica and he watched something in the living room.
When we met up again a couple of hours later, I asked him why he didn't like sci-fi and that's when he threw the Hard Times quote at me. I get it, he'd rather watch History or Discovery or NatGeo and I'd rather get lost in SciFi. But like my friend Laura said yesterday, "sometimes you want to be able to turn to someone when something really amazing happens and have them understand." I guess that's why I have this blog. So...did you see that first season of Torchwood? Wow. Loved the episode "Random Shoes." And that's a fact.
05 June 2008
Last project...
before leaving the museum was to film the installation and edit it. It's the installation of Rachel Whiteread's Untitled (Firescape) for the End Game exhibition at MFAH.
Whiteread installation at MFAH from Anna on Vimeo.
Whiteread installation at MFAH from Anna on Vimeo.
Torchwood
Since we don't have the TV hooked up yet and the cable won't be installed until next week, I've been catching up with episodes of Torchwood. Wow. Not sure what to say about this show because I'm still processing it. There's sex, aliens, bad guys, good guys, some that appear good but they're bad and some that appear bad but they're good. And they never forget to eat. I like that. Generally when I watch a TV show, I tend to focus on one or two characters but I love all of the characters on Torchwood; much like I'm fascinated by all the characters on Battlestar Galactica.
It's raining today and we can't move our stuff into the apartment so I think I'll have a mini-marathon of Torchwood. Netflix accidentally sent we an additional DVD so I'm set for the day. Will write more when I've had time to process and get to know these characters and the show more.
It's raining today and we can't move our stuff into the apartment so I think I'll have a mini-marathon of Torchwood. Netflix accidentally sent we an additional DVD so I'm set for the day. Will write more when I've had time to process and get to know these characters and the show more.
03 June 2008
We have arrived
We are finally in Seattle and I'm still on Houston time which means I'm going to bed at 9am and getting up at 5. The sun was still going down when I went to bed and it's already coming up this early am. It's a little weird and freaking me out a little. But then I haven't had much sleep this past week so most things are freaking me out. I'll get excited when I get some sleep.
And this concludes this episode of Anna's Adventures in the Pacific Northwest. In her next adventure, Anna gets some sleep and attempts to find the store.
And this concludes this episode of Anna's Adventures in the Pacific Northwest. In her next adventure, Anna gets some sleep and attempts to find the store.
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