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Ends and Odds
Jun. 9th, 2003 11:06 am1. Batya has the coolest parents. This is based on what they got us for an anniversary gift, and how her father gave it to us.
First he tells us, with some buildup, that he got us The Animatrix. (As two of the 50 or so Matrix fans who liked Reloaded, we like such gifts.) But he got us the DVD,a nd he knows we don't have a DVD player. So at first, it looks like he goofed. And then he rushes off to the back room, grabs something and says, "I guess you'll need this then!"
I like my in-laws for getting us such gifts. And I like my father-in-law for being such a crafty character.
Of course, now we need to feed it. Guess we'll figure out what to rent, what to borrow (items like TV shows), what to get fromt he library, and what to buy. LotR, when it's out as one huge boxed set in fall 2004, of course. Some Buffy and Angel. Simpsons and MASH, maybe. Dick Van Dyke. And The Muppet Show. Gotta have that!
2. So we watched the first three shorts on The Animatrix. ( Read more... )
3. After five weeks and 1150 pages, I finished "Crytonomicon" by Neal Stephenson. The good news is that Stephenson is a fairly stylish writer, whose command of the English language is beyond that of many SF writers. The bad news is that he doesn't really know what to do with his use of language, and proceeds to write a massive, scattershot and ultimately disappointing brick of a novel. ( Read more... )
4. Pondering the New York Times again. With the resignation of its two highest editors and further revelations of bad editing and of infighting at all levels, the Times is pretty much adrift now. I wonder where I can get my news from now, whether I can still trust the Times at all. I don't trust CNN to be unbiased. I won't rely on any of the TV networks, even if their websites are much better than their TV coverage. I don't like the BBC's attitude towards Israel. I certainly don't care for any of the overtly conservative news sources. But I need something. Even right now, even with all its faults, the Times still looks good compared to the rest. Sad, ain't it?
First he tells us, with some buildup, that he got us The Animatrix. (As two of the 50 or so Matrix fans who liked Reloaded, we like such gifts.) But he got us the DVD,a nd he knows we don't have a DVD player. So at first, it looks like he goofed. And then he rushes off to the back room, grabs something and says, "I guess you'll need this then!"
I like my in-laws for getting us such gifts. And I like my father-in-law for being such a crafty character.
Of course, now we need to feed it. Guess we'll figure out what to rent, what to borrow (items like TV shows), what to get fromt he library, and what to buy. LotR, when it's out as one huge boxed set in fall 2004, of course. Some Buffy and Angel. Simpsons and MASH, maybe. Dick Van Dyke. And The Muppet Show. Gotta have that!
2. So we watched the first three shorts on The Animatrix. ( Read more... )
3. After five weeks and 1150 pages, I finished "Crytonomicon" by Neal Stephenson. The good news is that Stephenson is a fairly stylish writer, whose command of the English language is beyond that of many SF writers. The bad news is that he doesn't really know what to do with his use of language, and proceeds to write a massive, scattershot and ultimately disappointing brick of a novel. ( Read more... )
4. Pondering the New York Times again. With the resignation of its two highest editors and further revelations of bad editing and of infighting at all levels, the Times is pretty much adrift now. I wonder where I can get my news from now, whether I can still trust the Times at all. I don't trust CNN to be unbiased. I won't rely on any of the TV networks, even if their websites are much better than their TV coverage. I don't like the BBC's attitude towards Israel. I certainly don't care for any of the overtly conservative news sources. But I need something. Even right now, even with all its faults, the Times still looks good compared to the rest. Sad, ain't it?
