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It’s been too hot to think. Or to post an entry it seems. Now I’m a little behind on the movie meme, and since I promised you 60 entries, I’m not going to try to catch up, I’m just going to continue on from where I left off.

Day 11 - A movie that changed your opinion about something
Zombieland! While I have always liked zombies, I never really cared for them in film. I’ve never been much of a horror/gore fan, so most zombie films failed from the start with me.

Star Trek (2009) showed me that reboots can work, if done right.

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We had a very exciting, if very hot weekend. Tigs’ dad came down to visit. The two of them went to go see the Orioles, and I stayed home with the girls. It ended up being an ok trade off, as the Os didn’t win anyway. And you know, that’s a shame. But I spent my time at home productively. And by productively I mean that I finished Jade Empire, almost finished building my Hirst Arts bell tower, and finished watching Season 1 of Legend of the Seeker.

Sunday we went down to Artscape in Baltimore. It was hot, humid, and sunny, but aside from that pretty good. We got to see some interesting artwork, some fantastic cars, and even a bunch of robots and rockets.

















There were also a ton of giveaways. We walked away with so much swag!



If you look closely at the bottom of the picture, you’ll see the real prize of the day.



That’s right! 2 tickets to see the Orioles tomorrow night! How cool is that? Pretty damn cool. Plus every game we go to increases the chances that we’ll actually see them win a game.

You can see the rest of the pictures here: Artscape 2010

Day 09 - A movie with the best soundtrack

I’m so tempted to say Ladyhawk, just to see how many of you, unfamiliar with it, I could get to go check it out. But be warned, it’s terrible, awful, 80s synthesizer music, yet still such a good movie.

Not looking at musicals, the Best Soundtrack would have to be Conan the Barbarian.

It’s perfect for the movie, for gaming, cleaning, painting. Star Trek IV, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood (minus the pop songs) are also on my short list.

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We’re getting a new printer tonight to replace the one that died. We’ll also be doing some cleaning, and watching The Wire. Such an exciting life!

I actually ran this a couple of times and had several Dan Brown results, as well as a couple of Tolkien.

I also ran the Declaration of Independence, and it says that Mr. Jefferson writes like H.P. Lovecraft! Now there’s a fun plot hook for a Revolutionary War/Early Republic era Call of Cthulhu game!!

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Day 07 - The most surprising plot twist or ending

I knew there was something up, but I was genuinely surprised by The 6th Sense. Star Trek the Motion Picture also had a thought provoking twist at the end.

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Tonight we start puppy agility with Alicemonster. I really wish the class didn't start at 8:15.

Yesterday was too nice to spend much time online.

Day 04 - A movie that makes you sad

Lost in Translation

Day 05 - Favorite love story in a movie

John and Abagail Adams.

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Went and saw Toy Story 3 last night, in 3-D. I'd really like to invest in a comfortable pair of 3-D glasses. They always press just a touch too much around the ears. The movie was perfect. Absolutely perfect.