Apr 09, 2004

Anyone Else Notice The Doc Ock / Elton John Link?

I think Elton should have done the new movie. The big question is who stole who's look. Too bad there wasn't an internet back when Doc Ock first appeared for me to search. Anyway, decide for yourself.

3:31 pm | permalink | /technology/film | 0 writebacks |

It's going to be a good summer for movies

Wow. Just watched the trailer for Spiderman 2, and it's going to be freaking awesome.

The trailer is subject to some of the problems that the Hulk's trailer was - you can tell that they haven't put the final touches on the CG yet and it sometimes looks cartoonish. The good news is that they did the first Spiderman incredibly well, and they've still got till June 30th to tighten down the lighting, compositing, and other final details before the actual release.

Seems like they're picking up right where they left off rather than just going with a new "Doc Ock" plot and ignoring the tension between Harry Osborne and Peter. I'm already excited.

Thankfully, they're only making us wait a few months this time. I think I saw the first Spiderman 1 trailer, the one with the WTC in it, a full year before the film came out.

As an aside, I'd just like to note the fact that it's classy of sony to allow downloading of the trailer rather than making you watch it in a plugin. Media players on Linux are awesome, but Firefox versions of those plugins have yet work for me. If I can download and play, awesome.

3:17 pm | permalink | /technology/film | 1 writebacks |

So if you play "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" with yourself, which does that make you?

Well, in the past few days I've given myself a new haircut, manscaped the sasquatch-ness that was my body, and thown away a full third of my wardrobe. I've basically played both roles in the "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" show, and I don't really know what to make of that at the moment.

It's weird to throw out some of the old clothes - not really at this point because i'm going to miss them or even that there's any great sentimental connection. Tonight is more of a "holy crap... I wore that?" feeling.

On the bright side, there will be a very happy size 36 goth/freak kid at salvation army sometime next week. Some of these clothes I lived in for years, some of them I wore once or twice, but they're all in pretty passable condition, so I don't feel bad passing them off on the SA. I'm pretty comfortable that I'll never be pushing size 38 again, so it's time to let these go. I also feel pretty safe saying at this point that I don't know if I'll ever find myself in a black bowling shirt with leopard print faux fur stripe down the left panel again either.

Watch, 10 years from now, swing will be back *again* and that look will be hot. Too bad I don't have a gigantar closet.

Wait. I just pictured myself at 33 in said bowling shirt. The clothing purge tonight was a good thing.

8:11 am | permalink | /life | 3 writebacks |