Wednesday – 12 November 2008
It’s a grey, rainy morning in the Salt Lake valley. It’s a little foggy to the north; I can’t even see the north end of the valley. I can barely make out the outline of the Oquirrhs, to the west.

Last night, SaraRules and I watched August Rush. There were a few cheesy moments in the film, but overall, it wasn’t bad. And it had some great music in it, as well. The main… um… I guess “theme” is as good a word as any… of the movie was how music can connect people, no matter what the distance or differences. On the whole, I’d give the movie a thumbs-up. One odd note (sorry… bad pun): The “Deleted Scenes” feature doesn’t allow viewers to choose which of the scenes to watch – you get to watch them all, sequentially. There are only six or seven of them – and most of them are decent – but the last one…? Man. They seriously made the right decision by leaving that on the cutting room floor.

Workout
Wes, Marci and I made it to the gym again yesterday:

  • Bench press: 3 sets/10 reps, 185 lbs
  • Reverse Fly (machine): 3 sets/10 reps, 70 lbs
  • Row (machine): 3 sets/10 reps, 70 lbs
  • Lateral Raises (with forward fly): 3 sets/10 reps, 10 lbs
  • Side bends: 3 sets/10 reps per side, 25 lbs
  • Tricep extensions (rope): 3 sets/10 reps, 45 lbs
  • Core (plank): 3 sets, 30 sec

Post-workout weight: 181.4 lbs

Wes mentioned that he wants to start working on specific areas. I asked if he wanted to do more focused/targeted workouts; he said yes. So, tomorrow, we’ll start focusing on chest and upper body, I do believe…

Stray Toasters

  • I’m still a bit surprised by the whole Topps/WizKids thing.
  • …and now: Richard Garriott quits NCSoft
  • sent me a link to a post about a steam-powered car. As with most things that she sends, I clicked the link. Upon looking at it, I quipped back to her:

    That’s not quite “steampunk.” It’s more… “steamfunk.”

  • What could/would George Clinton do with Steamfunk?
  • Or, since he already has a song called Steam, would Peter Gabriel be a better choice?
  • How about a collaborative effort?
  • The premise of the movie Slumdog Millionaire sounds… interesting:

    Directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting), Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is just one question away from winning 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together, and of the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions.

  • While looking for a couple other videos, I stumbled across this: Lady Marmalade (from Moulin Rouge)

  • …and I eventually found one of my favorite David Bowie songs, Absolute Beginners:

  • Bush: ‘I regret saying some things I shouldn’t have said’

Namaste.