Pop-up Books

From this site, some of the best examples of photoshopped pop-up books:

Baby Got Book

That Hummingbird

Thanks to Amy's diligence in keeping the feeder filled with fresh sugarwater, we've had hummingbird action in the yard pretty much all year. In recent weeks I've been able to get pretty close to it, but so far it's been very difficult to get a good photo. I have a handful of OK pictures, but not any that are astounding.

Last weekend I sat down after chasing the little booger through the branches of the fig tree. I sat on a bench and started watching a jay that was in a nearby platform feeder. It didn't occur to me that I was sitting right by the hummingbird feeder, but the hummer came and buzzed me after about a minute, just to remind me. I'll post a couple of shots here.

"He's kind of arty... but okay."

On AMC right now they're playing the Steven Soderbergh movie Sex, Lies and Videotape.

I only saw a few minutes of it... the wife told her therapist that her friend's pal (James Spader) turned out to be a good surprise house guest. "He's kind of arty... but okay."

I don't have to time to watch the thing, but it makes me think I should rent it and see it again sometime.

It's apparently rated "H-80" for "Hair from the '80s."

The Mist

Saturday evening Iris, Amy and I went to see The Mist, the new horror movie that's based on a Stephen King novella.

It was a regular ol' monster movie, with a better-n-you'd expect script. But it's not exactly a day-brightener, as movies go.

We all enjoyed it, I'm sure... but I think we all agreed it was a downer of an ending. So be prepared!