I came across this video of Fred Rogers asking for funding of his program in front of the Senate in 1969. If you didn’t think he had passion before, you will after you see this. (Found on
Stop Motion Video Games
Found from a post on the RBJ forums.
Ponyo on a Cliff
The new Miyazaki movie, Ponyo on a Cliff has been announced. Scheduled for Summer 2008, it’s about a boy and a goldfish princess, Ponyo, who wants to become human. It will be done in a watercolor and pastel animation style, which should be awesome. I loved Tonari no Yamada-kun, which was like conte drawings and sketches. It was very cool. What intrigues me about the new film, besides the artwork, is that the main character, Sosuke, is five-years old, which is the same age as Bay.
I am really hoping for a film more in the vein of Tonari no Totoro or Kiki’s Delivery Service, rather than the more recent film, Howl’s Moving Castle. While I enjoy the more adult-themed recent movies, the innocence of movies like Totoro and Kiki needs to make a comeback, in my opinion.
Costco: Cheap CF Card
That’s a lot of C’s in the title… anyways, bought a new Sandisk Extreme II 2GB compact flash card for the camera yesterday at Costco. Now I can comfortably shoot in RAW! The 2GB card was only $35, while the 1GB that was right next to it was going for $45. Go figure.
Great YTMND
Running Log
3.67 miles in the neighborhood.
Sore Throat Go Away
On Wednesday of last week I started getting a sore throat, and it has stayed with me all weekend, getting so painful that it would keep me awake at night. I’d have to take some tylenol, and also got some numbing throat spray and cough drops. I felt pretty good otherwise, just this damn sore throat. Today, it seems to be less severe, so tomorrow it should be gone. So far, Mariko and the kids have been immune, let’s hope they don’t catch my sore throat.
Teppo Japanese Restaurant, Dallas TX
During our trip to Dallas, we had dinner at Teppo, a small Japanese restaurant that was pretty close to the hotel we were staying at. What was crazy was that we went on St. Patrick’s Day, and the street that Teppo is located on was swarming with partyers! It was like a mini 6th Street at Mardi Gras. Consequently, we had to pay $20 for parking, as the lot for Teppo patrons was all full. The restaurant itself was pretty much empty, and we had reservations for 5:30pm, right when they opened.
Continued…
Running Log
5miles at the Y