Finally saw V for Vendetta and really liked it. As much as I worry about civil liberties in this country, it says something that a film like that can still get released here. I’d love to talk about it with people who’ve seen or read it. (I’d also love to see it again, several times.) Having read the comic very recently, I noticed the differences more than I usually would have. Some of them had obvious reasons behind them, but there were also some things that I wondered about: the choices made in the movie were perfectly fine, but presumably there were reasons for deviating from the book and I’m curious about those reasons. By and large I thought the movie was very faithful to the book, which makes sense since the medium translates very well to the screen.
Went to a fabulous party at
On Saturday, drove
Tuesday
I should also mention that I’ve had some lovely chats with
Anyway, back to Thursday, after stopping by the hospital to feed
By the time I got home, I have to say, my feet were quite sore (I hadn't planned on that much walking when I chose my footwear that morning), but in a happy, well-used way.
Oh, at work we got in new backup hardware this week (a big and very fancy tape jukebox with much higher-capacity drives than our old one), and that’s what I've been working on most of this week. I’m the sort of person who gets excited about that. There were some problems, and we had to have a technician come in and help us with it on Thursday, but I had tapes rolling Thursday night and Friday, and I’m looking forward to getting its fancy web interface set up on Monday. So I’m feeling good about that.
Today I got together for gaming with
Oh, and I’ve started watching the Firefly series, which I own on DVD and have mostly been watching on the T. I’m enjoying it.
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m going to Honolulu to visit
Oh, and the only reason I’m using this new userpic is that I like it so much. It’s a detail from the back of the 1896 issue of the (silver-backed) US $5 bill. The engraving is entitled Electricity Presenting Light to the World, and you can read more about it and lots of other equally gorgeous and lyrical currency designs at http://www.flyingmoose.org/truthfic/1896.htm. The figure reaching in front of Electricity with the trumpet is Fame, proclaiming Electricity’s glory. Cropped out of the userpic are Jupiter with a lightning bolt to power the lamp and Peace holding a dove, but you can also see a bald eagle next to Electricity. Why on earth anybody ever thought to change the design of the $5 bill after such a pinnacle is entirely beyond me, but I suppose all is corruption and decay.
Oh, and I bought flowers for the yard! Those of you who know me will ① realize what a momentous occasion this is, and ② feel sorry for the plants. Wish them luck.