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After the aquarium

After the aquarium
Flickr: Don NunnSpent the early afternoon at the Seattle Aquarium with Katharine, Julie Anne, and Julie Anne’s brother, sister-in-law, and 2-year-old nephew.

Adult-beverage time!

Links for 2008-07-05

• BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Tofu ‘may raise risk of dementia’
  “The researchers found high tofu consumption—at least once a day—was associated with worse memory, particularly among the over-68s”
  (tags: news foodanddrink tofu soy yuck science studies dementia memory bbc brain health)

The Fireworks Test

Saw this on Julie Anne’s blog, figured I’d jump in too.

What Your Fireworks Say About You

You are focused, single minded, and intense. You don’t let others see your intensity often, and when they do, they are quite surprised. You burn brightly, but you also burn steadily. You have the endurance to get the one thing you desire most.

The Fireworks Test

Flickr find: Amusing T-shirt

See, it’s funny, because my god is frighteningly spiteful and petty but has enough of a sense of humor to enjoy a novelty t-shirt
Flickr: gruberbwahahahahahahaha

On Vox: QotD: Rinse... and Repeat?

Ten minutes. 15 if I shave too.

Answering:

How long do you take in the shower?
Submitted by Strive2Be

Originally posted on donnunn.vox.com

Movie night!

Saw WALL·E tonight.

GREAT movie. Funny, poignant, amazing animation—the realism at times was utterly striking, in fact the only times I really knew it was an animated film were when the humans of the future were involved.

Digital projection so the image was bright and crisp and the sound bone-shattering at times.

Pixar’s done it again. Definitely not a kids’ movie, which I knew from the trailers—sure they showed many of the funny moments, and yes it’s rated G. Not all G-rated movies are kids’ shows, however, nor are all R-rated movies really only suitable for people 17 and over. I think kids would do fine with this film, but it’s by no means directed at them the way Finding Nemo and Cars and other Pixar shows have been.

And I found it utterly appropriate that the entire movie-going experience involved absolutely no human interaction. Parking-garage entry, movie-ticket purchase and pick-up, parking payment and garage exit: All done by machines.

I’m disregarding the automatons who worked at the theater. They seemed machine-like enough with the ticket-taking (“Second door on the right” ::point::) and concessions (“Four seventy-five, please” ::grab::).

And Presto, the short film before the movie, was AMAZING. Funny as hell and fast-paced, the little rabbit had me in stitches a few times... all for want of a carrot.

Thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Weekend in Salt Lake City

Returned Sunday evening from five days in Salt Lake City, where I grew up and still have family and close friends.

Into the fire?

Into the fire?
Flickr: Don NunnBeen a cool summer so far in Seattle, but I’ll be stepping directly into the lovely dry heat in Salt Lake City this weekend.

Links for 2008-06-25

• Official Google Mobile Blog: My Location in your Palm
  Centro can use the location function, Treo can’t (figures), but other improvements to search and directions (almost) make up for Treo’s shortcomings
  (tags: google maps googlemaps mobile palm palmos treo applications)
• TSA: Black Diamond Self-Select Lanes
  Tomorrow when I fly to SLC, I can be a self-selected “Expert” traveler and possibly be annoyed for a shorter period of time
  (tags: travel airports sea seattletacomainternationalairport tsa security government insanity wtf bwahahaha)

Beautiful Mustang

Beautiful Mustang
Flickr: Don NunnClassic cars (and several hydroplanes, out of view on the right) on display on Seattle’s Pier 66.