A pair of surprises...
Sep. 25th, 2001 08:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpA bright point of light flared in the southeastern sky above Pagosa for a few seconds about half and hour ago. According to one of the local hams, who sent an e-mail to our local group, the flash was a reflection of the sun in the solar arrays of one of the Iridium satellites that circles the globe.
The satellite was very bright, reminding me a little of one of those magnesium flares the military uses to light up the night sky, except that there was no little parachute attached to this light, nor did it last for more than 4 or 5 seconds.
The other surprise, however, was not so pleasant. Galina and I watched Unbreakable yesterday, and the primary question on my mind was how anyone was able to convince Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson to star in this turkey.
Don't get me wrong, the premise of the film is interesting, there were a couple of interesting moments, and the denouement is attention-grabbing (for about 30 seconds), but overall the film left a lot to be desired. Technically, there are some interesting aspects to the film, and there are flashes of brilliance in the otherwise dismal attempt to develop characters, but when you find yourself examining the film for such details as you are watching it, you know there is a problem!
I opened the store today, and there were a number of details that had to be taken care of, keeping me there until early afternoon. It was a good thing, too, as more work arrived at about the time I got home, along with a couple of exasperating emails from people who Ought To Know Better. (Well, not all that exasperating, since I didn't let them get to me.) After reviewing the new work, I decided I had enough leeway in the deadline to concentrate on getting invoices out today (which I did), leaving me with travel expenses to file (and soon), along with the new work to translate.
Feht and Maria stopped by the store, and I ran into them when I went by around 5:15 pm to make copies of some forms (e.g., fax cover sheet) that I use often. He and Maria shanghaied me to the coffee shop, where we talked shop until about 6 pm.
Time to turn to...
Cheers...
The satellite was very bright, reminding me a little of one of those magnesium flares the military uses to light up the night sky, except that there was no little parachute attached to this light, nor did it last for more than 4 or 5 seconds.
The other surprise, however, was not so pleasant. Galina and I watched Unbreakable yesterday, and the primary question on my mind was how anyone was able to convince Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson to star in this turkey.
Don't get me wrong, the premise of the film is interesting, there were a couple of interesting moments, and the denouement is attention-grabbing (for about 30 seconds), but overall the film left a lot to be desired. Technically, there are some interesting aspects to the film, and there are flashes of brilliance in the otherwise dismal attempt to develop characters, but when you find yourself examining the film for such details as you are watching it, you know there is a problem!
I opened the store today, and there were a number of details that had to be taken care of, keeping me there until early afternoon. It was a good thing, too, as more work arrived at about the time I got home, along with a couple of exasperating emails from people who Ought To Know Better. (Well, not all that exasperating, since I didn't let them get to me.) After reviewing the new work, I decided I had enough leeway in the deadline to concentrate on getting invoices out today (which I did), leaving me with travel expenses to file (and soon), along with the new work to translate.
Feht and Maria stopped by the store, and I ran into them when I went by around 5:15 pm to make copies of some forms (e.g., fax cover sheet) that I use often. He and Maria shanghaied me to the coffee shop, where we talked shop until about 6 pm.
Time to turn to...
Cheers...
