A Spectrum

Dreamworks

Click on "Productions" and "Flushed Away."

How can you go wrong with Wolverine, Miss Marianne, Gandalf, Gollum, and Slartibartfast?

Too bad Kate Winslet hasn't really done any fantasy? That would really fit in better.. Maybe Princess Sarah from a Kid in King Arthur's court, but that's pushing it... ;p

I was looking through random blogs and found the nerd score thing below and someone else who had a post title da bears... scary.

My brother bought a new trivial pursuit game for our family. Somehow we are going to have to squeeze in a game over Christmas. Our old one was from 1980. The box was torn, the game board was torn. I am sure some of the pies/cheeses are missing. One of the game pieces has teeth marks on it courtesy of our dog Rutledge and the USSR is a frequent answer to questions. Don't even get me started on the entertainment category. (Pre 1980, Kyle and I weren't even born yet) Anyway, looking forward to new trivial pursuits. ;)

Ah, one win away from a division title. Grossman is apparently healthy, props to Orton for keeping us alive. And we play the Packers on Christmas. Beautiful.

My dad's side is coming over at 5 and the game starts at 4, they'll just have to talk to me during commercials I guess... ;)

Check out this freakin' awesome webquest!

DaVinci Code Webquest

Click on "Make the Quest."

It takes a while, so be prepared. But, it's so worth it. And if you haven't read the book, it doesn't give away anything. However, at one point you do need the book in order to answer one of the riddles...(email me if you want and I'll give you that answer).

I enjoyed the book immensely. I would recommend it. As for its controversial nature, it's a novel, get over it. Watch out world, I am in a blunt and opinionated mood today...

For a much better telling of the story behind this picture than my story would be, go here.

I made a website! How crazy? Granted it's not a very good website but it serves its purpose. It was for a project I did on lake-effect snow. Heavens, don't read it all if you don't want to, but do check out my cool radar animation. Ya, that's about the only thing worth looking at.

My Lake-effect Snow Website

Check out the trailer for Xmen 3. It looks awesome.

I can't believe the Beast is Kelsey Grammer. That's so weird.

Woodfield Mall, Cheesecake Factory, and Pride and Prejudice... How can you go wrong? Pride and Prejudice is amazing. I want to see it again already.

Plus the Bears WON against the Packers despite their offense!

Yesterday, NIU played Akron for the MAC Championship. We were a double digit favorite and lost 31-30 with a last minute 80-yd drive when they had no timeouts. It was painful let me tell you. We intercepted the ball on what I thought was their last chance to drive for a score. All we had to do was get one first down so we could run out the clock, but no. Argh, I was so mad. Glad I didn't go to Detroit. What kind of Midwestern Team or American Team for that matter has a Kanagaroo for a Mascot anyway? "Fear the Roo" they say. How pathetic. I guess somebody had to replace Toledo in my bitter hatred. Grrrr.

Well, I saw John Williams last Saturday and it was awesome! Tom and I drove into the city and got there a little early so we walked around Millennium Park, ate at Corner Bakery, and browsed through Carson, Pierre, and Scott before going to the Symphony Center. We explored before we found our seats. There was a ballroom on the second floor that overlooked Michigan Avenue so we sat in there for a while. I took a couple pictures of this couple who were very nicely dressed (ball gown and tuxedo). (I took the pictures for them, I try not to randomly snap photos of people ;) I think they were celebrating something.

We had great seats in the 7th row, not on the very edge but not too close to center that we had to stare at his back the entire time. He welcomed us to "a night of film music without the distraction of the film." ;) He started with The Cowboys Overture, Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind and War of the Worlds. Then they played four songs from other composers including the Theme from Star Trek and The Magnificent Seven. Both fun, the other two I hadn't heard of. However, after intermission was the best piece that I wasn't expecting. It was called Tribute to the Film Composer and it was a medley of all sorts of film music: Pink Panther, Theme from Exodus, E.T, Star Wars, The Godfather, etc. Then it was the 1941 march and Jaws. He rounded out the night with three pieces from Harry Potter and three from Star Wars (including Darth Vader's Theme, Anakin's Theme, and Throne Room and End Title).

Then, of course, how can you not encore John Williams. The first encore he play The Mission Theme in its entirety which is the NBC News theme and another piece from Star Wars, Princess Leia's Theme. For the second encore, what else but Indiana Jones. The audience of course wanted more ;), but he came out the last time put his hands together on his cheek (bedtime ;) and had the concertmaster walk out with him.

I cried several times (sorry Tom), but just listening to a CD sometimes makes me cry, what do you expect. It was a wonderful night!