Ramblings & ephemera
From Robert Sam Anson’s “Birth of an MTV Nation” (Vanity Fair: November 2000):
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Man, Jason Statham is a great action star, and The Transporter is a fantastic movie of its type.
Me: Let's see Transporter 3. Robin: I don't know, shouldn't I watch 1 & 2 first so I understand it? Me: Ahahahahahahahahahaha!
JavaScript would be more immediately useful, but it IS programming. XML would be more useful longterm, & would be a nice intro. Make sense?
I wish Mother Nature would decide if she wants to snow or rain or what.
Added a product to their wishlist:
Good God a'mighty but that big man positively.WAILS on the geetar!
The amazingly loud & good Tony Campanella is just starting. This guy rocked the house last year.
On my way with Robin to the annual Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute show at the Pageant. $15 for a kickass 3 hour + show. Awesomeness!
Daniel Craig = best James Bond ever. Good flick. Amazing fight scene among ropes & flying scaffolding!
About to see Quantum of Solace. I'm just expecting a popcorn movie, so I'm gonna be happy.
Just signed up for Mint to track my finances. http://www.mint.com. So far, it seems great. Really slick interface &easy to use. And free!
Awesome way to search Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, &more: http://keyboardr.com. VERY impressed, I am.