January 2008 Archives

I just saw "Cloverfield" on its opening night. It looks like Hollywood was gearing up for the writer's strike and tried to make a film without any writers. As the Point Of View character holding the camera said "Its terrible".
At least the special effects guys had read Lovecraft.

After the movie just stopped, we waited through the titles for the punch-line that would make the movie worthwhile, but it never came.

This looks fun:
Saturday 19th January

An Evening of original vintage 16mm UFO documentaries from the Mu-Meson Archives. Jaimie and Aspasia will present the evening in the classic drive-in theater style with an introduction and hopefully a lively discussion. Although you will not be able to sit in your car you will be out under the stars as the films are projected above your head and onto the screen.
UFO Fact or Fiction 1972 B/W Roger Climpson fronts a challenging documentary on UFO incidents within Australia and in particular from the Sydney Metropolitan area that must have been ground breaking in its day. This is a time capsule of Australian Ufology that documents the early 70's interest in the subject. UFO's Do You Believe late 60's Color American documentary that takes in the major cases of its time with interviews from many key researchers, scientists and eye witnesses.

PENRITH REGIONAL GALLERY & THE LEWERS BEQUEST - 86 RIVER ROAD, EMU PLAINS NSW AUSTRALIA 2750
Phone: 02 4735 1100 / Fax: 02 4735 8334 / E-mail:
OPEN DAILY 10am - 5pm ADMISSION FREE

Location Location
Time Time 8.30pm
Cost Cost Free BYO Picnic & Rug.

After a long series of unfortunate events, I've finally visited the far side of the bell-shaped curve. I won a free laptop (when I desperately needed but couldn't afford a new computer), and it was delivered on my birthday!

I have 10 metres of ethernet cable to keep me mobile until I get a wireless connection at home. Now I just need a remote control (unless there's one hiding in the packaging?).

It comes with video out, so I can run GeeXboX on it.

The machine is a Dell Vostro, and the bank running the promotion which required no skill or virtue was ING.