Of Music and Myrtles
Posted on July 7, 2006Another weekend come and gone, and what do I have to show for it?� Well, thanks to Patrick’s insistence, I did finally get around to replacing that one sprinkler head in the front yard.� Its amazing how something can be so daunting until you’ve done it once, then looking back, how simple it was.� Next up on that list, laying a laminant wood floor in our living/dining rooms.
In other news, we watched two rather exciting pieces of visual fiction this weekend.� First up, Saturday night, Matt and I watched the series two finale of Doctor Who.� I don’t want to spoil anything, but I will say that one Russell T. Davies has written what has to be the biggest, most touching, and most unembarrassed piece of Doctor Who fanfiction ever!� He has done for Doctor Who what Genndy Tartakovsky did for Star Wars in his Clone Wars animations, marry a fans wishlist of cool with what really works in visual storytelling.� I laughed, I cried, I yelled “no way”!� It was, in a word, fantastic!
On Sunday, the household went to see the new Pirates of the Caribbean in DLP at the Waterford Regal.� I was not much of a fan for the first movie, finding the acting to be fun if not cartoonish and the music to be partciularly dreadful and formulaic.� This new one is like the previous, only more so.� Thankfully, with at least the music, Hans Zimmer actually owns up to claiming his distinct music on the credits (the last one listed a member of his studio).� What I find amazing about Hans is that he really has only written a handful of original motives in his years of work which he continual reuses for that very Bruckheimer effect.� Its not that I don’t enjoy it.� I rather enjoy candy and soda and other things that, though quite enjoyable, don’t really contribute much to the nourishment of my body and soul.� If you’re really looking for a great movie score, check out John Ottoman’s score for Superman Returns.� In it, he skillfully reuses John William’s original themes, expanding and augmenting them in ways that just move soul and raise the bumps on your skin.
Lastly, I never realized just how many varieties of crape myrtle there were!� Patrick bought me a strain called “pink velour” a few weeks back, and I’ve only this weekend decided what to do with it.� After going to all three local Home Depots, the closest Lowes, and even our local nursery, I’m still searching for a friend to go with it.� I’d really like to match it exactly, but at this point I might just give up and find two that match, leaving the pink velour for some other, solitary location.� We shall see what the fullness of time reveals.� Will I find a mate for my lonely myrtle, or will I settle for two strangers?� Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion…er, sometime.
Tags: Patrick, Personal, Review
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I still ahve all those amaryllises when you are ready for them.
10.07.2006 13:01
wow. this is what this blog has become – a list of home-owning do-it-yourself tribulations. really bryan….give us some more saucy nudity…OMG do you have a working webcam?
13.07.2006 12:23
Just checking in to see how you are – haven’t heard from you lately – hope all is well – can you send a schedule of where your band is playing – would love to come hear you all again – especially if you are getting naked again!
20.07.2006 18:27