Comments, anyone?

I was recently asked why people can't post comments on this blog, and I realized I didn't know you even could do that sort of thing. I'm one of those people stuck in a time warp, who haven't really gotten completely on board with all this technology stuff. I think I'd be much better off in the 19th century, with ink all over my hands, writing my letters by candle light. That sounds so romantic, until I remember that people lived pretty crummy lives back then and the average lifespan was around 35. Which means I'd be dead. So, never mind all that 19th c. stuff and I'll just shut up and enable the comments option.

So, please feel free to comment on this rather silly blog of mine. And is there a better word for 'blog'? jeeesh. It sounds like some kind of winter squash.

Also - it just isn't right to finish this without mentioning some films. A few good new releases to rent if you haven't seen them in the theater:

'The Constant Gardener' - Ralph Fiennes is excellent as the somewhat whimpy guy on a kind of mental safari in Africa who screws up a lot of courage to right a terrible wrong. Rachel Weisz is his very well acted counterpart. And she's super-hot.

'Lord of War' - this movie really surprised me by being 100 times better than I thought it would be. Nicholas Cage is perfect for this role, and turns in a very believable performance as a post cold war gun runner. Check out the dvd extras: they talk about the real life gun runners they met and actually made deals with while making the movie. It was cheaper to buy real AK-47 assault rifles than it was to get fake movie guns. They even use a real life gun runner's plane for this incredible landing on a dirt road in Africa.

Hey wow, it was Africa night and I didn't even realize it until now.

Ok, the ones above too serious? Check out 'Waiting'. But I warn you now it's not for PG-13 minded folks. Serious toilet humor at its finest. If that's even possible.

And the fantasy/sci-fi movie of the week is 'Serenity'. I always try and rent a really bad movie at least once a week to kind of balance out the serious art films I see all the time. But I'll have to keep looking for this week's junk movie because 'Serenity' was really good. In a made for TV kind of way, but still light years ahead (cool sci-fi reference, huh?) of the stupid garbage like Stargate or the new Star Trek on TV. Those shows make me glad I know how to read.