December 2009
37 posts
WatchSynopsis: After being struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely 91 centimeters from himself.
French with English subtitles. Directed by Jérémy Clapin. (14 mins.)
Unique, compelling and clever—what more could you want from an animated short?! 9/10
"You have two hands; one for helping yourself, the...
aprilavica:
Even though Christmas is only SIX days away, it’s still not too late to give back! The holidays are rough in various ways for so many people and one of the best things that you can give yourself this season is the gift of giving to someone else.
There are a ton of ways that you can help others in your community:
Donate any gently worn clothes, shoes, coats, blankets, toys, books or...
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I want to backup old VHS family recordings!
I’d like to backup a bunch of old VHS family recordings. You know, like Christmases, birthdays and special moments. I remember making so many videos with my action figures and our old camcorder in my bedroom as a kid.
Any information on the subject would be really helpful. I’m sure there are quite a few methods, but what is the best way of doing it? Does anyone here know anything...
She and Him
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward are at it again! Volume Two, the new release from She and Him will be released on March 23, 2010. Tracklisting: 01 Thieves 02 In The Sun 03 Don’t Look Back 04 Ridin’ In My Car 05 Lingering Still 06 Me And You 07 Gonna Get Along With You Now 08 Home 09 I’m Gonna Make It Better 10 Sing 11 Over It Over Again 12 Brand New Shoes 13 If You Can’t...
Away We Go
Tom Garnett: She had another miscarriage.
Burt Farlander: What? When?
Tom Garnett: Thursday.
Burt Farlander: This Thursday?
Tom Garnett: Yeah. This is her fifth. I know she loves all those kids like, like they were her own blood. But, I wonder if we've been selfish. People like us we wait till our thirties and then we're surprised when the babies aren't so easy to make anymore and then every day another million fourteen year olds get pregnant without trying. It's a terrible feeling, this helpless, man. You just watch these babies grow and then fade. You don't know if you're supposed to name them, or bury them, or... I'm sorry.
“It’s all those good things you have in you. The love, the wisdom, the...”
– Tom Garnett (Away We Go)
“No man can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without...”
– Hawthorne, Nathaniel
“Babies like to breathe, and they’re good at hiding it. I put a pillow over...”
– Weird little boy Beckett in Away We Go
Whatever you do, don’t be bored. This is absolutely the most exciting time we could have possibly hoped to be alive. And things are just starting.
“A fairytale, what a lie
no endings so happy and true
We are not whole
and the...”
– Kelsey Nicole Bowley (11-20-09)
