whaddya think? it's got potential..
you may have to cinch it - it's kinda droopy.
So the writers of Lost are basically working through all the "W" words when it comes to the island.
- Season one: what is this place?
- Season two: why is this place?
- Season three: when is this place?
- Season four: where is this place?
blogit. use it.
Killing time before going to Caroline's school for reading time. Wanted to pick up some vino for foobar and the weekend but Vintage Berkeley isn't open yet.
bloopernanny
Once again Boss Hog catches some great candids before and after the game. This time he shot all in film (gasp!)
I like to win!
Lisa Lawless and Deadly Nightshade of the Oakland Outlaws.
On April 26th, the Oakland Outlaws beat San Francisco ShEvil Dead 103 to 66! The game was action packed, with great plays on both sides. The Outlaws maintained a defense that was effective even with the near constant presence of one skater in the penalty box for most of the game. Yours Truly racked up too many of those penalties for a new record of 4 visits to the box. This was my last game as B.A.D.Girl and I'm thankful to the whole league for making it such an enjoyable time!
Matt Mills caught some great candid and action shots of the game. Before every bout skaters get numbers sharpied on our arms (that's how we roll) to make it easier for the refs to send us to the box. I'm getting numbered by Jennacologist, and Deadly Nightshade is putting on lipstick behind me. The rest of the team is listening to the captain giving us some pre-game instructions. I love the combination of strategy talk plus makeup! Only in Roller Derby!
Best use of an underground garage ever!
Last night I watched "Stranded: I’ve come from a plane that crashed on the mountains" at the SFIFF. This is a documentary about the plane that crashed over the Andes in 1972, and was the source for the book and the movie 'Alive!"
There was no film footage from this crash, only a few snapshots that the survivors took with a found camera. Therefore the film told the story through recounts of the survivors along with dramatizations of some of the events that took place.
At the same time as telling the original story, the film follows the survivors as they fly back to the Argentinian border and hike up to the crash site for the first time since their rescue. Most of the interviews from the survivors are during this trip which made it a lot more interesting than if it were just in their homes or a studio.
Despite the shortage of original recorded material (film, photos, audio) I still felt the story was well told and kept a steady (though sometimes a tad lethargic) pace. I think the one thing that could have been improved a bit was the soundtrack. You know the very top keys of a piano? Apparently they're for playing dramatically, one at a time in the score of an airplane crash documentary. It definitely gave a sense of the cold and desolation, but after 30min of this two hour film, I think I was feeling as cold and deserted as I was going to get.
