Despite my best efforts, I cannot make the archive function of Blogger work. It is a mystery to me that I can't solve. (I think the instructions on the archive page are written poorly, are not straightforward or user-friendly.) I set up a directory within my blog directory, tried "republishing", and nothing happens. There is a Blogger discussion forum, yet the site sez it really doesn't exist anymore. Or does it? Yet when you go to the troubleshooting section, you find posts from users right up to today. Yet I can't find an area or dialog box or whatEVER to allow me to submit a question. The message "you must sign in to respond" or something like that appears, despite the fact that I'm signed in.
When I try a "remove from index" command, I get this: Error 210:Not allowed to perform administrative functions (server:page)
Bloody frustrating.
If anyone has any brilliant ideas, I'd be thrilled to hear from you.
I'm thinking I need to buy one of those hand-held voice recording devices, whateverinhell they're called. Why? I keep thinking of things to write about when driving, and then forget them by the time I arrive home.
I've learned that 34 of the original Outer Limits episodes from the 1960s will be released on DVD in September . This is great news, and will be the first DVDs of a television show that I purchase. Nothing beats the "awe and mystery" of those early episodes. I remember distinctly how excited I was a kid when the first episode, "Galaxy Being", with a pre-Charly Cliff Robertson appeared on our tv in Sept 1963. The being himself was frightening yet sympathetic. It has remained with me for years. The show was scary and brilliant, featuring many unknown actors who went on to bigger careers in later years. I loved the titles of some of the episodes, like "Production and Decay of Strange Particles" and "The Forms of Things Unknown". The titles alone would get my imagination stirring. One of the cinematographers for the show was Conrad L Hall, who has worked in Hollywood for years, been nominated for nine Oscars and has won two. In fact, he's the cinematographer of Road to Perdition.
One of the magazines I read weekly is the NYTimes Magazine. To read the articles online, you need to pay. But I must mention the 7 July 2002 issue, which featured a number of fascinating articles on: Sam Mendes, Edie Falco, Richard Wallace (creator of A.L.I.C.E.), and why eating fat and reducing carbs may be the way to lose weight and stay healthy.
Saw Road to Perdition this afternoon. An engaging movie, slow-paced - not what you'd necessarily expect from a gangster movie. The film is directed by Sam Mendes. At times the movie is very quiet, almost silent, as you watch the characters on the screen. My feelings about it are best articulated by James Berardinelli.
1) Where were you born? - Winnipeg MB, in what was known at the time as the Women's Pavilion of the General Hospital.
2) If you still live there, where would you rather move to? If you don't live there, do you want to move back? Why or why not? I don't live there. Probably I wouldn't move back. I've outgrown the city somewhat, and would prefer, in the perfect world, to live in Manhattan.
3) Where in the world do you feel the safest? - For now, at home in Edmonton.
4) Do you feel you are well-traveled? - not really. In NA, I've been to 20 states and 6 provinces, many major cities including Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, NYC, LA, Portland, Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago (drove through!), Indianapolis, Boston, Cincinatti, San Antonio, Pittsburgh... But I've never been off the North American continent.
5) Where is the most interesting place you've been? - I'd have to say Manhattan/NYC. I've been there 10 times since 1990, and I am in love with the place.
I was "discovered" today by another Edmonton blogger. Seems they meet once a month, the next time is tomorrow. I didn't realize the breadth and depth of the blogging community. Anyway, I'm going because it sounds like fun.
Then on Friday night, the Gang is going to the 'track to see Northern Pikes, whose song, "Wait for Me" is one of my all-time faves.
My NYC addiction is fed by subscriptions to the Sunday NYTimes, Time Out New York (despite being a weekly magazine, it always arrives 2-5 weeks late), and Vanity Fair. As if I needed more. I haven't been to NYC since Oct 2001, and I miss it terribly.
"The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form." Check out the Wayback Machine. It's very cool, especially if you have your own web site. Load your URL and see if any earlier versions have been archived.
What's even more fascinating is the Internet Moving Images Archive: Movie Collection. "This collection contains movies that the Prelinger Archives has digitized and donated to the Internet Archive. The films focus mainly on everyday life, culture, industry, and institutions in North America in the 20th century. This is the first time that most of the films have been available to the public. They are "open source movies" -- available for viewing at no cost and with few restrictions. About 1254 films are now online."
There are certain codecs and decoders you need to view the movies, but it's worth the effort. You must see Beginning to Date, from 1953.
A quiet day. Worked, worked out, paid someone a compliment she deserved. Made some headway on the Fukuyama and Prager books last night.
Recently a friend returned to Edmonton from Bejing, his third extended trip to the other side of the Pacific Ocean. He seems to be making a habit of it. However, he can never resist the urge for bbq burgers and driving old Toyotas, so he makes his way home every so often to experience such things.
Do you like duck? No, I don't know if I'm related.
Library Booksales. A site that locates rare books being sold by libraries to interested buyers.
Chickenhead. You might be offended, but you won't stop laughing.
In the theatres lately, you may have seen the short preview to The Hulk, due in Summer 2003. Do we really need previews a year in advance? With Spider Man, Daredevil and The Hulk, Marvel Comics is doing well in the movies these days. Now I get word of the Batman vs Superman movie, directed by Wolfgang (Das Boot) Petersen. It's not due until 2004! But why stop there, let's go to 2005.
I continue to look for interesting pop culture/media/commentary sites. My brother Chris found one called Kuro5shin. I don't know how to pronounce it exactly, but it's a cool site to examine.
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