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Not to be confused with the classic Polaroid of the same name, this is a kit camera designed for teaching kids. It uses several very clever tricks to both minimize parts and keep things simple, while also being what looks to be the next "toy" to add to my collection! As soon as they go on sale, that is... (grumble)...
If I had my druthers, my abode would be almost entirely furnished from this place...
In an ongoing effort to remain in fully air conditioned environs, Miss B. and I have absorbed many outstanding dishes from the media buffet.
Here is a list of appetizers and entrees we have recently consumed (in no particular order).
1. District 9 rocketed immediately to the Top 5 of my floating list of best sci-fi films. Sharlto Copley as Wikus van der Merwe is completely sensational - riveting, believable and deeply sympathetic. Oh, and the SFX were hands down the best I've ever seen.
2. The Rachel Madow Show - Every other talking head on television should just quit and she should have her own freakin' 24-hour show.
3. Except for Dylan Rattigan, whose other MSNBC show, Morning Meeting, is quickly proving that there ARE smart, rational people on TV talking about the news.
4. Oh, and also except for Jon Stewart ,who with a wink and nod to all of us who truly understand, has turned the Daily Show into the rabid watchdog of the advertising-and-drama driven 24-hour news networks. His interview tonight with "Lady Death Panels", Betsy McCaughey simply MUST be watched online when it goes live tomorrow...
5. I was reluctant to watch Nurse Jackie since I have several family members in the medical profession and hospital shows usually just piss me off, but it's really fucking good and without a doubt one of the most realistic portrayals of a drug addict ever televised.
6. Moon is another candidate for my list of best sci-fi films. It's ALL about Sam, who manages to top his performances in two other sci-fi films I hold dear, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Galaxy Quest.
7. Due to the fact that the electrical system in my apartment was being repaired (no more fires shooting from our outlets, yay!), we had to seek other air conditioning and finally got around to seeing The Hangover. I laughed more and harder than the last time I laughed long and hard in the theater, which was when I saw the 40 Year Old Virgin...
8. In the Loop popped up in our cable box's pay-per-view movies list. Knowing very little about it other than some well-regarded but mostly drowned-out buzz, we rented it and were completely and immediately sucked into its rapid-fire foul-mouthed parade of fools. There has been no sharper or funnier satire of governmental bullshit EVER. And it's probably the best filmed satire since Dr. Strangelove. No kidding.
9. Almost by default, I must add Smashing Magazine to this list since a large number of google searches over the past two months have sent me to their vast archives of actually helpful articles. What may appear at first to be little more than lists of lists is actually valuable to me for keeping up with new HTML/CSS tips, browsing for design inspiration, and occasionally learning something about Photoshop I didn't even know existed...
10. The Discovery Channel has hit me in my "RPG soft-spot" with The Colony, which is probably one of the most elaborate games ever staged and which reminds me a lot of sitting in a garage with my friends playing Gamma World when I was a teenager. For the record, I think Michael's a giant baby, George needs to eat a steak and grow a pair, and John is the man I want to be when I grow up.
11. While randomly flipping channels, I stopped to watch Rogue simply because it was the only movie on 20+ movie channels that wasn't already half-way through. This obscure Australian monster-crocodile flick was surprising in its subtlety, tension and startlingly realistic CG "hero" croc - and features a totally solid cast led by Rhada Mitchell, Michael Vartan and Sam Worthington.
Just discovered this fantastic Austrian company and their smart cases and carriers... I particularly love this clever Moleskin pen holder/strap
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Click the fireworks and enjoy the song "Usti, Usti Baba" by Kočani Orkestar Vs Senor Coconut
I managed to snag an extremely rare and much sought-after Polaroid accessory that has been high on my hit list for a long long time... For a while, I wondered if they had all been destroyed or were just a myth.
Paraphrasing the auction text: "This is an NPC-manufactured MF-9 Polaroid Speed Magnification Back System for Nikon FE/FE-2/FM/FM-2 cameras. Unlike normal Polaroid "proofing" backs that produce a 24x36mm image, the Speed Magny produces a full-size image on Polaroid film using an NPC-developed enlarging optic. This system includes two Polaroid backs! One for Pack Film usage and one for the the usage of SX-70 Instant Polaroid Motorized Dispense film." Every Speed Magny I've ever seen was for the Nikon F (like this and this) - not my beloved FE-2. But I had read about these seemingly government-issue-only, specially manufactured and incredibly expensive ($2000 in 1980!) versions for the FE/FM which use a more modern design and optic... And that there was an even more mythical SX-70 back out there somewhere. I love my FE-2 so much already. But finding the proper Speed Magny for it?!? It's almost too much.And guess what's even crazier than finding this? The seller has ANOTHER one in just as good condition. Another set just like this one!!! Email me and I'll put you in touch with him.
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