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Monthly Archives: November 2004

Tomato Notice

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Tomato ingredients served only on request.

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reAnakin

Monday, November 29, 2004

I didn’t think Lucas could do worse than having Greedo shoot first, but he did: Sebastian Shaw was replaced by prequel actor Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker’s Jedi spirit at the end of Return of the Jedi.

The rationalization I’ve been hearing is that a Jedi spirit is his “pure” manifestation, and that Anakin is being [...]

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Holiday Weekend Recap

Monday, November 29, 2004

I had an excellent extended holiday weekend, thanks to the warm and welcoming hospitality of Amy’s family. Activities were as follows:

Thursday: Thanksgiving service at Amy’s church, followed by turkey, stuffing, and pie at Amy’s grandma’s place somewhere in the hills of New Jersey. Also tried playing Halo 2 on the X-Box with Amy’s younger brother.
Friday: [...]

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The Jedi of South Street Seaport

Friday, November 26, 2004

While Amy and I were at South Street Seaport to sightsee, shop, and meet up with Riffola, we saw this Jedi Knight.

Photo taken with a Canon Powershot A400.

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Church Cornucopia

Thursday, November 25, 2004

Pumpkins and flowers at the chancel for thanksgiving.

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Metropark, NJ

Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Ah, Metropark, gateway to New Jersey’s inner suburbia.[Metropark station information]

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North by Rail

Wednesday, November 24, 2004

On the train. Got a window seat, surrounded by loud cellphone talkers. 2.5 hour trip.

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Off to Another NJ Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Same as last year, I’m about to get on a train heading north to New Jersey, to spend Thanksgiving and the long weekend with Amy and her folks; wonderful people, all of them.
I’ve set up Flickr to post mobile photos to here, so stay tuned for snapshots. (Too bad they still don’t set categories on [...]

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Alexandreck

Wednesday, November 24, 2004

While the Inq7 movie section is fawning all over Oliver Stone’s Alexander for its “historical accuracy,” the Tomatometer for the movie is unequivocally rotten. I especially like Glen Oliver’s delightfully uncharitable review.

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Red Hat

Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Vermeer’s Girl With a Red Hat at the National Gallery, thankfully returned to the Dutch Cabinet Galleries on the main floor.

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