Rosenthorne, final day of the run

I had planned on going up to the Rosenthorne faire in Elk River, MN with jmaynard on Sunday, but the travelling of the past week seemed to have caught up with him and he decided it was better to stay home and sleep. Thus I went solo again. The night before, I had said that if it was just me, I would go, but I wouldn't push it - it would be easy for someone to see it as small and be disappointed after the travel. How much travel? Well, I filled the tank at the corner station near the house and reset the trip meter. When I got back in the evening, the trip meter read 320 miles.

( And now, the rest of the story. Or something. )

Finding Nemo

Saw the film sometime last week. kinkyturtle asked me what I liked most about it and I couldn't really point any one thing, or even two things, really. The story is simple and you're along for the ride and that's pretty much it.

A couple things did stand out. One was the closing credits which nicely wrapped up what could be considered a throw-away subplot by showing a final result. Another was that a disparaging remark about Americans did not pan out, for once.

But now that I have had time to ponder (or forget?) one thing does stand out as being quite amusing. The fish & fowl fascination with dental procedures and instruments. It's not necessarily a get-a-belly-laugh-now funny, but it is something that does stay with you.

I don't plan to see this film again, at least not in the theater. It's okkay and a pleasant diversion, but as far as I'm concerned it's not great.