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'the amateurs'


'the deal'


'what just happened?'


'for your consideration'


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movies that i've liked ..

movies that i've liked ..
.. in the last few years or so ..


 (for my fans ...)
some independent, some otherwise, most, not all that well known ..
.. in no particular order
&
mostly the ones that you may not have seen already ..






the limits of control  (james jarmusch)

away we go

 little children  (some content may be objectionable, but it is a great movie in all senses)

 the king of california

charlie bartlet


all the days before tomorrow

my last five girlfriends

the big bad swim

jack goes boating

skateland

spin

submarine

ira & abby

friends (with benefits) 2009.  (independent, not the mila kunis/justin timberlake                  one, although that one was funny too)


drool

shades of ray

timer 



answer man

the adjustment bureau  


troll hunter (norwegian independent. blair witch style, not way not boring)

monsters (independent sci-fi)

women in trouble

youth in revolt


the royal tenembaums


the life aquatic

gigantic

catch .44

win win

the rage in placid lake

the four-faced liar  (pretty ok

the oh in ohio

i'm reed fish

palo alto, ca

eagle vs shark

2 days in paris

the go-getter

for your consideration

repo chick (not a sequel, & ot as cool as repo man, but worth watching)







more main stream stream:

american beauty

drive

stranger than fiction

in time

source code


crazy, stupid love

meet bill


pandorum  (sci-fi)

(500) days of summer

wedding daze

the rum diary

true grit

the romantics

going the distance

love and other drugs

thank you for smoking

easy a

please give

leaves of grass

boogie woogie

diggers

city island

easy virtue (fun.)





animation:

the secret of kells  (kids. incredible)

TO  (amazing anime, with great story. two episodes, although not related in plot.)

9   (although you shortly forget that it's animated)

the fantastic mr fox   (still motion)






tv.

game of thrones  (hbo television. incredible. character development is amazing)

coupling  (like 'friends,' but british, sexier and funnier)

eureka  (syfy channel series, 4 seasons, light hearted)





art.


rivers and tides


between the folds

photo reading

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=239Y2uh3OGc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqXvA0MKZdQ

http://www.photoreading.org/

make a plan

take notes

(overview of whole book)

relax the brain, close eyes, calm, etc.

classical music / baroque / 1700's

read down crease of book, while also seeing four corners

(u can also read more detailed in a zig pattern)

let info soak in overnight

take notes on what you now know.

earth's magnetic field and pole reversal. the science, not the hype

the earth's magnetic field has reversed many times in the past and will reverse again in the future. but the reversal will not happen on a specific date and will not happen within our lifetimes. evidence from many different areas, including clay pots throughout history, computer models from super computers, pre-historic volcanic lava floes, nautical navigation records and more, has shown we are entering the beginning phase of a pole reversal.

the earth's magnetic field can be measured in clay pots. small amounts of magnetite within clay heat up in the kiln and reform according to the earth's magnetic field. so a record of the magnetic field can be measured and recorded from ancient clay pots. the trend observed, over the last 11,000 years indicates it has weakened in the last 2000 years, and especially within the last 300 years, signaling the beginning of a pole reversal. measured analysis of the current field has shown a weakening of the field in the south atlantic, confirming these results.

geophysicists, astrophysicists and geologists all agree that poles will reverse again and will reverse soon. but "soon" to these branches of science is roughly 3000 or more years from now. and the shift will not happen over night, but take several thousand years to complete the reversal. during this weakening of the field, the earth's protective layer, will let in more cosmic radiation, which could increase the amount of cancer and cause other variant results to life on earth. it is interesting that when this shift begins to happen, there will be 3 or 4 magnetic poles and the northern lights, auroras, will be visible from just about everywhere on earth.

according to results measured from lava flow samples, the poles reverse, on average, every 200,000 years.

the last time the earth's magnetic poles reversed was 780,000 years ago.

(this is just the science, not the psychic doomsday predictions.)

time after time

i saw this online and i just had to make it better :)

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the olympics

Cars and buses will run on empty

This one is a pretty safe bet too. The switch from fossil fuel powered vehicles is already underway and, although there are a few potential energy sources including hydrogen and various biofuels vying for consideration, IBM predicts that improved battery technology will be the technology to power the next generation of eco-friendly vehicles. It says the new batteries won’t need to be recharged for days or months at a time, depending on how often the vehicles are driven, and will allow trips of 300 to 500 miles (480 – 800km) on a single charge. Also smart grids in cities will allow vehicles to be charged in public places using renewable energy, such as wind power, for charging so they no longer rely on coal-powered plants.

taco bell has made similar predictions. they are developing a car that runs off methane, with fuel ports located in each seat. they're gambling on customers eating more of their product to power their vehicles.

relationship tips for guys, from a guy's perspective:

1. never ask a girl her weight.

2. never ask a girl her age.

3. never, ever, ever assume a woman is pregnant until after the baby is born, and afterwards, never assume she's having another one right away by her size.

4. save yourself a lot of grief and accept the fact that you will never win the toilet seat argument and give up while you're a behind.

5. when in a committed relationship, stop flipping channels, chose something and watch it all the way through, and occasionally, relinquish control of the remote.

6. again, when in a committed relationship and lost, "a little bit lost" or "just turned around," stop and ask for directions, even if you know the guy you asked doesn't know where it is the two of you need to get to and has given you bogus directions. always pay the extra amount each month to get the navigation plan on your phone. that way, you can overcome that guy's fauxrections.

7. women are indirect and men are direct.