Monday, June 30, 2008

Upcoming Films: Prince of Persia

Ay, Me! It's been a whole month and it's just flown by. Life's been pretty busy and I've moved out to Sacramento for my job, for a little bit. Getting an internet connection has been a trial in and of itself, but relax, dear readers! Here I sit, able to communicate once again!

Recently, I was scrolling through an Upcoming Disney Films webpage (as I am often wont to do), and found ... "Oh my gosh, they're making a Prince of Persia movie!!! With Day After Tomorrow hottie Jake Gyllenhall as the prince!" To say that I'm intrigued and excited is a bit of an understatement.



So we'll add that to the list of awesome movies I simply MUST see. Everyone knows that summer is a great time for all the action block busters, and this summer has been no exception.

Indiana Jones was great, and having just seen Pixar's WALL-E, and priming myself to see Will Smith in Hancock, and yet another Benicio Del Toro take on Hell Boy, well, I have to say, this summer has not let me down. But it's of course never to soon to start prepping for next year and the list of upcoming films is a joy. Along with PoP, Disney is also working on it's first 2D film since 2004, The Princess and the Frog with a nicely rounded ethnically diverse cast. I miss the good old days of 2D Disney, so I'll be looking forward to that one. In the meantime, I'll have to wait for the next round of exciting releases.

Monday, June 2, 2008

misti's link of the month: Mars Rover Twitter

With the increased social networking available these days through mobile phones, the most surprising thing is that we're not using it more. Studies have found that teen and college-aged kids in Japan and Finland use their mobile phones almost as an extension of themselves. Here in the US, we're just beginning to delve into the creation of products that utilize our phones as a remote control to the world, but Twitter is a start.

What better way to learn more about NASA and the mission of the Mars Rover than to subscribe to the Rover's Twitter feed and read about it contemplating drilling and ice pockets?

http://twitter.com/MarsPhoenix
It's geeky x2!