Finished!!!

I finally finished quilting Rachel's quilt. I have to put the binding on still, but that is the easiest part (mostly because my mom sews the binding on for me!!)

KAHN: She blinded me with science... doo, doo, doo! She blinded me... WITH SCIENCE!
HANK: Pretty good job, Kahn. I've never heard that song with only one note before.
KAHN: Yeah, it all about rhythm.

KAHN: Look how easy it is to get into this country. I can't believe I had to learn the Bill of Rights. When am I gonna use that?
DALE: You'd be surprised, Kahn. I take the fifth on a daily basis.

More Video Fun

This is a combination of two things I enjoy: my iPod and the show Daria

In the Good Old Days

Square One TV: The Mathematics Of Love

From back when I watched PBS after school everyday.

Out of Touch

PBS has started it's months long Complete Jane Austen last night with a sub-par adaptation of Persuasion. I thought it was horrible. The book was compressed so much into the 90 minutes that none of the secondary characters were explored at all and the main characters were barely explored. I thought neither actor in the roles of Anne or Captain Wentworth were well cast, not to mention that the actor in the role of Captain Wentworth didn't look old enough, and he didn't look like he was a navy captain. Overall I am very disappointed with this entry in the Masterpiece Classic. I think that the Northanger Abbey and Sense and Sensibility adaptations will be much better solely on the fact that Andrew Davies, who did the wonderful adaptation of Pride and Prejudice in 1995 with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, is adapting those two novels. I can't say that I am surprised about the cutting down of Persuasion. I was very unimpressed with the recent PBS adaptation of Jane Eyre, specifically in the cutting and the casting. The movie was almost four hours long, so I felt they could explore more of the books. I didn't like the casting of Mr. Rochester; again I thought the actor was too young. Mom, Rachel, and I agreed that maybe PBS is trying to appeal to a wider audience. And this seems to mean compressing and making the movie more modern (you know showing how the novel is still relevant rather than allowing the reader/audience to make those connections on his/her own). So I guess PBS is no longer trying to appeal to people who have read the book before seeing the movie.

HANK (reading): "The elf-lord Flyfandel knelt upon the bed of dandelions. 'Young wanderer,' quoth he, 'I have woven you a magic breastplate'"-- Ugh! Bobby, television!

CLEA: Surely as I am Clea and the Crystal of Kilmarian shines upon my brow, our forces shall rally and vanguish the goblin horde! What say ye, Hindbottom?
BOBBY: Aye, my fell axe thirsts for blood to avenge my father Borak, my swift brother Rigmor Tallenbeard, and --
HANK: Dangit, Bobby, no more elves at the table.

No Longer Unemployed

I have official accepted a position with a company in Ashland, Ohio (which puts me 5 hours from home and 3 hours from Aunt Carol). I will be starting on February 11th. So now I am in the process of finding an apartment and then setting up utilities and finding a bank etc. I am excited about the new job but I'm nervous about starting and becoming an actual grown-up.

HANK: You can keep the pen. It's from some company that makes Viagra for lizards.
MAN WITH SNAKE: Does it work for snakes too?

Some good news

The past week has been kind of exciting. I got not one but two job offers as well as a second interview with the company in Columbia City (to meet the rest of the staff). So now I have to make a decision about which position to accept (and wait to see if I get an official offer from the people in Columbia City).