.: Above The Aether :.

Having come to the end of our current cell phone contract, Justine and I picked up a pair of Blackberry Curves to check our email, blog, take pictures, etc. My first impressions of the Blackberry Curve is that it does the following things very well: phone, email, mobile maps, calendar, tasks, contacts.
It does the [...]

The City Rag found a list of the 50 greatest cartoons of all time (as voted upon by the animation industry). Here are the top 10:
1. What’s Opera, Doc? (1957)
2. Duck Amuck (1953)
3. The Band Concert (1935)
4. Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
5. One Froggy Evening (1956)
6. Gertie [...]

It’s been a great trip to Portland this year. I’m even a bit sad it’s over. The movies were interesting. The people were wonderfully weird. The company was delightful.
The festival was even more fun this year because we were experiencing it with friends.
Hmmm…I wonder what movies will be playing next year?
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These were lighting our dinner.
Cool and creepy, eh?
- Dave

Went out to dinner at Greek Cusina and plan on hitting Powell’s bookstore when we’re done.

After a bit of a late start we arrive in Portland on time. No sooner did we hand over the keys of the rental car to the valet did we find ourselves in the hotel grill eating lunch and sampling the local ales.
It’s almost (wonderfully) chilly here.
- Dave

I filled up my tank today at $2.10/gal.
I feel like I won the lottery.
- Dave

It’s funny. As soon as I cross the bridge from mainland Texas to Galveston Island I start to immediately relax. The people here have two pairs of flip-flops…one casual and one formal. I like it here. The picture above is from our hotel window.
- Dave

Justine and I ate at Gaidos tonight. Best seafood on the island…plus they have a giant crab on the roof. Pretty cool, eh?
Justine had shrimp and scallops and I had blackened red snapper.
(We had a little booze too. They make a good martini here too.)
- Dave