July 31, 2008

There were 3 posts published on July 31, 2008 (this is page 1 of 1).

Knackered

I’m just beat tonight. Picked up a cold yesterday which kept me awake, as I couldn’t breathe through my nose well enough to wear my mouthpiece when I desperately needed it. If that wasn’t bad enough I was continually dive-bombed by a mosquito until I cranked up the bedroom fan.

Its also not been all that easy juggling work and the kids’ errands while Kelly has been away. Trips like this really make me appreciate her so much more. Add in today’s sweltering, nearly unbearable heat and you get one tired dude.

I’ve got an 8:30 AM meeting tomorrow and I’m hoping I’m conscious for it. Man am I glad a weekend’s coming up.

N.C. State Archives – now on Flickr!

I found out Tuesday from the excellent New Raleigh blog that the North Carolina State Archives has posted a number of its historical photographs to Flickr. This is without a doubt totally awesome.

For me the juiciest photos are the ones of early Raleigh, most of which are from the Carolina Power and Light Photograph Collection. I’ve always wanted to know where Raleigh’s trolley tracks used to be, and here’s a mess of photos that shows just that.

Kudos to the State Archives for making these historical photographs so easily available!

Everything is Illuminated

Kelly and I had been so busy that we left our last Netflix film languishing for over a month. Last week we finally sat down to watch it and were so happy we did. The film, Everything is Illuminated, turned out to be one of the best we’ve seen in a while.

We didn’t know what to expect but the film sort of scooped us up and took us along for the ride. The character development is excellent, the cinematography is outstanding, and the plot is well-paced right up to the end. The soundtrack is woven nicely into the film, complimenting it rather than distracting from it.

While there are one or two scenes near the end which suffered from the editing, as they weren’t well-explained in the final cut, overall it was quite a journey.

If you haven’t seen it I recommend you do. Its a quirky little masterpiece you’re sure to enjoy. And if you do wind up renting it, invite us over. We’d like to see it again!