by Gloria Oliver | Jan 6, 2012 | Movie Reviews, Movies
War HorseStarring: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Neils Arestrup, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Celine Buckens, Toby Kebbel, David Cross, and many more…Directed by: Steven Spieldberg Screenplay by: Lee Hall and Richard Curtis Based on the...
by Gloria Oliver | Jan 4, 2012 | Photography
Let’s feed the eyes, shall we?Our second falcon/hawk encounter. We were backing up out of the driveway. This time, he didn’t move, just kept an eye on us, so I was able to click this off. Could he be getting used to us/suburbia in general?As you can see,...
by Gloria Oliver | Jan 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year!From the guys who brought us Jedi Ninja comes Demon Hunter: Prologue. Some sweet moves in this one. From the Piano Guys – Carol of the Bells (for 12 Cellos). What fun! First Earth-sized Planets Spotted by Pallab Ghosh with BBC News. But too hot...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
As happens in a lot of games I’ve played, if I find out I can take pictures, I become a virtual tourist. Here are some I’ve taken so far in the new MMO Star Wars The Old Republic. Heh heh heh. (No, I haven’t figured out if they have a key to remove...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 30, 2011 | Movie Reviews
The Girl With The Dragon TattooStarring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgard, Steven Berkoff, Robin Wright, Yorick van Wageningen, Joely Richardson, Geraldine James, Goran Visnjic, Donald SumpterDirected by: David Fincher Screenplay by:...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 28, 2011 | Photography
Hi all!From Petapixel – Long Exposure Photographs of Patterns Projected Onto Landscapes. Not sure why they’d do this, but it’s kind of cool!Again from Petapixel – Beautiful Photos of Freeway Interchanges.From Aki Hoshide – Soyuz Roll Out...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Hope you guys had an awesome holiday! A brand New Year is just around the corner.GI Joe 2: Retaliation Trailer. Booyah! Looks like they may have fixed Snake Eye’s mask. YAY! This preview was too bizarre not to share – The Dictator. From EW a new...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Famed fantasy author Tad Williams has contributed a free Christmas story to several blogs to promote the release of his new short story collection – A Stark and Wormy Knight. (Info on a special for the e-book at the end of the story.) Enjoy! And Happy...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 23, 2011 | Movie Reviews
The Adventures of TintinStarring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Daniel Mays, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones, Jeo Starr, Enn Reitel, and more.Directed by: Steven Spielberg Screenplay by: Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, and Joe Cornish Based...
by Gloria Oliver | Dec 21, 2011 | Photography
Hey all!Actually have some of my own pics and some fabulous stuff I ran into through the week for ya. Feast your eyes!Some sunrise shots.Long flat stretch of road to Wichita Falls. Some truly gorgeous cloud cover that day.Next two were an attempt to catch a rainbow...
