Mothership

Amazon's MP3 store was selling Led Zeppelin's Mothership for $5! So naturally, I caved and bought it. It's amazing how many of the tunes on this compilation CD I'm ranking four or five stars.

Birthday Facts

Jean's birthday fell on this week, so we did Juan Colorado for the meal treat. Renee had deep-fried ice cream for dessert! Oof.

Forgot to mention earlier when I gave it to her, but I got Jean an iPod Shuffle, so she could use it when she was working out. She seems to like it, though she finds the earbuds irritating as they continue to slip out of her ears.

Avenging Fist

Lisa lent me this DVD, with the assurance that it was awful, and right up my alley. Right on both counts, Lisa! But with extra emphasis on the awful. Man, was that a klunky 'plot'!

Anyway, thanks for the movie, I'll get it back to you at the next gathering.

Music

Running up on the end of this month's eMusic credits, so I grabbed a bunch in one fell swoop:

• The Quintet - Charlie Parker



• These Are Jokes - Dmetri Martin (comedy album)



• The Great Miles Davis, Volume 1



• Hanapepe Dream - Taj Mahal

and two more from Rodrigo y Gabriela:

• Ixtapa



• Stairway to Heaven

Iron Man

Jean took me and three proto-teenage girls to see Iron Man today. Thanks to Alan, I knew to wait through the complete credits for the Easter egg at the end. Much fun. Thanks, Jean, for the movie. Thanks Alan, for the heads up.

Current Anime

Since Tom wondered if I'd caught any of this season's crop of new anime, here's a list of what I'm watching:

• The Daughter of Twenty-Faces



• RD Sennou Chosashitsu (Real Drive)



• Mnemosyne



• Golgo 13



• Fireball



• Kure-nai



• Soul Eater

I sampled a number of other items, such as Vampire Knight and Monochrome, but rejected them after a couple of episodes. Others I read a synopsis of and just decided "meh".

I'm still occasionally watching an episode of some of last season's shows as well:

• Ghost Hound



• Persona: Trinity Soul



• Kaiji



• Akagi (really just an earlier predecessor of Kaiji)

And one live action romantic comedy:

• Zettai Kareshi

As always, I watch these shows in dribs and drabbles, and reserve the right to lose interest without notice.

Indy IV

Saw the new Indy with Tom and Alan last night. It was a satisfying return to the franchise. The movie ends with a tease of the audience: will the 'crown' be handed on? No! Just kidding folks. And thanks for that!

Afterwards we had dinner at Rose's Deli, and the conversation was fun as always. I learned that Adam, who I see very seldom, as he lives in Washington, is now planning to get married. After I got home, I discovered that he'd sent me an email with that very same news. Needless to say, I'm very happy for him. Good wishes go out to him!