Archive for December, 2007

The Golden Compass

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

The Golden CompassLast night we went to an advance screening of “The Golden Compass”. It’s based on the first of a trilogy of books and is an epic on the order of Chronicles of Narnia. I knew almost zero about the books, but I thought it was very, very good. So much so that I already downloaded the audiobook.

The highlights are the main polar bear character (voiced by Ian McKellan) and the cowboy character played by Sam Elliot. One thing I’ll point out is that it’s definitely not for little kids. While there isn’t a drop of blood on screen, it is pretty violent and kinda dark in parts.

To go with this post I’m including the following questionnaire to ask in helping choose my daemon. In the Golden Compass, people’s souls are outside their bodies in the form of animals called daemons. The movie website lets you answer some questions and picks an animal for you. Not sure this is me, but we’ll see…

Here is Brenda’s so far…

Edit 12/12/2009: Since I originally posted this, the studio site has apparently removed it. So much for things living forever on the web.

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One Year In Atlanta

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Murray is my co-pilot Today marks our one year anniversary in Atlanta. Exactly one year ago today, Murray was riding shotgun with me in a rental truck, bound for Georgia.

Honestly, it doesn’t feel like it’s been all that long. And there still hasn’t been a single day I’ve regretted our decision to move. Yes, we do really miss friends and family. But with the phone, email, the blogs and regular trips back to Ohio, it’s made it a lot easier to get used to.

Looking back on the year, I think we’ve accomplished (and learned) a lot, and I look forward to seeing what our future holds. We did already renew our apartment lease, but to be honest, the commute is getting longer and longer, and I’m not sure how much longer I want to spend 9 hours a week in the car. We’re considering moving closer to town, but we’ve only begun talking about it. So we might still be here a while longer.

Not really sure yet what we’ll do to mark the occasion. Maybe just dinner and a movie. Here’s to another great year coming up!

UPDATE: So we ended up marking the day by redeeming a couple passes at the Midtown Art and saw “No Country For Old Men”. Pretty good Coen Brothers movie, if not a bit a bit unexpected. Then we went over to Atlantic Station to see their big tree, and their scheduled nightly snow. The snow wasn’t all that impressive, but I guess if you don’t see it very often, it’s still cool. The kids seemed to like it. Then we ate at the Cheesecake Bistro, which wasn’t too bad.

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