Things I’m thinking about today – 5/07/10

1. I downloaded "The Lorax" on iTunes for Chris' iPhone. I had no idea it would be so awesome. The narrator has the perfect voice for the story, it has great sound effects, and when you tap images on the screen, the word pops up and the narrator reads it ("boy", "ladder", etc.). I've read Kaitlyn that book about eleventy billion times, so I don't feel at all guilty about letting an iPhone app read it to her now :) 2. Aaron getting voted off of American Idol - I did NOT see that coming. When Ryan separated the two groups, I was sure that Crystal and Casey were the bottom two and Big Mike and Aaron were the top two.  As much as I love Crystal, she's been criticized by the judges for two weeks in a row.  And Casey is great when he's playing the guitar and singing, but not so great when it's just him and a microphone trying to work the stage.  So now I'm thinking it will come down to Crystal versus Lee - who do you think will win? 3. Jennifer Aniston's trainer put her on a BABY … [Read more...]

Iron Man DVD out September 30

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Trust me when I say that 1. if you never saw Iron Man in the theater, you are going to want to get it on DVD. Because it is absolutely freaking AWESOME. And 2. if you did see it in the theater, you are still going to want to get it on DVD because a., it's absolutely freaking AWESOME, and b., the Two-Disc set is packed with bonus features. How do I know? Because I have the DVD already, thanks to CLICK! Robert Downey Jr. stars as billionaire industrialist Tony Stark, whose company makes weapons, the kind of weapons that just one would be enough to end any war. Tony is kidnapped by Afghan rebels who want him to make them a war-ending weapon, but instead, he uses the parts to make a rocket suit to escape. And from there, Tony develops more suits, baffles his business partner (played by Jeff Bridges), banters with his assistant Pepper Potts (played by Gwyneth Paltrow), and sets out to save the world as Iron Man. Director Jon Favreau balances fight scenes with humor, letting Robert … [Read more...]