Saturday, May 12, 2007
Oh wait, here's a photo
I saw that a'splode!
If you don't know what I'm talking about, read below
Regrettably without photos
So, they're filming "Iron Man" next to the building where I work. It's a scene on a freeway, and I can tell you that a giant robot and some car crashes are involved. We've been observing from our lofty perch for the last week or so, and they're about done (sadly).
HOWEVER
Mark said tonight that a security guard had warned him about some explosions, so we were kind of waiting for that. There was a big boom at around 9, and everybody jumped up and ran to the windows. We could see a car completely busted up from running into something, and we made impressed noises and got back to work. Now, I was on late shift, which is boring. I spent most of it camped at the window with binoculars. We could tell they were setting up to destroy another car (it was the same car as before, miraculously unharmed — there was a third copy waiting nearby), and everybody wanted to see it this time, so by the time midnight rolled around we were lined up at the window, running commentary. "Look! They're going over there!" "That guy is still shammying the car. How shiny does it have to be?" "Why are they hosing down the road?" "What on earth are they doing to that bus? They've been spraying it or something for 20 minutes." "Are they going to do this again or what?" Finally, everybody on set backed away, and we in the cheap seats started to freak out. The stunt car rolled forward and ran into some kind of green drum (which clearly will be edited out later) with a big bang, and rolled off with a very satisfying crash. Yay! And then ...
FOOM
The frickin' bus EXPLODED! The whole building shook, and flames and smoke shot up in this mushroom cloud all the way to our level, and ... and ... fire! OMG OMG NO WAY That appeared to be the end of the shot. A fire truck came, and they were putting out the bus, which was sheared in half. I am not even kidding. It was so cool.
I'm not that into the Iron Man comics, and I have no idea how good this movie is going to be, but I know everybody at work has to go see it now. Maybe if you look real close, you'll see us jumping up and down in the background =]
From Sunday's Get Fuzzy
HOWEVER
Mark said tonight that a security guard had warned him about some explosions, so we were kind of waiting for that. There was a big boom at around 9, and everybody jumped up and ran to the windows. We could see a car completely busted up from running into something, and we made impressed noises and got back to work. Now, I was on late shift, which is boring. I spent most of it camped at the window with binoculars. We could tell they were setting up to destroy another car (it was the same car as before, miraculously unharmed — there was a third copy waiting nearby), and everybody wanted to see it this time, so by the time midnight rolled around we were lined up at the window, running commentary. "Look! They're going over there!" "That guy is still shammying the car. How shiny does it have to be?" "Why are they hosing down the road?" "What on earth are they doing to that bus? They've been spraying it or something for 20 minutes." "Are they going to do this again or what?" Finally, everybody on set backed away, and we in the cheap seats started to freak out. The stunt car rolled forward and ran into some kind of green drum (which clearly will be edited out later) with a big bang, and rolled off with a very satisfying crash. Yay! And then ...
FOOM
The frickin' bus EXPLODED! The whole building shook, and flames and smoke shot up in this mushroom cloud all the way to our level, and ... and ... fire! OMG OMG NO WAY That appeared to be the end of the shot. A fire truck came, and they were putting out the bus, which was sheared in half. I am not even kidding. It was so cool.
I'm not that into the Iron Man comics, and I have no idea how good this movie is going to be, but I know everybody at work has to go see it now. Maybe if you look real close, you'll see us jumping up and down in the background =]
Labels: work
Thursday, April 19, 2007
when life gives you lemons
Mmm, lemonade. For some reason, making this was the most satisfying part of my day. I like my lemonade almost undrinkably tart (which is why it's good I made it in a small batch, because nobody else will want any). I didn't even measure anything, so it's good that it came out okay. It's kind of brownish from the turbinado sugar.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
hee hee
From Sunday's Get Fuzzy
Labels: comics
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Aw, man
I just saw a guy ride a walrus down a slide. Now I am very jealous. Anybody know where I can get a walrus?
Walrus cooties!
(Check out the video called "Smooshi loves Phil," above)
Walrus cooties!
(Check out the video called "Smooshi loves Phil," above)
Saturday, March 03, 2007
On the Art of the Short Story
"This is a story with a trick beginning."
Your man put down his pen and considered the possibility that if he left this as the only sentence then his story would also have a trick ending.
— Bernard MacLaverty, "Walking the Dog: And Other Stories"
Your man put down his pen and considered the possibility that if he left this as the only sentence then his story would also have a trick ending.
— Bernard MacLaverty, "Walking the Dog: And Other Stories"
Thursday, March 01, 2007
KILL POVERTY
This is a screen capture of a page layout at work ... the picture above and the article below are not related. Good thing we didn't print it like this!
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Chair lust
So, kind of a hobby of mine is furniture design. It took me completely by surprise, and I can tell you exactly when it started (and I will, because this is my blog and I get to do such things): In high school, I climbed with some friends into the upper level of the art museum in Richmond so we could peer over the railing into the Egypt exhibit, which we had no intention of paying to get into. The best illicit view was from the corner where the Art Nouveau furniture (incidentally, one of the finest collections in the country, go figure) was kept. And I said "MY GOD, WHAT IS THAT DESK?" editor's note: quotes may not be accurate It was love at first sight.
Thanks to the Interwebs, I can read about furniture all day long now, if I want. Lately, I've been seeing a chair all over. It's obviously not new (or at least modern, except in the mid-century sense), and I clearly have the same taste as everyone else, because it seems sometimes like everybody has this chair. Anyway, I just found out what it is: The Eames Plywood Lounge Chair.
Co-worker Austin's response: "That doesn't look comfy at all, Megan." But I bet it is. I BET IT IS.
So I had to add it to my Chair Lust List.
... What, you don't have one of those? Anyway, it's Number Two, after the Anthropologie Astrid Chair:
As soon as I win the lottery, man, chairs.
Thanks to the Interwebs, I can read about furniture all day long now, if I want. Lately, I've been seeing a chair all over. It's obviously not new (or at least modern, except in the mid-century sense), and I clearly have the same taste as everyone else, because it seems sometimes like everybody has this chair. Anyway, I just found out what it is: The Eames Plywood Lounge Chair.
Co-worker Austin's response: "That doesn't look comfy at all, Megan." But I bet it is. I BET IT IS.
So I had to add it to my Chair Lust List.
... What, you don't have one of those? Anyway, it's Number Two, after the Anthropologie Astrid Chair:
As soon as I win the lottery, man, chairs.
Labels: consumer whore
