Many updates today…
I put up a review of Catching Fire on the professional site.
One week until Conduit’s release. I am excited for a co-op game for my wife and I, though. The new Super Mario looks promising, and perhaps the next Ultimate Alliance could be good. I’m not current on my printed comics. Wasn’t Captain America dead? Now he’s back?
Japan is now going to have movie rentals on the Wii.
I guess I shouldn’t be blown away by the response to Mike’s Ghostbusters III group on Facebook. Since he ain’t afraid of no ghost, it’s the only logical progression. I do like Wil Wheaton’s thoughts on the busting of ghosts:
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, you should call the police, contrary to what the song suggests.
I also appreciate his thoughts on current events:
Pretty sure the City of Los Angeles can find a better way to spend a million dollars than on a parade. Teachers come to mind.
It’s not that I don’t like the Lakers (I always forget, from time to time, that there are professional sports ever since the NBA started playing on cable instead of free TV).
But I am a fan of irony, and I guess some other Twitterers agree with something interesting that I noticed this weekend:
Riots in the same weekend. What do you stand for, Lakers or fair elections? #iranElection
Catching Fire has reminded me of what large masses of angry people look like.
Thanks to everyone who re-tweeted that. It’s been crazy watching Twitter hold CNN accountable for going light on the coverage of world events. They focus on Iran if it relates to something gossipy, but now the public demands more info on a government that cracks down on free speech.
On the topic of free speech (literally free…no cost to you, right?):
Shi Weihan was arrested for printing Bibles for free, which I guess is illegal in China still. Argh.
I’m intrigued by Kiva. I’m not a big fan of throwing money at a problem, but I know what it’s like to have an expense come up.
I must also confess that I am entertained on Twitter with pictures of director Adam Shankman with his dog on the movie set watching 3D monitors for Step Up:
as well as finding it fun that Miley Cyrus watches Funniest Home Videos to cheer herself up.
Keep those last two secrets to yourself.
Semi-related posts:
The only downside to this Advanced Reader Copy thing is that now I have to wait even longer for the next one to be out.
I just finished reading Catching Fire. Fantastic.
Let it be on the record that I loaned this book to him yesterday afternoon.
I would have finished it last night, but Morgan told me I had to get some sleep.