All Consuming : vex

Consumed "Anathem"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:21:36 GMT

Anathem

by Neal Stephenson

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Consumed "Zombieland [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:50:12 GMT

Zombieland [Theatrical Release]

by Ruben Fleischer

A story about "2012 [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:16:46 GMT

2012 [Theatrical Release]

by Roland Emmerich

Ok, I was prepared to put my brain on hold and just enjoy the latest Hollywood action/special effects achievements. But some of the effects were really shoddy and I was not even slightly impressed.

My brain obliged and stayed turned off for most of the movie, but couldn’t refrain from making a sly comment every now and then. Like, transporting animals with helicopters at who-knows-how-many feet? Yeah, nice way to get a slab of frozen elephant meat. Praising the Chinese for the finished product and delivery way before deadline? Hm, isn’t China the main buyer of US bonds? And yeah, the US president was on a “diplomatic mission” to China recently. Interesting. Everybody showing just how ‘human’ they are when saving a hundred thousand people from certain death? Those 100K people were those who paid massive amounts of money to be saved – ie. the rich and powerful, people who most often get their money by screwing others. Gee, thanks for populating the brave new world with greedy sociopaths! The “ordinary” people mostly die or almost get everyone else dead because they interfere with the process that the rich and powerful designed and which would have proceeded flawlessly if it weren’t for those “ordinary” people.

I should know better than fume at the latest Hollywood crap, but I was thinking recently how I tend to turn off my brain when reading books or watching movies, and I’m just soooo glad it’s not really true. Thank you, brain!

I’m also very happy I didn’t have to pay for the ticket. Because I’d be really fuming if I had to cough up money for this!

Consumed "2012 [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:16:46 GMT

2012 [Theatrical Release]

by Roland Emmerich

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Single-Disc Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:28:20 GMT

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Single-Disc Edition)

Consumed "Moon"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:38:13 GMT

Moon

by Duncan Jones

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Consumed "Hexwood"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:44:02 GMT

Hexwood

by Diana Wynne Jones

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Up"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:36:33 GMT

by Bob Peterson

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Hoodwinked (Full Screen Version)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:40:37 GMT

Hoodwinked (Full Screen Version)

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A story about "Roomba Intelligent Floorvac Robotic Vacuum"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:51:35 GMT

Roomba Intelligent Floorvac Robotic Vacuum

by iRobot

I had a Roomba 560 for 3 days on a loan, and it was great! No stray hairs, dust, crumbs… And all of this happening without me ever lifting a finger! (Ok, I lie. I used my finger to press the “Clean!” button.)

So, yes, after much deliberating and pointed ignoring of the old-school clunky vacuum in the closet, I decided to bite the bullet and ordered a shiny new Roomba 530.

I received it today and can’t plug it in because I need an AC adapter. But after that final hurdle, woot! No more vacuuming for me! Yay!

Consuming "Roomba Intelligent Floorvac Robotic Vacuum"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:44:36 GMT

Roomba Intelligent Floorvac Robotic Vacuum

by iRobot

A story about "Jimmy's Food Factory"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:09:29 GMT

Jimmy's Food Factory

by BBC

Science series in which farmer Jimmy Doherty asks what really goes into supermarket food.

It’s fascinating, but it also makes me vow I’ll never eat anything store-bought again. I better stop watching it while I can still find things I want to eat. :P

Consumed "Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:45:31 GMT

Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams

by Barbara Sher

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A story about "Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams"

nobody@allconsuming.net (vex) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:26:22 GMT

Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams

by Barbara Sher

I didn’t really find the “you’re a scanner and it’s ok” talk very helpful. My Reward is finding out how something is done and if I can do it – usually, as soon as I know that I’m capable of doing something, I lose interest. That leads to very few finished projects and when I do finish them, it’s through ‘blood, sweat and tears’. The book tells me to accept this, to accept that I won’t finish many projects (or that I’ll do a “Scanner’s Finish”), but I can’t! I want to have something to show for my interests, to be good at all those things, it’s just so bloody hard to follow through and actually do things that I know I can do.
Meh. Maybe it’s just my current state of mind and I’d feel better about this if I’d read it at some other time.

OTOH, at least it gave me a name for my life strategy (having a “Good Enough Job”) and told me it’s ok not to find a perfect job. :)

_{PS. For further reference, I’m probably a “Sybil”-type, with some “Jack-of-all-trades” sprinkled on top.}