Author Archives: Solonor

My inner Pete Townshend comes crashing through!

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Solonor

I know it’s 7 years bad luck when you break a mirror. So, how much is it for breaking your father’s guitar? I was noodling around with writing some tunes today, and I set the beat-up, old Guild that I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Old enough to see Borat by herself!

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Solonor

Happy birthday to the coolest 17 year old on the planet. Continue reading →

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Fanboy heart palpitations on maximum!

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Solonor

Not only will George Takei join the cast of Heroes as the father of our favorite time-bending hero, Hiro, but (are you sitting?) Christopher Eccleston is joining the cast in January! I think I just died. Yep, there I am … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Movie executives is so stoopid

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Solonor

New Line screws themselves out of more wads o’ cash. Ok, so that’s my editorial bent on the real headline, which is “New Line Cinemas tells Peter Jackson they’ll make The Hobbit without him.” Apparently, the drooling morons fine folks … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The Big Screen | 3 Comments

Wiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Solonor

My son earned some serious brownie points (aka, “blackmail opportunities”) with his sister when he grabbed a spot in the line outside Wal-Mart and held it for her to get a Wii. He and a friend sat there for 8 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Verra nice

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Solonor

Friday, we became the last people in the U.S. and A. to see Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. I don’t know what to say that hasn’t already been said. It was gross, offensive, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Not just a nerd…a modern, COOL nerd. Hooha!

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Solonor

Modern, Cool Nerd 86 % Nerd, 60% Geek, 39% Dork For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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There are more things in a cardboard box, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Solonor

I know the news is a little late (ok, so it was last year, bite me!), but the good people at the National Toy Hall of Fame have put the cardboard box in its rightful place as one of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Golden Rule is a little tarnished these days

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Solonor

I typically find that most of the best examples of Christ’s message don’t think of themselves as good Christians. And the ones that do, are usually the worst. http://www.crazytracy.com/blog/archives/001030.php Continue reading →

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Call him drunken Ira Hayes…

Posted on November 12, 2006 by Solonor

We went to see Flags of Our Fathers last weekend, and it was great. The performances by the three Iwo Jima veterans who were paraded around the country to raise money for the war were all excellent, especially Ryan Phillippe … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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