Silent Monks Sing Hallelujah

Six years ago I posted this fun video for Christmas...and I figure it's time to bring it back to the front. Enjoy. :)

Happy Thanksgiving...jibjab style

Hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving and remembers all of the things they're thankful for. I'm so thankful for my wonderful family. They are the best part of my life every day. I love you guys.

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Happy Halloween time

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Merry Christmas to all and to all a Macarena

Here's wishing you and yours a super fabulous Christmas and a wonderful holiday season overall. Best wishes!

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Random and arbitrary silliness scoured from the depths of the Interwebs

It's been a while since my last post of silly images/etc found in my Internet wanderings…so without further ado, please enjoy this latest smatterings of zaniness from the Internet.

I did not create any of these images and take no credit for them. So if you happen to be the owner/creator, please don't take offense at my sharing. If you want one or more removed or would like to receive credit for your work, just let me know.

Enjoy.

Movie Review - Austenland

I read the book Austenland about 4 years ago and generally enjoyed it. It was a whimsically fun modern take on the Jane Austen obsession that was enjoying a resurgence thanks to recently updated movie versions of Pride and Prejudice. Even though I enjoyed the book, my wife enjoyed it even more (she's recommended it to a number of friends and has also gone on to read the sequel Midnight in Austenland…which I still haven't done, though perhaps the film has jumpstarted my desire).

It was no surprise that my wife was super excited when she heard they were turning the book into a movie and that Shannon Hale would be involved in writing the screenplay (to make sure it didn't get screwed up). It had a run at the Sundance Film Festival and even though we live close, we didn't end up getting tickets. So we waited for the limited official theatrical run. Even then, it's only showing at a few local theaters and some of them have it sharing a screen with other "bigger" hits and only playing once a day. So it was pretty clear that the industry doesn't have a lot of faith in this as a money maker. Still, we picked up our tickets and went into the theater (ignoring the fact that the movie name wasn't even above the door).

The movie starts out by showcasing the obsession shown in the trailer. Our heroine Jane is thoroughly obsessed with all things Austen. While she still has a "normal" life in terms of having a job and doing some dating, the quick scenes at the start of the movie show that she is much more excited about Jane Austen's world than the world of the 21st century. The film pulls together a ton of cheesy hilarious Austen memorabilia that can be laughable individually but which comes off as somewhere between funny and sad when compounded to take up her entire room/apartment.

Enter "Austenland", a Jane Austen themed resort. Set on a large country estate in England, Austenland serves as a place for an Austen aficionado to escape the real world and become fully immersed in the world of Jane Austen. Tenants are to "eschew all things modern" and live as though they were in the Victorian era. The manor is staffed with actors dressed in period costume and versed in the etiquette and manners. The acting staff also includes a romantic partner for each vacationer. Over the course of the retreat, there will be walks in the garden, horse rides, hunting, croquet, sewing, reading and all other forms of Victorian recreation for the young well to do in Jane Austen's world.

Silly randomness from the depths of the Internet

It's time for the blog segment I like to call "random images that I found and felt like sharing."

I claim no ownership of any of these...they just came across my path so I could put them in your way.  If you are the legal owner and want/need me to remove any of these, just let me know.

Enjoy.

Happy Father's Day dad!

Happy Father's Day Dad! Thanks for all you've done and all you do. You're fabulous!

More Random Silliness from the mystical Interwebs

Just in time for Father's Day...it's my semi-irregular posting of random silly images found in my time online.

I claim no ownership of any of these...they just came across my path so I could put them in your way.  If you are the legal owner and want/need me to remove any of these, just let me know.

Enjoy.