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Needed AA batteries. Figured this out right as I was leaving work the other night to catch the Metra train downtown for class. On a tight schedule. Could NOT miss that train.

A futuristic story (thus far) about a submarine cruising the polar ice cap which finds a hidden underwater submarine base (perhaps Russian) which contains life.

It's been a busy week. My last post was related to Narrative and so is this one. I am racing to get out some new features. These include:

Just started - will write more soon.

I released a new version of ForkBender and Narrative this weekend. v0.6.0 is finally out. You will remember, of course, that Narrative is the Content Management System that enables me to create the content for this website. There have been a lot of changes in this release, some of which are visible to you:

Crazy start, will write more when done.

I got the 2-disc version of the Matrix Reloaded soundtrack from Borders on recommendation from Carmen. After listening to the album several times, I must say it is an excellent soundtrack. It is as good, if not better, than the original Matrix soundtrack. I am listening to it even now as I write this review.

I recently had a strange experience with IIS 5 and some phantom virtual directories. When I write "phantom virtual directories" I mean that IIS is handling requests for virtual directories that no longer exist. This is a description of the events leading up to this:

I have come to the conclusion that one of the reasons I don’t like watching team sports is that I don’t want to develop any sort of identification with a team. When you watch a team – the Chicago Cubs, for instance – you can easily get caught up in the action and start feeling like part of the team (even if you never sit in the dugout). You feel as if the players are friends of yours. You even call them by their first names; not that they would ever know who you are.

Sort of a disturbing film about a convicted drug dealer (Edward Norton) preparing to check into prison to serve a 7 year term for dealing Russian heroin. The excellent cast includes Rosario Dawson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Barry Pepper. Hoffman's role as a preparatory school teacher is of particular interest. This is a Spike Lee "Joint" and as such has numerous scenes which serve no other purpose other than to make a few political statements. There is some moving footage of post 9/11 New York City which fits in as a fitting memorial backdrop. Look for the scene where Norton is talking to himself in the bathroom mirror - a Spike Lee classic - and the discussions between Norton and Pepper in the club. The description of the prison that awaits Norton's character is enough to give any would-be criminal a whole host of second thoughts. Overall, not the best movie I've seen - certainly no Fight Club - but interesting enough to hold your attention for a couple of hours.