Movie review: ''The Pacifier''

Last night The Lady suggested we rent a movie, and GG felt he had been sufficiently diligent that week to participate. We rented “The Pacifier” (2005). It stars Vin Diesel as a Navy Seal who is assigned protection duty to five children while the mother is away -- and ends up playing nanny until the mother’s return.

Every time Vin Diesel’s character said “I’m a seal,” Gye Greene exclaimed, “No he’s not! He’s a human being! Seals have small black noses! (etc.)”

The movie is a little cheezy and a little thin, but harmless. It’s essentially family-friendly

It also has the fellow who plays “Robert, the older brother” in “Everybody Loves Raymond” and the thirty-something mother from “The Gilmore Girls.”

Again, the movie is not brilliant, but harmless, and has some funny bits. Get it if you want to rent a movie but no one can agree on a movie, and/or nothing else looks good.


(note: Here in Aussie-land, they refer to baby pacifiers as ''Dummies.'' But I don't think ''The Dummy'' would have worked as well for an Action-Comedy movie.)


--TG

Good ferret/robot vacuum blog entry

In browsing through my morning assortment of blogs that I read, I thought this one -- from Old Roommate -- was entertaining.


--TG

Two more Australian differences

The Lady had a large headache last night, so Gye Greene, The Bub, and myself drove out to get takeaway pizza.

Two Australian things that I am still not used to:

(1) You are not allowed free ''near-turns'' (in the U.S., no ''free right on red'').

(2) Hour-long t.v. shows start on the half hour, not on the hour. (Ex: ''The Apprentice'' starts at 10:30pm, not at 10pm or 11pm.)


Also: Last night, the start of ''The Apprentice'' was delayed by ten or fifteen minutes for special Live Footage of Princess Mary of Denmark (but formerly of Australia!) and Prince Frederik emerging from the hospital with their firstborn.

I commented to The Lady that when Prince Frederik gets to change the nappies, it will bring a new meaning to ''The Royal 'Wee'.''

But, she was not amused.



--TG

You can be an action figure!

I was browsing through some of Gye Greene's old issues of Linux Format (a UK magazine), and I came across this:

This company -- herobuilders.com -- will custom-build an action figure of you: US$425 for the standard version, or US$525 for a talking one. (US$40, or US$60, for each additional one.)

Custom tattoos, clothing, and such are extra.

(The mention was in Linux Format #65/Apr 2005, p. 10)


The price is a little high -- but perhaps it would be worth it for a special occassion, such as a graduation or anniversary.


--TG

Cooler weather

It has been warm -- bordering on hot -- the last few days. But we had a bit of rain on Thursday, and it's rained contstantly -- although to varying degrees of intensity -- since early evening yesterday.

The temperature is now a soothing 69 degrees F. indoors. Judging by Gye Green's rain bucket at the side of the house (he catches the rain, then uses it to water the plants), we've had two to three inches since yesterday.

Unfortunately, once the rain ceases and the sun returns, all the dampness in the ground will be heated, and thus converted to humidity! But, at the moment, it's rather nice. It reminds me of Seattle. :)

--TG