Interests of the Week

Dreadnots – Robotic Hands of God: The new release from the band, available as a free download from their website, a solid mix of beats and samples that the Dreadnots have completely mastered over the years. It is also possible that the intervention from the first track helped the remainder of the songs in a positive fashion.

District 9: I really don’t go to movies much, but Nicole was pretty intent on seeing this one in the theater and I’m glad we did. Without question, I enjoyed this movie more than any I have seen in a long time (maybe since Shaun of the Dead). I would think that even if you aren’t a sci-fi fan (which I kinda only pretend to be by obligation of being male and a geek), the drama and emotion of this movie would override any turnoffs a flick about aliens would cause. Maybe the only turnoff is that it gets a bit gun-happy at points, but they are really big guns that make lots of big carnage…well, okay, that isn’t really making it sound any better…

Hippo in the City: Laughed myself stupid watching this last night.

Secret Weapons: A fascinating book about insects and their defense mechanisms. If they ever mutate to being ten feet big, we are in deep trouble.