tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post8227589574365431555..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: The Secret of KellsTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-10241247269942896352017-01-17T09:25:27.531-05:002017-01-17T09:25:27.531-05:00Haven't watched it yet. Computer went full-on...Haven't watched it yet. Computer went full-on blank last night. Inconvenient.<br /><br />Kind of makes me wish I'd bought that smart TV I was thinking about getting last week.<br /><br />Doh!Eric the Fruit Bathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003976042428037836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-1736991359969664282017-01-16T22:58:28.369-05:002017-01-16T22:58:28.369-05:00Lucky you, Known Unknown.
I think the Lindesfarne...Lucky you, Known Unknown.<br /><br />I think the Lindesfarne Gospels were part of that exhibit too. Or maybe I saw them somewhere else. I love that stuff.<br />Mumpsimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105924003974189699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-12006100308795228982017-01-16T22:50:48.468-05:002017-01-16T22:50:48.468-05:00"In the 1980s, I think, a friend and I drove ..."In the 1980s, I think, a friend and I drove several hours to Philadelphia to see the Book of Kells, when it was out on loan to tour the States. What a beautiful, beautiful thing."<br /><br />I saw the Book of Kells at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Amazing. Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-78240423070749152512017-01-16T18:59:22.326-05:002017-01-16T18:59:22.326-05:00I'm something of a minimalist. I can apprecia...<br />I'm something of a minimalist. I can appreciate more detailed animation, but sometimes I like just the suggestion. Lets me fill in with my own imagination.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623422545436294378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-71456283186042056522017-01-16T14:30:33.043-05:002017-01-16T14:30:33.043-05:00Troop has an Irish cop's mentality. But don...Troop has an Irish cop's mentality. But don't tell him I told you that.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-18843918747547044852017-01-16T13:16:07.963-05:002017-01-16T13:16:07.963-05:00Troop has a book of skells. He keeps it in his sto...Troop has a book of skells. He keeps it in his store.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-2185737863873129912017-01-16T11:45:32.746-05:002017-01-16T11:45:32.746-05:00In the 1980s, I think, a friend and I drove severa...In the 1980s, I think, a friend and I drove several hours to Philadelphia to see the Book of Kells, when it was out on loan to tour the States. What a beautiful, beautiful thing.<br />Mumpsimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105924003974189699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-76219857056192384802017-01-16T11:29:57.615-05:002017-01-16T11:29:57.615-05:00Should have added Fantasia to the other "old ...Should have added Fantasia to the other "old style" Disney animations. Fantasia was probably the high point of that realistic or traditional form of animation. The impact of The Sorcerer's Apprentice section of Fantasia is unimaginable in the stripped bare modern style. ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-71093182962911148522017-01-16T11:19:04.620-05:002017-01-16T11:19:04.620-05:00was not werewas not werericpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-63353654193206040852017-01-16T11:16:30.251-05:002017-01-16T11:16:30.251-05:00In a sense "modern" animation is about t...In a sense "modern" animation is about taking shortcuts. If you want to see what painstaking "realistic" animation is capable of you have to go back to Disney's productions - such as Cinderella and Snow White - before it too decided to go the shortcut route. I'm not coming down on either side of the argument, though, IMO, more is lost than gained when the attempt to copy natural effects is dropped in favor of the more mannered shortcut styles. Although I will say that the clean witty drawing of Rocky & Bullwinkle were refreshing after the heavier three dimensionality of the Disney classics.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-392505960191022912017-01-16T10:19:46.186-05:002017-01-16T10:19:46.186-05:00I forgot to mention: Wife said there's free sh...I forgot to mention: Wife said there's free shipping at The Spice House if you input the promo code "NOPOLITICS" or something along those lines.Eric the Fruit Bathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003976042428037836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-61256775045155593802017-01-16T10:18:50.312-05:002017-01-16T10:18:50.312-05:00I had never heard of Penzey - thanks for the heads...I had never heard of Penzey - thanks for the heads up - more Raleigh Nazis.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-67271411643976386142017-01-16T10:10:57.275-05:002017-01-16T10:10:57.275-05:00Just now, my wife said to tell her if I want any s...Just now, my wife said to tell her if I want any spices. She said she's about to place an order. But not Penzey's, from which she's been buying spices for many years.<br /><br />She said she's finally had it. She's sick and tired of the political bullshit. She said there's a spinoff business (maybe the Penzey guy's daughter or something) that sells pretty much the same stuff except without the politics. She's ordering from there. No more Penzey's.<br /><br />The new place is called <a href="https://www.thespicehouse.com" rel="nofollow">"The Spice House."</a>Eric the Fruit Bathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003976042428037836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-85723925637406685992017-01-16T08:49:54.609-05:002017-01-16T08:49:54.609-05:00Thanks for the recommendation.
It's on Netfli...Thanks for the recommendation.<br /><br />It's on Netflix streaming.<br /><br />We'll watch it tonight.Eric the Fruit Bathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003976042428037836noreply@blogger.com