New stuff is overated

The Mosley household has recently come into possession of some cool stuff. First off, Mrs. Mosley's dad sent over the complete Sesame Street Library from her childhood. This includes the original twelve hardcover volumes, in very good condition, that were published as a set in 1978. We can't wait for little C.C. to start reading these.


The other acquisition came during a trip to Sugarfoot Antiques at the Beaches several weeks ago. While browsing through the store, Mrs. Mosley caught site of a modest, well-worn box on a shelf. This turned out to be a copy of a 1964 Parker Brothers card game imported from France called Mille Bornes.


When I saw that it was a card game, I figured that there must be some missing. But they were offering a dollar for it, and that was definitely cheap enough to take a chance on. When we got it home, I went through the cards and, whadaya know, they're all there!


And what cards they are, too! There's something about the design and color scheme that just screams "Mod" to me. After all, It is French and it was released in 1964. Can't you just see this being played on a white shag rug in some London flat by photographers and fashion models? I sure can.

"Do I get to blow something up?"

Via The Brothers Brick, presenting the trailer for the first LEGO movie:



Two things that drew my admiration in the trailer was that (a) there is an actual LEGO construction scene in the film and (b) there is a gag about all the minifig characters not fitting four abreast down the hallway. Given this sort of winking joke, I wonder how they'll address the fact that minifigs can't wear those helmets AND their hair at the same time.

Don't bother to close your eyes and cover your ears. She'll still be there.

Ever since seeing this video linked from Metafilter several weeks ago, I can't get it out of my head. So I'm passing it on.



A pair of commenters on Metafilter put it best:

"I didn't know Ginger Rogers was a priestess of Cthulhu."

"Ginger Rogers did everything Cthulhu did, except backwards and in high heels."

Genuinely confused

One brief note on the recent Tea Party Convention and CPAC. At the time, there was controversy about the former because the guy who was organizing it was planning to make money off of it. As for the later, Sarah Palin is now complaining about it engaging in profiteering.

I really don't get this. For a group of individuals that decry Socialism every chance they get (whether it is in evidence or not) and hold high the banner of Capitalism, why on earth are they getting their panties in a twist about some of their own making a profit off of them?

That is all. Have a good weekend, folks.

Get on with it!

Here's a hell of a thing for a Librarian to say: I should stop reading so many books.

About two years ago, I read a report that the next Scorsese film would be an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel "Shutter Island". As luck would have it, I was looking for a book to read right then and had seen a copy of this book on the shelf recently. So I checked it out and read it.

Is it a good book? Yes, I would say it is. However, it has a twist ending that you'll either love or hate. Personally, I was fine with it, but knowing that ending permanently colors the way I look at all the previews, which have become more numerous and obnoxious as we all approach tomorrow's release date. Martin is going for some weird camera tricks and CGI with this one, and I'm afraid that this, combined with the ending, is going to elicit more giggles and scares.

Oh well, the sooner it comes out, the sooner the anticipation will die down... and the sooner Scorsese can get to work on the Sinatra Biopic.

Are smart-ass genes passed on from the Father?

Over the weekend, Mrs. Mosley and I were discussing our possible next child:

Mrs. Mosley: "Should we have a baby sooner?"

Myself: "I don't know. Would it mean us moving to Oklahoma?"

Truth be told, I actually mistakenly said Nebraska, but Mrs. Mosley still got the joke and it elicited the inevitable eye roll out of her.