Aquarium and Movies

I hope you guys had a nice weekend. Mine was pretty boring and I am perfectly ok with that.

I want to pimp the Multimedia section of the Aquarium of the Pacific’s website again. I will do this every few months when I feel there are really cool new additions. This time it is because there is a video that was posted actually almost two months ago about where our animals come from. I found it to be a really great and informative video. We are also sporting a library of short interviews with all of our guest speakers as well as a lecture archive (yes, you can actually see the entire lecture online). I have to admit, some are better than others. We also have an Online Learning Center that is great for research and reports. Oh, and let’s not forget the AquaCasts that you can listen to on our site or subscribe to via iTunes. And don’t forget, like on LJ, comments are love. If you check any of that stuff out and there is a commenting option, we would love to hear your thoughts on it (particularly the blogs). Some of the staff and volunteers have become a little dissapointed with the lack of comments. It has more to do with visions of hundreds of comments in their heads on huge sites, but we don’t have that online community yet. We can’t have the same expectations. Then again, out of everyone here, I am the only one that has created*, maintained, etc a huge active online community. I know it takes a lot of work and time, especially when you don’t have a ton of money to throw at it.

Anyway, point being, if you have time, please comment. I know that some of you have done so in the past (which totally makes me squee out loud), and some of you have even registered an account there! I really appreciate that!

*I use the term very loosely here since without the rest of you, there would be no community.

Now, on to other things. I finally got to see Grindhouse. We saw Deathproof then Planet Terror because I kept hearing that Deathproof was the weaker of the two. So my expectations were not high for the movie, and it was great that way. It was not at all what I expected. I expected gore gore gore! Instead, we got two stories of girls bonding and Stuntman Mike wanting to kill them with his car. The movie is about character development so we get to spend a lot of time with these girls. The action sequences were great though, especially in the first ‘accident’. OMG the scene from the different camera POVs was awesome (and gruesome)! Stuntman Mike crying like a little girl totally made my day. I really enjoyed it.

As for Planet Terror, I did end up liking it a lot more. It just had a lot more stuff going on so it wasn’t as sleepy as the other one. The “Missing Reel” cracked me up even though there is a part of me that really aches for knowing what we missed. lol The whole premise, the characters, stories, it was all so over the top that I just had to laugh and go along for the ride. I really really liked that one.

ETA: OMG this is made of WIN!

24 Responses to "Aquarium and Movies"

sprootles says:

January 23, 2008 at 12:03 am

zomg…buwahahhahaahah!

The Tetris was BRILLIANCE!

I liked the Super Mario stuff, too!

I think I might not be enough of a Nintendo person to get the rest of them though, if there were others.

For a second there I thought I saw some Galaga or Galaxan (or however we used to spell it…the one where you shoot the bugs in space).

Too cool.

P.s…I’m a former band jock and Drum Major.

Very well done.
1. anitza says:
  
  January 23, 2008 at 2:43 am
  
  I don’t think there was any Galaga in there, and not all of it was Nintendo, but yes, the other stuff you got right. There was Zelda stuff in there too, from what I can remember.
2. anitza says:
  
  January 23, 2008 at 2:43 am
  
  I don’t think there was any Galaga in there, and not all of it was Nintendo, but yes, the other stuff you got right. There was Zelda stuff in there too, from what I can remember.
3. ozo_head says:
  
  January 24, 2008 at 9:50 pm
  
  What did you play before being drum major?
  and….you were drum major? *is impressed!*
  (I played flute for 8 school years, the picolo for the last 3. I was such a band geek!)
  1. sprootles says:
    
    January 25, 2008 at 12:47 am
    
    Pssst…Mag! Dontcha just LOVE my icon? LOL! Just for you, babe! (I stole it…can’t remember where grrrrr….)
    
    Hehehehe…I never did any backflips off of ladders or anything, but I wasn’t too shabby…lol. Thanks!
    
    Well, I started playing flute in 6th grade. I played flute through 8th grade. Then, one day in band the director asked if anyone would be interested in learning bells, xylophone, marimba, and chimes. I jumped at the chance because there were about a squillion flutes in our band and the only way you got to play piccolo is if you were first chair.
    
    So, I learned and mastered all of the above and went to state and received “1” ratings for a particularly rowdy version of “William Tell Overture”. *squee* At this time I still played in a flute trio and went to state three consecutive years. Go me.
    
    Also, during my junior year, I taught myself to play the drumset (trapset) after school. I jumped into my first official performance in the pep band during basketball halftime. I can still play those. I wish I had my own set.
    
    I also fiddled around on a saxophone my brother abandoned. I taught myself a bit on it.
    
    I was in color guard (flag corp) my 8th, freshman and sophomore years. Then, my junior year, the band director announced there would be two drum majors. So, I jumped at that chance for marching band seasons.
    
    Anyway, that’s my band jock story (that’s what they called band geeks in my school).
    
    I still have my flute. It’s sitting right here beside the computer! My kids love it when I get it out and play for them.
    
    I took piano for 9 years, too, but I was TEH SUCK at it.
  2. sprootles says:
    
    January 25, 2008 at 12:47 am
    
    Pssst…Mag! Dontcha just LOVE my icon? LOL! Just for you, babe! (I stole it…can’t remember where grrrrr….)
    
    Hehehehe…I never did any backflips off of ladders or anything, but I wasn’t too shabby…lol. Thanks!
    
    Well, I started playing flute in 6th grade. I played flute through 8th grade. Then, one day in band the director asked if anyone would be interested in learning bells, xylophone, marimba, and chimes. I jumped at the chance because there were about a squillion flutes in our band and the only way you got to play piccolo is if you were first chair.
    
    So, I learned and mastered all of the above and went to state and received “1” ratings for a particularly rowdy version of “William Tell Overture”. *squee* At this time I still played in a flute trio and went to state three consecutive years. Go me.
    
    Also, during my junior year, I taught myself to play the drumset (trapset) after school. I jumped into my first official performance in the pep band during basketball halftime. I can still play those. I wish I had my own set.
    
    I also fiddled around on a saxophone my brother abandoned. I taught myself a bit on it.
    
    I was in color guard (flag corp) my 8th, freshman and sophomore years. Then, my junior year, the band director announced there would be two drum majors. So, I jumped at that chance for marching band seasons.
    
    Anyway, that’s my band jock story (that’s what they called band geeks in my school).
    
    I still have my flute. It’s sitting right here beside the computer! My kids love it when I get it out and play for them.
    
    I took piano for 9 years, too, but I was TEH SUCK at it.
4. ozo_head says:
  
  January 24, 2008 at 9:50 pm
  
  What did you play before being drum major?
  and….you were drum major? *is impressed!*
  (I played flute for 8 school years, the picolo for the last 3. I was such a band geek!)
sprootles says:

January 23, 2008 at 12:03 am

zomg…buwahahhahaahah!

The Tetris was BRILLIANCE!

I liked the Super Mario stuff, too!

I think I might not be enough of a Nintendo person to get the rest of them though, if there were others.

For a second there I thought I saw some Galaga or Galaxan (or however we used to spell it…the one where you shoot the bugs in space).

Too cool.

P.s…I’m a former band jock and Drum Major.

Very well done.
brassdollfin says:

January 23, 2008 at 12:18 am

Mwehehe, I’ve seen that one before. The concept does rock, even if they do sound horrid. Gotta give that much to them. I think my favorite part is the Tetris, but it took me a while to get it the first time around since the video was taken from the wrong side of the field. Definitely more win than most of the other video game shows I’ve seen.
1. anitza says:
  
  January 23, 2008 at 2:41 am
  
  Hahaha! Had to be someone in band to pick out they weren’t sounding too stellar. I noticed that too, but it is made of so much win that I could overlook that. My HS band sounded better than them, although that doesn’t say much, seeing how we had (have?) a championship marching band.
  1. sprootles says:
    
    January 23, 2008 at 3:03 am
    
    Isn’t that Tetris music sort of off key and eerie sounding sometimes, anyway? LOL I haven’t played it in forever so I can’t remember.
    
    I do remember Mario in the fire levels sounding feakish, too.
    
    OMG…Pong? I totally missed that one! *headdesk*
    
    You know what I was thinking? Those guys that had to run between all the formations. WOW! They must be in EXCELLENT shape! I mean, watch the yardage markers. To see them sprinting yards and yards to get to their marks! Amazing, really! LOL
  2. sprootles says:
    
    January 23, 2008 at 3:03 am
    
    Isn’t that Tetris music sort of off key and eerie sounding sometimes, anyway? LOL I haven’t played it in forever so I can’t remember.
    
    I do remember Mario in the fire levels sounding feakish, too.
    
    OMG…Pong? I totally missed that one! *headdesk*
    
    You know what I was thinking? Those guys that had to run between all the formations. WOW! They must be in EXCELLENT shape! I mean, watch the yardage markers. To see them sprinting yards and yards to get to their marks! Amazing, really! LOL
2. anitza says:
  
  January 23, 2008 at 2:41 am
  
  Hahaha! Had to be someone in band to pick out they weren’t sounding too stellar. I noticed that too, but it is made of so much win that I could overlook that. My HS band sounded better than them, although that doesn’t say much, seeing how we had (have?) a championship marching band.
brassdollfin says:

January 23, 2008 at 12:18 am

Mwehehe, I’ve seen that one before. The concept does rock, even if they do sound horrid. Gotta give that much to them. I think my favorite part is the Tetris, but it took me a while to get it the first time around since the video was taken from the wrong side of the field. Definitely more win than most of the other video game shows I’ve seen.
mollytype says:

January 23, 2008 at 2:37 am

OMG- I recognized the pong and Tetris- then Aidan came running out of his room demanding ‘What are you watching! what are you watching! That is Pokemon music!” Only to be followed moments later by Gabe, tearing out of his room yelling “That’s Bowser music! That’s Bowser music!” Now I know how to get their attention.
1. anitza says:
  
  January 23, 2008 at 2:38 am
  
  Ha! That is awesome!
2. anitza says:
  
  January 23, 2008 at 2:38 am
  
  Ha! That is awesome!
mollytype says:

January 23, 2008 at 2:37 am

OMG- I recognized the pong and Tetris- then Aidan came running out of his room demanding ‘What are you watching! what are you watching! That is Pokemon music!” Only to be followed moments later by Gabe, tearing out of his room yelling “That’s Bowser music! That’s Bowser music!” Now I know how to get their attention.
michablack says:

January 23, 2008 at 3:54 pm

Is Deathproof seriously ‘supposed’ to be the weaker of the Grindhouse films? I loved Planet Terror (‘specially the missing reel, heh), but Deathproof was just incredible and the ending was so awesome. I haven’t talked to anyone about the films who didn’t agree with me (though it might have something to do with me only having talked to my friends about them, and we tend to agree on most films). Might just be because I like Tarantino, heh.
michablack says:

January 23, 2008 at 3:54 pm

Is Deathproof seriously ‘supposed’ to be the weaker of the Grindhouse films? I loved Planet Terror (‘specially the missing reel, heh), but Deathproof was just incredible and the ending was so awesome. I haven’t talked to anyone about the films who didn’t agree with me (though it might have something to do with me only having talked to my friends about them, and we tend to agree on most films). Might just be because I like Tarantino, heh.
bemkah says:

January 24, 2008 at 8:29 am

Hey Mag. Beck from Immy here. I had a look at your Aquarium’s site; it looks amazing. I was pretty interested in the Rainbow Lorikeet forest you have there, here on the East Coast of Australia they’re pretty common. We have quite a few that live in the gum trees in our backyard, so I was unaware that they were endangered, or even considered to be pests. Poor things. Often they hang out in the tree near my window and squawk at 6 in the morning. Heh. They are beautiful though, and very intelligent. I guess the whole thing with New Zealand is yet another example of why animals from another country shouldn’t be introduced to a foreign environment. They have a similar problem there with Australian possums, some of which are endangered here.
bemkah says:

January 24, 2008 at 8:29 am

Hey Mag. Beck from Immy here. I had a look at your Aquarium’s site; it looks amazing. I was pretty interested in the Rainbow Lorikeet forest you have there, here on the East Coast of Australia they’re pretty common. We have quite a few that live in the gum trees in our backyard, so I was unaware that they were endangered, or even considered to be pests. Poor things. Often they hang out in the tree near my window and squawk at 6 in the morning. Heh. They are beautiful though, and very intelligent. I guess the whole thing with New Zealand is yet another example of why animals from another country shouldn’t be introduced to a foreign environment. They have a similar problem there with Australian possums, some of which are endangered here.
ozo_head says:

January 24, 2008 at 9:48 pm

That was awesome! Loved it, made me wish UC Irvine had a football team, it would’ve been great to have had fun like that! Yeah, the music isn’t sharp (at least not where it should be for a college marching band), it’s quite sloppy. And the formations are that great either, but the concept is ultra cool.
thanks for the kick!
ozo_head says:

January 24, 2008 at 9:48 pm

That was awesome! Loved it, made me wish UC Irvine had a football team, it would’ve been great to have had fun like that! Yeah, the music isn’t sharp (at least not where it should be for a college marching band), it’s quite sloppy. And the formations are that great either, but the concept is ultra cool.
thanks for the kick!

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