"It was a design that Lara had heard about but never seen - an ME.Hess, Multi-Envelope, named after the architect who'd drafted the first, on Earth. The MEs were relatively inexpensive, durable, and because the contact with the ground was limited to a small number of relatively slender stabilizing posts and a single industrial lift, there was little danger of unexpected interaction with the planet's natural inhabitants - an important consideration in unexplored environments.
      'It looks like a bunch of balloons with a couple of ledges tacked on,' Jess said, and Lara smiled, nodding. In essence, that was exactly what they were looking at; the gigantic off-white spheres were filled with bouyant gasses, supporting a series of decks for landing and observation, laboratories, and a decently sized living area. The uninflated 'balloons' were much cheaper to transport than powdered plasticrete." - an interesting scifi concept from War, by S.D. Perry

I *heart* Huckabees, with a lot of good people. Along the lines of Waking Life, but less surreal and aching and more oddball and funny. Lots of points were nailbitingly uncomfortable, but at least they were funny and seemed enlightening somehow. The phrases "hyperactive," "fuckabees," and "how am I not myself?" seem a good summary to me.

The Life Aquatic (with Steve Zissou) - with Bill Murray and Owen Wilson. Wyatt described it as kind of a movie version of the 8-bit Nintendo Jaws game, which is kind of apt and funny. I thought this movie was especially interesting not because it was particulary hilarious in any way, but though it wasn't anywhere near as funny as we expected, we were never bored - it's just laid back and pleasant to watch.

The Celestine Prophecy, by James Redfield. Mmm. New Age. I'd say not worth reading unless obligated to; there are some vaguely interesting ideas scattered within it, but they really just seem like very simplified psychology. And the plot and writing are atrocious.

midnite.rain - art

SETI@home - I used to have something like this, except for cancer and smallpox research, but I'll take this until I can find something like the former again