Just to be contrary, I'm watching the 'Final Fantasy' DVD: completely synthetic (CGI in Hollywood lingo). It's clear that great story teling makes for great movies: films like Shrek and Monsters, Inc. are so popular the MPAAS added an animate film category this year. 'Final Fantasy's' graphics are amazingly realistic: they even have a charm all their own (as does Shrek).

The Awards this year, BTW, in their new home (in Hollywood, of all places) are much better than any recent Oscars... looks like they decided to get some forward thinking folks at the controls.. Does this mean Hollywood will start rethinking their mindless, last-century copyright stupidity...
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Menus are hard.. it's like hacking non-linear algorithms. Our new neighbors, lovely people, are Mormon: so I had to find non-caffeine and non-alcoholic food and drink choices for lunch - drinks were particularly hard (we're Episcopalian and not nearly so good about caffeine and alcohol) - So we wound up with Pellegrino water and herbal tea. Think about it - iced tea, Coke and other soft drinks, coffee, and, of course, all wines are off the list.

Dinner, BTW, gave me the opportunity to try a 2000 Fogarty Gewurtztraminer (it's a tiny bit sweet) with the salmon. I liked it, Linda gave it a thumbs-down.
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