Jeanne is wandering around on her own a lot now and I spent some time during the afternoon to do a bit of baby proofing. I put on corner bumpers to the TV table and installed safety latches on low-lying kitchen cabinets. That should keep her away from the contents for a while.
Month: March 2011
Black Swan is about a Nina, a psychotic ballerina trying to perfect the roles of the white swan and black swan in Swan Lake. As she struggles against the challenge, she is hindered by painful pyschotic attacks but which seems to lead her closer to perfecting the role. As perfection comes within grasp, she realizes that it’s not just her who wants the role.
If that sounds familiar, you’ve probably seen Pi also from Darren Aronofsky.
Through great movie-making, Black Swan successfully draws you into the pyschotic world of the lead character for a pretty immersive move watching experience, i.e. you will almost feel the full range of emotions Nina felt. Natalie Portman is absolutely brilliant in the move. As a bonus, it has a lot of beautiful ballet dancing and, of course, the much hyped girl-on-girl action with Mila Kunis. Not for the casual viewer as the movie is dark and heavy but if you’re a serious film buff, you will be rewarded.
Rating: 4/5
I sometimes see pee splattered on the floor when I visit the men’s room and it occurred to me that maybe it can be used as an indicator of how good a programmer is. Pee splatter is sloppy and sloppiness is definitely not an indicator of a good programmer. But then again, maybe it’s all those business analysts and project managers.