Caving Indecision
Did my first real caving this week, somewhere north of here. We spent several hours at PT-17 (unofficially known as Indecision), and briefly dropped into Crash and Famous Five. I had gone underground at two of the most famous caves in the world, Carlsbad Caverns and Mammoth Cave, both in the United States. Those caves [...]
Return of the King rules with 11 Oscars!
For the first time since The Last Emperor, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won every Oscar it was nominated for, including Best Picture, Best Director for Peter Jackson, Best Adapted Screenplay, and 8 others for a grand total of 11 Oscars, putting it in company with Titanic and Ben-Hur for [...]
Jesus and the Passion of the Christ
The Passion opened on the 25th of February, and by the end of the weekend, had grossed 125.8 million, and that’s just in the US! No other movie came close, but the competition isn’t that strong either. Fueled by controversy from all sides, Mel Gibson’s movie has achieved blockbuster status. Who would think a fairly [...]
Cuba Carnival
The largest street festival in New Zealand has come and gone. Taking place the last weekend of February, it involved a night of movies on Friday, followed by two full days of music and a general street festival atmosphere. It’s one of the better festivals I’ve been too, in terms of diversity. They had music [...]
