Bonsai!!

Update Jan 27 2006 I have seen two additional films that have made my top 10 list, and Crash is slowly slipping towards the bottom. New list:

1. Junebug


2. The Constant Gardener


3. Syriana


4. Good Night, and Good Luck


5. Crash

Well, this camera is starting to make sense. I guess that means I have graduated from "click the silver button to shoot but don't touch anything else" to "I know what the buttons mean but not when to use them". I got a few good shots of chopper (all the shots from yesterday and today are on my shutterfly site). I am liking this new lens more and more.

I got a mini bonsai kit for christmas. The first steps in growing it are indoor near a window, but the next steps involve placing it outdoors. And as per the instructions, this should generally be in summer or spring. Therefore I am unsure what to do with it. Theoretically I could just complete the first step and hope it survives in the window for a while, and if it doesn't, no big loss since it's not too expensive. That seems unusually harsh, though. I am not sure Buddha would approve.

The real question is where I would put it. There is no safe window in the apartment due to feline intrusions. And Audrey likes to chew on green things.

Tonight Lisa and I are going to The Dining Room in Monticello. I'm trying to decide
in advance what I should order, but it's a tough choice. Everything looks good, including the Butternut Squash Risotto, Roast Pork Tenderloin with cherry reduction sauce, and Chicken Breast with succotash and tomatillo salad. And don't get me started on the Desserts or after dinner cheese with 7 year cheddar.

This weekend I must see some movies. Right now my 10 best of 2005 list is lacking.

1. Junebug (Coming to DVD on Jan 17!)


2. Crash


3. Good Night, and Good Luck



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Big Gap (These are iffy top 10ers)



4. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Bear


5. Me and You and Everyone We Know


6. The Upside of Anger


7. Kung Fu Hustle


8. Batman Begins


9. Millions


10. A History of Violence

Ebert lists The Woodsman as a 2005 movie seemingly. IMDB says 2004. If it really is 2005 then it is somewhere around 4-6. I still have not seen: Syriana, Munich, The Squid and the Whale, The Constant Gardener, Nine Lives, Saraband, Lord of War, Hustle & Flow, Capote, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The New World, North Country, Match Point, or Brokeback Mountain, any of which are potential top 10ers.