U2 3D

We got to see this spectacle this weekend. If you like the band, you should go see this movie if it is in your area.

It was showing at an Imax theater near us. It's not just a typical concert movie. There's other nifty stuff goin on. And I'm not going to spoil it by telling you.

This movie gave the viewer the vantage point of the concert-goers, the view the guys in the band have and some views that can only be seen by sitting in an Imax theater.

It was certainly something to see!

Night At The Museum

Tonight had to be one of the best school nights ever. This is the second week of my Museum Studies class and we got the full frontal, behind the scenes, only for select audiences tour of the State Archives and some of the State Museum.

I have been going to the State Museum since my dad took me there as a kid. Surprisingly some of the exhibits haven't changed since then. I'm ashamed to say, I haven't been in the museum in quite a number of years. Though I've worked near it and really have no valid excuse for not going.

We started out in the 4th floor board room which has a spectacular view overlooking the city of Harrisburg, the Susquehanna River and parts of the west shore. After a discussion he took us down to an area where some of the archives are stored. After leaving the freight elevator, we all stood collectively near the doors marked "Archives" waiting for the professor to find the key that unlocked the door to reveal the mysteries that room held. I felt like one of the kids in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when Mr. Wonka was about to open the door to the room where everything was edible and the chocolate river flowed.

He opened the door and switched on the lights and there were metal shelves heavy with baby cradles, dress forms with formal gowns worn by governor's wives, quilts, teddy bears, blanket trunks, household utensils, etc. I could have stayed in there all night and had a blast!

We went to an area where they date archaeological finds. This is one of the largest department in the museum. There are some 3.7 million artifacts there. There were cases upon cases of American Indian arrowheads, pottery, beads, effigies all right next door to the palaeontology department. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to get to see what was in there. Maybe in a couple of weeks. If you'd like to take a virtual tour, click here.

The visit tonight just sealed my fate. If I don't get to work in that museum at some point in my life, I will be a very unhappy girl!! Luckily, the professor is the head curator of the museum. I think I may have the connection I need to find myself a very fulfilling job! Now I'm thinking, I wonder what the archives are like at The Met?!?

McNuggets

I absolutely love this commercial. The tune is catchy and these guys crack me up! They have names too...Fernando and Thomas. Now, I'd never actually eat a Chicken McNugget, that's just gross.

Susan Maurer in NYC New Year's Day 2008

Thought I'd share a bit of poetry read by my friend and published poet Susan Maurer. She's reading at The Bowery Poetry Club in NYC.

Warning! You may need a cigarette or cold shower after you watch this!

Things I Think About

I've been finding this presidential campaign pretty darned interesting. Though I've always been registered Republican, I think I'm as far from Republican as I can be. I'm not sure what I'll do when I get to vote in the primaries since most of the Republican candidates quite frankly scare me. I just took a "Straw Poll" on line and it showed the demographics of the U.S. based on who is voting for which candidate. According to this poll, Hillary is clearly the choice among Dems, but when it comes to the GOP....there is no one clear winner. That makes me feel better.

I've taken The World's Smallest Political Quiz, and according to that I'm a Liberatarian. That's how Nittanybri is registered. I don't know that I'm ready to take the step to actually register as one. Though I'm all for government change.

There's a gentleman I work with that is preaching the word of Ron Paul. I want to like Ron Paul, but every time I see him in a debate he looks like an incompetant, senile old man who makes no sense when he responds to a question. I really do not think there will ever be any change to our goverment until we finally elect someone representing another party besides Republican or Democrat. And I don't see how anyone that's not Dem or Rep will ever get elected.

On a completely different note...I begin my first masters class this coming week. The class is Museum Studies. I'm really looking forward to it. It's just one night a week. I'm also hoping there's not alot of homework. I'm getting lazier.

I've finally gotten smarter too about buying books for my classes. When I first started school, I'd buy books from the book store. Then in more recent years, I learned to buy them used on line because they were cheaper. Now, I'm not buying books at all but borrowing them from the library. Hopefully this doesn't backfire on me.

And finally, I just heard on the news where one of Hillary's political advisors (I think) got a DUI over the weekend. Recently in my neck of the woods, a former Commander of the PA State Police was arrested for DUI and you may remember the head of MADD was also arrested for DUI. A couple of weeks ago, several of us were playing a game of Trivial Pursuit and the question was "What's the most common arrest in the U.S.?" Guess what it was? DUI! So, all these arrests, jail time, fines, and supposed behavior modifying therapy are doing what???? It seems these laws have been concocted just to make the counties, cops, and counseling services richer. But it's not solving the problem, nor will it ever unless, in my opinion, prohibition is reinstated.

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