Its my blog so, once in a while, I'm going to throw in a posting that is something other than a book review. Feel free to ignore or enjoy.
First, the movie. Well, we got all excited and went a couple of days ago to see The Da Vinci Code. Between us, we came at the movie from different directions. I loved the book; Carolyn gave it up after 50 pages. No divided opinion when it came to the movie - it really wasn't very good. It's very lecturish and surprisingly slow. Not sure whether to blame the screenplay or acting, but Tom Hanks seems to sleep walk through this - easily his worst performance in years. The only thing that salvages the movie from boredom is a stellar performance by Ian McKellan. And now they're saying X Men 3 isn't very good either!
Next, the web site. If you like music of any kind, I've got an amazing web site for you. The site can be found at www.pandora.com . This free service is an outgrowth of the "music genome" project that categorizes tens of thousands of pieces of music by dozens of criteria. Put simply - tell Pandora about a song or an artist that you like and it instantly builds a custom streaming radio station of music that matches what you specify. You can add more songs and artists to the station and it will get more specific to your tastes. You can even create multiple radio stations to match your moods. I was really stunned at how well the service in finding music that I like. Its especially fun since, because of its huge database, it throws in obscure music that, while you've probably never heard of it, is exactly the kind of music you wanted! You definitely need a broadband connection, but, if you love music, give it a shot.
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