The State Within
2006
BBC

Merry Christmas!

Jodhaa Akbar
2008
director: Ashutosh Gowariker

The Ricky Gervais Show
season 1
2010
(Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington)

a post just because of the date....and three semi-related quotations....

When your life flashes before your eyes,
make sure you've got plenty to watch.
-Author unknown, from a television commercial


Begin doing what you want to do now.  
We have only this moment,
sparkling like a star in our hand,
and melting like a snowflake.
-Marie Ray

To change one's life:
Start immediately.
Do it flamboyantly.
No exceptions.  
-William James

12-12-12

Extras
season 1
2005
(Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen)

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
collection 5
2009

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
collection 2
2007

all dressed up, Mister.

photo taken Sunday afternoon

Norwegian Wood
2010
2hrs 13min
(in Japanese)
based on the novel by Haruki Murakami
written and directed by Tran Anh Hung

The Devil's Star
author: Jo Nesbo
English-language translation c. 2005 by Don Bartlett
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-06-113397-8

take the pledge book people!
(and a neat song too)

www.bookpeopleunite.org

 looking around....

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Collection 1
2005

road trip:
Friday, 28 September 445.7 miles to Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday, 29 September 485.4 miles to Fort Smith, Arkansas
Sunday, 30 September 154.2 miles to Hot Springs, Arkansas
Monday, 01 October 329.2 miles to Tupelo, Mississippi
Tuesday, 02 October 365.9 miles to Carbondale, Illinois
Wednesday, 03 October 366.2 miles to Davenport, Iowa
Thursday/Friday, 04-05 October 569.6 miles (stops in Winona, Minnesota, and back to the start)

total miles: 2787.9
total states: Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin

IMG_3158 Duluth MN

IMG_3158 Duluth MN
Originally uploaded by meira.kala

photo of downtown Duluth via skywalk system

Dollhouse
season 2
2009
(Eliza Dushku, Olivia Williams, Tahmoh Penikett, Alan Tudyk)

new nephew:
Asa James
7pounds 2ounces
20inches
19:30

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
2008
(David Tennant, David Morrissey, Dervla Kirwan)

IMG_3142

IMG_3142
Originally uploaded by meira.kala
grasshopper and sunflower

IMG_3144

IMG_3144
Originally uploaded by meira.kala
sunflower from garden

Monarch of the Glen
series 7
2005
(Lloyd Owen, Kirsty Mitchell, Kellyanne Farquhar, Martin Compston, Alexander Morton, Susan Hampshire)
BBC series

IMG_3097

IMG_3097
Originally uploaded by meira.kala
flower from garden

Monarch of the Glen
series 6
2004
(Lloyd Owen, Alexander Morton, Dawn Steele)
BBC series

Monarch of the Glen
series 5
2003
(Alastair Mackenzie, Lloyd Owen, Dawn Steele, Paul Freeman, Susan Hampshire)
BBC series

IMG_3095

IMG_3095
Originally uploaded by meira.kala
nasturtium flower in garden

An Idiot Abroad
season 1
2010
(Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington)

states: MN ND SD NE KS AR MO IA

miles:2422

places: Homestead National Monument of America

Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Fort Scott National Historic site

George Washington Carver National Monument

Pea Ridge National Military Park

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum

Harry S. Truman National Historic Site

Harry S. Truman Library

Monarch of the Glen
series 4
2002

Monarch of the Glen
series 3
2001

The Leopard
author: Jo Nesbo
translation c.2011 by Don Bartlett
original: Panserhjerte c.2009 (Norway)
ISBN 978-0-307-59587-4

IMG_3027

IMG_3027
Originally uploaded by meira.kala
bleeding hearts

IMG_3029

IMG_3029
Originally uploaded by meira.kala
one of my favorite photos

Monarch of the Glen
series 2
2001
(Alastair Mackenzie, Susan Hampshire)

Outsourced

1hr 43min
2006
(Josh Hamilton, Asif Basra, Ayesha Dharker, Matt Smith)

Sabah: A Love Story
2005
1hr 30min
(Arsinee Khanjian, Shawn Doyle, Setta Keshishian)
director: Ruba Nabba

IMG_2999

IMG_2999
Originally uploaded by hulababykala
photo from earlier this month.

The Adjustment Bureau
2011
1hr 46min
(Matt Damon, Emily Blunt)
based on Philip K. Dick's 'Adjustment Team'

Megamind
2010
1hr 36min
(Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey)

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
2009
1hr 59min
(Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen)

Unknown
2011
1hr 53min
(Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger)

The Green Hornet
2011
1hr 59min
(Seth Rogen, Jay Chou)

United States of Tara
season 3
2011
(Toni Collette, John Corbett, Eddie Izzard)

MI-5
volume 9
2010

My Neighbor Totoro
1988
1hr 26min
(Hayao Miyazaki)

Headhunters
author: Jo Nesbo
translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett
translation c. 2011
eISBN: 978-0-307-94869-4

Sydney, NSW, Australia (March 2012)

Sydney, NSW, Australia (March 2012), a set on Flickr.

photos from Sydney, NSW, Australia

two photos from my travels to Sydney, NSW, Australia. more photos on the flickr site.

If you want to be happy, be.

-Leo Tolstoy

Towelhead

1hr 56min

2007

based on novel by Alicia Erian

(Summer Bishil, Toni Collette, Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello)

director: Alan Ball

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

1hr 25min

2010

documentary: Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'.

-Henry Moore

* * * Leap Year Day 2012 * * *

SchoolHouse Rock!

Special 30th Anniversary Edition

2002

2hrs 33min

(television...old school)

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

2hrs 30min

1980

(in Russian)

Bab'Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul
1hr 36min
2006
(Parviz Shahinkhou, Maryam Hamid)
director:Nacer Khemir

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
season 1
2008
(Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose)
based on novels: author: Alexander McCall Smith

A bell is no bell 'til you ring it,
A song is no song 'til you sing it,
And love in your heart
Wasn’t put there to stay -
Love isn’t love

'Til you give it away.

-Oscar Hammerstein, Sound of Music, "You Are Sixteen (Reprise)"

Love is the poetry of the senses.

-Honoré de Balzac


Come live in my heart and pay no rent.

-Samuel Lover

* * * * * Happy Valentine's Day! * * * * *

Soul Kitchen

2009

1hr 39min

(Adam Bousdoukos, Anna Bederke, Birol Unel)

director: Fatih Akin

1Q84

author: Haruki Murakami

ISBN 978-0-307-59331-3

translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin & Philip Gabriel

c. Alfred A. Knopf 2011

The Hit List
1hr 30min
2010
(Cole Hauser, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jonathan LaPaglia)

Farewell
2009
1hr 53min
(Emir Kusturica, Guillaume Canet)
(Russia, French, English)

winter photos from this past weekend

The A-Team

1hr 57min

2010

director: Joe Carnahan

Somewhere
2010
1hr 38min
(Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning)
director: Sofia Coppola

Community

season 1

2009

(Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, Alison Brie)

The Tourist

1hr 43min

2010

(Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie)

Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Year of the Dragon!

The King's Speech

1hr 59min

2010

(Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush)

Happy New Year 2012!