Oh technology how I adore and detest you
Posted by Jen | Filed under Film, Life, Technology
I am currently working on my PC at the moment-I haven’t been on this thing properly for what must be months! I work constantly on the Macbook since I have all the latest programs on that thing, the most recent program added being Adobe AfterEffects (I am finally learning how to use it in my digital imaging class!). Right now I’m listening to The Dark Knight score (I “serious”ly can’t get enough of it) on the desktop and it sounds like a sound system in comparison to the Macbook’s inferior speakers. (So imagine what a true sound system must sound like to my ears) There is an advantage to working on a 19″ screen than a 13″ one when it comes to print design… I hate how the PC doesn’t have a keyboard short-cut for em-dashes and en-dashes… it’s become second nature to me to reach for the Cmd+Shift+Hyphen keys. =/
I’ve been doing a bit of eBaying lately! I bought two items last week: an embossing tool (which should have got here by now, hrrmmm) and more excitingly last night I got this poster:
I aim to get all the Dark Knight posters eventually. They’re so gorgeous, especially the one with Joker behind the mirror wall scrawling “Why So Serious?” in blood/red paint/who knows and the ubiquitous Batman in front of the building brandishing the burning bat symbol. Am currently bidding on Batman: The Animated Series, Complete Season 1 DVD set but I don’t think I can get that. Well, who knows!
Anyhow, I totally recommend getting the Firefox Companion for eBay from Firefox Add-ons! It is totally awesome, and much easier to keep track of when auctions end, with nifty pop-ups like the one below:
I watched Hellboy during lunch–s’been a while since I last saw it! I didn’t realise until now that Rupert Evans, aka Frederick Hale from North and South, my favourite period drama ever, was in it, nor that David Hyde Pierce voiced Abe. I’d recognise that voice anywhere nowadays, having watched Frasier possibly hundreds of times. Anyhoo, looking forward to seeing Hellboy II. Looks set to be another spectacular dark fantasy.
