Two winters ago we paired beer with the cheeses this was a success. Last night was no different. Paul and myself managed the tasting and once again … it was great.

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Although I don’t agree with the no seeding regulation, it should be fun.

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Although we are ranking higher then them for this season, they have been known to distract us with jello shots and smiles.

I know, it sounds elementary but I fall for it every time.

More of my favorite compositions on Transonic Medium can be found here.

Once again, the writers have left avid viewers hanging in the rafters; yet with excitement in anticipation of what is to come.

Who is Jacob’s nemesis in relation to Jacob?

Are they playing some sort of game? Back in season one, Locke shows Walt how to play backgammon and Locke says “… two players … two sides. One is light, one is dark”.

And how about Elizabeth Mitchell’s performance all the way up to the closing frame? Incredible!

The time has come.

Our team Joanie Loves Bocce will be playing the Paisans tonight.

Go Joanies!!

Saint Helena’s Cameo Cinema is small intimate theatre with one screen. They have a segment titled Art File Series (AFS) that runs every Wednesday night. During this time, a pre-chosen movie is played based on that month’s theme. January was Sci-Fi and lead to the showing of classics such as Blade Runner, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Matrix. I was able to attend all except Close Encounters.

One upcoming theme that management is still trying to decide on is Spaghetti Westerns and will feature more classics like The Searchers and possibly The Magnificent Seven. Another AFS theme for romance will include titles like When Harry Met Sally, An Affair To Remember and Ghost. Although this is not my style, you have to admit — The Art Film Series is a great concept.

It is a 10 minute video between a sales guy (Chip) and someone in the his IT department. If you’ve ever had to call your IT department for anything then I am sure you can relate to Chip and his frustrations with the process of resolving his problem. If you work IT then this will hit home perfectly as Chip’s vague description of his problem results in all hell breaking loose for the IT guy.

I remember seeing the trailer for the pilot episode of Lost and it didn’t look interesting so I tuned it out. On Sept. 22, 2004 I happened to be flipping the channels and caught the start of the show. I thought, “Ah, what the heck? Let’s check it out”. The show was just interesting enough to leave me wanting for more.

Season one’s flashbacks were a great vehicle for learning more about each character. It’s finale with Locke and Jack starring down the hatch let me wanting more. The opening scene to season two was probably the most impressive deception-execution techniques I’ve seen on TV. That is, until the last scene of season three’s “Through the Looking Glass” at which I recall simply replying, “Woh” in my best Keanu Reeves voice. Season four’s technique of flash forwards was great as it let me formulate my own theories on what is happening; or, what will happen.

At this point in the Lost series we realize that it’s no longer about getting off of the island. There is something much larger at play here. I’ve been really impressed with the creativity that has been put into the production of Lost. I hope these writers and producers will continue to intrigue our minds and leave us wanting more.

From Netscape and Google to Digg and Facebook the audience is given first hand testimonials from the revolutionaries themselves.

The episodes include …

Browser Wars
This is the story of an epic battle between America’s mightiest corporation and a small group of “computer geeks” who created a revolutionary technology.

This was a fantastic episode. It discusses the launch of Mosaic and its transition into Netscape in the mid-90’s. It then discusses Microsoft’s reaction to the phenomena which at the time only added more fuel to the anti-trust ruling that was eventually handed to them on April 3rd, 2000.

Search
In a few short years a new and unique way of finding information revolutionized the Web and in the process created one of the largest companies in the US; Google.

Bubble
In an astonishing journalistic coup, the founders of the Amazon and Ebay, Jeff Bezos and Pierre Omidyar, tell the story of how their business grew from nothing to dominate the global economy and profoundly change the way we live our lives.

People Power
This is the story of how the internet has changed society and how a new breed of entrepreneurs are shaping our digital futures. It all started with Napster; a way of swapping music that was dreamt up by the teenaged Shawn Fanning.

The mini-series is being shown for the next few weeks. The Science Channel has a schedule of the episodes that are being broadcast over the next few weeks. This is definitely an event to record on your DVR.

Since the annual Game Developers Conference is being held this week there will probably be a lot of great composers on hand. Personally, I hope to be able to meet Garry Schyman who composed the music for Bioshock; from which he has already received numerous awards.