I can't believe the level of confidence required to trawl Suns campus and come away with a brand spanking new Thumper storage server. This sort of passion is to be commended :-)

Movies I've seen recently . . .

* The Machinist

One of those creepy slow descents into madness type of flicks. Christian Bale plays a machine-operator with insomnia who starts to lose all sense of reality. Recommended.

* The Woodsman

Another one of those slightly creepy movies. Kevin Bacon plays a reformed child-molestor trying to make a new life for himself outside jail. Recommended.

* Triplets of Belleville

Genius animation from France/Belgium - a mother tries to find out what happened to her cycling son who has mysteriously disappeared. Highly recommended.

* Dig

Follow the relative career paths of two related bands - the Brian Jonestown Massacre & the Dandy Warhols. The ego's and personalities on display from these two groups are both pretty astounding. Amusing.

* Lonesome Jim

One of my favourites of 2006 - caught at the tail end of the recent Film Festival. A disillusioned guy moves back home in his late 20's to try and sort out his life after failing to make a mark on the big city. Recommended.

* The Big Night

An oldy but a goody - a small Italian restaurant struggles to survive in 1950's USA because they won't compromise on their cuisine (you to can cringe when the person demands a side of spaghetti to go with her risotto). The pacing is a little slow but its a nice enough movie for a rainy day.

* Kolya

Another oldy - I missed this when it did the Festival circuit several years ago. Basically one of those 'buddy' movies in which an old mans life is enlightened by the initially unwelcome appearance of a young boy whom he has to look after.

* Clerks II

I was prepared for the worst but actually came away enjoying this - its still not as good as the original (or Mallrats / Chasing Amy / Dogma) but its much better than the last one (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back). Recommended if you like Kevin Smith (and you're not easily offended).