Whoo-hoo! Finally! I thought we were stuck with a lame plain-vanilla DVD version of this classic movie favorite, but today I found out that MGM is releasing a Special Edition DVD version come September 4, 01!! Yessss!
Hmmm? Oh, which movie? Why, The Princess Bride of course.
You just knew there had to be more "stuff" to put on the DVD, perhaps even more stuff than they are putting on this new edition (egads, could there be an advanced Super Collection Edition later?), but still, I'll be rushing out to the store on 9-4 and slapping my money on the proverbial barrel head (whatever that means).
This new version includes commentary by director Rob Reiner, commentary by author William Goldman, brand-new "As You Wish" documentary featuring all-new interviews with Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin and more, exclusive footage shot by Cary Elwes during the making of the movie, and 2 original featurettes! I'm very excited for the commentaries, but I'd also like to see outtakes and deleted footage! Is that on there too??

Attendees have been saying that the party last weekend was a great time, so I guess it was! I was feeling kinda hectic with all the people there and didn't much get to have any deep conversations. Lots of food, drinks and treats kept people satisfied and the weather was superb. My girlfriend hopefully had a good time as well, seeing as this was one of the last times she'll get to see some of her friends before she moves. I think she had a good time.
Now that I know how many people my little house can handle I guess I'll have to be more social and have people over more often.

I finally got all my pieces of my new bedroom set and it is a joy to use. I've been sleeping on a twin mattress on the floor for, oh, about 12 years now and I was just fine with that solution. Once in a while I'd yearn for "schlafensraum" (sleeping-room, if my German serves me well) but that was an unnecessary extravagance. Or, it used to be. Now I understand and appreciate the comfort and space of a queen-size bed! Oh joy joy joy!
But lately, I have been sleeping so heavily that when I am awoken (for whatever reason) my mind/body feels like it has been filled with cold molasses -- I am so utterly incoherent and non-functional. This has only happened twice and once I fully awake in the morning I am fine, but it is quite an odd/wierd experience.

I went over to the satellite presentation of Steve Jobs Macworld keynote this morning. It was rather exciting seeing live and on the big screen (over at the U of MN) but I have to say I was a bit disappointed. This keynote didn't have the full-on RDF (Reality Distortion Field) effect that Jobs is known for. It was good, but not insanely great. Still, I was impressed with the demos and the new softwares and I surely wouldn't turn down a new PowerMac G4/867 or Dual 800 machine. Hmmm... perhaps the Seybold conference will reveal some new surprises in September... if not, we'll surely be getting some advanced high-end machines come January (flat-panel iMacs, Powerbook revisions, maybe quad-processors machines or a few other surprises. Or so I hope). Whatever. It was still fun. Thanks to FirstTech for putting on this event.

I have this lovely crazy little blueberry bush in my backyard and I have been anxiously awaiting the ripening of the fruits this summer. They popped out a few weeks ago and have been growing well ever since. Although only about 24 berries seemed to be growing on the bush, I have been eager to taste their flavor. Last weekend I noticed that one berry had turned a nice deep purple and the others were heading the same direction. I sampled it. Just a bit too sour tasting. I figured about another couple of days ought to do it and they'd be bursting with flavorul juices! Imagine my great disappointment yesterday morning when I went out to harvest my blueberries -- every last one of them was gone! The only trace of the berries was one dried up husk on the sidewalk. Those darned squirrels are my prime suspects as they are always hanging around looking suspicious and hiding when you come near. Or maybe those little chipmunks that appear to be oh-so-cute. Hmph. Dangnabbit.

He was riding around on a ten-speed bike in front of Target tonight, looking very shabby and unkept, and he was loudly blurting out in a sing-song voice "I'm drunk... and I don't care... I'm drunk... and I don't care." Some young punks were sitting around outside and he rode over to them. They looked mostly amused, a little wary. "I'm drunk and I don't care." This got little response from the punks. "I'm gonna start a band," he exclaimed. The punks were now interested. "Yeah, Alcoholica." The punks were confused. They repeated the name as a question. "Yeah, Alcoholica. You know, like Metallica, but drunk." This greatly amused me but the punks didn't react much, probably playing it safe due to their close proximity to the drunken biker. If they encouraged him he might not go away, or if they mocked him he could get belligerent. "I happen to be one of the greatest musicians in the world. Oh yeah. As great a musician as John Lennon" he loudly proclaimed while staggering to hold up his bike. I laughed out loud. But I believed him. The punks weren't so sure.