Frank Caico's Blog

Had a nice relaxing weekend (all too short, as usual).  I finally got around to doing some much needed chores.  I also managed to do a little bit of woodworking.  Last week I put the final coats of polyeurethane on my Mitre Saw station, and on Saturday I took some photos of it.

Mitre Saw Station

I even got to use it on Saturday to make some picture frame moulding out of spalted cherry.  Its going to make a great addition to my shop.

Saw a few movies this weekend:
Friday I saw For Your Consideration.  I didn't think it was very good.  There were some funny moments, but all-in-all its kind of the same schtick that Christopher Guest and his gang have been doing reformed and revised yet again.  I think I could probably miss their next movie if its going to be more of the same. 

On Saturday we saw Borat, which unless you've been living under a rock you have already seen it or heard much about it.  I think this has to be the funniest movie I've seen in a very long time.  The hotel room scene had me howling. I can only imagine what kind of law suits this movie is generating for.  Purportedly, the police were called on Sacha Baron Cohen 91 times during the production of this film.

Sunday I saw Babel. This is the latest movie directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga.  Their previous works include 21 grams and Amores Perros.  The acting was quite good, and the characters were well-developed and sympathetic but the narrative didn't feel satisfying in the end.  It certainly seemed like it could have been edited down to much less than the current running 2 hours 26 minutes.  I'd say I liked it more than 21 grams, but less than Amores Perros.

Saturday, Angela, John and I went to The Black Pearl Cafe (used to be Dickies) to see what their food was like.  Pretty underwhelming.  I don't think I'm going to try their food again until business picks up (if it ever does).   We had originally tried to eat at Red Robin, a new gourmet burger chain that has come to Rochester. The 40 minute wait time scared us off.  Let me know if you have a burger there - I am curious to see if their burgers are worth the $10-$12 they are asking.

When Danny DeVito appeared drunk on The View this week, he was roundly criticized for it.  I believe Barabara Walters was angry enough that she demanded an apology from Mr. DeVito.   Apparently Danny was out partying all night with George Clooney (who had appeared on The Daily Show earlier that day).    I'm not sure why this is such a big issue for people (though he did criticize The President - and quite humorously I might add), but it certainly seems a bit overblown.   I thought he was personnable and amusing.  I certainly don't think he was being overly inappropriate considering the gravitas (or lack therof) of a show like The View.  Keith Olbermann had much to say on the subject.  He seems to think that much of the criticism aimed at Mr. DeVito is partisan.  You decide (I happen to agree).

As Christmas approaches, its getting to be the time of year when I start planning my New Years Eve party.  I was actually considering having a Festivus party this year. There would be the aluminum pole, the airing of the grievances, and everyone's favorite; the feats of strength.  What do you think?

I just saw this comic on pVp. 

I forgot about the whole amnesia-kiss thing from Superman 2. Interestingly enough, it seems that one can only interpret that plot element (and what it means for Superman Returns) in 2 ways: 

1. Lois Lane really didn't lose her memory, and was faking the whole thing to avoid any awkward situations with Clark in the office.
2. Lois Lane is a complete whore and didn't even know that the kid was Clark's.

So Lois Lane is a tramp and Superman isn't a terrific person either.  Maybe they do belong together.

Idunno, to be honest, I found the new Superman movie to be pretty underwhelming (if not downright bad).  

Hiking Home

More Colorado photography here.  That's good ol' John Dyer in the photo.  JD, Annette, Angela and I went for a hike in Boulder.  It was a really grey day and I thought this pic looked much better in B&W. 

The weather has been GREAT the past few days.  I actually went to work wearing short sleeves and no jacket today.  Of course its going to hurt that much more when the snow arrives on Saturday. :-/ 

At least the warmer weather gave me an oppurtunity to put a few coats of polyurethane on my latest woodworking project. 

I spoke to my doctor yesterday about my arm(s) again.  We've decided to hold off on any surgery for a while and will try some Physical Therapy.  I think he suggested Ultrasound treatment.  My right arm does feel stronger than it did a month ago, so I'm hoping that with some P.T. it will heal and not require any invasive surgery. 

I'm slowly getting through processing photos I took while in Colorado.  This one, of a snow leopard was taken at the Denver Zoo.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!