Wow! Someone's made an animated short film of Edwin Abbott's classic "Flatland!" With Martin Sheen!
Seriously, that book was really inspirational to me as a budding mathematician. The acceptance of higher dimensions is critical for modern mathematics and physics, and the earlier you can be exposed to the concept, the better your visualization will be when you encounter the really freaky stuff. The book does get a little bogged down in some Victorian morality tales, so I hope this film can bridge the gap to the next generation. I can't wait to see it.
Funniest thing I've seen in months!
"Weird Al" Yankovic is still funny after all these years. How does he do it?
"Only question I ever thought was hard
was 'Do I like Kirk or do I like Picard?'"
My hockey season started in good style today with the Winter Hawks in a 12-round (!!!!) shoot-out win against Kamloops. Since Aaron's in Europe, I decided it was time to try to get Jemiah to her first hockey game, and I think she had a pretty good time, so I might have a convert. I'll have her hating on the Canucks in no time!
But I was really there to see Juuso Puustinen from Kamloops, a Finnish Flames draft pick from this year. Scouting reports had him a bit of a lazy player, but I sure didn't see that tonight. And for a Finn he was pretty cocky about his shoot-out goal. Also had an assist on the night. Hard to tell if he's got what it takes to make the team based on one game, but I was not at all disappointed in his play.
For the Hawks, Kurtis Mucha is looking as solid as ever in goal. I can't wait to see how he develops over the season. I'm taking bets now on where he gets drafted. My money's on third round. The Hawks managed to put a few real plays together, and the two Europeans are both looking like good additions. Langwieder has serious wheels, and looks to be a great set-up guy. Sjodin wasn't as physical as I was expecting, but was really strong down low. All in all, they're not looking too bad for early in season.
But really, I can't wait for the Flames first game on Thursday. I finally broke down and ordered a Kiprusoff jersey, Hopefully it will have the same great mojo that my Kipper action figure had for a month last season.