The Secret Life of Chaos (2010)

OMFG. Clearly a must watched for any nerd. Actually making me think I want to pursue microbiology with emphasis on organic mathematics? Is there such a field of study? Idk.

I haven't been this amazed since the time I watched Nova's feature on Mendelbrot's fractals. So fractals like those other phenomenons mentioned on The Secret Life of Chaos has connections with feedback effect and of course, the namesake, chaos. I admit, the first time I heard about quantum physics, I didn't like it. Didn't like the randomness, or more aptly put chaos, involved. It wasn't elegant or safe. Now I think, it is quiet beautiful. That Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction was mind-blowing.

Watching pieces like this, makes me begin to believe, that perhaps the little world that I have made for myself is good enough ... as if I'm discovering secrets all for myself and myself alone.

There's another documentary with Professor Jim Al-Khalili as host I want to watch after seeing this.

Also, rip Benoit Mendelbrot

The Veg Edge

"The Veg Edge" was seriously inspiring. I watched the debut episode on the cooking channel. One dish that caught my attention was the mung bean crepe. I love mung bean.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I

First part of the last Harry Potter novel series. There are some noticeable deviations from the book, or I can't remember, because it's been awhile since I read it. This film starts with Harry leaving Privet Drive, and ends with (spoiler) Voldemort taking Dumbledore's wand.

I loved it. I must say, this must be the best I've seen yet of the film series. The length of Harry Potter films can be noticeable, but this time, I actually wanted it to be lengthier. Also, I found myself often looking away or closing my eyes, because it was scary. I watched it with my friend and she kept giggling for what ever reason, and I started giggling. I don't know. It's quite poignant the way the audience grows up along with the movie characters as well as the story itself. I mean, if I were eight years old, I'd be wetting my pants with fear if I watched this.

(Spoiler) When Dobby died, I started hearing plenty of coughing in the audience. I know what they were doing. Trying to hide leaky eyes and noises with coughing. It made me think of a documentary I saw long ago, or perhaps it was an article, pointing out how we humans tend to exhibit more compassion than what can be explained out with present evolutionary theories ... or something like that. Dobby isn't a real creature, he's made out of pixels ... freakin' CGI, and yet I hear men and woman uncleverly hiding their tears with coughing. Then again ... I got a bit teary watching Wall-E when it came to this idea of having ruined the Earth and coming back to it - because it is home.

French Food At Home

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Laura Calder hosts a French cooking show. I've been watching all the episodes that my DVR was able to tape, as the usual suspects in the house is all too happy to delete episodes when it gets in the way of their telly viewing. Not in DVD form yet, but this is going on my wish list.

Episode I just watched was called "Free Spirit". Recipes includes a rolly-polly cake, and chicken in a creamy paprika sauce.

I liked this episode, because the recipes all seemed pretty easy and delicious. She takes a little field-trip to see free range chickens. It's one of two cooking shows I DVR. It's visually pleasing. Love the large kitchen. As a host, she's growing on me.

Best part of this episode, was when she announceed that's it's her tenth year anniversary of running away. Before that, she had an office job, boyfriend, apartment, and an impeccable educational background behind her. Then she realized, she hated it. So, she ran away to cooking school, and made it to France for a number of years. I want to say something similar someday.

In the Realms of the Unreal (2004)

Got done watching In the Realms of the Unreal about the outsider artist Henry Darger. I had watched less than half the film awhile ago, and decided it was time to finish it.

I love this to pieces. I didn't cry, I wept. I would purchase a copy of this if I had the funds.

Favorite were things Darger's landlady said about him:

Close to 300 pieces of paintings which most of them both sides, 30,000 pages of written work. One of the things Nathan use to say was - when you don't have a family, when you don't have television, you don't have radio, see what you can achieve; but he didn't think Henry slept very much.

Obviously his personal life was a very sad one, very lonely one, but his inter-life, I can't imagine anybody having a richer life than he had.

Gregory's Girl

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From the early 1980s, a Scottish lad, falls in love for the first time, to the only girl who has joined the football team.

Loved it. One of the best teen movies out there. Gregory is a gangling comedic, likable, character. Has adorable relationship with his little sister. Has this friend obsessed with everything about cooking. At the same time, there are two guys, trying as hard as possible, to also get chicks. Makes me want to watch In Search of Gregory, which as nothing to do with this film what so ever.

Favorite parts: The market bathroom scene, the penguin, Gregory's angry rant towards a little boy trying to date his sister.

Gregory - "Who are you anyway? You're talking about my sister, and she doesn't go for walks with anybody. Whats the idea, coming to people's doors, seducing people's 10 year old sisters? Act your age, go out and break some windows, demolish some phone boxes. See when I was your age son ..."
Boy - "Whats wrong with you, eh?"
Gregory - "There's nothing wrong with me son. You're the one who should be worried, seducing children. You're a freak. You're heading for big trouble. Underage walks, dates, you'll run out of vices before 12 if you don't slow down. Go on, get lost! "