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Awards:
- Golden Globe
- Best Picture – Drama
- Oscar
12 Years a Slave
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How to Steal a Million
Dec 21st, ’13 – Watched on HBOGO
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Frozen
Dec 20th, ’13 – Watched at the Gateway Theater with my girls – mostly to celebrate the end of their semester.
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Father and Son
Father
It’s not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
You’re still young, that’s your fault,
There’s so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I’m happy.I was once like you are now, and I know that it’s not easy,
To be calm when you’ve found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you’ve got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.Son
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
It’s always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there’s a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.
Just relax, take it easy.
You’re still young, that’s your fault,
There’s so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I’m happy.I was once like you are now, and I know that it’s not easy,
To be calm when you’ve found something going on.
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you’ve got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.Son
How can I try to explain, when I do he turns away again.
It’s always been the same, same old story.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there’s a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.
Father
It’s not time to make a change,
Just sit down, take it slowly.
You’re still young, that’s your fault,
There’s so much you have to go through.
Find a girl, settle down,
if you want you can marry.
Look at me, I am old, but I’m happy.
Son
All the times that I cried, keeping all the things I knew inside,
It’s hard, but it’s harder to ignore it.
If they were right, I’d agree, but it’s them you know not me.
Now there’s a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.
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Top Gun
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The Giant Mechanical Man
The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier
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Hyde Park on Hudson
Watched on HBO last night. I had seen the trailer a few months ago (don’t recall what movie I was watching), but kinda had wanted to watch it, but at the same time never made any effort. After having had watched – I am glad that I hadn’t made the effort.
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Nook Books
I finally decided to get a eBook – “Programming Amazon Web Services”. The initial search led me to believe that
But once I decided to get it and started looking for my options I soon realized:
- Nook Reader is not compatible with OS X v10.8 or above (I am currently on v10.9)
- It is supposed to support iOS (both iPhone and iPad), but the book does not even show up on my Nook reader app on my iPhone
So, basically the very first eBook I really wanted to get – I am unable to because B&N / Nook has not kept up with Software updates 😦
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Books on My Wishlist
Here are some books that I am meaning to read at some point. I also have a similar (and a bit more comprehensive) list on goodreads. Not sure if you are going to be able to view my list without an account. Though the account is free, not sure you will want to register for it.
- The Blood Telegram – Random House
- Islam without Extremes by Mustafa – Amazon
- Learned about this on Fareed Zakaria GPS
- The Reason I Jump – Amazon
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