As the crow flies

Chinchillas and Balustrades

Just in case you didn't know, smoking is perilous to your health. In my brother's opinion, that is the main point of the movie Constantine, starring Keanu Reeves and that actress from the Mummy. The film had good potential in terms of plot, but just failed to deliver at the conclusion. To briefly describe the premise I would say - Keanu is an exorcist sort of guy who deals with demons on earth. So you see a portrayal of demons and the conflaguration of hell, but of course there were some theological issues. Overall it was interesting but I wouldn't recommend it. The main thing that I got out of it (indirectly) was how much more powerful God is than any demon or Satan himself. Amen to that.

The music industry heard my buddy Jack Johnson release his third album, "In Between Dreams." This album is a lot more mellower than previous Jack albums, but is good nonetheless. If you are new to Jack, I would recommend either "On and On" or "Brushfire Fairytales" before buying "In Between Dreams." Just listening to Jack Johnson makes me feel cool. If you're not into that mellow, surf music, try listening to The Killers. I just can't get enough of that song "Mr. Brightside." I don't know what it is, but I like it. I can't say I always liked it since the first few times I heard it I thought the music was too foggy. The rest of the album "Hot Fuss" is pretty decent as well.

In other news, Audi recently released their new version of my favourite car, the RS4 (for a shorter article see here). At first glance I'm not sure I like the exterior styling of it. I think its that big shield grill that Audi is trying to make their symbol on their new cars. At the moment I prefer the previous RS4 produced only in 1999, of which only about 6000 were made. But the new one stays true to the Audi RS line tradition, with a V8 producing 420 hp with a 100km/h acceleration time of 4.8s. And this is a family sedan/wagon.

posted by Aaron @ 9:13 PM