Razzleccentricity

A classic film, a brilliant song, the perfect actor... I tear up every time.

I swear to use my scientific knowledge for the good of Humanity. I promise never to harm any person in my search for enlightenment.

I shall be courageous and careful in my quest for greater knowledge about the mysteries that surround us. I shall not use scientific knowledge for my own personal gain or give it to those who seek to destroy the wonderful planet on which we live.

If I break this oath, may the beauty and wonder of the Universe forever remain hidden from me.

~ from "George's Secret Key to the Universe" by Lucy & Stephen Hawking with Christophe Galfard.

I don't watch Iron Chef, Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, etc., but OMG I MUST SEE THIS! Akshay Kumar is certifiably adorable. And I wonder if the dishes will all be vegetarian-friendly...?

We watched THE classic Bollywood film last night - Sholay! The year was 1975, the Big B was rocking the bell bottoms, and the time was ripe for a "Curry" Western.

In this scene Our Hero Veeru (Dharmendra) and Basanti (Hema Malini) have been captured by the evil bandits. Their leader orders Basanti to dance. When she refuses, he has a gun pointed at Veeru. Unless she dances for them, they will kill Veeru. Even more insidiously... as soon as she stops dancing, they will shoot him. She must dance to keep her beloved alive!



( Lyrics! )

Thanks to folkchick3, I've connected with bolly_flicks - a fun new blog relevant to my interests. ^.^

BF actually mentioned recommendations... heheheh... so I'm going to make a list of the movies I own (and love) and some I've seen that I've really enjoyed. ( Cut for the masala-adverse... )

Whew, that's enough for now!

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Falafel and hummus.

(It's what's for dinner.)

Watched "Taare Zameen Par" (Like Stars on Earth) today and bawled my eyes out (both sad and happy tears). If you love/work with/know some elementary-school kids, you MUST see it. And if you love/work with/know some college-age kids, you MUST see "3 Idiots".

Aamir Khan is just too much awesome for this planet.



(Even when he's being very silly. :)

So, there's a rumor on the internets that Pinellas County commissioners are planning to slash the budget for Heritage Village and shut it down. They will be "locking the gates when the money runs out!"

Now I know how reliable internet rumors are, and the woman who made the Facebook site doesn't offer any proof of this vile plan other than a link to an article about an antique car club being unable to hold their annual show at the Village this year due to "recent county manpower and budget constraints."

telaryn kindly provided more concrete evidence:

Okay - the County is in the process of eliminating all the paid positions because of budget issues. There is lip service at this point that they are willing to maintain it entirely through volunteers because shutting down a museum (which is what HV is, after all) would be a logistical and PR nightmare.

So in addition to community support, what the museum really needs at this point is people willing to commit to helping to run the place, either through massive donations or their physical presence.

I can neither provide a massive donation or my physical presence, but if anyone in the Tampa Bay area reading this can spread the word to people who could help, please do so. It would be nice if as much hellfire and damnation could be stirred up about this as was stirred up about the Biltmore Hotel, but I suspect that will be rather unlikely given that Heritage Village is a) not in Belleair and b) less spectacular in a showy way.

Heritage Village is a "building preserve." Many historical structures from around Pinellas County were moved to that site to prevent their destruction. From the Coachman cabin to the Lowe House, these were the homes of early Florida pioneers and residents. Considering how the vast majority of Florida history has been run over roughshod by "developers", Heritage Village deserves far better than being budget-slashed into oblivion.

If anyone knows of any way to help... please do.

Performed by Turkish artist Emir, song written by Turkish artist Tarkan.

( English translation from the AllLyrics forums: )