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sonja + baby, maddy, aj, scary bunny., originally uploaded by mattlogelin.

so nice to have a really freaky bunny in our neighborhood.

take a gander at 20 of the most popular Top 10’s that have published in 2008 so far.

via Best Of 2008: Most Popular Top 10’s of 2008.

I love Top 10 lists for some reason… here’s a meta-top 20

Last night we saw Slumdog Millionaire. It was a soaring and moving experience. We sat down in the crowded theater, and we watched the previews as my mind did the reality-detachment dance. However, when the opening frame flashed upon the screen with text that read, Mumbai 2006, my heart skipped a couple beats as I thought about the reality of the past week in Mumbai — a place I have never been, but a place I would like to go.

I was quickly drawn back into the story, which finds the main character being interrogated (tortured) by the police. They are attempting to find out how this slumdog came to be waiting on the chance to win twenty million rupees. (via the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire)

Through a clever retelling of the slumdog’s life, we learn how he knew the answers. Obviously, I’m not going to give away how it ends, but I strongly recommend that you see this movie. It’s easily one of my best of 2008, and one of my favorites of the past few years.

The characters of this film, the places and situations are made of a strong humanity that was very real, conflicted, and ultimately, extremely compelling. Thanks to my sister for the recommendation!

Side note: we bought tickets while sitting at dinner using the internets. As the line was piling up for the 7pm showing, we decided to spend an agonizing 15 minutes trying to purchase tickets via moviefone.com for the 8:30pm show… luckily, we prevailed, and good thing too, as the movie was sold out!

St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie all are making plans for new housing and businesses to take root around light-rail stations that have already been sited in their towns.

From Four Suburbs are Betting Big on Light Rail

Great news – but again, it would be a lot better to be planning and building a number of lines in tandem. Where are the lines to the north and east?

wow, this is apropos:

Grandma’s on the Computer Screen

That they were a thousand miles apart, their weekly visit unfolding over computer screens in their respective homes, did not faze either one. Like many other grandchildren and grandparents who live far apart, Alex and Joe Geosits, 69, have become fluent in the ways of the Web cam.

I just purchased a webcam for my grandparents so we could start video calling in a few days…

ok. i’ve gone ahead with the transferring of my domain and host. we’ll see how this goes.

i’ve been thinking about switching internet hosts, but it’s quite an ordeal. i think i have a pretty good handle on getting the files transferred, dumping the databases to sql files and reimporting, etc.

but the real problem is mail. how do I efficiently move a bunch of mail accounts from one host to another?

matt and I are both on 1&1 hosting. let’s just say that we’ve been less than thrilled.

who’s your favorite host?