They turned on the fountain by the Christian Science Center during a brutally hot day in Boston last Saturday.  Photos below.

They installed huge torches by the Fort Point Channel in Boston. Adds some ambiance, though the water is dirty and it faces the Children’s Museum (currently under construction).

Still, nice to see the area being developed. Seems like an attempt to simulate the fire on the water in Providence.

No matter where you work – asking people to hold the elevator and then taking it to the second floor is just NOT COOL, man!

Take the stairs and get some exercise.

Photo of the Christian Science Center in Boston. I like the verdant bushes below this fantastic structure.

This weekend I had a free movie coupon for Blockbuster’s, so I decided to swing by the Blockbuster on Mass Ave in Boston.  There were a bunch of new releases coming out, so I figured it’d be no problem to find something I wanted.

Saw about 100 plastic holders for “Stranger than Fiction” – all copies gone.  The Prestige – all plastic, no copies.  Hollywoodland was there, but I didn’t feel like it.  A Good Year and Tenacious D were in, but I’ll probably never see those.

Figured I’d catch up on some classic movies I’d never seen.  Here’s what else was not at Blockbuster:

• Brazil
• Casablanca
• Hustle & Flow
• Crimes and Misdemeanors
• Perfect Blue (anime)
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Shogun (just finished the book)

Now come on – who’s renting “Brazil” on a Friday night???  (Well, other than me.)

More importantly – if someone else is watching Brazil, why do I have to wait for them to return it before I can watch it?  Why can’t I just press a button (like with OnDemand) or click a mouse (like Limewire) and the movie comes on?

In the end, I asked the clerks if there were any extra copies of “The Prestige” and they found one in the just returned pile.  Two weeks later there will probably be dozens of copies of The Prestige on the shelf while some other release takes up shelf, but that’s two weeks too late for me.

Think I’ll stick to on demand and DVD purchases, and skip Blockbuster whenever I want to watch a good movie.