We just saw BATTLESHIP and it absolutely kicks ass. I have maybe one quibble so tiny it doesn't matter. We enjoyed every minute of it. Highly recommended.

Saw two spectacularly good pieces of entertainment this weekend: the new BBC Sherlock Holmes "Scandal in Belgravia" and the Avengers movie. Both excellent in every way.

The Fable of the Century: http://robertreich.org/post/20538393444

I had a lovely walk on a blustery, brisk, sunny spring day. The local park was overflowing with Easter Sunday activities: a group picnic of several families, lots of parents and children playing, a horde of children scrambling around the grassy area after scores of Easter Eggs (two little boys' "baskets" were Spider-man heads), and children learning to fly kites.

Meanwhile, the rats have returned to the back yard. They must have gone literally underground for the winter. Big rats and baby rats zoom in and out of the ivy after spilled birdseed, and Randy's had to resume bringing the birdfeeder inside at dusk.

There are some days when it's amazing and awesome to work at Zynga. They've purchased the entire, huge office building in San Francisco that the company moved into last year, and today they officially took possession of it in grand Zynga style. As I drove up, I saw men high up on cranes as they hoisted a four-story tall banner of the Zynga dog logo into place on the front corner of the building.

When I got out of the elevator to look down at the huge atrium lobby, I discovered that over the weekend they had painted over parts of it in Zynga's signature color, bright red. There were HUNDREDS of red balloons rolling around on the floor. There were gigantic Zynga banners on the inside and Zynga-themed furniture. Inside the part of Zynga where most of our offices are, there were hundreds more balloons. I had great fun wading through bright red balloons all day.

Late in the afternoon, the lobby became a carnival with cotton candy, popcorn, peanuts, sno-cones, a giant bouncy house for kids, arcade games, a billiards table, and face painting. They handed out some swag and told us enjoy ourselves. They added two giant, red dog statues near the main entrance. I'm curious to see how much of this remains permanent, but it sure made for an entertaining day.

Bully Boy pigeon and his cinnamon girlfriend.

Another Jem interview for a pop culture website: http://www.soapinthebathroom.com/interview-with-christy-marx-creator-of-jem/

We JOHN CARTER OF MARS today and enjoyed it. I don't know why the movie isn't doing better. Did people expect Shakespeare? It's a decent adventure movie. I liked the casting, the visuals, the adaptation of the original story, and thought the CG was extremely well done. I recommend it to anyone who likes swashbuckle and fantasy adventure.

Damn, more sad news. We've lost Peter Bergman of Firesign Theatre. I was a huge fan of Firesign back in the day

http://firesigntheatre.com/media/media.php?member=Bergman

Sad to hear that a wonderful and influential artist, Jean Giraud, aka Moebius, has left this mortal realm. He had a powerful impact on illustration with work that was unique and breathtakingly inventive. I met him many, many years ago and he was a fascinating gentleman. I'm sorry his creative genius is gone so soon.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-me-moebius-20120311,0,3697696.story