Last day of school

Today is the last day of school before the Christmas holidays, to which I’m looking very forward after the stress I’vee been through these past months.

I spotted this house on the way home from school last night in Kalkar near Bad Münstereifel:

In other news, André and I watched The Return of the King on Wednesday night. The film was very good, as expected, but there was a bit too much fighting for my taste. I guess Tolkien is to be blamed for that. Also, I missed one or two key scenes, which probably have been cut because the movie would have gotten too long otherwise – I expect them to be included in the extended version. Other parts were very close to the book, or even taken verbatim from it. I won’t give away the ending of the movie; let me just remark that I think it was quite melodramatic – in German you would say (literal translation) that they pressed on the tear ducts a bit too much.

Summary: excellent movie, go and see it! I think André and I will watch it again after Christmas – and needless to say we’re eagerly awaiting the release of the extended edition on DVD.

Web colors

The 4096 Color Wheel is another great little gadget that helps selecting colors for websites.

Link via Garret