September 2009
2 posts
9
I just saw 9, and it’s always a little disconcerting when you feel empathy for sock puppets (even if they have each been granted 1/9 a human soul). I certainly didn’t expect to get misty-eyed during that film.
The voice-acting was about average, although the script during action scenes (“9!” “2!” “7!”) sometimes bordered on inane - perhaps they...
Influence
When I was in the third grade (roughly), I read “Into the Land of the Unicorns,” and absolutely loved it. (As an aside, I am actually straight. You may find those two facts difficult to combine, but I assure you they’re both true.) I actually loved that damn Unicorn book so much I wrote the author asking if he was going to write any more, because at the time it was advertised as...
August 2009
2 posts
Internet
In the past 3 weeks, I’ve had internet for only the middle five days.
I want to skull-fuck comcast right now. But at least it’s back…
By the way, extended departure from the online world does nothing to cure internet addiction. It just made me pine for it more and more.
EDIT: I’m not sure if I used skull-fuck correctly. Sadly there doesn’t seem to be an entry in...
Healthcare $.02
Look, people. Healthcare is expensive. It’s expensive because doctor’s fees are expensive, which is a result of medical school being expensive, long, and difficult. You need to accept the inherit expense of healthcare before trying to come up with a solution, or else you will be plagued with a bunch of ideas that violate the conservation of money (not strictly true all the time, but...
July 2009
5 posts
“I hope it does see clearly, because I can’t any longer these days see into...”
– Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly
Weird "Heathers" facts.
Two stars of the movie died at an early age: Jeremy Applegate (Peter Dawson, whose character prays he will never commit suicide) committed suicide with a shotgun on March 23, 2000, and Kim Walker (Heather Chandler, who had the line “Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?”) died of a brain tumor on March 6, 2001.
From: The Darwin Awards
1: Now when she says yes, play track 2 off Wilco's "Summerteeth" album. It's in the car.
2: I, I have no intention. And even if I did, I certainly wouldn't use Wilco. Wilco?
1: You don't deserve Wilco.
June 2009
1 post
“Visually-striking Romantic Sci-Fi & Fantasy”
Hey fuck you Netflix genre-chooser! What makes you think I’d like something like this?
May 2009
4 posts
U-235
“Experimentalists assembled perfect shining cubes of uranium into near-critical masses by hand. One man, Harry Daghlian, working alone at night, let slip one cube too many, frantically grabbed at the mound to halt the chain reaction, saw the shimmering blue aura of ionization in the air, and died two weeks later of radiation poisoning. Later Louis Slotin used a screwdriver to prop up a...
The defense attorney asked, “Did you actually see with your own eyes my client bite off the ear in question?” The witness said, “No.” The attorney pounced: “So how can you be so sure that the defendant actually bit off the ear?” To which the witness replied, “I saw him spit it out.”
We have the fossils, the intermediate forms, the comparative anatomy, the genomic homologies—we’ve seen what...
Great Feynman Quotation
From a poem he wrote as a youngster:
Science is making us wonder wander,
Wander, far and wide;
And know, by this time,
Our face we ought to hide.
Youtube commenter blows it
I believe they were trying to talk about the chemistry between the two actors in the clip; however, what came out was: INCREDIBLY GOOD CHEMISTS !!!!
…not quite, buddy… not quite.
April 2009
6 posts
Good article that shows why I firmly believe in... →
speed freak song, YEAH!
Klassic Movie Montage Technique
The angry young artist stares at a blank canvas. Suddenly, the music cuts in! She grabs the brush and starts painting furiously! Vigorously! Another character does something dramatic; something which will be symbolized by the angry artist’s painting!
seriously though
wtf is this twitter shit… I mean jesus I’m narcissistic but holy fuck this is just taking it to the max. the worst part is, I’m sure twitter just inflates some people’s (movie stars’) egos even further, to a dangerously high level.
I feel like an old man… how is this possible at 22?
yeah but anyways point is, I have to join in order to follow Kristen...
Perhaps I shouldn’t have seen Adventureland,...
I've never been more proud in my entire life. →
March 2009
5 posts
Mike Gannon's "Get What You Deserve" →
This is a cover of a Derek Trucks tune by my high school buddy. He’s recorded every track himself (instrumentals and vocals) and layered them to create an incredible song. I’m not sure, but some day he might even learn to play all these instruments and sing together at the same time; he’s that talented.
Maybe there’s more to Live than...
You know, not to brag
Why is it that anyone who enjoys the sciences feels the need to rail on the arts, and anyone who enjoys the arts is forced to rail on the sciences? Even if you didn’t enjoy math, the phrase “side-angle-side” isn’t meaningless, and the concepts of partial derivatives and ordinary differential equations is what keeps your plane aloft. Similarly, just because you never...
I hope they change their minds
In class today, my professor was all like, “You seniors are going to be surprised by how much work you still have left!” And I was like, “Wait so I don’t get to skip my finals like I got to in high school?” So hopefully that will be taken into consideration by our esteemed faculty.
February 2009
3 posts
Lost
I’m rather conflicted as to how I feel about the show “Lost.” On one hand, it’s a show that has managed to keep my interest, primarily through elaborate backstories for each character on the show, and secondarily through their use of a super hot chick, Evangeline Lilly.
The problem is that I really don’t like television shows. Specifically, I don’t like...
Alice in Wonderland
I am watching this currently. The made for TV version. I remember watching it when I was about 14 and loving it. I hope it has held up!
December 2008
3 posts
Celebrity Crushes
I used to have a celebrity crush on Jena Malone, but then I saw “The Go-Getter” and she was a total cunt in it. And Zooey Deschanel played a sweetheart. So now Zooey is my celebrity crush UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
FYI am available Zooey, just sayin’
EDIT: WTF she is engaged???? HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN JUST TWO DAYS LATER???
She could fake out Jesus.
“My name is Alice. And I remember everything.”
– Resident Evil.
SO SICK.
Winterpills
Totally crushing on this band right now. Will probably post a song of theirs, once I figure out where the hell to download a non-DRM copy of their stuff (you know, because when I pay for something, I actually want to be able to use it).
November 2008
2 posts
“I dreamed it… I… dreamed it… in my head.”
– Receiver, after a game-winning touchdown.
(This isn’t actually a joke; I think this quotation is so sick.)
October 2008
5 posts
“For me — for pretty much every writer — the big problem isn’t...”
– Cory Doctorow, via Tim O’Reilly
Probably should have blogged this earlier
720 verb, 800 quant
suck on that, GRE! I’ve only lost 10 points throughout all of college…?!?!
September 2008
3 posts
“I have a bracelet too.”
– Barack Obama.
Thanks for that incredible insight, buddy.
Barenaked Ladies
I think we all overreacted in the short term to this band, but underreacted in the long term. They’re now on my list of “underrated bands of the 90’s.” They knew how to fuckin write a song.
Totally crushing on Deisel Cafe right now. The fact that it is known as a lesbian hangout only makes it better.
August 2008
5 posts
“There’s always a moment when you start to fall out of love, whether it’s with a...”
– Douglas Adams (via riotrepublic)
I still haven’t recovered from last night’s Olympic drama. I love sport.
Not that there was a lot of competition
Earlier today, I came to the conclusion that coffee is the most sensual of all the beans.
Eric: So when are you coming in Saturday?
Me: Well, how about 2 PM?
Eric: Lifting with the big boys, huh?
Me: (stammers) Uh, yeah... it's uh, more fun.
Damn him for seeing through my scheduling!
Bigger, Stronger, Faster
Great movie. Highly recommended for anyone interested in 1. steroids, 2. fun abuses of the federal government’s powers, or 3. multiple examples of hypocrisy.
July 2008
5 posts
WatchAbsolutely hilarious. “The difference? SHOWMANSHIP!” killed me.
"At times, the movie sounds like two excited... →
The New Yorker reviews The Dark Knight (and Wall-E).
Sorry, Mobil
You have this terrible habit of charging my credit card for the previous person’s purchase, and then my own again. Not buying gas from you again, you fuckers. I keep having to deal with this shit on my credit card and it’s just not acceptable.
Music
Sometimes we can’t help but associate music with certain times in our lives. I get obsessed with bands for a month or two at a time, so the effect is particularly strong with me.
Of course, hilarity ensues when I remember back to my WoW days. Dispatch is now associated with my level 60 warlock playing in battlegrounds; Tool is associated with leveling that warlock to 70 and then playing...