Jun 30 2006
Cool video of Mississippi John Hurt — with close-ups of his fingers on the guitar. It’s a bit long in places, but worth a look.
Strange to actually see the man talk who’s music I’ve listened to for years. There’s a Part 2 to this video. (Apparently the host of the show is Pete Seeger.)
Jun 27 2006
The new Superman movie hits theatres today. It was scheduled for a June 30th release, but they bumped it up by 3 days. Seeing it tonight would be insane, so I’m going to see it during a Wednesday afternoon matinee. I’ll report back here immediately.
James loves the movie. Roger Ebert doesn’t. I didn’t read Ebert’s [...]
Jun 27 2006
“I take my coffee black, with a little of cream.
I wake up every morning with the sun.”
— Greg Brown
Tommboy sent me a shoe box full of coffee beans. It arrived yesterday. (Good thinking, Tom, the coffee smell effectively disguises the smell of the dope.) In the shoe box are sample packs of the following flavours: [...]
Jun 26 2006
WARNING: Although this review doesn’t discuss plot details, it pretty much gives away the whole movie.
I was completely hooked (98% hooked) by Signs. I must have been in the right mood for it, and I’m glad I was, because I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, right to the very end:
When the girl was trying to give [...]
Jun 26 2006
From Why women wear makeup and perfume:
Why do women wear makeup and perfume?
Because they’re ugly and they stink.
Or you could get arrested, according to Wear It, Bitch:
One of the highest courts in the land, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, has determined that it’s legal for an employer to fire a female employee who refuses [...]
Jun 25 2006
I don’t think too highly of the recent Pixar movie, Cars. I wasn’t too excited about The Incredibles either. Neither of these films come close to the what Pixar accomplished with Finding Nemo, which I think is one of the best movies ever made, period. Not being a kid, though, I might not be the [...]
Jun 24 2006
I was walking out of a grocery store, struggling with six bags of groceries while putting my cell phone away, when a huddle of youths approached me, lead by an eight foot monster with black, curly hair with too much grease in it. They passed without incident, but then I heard, “Hey you!” [...]
