Master and Commander is one of my favorite movies. One thing I love about it is that it is a prime example of how to adapt a book to the screen. There are certain techniques and devices contained in a novel that do not transfer well to screen, and why make a movie if you're not making something visual and aural? This is such a beautiful movie ( Read more... )

I was driving to work today behind this idiot in a truck who kept tapping his breaks in quick succession. I was irritated because you gauge your speed down a hill by the cars in front of you and by their break lights. But when some twerp is tap dancing on his breaks, you don't know what to do (certainly not emulate that behavior). Well, here's ( Read more... )

Aaron's birthday fell on Thanksgiving this year, and I felt that he doesn't seem to ever get big-ticket items. In other words, he rarely spends money on himself and when he does it's for a bag of socks or something droll. A year or two ago, I tried giving him this iPod speaker system, but it ended up not sync'ing correctly. So his birthday was ( Read more... )

OH MY GOODNESS. I am scholastically exhausted and I'm not taking any classes. I took the GMAT on Tuesday, which was also my mother's birthday. It was the only available date to take the damn thing before the application deadline TOMORROW. I'm only applying to one school right now, and if I don't get in there then I will submit applications to ( Read more... )

I am energized. Bam! I started my course for the GMAT (which I am taking in a little over a week), I cranked out some correspondence, rearranged some money, paid some bills, ran some errands. It's like pre-wedding Miriam. In other words: actually making good use of my time. This weekend was a lazy weekend. We watched hours upon hours of The ( Read more... )

I had some crazy dreams: I was a pirate in a play but I didn't know what it was about nor if I had any lines. I just kind of ran on and off-stage for laughs. I think it may have been a mix of Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland. Then I had a three-some with Angel and Spike (from Buffy/Angel) in my mother's closet. I also scared off some looters ( Read more... )

I went to a Berkeley Haas Business School recruiting thing last night. Boring. My butt hurt so bad. There was really good food at this one, but I'd already eaten. (I can't find dosas anywhere in SD (Indian crepe thing) except at this place in a Sorrento food court.) It was at Qualcomm at the location and its fancy technology was more ( Read more... )

I'm going to South Carolina this week! Weeee! Now you may ask yourself why anybody would be super-excited to go to South Carolina, but it's a trip! Since I've been dating Aaron (2001), I haven't been outside of the following zone ( Read more... )

Honey Tangerines
Honey tangerines are delicious. Just peeling off their skin fills me with such anticipation because the smell is divine. Unlike most tangerines, they are actually sweet instead of sour. Only downside: seeds. But it forces you to go slow and savor the tangerine. Trivia: the word "tangerine" was originally an adjective meaning " ( Read more... )

Where is Fall? For a few glorious days in September, I thought that we were actually going to have a fall. It was crisp and smelled delicious. There was a cool wetness in the air that caused my nerves to tingle and scream "FALL!" Yesterday, I drove away from work in the 80 degree weather and saw bees dancing among the stephanotis bushes. They ( Read more... )