I'm slowly trying to watch some of those movies-that-everyone-says-is-fabulous but-I-still-haven't-seen but-would-happily-watch-for-the-shallowest-reasons.


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Hairspray was REALLY good, despite Michele Pfeiffer's vocal mediocrity ( Read more... )

I had very little time yesterday to play with Peanut because almost as soon as I got home, I had to run out for dinner and Eragon - which I hadn't really cared about seeing but it was actually very good and I'm looking forward to the sequel. It moved a bit slowly, but the story was great ( Read more... )

My speech at Patrick's graduation party on Friday went very well. Even though I'd only had a few days to prepare, I only needed a few minutes of material. I got some inspiration from Tom and mikiedoggie, and put together some good material that got some good laughs. Overall a definite success despite my nervous energy onstage ( Read more... )

First and foremost - congrats to Erik (need-2-chat) on starting his new life in Michigan. I hope it brings many good things and that you are happy there ( Read more... )

I've been bad about watching movies lately, if you can believe that. Time constraints and lack of interest have created a huge virtual "pile" of movies that I wanted to watch. I made a big dent this weekend.

The Da Vinci Code - I definitely liked the book better, but the movie is watchable, despite Tom Hanks apparently having lost the ability to ( Read more... )

I went to a movie on campus last night that's been premiering all over Ohio this week called Inlaws and Outlaws. In a nutshell, it is a "true stories" piece full of interviews of gay and lesbian couples who have been together for varying periods of time, all with much success. There are also the token heterosexual couples, including some who are ( Read more... )

American Dreamz was far better than a) it should have been, and b) I expected it to be. I'd actually recommend it ( Read more... )

When I was a kid, I remember my mom introducing us to a made-for-tv movie called The Electric Grandmother. It was based on Ray Bradbury's I Sing The Body Electric and starred Maureen Stapleton as the robotic grandmother who moves in with a family after their mother dies ( Read more... )

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