from zagzagael, ten of my favorite Movie Moments:

1. The Usual Suspects: the very end as Verbal leaves the police station and the fax comes through just a hair too slow and then he gets into the car driven by Kobayashi and we hear the voiceover "and just like that" 'poof' "he's gone."
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planet earth box set. <3 ( Read more... )

Well, we seem to have August's childcare issues sorted out (omg yay!) (touch wood) and I am trying to stay as much off my feet as possible, and there will be doctor's visits this afternoon.

Clickety click:

City of LA bans fast food restaurant construction in poorer neighborhoods.

Golden Retriever adopts three abandoned tiger cubs.From the lovely ( Read more... )

guy pierces his goldfish. Here 'goldfish' is a euphemism for 'goldfish'. No really.

odd looking marine animals you never knew existed.Achieved today: drugstore run, picked up methadone 'scrip, got pedicure. (I don't know what it's called when your podiatrist does it, but it's basically a pedicure in my brain ( Read more... )

I watched Honey and Clover (the live action movie) this morning. (I'd missed seeing it at the theater when mydwynter was here due to med side effects.) Verdict: good. <3 I think I prefer my Japanese films a little more surreal but it was still a cute high school drama kind of along the same lines as Linda Linda Linda.

Tonight we're watching 'In Bruges' ( Read more... )

I'm not sure if Today's Dork Tower comic makes my inner film nerd squee or just want to die from the horrible punnery.

Things I have done;

Applied for a whole lot of (like, I don't know, a lot) jobs. Hate applying for jobs as my resume is pathetic and looks like I haven't worked in seven years (which I haven't). Discouraging. Attempting to be slightly hopeful that at least one of them might at least give me an interview.

Cruised the SIFF lineup for this year ( Read more... )

It's nearly Film Festival Time again, ladies and gentlemen. OMG OMG OMG SQUEE OF MUCH SQUEEINGNESS. And this time I live within walking distance of at least two of the six theaters. SCORE. Preview is next week and selected by lottery. *crosses fingers ( Read more... )

Sunshine, mild weather: check.
Flowers in bloom: check.
Eyedropping the kid this morning without too much terrible trouble: check!
Trader Joe's having everything I wanted in stock: check.
Library: check.
Video store with nearly everything I wanted and things I didn't know I wanted, including the three disk documentary on Ernest Shackleton that purridot ( Read more... )

I want to see Sunflower and Honey and Clover during the weeks they're showing. Anyone want to come along? Would prefer to do Monday, Tuesday or Friday evenings, the late shows either night ... let me know if you want to go. <3