I saw Transformers 2 on Saturday. B- overall. There were some cool action seens and animations, but the plot lacked depth. (There's a good article on Yahoo! about 10 big plot holes in Transformers.) Also, if Shia Le Bouf weren't a 9 on the handsome scale, I doubt I could put up with his acting. And don't even get me started on Megan Fox....

As terrible as this may sound, Raskolnikov from Crime and Punishment. I haven't killed anyone, but I often go through the same mental debates about the role that the intellectually gifted should play in society--do the smart ones have a right to create justice when the system fails to do so? Is it even possible for that to happen, or will the ( Read more... )

More than anything, I crave a weekend with no work. I've worked almost every weekend for the past 3.5 years, and I really miss having those two days to run errands, clean, exercise, and relax. "Work" is technically okay, but I don't want to be punching a time clock for The Man--I want to be doing work that's just for ME. But, since I'm still in ( Read more... )