So I watched Looper today and it was amazing. Like really really really good. It's a movie about time travel and though I had some questions about the logistics of the time travel (as is want to happen with all time travel films), the plot itself was very interesting. I especially enjoyed the motivations of the characters and why they do what they ( Read more... )

Um. So that happened.

( Everything is under the cut. Because. )

In the two science sections of my MCAT practice exams each and every single solution explanation begins with the sentence, "The question asks the examinee ( Read more... )

Some thoughts so far as my MCAT looms ever closer. Like an asteroid about to hit the earth. In this situation I am hoping to be Liv Tyler safely on Earth and not Bruce Willis being blown up. Also, if you haven't seen the movie... SURPRISE! Anyway, the point of this exercise is to condense into one entry the things I need to work on for next ( Read more... )

So I'm finally getting around to my MCAT essay review. Honestly I'm not especially worried about it. The structure is pretty simple. You have a phrase such as "True leaders lead by example" and then you 1) explain what that means 2) give an example 3) give a counter example and 4) synthesize the two and decide when the two things are necessary ( Read more... )

( So here is my second trickle of contemplation on Cabin in the Woods. Now featuring extra over-thinking. )

So I finally got around to watching the pilot of the new HBO show "Girls." Girls is a must watch because it's an all female cast that is written and created by a woman. Yes they are all white women. Yes they are all middle to upper middle class white women. But baby steps guys. Baby steps ( Read more... )

I'm watching The Expendables tonight because I want some good old fashioned pulpy action. You know. Old school shit. Even though watching The Expendables is taking "old" to a whole new level. So I'm going to do something different. I'm going to post stray observations about the movie as I watch.

( Observations under cut because I might geek out. A lot. )

So I think my favorite part of human physiology, and this is true of my college days as well, is the immune system. Because it is fucking creepy. Or awesome. Depends on whether you're thinking about it as the system that keeps you from keeling over and dying or an anthropomorphic police state existing within the ecosystem of your body ( Read more... )

Gah I am so excited for May! And the Avengers movie! And Spring!

So I'm reading a recap of the Twitter chat Joss Whedon and friends had for the Avengers and it just got me so pumped. I especially like the line, "'I had already read them all,' answered Whedon to a fan who asked how many of the comics he'd pored through to prepare for the film. He ( Read more... )