1. I not so secretly love figure skating. I watched yesterday and I'm one of those terrible watchers who has to gasp every time that someone falls. I was okay with the final scores and results, even though Evgeny Plushenko has the worst hair in the world. Seriously, he manages to have a bowl cut and a mullet at the same time? Hasn't anyone told him ( Read more... )

I'm having a hard time concentrating this morning. I definitely don't feel like working, and have done very little. Normally I start actually working at about 8 or 9, and today I've only written a few paragraphs ( Read more... )

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On Friday I took part of the day off, did a bunch of errands and then went downtown to see "Nine." My verdict, great production numbers, low on plot. It's a bit like "Avatar" because you have to turn off your brain. In reality, all it is is a festival of boobs. Everyone's boobs are hoisted up to their chins and look amazing. Even Judi Dench ( Read more... )

I keep forgetting to write about Gates of Heaven , which I watched before Christmas. This is Errol Morris' first documentary. It's a strange little documentary about pet cemeteries. Morris starts by telling the story of a pet cemetery located outside (L.A?), which then had to be relocated. Another entrepeneur decides to take over the cemetery and ( Read more... )

I decided to make 2 movie lists. One list consists of my top movies released in 2009 and the other includes my favourite films that were created in other years ( Read more... )

The holidays have been nice, but I think I am getting old. I was talking to friends and we all admitted that we've just hung out with family, and have done very little socializing this holiday. I have done the most socializing with my parents and my dog, to be honest. I spend hours with my dog. I really, really have to get my own dog sooner rather ( Read more... )

I just got the funniest Xmas card from a friend. As most people know, I love Leonardo DiCaprio. My friend Sunni just sent me a postcard with a picture of Leo from Romeo and Juliet. On the back the card reads, "My Heart will go on at Christmas and year-round." She signed it from Leo, but I could tell that it was from her from the handwriting. It's ( Read more... )

Sometimes I really love the Great movies project because I see something really great that I might have missed watching. This week, that movie is Ali: Fear eats the soul , a 1974 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. I had absolutely no idea what to expect from this film. It's the story of a German woman in her 50s who falls in love with a ( Read more... )

I will only be in meetings for two days in December, which is completely lovely. It's wonderful. I'm finding it a welcome change to be in the city. It's also good as people are hosting parties and activities and I can attend them. I still have a backlog of stories to write for work and have been wading my way through them. Yet I've also been ( Read more... )