Just out of curiosity... if I were to post a new entry in here after a four-year absence, who would even see it?

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Entering a last-minute Oscar pool? Here are my predictions (and opinions) on the major awards, along with a rundown of my guesses in every category.

Trust me, because I am an expert! And yes, I will be on the news again.


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Eight years ago when Bush was elected, I was too young to vote. Of course, I voted against him in 2004...I voted for John Kerry, who I have to say is a pretty unmemorable guy. Hardly anyone really wanted Kerry to win - they just wanted George W. Bush to lose. I was with them, but Kerry's loss wasn't a surprise, and wasn't that big of a ( Read more... )

For some reason or other, I decided to start watching some of Bravo's reality shows, even though I generally hate reality TV and have never watched it because I think it's a waste of time. (Actually viewing it has not done much to change my opinion on that matter, either.) Tonight was the second episode of this season's Top Design ( Read more... )

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This is the first day of school.

I'm tired of waiting for other people to teach me what I want to know. So many others have stopped learning. Stopped growing. Stopped moving. And I, too, stand still.

But I do not want to remain motionless. I do not want to be here. I want to get where I've always been going, and I want to be there soonIt ( Read more... )

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There is already buzz about Heath Ledger getting an Oscar nomination for The Dark Knight, which will almost certainly happen. But I genuinely believe that it would have, even if he had not tragically died. It's a phenomenal performance.

The movie is far better than the good (but not astounding) Batman Begins, which was mostly notable for ( Read more... )

You know how you can hear a certain song a hundred times, perhaps enjoy it, perhaps be totally indifferent to it, and it doesn't make that much of an impression on you? And then all of a sudden it kind of hits you how great it is ( Read more... )

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It's official! Love, West Hollywood: Reflections of Los Angeles has hit select bookshelves, featuring a selection from yours truly. (Me.) It can also be ordered on Amazon.com - here.
For those who don't know, I was asked to contribute to this book, the L.A.-based entry in a series, which features a very broad spectrum of different writers of ( Read more... )

I can't say that I was expecting much from my birthday this year ( Read more... )

Okay, help me out, guys. Without knowing anything about the movie's plot, besides that it's a comedy/romantic comedy, which of the following titles most gets you interested in seeing or finding out more about the film? (It's a short film, by the way, so it's not the kind of thing you'd see on a billboard or advertised on TV. Rather, it's the ( Read more... )