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IRA HELL
So, my company decided to get rid of their 401(k) plan. I wasn't initially pissed about this, as it has been kind of losing money for the past couple of years and the company never matched ( Read more... ) -
Kicky Leg Syndrome
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The Alternate Versions of Me
Last week, I watched Enter the Void. Enter the Void is the latest (2009) movie from Gaspar Noe, an Argentinian-born enfant terrible of French cinema. He has only done three feature length movies, total: I Stand Alone, Irreversible, and Enter the Void, of which I've seen the latter two.
When I first saw Irreversible, I declared it as the movie I ( Read more... ) -
When design shows go bland
mrdreamjeans, you will love this season of Project Runway All Stars. At least based from this episode.
They brought the running length back down to an hour, even for the premiere episode, where you normally get back story and a challenge.
Well, even though the show pulls all the way back from Season 1, with some of the most forgettable designers ever ( Read more... ) -
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...I wish
Starting Monday night, I've had a fucked sleeping schedule. Monday night, I was feeling sleepy (heavy rain and winds makes me feel all cuddly and snoozy), and went to bed at the respectable 9/9:30-ish in anticipation of getting up early yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Differences
I watched the first half of original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Extended Edition (which is two 90 minute episodes), and...whoa...There are a LOT of changes. Not just the usual plot condensation changes, but actual personality changes.
It's a lot of fairly minor things: Lisbeth is more cold and more professional in the original, but in the ( Read more... ) -
A vision wasted
The Tree of Life is gorgeous. It's at it's best when it shuts the hell up and just let's its beauty take over. The problem is...it breaks itself up with whispers and crappy voiceovers in hushed tones. The Blu should come with a music only track ( Read more... ) -
Top films of 2011 (so far)
I keep seeing critics put the same damned movies at the top of 2011. Hugo: Overrated teal and orange love letter to old movies. The Artist: Overrated lazy love letter to old movies. The Tree of Life: Every critic loves Malick simply because he took a 20 year vacation. The Descendents: Sappy dysfunctional family movie full of indie cliches such ( Read more... ) -
Quintet
My weekend plans fell through (yay flakes), so I decided to go to the movies and movie hop for a day, an activity I hadn't done in ages. I started bright and early for the 9:50 showing of Fincher's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, moved on to The Darkest Hour, then Hugo, followed by The Artist, and finishing up with The Descendants.
The best was Girl ( Read more... )