Yeah, so I'm late to the party. It was on HBO HD tonight, so I finally got around to watching it. Aside from depictions of the Norsefire party's fascism that scared me only slightly less than the parade scene from The Wall, it was a pretty good flick ( Read more... )

An LJ friend recently compiled a list of the various things he's been proud of doing or being a part of, and I thought it was a neat idea, so I tried doing one for myself. I had the interesting result of realizing, yet again, that I have a very hard time taking pride in my achievements, and that when I made my own list, I wasn't actually making a ( Read more... )

I've just started watching the HBO miniseries John Adams. It's a very ambitious project, combining modern cinematographic technique, a good critical eye for the realities of the American Revolution, and intelligent direction that ensures that traits like ethnicity and gender shine through. This isn't a tale of the logical unfolding towards some ( Read more... )

With changes a-coming in my life, I think it's best to try and document the current state of all of my projects and how I think I need to change them in the future...

( What's on my plate )

Philosophy. It's proof you can't do math with words.

( Just ramblings about my family )

My ears feel more tuned to my accent than usual. Most people who interact with me claim I don't have an accent, but I think that's because my accent isn't strong and because people get used to the way I sound. I can hear the way I talk compared to your average person in South Florida, though, and I can hear my voice compared to theirs. My vowels ( Read more... )

Kierkegaard once said something along these lines: "I sleep half the time and I dream half the time, but I never dream while I'm sleeping, because that would be a waste." I make it a point to never dream when I'm thinking, because it's been my observation that that's a waste, too. Dreamers love to tell me about how I'm an agent of "what's ( Read more... )

I have a very strong economic streak about money. I am not a hard currency advocate because I see it as mostly moot. My saying is often "Gold or slips of paper, it's all just a commodity." Where this is interesting, however, is that all other commodities have their values assigned by dynamic market forces, while I don't have an argument with ( Read more... )

My maternal grandmother asked me question that threw me for a total loop a couple of weekends ago. We were just talking about family and how I try to make sure I see my family and know that I love them and want to make them proud because I don't always know when we'll have the chance to see one another again.

"Do you miss Ike?" Ike is what most ( Read more... )